Falling Stars [h.s]

Chapter 29

Odyssey sat in a corner on her bed, her legs against her chest and her head resting on her knees. She stared at the shirtless body laying on her bed sleeping as the tears rolled down her face. What did I do? She thought to herself. It's barley even been a week since she and Zayn went on a break. That wasn't the worst part of it all.

Odyssey quickly wiped her tears as the body started to move around and make groaning noises. She carefully watched him. He rubbed his eyes with his fisted hands then sat up on the bed. He looked around the dorm room in confusion. Until his eyes met Odysseys that was. He sat up even more at the sight of her, his eyes widening in realization.

"Did we?" He questioned quietly

"Please don't tell Aurora." Odyssey was once again crying, unable to process what she had done. Harry stood up from the bed, searching the dorm room floor for his shirt and shoes. After successfully finding them and putting them back on his body, he grabbed his belongings and got ready to leave. Odyssey hurriedly got off the bed, rushing after him. She blocked the doorway, stopping him from leaving.

"Harry, please promise me you won't tell Aurora what we did." He let out a deep breath, running his fingers through his hair.

"I'll give you an answer when I don't have alcohol in my system Odyssey, I'm still not in the right state of mind."

Odyssey shook her head at his response. It wasn't enough for her. She needed Harry to promise he won't tell Aurora that they slept together. It was a horrible mistake she couldn't take back. She didn't want to lose her Bestfriend over her stupid decisions. "Listen here Styles, if you tell Aurora what we did I will tell her about all the disgusting things you said about her last night over the phone to whoever it was you were talking to when you thought I was asleep. You will not live to see another day I can promise you that. So you better keep your mouth shut if you know what is best for you."

Harry stared down at her nonchalantly. He yanked his hand out of her grip, unfazed by her words. "No you listen here, I could care less of what you tell Aurora. It'll just be your word against mine. You may be her Bestfriend, but don't forget the girl is in love with me. With that being said, you won't have to worry about Aurora finding out about what we did. I have no intentions on telling her and soon enough you won't have to worry about me or this mess you've created. I promise you this will all be over not long from now."

Odyssey was afraid of what he meant by that. Did he plan ending things with Aurora? Was she right to believe he wouldn't tell Aurora what they did. He was right, it was her word against his, but Odyssey knew Aurora better than that. She was sure to believe her than Harry who she had just met not long ago. Harry placed his hand on the side of Odyssey arm, pushing her to the side before leaving the dorm room.

Odyssey sat down on the floor, resting her back against the door, her only thought being how she was going to possibly manage keeping this from Aurora.

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After cleaning up the last bits of trash and getting the kids to bed, Odyssey and I sat on the couch to watch chat for a while before calling it a night.

"I'm afraid of losing them both in the end"

She shook her head in a disapproving manner, "you won't have to worry about that Aurora trust me. You've got those two wrapped around your little finger"

She was right, but the thought of losing Harry and Odysseus in the process crossed my mind plenty of times. What if they decided they no longer wanted to wait? What if they no longer wanted to be apart if this whole ordeal? Most importantly, what if someone better comes along and sweeps them off their feet? The thought bugged me day and night, but I had to shrug it off.

"I saw you talking to Harry earlier. Anything important worth sharing?" Odyssey stiffened in her spot. She proceeded to eat the piece of cake on her plate as she shook her head no.

"Not really. I was just making sure he doesn't hurt you again that's all. Trust me."

I wanted to trust Odyssey like she said, it was hard to do so when she was clearly lying. I decided against questioning her any further. Harry and Odyssey did their best in avoiding my question. They went around telling me what exactly it is they were talking about. I wasn't going to worry myself over it. The truth will come out eventually.

"How is Zayn's Bussiness going?"

"It's getting there. He had to build from the bottom up after the bankruptcy, but that's okay. It's all coming together and the hope is he'll be back in business soon."

"That's good. Now tell me, anything exciting happening with the two of you?" I nudge her shoulder with raised eyebrows and a grin.

"Nothing at all. Why?"

"I found an empty pregnancy test box, it couldn't possibly be mine" Odyssey pouted but then smiled, "Fine you caught me. It was mine."

"And are you pregnant?"

"Three months along actually, triplets. As if we don't already have enough to deal with."

I was excited for Odyssey, but she didn't seem to be in joy. I see where she was coming from, but the gift of life was always joyful and worth celebrating. I seems though the reason for her not so excited expression was because she was pregnant again but with triplets. Her last pregnancy she had twins. Her response was reasonable, but because she comes from a family of twins and triplets there was no possible way of avoiding this. It was inevitable really.

"I thought you always wanted a big family Odyssey, seeing as you come from a pretty big family."

"I do. I'm happy really. Ecstatic to be pregnant again, but I don't think I have what it takes to birth three babies within the same hour Aurora. Yes I want a big family. Growing up I had so many siblings who made living that much easier. I want the same for my kids. I want them to have siblings who they can look up to and create the best memories with like I had. I know I was never meant for a small family, but maybe this is too much for me."

"You'll be just fine Odyssey. If you're anything like your mother, which I know you are then you are strong enough to handle triplets, trust me. And you have Zayn who is an amazing father and you have me as well so there is no need to worry. I will be there for you every step of the way."