Choices Between Us

Chapter 19

"Mommy.......I am hungry." Lena whined as she was shoving on me trying to wake me up.  I got into bed late and it was impossible for me to fall asleep till the wee hours of the morning.  I just couldn't stop thinking about what happened between Harry and I.  "Get up Mommy."

"ugh....." I groan throwing the blankets back and pushing myself to sit up on the side of the bed.  "Lena I really don't feel well.   Why don't you go get Daddy,  you love his pancakes.  He would be happy to make them for you."

I feel her sigh and her little body jump down off of the bed as I flop back against the mattress. 

"You are the worst today Mommy." Lena grumbles before she heads out the door.  I can tell she is down right pissed off at me for not getting up with her this morning.  I look at my phone and see it is just past seven am.   I send Harry a quick text to see if he is awake.

"Are you awake?  I feel like shit......Lena wants pancakes."

I see the message is read as soon as it is delivered and I see the three little dots making me aware that he is messaging me back.

"Rest well Ray Ray......I will take care of the princess. X"

I drop my phone onto the bedside table and cuddle back down into the comfortable mattress.  I was so tired.  It doesn't take me long to fall back to sleep.

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I hear a soft knock at the door,  I stretch and look at the time on my phone.  It is almost one pm.  I had slept the morning away.  I yawn and the door opens.  Harry steps through with a tray of food.   I had to admit that I was starving at this point.

"I thought you might be hungry." He says peeking around the door with the tray in his hands,  his curls fall down over his shoulders,  he is dressed in blue jeans and a white t-shirt.  My eyes take him in, he looks amazing. 

He crosses the room as I sit up in the bed,  he places the tray on the bed beside me.  I look down at I see all of my favorites.  Strawberries  which is also one of Lena's faves as well, like mother like daughter.   Tea with milk,  two slices of cinnamon toast and some Greek yogurt. 

I can't help but smile at him,  he in return gives me a small soft smile.

"Thank you."  I say as I pick up a slice of the toast and start eating it right away.  I was starving.  "How is Lena?  She giving you any trouble?"

He chuckles.  "Trouble......she is never any trouble.  You couldn't ask for a better child."

"She is pretty great isn't she?" I look into his eyes.

"That she is." Harry looks down at his hands then back up to me.  "Mom has her out shopping at the food market with her.  They are baking this afternoon."

I smile thinking of how great Anne is to our little girl.   I really loved Harry's mom.   I continue to eat my breakfast,  Harry just sitting there at the foot of the bed.   Our conversation is light, no mention to what happened last night in the kitchen.   It was though in my every thought as I sat here with him. 

"So I was thinking .........we could have dinner tonight."  Harry says as I finish my tea.   "Just so we can talk.......I really think we need to talk."

I sigh knowing he was right we did need to talk.   "I don't know Harry."

"Raya I know that you are kinda in a relationship and I get that.......but we can't just pretend what happened last night didn't happen.   I know it was unexpected especially since it happened on me moms kitchen counter." He chuckled and I couldn't help but laugh with him.  "She would so kill us if she knew."