Bound Together

Chapter 32

Ruby POV

The six of us sit around the eight seat-er dining table. Me and Harry across from each other in the middle, Anne sits next to Harry on one side and Robin sits next to me on the other. On my right hand side my mother sits next to me with my father opposite her. The two top seats vacant with no one needed to fill the spaces with Alexa being in bed that is. After me and Harry stopped laughing from the disaster which occurred in the kitchen, resulting in burnt chicken we finally served the meal to everyone; chicken with potatoes and salad. Thankfully the potatoes and salad were unharmed.

"Sorry the chicken is a bit burnt, we got a bit... erm well preoccupied" Harry says while look straight at me I can't help but stifle a giggle.

"Yeah but I hope you's still enjoy it" I smile at them all and look up to Harry who is giving me a sinister smirk.

"So how are you's finding looking after Alexa" Anne asks me and Harry

"It's hard work but I love it so much, I really do" I tell everyone while smiling a cheesy grin, then everyone looks at Harry for his opinion.

"Yeah, what Ruby said" He winks and everyone laughs "No, seriously. I love it, if it hadn't been for Alexa me and Ruby would have never got like this and I would be extremely happy spending my entire life like this" He smiles

I look intently at Harry, memorized by his words before Robin speaks up "That sounds like a bloody proposal" He laughs 

"Not quite yet, it will be done in a much more romantic way" He laughs and I feel my cheeks starting to heat up. There's 'aw's' coming from each side of me and I laugh not knowing if to reply or not. 

"Well I think you's seem very in-love and I'm very happy for you's both and Alexa's very lucky that she has you's both" My mother, Maria says.

"Thanks Maria" Harry tells her and I lean into her shoulder giving her an awkward hug.

"So Harry" Anne is obviously about to change the conversation "How's the job going, any new cases?" She asks him. 

What is she talking about cases? Harry works in a office, doesn't he? I see Harry look over to me worriedly before speaking "Erm yeah I'm working on a new case but I can't really say much about it quite yet" He looks at me apologetically but I still sit here very confused.

"What do you do Harry?" My father, Joe asks

"Erm... A detective" My lips form a 'O' shape while Harry gives me a pleading look as if to say go along with it and act as if I know. 

Why the fuck would Harry not tell me? I am beyond furious, he sits and patronizes me about lying when he's been lying to me receptively about where he's going to work. He better have a brilliant excuse for this. We sit for the rest of the meal talking about simple topics of conversations while everyone apart from me and Harry seem to be having a good time. I sit in silence almost the whole meal after finding out Harry lied to me about what he did for a living, how could he do this to me. 

"Well I think we are going to make a move now" My mother tells us all

"Ok, I'll walk you's out" I tell my parents.

I lead them out and then open the front door for them "Thank you for tonight" My father tells me. 

"No problem" I give him a hug and a kiss.

"Yeah thanks darling, it's been very nice. See you soon" My mother smiles and gives me a kiss.

"Love you, bye" I tell both of them, which they both reply with them same reply.

As I'm walking back into the dining room I hear Anne talking to Harry "I'm sorry Harry, I thought she knew" She sighs

He huffs "Well she didn't but I was going to have to tell her sooner or later but we've just made up from an argument and I don't want this to result in another one" He tells his Mother.