Harry Baby

Chapter 9

"Harry Styles, open this door," a female voice calls from the other side of it.

"No way," Harry says putting his mug down and quickly walking to get the door.

"Hey, Harry," the female says as Harry opens the door.

"Lou!" he yells. He gives her a big hug before greeting the small girl clinging to Lou's leg. "Lux, are you going to say 'hi'?" Harry asks the small girl.

"Hi, Uncle Harry," she says shyly.

"Lux, why are you shy tonight?" Lou asks giggling. Just then she looks up and notices me.

"Oh," she says making eye contact with me for a spilt second before turning back to Harry. "Who's your friend?" Lou asks.

"Um, this is Cassy. Cassy, this is Lou," he puts his hand one the shoulder of the older woman, "and her daughter Lux," he looks at the young girl.

"They're some of my friends from England."

"Nice to meet you," I say shaking Lou's hand. "Hello, Lux, nice to meet you, too," I say crouching down to her size.

"Nice to meet you," she says creeping out from behind her mother's leg.

"Want some marshmallows?" she says shyly holding out a plastic container with a snowman painted on it. Lou giggles at Lux.

"I would love some," I smile holding out my hand. She shakes some from the container into the palm of my hand.

"Those aren't marshmallows, Lux," Harry says with a serous face.

"There not?" she asks confused.

"No they aren't. They're snowman poop," Harry says still keeping a serious face.

"Well they taste pretty good for crap," I say. Harry and Lou laugh.

"So what brings you guys to Millerton, New York?" I ask.

"We were spending the week in the city, and then I remembered that Harry lived in New York, so here we are," she says shrugging.

"You drove all the way out here to visit me," Harry asks. "Am I that important?" he jokes. I start to chuckle.

"Not really," Lou responds. "The only reason I even remembered you was because Lux wouldn't stop saying 'Where's Uncle Harry? Where's Uncle Harry?'" she adds.

"Yeah that sounds like you two," Harry says. Lou and I both burst out laughing.

"All she remembered was that you used to live in the city," Lou says.

"Nice to know someone cares about me," Harry jokes messing up Lux's hair. She starts scrambling to fix it.

***

A half hour later, Lou and Lux leave.

"That was a quick visit," I comment once Harry closes the door behind them.

"Yeah. It was still nice to see them again," Harry says.

"It was nice of them to even visit," I say.

"Yeah, it was," he says seeming a little upset.

"I'll go make more hot chocolate," Harry says looking at the now cold hot chocolate.

"Okay," I say as he pours more milk into the pot.