The One That Got Away

Chapter 14

Selena POV

I sat there emotionlessly on the couch, crushing the rolled up magazine in my hands with dried tear stains on my cheeks.
Harry's a cheater.
Harry's a liar.
Harry's unfaithful.
The door opens widely, I look up and see the curly haired boy run in quickly.
"I-I'M H-HERE!" Harry stumbled in, looking around the room as he sighs, smacking his palm on his forehead. He had his shirt slightly opened and untucked, his shoes untied, and he had a beer can in his hand.
I'm guessing he's drunk, no excuse.
He looks at me, his eyes widen as he tries to walk closer but couldn't do to his stumbling.
"S-Sel, I'm s-so sorry"
"Don't apologize to me about the party, apologize to your son. You even missed Liam leaving to the airport"
"O-Oh, FUCK!" Harry runs his fingers through his curls before looking at me.
"Selena, I-I'm sorry I-I didn't m-make it.....s-something happen a-and I just c-couldn't make i-in time"
"You know what Harold, I know exactly what happen. I know why you didn't make it because you were a fucking liar this whole time!" I snapped, jumping from the couch as I look at him, death glaring at him with so much hatred.
"S-Selena....w-what's your p-problem?!"
"You are, Harry Styles! You are the most fucking liar, I have ever met. Even when you promised me that you weren't with anyone else. You lied to me Harry. YOU LIED, YOU LIED!"
"W-What do y-you m-mean? W-What are y-you t-talking a-about?!" he asked, stuttering his words out.
Trying to play innocent, I see. If he plays games, then so will I.
"What do you see for yourself! I just can't believe you" my voice cracked, trying to hold in my tears as I hand him the magazine. Don't seem weak Selena, your stronger than you think.
He takes the magazine confusedly, unrolling it and looks at the cover as he eyes widen in horror. I couldn't help but not fight the tears anymore, I just sniffed and let my tears out but I knew there was no use of trying to hold them back anymore.
"Sel....I'm sorry" he looks up at me, I bit my bottom lip and shook my head.
"H-How could y-you?" I whimpered, tears streaming down my cheeks as I stare at him.
"I-I don't know what t-to say"
"W-what do you m-mean by that?! You w-were fucking your e-ex behind m-my back!"
"You don't understand Selena, YOU DON'T!" he yells of anger, glaring at me as he controls his stuttering.
I'm not about to back down at this argument, I'm guessing this will be war.
"W-WHAT DON'T I-I UNDERSTAND H-HARRY, H-HUH?!" I yelled, wiping my tears and taking a deep breathe as I look at him.
"What am I suppose to do Harry? Just sit here and cry while you go out, fucking that girl like if I don't know shit?"
"And what was I suppose to do? I needed someone there for me, I needed passion and she gave me that. Where were you?!" Harry shouted, slamming his beer can onto the kitchen counter as I just slightly flinch, but quickly put myself together.
"Where was I?.....WHERE WAS I?! I was home, doing my job as a wife and mother, taking care of our son! Do you know what it's like, having Harley ask where his daddy is all the time? Oh that's right, YOU DON'T! I was doing my job to keep this family alive and happy, but you fucked it up! I CAN'T KEEP LIVING LIKE THIS ANYMORE HARRY! I JUST CAN'T!" I yelled, glaring at Harry as the tears in my eyes have started to stream down my cheeks and jaw. Harry looks at me, his expression turning from anger to worry after hearing my words.
"What are you trying to say?" he whispered, shaking his head. I just bit my bottom lip, closing my eyes which a few tears streamed down my eyes. Please, give me strength......give me strength for what I'm about to tell him, no matter how much my decision will tear me apart and eat me alive. But it's for the best for me and Harley. I open my eyes, sniffing as my brown eyes meet his emerald green ones, seeing him stand there as he waits for my response. Give me strength........

