What if?

Chapter five

Daddy? He's her Dad? He's a dad? Where's his wife? What? How? When?

"Who's this lady?" Darcy asked. She was adorable. With her curls and bright eyes. She was dressed well. A bright pink skirt with a matching tank top and black cardigan.

"This is my friend, darling. She is having dinner with us." Harry answered.

"Harry, can I... Can I speak with you?" He looked as if he was waiting for me to begin again. I looked at Darcy, "alone?"

"D, can you go play for a little while?"

"Yes Daddy." And with that she walked away.

"You have a daughter?" I asked, stunned.

"I meant to tell you, but it kind of slept my mind. I thought I had told you." He looked ashamed.

"How old is she?" I asked.

"Three. And I kind of guess you want to know who her mother is and where she is now?" I nodded. "Well, My wife's name was Christine. She was beautiful. She had long, thick, blonde hair and big brown eyes. She had everything I needed and wanted in a girl. She was sweet and playful and just all around amazing. We got married when I was 22 and she was 18. I know it's an quite age difference but it was true love. We found out she was pregnant with Darcy about 3 months after our marriage. Darcy was born and everything was going great, until the accident." He looked down at his feet. I could see the tears brimming in his eyes. " Christine was a medical intern, and her college was going off to Africa to help study some new disease. It was strange because there were no signs of you having the disease. You would just wake up one day or night and scream. Scream in pain, there was nothing the doctors could do because by the time they had you hooked up to the IV, it was to late. Darcy wasn't aloud to go with her so she stayed home with me. I missed Christine so much so I decided to visit her. I got there and met Christine and stayed with her for not even a day. We went to bed the night I arrived and cuddled up and I was so happy to have her in my arms. At 1:08 AM Christine started screaming. She just kept screaming and screaming, at the time I didn't know what was happening. So I just held her u till she stopped. I thought she had just went back to sleep, and she did. This sleep wasn't temporary though. So now, Darcy is all I have now. Aside from my family, but Darcy is all I have left of Christine. She is my world now and j would do anything for her." I could feel the tears streaming down my face. He looked up at me. "Please don't cry, I hate when pretty girls cry." I smiled as I wiped the tears from my eyes.

"I am so sorry Harry." Is all I could manage.

"It's fine really. I've managed to deal with it. I haven't really dated anyone else after she passed, but I couldn't really help myself when it came to you." I smiled again, I could feel the heat rushing to my cheeks.

"I'm flattered." I smiled. I still don't know his last name. "Can I please know your last name?" He looked puzzled.

"It's Styles. I know I know. The famous case.." I could feel my jaw drop.

"You, you, you were the victim?"

••Flashback to 13 years ago••
May
"Mom! Mom! Look what's on the tv!" 10 year old Jezzabell yelled.

"A twelve year old boy by the name of Harry Styles was kidnapped today. He was walking home from the bakery with freshly baked cupcakes for his Mother's Birthday, when a mysterious man caught him and dragged him into an alley. He was beaten and punched until be could barely breath. He suffers from three broken bones and twelve scratches that needed stitches and who knows what else. He is currently at the hospital recovering. Keep him in your thoughts today."

"Mum, can we send him flowers?"

"Of course baby." She answered
June
"Bell! Look! It's that boy again!!"

"Once again, Harry Styles was beaten and bruised again. This time a little by more. He was stripped of his clothing and whip marks are visible. He was buying ice cream from a local truck and the truck had picked him up. He was scene laying on the corner of Idaho Lane and Bethlehem street. Ge suffers even more wounds then the last incident."

"Do you wish to send him flowers again?"

"Yes, Mum, I do."
July
"Bell! Come lo-"

"Already watching!"

"MISSING IN ACTION// Harry Styles has been no where to be seen in the last 72 hours. If anyone has seen him please call 818-747-9375 and report where and when ASAP."

Harry Styles was never found and pronounced dead on December 15th, that year.

••flashback ends••