Because Of You (Sequel to Love & Lies)

Chapter 26: Red Christmas

"Hey baby, do you need this?" Harry asked.

I turned around to see Harry smirking, in his hand a lacy, red panty. I feel the heat rushing to my face.

I walk to over to him and snatch it for his hands. "Perv."

"Wow Jenny. You're almost the same color as the underwear!" Harry exclaimed, laughing hard.

"Shut up and continue packing. Oh--and stay away from my underwear drawer!" I say, picking up a random pillow and pelting it at him.

He quickly dodges it and puts his hands up in surrender. "Okay, you have my word."

We were almost two weeks away from Christmas and we decided to start getting packed to go back home, to our home. We also needed to start getting a head start on the nursery for our baby girl. We were only around 6 months away.

We were packing up the last few boxes in the bedroom and then we'd have it on a plane to Heathrow in less than a few hours. At the most, I had at least 25 boxes, majority of it clothes.

"That's the last of it!" Harry said, taping up the last box.

"Awesome. The moving guys should be here any moment to pick them up. I should start saying my goodbyes, yeah?"

"Yeah love. We need to be on our way to the airport soon." He replied.

I nodded, going to pick up my suitcase.

"No, it's fine. I've got it, I don't want you hurting yourself." Harry said, reaching for it instead.

I smile and peck him on the cheek. I walk down the stairs, Harry right on my tail. He carried both my suitcase and his in hand.

Ellie and Lucy were in the living room waiting for us to come down. I smile sadly.

I go up to Ellie and I wrap my arms around her as tightly as I can.

"Ugh I love you so much." She says, her voice muffled in my hair.

"Me too. I'm going to miss you so much. Thank you for everything." I say, pulling away.

"No! Please this is always your home. Whenever you come back, you come stay here. The door is always open." She says.

I smile. "Don't be a stranger either. I better see you at my baby shower." I warn.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world." She says.

I hug her again before moving on to Lucy. She grabs a hold on me tightly, and I hug back, feeling tears spring to my eyes.

"Oh Luc, I'm going to miss you." I say.

"Me too. I wish you didn't have to leave." She said, pulling away.

"I know. But I have to."

She nods. "I understand. I'll be there to help when she comes, okay?"

"Yeah."

Harry and I walk to the door and waits for me to step out before exiting behind me.

"You ready love?"

"Yeah. I'm coming."

He walks ahead of me to put the bags in the trunk and I follow behind him.

"Jenny?"

I turn around to see Lucy still by the door.

"Yeah?"

"You need to tell him."

My stomach drops and I gulp. "I know, I will."

I feel red as I walk back to the car. Like the whole world knows my secret.

"Jenny? Are you okay? You're sort of...red." Harry asks and I know he's referring to my underwear.

"Yeah I'm fine. Let's go baby." I say.

As we walk to the front of the car, Harry sings softly in my ear.

"And have yourself a merry little Christmas now..."
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Merry Christmas! I hope you all get everything you want and take the time to spend with your family. xx