Castle on the Hill ~ Prince Harry

Chapter 3 ~ Daughter

"Haz?" Addy asked in surprise.

"Papa!" Lilibet squealed as she ran to her father

Harry smiled at his daughter as he picked her up, "You can't run off like that Lilibet." He said causing the little girl to giggle and burry her face in his neck.

Addy picked her bags up off the ground and was about to make a run for the door when he stopped her.

"Um, thanks for catching her. She wanted to walk so I was holding her hand and she broke away."

"Oh, it's fine." Addy waved it off, "She's beautiful Haz." She said gesturing to the little girl in his arms.

"Thank you." He said with a smile, "It's good to see you.." he was cut off by a high pitched voice screaming his name.

Addy pursed her lips and looked down before turning back to Harry, "And that's my sign to leave."

"Briar, wait.."

"It was good to see you Harry." She said before she quickly made her way to the exit.

When she made it outside, she took a deep breath and made her way to the limo with Genovian flags on top of it.

Inside the limo she sat beside Mia, across from Lily, she leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes with a huff.

"Okay, what happened?" Lily asked, as the limo began to move.

"Harry." Addy mumbled.

"Harry? As in Prince Harry?" Mia asked in shock.

"The one and only. He was in there." She said with a sigh.

"What happened?"

"His daughter ran away from him, and bumped into me. He came over to get her and then his wife called him and I left." Addy said with a sigh.

"Oh... wow." Lily said.

"Yeah." Addy shook her head, "I just want to forget about it. Let's focus on happier things."

"Like, how you might be a mother soon?" Mia said with a grin, causing the other two women to smile.

Addy smiled widely, "I'm so excited! I've been trying to not get my hopes up, just in case I don't get approved and the adoption doesn't go through but I can't help it. I read her case file and I already love her. I really hope this works out."

"Well I'm excited to be an aunt!" Lily said with a wide smile and after that the limo ride was filled with excited squeals and laughter.

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July 17, 2022
San Francisco Orphanage, San Francisco, California

After the airport incident the three girls went to the house that they were staying at and had pizza for lunch. Addy then had a meeting with a social worker to see if it would even be possible for her to adopt.

Now, she was being led through an orphanage to meet the girl who might become her daughter.

"This is her room, she usually shares it but she should be the only one in there right now. We told her that she was going to be meeting someone today that might want to adopt her so she should be expecting you. Good luck."

Addy took a deep breath to calm her nerves before lightly knocking on the door.

"Come in." A small voice called from behind the door.

Addy entered the room, smiling when she saw a little girl sitting at a small table, drawing a picture.

The young girl looked up from her drawing and smiled softly, "Hi."