Unpredictable Love

Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Harry's POV

Karleigh is bent down on the lawn beside my four year old cousin Brett. Brett's hand is wrapped around Karleigh's as he talks nonstop to her. Karleigh smiles at Brett and examines the small truck in his hand that he's persistent on showing her. Karleigh says something to Brett and he smiles and laughs in an adorably, childish way.

From where I'm standing I cannot make out the words that Brett and Karleigh are exchanging but I am in awe by her gentle bahavior, all signs of her typical adolescent behavior has vanished. A smile is stretched ear to ear across Karleigh's face, her teeth on full display as she beams at Brett.

Karleigh sits down in the grass and crosses her legs, Brett doesn't hesitate to crawl into her lap and snuggle up against her chest.

"She'd be a great mother." Aunt Beth says in an awestruck voice. Clearly she adores the way her young son is acting with my girlfriend.

My feet take a few steps in her direction, she looks beautiful sitting there on the ground being so kind and gentle, I cannot stay away.

Karleigh's POV

"I like your hair." A small, childlike voice calls out to me from below. I glance down to find a small boy in a plaid button up shirt smiling at me with a baby-toothed smile.

I bend down so that we are on a more equal level. "Thank you." I smile sweetly at the child.

"Do you like my firetwuck?" His pronunciation is adorable, and I nod eagerly. He hands me his toy truck and I inspect it.

"I love your firetruck, what's your name?" I ask as I fiddle with his truck then hand it back to him.

He spins the wheels on his truck, and doesn't look at me when he answers. "Bwett." He responds and I smile widely. Given that he couldn't pronounce the 'r' in firetruck, I'm guessing his name is Brett.

"Well Brett, my name is Karleigh." I tell him and his small brown eyes look up at me. "Hi Kawleigh." He struggles to say my name in the most adorable way, and I am quite fond of the way he can't say r's.

I sit down on the grass completely, and cross my legs beneath me. Brett walks closer to me and plops down into my lap. I smile at his comfort level, and don't resist his cuddling actions.

"I'm fouwr." He tells me with pride as he continues to play with his firetruck.

A shadow is cast over Brett and I and I look up to see a grinning Harry, looking down at us. He doesn't hesitate to take a seat on the grass right beside me.

"Hey Brett." Harry greets. "Hey Hawwy." Brett says neutrally.

"You know Karleigh's my girlfriend, I can't have you trying to steal her from me." Harry teases and Brett giggles. My cheeks warm with delight at his joking, but sweet words.

Brett is acting fairly shy now that Harry is around, but he's still adorable. Brett toys with his firetruck some more before talking. "Kawleigh is your girlfwiend?" Brett squeaks in astonishment and I smile. Harry's eyes light up at Brett. "Yeah she is, hopefully it stays that way for a while." He answers Brett. My eyes drop to Brett's firetruck as I attempt to avoid Harry's eyes.

"Careful, she might have cooties!" Brett warns Harry and harry and I laugh. "I like her cooties." Harry defends, his hand discretely settling on my thigh. My eyes drop down to his hand, then back up to Brett's face.

Someone walks up behind us, and I glance up to find a woman unfamiliar to me. "Karleigh, this is my Aunt Beth, Brett is her son." He informs me and I smile at her and hand Brett over to her.