I will always love you <3

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Ok, so I'm not very fond of this chapter, but I hope you guys will still enjoy it! <3

Natalie's POV:

A few hours later

I finish putting on my make-up, and put in a pair of small pearl earrings. I walk to my closet and open it. I look for which dress to wear, until I find the one. I slip into a a nice blue dress, one that goes to my knees and has a pair of straps. I take out a pair of heels, when I hear a knock on my door. I quickly put them down, and rush to the door.

Once opening the door, I see Crockett standing there with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. He smiles, and says "You ready?".  He gives me the flowers, and I lead him inside. "Almost" I say, as I smell the flowers, and put them in some water. I walk to the bedroom, put my heels on, and take my purse. Once I get back outside, I see Crockett checking his phone, so I decide to sneak up on him and I put my hands over his eyes. 

He slightly startles, but then just giggles. He turns around and puts his hands on my waist "Have I told you that you look amazing?" he asks, giving me a little kiss. "Thank you" I say in a soft voice. He takes my hand, and we walk out the door. 

We arrive at this small italian place, somewhere at the edge of Chicago. We get out of the car, and I feel the cold Chicago wind hitting me. Crockett takes my hand, and I feel the warmth from his hand flow into mine, as we walk towards the restaurant. Just standing a few feet outside of the restaurant, I can smell the delicousness coming from inside.

We settle down at a small table for two, in the corner of the restaurant. Once we've ordered, I put my hands on the table and look around. I feel a warm hand approaching, and taking my hands, and I instantly smile. I look back, into those dark brown eyes, as our fingers interlace.

"Ok, so, I thought, since the pregnancy and everything, I thought, maybe, I could meet Owen?" Crockett asks very carefully.

Crockett's POV:

As soon as I had asked the question, Natalie started to smile, slightly blush even. "Yes, I was actually thinking the same thing. I've wanted for you to meet him anyways, but you know I wanted to make sure that we were solid, you know?" she says, and I nod. I absolutely agree with her, and realise that I had never really thought about meeting him, also because if I see a child, I can't stop thinking about my Harper. As Harper pops into my head, I feel my eyes tearing up instantly, so I blink a couple of times and turn my head to the side, as our food arrives. 

"So, when could I meet him?" I ask, once I've gotten Harper out of my head. I give her a piece of our shared dessert and wipe away a little whipped cream from the corner of her mouth, "Well, I guess next week should be alright?" she says, as she takes my hand and lays her face in it. I smile brightly, as I feel her soft cheek on my handpalm.

Once we open the door, a brisk wind hits us, and I hear Natalie shivering a little. I let go of her hand, take of my coat, and put it around her shoulders. She appreciatively takes it "thank you for tonight" she says and kisses my cheek tenderly. "Oh, it's not over yet, I still have a surprise" I say mysteriously, as I put my arm around her, walking to the car. 

As I stop my car in front of my apartment, Natalie looks a bit puzzled. She was expecting that I drop her off at her apartment, but I still have a surprise waiting for her.