Heather's POV
I wake up the next day and its Saturday. I have work and my mom is supposed to be watching Zoey. She should be here pretty soon. I check my email and see a match on Match.com and click on it. I smile when I see my match is Harry, then I close out of email. I get ready and have to l leave for work in a few minutes, but my mom's not here yet. Where is she? I decide to call her. She picks up and I ask her where she is. She tells me that her and my dad are on a cruise. She thought that she told me already. I freak out because I have to be at work soon and I have no one to watch. Zoey.
I try calling all my friends, but they are all doing something today and can't watch her. I then remember that Harry said that he has the weekends off. I call him and he answers after two rings. "Hello? Heather? Are you and Zoey okay?" He sounds sleepy and I feel bad for waking him up, but I really need to get going soon. "Hi Harry, Um, I have to be at work in ten minutes and I have no one to watch Zoey. Usually my mom would take her, but she's on a cruise right now and I forgot to get someone else. I would take her with me, but I have a staff meeting and she would get bored. Could you watch her for the day? I would pay you and if it's easier I can even drop her off at your house, so that way you don't have to waste gas driving. I'm really sorry and I wouldn't normally ask, but I'm desperate", I panic into the phone. "Heather, calm down. Of course she can come over and I'll watch her. Don't worry about paying me, this is something that I want to do. Your daughter is so sweet and adorable. More adorable than Captain America anyway."
We laugh and I ask him how to get to his house. He gives me directions and thank God they are on the way to the hospital. Zoey is all ready and I pack her a bag of toys and games as well as a sweater. We drive over to Harry's house and knock on the door. Harry answers, still in his PJ pants and long sleeved shirt. I blush and tell him sorry and thanks again. I then kiss Zoey goodbye and kiss Harry's cheek. It's not until I'm half way to the hospital that I realize that I just kissed Harry's cheek. Oh well, I like him, and he likes me, so it's okay.
Harry's POV
Heather had just dropped off Zoey and I was still in my PJ's. "Zoey, have you eaten breakfast yet?" "No, not yet" "let me just get dressed and then we can go out for breakfast. Anywhere you want to go?" "Can we go to IHOP? I like their strawberry pancakes with whipped cream", she asks excitedly. "Of course love, I'll be right back, then we will get going okay" She nods and I quickly get changed. We get in my car and go to IHOP.
Once we are seated, the waitress asks us what we want to eat. "I'll have bacon, eggs, and toast please", I tell her. She writes it down and turns to Zoey. "Can I have strawberry pancakes with whipped cream and chocolate chips please?" The waitress writes it down and goes to place our order. "Zoey, are you sure you'll be able to eat all of that? That's a lot of sugar and food". "Yes I'll eat it. I promise".
While we wait for our food, I decide to get to know Zoey more. "So, Zoey what's your favorite color?" She tells me that it's purple and I continue asking her questions until our food gets here. I learn that her favorite color's purple, favorite animal is a penguin, favorite movie is Cinderella, wants to grow up and be a veterinarian, and that she's afraid of snakes and the dark.
The food gets here and Zoey and I start to dig in. She gets about half way done and looks like she can't eat another bite, but continues eating. "Zoey, love, you don't have to eat it all at once. We can take it home and you can have it for breakfast tomorrow". She looks at me and then at her plate. Then she nods her head and I ask for a doggy bag. We finish eating and drive back to my house.
On the way back home, Zoey is really quiet and just looks out the window. "Zoey, are you okay? You're awful quiet back there". I look back in the rearview mirror and see tears running down her face and a pained expression on her face. "Zoey, honey what's wrong?" "My tummy hurts. I don't feel good". We are just driving up to my house and I turn off the engine. I get out of the car and pick her up from the back seat. I carry her in and can still feel her crying on my shirt. When I get to the couch, I lay her down and put a bucket next to her, and go to get her some medicine that should help calm her tummy.
I get back to her and see her throwing up in the bucket. "Oh love, you're okay. Just let it out. You'll feel much better. I think you had too much sugary stuff to eat". I rub her back while she lays down in my lap and I find a Disney movie on, in which she watches. Pretty soon, she falls asleep in my lap and I gently carry her to my bed. Hopefully when she wakes up, she'll feel better.
I go back down stairs and straighten up my house a little bit and do some chores around the house while Zoey's asleep. I think we'll still be too full to eat lunch anytime soon, so I start thinking about dinner. I'm going to make dinner and invite Heather to join us when she picks up Zoey. I start preparing the food and hear a whine coming from my bedroom.
I go over to my room and see Zoey crying again. "Love, what's wrong? Does your tummy still hurt?" She shakes her head no and holds her arms out, wanting a hug. I gladly give her a hug and she cuddles into me again. "I woke up and I didn't know where I was or where you were. I got scared that you left me just like my daddy left me". My heart melts when I hear her say that, and I tell her, "Love, I will never leave you. I will always be here for you and you know what always makes me feel better? A tickle monster!" I tickle her and she starts laughing again. Once she's been completely tickled to the point of no more tears, I pick her up and take her back downstairs. I put on another Disney movie for her and get working on making dinner. We are having spaghetti and meatballs with a Caesar salad and garlic bread.
I'm just finishing up dinner, when the doorbell rings and I go to answer it. Heather's on the other side of the door and I invite her in and tell her that I just put dinner on the table. "Thank you so much Harry, but I really can't accept. You have already done so much for me today and I can't take your food too". "No I insist. Plus there's too much for me to eat by myself anyway, so it would just go to waste if you don't stay". "Okay then, thank you".
We sit down at the table and Zoey tells her mom how her day went. When she got to the part of getting sick, I could see Heather's face pale and she got a worried look on her face. "She's fine now though. She just overate and had a tummy ache". We continue talking and telling each other interesting things that happened to us today. It starts to feel like a family and I feel really comfortable around them. I start thinking that I wouldn't mind having this more often and pipe up, "Hey Heather, if you want I could take care of Zoey on the weekends while you're at work. That way your mom can have more time to herself and I get to spend some time with this little monkey".
I see Zoey grin and soon she's pleading with her mom to let me watch her. Pretty soon Heather caves and says "if it's all right with Harry, then it's fine with me. Thank you Harry", and gives me a smile. We finish eating dinner and Heather has to get Zoey back and in bed. I agree to take her for tomorrow as well and bend down to give Zoey a hug and kiss goodnight. I then give Heather a peck on the lips and tell her to drive home safe. I go to bed and can't wait for tomorrow.
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RomanceHeather Martin becomes a pediatric nurse after her husband died in a military bombing. Since then she's had a hard time adjusting to the dating life, so she decides to try her luck at Match.com. Harry Styles is an ER doctor and never really had a l...