BEAUTIFULLY UNFINISHED novel Chapter 45

FORTY-FOUR

H A R R Y

"Tell me exactly why you came over at Miranda's house in New York without telling me about it?" I asked Audrey over the phone.

"Oh yeah. Did she tell you that your stupid son poured orange juice on me!"

I exhale heavily as I push my hair angrily off my face. "You can't call Ben words like that Audrey. He's my son."

"And if you're also forgetting Harry, I'm pregnant! I'm also having your baby inside me but why do you act like you're on their side?!"

I sigh inwardly.

"Audrey please. Don't make me wanna--"

"I'm trying to be nice to your illegitimate son, Harold! I'm trying to be nice to that woman you had an affair seven years ago! I'm trying Harry! But you don't see what kind of things I'm giving up just to accept Ben in my life! In OUR LIFE! Do you even understand how hard it is for me too?!" She yells.

"Audrey I didn't mean to--"

"Shut up and save it. I don't wanna talk to you when you're being like this. And when you decide to call me again make sure you get those unimportant things out from your head first and for most. If you're forgetting, I'm your fiancée. You should be protecting me. And don't take their side! Think and choose us first before them!" She spits before hanging up.

I quickly closed my fists angrily when she ended the call. I want to throw my phone and just hit something hard with my fist. These things that's been happening to me lately is getting harder for me every single day. The things between me and Audrey are changing once I confessed to her that Ben is my son from seven years ago and how badly I begged her not to say anything about it to the public just to protect Ben and Miranda.

The things between me and Miranda aren't going nowhere now. It's all ending pretty soon. We fought. We yelled. We screamed the things we didn't mean to say. We still haven't reconciled until now and I feel terribly bad about it. I feel bad for saying those things to her. I think I've said too much that might've hurt her feelings cos she's insanely mad at me. The way she treats me right now isn't the same way when I first met her in New York and I hate how we ended things like this.

Suddenly a knock came by the door and someone came in unexpectedly without any commands from me.

"Got time Harold?" It was Louis.

I nod.

Louis and I got into some private coffee shop just around London. We don't normally do things like this anymore and Im sure this one has to do something with Miranda. I ordered a cup of mocha latte while Louis ordered a cup of green tea for himself. Both of us were quiet when we came in and when our drinks were served.

"You didn't really go to my office just to take me to some coffee shop?" I take a sip from my cup.

He gazes at me but then he smiled ruefully. "Now that you know about Ben..."

"Whoa wait. You knew about Ben before me?" I cut him off.

I watch as Louis nod at me.

"Rose told you that first before me?" I asked in disbelief.

"Just listen to me Harry. I came here to meet you personally that if ever you and Audrey are planning on taking Ben away from Miranda for full custody, you're going to go against me with that matter."

I kept my eyes at Louis and he tells me about it very seriously. He didnt seem to grin and not a single dimple is on his face. He's insanely serious about this one and I think he's really doing this for Rose.

"You love her that much huh?" I asked.

"Yes, Harry. I do."

He puts his cup down on the table. "I love Miranda Rose so much that I would do anything for her even if it means to be..." He didn't continue what he was going to say.

He sighs.

"I just don't want the things to happen again between us just like before. We're thirty year old men now Harold and we can't possibly fight over this. I know you did something together with Miranda in the past but I'd want that dead at the back of my head." He adds.

He takes another sip from his cup but I'm just focused on Louis. I've never seen Louis talk to me this way and every corner of my body feels him being absolutely serious. I feel a little bit jealous of how he can act like this over Miranda and Ben even if I know I am totally not allowed to feel this way.

The hell, who am I even kidding? When I found out that they were official, I was jealous as fuck. I hate how the women Louis loves, always gets affiliated with me.

Now this is on a very different matter.

I met Rose first. I had her first. I had her virginity. I was the one who ripped her and took her innocence from her. She has my son, my first born child, and this is totally different than Audrey's back in the day. I might have sort of stolen Audrey from him but this time is different.

Rose was mine first and I don't know why I feel this way over her just cos I did some things with her first. I feel like, I need to be owning her and not Louis.

But, she's not mine.

And never was.

But just cos me and Miranda had sex even before she met Louis doesn't mean I can steal her from him too. I'm getting married and the people already knows Im marrying Audrey in two weeks. She promised me no news will come out to the public about my son and Miranda as long as I marry her. I don't think this marriage is actually involving a huge part on hiding Rose and Ben's private life, but I'm marrying her cos I love her and I know this is the right thing for a man like me to do.

"You had a son and that's enough for it." Louis says sternly.

He moved his head up to me and we both stared at each other seriously. I tried to fake a laugh just to lighten our mood.

"Why are you so serious?" I asked.

"Because I am serious with Miranda, Harold. I don't wanna lose her." he answers.

"Then ask her for marriage." I dared him cos I know he will never go that far. He will never take a woman to marriage not unless he's ready to settle down and found someone he's compatible enough to be with.

Louis stares at me as he takes his sip from his green tea.

"I will." He answered.

I was surprised.

Totally surprised by how firmly he said. Totally surprised by how he looked like he would actually do it. Louis is serious with it and it scares me.

But a huge part of me wanted to ask him if he was sure about it but his face already tells me the answer. A huge part of me didn't want to hear him say it but when Louis is this serious, I know he is fuckingly dead serious.

"I will marry her, Harry." He confirms.

"Too soon." I commented.

He smirked. "I'm not getting any younger. I think it's time for me to get married too. I don't wanna be the last man standing."

I faked a chuckle.

Louis puts down his cup, "Well that's all I wanted to say. I'm off to the airport." He stands.

"Airport?" I asked.

Louis nods, "Miranda called me last night and she said I need to come home for her. I promised my woman." he smirks.

I stand and gave him a quick hug and a pat on the back.

"Have a safe flight mate." I say.