It Ends with Us {Sequel to Neighbors}

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Harry POV

Wendy and I decided to meet up for coffee the following afternoon to talk about everything. It's still so unreal to me that she's pregnant and I'm going to be a father. Last night we didn't really discuss a lot, she just told me the news and that was that.

My ex sits across from me wearing washed out blue jeans and a white tee shirt with a pocket. Her blonde hair is pulled into a messy bun and her makeup is subtle looking, but nice. "How's your day so far?" I ask my Wendy who sips her iced tea.

"Meh, yours?" She asks me.

I haven't heard from Quinn since last night, so my day is pretty rough. She didn't even text me saying she got home like usual. 

"It's okay," I answer while staring down at my coffee that's nearly gone. "The baby is mine, right?" I ask.

"You asked that yesterday and I said yes," Wendy repeats through a hum. "I haven't slept with anyone else since I've met you Harry." She says, causing my heart to pinch. I had a small hope that the baby wasn't mine and everything would be okay.

"Just making sure." I say with a small murmur.

"You don't have to be in his or her life if you don't want." She says. My eyes look up at my ex who's staring at me intensely. 

"I want to be in their life." I say.

"Okay," She says. "Was there something you wanted to talk about then?" 

"Yeah uh," I pause, not knowing where to start. "Quinn--she's my girlfriend," I bring up. The expression on Wendy's face changes and she adjusts her position in the booth. "Is she allowed to be in our baby's life?" 

She remains silent for a short moment then speaks. "Does she want to be in their life?" 

"She's uh...thinking about it." My eyes drop to my hands that's around my warm mug. 

"If I'm being honest, the last thing I want to think about is your girlfriend being in our child's life when we have bigger things to talk about. Like the living arrangement for example." Wendy says.

"I know but--" She cuts me off, which makes me huff and lean back.

"Clearly you don't know because your main priority is Quinn." Wendy says, raising her voice a little.

"She isn't my main priority Wendy. Don't you think I have the same thoughts that you do right now? The smallest thing that can be taken care of right now is if she can be in his or her life." 

"I don't know then," She says. "I barely know her, and what if he or she gets attached to Quinn and you guys break up? I think it would be best if right now she isn't apart of this." 

"I need her to be apart of this though." I argue. 

Wendy raises her eyebrow by my sentence and sighs. "Why? If she can't handle the fact that you knocked me up then what does that say about how she will treat him or her? If she leaves you because of this, how will that reflect the type of person she is?" 

"Don't turn this around on Quinn being a bad person, because she's far from. It's the fact that if I don't tell her she can be in our child's life then she'd feel pushed to the side and leave, and I don't want that. I love her, and want her to be apart of this because she's the one who I want to marry in the future, okay?" I defend.

"I'm not saying she's a bad person Harry. I'm just thinking about what I want for our child, okay? Overall it's up to her, we'll leave it at that." 

I nod, and look down at my coffee that's nearly gone. We begin to talk about other things that relate to our baby and what not. Wendy also tells me that next month she finds out the gender. 

All of this is overwhelming and scary if I'm being honest. I haven't even told my parents yet. I can already see my Mother yelling at me, and I don't need another look of disappointment from her. 

***

After the meeting with Wendy, I decided to go to Quinn's condo to just talk to her. I feel like last night was just so unclear and overall I just need to see her. 

I ring her doorbell and wait patiently. I don't know why but I'm nervous. The thought of not having her in my life again scares the shit out of me and I can't have that. I let her go once, and I don't want us to separate again.

Soon her wooden front door is pulled open with her body behind it. Her glasses are on and she has her brown hair down. Her head tilts to the side and Quinn furrows her eyebrows at me. 

"Hey," I start. "Got a moment to speak?" 

"Yeah, uh," Quinn pauses, opening the door more for me. "What's up?"

I step into her condo and shove my hands into my pockets. More anxiety rises in me, and my heart is racing a little. "I just came by to uh, to just talk about everything."

"I thought you said I could have space to think." She brings up, tilting her head at me.

"I know, and you can still have that space. I just wanted to see you and just say I love you and say that I hate that I put you in this position." I say.

"I love you too," She replies. "I just can't think about any of this."  

"Why?" I ask.

"It overwhelms me," She starts. "I don't hate the baby you guys created, because I love kids and hating one because it effects us is stupid. It's just the fact that I don't know if I want to be apart of that life where I'm basically a step mom, you know? My career is just beginning and I don't want that to slow down because of this, no offence."

"It won't," I say. "I promise it won't. I just need to know--in a few days and all, if you want to still be with me. Being with me now is different because I'm going to have a baby in a few months, and you'd have to see Wendy more, and it's a lot different. Just know that I understand if you decide not to be with me anymore." 

Quinn nods, and breaks eye contact from me. Her arms hug around her body comfortably and she just stares straight. "Um, anyways I'll leave you alone now." I say, clearing my throat. I don't want to bother her anymore than I have.

She looks back at me and bites her lower lip. Quinn walks closer towards me and leans up and kisses my cheek. "I love you Harry."

"I love you more Quinn." I reply back in a soft voice.

A few moments later I leave her condo, having a lingering feeling in my chest.

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