KEEP LOVE ALIVE - Sequel to The Hardest Choice (Harry Styles)

Chapter 37 - Bed Time Stories

Soo close to the end!

Only the epilogue left!

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Anna and Harry sat at each of their daughter's beds caressing their heads while Anna read a story out loud and hoped that they would fall asleep soon.

"The Prince, who was now madly in love with her, picked up the slipper and said to his ministers, "Go and search everywhere for the girl whose foot this slipper fits. I will never be content until I find her!" She read pausing when she heard her baby cry through the monitor she had placed on her daughter's bedside table

She tried to get up but as she did, Olivia hugged her tight begging her not to go

"Mommy please...Stay..." Begged Olivia

"Sweetie I have to check on Aiden..." Said Anna trying to sneak away from her daughter's arms

"Please" She whimpered, her eyes filling with tears

"Oli..." Said Anna trying to protest but Harry intervened before their daughter started crying

"You stay here and I'll go check on him" He said getting up while Sophie, mimicking her sister's actions, clung to his leg "Come on princess..." He said pulling her up in his arms and carrying her to Olivia's bed

"You stay with mommy while I check on the baby... No crying" He said firmly, looking at Anna with a smile before left the room

"Ok Soph... Snuggle up so we can carry on reading" Said Anna who was listening intently to her baby's cries until they slowly subsided and she was able to focus back on the story

"Mommy..." Said Olivia interrupting her while she looked up at her "Do you love Aiden more than you love me?"

What?? She thought surprised that her daughter would ask that. Have I been so invested in my new baby that I've been overlooking my daughters?

"No! No... Oli... I love you, Soph and Aiden equally... Do you know what that means?" She asked observing intently as they shook their heads

"That means I don't love any of you more than the other... You, Sophie and Aiden are my babies and I love you all the same" Said Anna, trying to explain herself as best as she could "Do you understand?"

Sophie nodded but Olivia, as always, wasn't very convinced so Anna leaned and kissed them in both cheeks and tickled them to make them laugh

"I love you girls... You're everything to me... You may not understand it very well now but I promise you that you will, ok?"

Olivia and Sophie nodded and snuggled up to Anna and she tried to read the rest of the story even though a lump would form on her throat every time the hurt look on her daughters' faces appeared in her mind.

Harry had stayed in the master bedroom with the baby and she stayed with her daughters until she made sure they were really asleep before joining her husband and son.

"Oh Harry... You'd never guess what Olivia just asked me" She said finally relieved to be able to speak to someone about what had just happened

"I would have never thought she was feeling like this..." Said Harry shaking his head in denial after hearing Anna's story while she dried her tears "We need to make it better...Maybe we should have a weekend away and do something that revolves around the two of them, you know?"

"Yes! That's a great idea" She gave him a teary smile

"Don't cry... We're not experts at this... But we're not doing a bad job either... Don't worry" He said wrapping an arm around her before giving her a light peck on the lips