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Selena

3 months later

I was yet again woken by my alarm clock. Oh god. I hate Mondays. So freaking much. So much. Ugh. I pull the covers off my body and head to my shower. I really need to change my shampoo like my hair is falling in bunches. What's up with that? I've used Pantene my whole life and now I'm losing so much hair. Why?

After my quick shower I change into a black suit with a white undershirt. I put my hair in a bun making me look extra sophisticated. I check myself out in the mirror and I literally look like a workaholic. I simply look strange so I decide to let down my hair as the bun made me look too extreme.

I skip breakfast and directly head to my car. I've not been feeling the best these days, I have fever and headaches. It's just due to lack of sleep and mom thinks it's because of the weather change. She's probably right. Also I've been having these muscle pulls all the time as well as pain in my knees, I've seriously been working out way too much, Harry and Nina have told me I've lost quite a few pounds. Harry thinks I don't eat much, I do. I eat alot, maybe I'm losing my apatite? From this week I'll start eating healthier and less exercise. No more McDonald's. Oh, I already miss it. Sigh.

I park my car at my usual parking spot and head upstairs inside. As I was walking to the elevator I was greeted by the usual nasty stares. Most of my colleagues still hate me. Yay!

I was surprised to see Harry in his office. That's surprising. He's here early. I wonder why. I knock on his office door and enter once I hear a come in. Harry looks up and smiles at me. "Hi." I say and place the coffee on his desk.

"Hey babe. You look extra professional today."

"Why thank you. But I don't dress to impress." I smile.

"Oh I know." Harry chuckles.

"What are you doing here so early?" I ask.

"Oh well, I had a special announcement for you."

I quirk an eyebrow,"What announcement?"

"Today marks your the end of your first year working at Styles' Establishment." Harry says.

"Really? It's been a year already? Time flies by." I joke.

"If you recall your contract, if you're not happy with your job you are granted permission to leave or if you choose to stay then we have to renew your contract." Harry says in his all professional voice.

I try not to chuckle but fail miserably,"I'm not planning on leaving so let's renew my contract?"

"Smart choice. Take a seat Ms Gomez." Harry gestures to the seat in front of him.

"Oh God old vibes. Why are you getting so formal? I honestly feel exactly as I felt a year ago."

Harry chuckles,"Sorry babe but when it comes to contracts I have to be serious. If I say the wrong thing you could sue me for millions of dollars."

I gasp dramatically,"Is this a way for you to tell me you don't trust me Harold?"

Harry rolls his eyes,"Less Drama, more contract."

"Yes Sir president sir!" I salute.

Harry chuckles,"Can you please be serious for one second?"

"Okay." I smile.

"So here. Take a look at your contract." Harry says sliding the contract towards me.

"Wait I'm getting promoted?" I ask.

"Yeah. I told before that if you continue to work here after a year, you will get promoted. Unless I fire you. So if you sign this you'll officially become the vice president or as we say in Britain the Deputy Managing Director. You're salary will be increase by 47%, the company will get you a brand new car as promised and a house only if you're interested. You can cash in the house whenever you want. Now or after retirement. It'll be there forever well unless Styles' Establishment shuts down, which is never happening." Harry says.

Harry chuckles,"Why do you look so shocked? Did you think you were going to be my assistant for the rest of your life?"

"No. I mean. Wow. Did not see this coming. I honestly forgot about all of this." I chuckle nervously.

Harry smiles,"You're ready to sign it then?"

"Wait. So what are the things I'm going to be responsible for now?" I ask.

"Well since I'm the president you'll still basically do the job of my assistant but you'll have more say in the decision making and controlling the overall management. You have to be in charge and see if everyone's doing what they're supposed, if I'm not around you will be in charge of the financial records, the firing and hiring and all that stuff. You'll also be in charge of the meetings and the hiring is also your permanent job. Not the firing but the hiring. So you ready to sign?" Harry asks handing me a pen.

"Yeah okay. I'm in." I say and go through the contract quickly and sign where I need to. Once I'm done Harry puts away the contract and gets up as do I. He extends his hand for me to shake,"Welcome Aboard Vice President." He says.

"Why thank you Mr Styles." I smile.

"Fun fact, you're actually the first ever vice president at the headquarters of Styles' Establishment." Harry says.

"Really? How come?" I ask.

"Well I've never had a stable assistant for an entire year. I usually fire them after a month or two. You're the first to last a year." Harry says.

"I wonder why." I smirk.

"Well I should get back to my job now. I'm more important now!" I exclaim.

Harry chuckles,"Go ahead. See you at lunch babe."

"Chao." I say and head out of his office and into my own.

.....

The photocopy machine on our floor still isn't working so I have to go all the way downstairs. I need to get that fixed, it's such a hassle going up and down. The elevator stopped at the fortieth floor. Two women and a man stepped inside. Their faces turned straight from happy to judgmental as soon as they saw me. Oh God. I could feel their glares burning through my spine. One of them spoke up behind me, rather loudly she said,"I bet if I slept with the boss, I would be promoted to vice president of the company." 

