The mute witness

Chapter Twelve

Harlow's POV:

It is prom night, Peyton and I just arrived at the school and are getting our picture taken by the person at the door as we head in.

The gym is gorgeous, the only ugly part about it is the tarp thing that's over the floor to keep it safe from heels, drinks, and food. The DJ booth is on the stage that is decorated with fairy lights all over the floor, a fog machine going, the booth itself is decorated with rainbow versions of the lights on the floor, the ceiling is full of more lights and they are holding up pieces of cotton that are meant to be clouds. The drink and food tables have a string of a bit brighter lights around them and bowls that match the dream's theme.

When we get to the dance floor, we just start dancing, not caring about anything else in the world, only each other and what might happen.

The first slow song comes on and she takes my hand as I step closer to her, she rests her head on my shoulder "is this okay?" she asks me

"It's more than okay"  I say as we sway to the song.

After the slow dance, we both need a break from dancing for a minute, so we get some punch and sit down so we can talk for a minute. "So, are you glad you came tonight?" I ask first

"Of course, and I'm glad it's with you, honestly, if I wasn't here, I'd probably be at home, stuffing my face with junk food and sitting on my bed, not doing anything other than maybe some homework."

"Honestly....same," I say, but I'd probably actually be with Willow, my eyes fall for a minute, I guess because Peyton grabs my hand

"What would you really be doing?" she says "I may not know much about you, but I'm good at knowing when I'm not getting a full truth"

"Well, I'd probably be with Willow, doing my homework or watching a show with her while we're both shoving our faces with junk" I say with a chuckle at the end.

Peyton stays quiet for a minute "Okay, what if, after the next slow dance, we jet out of here, go get junk food and go see Willow"

"We don't have to, I mean, I'd love that, but it doesn't seem fair to you because it's not just my night"

"I want to, I promise, I want to meet her, and why would I suggest something if i didnt want to do it"
And thats exactly what we did, making it the most memorable night for me.

Avalon (Harley)'s POV

I had Areia two weeks ago now and I still can't get over how beautiful and sweet she is.

Zsolt is out getting some things that I ran out of and Willow is back home for now, but she is not looking the best yet, although she is starting to go on the up and up.

I got the things you needed, but I'm going to take one extra stop before I head back, love you Hummingbird

I respond Ok, be safe, see you soon, love you too mon ange

I set Areia in her bassinet "are you hungry sweet girl?" I said as I got set up to breastfeed, she was starting to get fussy and it's a typical indicator of her being hungry.

As I fed her, I rocked her and sang to her and when she was done eating,  I put her back into her bassinet for her to sleep in, I told her "it's going to be okay, baby girl". I can tell she senses my worry about everything, and its not fair to her. I'm working on calming myself down and not worrying as much. But its a slow process.

I put on a show while I wait for Zsolt and when he comes in, he sits by me and shows me the things I asked for and some chocolates and I kiss him. "What was your other stop?" I ask him