BEAUTIFULLY UNFINISHED novel Chapter 28

TWENTY-SEVEN

"Ben?" I called out as I entered Harry's penthouse.

The three maids quickly ran to the main door and welcomed me.

"Where's Ben?" I asked.

"He's already asleep inside the bedroom mam." One answered.

"Thank you so much for babysitting him for me."

They smiled at me and started leaving the penthouse. I began walking up to where Ben was and he was beautifully sleeping on top of a bed. I watch him sleep and sat down next to him. I push his hair off his face and I'm hurting for him. He doesn't even know his real father is, yet Harry's already pushing us away so easily.

All of a sudden, I felt warm tears running down my cheeks. I wasn't even aware that I was holding it back, it just fell down. I wiped it right away with the back of my hand and kissed Ben's hair. "I'm sorry Benny. I'm not strong enough. I'm sorry." I say softly.

I slowly carried Ben in my arms, carefully picking him up so he won't wake up. He rested his cheek against my shoulder and he was still sleeping. I began marching my way out of his bedroom, I stare at the entire penthouse. I remember that night when we build tents from sheets. I remember eating snacks here, watching a movie with him and just fell asleep like we were a family.

A family.

A word that can never happen to us. A word that Ben can never have. My tears builds again behind my eyes as I think about the reality that it will never happen to the three of us. We will never become a family. Even the thought of having a father, Ben will never have that. He will never feel the love coming from Harry.

"This will be the last time I'll see you Harry." I tell myself.

Suddenly I feel the door closing from behind me. Holy hell, someone came in. I flinched by the sound of the door closing and turned around, only to find Harry and Audrey standing right across me. Harry bends his head down and scratched the back of his neck. He looks like he's guilty of hiding his woman inside his penthouse. Shit, she caught me here.

I stare at Audrey Chamberlain and there is no way Harry will pick me. Audrey is super tall in person and the way she stands right there is so perfect. She looks so perfect. She looks like there is nothing wrong with her face and her body. She is very very beautiful.

She wears a black dress over a bright red trench coat while her blond hair hanging loose behind her shoulders with her black killer heels perfectly on her feet. She arched an eyebrow at me and she doesn't look pleased seeing me here inside Harry's penthouse.

"I didn't know we had guests." Audrey glares at Harry.

Harry pulled his head up and stared at me. I think he's mad that I'm still here.

"Even brought a boy here, how lovely." Audrey laughs and shakes her head as if it was a funny thing to see right now.

She stares at me eagerly and starts walking closer to where I am. She was super tall and I was looking up to her. She smells really really really good and she smells like a rich woman, well of course she is.

"I know you. I saw you on photos with Harry days ago." Audrey begins to say.

She looks at Harry over her shoulder. "Wasn't she, honey?"

Harry begins to walk closer to us. He stands next to Audrey and placed his arm around her waist. I feel so small standing before these gigantic people. Harry looks at me sternly and I know I had to leave before they get here but I didn't know they could get here that fast.

"Aren't you going to introduce her to your fiancée?" She arched an eyebrow at me.

Harry sighs. "This is Miranda, my friend. That's her son, Ben."

Audrey fakes a smile, "Oh." She laughs. "What a lovely boy."

I tried my best to hide from Audrey how Ben looks like. She'd be even more suspicious.

"Miranda, this is Audrey. My fiancée." Harry says to me.

I tried to smile, "It's nice to finally meet you." I say nicely, trying my best not to cry.

"Well, it's very nice to finally meet you too." Audrey snaps.

She sounded like she was expecting to see me.

"I have seen photos of you online lately, you were with Harry all the time when he's here in New York and no offense, but I knew he was only using you to make me jealous. We fought when he came here."

What?

What did she say?

Use me? Harry used me?

"Audrey, I think that's enough." Harry speaks as he glares at me.

"No. She should know. But I'm really glad that everything between me and Harry are okay now. Most especially that our wedding is just around the corner." She says, trying to make me jealous.

And it's working.

I bite my inner cheek.

Wedding...

They're really getting married. They're really going to get married. Harry is really doing it and I need to accept that reality.

"I just hope you didn't feel bad that he used you to win me back by making me jealous." Audrey says softly. "Harry just loves me too much, he will do anything to get me back." She giggles.

Don't cry Miranda. Don't fucking cry.

I smile ruefully. "I'm glad to know. I'll be going now. Sorry to be a bother. Have a goodnight."

I quickly walked away from them and headed quickly to the front door. I didn't explain to her anymore why I was inside Harry's penthouse. My tears were already wetting on my cheeks and I was struggling on opening the door.

Suddenly I feel someone coming from behind me, opening the door for me. I see Harry standing next to me while his eyes were glued on my tears.

"Miranda..." He speaks my name softly.