Bound Together

Chapter 43

Harry's pov-

What the hell am I thinking, how did I get myself back into this situation back into a car with her. She's driving at the same speed as last time I feel sick at the thought. Why am I here and not at home with my Ruby and my Alexa.

Flashback-

"Harry don't push her to high, she might fall out!" Ruby shouted from where she was lying on the grass. I pull my sunglasses over my eyes, one arm pushing Alexa on the swing, I know I should watching Alexa more closely but I just can't tear my eyes away from Ruby. Her dark brown curls blow in the wind, as she smiles intently at Alexa.

"Stop stop!" Alexa shouts. I hold on tight to the back of the swing pulling it to a stop.

"Sit sit" she tries to say, pointing at Ruby. I grab her out of the swing, and holding her up in the air popping her on my shoulders, as she squeals, I spin around in circles as she continues to giggle.

"Harry you're going to make her sick!" Ruby chuckles, I reach my hands above my head, lifting the down to sit on the grass.

"Do you want ice cream?" I ask Ruby.

"I do I do!" I hear from Alexa. "Ice cream, choc-late ice cream daddy'" every single time she calls me daddy, the weirdest emotion runs through my chest, part of me feels bad, as if she shouldn't be calling me her daddy and Ruby her mammy when it should be Niall and Jess, I would never want to replace Niall, but the selfish part of me loves it, I mean, I'm the person she looks up to, not that long ago, the thought of me looking after a child was complete madness, when I could barely look after myself, but now there's nothing else I would want. Me, Ruby and Alexa, it's all I ever need. I jog inside, getting two white chocolate magnums, and a chocolate mini milk for Alexa. As I walk back outside, blinded by the sun, I'm stopped in my tracks, to see Alexa walking towards Ruby.

"Harry! She's walking by herself, look!" She shouts over, I grab my phone from my back pocket, and videoing her first steps, I can't believe she's walking already. Soon enough she's back lying on her back rolling around. Ruby runs up to me jumping up wrapping her legs around my waist.

"She's walking Harry! Can you believe it, who would of thought, we'd be like this, a family together, watching Alexa take her first steps!" She beams.

"I wouldn't have it any other way!" I reply kissing her forehead, as she slips down, back to standing, I grab her hand, entwining our fingers, pulling her back to sit with Alexa.

Flashback over

I'm fucking clueless, I don't know what I'm going to do to get myself out of this mess, I'm in so deep, I don't know if I'll ever get out. It wasn't my fault but I can't help but feel guilty, what the fuck of course I feel guilty. The car comes to a stop and look at the destination.

"Where the fuck are we?" I ask

"Look it's the only place, I know that we could meet without bumping into anyone seeing as you have so much of a problem with people seeing us together, I don't know why though" she rants to me. I get out the car, slamming the door behind me, not bothering to hear anymore of her whiney voice, I look around, ahead and the deserted house ahead, I wearily walk in, Ellie hot on my trail.

Ruby's pov-

I really hope Harry's okay at work, I presume he's there about Jack, well I suppose I should call him Kyle since that's his real name. I'm still way freaked out about the whole situation, like you don't expect things like this to happen to you. These horrible things you hear on the news about people being stalked kidnapped or even killed, but it would never enter your head that anything like that would happen to you. I mean I can't wrap my head around how easily I was fooled, I need to be way more careful who I trust. I don't get how he so easily made his way into my life, basically stalking me, I need to forget about it now there's no way he can get to me anymore, thanks to Harry, I honestly don't know what I'd of done without him during the past months. I walk to the fridge grabbing ingredients from everywhere, browsing the shelves with various spices, deciding to make tea for Harry when he comes home from work, how cliché. I start chopping the vegetables, when I hear Alexa through the baby monitor, I run upstairs, to see her sitting up in her bed. I pick her up bringing her downstairs and into the kitchen, strapping her into her high chair. I walk back to the fridge getting a little strawberry yoghurt for Alexa, to eat and keep her occupied as I make tea, I start to go back to the vegetables when my phone rings.