Chapter 15




The days went by, the party for Jack is today and we couldn't be more excited. I can't believe he is turning one today. A year ago I was in labor. A year ago I didn't know how he was going to change my entire life. This has been an incredible year, having Jack is such a blessing and now, knowing that he is going to have a brother in a few months, has me so excited.

Right now I'm finishing with the last details of the party. I still have to arrange some of the food and change my shoes, I'm just waiting for Harry to arrive with the cake, we has a last minute emergency with it so he had to go pick it up.

We have been working on our relationship. Being in the same place helps, we have learned to communicate with each other but we are taking baby steps. We have maintained everything as a friendship so far, I think its better this way. Slowly we have worked on our trust. We're okay.

"The cake is here!" Harry chants coming inside of the house, I glance at him placing the balloons arrangement.

"Great!" I say going to look at it and showing him where to leave it. "It looks great. I like it."

"Do you need help with anything else?" He asks me.

"Can you watch Jack while I go change my shoes? The people is going to arrive any minute now."

Jack is calmly playing with a baby book sitting on the floor.

"Sure, go get ready." He says and I turn to go change.

After finishing getting ready I go downstairs and find some people in the garden already. I say hi to them and go to Harry and Jack. Harry smiles at me, looking at me with a flirty stare. I move an eyebrow up and tilt my head a little.

"What." I ask with a chuckle.

"You look beautiful." He says, trying to control his grin.

I smile as if it was the first time he says that to me. I look at him again, moving my hair behind my ear.

"Thank you." I say, our eyes not moving from each other's.

He moves his hand, placing the flick of hair back behind my ear, it never stays there. His touch, even this slight contact, brings butterflies to my stomach and a truthful smile to my face.

"Sienna! So long!" I head a voice coming to us and I see Glenne walking towards us, she's with Jeff as usual.

We separate and say hi, she gives me a big box present and I put it away. We chat for a little bit, separating from the guys. It has been a while since the last time we talked.

"How's the pregnancy going? Seriously you're a warrior to manage planning all of this while being what- five months?" Glenne says, holding her phone in one hand.

"Six. This baby feels heavier than Jack but I'm doing okay." I say placing my hand over my belly. "I can't believe he's one already."

"You're very lucky." She says with an odd tone. "I... I have actually been thinking a lot about taking another step with Jeff but- He's not ready."

"Another step? What do you mean?" I ask looking at her.

"Getting married. We have been together for some years now, we live together. I want to." She says looking back at him, I look in the same direction where Harry is talking to Jeff, he's holding Jack on his waist. "But he doesn't."

"I understand. It's better to not push it and let things flow naturally." I say looking back at her but she's still looking at him. "He loves you very much."

She widens her eyes suddenly and I turn to look, finding Jen walking inside the garden. I feel my blood pressure accelerate. What is she doing here? I look at Harry, he is waving friendly at her while walking to her.

"Sienna. Are you alright? You look pale." Glenne says and I nod my head, then shake it and nod again.

"I'm fine I just- I just need some water." I say turning around and going to the drinks bar.

She comes with me and I grab a glass and fill it with water. I sip it, trying to push back this feeling. We never actually discuss if she was going to come but I assumed she wasn't going to be here.

They're friends. That's why he says she is, a friend. I should believe him. It's hard after everything that has happened and all the lies the have had to say, but I have to believe it.

"Better?" She asks and I nod my head.

"Yeah, let's continue with the party." I say taking another sip, turning around and joining the people again.

More people arrive, even Lou with Lux. I try my best to stay focused on the party, the kids and having fun. Jack seem like he is having fun so I'm happy. But I still find myself glancing to where Harry is. She haven't moved from his side.

I'm really trying to think about something else but its hard.

While Lou is telling us about a new line of cosmetics she's working on, I look at Harry and now he is alone with her. He's laughing hysterically and she laughs as well. I feel like a punch on my stomach, that's how jealousy feels.

"Guys, I'll be right back." I excuse myself, leaving Jack with Lou.

I walk inside the house and go to the guest's bathroom. I close the door and take a deep breath. She's just her friend. A friend.

We are in our baby's number one baby. He just invited her because she's her friend. Nothing weird about it. But why do I still feel like this isn't right? God.

I need to put my shit together. We both can have friends and spend time with them. Just like me with Jake. I think I was more careful and I told Jake that we could celebrate some other time, I thought that it was better that way. Harry is not ready yet to see me with him. He thought differently than me.

This week we did fine. We really did. We talked and spend time together but...

Okay Sienna. Stop. You don't have anything to worry about. Enough.

I turn around and look at myself in the mirror. I have a big bump in my belly. I love him and he loves me as well. I don't have to be jealous. I shouldn't be.

I wash my hands and rearrange my hair before leaving the bathroom. I was walking toward the garden again when I remembered that I should refill the snacks. I go inside the kitchen, there are cupcakes for everyone but just when I go look for the frosting, I hear a noise coming from the store room. It's a giggle.

I walk towards it, they are talking.

