Because Of You (Sequel to Love & Lies)

Chapter 31: A Couple Always Matches

Harry's POV

"What are you doing here?" The woman asked, looking disgustedly between Jenny and I.

I examine her carefully.

She was very tall and skinny. Her hair dark brown to a blackish colour. It cascaded down her back and stopped right at her mid-back. She wore a tight black dress and the tallest of heels. Her face mature yet flawless. Not a wrinkle, not a blemish. She wore light makeup and her lips were a bold red. Jenny really took everything from her mom.

Jenny stood up and smoothed out her dress. Her mom made contact with Jenny's growing belly, scowling.

"Mum, I came back here to prove you wrong. I will be staying for a few days along with Harry. And I want you to see and get to open up your eyes for once." She said, sternly.

"Well in an attempt to prove me wrong, you surely did not make a good first impression." Her mum said, nodding towards me in bed. "Any how, I will disregard this for the sake of my daughter. You both get dressed and come down for dinner where we will act like this meeting did not happen."

With that, her mum left the room swiftly, her heels clicking on the polished wood floor.

Jenny closed the door to her bedroom and groaned in frustration.

"So...what do we do now?" I say, slowly, Jenny in a pissed mood.

She sat back down on the bed and inhaled deeply. She held it in for a few seconds and then let it out.

We sat in silence for several moments before she finally talked.

"Harry, what I am going to tell you, I need you to take me one hundred percent seriously. If we are really going to get my parents, well more so my mom to approve, then you need to follow my directions."

I nodded my head. "No babe, I understand. Tell me what I have to do."

*

An hour later

Jenny is dressed in a tight black dress, very unlike her usual style. It hugs her belly tightly, almost as if she couldn't breath in it. Her hair was out, with messy curls, only the shorter strands of her hair pinned away from her face. She did her makeup lightly, only her bold red lips making a statement.

"Thank god this dress still fits me or else I would've been screwed." She said, leaning over to double check her makeup in the mirror.

"Babe, you look stunning. Do I look okay?" I ask, adjusting my jacket.

Jenny turns around and grins widely. "You look gorgeous in that suit Haz! I'm so happy my aunt still had my cousin, Mikey's suit. I knew it would fit you perfectly."

I smiled. "So are you ready?" I ask, grabbing my phone from Jenny's old vanity and shoving it in my pocket.

"Yeah. Oh wait, there's one more extremely important detail." She said, moving towards her closet.

I watch as she goes through one of her drawers before she smiles. "Aha! I found it!"

She pulls out a red..tie?

"A tie babe?" I ask.

"Yeah, that's another important rule." She said, walking back over to me. "A couple must always coordinate. Another rule made by my mom."

I nodded as Jenny lifted the collar of my dress shirt and out the tie around my neck. As she tied it, I watched her. Her eyebrows were furrowed in concentration and she pouted slightly.

I smiled. She glanced up at me. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because you're beautiful." Her cheeks flushed a bright red colour as she finished up and adjusted my collar once again.

"Thank you." She said, backing away, smiling. "You're still very cheesy."

I grabbed her arm and quickly turned her around, pulling her by her waist until she was as close as possible to me.

I could hear her breath hitch.

"I love you. Everything is going to be okay." I say, stroking her cheek.

She nodded. "I love you too."

I leaned down and kissed her lightly, her hands wrapping around my neck.

I break away and she smiles. "You have a little something on your lips."

"What do you mean?" I ask, truly confused.

Jenny's face turns bright red as she belts out a laugh. "Just look in the mirror."

I mentally panic as I walk over to the vanity. I take a look and start laughing instantly.

My lips were covered in the reddest of red lipstick.

"I don't know, I think this may be a good look for me." I say, laughing.

"Huh, maybe." She says, grabbing a facial tissue and wiping the lipstick from my lips. "And all done. Are you ready to go?"

I nod. "Yeah."

"Do you remember everything I told you?" She asked, cautiously.

"Of course. Like I said, don't worry." I reassure her.

"Now," I say, sticking out my arm for her to hold onto, "shall we?"

She smiles. "We shall." She takes ahold of my arm.

With that we made our way down the stairs, her parents waiting at the bottom.

My hands instantly started sweating.

Shit. I really didn't know what I was in for.