"Apparently she deserves it and was promised this promotion on the contract. As if the company keeps all the promises they made. They hadn't for me but then again I don't sleep with the boss so there were no special treatments for me." The other female says and then both chuckle. 

"Only if I was a girl, I wouldn't have to work all these long hours and put in my full effort to get a promotion, which  I still don't get. Does anyone know if Mr Styles is into to men? I could really use a good promotion" The man adds and the ladies start chuckling even loudly. 

I kept quite the entire time, unsure of what to say. Was I really promoted because I was Harry's girlfriend? What these people said really hurt me. The elevator opened a few seconds later and the three walked out, as the blonde woman stepped out she loudly said,"But then again, I don't think I can be slutty enough to seduce my boss just for the benefits. Maybe some people just have it in them." The elevator door shut leaving me in fury and sadness. I press the button to my own floor and decide to have a word with Harry. 

I walk into Harry's office without bothering to knock first. Harry looks up from his computer and smiles at me,"Hey"

"I'm going to ask you something and I want you to be a 100% honest." I say.

Harry nods,"Did I just get promoted because of our relationship? Because if that's why then I don't want it. I want to work hard for myself, I want to be independent and successful all by myself. I don't want things to be handed to me in a sliver platter."

Harry gets up from his seat and walks towards me,"Selena, it's in the contract. Anyone who worked as my assistant for a year and then wants to continue was meant to get promoted. I didn't want you to be vice president because you're my girlfriend but because you're capable and you're a very good worker. I take work matters very seriously Selena and at work I've treated you exactly the same way I've been treating all my employees. You earned this job Selena. It wasn't handed to you." Harry states.

"How come all the other employees don't get their promotions and benefits they are promised when they sign their first contact?" I ask.

"What? They do. My company sticks up to it's every word whether it's with an employee or the president. All the employees get what they were promised. Where did you even here that? Where is all of this coming from Selena? Are you alright? Did someone say something to you?" Harry's features suddenly soften as he walks closer to me.

"No. It's nothing. Just the usual remarks from my collogues. I let them get to my head that's all. I'm sorry."

"They're still rude to you? I'm sorry Selena but I'm going to take matters into my own hands now. I'm not letting this go on any longer." Harry raises his voice and walks to his desk.

"Wait what? What are you doing?" I ask.

Harry picks up his phone,"Hello Janet, Mr Styles here. I want to have a staff meeting in the conference room downstairs. Tell everyone to be there by five. Thank you."

"Harry what on earth are you doing?" I ask as Harry puts the phone down and heads out of his office and towards the elevator.

"I'm taking matters into my own hands Selena. I know you didn't want me to do this but you need to let me do this. I can't have people treating you like this." Harry steps into the elevator.

I step in,"Harry you're going to make things worse.".

"Please babe. Just trust me. Please." Harry pleads. He kiss the top of my hand and gives it a little reassuring squeeze.

......

The conference was full with confused as well as a few amused faces. Harry had told everyone to take a seat and that he would be back in a minute. I was asked to sit in the front, which thank god no one really found that suspicious. Harry slowly walked inside and to the very front of the long conference room. 

"Thank you all for being present here. As many of you may know and as many may not Ms Gomez here and I are in a relationship and have been for awhile now" Harry gestures towards me and all eyes turn to me. I just stare at my feet wanting this embarrassment to be over as soon as possible. 

"Now just because the two of us are together does not mean I will just hand everything to her. I take my company very seriously and Ms Gomez is an employee just like all of you and is treated the same exactly as all of you in this company and if she receives any promotions those are for her own hard work, not because she is my girlfriend. I have come to notice that for months now my staff, all of you have been tormenting Ms Gomez and calling her names because of our relationship. Due to Ms Gomez's personal request for me to not address this issue I was quite for months but now I'm sick of this. Nobody here is allowed to put fake accusations or call Ms Gomez names. Anyone who disrespects her is fired. That is it. Did I make myself very clear?" Harry asks his voice firm and strict. 

A woman gets up from her seat and asks,"You say you're treating her the same as all of us yet you're promising to fire anyone who disrespects her?"

"You all will do as you're told. I will not allow anymore of this bullshit. Stop calling other people names and look at you're own life. Yes, I am for sure favoring my girlfriend right now for hosting this meeting but I will not allow false and disgusting accusations being put on her. She has earned everything she has, I didn't hand anything to her. I will not tolerate this abusive environment in my company. This is a place of work not a place to slut shame people and talk about their personal lives. This is not high school.  Did I make myself fucking clear or do I need to start firing people now?" When Harry got no response he nodded and walked out of the room with everyone else following him. I received a few mild glares but then I saw a smiling face waiting for me across the hall. 

"I know you're mad" Harry starts.

"A little yes." I say not making eye contact.

"Don't be. You need to understand that I had to do this babe." Harry says.

I smile,"Thank you"

Harry smiles showing off his perfect dimples,"Anything for you babe."