dirty little secret [dark l.p]

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Harry's POV

"Harry." My name rolls of her tongue, as I examine her in front of me. She's so different. This is unbelievable.

Nobody realizes I dropped the bottle, considering the music is blasting.

What. The. Hell.

So many thoughts go through my head. So many.

First of all, I can't believe that she is alive. Actually I can, because I was there.

Flashback

Harry's POV

Tears stream down Lia's beautiful face as I approach her. She's sitting on the brick stairs of Liam's flat- I mean old flat.

She's pregnant.

Not just pregnant, but pregnant with Liam's child. Liam and children don't go together in the same sentence.. Not in a lifetime would I have imagined Liam having a kid.. And Lia the mother? What the fuck.

Liam left her; abandon her.

Dick move, but I don't blame him. I mean, you gotta do what you gotta do.

"Harry?" Lia looks up, her eyes red and puffy.

"Where's Liam?" She asks, looking behind me. Sadly Liam isn't here.

"He's gone. He doesn't want you." I force the words out, the words Liam wanted me to tell her.

"What?" Lia's breathing starts getting fragile.

"You're lying. He wouldn't do that. He loves me.." The words leave her mouth as whispers.

I screw my eyes shut, taking in the lump in my throat.

Lia has put up with Liam's shit for the past 5 months, and this is how he repays her.

"Look Lia. You have to go." I say, taking out my wallet.

"Where do I go, harry?!" She stands up, grabbing her purse.

"I'm pregnant, and I have nothing!" Tears stream down her face, as she wipes them away with her sleeve.

"Take this." I hand her most of the money in my wallet.

Her eyes examine the money, before reaching my eyes.

"Harry, no. That's too much, I can't." She stutters, but I protest.

"I have plenty, you know that. Just please leave Lia, Liam's not good for you." I say, forcing the money into her purse.

There's no way she could survive, even with the amount of money I gave her. I knew that, but sometimes reality hurts.

"I need to talk to Liam. I'm pregnant with his fucking child, yet here I am! Without him." Her voice raises, then gets quiet.

"Lia, trust me." I take her fragile hand. "Leave."

Her eyes change. Instead of fear and sadness; her eyes fill with anger. Anger like a wild animal trying to get out of a cage.

She quietly walks down the brick staircases, walking down the dark street of London.

"Bye Lia." I mumble, walking the opposite way.

End of flashback

"Lia." Is all I can say as I see her.

She's changed tremendously.

She's taller, leaner. More better looking than ever, which I expected the exact opposite. Hell, I thought she would be dead by now.

She looks like she has never once had a child.

"Harry, we need to have a chat." She says, her blue eyes meeting my green ones.

I nod, my mouth still agape. She leads me outside of the bar, her red heels clicking as she walks.

The cold air hits her exposed skin, sending goosebumps along her arm.

"You're alive." Is all I can say, running a hand through my hair.

"Of course I am." She frowns a little, taking a cigarette out from her purse. She lights it, pressing the death stick too her mouth.

"How? I mean, I know I gave you money, but pregnant with a child?" I take a deep breath, still processing everything. "Speaking of children, where is it?"

She sighs, her long hair swaying to her right shoulder.

"You wouldn't believe what I went through." She trails off, sniffling.

"It was a boy. A baby boy, born August 2. A while ago.. He looked just like Liam." A tear slips from her eye, but she quickly recovers.

"I gave him up." She continues, "To a lovely couple that couldn't have kids. Of course, they paid me because that's how it goes. That was the last time I ever saw him.. His name is Zavin. At least that's what they named him." She explains.

"With that money, I bought a plane ticket to New York. I figured I would get a job, and start my life over." She says, "Unfortunately I didn't know you and Liam moved to the US, too." She doesn't meet my eyes.

"Long story short, I got a job in New York City. I got involved in the wrong crowd, including Richard. He was on a business trip in New York, and he pretty much told me everything. He said I could make tons of money being a baby doll. He then told me about how you and Liam lived here, and thats when I freaked out and refused his offer for being a baby doll. Richard was mad, and told me nasty things about Liam. I was terrified that I would see you and Liam, but I figured we needed to talk. So here I am. It took me a while to agree to come here, but I finally gave in and used the plane ticket Richard gave me." Her story shocks me.

"What did Richard tell you?" I gulp, my mind swarming with thoughts.

"He told me Liam had this new girlfriend, and he wanted to get back at Liam for quitting." She says, her own words hurting her.

"Is it true?" She asks me, and I look up at her.

"Is what true?" I ask.

"Does Liam have a new girlfriend?" She asks, her eyes dropping.

"Yes, Lia. He's changed a lot. He is not who he was before, he is better. He quit the drugs, and doesn't drink as much. His girlfriend, Emily, has this effect on him." I explain, and Lia sighs.

"I thought he loved me." Lia says, her face showing no emotion.

"I thought he did too. This is his first girlfriend since you. Since you, he's only screwed girls, but never have a relationship with them." My words make her eyes go cold.

"I need too see Liam." She says, almost demanding.

"I don't think he would take it the best way, but you could try." I say.

"Where does he live?" Lia asks, smiling sweetly at me.

"They actually moved in with each other, so he's at her apartment. It's actually a complicated story, but Emily is staying with me. It's part of the deal Liam made to get all this shit out of the way." I sigh, knowing she will be confused.

"Oh no, Harry I know everything. Richard told me." She says, making me look up at her with confusion. She's defiantly changed.

"She's at your house until this Saturday, right?" She asked, her eyes searching mine for something.

I nod.

"And Liam is at her apartment?" She asks.

I hesitate at first, but I end up nodding.

"You're a doll Harry." She smiles at me, sending shivers up my spine.

Her heels click away as she pulls open the door to her car.

I immediately pull my phone out of my pocket with shaking hands.

"Liam." I breathe.

"You'll never guess what just happened."