My Favorite Mistake (1D / H.S./ Harry Styles)- REVISING

Chapter 68

Harry's POV

I stare at my phone rereading the direct message I received for the fifth time. How do I respond? Do I tell her that I fucked up and should have admitted my love for her earlier? Do I listen to Grimmy and just drop off the face of her earth?

"Harry,

I guess I'm a little confused. You don't return my texts or my calls and now, you've completely disowned me on all the social networks. Did I do something wrong? I really don't understand. I'd appreciate it if you could explain all this to me.

Thanks,

Sam"

I let out a sigh. She sounds so sad. I never wanted to hurt her and just want her to be happy. I have to walk away...for my own sanity.

I creep on her page and sneak a peek at her pictures. God, she is beautiful! She looks so happy. It warms my broken heart. There is no way I could have made her that happy. She's in good hands...I try to convince myself.

I take another look over the message and delete it. I'm walking away. Time to pick up the pieces and not make the same mistake again.

"Everything okay?" Grimmy asks and snaps me back into reality.

"Yea. I will be." I respond. I've finally accepted my fate.

"I'm so sorry, Sam. I hope you can understand one day." I say in my head.

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Sam's POV...Eight years later

"Hurry up! You're going to be late for school!!" I yell up the stairs.

"Okay!" A duet of voices answer me.

I finish packing lunches just as Liam strolls into the kitchen dressed in a suit and tie...his usual dress attire for work. He comes up behind me, wraps his arms around my waist, moves my hair off my neck, and places a couple soft kisses just below my ear. I still get butterflies when he does that.

"We need to start more mornings like that in the shower." He whispers in my ear.

I spin around in his arms smirking and hand him his tea in a travel mug. I had a comeback but quickly bite my tongue as the sound of four little feet come running into the kitchen.

"Give your dad loves and go eat your breakfast!" I tell them over Liam's shoulder.

Liam lets go of me, places the tea on the counter, and meets them halfway.

"See ya, Daddy!" Kevin says as they do this fist pound hand shake combo that they made up years ago. It looks a lot more manly than it sounds. Honestly, it's cute as hell.

"Have a good day at work, Daddy!" Diana pounces over giving him the biggest squeeze that I think his head is about to pop.

"I'll see YOU at lunch!" He reminds me of our lunch date today and presses his lips against mine for a lengthy goodbye.

"Ewwwww!" Both kids disapprove in unison with noses wrinkled.

"Ewwwww?!" Liam hops over to them and begins to tickle them. "I'll show you 'ewwwww'!" The kids squirm and giggle.

He gathers his things and gives me another kiss with another chorus of "ewwwww!" over my shoulder. He pulls back and raises an eyebrow at them. The house fills with giggles. He turns on his heels and off he goes. The kids finish their breakfasts and hop on the bus.

I guess there's a bit of catching up to do...where do I start?

The "wedding"- Even though we were already married for three months, our secret wedding still remains a secret. The second wedding didn't go off without any drama! Amber was still hot and heavy after Liam to the point he was so uncomfortable that not only did he kick her out of his wedding party but she was asked not to show up to the ceremony all together.

I am so glad we eloped. It took all the stupid drama that went with the wedding so much easier to handle.

Obviously, I'm still married to Liam. I couldn't have asked for a better husband and father to the children. I married my best friend.

Who's Diana, you ask?- Well, she is our daughter that we got pregnant with two weeks after we eloped. She has got Liam wrapped around her little finger and is such a daddy's girl. She loves to sing and has the biggest heart...like her daddy. She's a handful and keeps us on our toes...she must get that from her daddy too.

Kevin- We moved to Phoenix and Niall didn't stay true to his visitations. Right around Kevin's fifth birthday, Niall decided he wanted to release all of his parental rights and allow Liam to adopt Kevin. I, personally, have mixed feelings about that. I hope Kevin grows to understand that Niall dropping out has nothing to do with him. Niall just wasn't ready to be a dad. I do plan on telling Kevin in a couple years and once he turns eighteen, I'll give him all the information I have on Niall, if or when he wants to hunt his father down. Liam legally adopted Kevin when he was five.

Harry- I never heard from him after I sent my message. I still think about him now and again. I wonder if he thinks about me or if he even remembers me like I do him. Lately, I've been thinking about him a lot more because our high school reunion is coming up. I don't intend on going but it doesn't mean I'm not curious about where everyone ended up, especially Harry.

My curiosity is getting the best of me. I sit down in front of our laptop and begin searching social networks for him. After a bit of hunting and creeping, I find him. His icon is a picture of him squating down next to a double stroller with two toddlers in it. All three of them with the same dimple infested smile. He couldn't deny those kids if he tried...they look just like him! The toddlers are dressed in matching pink dresses with bows in their hair. I find myself smiling at the computer screen.

Now what? I can't just creep on his page every now and again. I want to know how he's doing, what he's doing, and hear all about his family. He was such a huge part of my life and he just disappeared. I am 100% happy with the way things turned out for me and wouldn't trade it for the world. Harry was just that one person that I never forgot and I'm not sure what exactly that means. I just wonder if he even remembers who I am.

As I look through all the pictures he has posted, I catch a couple of a woman that I assume is his wife. She is absolutely stunning with long light brown hair and brown eyes. The curiosity of the past eight years overwhelms me and I begin to type out a direct message to him. What have I got to lose, right?

"Harry,

I'm not sure if you remember me. I used to go by Sam Anderson. We went to high school together and were friends for quite some time after. I stumbled onto your page and would love to catch up.

I hope this message finds you well!

Sam"

I pause for a second and those second thoughts begin to surface. Before they take over, I hit send. What's the worse that could happen? He could never respond to me or not remember me and I am no worse off than i am eight this moment.

I close the laptop and head out to meet up with Liam for lunch.

Harry's POV

I sit in the teacher's lounge chatting with my co-workers. It's a lunchtime and this day couldn't get any more weird. I had to kick a student out of class for completely disregarding me and not putting his phone away. Taking selfies in the middle of class?! Really?! I understand science isn't for everyone but I guess I figured those antics would come more in high school and not junior high.

I stand up from the table and throw my garbage in the trash while I check my phone to see if Katherine needed to add anything to the grocery list she handed me to pick up on the way home...nope...but I do have an alert of a direct message. Who in the hell is Samantha Payne?!

Holy shit! I stop dead in my tracks as my heart skips a beat. SAM?!

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