Falling Stars [h.s]

Chapter 55

Aurora

It was hard getting up the next morning. I spent almost all night trying to get through the journal. I was on the last page before I eventually fell asleep. Tiredly I sat up on my bed and searched the bed with my eyes only to find Layla laying under the blanket next to me. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion, I don't remember her coming into bed with me last night. Last I remember I brought her inside from Harry's car and put her to sleep in her bedroom. She must've came in the middle of the night. She always tends to do that. She says sleeping with me was more fun than sleeping by herself. I didn't mind. I enjoyed her company at night rather than an empty bed.

I carefully kissed her forehead before getting up from the bed to get ready for the long day ahead of me. It was only ten in the morning. I didn't have to be at work for another four hours. After showering and getting dressed I went downstairs to make breakfast for Layla and I. A knock came from the door as I was cooking. I turned off the stove and went to answer the door that connected mine and Odyssey's house.

"Good morning my love." Odyssey greeted with a smile.

"Good morning babe. I'm making scrambled eggs if you want any."

"I'm all set thank you. I just wanted to come down to tell you that Louis and Liam are going to be in town today and they want to meet up if you're up for it. Since you're leaving for work soon I gave them our address that way they can just come by here. " Odyssey said.

"That's fine. Are they staying long?"

"Only for a few days. If I remember correctly Liam said his wife's mother is insisting on them having a wedding in two days since he and his wife never had one."

"It's so last minute no?"

"It is, but he still wants us there so we will be attending it in support of him and his wife. It's nothing big, just family."

"Of course."

Odyssey looked at me suspiciously "How have you been lately?"

"I'm good."

"How are things with you and Harry?" Odyssey hadn't asked me about Harry in a long while. I try to keep to myself about our relationship and not burden her with any of it. There are times where I wish I could talk to her about Harry in order to get her advice about a few stuff they trouble me, but I knew it was best if I didn't. She has told me countless times she doesn't mind me talking to her about it, but I can tell she didn't want to hear about it.

"They are really good, thank you for asking."

"What direction is your relationship going in? Have you started talking marriage?"

"Not exactly." Harry and I never actually really talked about what we had planned for the near future. He was always shielded and hesitant when I try to bring up the topic of marriage. I stopped trying, deciding to wait for him to bring it up instead.

"How do you mean? I thought you wanted to get married sooner rather than later?"

"It's not that simple Odyssey."

She leaned over the kitchen counter and hummed curiously,"What's complicated?"

I didn't want to get into talking about this with her. Odyssey made me feel doubtful about my relationship with Harry. I didn't want to feel that way. I want to have hope that eventually my relationship with Harry will progress. "We're taking it slow for now."

"Why?"

"There is no rush. He also has to figure things out with Priscilla."

"He's still with Priscilla?"

"No. Their divorce is being finalized."

Priscilla looked at me with a look of curiosity, "Oh."

"What is it?" I asked her

"Their divorce should have been finalized a long time ago. My meeting with them was almost eight months ago, Priscilla had already signed the divorce papers at that time."

If Priscilla signed the divorce papers eight months ago, It shouldn't have taken this long for them to get finalized. Unless Harry was the one who never signed it.

Did he lie about not romantically being with Priscilla all these months?

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