"I-I want a-a divorce"

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Harry POV

"I-I want a-a divorce"
I just stood there with widen eyes, my jaw slightly dropped to the ground as the words kept playing in my head.
'I-I want a-a divorce'
"Sel...."
"I-I'm serious Harry....y-you hurt me so m-much, I-I don't even w-want to l-look at you a-anymore!" she sniffs, wiping old tears as new ones came streaming down her cheeks.
"S-So now, I-I'm filing for a-a divorce. A-And I'm t-taking Harley with m-me!"
"NO! No Selena.....YOU CAN'T TAKE MY SON AWAY FROM ME!"
"M-Maybe not forever, b-but for n-now I will"
"He'll need me, I'm his father and I'm not just going to let you take him away from me like that!"
"THEN Y-YOU SHOULD'NT HAVE C-CHEATED!" she snapped, growling of anger as she makes her way upstairs.
No, no I can't let this happen.....no I can't lose Harley.....I can't lose Selena! NO!
"SELENA!" I called after her, running up the stairs, looking for her as I see she was in our room, grabbing her suitcase and throwing her clothes in it.
"Selena, let me explain, please!"
"FUCK YOU!" she yelled, glaring at me with pure hatred and anger.
This wasn't....her! This wasn't the Selena I feel in love with. It was the one back at New York City, when she felt pure hatred at the world and everything around her, when her life was fucked up due to lies.
She's like this because I did this. I did this to her from all the lies, the cheating scandal with Marisa, EVERYTHING I'VE DONE TO HER THESE PAST MONTHS!
"You think you can fuck with me, Harry? You did, didn't you? I was your toy this whole fucking time!" She growls, her face blushing of pure anger as I just stood there and listened.
"I've been through this before, remember? Baby, do you remember those times? I was even close to jumping off that edge of the building too!" she chuckled, tears still falling from her face but managed not to break down.
"And it was all because my brother lied. My brother, he lied. My whole life was a lie! When I met you, I thought it was the solution to everything but no it wasn't"
"If you would just let me explain-"
"NO! LET ME TALK HAROLD! You talked for months, now it's my turn!" she snaps, I just run my fingers through my curls as I felt warm tears fall from my eyes but I didn't whimper or anything.
"I-I trusted you.....I-I actually have b-been suspecting this s-since y-you were never h-home, o-or whenever y-you left m-me and H-Harley, BUT I DENIED IT! I DENIED IT BECAUSE I LOVED YOU!"
"I-I MADE A-A MISTAKE, S-SELENA! Y-Yes, I'm a p-piece of shit, I don't d-deserve you a-as my wife f-for what I-I've done. But I love you! I HAVE A-ALWAYS LOVED Y-YOU, AND STILL D-DO!" I cried, sniffing as she shook her head at me, waving her hands at me as she chuckled.
"I-I'm leaving, a-and I-I'm taking Harley with m-me!"
"NO! YOUR NOT TAKING MY SON!" I snapped of anger, I can't let her take Harley away from me, even if I admit I deserve it. I can't be away from my son nor her, no way.
"WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, HE'S COMING WITH ME!"
No, he's not leaving me!
I turned, running as quickly as I can to Harley's room, hearing her call after me.
"HARRY! STOP!" she yelled right after I got to Harley's room, opening the door, finding Harley hugging Horace terrified as he whimpered silently to himself.
"D-Daddy...."
"Shh, shh it's okay" I said calmly, walking over to him as I pick him up from his bed, holding him in my arms, on my hip. I felt him wrap his little arms around my neck, hiding his face in my neck as I kiss his head repeated.
I can't let him go....I can't let him go!
"LET HIM GO, HARRY!" Selena runs in the room, turning quickly to face her as I stepped back and held Harley closer while the sounds of his whimpers turned to screaming and tears of fear.
"N-No! Y-You w-won't take him a-away f-from m-me!"
"HE'S COMING WITH ME!"
"NO HE'S NOT!!!" I growled, Harley crying with his face still in my neck, the poor toddler terrified of not knowing what was going on.
Selena runs to me, trying to grab Harley off of me which made the situation worse as Harley screamed and cried, literally panicking.
"GIVE HIM TO ME!"
"NOOO!"
"MR. AND MRS. STYLES, ENOUGH!" Nona runs towards me, snatching Harley away from me as she held the crying toddler in her arms, stroking his hair to calm him down.
"Have you two gone insane?! Hurting your own child with your actions?! YOU SHOULD BOTH BE ASHAMED!"
"N-NO! NO H-HIT!!!! NO F-FIGHT!!! N-NOO!!!!" Harley kicks and screams, Nona rocking him gently as she glared at us.
What just happened?
It's like I felt my eyes open while they were closed for the whole time.
I looked at Selena as she looks at me with the same expression on my face.
"What have we become, Harry? Did we not just only let this whole situation get to us, but by also hurting our son?"
"What have I become, Selena?" I asked her, she furrows her eyebrows confusedly as I shook my head.
I look at her, Nona, and Harley as his cries were now going down silently. I felt like I had been controlled due to the fact I let my hormones and my ex girlfriend get the best of me.
This wasn't me, this isn't me.
I looked down, quickly walking out of the room as I heard Harley's cries for me.
"DADDY! DADDY!"
Daddy? I'm not daddy. I'm not even Selena's husband, or was her fiancé, nor was her boyfriend. I wasn't who I was before I went to New York City.
I just wasn't me.

