Forever and Always (Sequel to Nothing More, Nothing Less)

Chapter 16

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HARRY’S P.O.V.

            “I think Maya has to sit at the head of the table,” I said when we all entered the dining room.

            “No… I don’t think so…” Maya said, shaking her head.

            “Yes you do,” I said pulling out the chair for her. She narrowed her eyes at me and sat down. I took the seat next to her and Tate sat across from me.

            The food was slowly passed around the table and eventually we all got our share and started to quietly eat. No one really said anything. All to be heard was the utensils scraping across the plates.

            “So Maya, does it feel any different to be thirty?” Louis asked, breaking the silence.

            I looked to my left at my wife who was shrugging, “I just feel really old.”

            “You’re not old Maya,” I said smiling at her.

            “You still look like you’re twenty five years old,” Tate said winking at her. I looked up at him, but he didn’t look at me. Why is he flirting with my wife?

            The table went quiet again, with the only thing breaking the silence was someone asking for something to be passed down the table.

            I was about to say something when Tate beat me to it, “Well this is a great dinner, thank you Maya,” he smiled at her and looked at me afterwards. We stared at each other until I looked away. Everyone agreed, mumbling, “Yes, very good…”

            We finished in around half an hour, we all continued sitting though, because Niall started a conversation with Liam and Louis about something that had to do with travelling to and from Ireland these days. Somehow Louis was able to curve the conversation so that they were talking about British soccer teams and which ones were bound to make it to the championships.

            I looked at Maya, “I can help bring the dishes back into the kitchen,” I told her.

            “I can too,” Tate said standing up. I looked at him and nodded. Danielle also stood up to help. The four of us gathered all the dirty dishes and took them into the kitchen where we started to load the dish washer. I saw Tate eyeing Maya while she stood on her toes to put the plates in the cabinet.

            “Maybe we could switch jobs since I’m taller,” he suggested smiling at her. Maya giggled and agreed and she went to dry the dishes instead. Tate wasn’t that much taller. I was taller than he was. Okay, maybe we were closer to the same height, but still. Danielle continued putting dishes next to the sink where I was cleaning them. I felt myself cleaning them extra hard because I felt the anger boiling up inside me.

            “Don’t break the plate,” Maya teased. She put her hand on my right forearm and stood on her toes and puckered her lips. I smiled at her and kissed her quickly.

            “You two are too adorable,” Danielle said, handing me another plate. My lips sealed into a thin line and I continued scrubbing the dishes and utensils clean.