The Stars Above Us

Still Take You Home

It was 7 days later and Bella was feeling better now and she was feeling more herself again. She woke at 9am, and walked into the spare room where Harry was working on his laptop. She put his laptop away, and sat on his lap. Harry wrapped an arm around her waist "Oh Good morning, you feeling better?" She nodded with a smile, "I'm glad to hear it, the colour has come back in your face too," She nodded again "What's wrong?" "Nothing's wrong." "Are you sure?" "I'm sure." Harry nodded "Do you promise that if anything's wrong, please tell me?" "I will, Harry." Harry nodded, and she turned around, fully straddling him. Harry held the back of her thighs and pulled her in closer. She heard her phone ringing from in the bedroom and she got up, walking in the bedroom.

Bella sat on the bed, seeing that her sister was calling "Emma, what's going on?" "Mum and dad have now officially divorced, and mum's staying with Aunt Bellatrix in Brighton, but dad's staying at home in Beckton, but he wants me to come home, even though I'm at Uni most of the time, and you've got your own house with Harry and Maisie." "Okay, so what are you going to do?" "I'm staying here in my dorm at the moment and then at Christmas I'll go to dad's for a few days, go to mum's and Aunt Bellatrix's and then come to yours, to give you all your presents and then head off again. If dad comes even goes to mum and he's thinking about re-marrying her when I come home for Summer, but at this point, I don't know how they're both going to cope without each other as they love each other, Bella, so I'm pretty confused at this point." "I see, Emma, but I don't get why they can't just stay together, they're perfect for each other, yes me and Harry may fight, we slap each other, we argue and we're married still, so I don't get the point of them divorcing, if they're going to get back together in Summer, anyways, I won't be here, I'll be going to Paris with Harry and Maisie, so I can't be at the wedding, even though I want to, so I'll probably cancel it and come and see them get married." "Bella, I get where you're coming from." Harry came in the bedroom, and walked over to her, and put two fingers under her chin.

Bella looked up at him, and Harry leaned down and kissed her lips softly "I need to head out to the shop, do you want anything?" "No, thank you." "Okay." Harry got his other jacket from the wardrobe "Is everything okay?" "Yes, why?" Emma hung up the phone for the two to talk, "Any morning sickness?" "Not at the minute, but it will be when I eat." After she has said that, the thought of food made her reach over, and get the bin. Harry held her hair back "No, no, it's all okay." Harry placed one hand on her back and slipped his hand under her top, and rubbed her back slowly as she spat into the bin "It's alright, lovely, I've got you." Harry tied her hair up in a messy bun "Harry, would you be amazing and get me a glass of water and some paracetamol please?" "Of course, do you have a headache?" "No, my back hurts." Harry put the bin down, "On your stomach for me, sweetheart." Bella laid on her stomach.

Harry moved onto his knees and pressed his fingers into her back as she groaned in pain "There?" She nodded "Right there." She buried her face in her pillows as Harry kept kneading her back and getting the right spots. Bella stopped him, and turned around "Feel better?" "A little bit, I think a bath will help." "That's your choice, I need to head out to go to the shops, but I will be back shortly." "Okay, I'll probably bath and then nap." "That's okay." Harry walked out of the room to let her do her thing.

1 hour and 10 minutes later, Harry had came back home and walked upstairs to the bedroom but Bella wasn't in bed "Harry, I'm downstairs." Harry walked back downstairs, and walked over to her and she was in the kitchen "Hey beautiful." "Hey." Harry put the bags down and put them all in the fridge and cupboards. He walked over to Bella, and placed one hand on her waist and placed a kiss to her forehead "You okay?" "Not really." "What's wrong?" "My grandad's gone." "What? On who's side?" "Dad's, I found out after you left." "Oh baby." Harry pulled her into a hug as she hugged him back and began to sob into his chest, soaking his top with tears. Harry walked into the living room, and laid down with Bella on his chest "Shh, princess. I've got you, just let it all out." Harry began to stroke her hair as she kept crying into his chest.

