My forever

Chapter twenty-three

A few weeks later.

"Kierstin!" I yell.

"Yeah?" she answers from upstairs.

"Can you help me set up some of the christmas decorations?" I ask.

"Why cant Harry help you?" she groans.

"he's not here. He's at the studio and he wont be back until later." I tell her and I hear her walk down the hall to the stairs.

She walks down the stairs with Pepper at her feet. We gave the puppies to my mom since Pepper wasnt liking them so much. We actually called a zooligist and he said the pups were to immature for pepper and she was acting like like a teenage sister with two annoying little siblings.

"What do you need help with?" she asks.

"Can you help me set up the christmas tree?" I ask as I point at it.

"Sure." she shrugs.

We start stranding the lights onto it and she looks over at me.

"Do you think I can go home for christmas?" She asks.

"Of course. When do you want to leave?" I ask her and she shrugs.

"How about the twenty-third?" I suggest.

"I guess that could do. That means ill be spending your birthday with you for the first time in what? Ten years?" She chuckles.

"Yep." I nod.

"What are you doing for your birthday?" she asks.

"We usually rent out a huge party house and after we go to a club but since im almost five months pregnant I think im going to invite my girlfriends over and have a sleepover like we used to when we were younger." I say and she nods in aproval.

"Sounds cute. You could have a movie marothon in the theater room... wait your turning twenty arent you?" she asks.

"Yeah the big two O." I say and her brow furrows.

"You should do something big for your twentith. Thats what I would do." she shrugs and I think about it.

"I mean we have no time to do anything since christmas is like four days before my birthday." I point out and she shrugs.

"I dont know than. I was just giving some advise." she opens the tub of ornaments and starts putting the glass waterford ornaments on.

I walk over and grab a box before opening it. "Your right though. Maybe we could do something else."

"Like what? Your pregnant so you can't drink, you can't snowboard, you can't do anything." Kierstin points out and I feel myself get irritated at her.

"Well im sorry that I found someone that i wanted to have kids with unlike you. Your always rejecting guys instead of accepting them." I say and I regret it the moment I say it. I look up at her to see she's looking back at me with tears in her eyes.

"Do you even know why I do it?" She asks.

"Kierstin-"

"I do it because my ex boyfriend abused me!" She steps closer to me and I back up.

"Kierstin I-"

"Than when I told my mom she went to the police and you know what he did? He committed suicide and blamed me in the suicide note!" She cries and the garage door opens.

"I'm sorry." I sob and Kierstin turns away from me.

"So am I." she shakes her head and wipes her face.

"What's going on?" Harry asks when he sees us.

Kierstin walks past us and up the stairs. I watch her go before turning to Harry.

"I just screwed up big time." I tell him and he comes around the couch and sits me down.

"What did you do?" He asks.

"I said something about her rejecting every guy and she got upset and told me why she does it. And now I feel bad." I tell him as I play with my fingers.

"Why does she do it?" He asks.

"Her ex was abusive and when the police got involved he killed himself, blaming her." I answer and he goes quiet. "God I'm a screw up."

"No your not. You should go talk to her." he tells me and I shake my head.

"I'm just not going to get involved." I smack my hands on my knees before standing up.

Harry gets up and follows me to the kitchen and I sit down at the table.

"Maybe this was a bad idea." I sigh as I run my fingers through my hair.

"Mabel." Harry says softly as he gets on his knees in front of me. He takes my hands in his and looks up at me. "It wasn't a bad idea. Kierstin just needs to adjust to all of this."

I don't say anything so he goes on.

"You need to stop stressing. It's not good for the baby or you. I have an idea."

"And what would that be?" I ask.

"You need a spa day. Relax a bit, get a little loose." he says as he tucks a strand of hair behind my ear.

"I haven't had one of those in so long." I say quietly and he smiles.

"Then its settled." he kisses my nose before standing. "I'll make the appointment now." He walks toward the hall but I stop him.

"Harry."

He stops and turns back to me. "Yes Love?"

"I love you."

He smiles with a chuckle as he glances down at the ground before looking back up at me.

"I love you too."

I smile at him and he turns before walking down the hall.

He really is the best husband anyone could ask for.