Rewind (Mature H.S)

Surprise

A hand runs through my hair and I turn my head away, my mom sighing.

"Honey, it's been weeks," she whispers, my head burying into the pillow.

"Fuck off," I nearly cry, my eyes permanently puffy.

"At least come to the store with me. I want you to get out of your room," she whispers, my head shaking. I refuse to go anywhere. My father sent me back to my mother's and now I live without contact to the only one I want. The only one I've grown to trust.

"Your father...he didn't press charges," she says, my anger boiling over.

"He doesn't know anything! I love him!" I yell, my mom wrapping her arms around me.

"I know, Claire. Please, I've tried everything I can to make sure you will see him again," she soothes, kissing my hair.

"He's in prison because of something I wanted. He took the blame when my fucking twat of a father accused him!" I yell, crying all over again.

"Claire, calm down," she whispers, holding me to relax me. But it's not the same. Harry was the only one I ever felt easily comforted by.

"I know you're in pain but it takes time to recover. Harry isn't in jail. He's on watch, but he's not in jail. It's a matter of time until you can see him again, but your father placed restraining order on him with you and himself. I am fighting to get that lifted," she tells me, my heart deflating.

"I hate him. He's an asshole; he hasn't changed," I say, angered at my father's shit now more than ever.

"I know, Claire. We'll figure this out."

She sits with me for a little while longer and I watch her get up. "Do you need anything? You haven't asked for any pads in a while. Are you still good on those?" she asks, my head nodding. But I freeze, and she catches my sudden action.

"Claire," she says, but I grab my stomach. It's September and I haven't had my period since June. I've been too blinded to notice and I haven't been taking my pills, and I just about lose my mind.

"Mom," I whisper, her feet walking back over to me.

"Claire, what's wrong?" she asks, but I feel like she might know what's going on.

"I, um, haven't...had it," I say, her head nodding.

"In how long?" she asks, my lower lip taken between my teeth.

"June," I whisper, her hand coming to her forehead.

"Claire, I-I need you to tell me everything," she says, my head nodding. I explain that I felt safe with Harry, not mentioning the sex previous to him, but I'm certain it's Harry's. There wasn't anyone in a while before him so that's all I know.

"Well, I'll pick up a few pregnancy tests for you. You're sure?" she asks, my head nodding.

I walk into the bathroom and take my shirt off, observing myself in the mirror. Since coming home I've noticed I've gain a little weight but I had assumed it was with the amount of food I've eaten. But as I look closely, I suck in but still obtain a small bump. It was never like this before and I stop, cupping my stomach immediately.

"Baby," I whisper, holding onto my stomach. All I know is I may hold something that will change my future forever.

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Harry's POV

I throw the weights onto the ground and release a groan, working hard to accomplish everything on my set. The gym is empty aside from myself and I run my hand through my hair, getting the sweat off my forehead.

My phone starts ringing and I grab it, seeing an unknown number on the screen.

"Hello?" I ask, my lips surrounding the water bottle.

"Is, um, is this Harry?" I hear a woman say, my eyebrows frowning.

"This is. Who is speaking?" I ask, tossing the bottle in my bag.

"It's Joy Reynolds," she says, my heart skipping a beat at the mention of a Reynolds.

"Can I help you with something?" I ask, her throat clearing.

"I don't want to alarm you, in any way, but is there a possibility you could come to New York?" she asks, my shoulders shrugging.

"No. I don't know who you are so I have no reason to," I say, but she continues talking.

"I'm sorry, I just...I'm Claire's mother," she says, and my heart stops. My Claire.

"Where is she? Can I talk to her?" I ask, but that cues a laugh.

"She's just fine. I'm just upset it took so long to find your new contact information," she says, my body sitting down.

"Is she with you?" I ask, wanting to hear my love's voice. God, I've missed her so much. I'm a wreck without her.

"She's...resting. You see, that's what I'm calling about. She needs you, Harry, and I'm not just saying that," she says, my head nodding.

"Okay, but where is she?" I ask, ready to book the next flight to New York if I have to.

"Well, we're currently in the hospital," she says, my eyes widening.

"The hospital. Why? Is everything okay?" I rush, horrified something even worse will permanently separate me from Claire.

"Harry...calm down and just try to understand," she says, my hand on my forehead.

"Yes, of course. Just tell me she's alright," I say, my heart pounding.

"Yes, Claire is just fine," she says, my lips releasing a sigh. "And the baby is too."

And that's when I stop breathing. My lips part, my heart stops, and I can feel my mind go blank.

"B-Baby," I manage to get out.

A laugh on the other end of the phone breaks me out of the shock, my heart beginning to beat again.

"Yeah, she's just given birth. To your baby," she explains, my hand covering my forehead.

"A baby," I reiterate, my lips curving into a smile. Never would I have pinned Claire as being the motherly type, but now she's just had a baby. Our baby.

"Yes. I just...I want you to be here with her. New York, at the community hospital. I understand if you can't make it," she says, but I shake my head.

"I'll be there."

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