Harry got the blanket and pulled it over her and himself and slotted a pillow under his head "I just want him back, Harry." "I know you do, sweetheart, when did Lucius find out?" "He found out this morning as he was getting ready for work. I want you to come to his funeral." "Of course. When is it?" "December 11th." "I'll take time off of work for it. I'll be there. I'll take Maisie to Sirius' for a week." She nodded into his chest, getting a tissue, wiping her eyes and her nose, and laid back down on Harry's chest "You okay now, sweet girl?" She slowly nodded "I just want to lie down at the moment." "Want me to go?" "No, I meant lay on you for a bit." "Oh Okay." Bella nodded, curling up to Harry "I can tell something else is bothering you, but you need to tell me these things. I know you're lying on me at the moment, but there's one other thing bothering you, baby, so please tell me. If it's your parents, you can tell me. I won't judge you or mock you or anything like that to harm you in any way possible. I know the shock is still settling in from the loss of your grandfather, but if it is also something else, you are allowed to tell me instead of hiding it and bottling all of your emotions up." "Harry, just leave it." Harry nodded, and wrapped an arm around her.

Bella looked up at him "If I tell you, do you promise you won't snap?" "I promise, baby." "I've been struggling a lot lately. I've not been able to work fully since I've also not been well either. It's so hard, I've been working my arse off for this baby, for Maisie, for us. I've not got nothing from anyone. I may also be getting fired for not showing up to work, even though I'm doing them all online as I've found it easier, but I've been also pushing you out, and I've also pushed you away multiple times, and I know that it doesn't seem like it, but I have been. I guess what the guy did to me on that train station has been running around in my head. You've already got work on your plate and you've also got bills to pay too. I guess I'm just overreacting. I didn't want to burn you with things as you've already got a lot on. I've been worried that you'll one day see me as someone who's holding you back with anxiety, and that fear inside bawling up inside, and one day, you'll end up kicking me out and I won't know what I'd do." Bella explained, tears spilling down her face.

Harry wiped at her eyes "I'm not going to leave you, not ever. Bella, you should know that your feelings are valid, and you're allowed to feel emotions and you're allowed to feel something. I know I've been working hard, but that doesn't mean that you can't call me when I have breaks for lunch and for the first break, you can call me, you can even come and see me. Even though I'm at a desk all day working my bum off, I can come down and see you, no matter how much shit you're going through with your parents divorcing and the passing of your grandfather, and I completely understand where you're coming from, so don't get me wrong, we both may get emotional at Christmas, but like I said, our feelings are valid, if we didn't have feelings, we'd be aliens or a weird mythical creature, or something like that." He told her and she nodded, placing her head down on his chest.

Harry went back to stroking her hair again, and within minutes, she had fallen asleep to Harry humming to her and playing with her hair "Is my pretty girl tired?" She nodded slowly. Harry got up as she made grabby hands. Harry lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around her waist as Narcissa came into the house "Am I interrupting something?" "No, I'm just taking Bella to bed." "Alright," Bella opened one eye and Narcissa pressed a kiss to her forehead, and she closed her eyes again, and wrapped her arms around Harry's neck, and she tucked her head into his neck. Harry carried her into the bedroom and got the covers open, and tucked her into the fresh sheets. Harry tucked her into the sheets, and sat on the bed as she opened her eyes slowly and they filled with tears.

Harry quickly got into bed with her "Hey, hey, what's up?" "I didn't want this. I didn't want my parents to divorce, I didn't want any of this." She sobbed into Harry's shoulder "I know, baby girl. I know, try and get some sleep for me, my angel." She nodded, and tucked her head now into his chest, and moved to be closer to Harry. Narcissa came upstairs and sat on the bed "Is she okay?" "Tired and very emotional." "I know, Lucius told me whilst crying into my chest." "I know, it's his dad." "It is, we're approving the marriage again." Bella soon got sleepy and her head turned to her pillows. Harry tucked the blankets further around her and felt her cuddle up more and her back was pressed to his chest. Harry kept holding her and Harry and Narcissa made sure to keep an eye on her to make sure she did nothing silly to harm or hurt herself in anyway possible.