Shattered - H.S. |on hold|

Eleven.

I hadn't seen Harry the past days, he probably was busy drinking or spending time with the girl from the club, either way both thoughts made my heart drop.

I don't know what it was but somehow the way he was gentle with the girl at the club, how he flinched away once she placed his hand between her legs. It upset me more than it should how he was so caring about her and so desperate about me and it left me thinking if he knew her and if he had said the same shit about “making him happy again” like he said to me and if it had the same effect on her, making her heart flutter.

As much as I tried, I couldn't shake the thoughts off. He had harmed me in a few ways, but those were a few to many since I didn't even know him that well and he didn't even know me.

This morning Cleo returned from her oh so amusing trip and I was just picking up my stuff later and hearing out all the details about how annoying Cleo's brothers were but as usual she would finish with 'I kinda miss them already.'

I entered the family house I hadn't seen in a week. Apparently Ashton & El had missed me, how nice they are and to be honest, I missed them too. Having a few days alone, relaxing and drowning in some books is amazing but when you're used to having a loud family, you get bored pretty fast and your mind drifts off and to me that was Harry in particular.

A pair of arms immediately wrapped around my waist and a blond haired head rested on my chest, while a pair of tiny arms wrapped around my right leg.

I first hugged my clever sister and than bowed down to my baby boy. It felt like I hadn't seen them in months while it was just a week and I wondered how Felicity could do it. I really did.

“Belle, sweetheart can you help me with dinner for a bit?” I rolled my eyes, I had been inside for five minutes and she needed me already. At the exact same time Eleanor made a disgusted face before she started whispering.

“She's making Brussels sprouts, please make her stop.” I laughed in response and messed up her hair. “I'll make sure you're getting pizza after the outstanding dish miss.”

Both Ashton as Eleanor giggled at my posh way of speaking before I headed to the kitchen and grabbed an apron from the hanger.

I draped my arm around my mother's shoulder as she placed a friendly kiss on my cheek. “How are you beautiful?”

I lifted a thumb and started helping her making dinner.

“So how has your week at Cleo's flat been?”

I shrugged. “It has been alright.” Except the part where the guy dad needs to look after & I made out and he got over excited and started touching me, just to touch others a day later but oh well must been alright.

She suddenly stopped her actions and turned to face me.

“tell me honestly, do you know the new guy?”

I tried to hide my gulp & eyeswidening as she asked that. Honestly, I couldn't lie to my mother. How did she know, or suspect.

“Well, he's on the same floor as Cleo and his sister comes to childcare.” I wasn't lying, I was just hiding the rest because I knew she wouldn't want to hear it.

“That's it?” I turned away and focused on the pans and nodded, not trusting my voice.

“Good because it's all that's on your dad's mind lately. He's worried the guy will get in contact with you or something, he'll probably tell you later to stay away from Cleo. I mean she can come over, we like her you know that but we just don't want you to be around him and neither do we love the idea Cleo living in the same block, well, same floor as him but we can't do anything about that can we just be safe, Belle.”