"This is not a guitar storage room but... It's quiet enough." I hear his voice. I cover my mouth, my heart stopping instantly.

"Harry, stop it. I'm not doing it here, someone could hear us." Jen responds, he laughs.

"Come on, no one is here!" He says, I hear something falling inside so I turn around, grabbing the cupcakes and leaving the kitchen.

I join the party again and I place the cupcakes down, feeling my pulse accelerated inside my veins. I even have my vision a bit blurry. I hold myself to the table. Did I imagine that?

"Sienna! I think Jack needs a change. He spilled all his juice over him." Lou comes to me and I blink a couple of times trying to wake up from the daze. "Are you okay?"

I breathe in and out but I feel like no oxygen is coming inside my lungs. I hold my head, placing the back of my hand on my forehead. I feel cold sweat.

This can't be happening. He can't be...

"Sienna?" It's the last thing I hear.

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I wake up in the living room, I'm laying down on the couch. I blink twice trying to sit down but I only manage to sit up with my elbows. Why am I laying down?

Glenne is here with Jeff, Lou is still holding Jack and  is with Lux in the corner with Jen. Harry is next to me, now I'm realizing he's holding my hand.

"The doctor is on his way." He says to me. "Baby, what happened? How are you feeling?"

"What... What happened?" I ask, confused.

"You fainted. Lou was with you and she held you." Harry explains to me. I place my hand over my stomach instantly. I do feel lightheaded and my stomach feels funny, like if I had eaten something bad.

"I... What?" I'm confused, lightheaded still.

 "Do you want some water? Maybe your sugar is low." He looks at me preoccupied. I nod my head. 

Someone brings me a cup of water and I sit up to drink it. I place my hand on my stomach, I feel the baby moving inside so that's a good sign. I try to remember anything before waking up here, that only means there is people in the party probably worried.

"Harry, the party. The birthday, we should go back." I say but he shakes his head. 

"Don't worry about the party. Let's wait for the doctor." He says and I nod my head again. 

In ten minutes the doctor arrives, everyone started leaving eventually. I'm feeling much better now, I think I did needed something inside my stomach because after having a bite of an appetizer I'm not dizzy anymore. 

The doctor checks my pulse, my eyes, even my tongue. He asks me a couple of questions but nothing indicates that something's wrong, I'm perfectly fine. 

"What were you doing before you fainted? Do you remember anything?" The doctor asks, I try to think. 

I do remember going to the bathroom to clear my head. Then I remember going to the kitchen to get the cupcakes. I stop for a second, my mind is not clear. I needed the icing so I...

I bring my eyebrows up, looking at Harry. 

"You." I say, I feel my heart accelerating again. "You were with Jen, in the storage room." 

"You heard us?" He smiles and chuckles. I frown, is this a joke? 

"I can't believe you." I stand up not minding that the doctor told me otherwise. 

"Baby, what?" Harry stands up as well following me. "What's wrong?" 

Now I remember, it's like somehow a blur but I remember they were talking, it was something about 'no one can hear us here' kind of conversation. I'm not stupid. 

"I can't trust you, Harry. I didn't even want her in the party and suddenly she appears and you spend the whole time with her. And then... You disappear from the party with her." My voice is starting to raise. "I heard you both hiding in there. I... I can't do this anymore." 

"What are you talking about? We were singing." He is now frowning, I look at him. 

"Huh?" I tilt my head to one side. 

"Doctor, please excuse us for a moment, please." He says to the Doctor and he nods his head, taking his things and leaving the living room for a moment. Thankfully no one else is here to hear us. 

Harry leads me to sit in the couch, he sits next to me looking as if he was disappointed. 

"Sienna, how many times do I have to tell you that she is only a friend?" He takes a moment to continue. "We were in there because she wrote a song and when I was on tour she showed it to me but she's very shy about it." 

I stay quiet, I still don't like her. I know I haven't actually gave her a chance but I just have this bad feeling about her. 

"Please believe me. We can't keep going on about this." He takes my hand and I move my eyes away. 

"I'm sorry." I say, I try to mean it. It's hard for me to accept this when you feel like is not right. "I'm trying my best. I promise I am." 

He places his hand on my face and turns me for me to look at him. He holds my face tenderly, his green eyes are softened now. He gives me a half grin. Then, after a long time, he moves closer to my face and he softly kisses me. 

I close my eyes, feeling happy butterflies inside. He stays close after that short contact. I open my eyes and look at him, he gazes back at me. 

"You're the only girl in my heart, Sienna." He says quietly to me, holding my hand to his chest. "You own every single one of my heartbeats." 

I smile feeling my own heart burning in my chest. I move my arms around him and hug him, very close to me and hiding my face in his neck. He hugs me back. I love him, I really do. I need to learn to trust him, it's the only way we can work this out. 

"I'm sorry, I love you." I say after a short moment embraced. 

"I love you baby." He kisses my head and after a moment we separate, he looks at me moving the hair from my face. "Let's call the doctor back so we can go back to Jack's birthday." 

"Alright." I give him a smile and he stands up getting the doctor back. 