I'm not Harry.

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Selena POV

I watched as the sun rosé from my window, I didn't sleep at all since what happened last night. .
I don't know what got over me to react like that, that girl wasn't me at all. I almost hurt my son, and if it weren't for Nona, I don't know what would've happened.
That's when I knew, enough was enough.
I slowly stand up from my bed, getting down under it as I take out my suitcase and Harley's blue backpack, zipping the whole thing up. I was all ready changed into a random pair of sweatpants, a t-shirt, and a hoodie so I was good.
Picking our luggage up, I make my way to Harley's room as I find him on his bed, asleep while curled into a ball. It hurt me seeing him like that, that was my baby boy.
"Harley, baby.....wake up" I gently shook him after walking up to his bed and placing down our luggage. His eyes fluttered open, revealing bright green orbs as he rubbed his eyes before taking a good look at me.
"Mommy?"
"Shh, baby it's okay. Come on, sweetie"
"Where we go, mommy?" he asked, standing up from his bed with Horace in his arms.
"No time for questions, let's just get your coat on, okay?" I told him, putting on his coat and shoes before picking him up in my arms, along with our luggage, and walking downstairs.
"Mrs. Styles?" I turned as I saw Nona with widen, but hurt eyes as soon as she looks down at the luggage.
"M-Mrs. Styles...."
"Please Nona, just go take Harley to my car? Buckle him up in his car seat and our things in my trunk, I'll be there in a few" I told her, handing Harley and the luggage over to her. She looks at me hesitantly before giving in and nodding.
"A-As you w-wish Mrs. S-Styles...." she walks towards the front door and out while I make my way to one place I know Harry would be.
His office.
The door was already opened, which I go in and find Harry sleeping with his head laying over his desk. I slightly walk over to him, biting my bottom lip before I finally was next to him.
Silent tears fell from my eyes, as I sniffed and looked down at Harry. He was a mess, just like I was. I stroke his curls out of his face as I whimpered silently and take out a sticky note from my pocket, placing it over the desk in front of him.

'I'm sorry'
- Selena xx

"I-I'm s-sorry" I cried, leaning down over to him, kissing his forehead as I whimpered over it.
"I-I love y-you" I gave him one last kiss on his cheek before standing up straight, taking steps back with my eyes on Harry as I make my way to the door.
My heart was shattered, but I have to do this even if it kills me.
'"Thank you" I said, causing him to turn away from the lanterns, looking at me.
"For what, love?" he chuckled, furrowing his eyebrows in confusion.
"For helping me escape, for this. For loving me by proving that your always here. I love you, Harry"
Harry just smiles, revealing his cute dimples, kissing my hand as he leans in close to me.
"I love you like I love creativity" he whispers to me as I look up at him.
"Love is creativity"
"Our love is"'
"O-Our love w-was creativity, H-Harry" I cried out those words before walking out of his office and out towards the front door. I lay my hand over the doorknob, standing there as I cried to myself.
You can do this, do it for you and Harley!
"I-I love you, H-Harry" I whispered, opening the doorknob as I walked out of the house, closing the door behind me before realizing what I had done.

I left Harry.

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UPDATED!
It's okay if you guys let a tear or two, cause I kind of did while writing this. 😢
SELENA LEFT HARRY! 😭
Yes, she actually left the love of her life. 💔
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