8 . Mystery Guy

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"Hey Ella, how was your lunch break?" Taylah asks as soon as she steps into my office. Before I can answer her question she asks me another one. "Did you tell Zayn who your mystery guy was?"

"I didn't have to tell him. My mystery guy was there." I roll my eyes whilst sighing, taking off my glasses and resting my head in my hands. I can't seem to figure out why I have never seen Harry before; well maybe I have but I haven't realised because I never knew him but why as of now am I suddenly running into him almost everyday? It's like he's stalking me or something.

"You have to fill me in on every detail!" She claps her hands together. I roll my eyes and shake my head. "Okay fine, Zayn will have to fill me in on every detail."

"Good answer." I give her a thumbs up and sarcastic grin.

"Is there anything you need me to do? Filing, calls, get you a coffee, you name it."

"No it's fine thank you." I smile at her as I put my glasses back on and look own at my papers that I have yet to finish reading. "Actually Tay." I stop her just before she is about to leave. "Can you please get me every article or piece of information this company has filed of the name Harry Styles."

Taylah gives me a questioning look before nodding her head and mumbling "sure" before walking out of the room to fetch the files I asked for. This isn't work related but oh well, I work in a publishing industry so I might as well use that to my advantage and get to know who Mr Styles, the guy who has a formal meeting with men in expensive suits and stacks of paper work really is.

Ten minutes later, Taylah enters my office with a stack almost as big as my pile of editing. "You articles on Harry Styles." She curtsies sarcastically and places the stack of paper on my desk.

"Thank you Taylah."

"May I ask one question?" She holds one finger up and a begging expression is printed on her flawless face.

"I'm sure you'll ask it even if I say no, so go ahead." I look up at her and give her my full attention by sitting back in my chair, crossing my arms and legs.

"Being your assistant, I know that these-" She hovers her hands over the stack of paper. "Are not business related so I'm assuming this has something to do with that mystery man of yours."

"Hmm possibly." I put on my best poker face, not giving away anything. It's not that I don't want to tell Taylah about Harry, it's just there's nothing to tell really except we've bumped into each other miraculously a few times these past couple of days.

"Ella if you keep me in the dark about this for too long I'll look through those papers, track that guy down and find out from him myself." She huffs, crossing her arms over her chest in annoyance.

"That could get you fired miss perfect." I say in a mocking tone, a smirk plastered on my face.

"And this can't get you fired?"

"Not if anyone finds out."

"Hmph." Taylor pokes her tongue out at me and walks out of my room. I know she isn't actually mad though because she was trying not to laugh on her way out. I know her too well just as she knows me too well to know that I may have some feelings for Harry. But I am yet to figure out if I like Harry or I like the idea of Harry. I think both, but could you blame me? That guy has legs of a Victoria secret model, eyes of an actor on a spec savers ad, hair that every stylist in New York wish they could get their hands on and a jawline so sharp it could cut a loaf of bread.
Shut up now Ella and get back to work. Stop dreaming about that guy you're probably never going to see again.

"Two can play the game Taylah." I yell and she puts her hand in the air ready to flip me off but then realised that could potentially get her fired so instead she pretends to fix her hair and continues strutting off in her designer shoes. She's a beautiful girl and her fashion complements her body very well. That's something I envy about Taylah, her close to perfect life and her looks.

Now it's time to get stuck into reading some articles that will actually interest me. All the articles on the Harry Styles.

First article: titled without a fight
Former middleweight champion Harry Styles won his fight for domestic bragging rights and took a step towards earning another title shot, with a unanimous 12-round points win over Chris Fletcher on Wednesday.

The Chesire-based Brit finished a decisive 119-72 winner on the cards of all three judges.

Styles put American, Fletcher down in the third round, landing a strong right and a follow-up left. Styles has won three consecutive matches with that killer strike and the undefeated champion wins yet another round without a harming bruise to the skin.

From there he seemed to wear Fletcher down, with his all time signature move of the uppercut which won Styles the fight.

Once again Harry Styles, the crowd favourite wins his sixteenth consecutive match, taking him to the next round before the quarterfinals.

The next is titled game over:
Talk of the town Harry Styles seen in Hoxton Nightclub shortly after his win against David Frank. The twenty two year old boxer makes no attempt in backing away from a fight as a drunken man aged nineteen starts a fight with star. Styles leaves club with only a busted knuckle and no bumps or bruises whilst nineteen year old Cameron Floyd is left with a broken nose and fractured ribcage.

Harry Styles is not one to mess with and this is not his first fight he has got into out of the rings. Styles seems to have violence follow everywhere he goes as reporters takes snapshots of boxer at a local supermarket having a heavy conversation with a group of men in black.

I continue to read every article that Taylah has given me, finding more and more about Harry. I don't get every detail like his favourite food or favourite movie but I get details on his career and lifestyle mainly around boxing.

Wow, boxing. I can see how his frame was so well built and he was very fit but I just can't grasp that he is really a boxer. That side I seen of him just seems too nice to be beating people up for joy, it's not like him.

I'm a journalist myself and I know half the crap they publish into our magazines are a load off bull, but still, what if these ones happen to be true about Harry.

Is he really that violent? Does trouble really follow him everywhere? I know the other night everyone felt afraid of Harry as they pretty much cleared the halls for him whilst we made our way up to that room. I know he likes to dominate, I could see it in his forceful actions especially when he backed me onto a wall and kept cornering me.

And because the articles haven't got me answers on why he does it, I'm itching to find out myself. I need to find out more about Harry, it's eating me up inside. I will find out more about you Harry, one way or another.

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