He finishes examining my body and he says that I'm completely fine, I just have to rest and don't let things stress me. After ten minutes we can go back to the party, only our close friends are here, the rest already went home. I think it's better this way. 

This time, Harry is by my side the whole time. We played with Jack and have a laugh with out friends. I don't want to think about anything else, just my baby and celebrate that he is one year old already. 

Finally it was time to sing happy birthday so we all went around the cake. Harry was holding Jack while we all sang for him. He helped him blowing the cakes, he still don't know how to properly do it. He, instead, put his hand on the cake grabbing a piece. We all laughed about it and let him grab a little more. 

By the end of the afternoon our friends started leaving. We all said goodbye to them. Right now, Jen is saying goodbye to Jack, he's on the ground playing with a gift he received today. I stand next to Harry while she approaches to us to the door. 

"It was a great party, thank you for inviting me." She says standing in front of us. I try to smile, holding Harry's hand a bit tightly. 

"Thank you for coming, it means a lot." Harry responds, I keep the smile on my face. 

"Yes, thank you." I say, trying. It's something. 

Harry gives her a hug and then she turns to me. I give her a quick cheek-to-cheek kiss as goodbye. I then return to stand next to Harry, to continue saying goodbye to another person. 

That's wasn't as hard as I thought but it's a beginning. 

When the last person left we sit down on the living room, Jack is ready to go to sleep but the both of us are also tired. Jack is laying on Harry's chest. 

I want to go to sleep but I'm having a mental question right now. This past week we have been sleeping in different beds, we are taking things slow so it felt like the right thing to do. But after today, I just don't know. 

I like seeing him here again, Jack loves him. Right now he is humming a melody to him, I see his eyes fighting to stay open. 

"Why don't you take him upstairs? I will make him a bottle, he's fighting back." I say to him and he nods, standing up and helping me up too. 

When I go upstairs, he already changed him into his pajamas and I give him the bottle. Harry feeds him while humming and while he drinks it, he falls asleep just as I suspected. I stand by the door while he lays him down. I feel happy butterflies in my stomach again, it's a nice sight seeing him being a dad. 

He caress his head and turns of the light, leaving the lamp on. He walks to me in silence, we both leave the room standing right outside. 

I look at him and he looks back at me. It's the first time in some time that we look at each other like this, with loving eyes. It's a quiet stare, as if we wanted to talk with our eyes. 

He takes a step front, I was already resting my back on the wall. 

"Do you..." He says lowly, almost like seducing. "Want to go to sleep?" 

I nod my head with a shy smile. He takes my hand and move his head towards our room. We walk towards it. I feel nervousness in my stomach, it's not the first time we are going to sleep in the same bed, we all know that, but it still feels special after this amount of time. 

He releases my hand when we are inside, closing the door behind him. I walk to the walk-in closet but he stops me from behind, holding my sides tenderly. I smile, biting on my bottom lip to contain myself. 

He continues to move my hair to one side, submerging his face in my neck and placing tiny little kisses on my skin. They feel so good I have to close my eyes. I turn slowly until our faces meet. I missed how his green eyes felt on me. He kisses me slowly, holding my face in his hand. 

I hold his shirt close to me, I get lost easily in the kiss. Our tongues play with each other, they both missed each other as well. I end up taking his shirt off and he unbuttoning my dress. 

He looks at me, standing in front of him with a sport bra and unmatching panties and he smiles. 

"You're still so beautiful." Harry says with a deep voice. I blush, as if it was the first time I'm naked in front of him. 

"I'm huge." I say lowly, he hush me off with a kiss, shaking his head. 

"You're perfect." He responds, taking my hand and walking us to the bed. 

We lay down while our lips play with each other, his hand moving all over me hungrily but at the same time softly, I'm feeling heated already. 

But just when I thought we could keep going with this, I feel the baby kicking me. It interrupts my kiss, looking down at my belly. 

"What? What happens?" He asks looking down at me, I look at him. His cheeks are a bit flushed and I can notice a bit of sweat on his forehead touching his head. 

"He's kicking." I say, closing my eyes and breathing deeply. "It feels wrong." 

He chuckles closing his eyes, moving to lay next to me. He is half sitting up, his hand holding his head on his side. He places his hand over my belly, I look at him. He is so fucking attractive. 

"Little dude, you are cockblocking me." He says to the belly and I laugh, closing my eyes again and shaking my head. 

"Harry, he's your son." I say still laughing. 

He laughs in response, laying down and taking me to lay with him. We both take some minutes to calm down, the baby still very awake and playing soccer inside of me. He still has his hand on the side of my belly, feeling them too. 

"Does this happen often?" He asks. 

"He moves a lot during the day but he has never been this active." I say with a sigh, laying my head on his chest. 

"At least we know he's healthy." He places a kiss on my head. I like it here, with his arms around me, his scent filling my nostrils. 

Oh, how I missed him. 

And this time I know I don't have anything to worry about. 

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A/N: Recommend me a rom-com please, I have a lazy afternoon today and I want to get the best of it



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