It was another 2 weeks before they would allow Autumn to go home, but only if she had someone to stay with or to stay with her. There was no way at all she was allowed to be on her own yet. So she had two options she could stay with Amy and Lou, the newlyweds or Harry, the guy she was in love with and was trying to get over. No pressure there.
"Look Rainy it's not like you can't see Amy every day, she's right next door, and we knocked the fencing separating our yards down when we moved in. The yards are connected so Em and Tia will have plenty of room to run and play, you and Em with both have your own room instead of sharing one." Harry tells her.
"Harry." Autumn starts to say.
"This way Amy and Lou can have time to." Harry stops when he feels Autumn's cool hand covering his mouth.
"Shut up." Autumn giggles. "I agree, Amy and Lou deserves to have their home back. They are newlyweds and don't need me there under their feet." She says. "I don't mind staying with you if you're sure." Autumn says.
"I wouldn't have offered if I wasn't sure, Rainy." Harry tells her. "Now if you're ready to go we'll get out of here and get you home." He smiles.
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"So, how are things between you and Harry?" Amy asks. "It's been 2 months sence you've gotten out of the hospital." She adds.
Autumn shrugs. "Don't know." She says as she watches Em and Tia play in the shallow end of the pool. "He gets up before we do and leaves to go to work, comes home after we're already in bed. Hell, Amy, I see Lou more than I do Harry and they're supposed to be working together, but Harry sure does put in a lot more hours than Lou does." Autumn says.
"You think he's up to his old tricks again?" Amy asks.
"Either that or he's seeing someone else and doesn't have the heart to kick us out." Autumn says with tears in her eyes. She then turns her head and looks at her friend. "Will you watch Em so I can move our thing to our house, I think I'm well enough to go home now. Let's see how long it takes Mr. Styles to figure out I've moved out." Autumn says standing up and walking toward Harry's backdoor.
It didn't take Autumn long to move hers and Em's things back to own home, it was mostly clothes anyway. What she didn't expect was it took Harry almost 3 months to realize she was no longer living with him, 3 months of constantly having to remind herself she needed to live for Em. Autumn realized it was no longer worth fighting for when she saw on the TV news, Harry with a tall, leggy brunette that claimed to be his fiance, and they would be getting married soon.
Autumn sits Em at the table and tells her when she's done eating to take the letter she's written to Amy and Lou, she then goes to the bathroom and locks the door.
Harry was home early for the first time in months, he wanted to tell Rainy, if she was even watching TV, what Stacey said wasn't true. Walking in the door the house was quiet, just as he turns to head toward the bedrooms his front door crashes open. Spinning around he sees a livid Amy standing there, her hands balled up into fists at her sides, damn near breathing fire, with a pissed off Louis behind her.
"I told you Lou, the day his engagement is announced to the world the fucker finally decides to come home at a decent time." Amy spits out. "What's the matter Harry afraid your house guest is gonna find out what cheat you are before you can tell her and ask her to leave? Well you're to fucking late my dear friend, while you have been out, once again fucking around cheating on the most amazing girl in the world, she moved out of your house 3 fucking months ago." Amy yells. "And you didn't even notice, Harry, 3 months and not one phone call or text. Then we hear on the fucking news you're engaged. How fucking could you?"
Harry was shocked, how could he not notice Rainy and Em were no longer in his home. Yeah he was leaving early and coming home late, but surely he would have realized that, wouldn't he. Looking at how pissed Amy and Lou was right now he knew she was telling the truth.
"I'm not engaged." Harry yells. "Stacey lied, that's why I'm home."
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Rising Tide
FanfictionAutumn Rain Peterson has always wanted to travel. So when she found her brother she had been looking for, for years she had that chance. Steven Ashton was the captain of a cruise ship. He needed a babysitter for his daughter while he worked. When he...
