Same Old Love (sequel to Heartbreak Girl)

six.

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  ~Bella Irwin~
According to Ashton, Harry and his daughter were coming to visit today. I had mixed feelings. Harry Styles, my ex-boyfriend, suddenly becoming best friends with my husband. Last time we met, Harry confessed how much he still loved me. Knowing Harry Styles, there had to be an ulterior motive.

I was deep in thought while I had Riley in the front seat, with her headphones in. Will was in the back, daydreaming. At that age, there was no such thing as boredom.

I drove into the driveway, exhaustion written clearly on my face. I saw Ashton's car in the driveway, and my shoulders tensed.

"Mum," Riley called. "Aren't you going to get out of the car?"

I hummed, before fully realizing what she meant. "Oh, yeah. Sorry, darling."

I opened the car door. I got out, and stepped in the middle of Will and Riley. I held Will's hand, and Riley wrapped her arm around my waist. It was the best feeling ever. Being home, on a weekday, with no responsibilities.

It took ages to get to the door, but it wasn't like I wanted to get there quickly. I knew who was behind that door. My past was behind that door. Stuck to me like glue.

I dug through my purse to get the keys. The cool metal touched my skin, and my fingers gripped around the chain. I went through the keys until I found the one I needed, and slowly unlocked the door. Everything was in slow motion. At least, that was what it felt like.

I heard male laughter the second I walked through the door. There was Ashton's giggle, and then there was a deeper, raspier chuckle I recognized immediately. A rush of fear hit my insides, and I decided to just sneak upstairs until I was totally ready to face him.

Unfortunately, nothing could go the way I wanted it to. Will ran to the kitchen, shouting "Daddy" over and over again.

Sighing, I followed him. "Is that Harry Styles?" Riley asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.

I nodded, not trusting my voice to speak. Riley noticed that my slow pace was not going to increase, so she walked ahead of me to get into the kitchen. Seconds after, I realized that the only noise coming from outside the kitchen were my footsteps, the sound of my heels echoing against the marble floor.

When I got into the kitchen, I looked down at the floor before gazing at him. His green eyes watched me carefully. I didn't want Ashton to get all awkward, so I decided to break the uncomfortable silence. "Hi."

Harry raised an eyebrow. "Hello."

"Hey Bells. How was work?" Ashton asked.

"Oh. Same old." I winced at the nickname, memories flooding back in an instant.

"Glad to have you home," he said, before pecking my cheek.

Harry tensed- I think. I was probably just overanalyzing it. It took a while before I noticed a small figure huddled into Harry's chest. Elizabeth.

Reluctantly, I walked over. I kneeled so I was eye level with her. I gave her a small smile. "Hello."

She let out a sigh of relief. I must've had a bewildered look on my face, as Harry answered and said, "She was getting overwhelmed by all the Australians."

I laughed, and her eyes lit up. "You must be Elizabeth."

She nodded. Quite a shy one she was. "I'm Bella. This is Will, and this is Riley."

She tentatively sat up straighter and eyed Riley and Will.

"Do you want to play?" Will asked. I smiled at her, encouraging her to answer.

She looked up at Harry, who nodded and kissed her forehead. My heart melted at his parenting skills, but I chose to ignore it. Slowly, she jumped out of his lap and followed Will out of the room.

"So," Riley said. "How does it feel to not be in the world's biggest boyband anymore?"

"Riley!" I scolded.

Harry chuckled. "It's fine. It's a change, for sure. Hard to get used to, but I guess I'm a family man now."

"Same here," Ashton said. His voice wasn't as positive about it as Harry's, so I gave him the "don't be stupid" look.

"Speaking of bands, babe. Mike invited me for a jam session. Harry, do you want to come?" Ashton asked. I was glad. Ash loved his drums.

"Nah man. Jet lag sucks. I think I might sleep or something," Harry answered, and my stomach flipped.

"Totally understand," Ashton said. "I should get going while it's still sunny. Bye guys." He gave me a short kiss, and waved to Harry before walking out of the door to put his shoes on.

I stared at the door until Ashton closed it behind him. I picked at my nails, waiting for Harry to go somewhere else.

"I'm gonna start my homework," Riley said, and before I could protest, she had already left the room.

I glanced at the clock, trying to make up an excuse to leave. Before I could say anything, Harry spoke. "Fifteen years, Bella."

"Yeah."

"I thought we were going to be friends," he continued.

"You didn't try to contact me," I answered plainly.

"He asked you to marry him."

"So?"

"So it hurt me," he recollected.

"You're married," I reminded.

"I got married because I heard you were pregnant," he revealed. "I was a mess, Bel."

"Guess you know how it feels now," I said, trying to wash away the hurt in my voice.

Harry scoffed. "It couldn't have hurt as bad... maybe it could've, I don't know. How could you have forgotten what we were?"

"I don't know Harry. I can't talk about it. I thought we were just friends. Stop confusing me."

"This could've been us, you know," he said.

"I know! Goddamnit I know! Just... get over it. You didn't come here for Ashton. I know what you came for. I'm not stupid, and I don't understand how Ashton is. Like hell you'll get it," I yelled, then remembered how Will and Riley were just upstairs, and could hear me easily.

Harry stayed silent, watching me carefully. I was breathing really hard and angry tears threatened to spill. I didn't expect Harry to be so direct, but nothing made sense when it came to him.

"Bella," he started. "I've changed."

I just stared at him, heart pounding.

a/n:
extra long chapter because I felt like my last chapter sucked ass and you guys deserved a long, fast update. <3

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