"Options... I've ran out of Options..." (Book 3)

Chapter 164 - "Creepy..."

Chapter 164 - "Creepy..."

Clara's PoV

'Look Mummy Clara. Look. Can you push me on the swing?' Henry asked with battered eyelids.

'Of course I will' I chuckled following him towards the swings with Harry in the buggy comfortably.

Since going on maternity leave I have found that I'm spending a lot more time with Henry.

We decided on this specific day that it was quite sunny so I took him to the park after crafts club which the pair did over the summer. And I had Ollie as well.

All the things and babysitting that Lilly had done for me in the past - I felt kind of obliged to give back so offered to pick him up as well.

They were having a blast on all the little swings and things and were actually far more daring than I would have liked a three and a half  and almost 4 year old to be. He was trying to go on all the adult things.

'Be careful buddy' I yelled looking back at Harry for a moment and trying to stop him from getting fussy and didn't factor in other people in the park.

Especially people that I had no recognition of.

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'Who the hell are you?' I scoffed holding both Henry and Ollie away from the strange woman and man of whom I didn't recognise straight away but that actually later did make sense.

I went back towards the buggy where Harry was happily cooing away to himself thankfully and made Ollie hold on as Henry jumped into my arms.

Trouble was that I couldn't hold Henry in my arms and push the buggy.

'Buddy I need to push the buggy. Hold my hand' I instructed to him.

'I'm Julie and this is Jack. I couldn't help but notice the little boy you have here? And the name is pretty coincidental' she said stepping forward. 'Is that Henry Smith?'

'So what if it is?' How would you even know?' I scoffed pushing the buggy away and instructing the boys.

How would this woman know who Henry is?

I might not have my own kid, my adoptive son and my son on me but how is she to know that these these aren't my children?

'I'm Julie? Lucie' Mum? Henrys grandmother' she smiled like I was just going to take her word for it and hand him over to a complete stranger.

'Mummy Clara' Henry scoffed holding my hand as I unlocked the car and instructed him and Ollie to both sit in their car seats.

'Look. I don't know who you are' I said as she turned her nose up at the Harry and I growled at her even looking at him let alone gave a Fucking opinion. 'But if you are who you say you are then you'll have to contact John' scoffed handing her over the number and then got in the car. 'It's got nothing to do with me'

It was kind of creepy.

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'Was it Julie and Jack though?' John asked confused as I held Harry close to me and his mother close to his mouth and he latched on almost immediately.

I'd never fed one of my kids myself before so this whole breast feeding thing was new. Not that I was always legit feeding him via my boobs because I wasn't.

I was just producing and pumping it and then gave it to him in a bottle a lot of the time.

I was however producing so much of it that John was bottling it up by the dozen. Whilst Harry was guzzling like there was no tomorrow - John and I had done some research and found that there was a charity that you can give breast milk too so that they can use it with their new borns.

I was producing enough milk for 6 babies anyway so it might as well get used.

My midwife presumed it had something to do with the fact that I had had a few babies before and never used it.

'I don't know. I met the woman once for five minutes. I have no bloody clue who she is. I just don't like the idea of her randomly coming up to us in the park' I growled.

'Hmm. I mean the boys know about stranger danger anyway but I see your point. God it's been nearly 4 years since Lucie died and over three and a half years since Henry was born. Why choose now to start stalking?'

'I don't know John. All I'm saying was that it was pretty freaky and maybe you should think about calling her'

'I can't. I have no number. We moved away from the last house so even if they went back to look for me I'm not there' he hummed.

'You don't sound too worried?'

'Henry doesn't look that much like Lucie? How could they know it's him?' John said as it was obviously bugging him.

I followed him into the garden though where he had set up - or actually was in the middle of setting up - the paddling pool for the kids this afternoon.

'Hold up though John... both boys had their school uniform on. It's not too hard to track the school from the jumpers logo'

'I think your overthinking it' he hummed.

'Now that I'm 5 do I have to wear armbands?' Poppy asked with a pout.

'Yes' John and I said at the same time as she rolled her eyes and stalked away. 'No bikinis' I shouted.

We were having our annual Summer BBQ which we had pretty much every year since we had gotten back together officially so this would be our third. Of course it was late August m so it wasn't officially Summer anymore.

Lilly and Richard would be here soon and a few of the kids friends from school plus a few neighbours from the area.

We also figured that this would be the first time that family and friends will meet little Harry because he's only a few weeks old.