I'll Be With You

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The sun shines bright against the snow making it sparkle like one of Harry's suits under the stage lights. Flipping his sunglasses from his hair and onto his eyes, Harry opens the car door. Grace, Ethan, Hawk, and River unbuckle their seat belts and jump out of the car faster than Harry can say bundle up.

"The pink sled is mine. Ethan, yours is blue." Eleven year old Grace bosses her brother who gazes at the ground with a small pout forming on his lips.

"I wanted green." He mumbles, kicking a small mound of snow by his feet.

"Well, Hawk gets green. So.... You get what you get and you don't throw..." Grace starts in with a lecture.

"Hey, we have about 20 sleds in Uncle Jeffrey's car. You can all share. I'm sure there is a green one you can use, Eth." You pull your son into your side and rub your thumb on the side of his head lovingly, calming his anxiety about not having his preferred color of sled.

"We can share, Eth! My daddy has big ones!" River holds out her hand in a fist, waiting for her friend to bump her back, which he does, smiling.

Crouching down, you and Harry adjust the kids' clothing, making sure all four children are zipped, tucked and warm.

"I'm gonna get Penny dressed. Then we will meet ya over there. Looks like Jeffrey has arrived." Nodding your head towards the red Dodge truck that is approaching, carrying more sleds than your party needs. "Hey, I love you." You say, smiling at Harry who blows you a kiss before jogging over to help Jeffrey who is being mauled by four excited children.

"Who is ready to fly down these hills?" Jeffrey yells, looking at the massive sledding hill in front of them. The Azoffs invited the Styles family to enjoy some winter fun at their family home on Gozzer Ranch in Idaho. They decided to go sledding at the best place in town, Cherry Hill Park.

"That's a big hill." Ethan's eyes expand as he watches people around him speed down the hill on their plastic coasters. "Dad? Where did mum go?" His anxiety ramps up again as he searches for his mother.

"Just bundling up Squirt. Green sled?" Harry's eyebrows quirk, pulling the green saucer from the back of Jeffrey's truck, holding it out for his son. Ethan bites his lip and grabs the sled, pausing to take in his environment.

"Pink for me please!" Grace exclaims politely. "Hawk? You want green, right?" Hawk nods his head, smiling in a way that can only be described as cocky, coming from what must be the coolest tween ever to exist. "Green for Hawk!"

"Be safe out there. Watch out for people and please keep your hats ..." Harry is interrupted by his daughter who is currently rolling her eyes as she and Hawk take their sleds from him.

"On... we know. This isn't our first time sledding, Dad! We know the drill." Adjusting her hat on her head, she looks over at Hawk who nods his head and starts leading the way.

"Hawk has been here a lot; they will be fine." Jeffrey claps his hand on Harry's shoulder, watching their two eldest scout out the best place to race their sleds.

"She can be so sassy." Harry comments, chuckling slightly and shaking his head.

"Apple doesn't fall far from the..." Jeffrey starts.

"The tree. I know." Harry smiles. His attention is stolen when he hears a squawk coming from the opposite direction.

"Daddy!! I sw-ed!!!" Penny is attempting to walk as fast as she can towards the fun, but her snowsuit is making it impossible to move like anything but a pregnant snowman.

"Are you warm enough?" Harry cackles, his hands covering his face as he laughs at his marshmallow of a daughter.

"Had to make sure she wouldn't be cold, okay? It's freezing out here." You state, pulling your scarf around your face, attempting to heat up your body.

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