Disconnected | H.S.

F O R T Y

Finally the end of the day has come. Everyone is out of the office by 5:10. I pick up my purse as I rise from my seat. I take a step towards Harry's office and he steps out of it.

"Are you excited for the surprise?" He queries, grinning widely.

"I'm curious about it, yes." I answer as he strides over to me.

"Then c'mon, let's go!" He booms.

"You're more excited about this than I am." I giggle, walking towards the door.

"You'll be more excited once you see what it is."

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We walk into Harry's house and Harry immediately throws his hands over my eyes.

"What're you doing?" I giggle. "Now I can't see."

"I'll let you see in a few more moments. Just keep walking." He orders. I do as I'm told, taking slow steps forward.

"Okay, stop." Harry says from behind me. I stop in my tracks. "Are you ready, beautiful?"

"Yes Harry." I giggle.

"Just don't yell at me when I move my hands." He pleads.

"Why would I-"

"Just promise me."

"Okay, fine. I promise not to yell at you." I respond. He slowly moves his hands. I see my father standing in front of me in Harry's living room.

"Daddy?" I say in disbelief.

"Oh baby girl, you've grown up so much." He beams, smiling brightly. He stretches out his long arms. I quickly run over to him and hug him with all my might.

"I've missed you so much." I whisper as tears brim my eyes.

"I've missed you too Tayten." He squeezes me and kisses my cheek. He pulls away and holds my hands in his, his tear-filled eyes gleaming. "You've grown up to be a beautiful woman, just as your mother was."

"Thank you, daddy. But how'd you get out of prison?" I inquire.

"Why don't you let your boyfriend explain that?" I turn to Harry.

"I told you not to-" l begin yelling but stop myself. "I told you not to bail him out, that I was going to do it."

"Technically, I didn't do it. I gave the money to a fellow business associate who did it for me." He defends. I cross my arms, quite angry with him. "Oh Tayten, c'mon. Don't be mad at me. I wanted to do it and I always get what I want. You know that from experience." I immediately flush.

"I'm going to repay you back." I respond.

"Just spend some time with your father Tayten and don't worry about it."

"Fine." I turn back around to my dad to catch him up on things.

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"Are you tired Mr. Bryant?" Harry asks my father. "It's about 10 now."

"Yeah, I am pretty worn out." He replies.

"I can show you to the room you'll be sleeping in." Harry suggests as he stands up.

"Thank you." My dad replies as he stands as well.

"You can go ahead and go to bed if you'd like Tayten." Harry looks back at me. I nod as a response before they head upstairs.

* H a r r y ' s P O V *

I walk down the hall in awkward silence with Tayten's father. I lead him to a room a few doors down from mine and Tayten's bedroom, close enough in case of an emergency but just far away so he can't hear anything that's going on between Tayten and I.

I open the door for him then step aside.

"Here you go, sir." I say.

"Thanks now go away." He responds, waltzing into the room and plopping on the bed.

"Excuse me?" I furrow my eyebrows, confused as to why he said that.

"Look, let me set something straight: I really don't like you. Yeah I'm grateful for you bailing me out and all but that doesn't mean I like you. Sure, I'll put up with you for Tayten but that's it." He explains, being very nonchalant and clear with his message.

"What did I do to you?" I inquire. "I've done nothing to you to make you feel and act this way toward me."

"I just have a bad feeling about you." He replies. I roll my eyes. What a dick head. I turn on my heel and walk out, going to my bedroom.

When I hear the water running in the restroom, I know Tayten is taking a shower so I strip of my clothing except for my boxers. I lay in bed under the covers and wait on her, debating on whether I should tell her of how her father feels about me or just keep it secret.

She soon walks out in one of my shirts and in a pair of her panties, her hair in a messy bun. My attention is fully on her as she walks over to the bed, swaying her hips in a way that always manages to drive my crazy. She crawls on the bed and lays down, resting her head on my chest. I kiss her forehead, wrapping my arms around her protectively.

"How do you like my dad, Harry?" She asks, looking up at me.

"He's...great." I tell her. I think not telling her about what he told me is the best option. It doesn't matter anyway.

"I'm glad you like him." She yawns. I pull her closer to me, entwining our legs. She smiles as she closes her eyes, soon drifting peacefully into sleep.

-A/N-

Next chapter has a surprise that I think @ideklouis will enjoy :)

Fact: Probably will do a double update today

Question: What do you think is gonna happen in the next chapter?

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