The Fallen King | ✓

Chapter 14

~Chapter 14~

It had been about two weeks since Winter's new line had released and to call it successful was an understatement. The whole collection had sold out in only a few hours and her work had been making headlines absolutely everywhere.

As a result, she was even busier than normal but it didn't seem like she minded. In fact, she looked the happiest I'd seen her in ages. She'd been travelling all over the place for interviews, promotions and so on. Her social media had blown up as well; she'd gone up by over 200k followers in just two weeks.

To say I was ecstatic for her didn't even begin to describe my happiness and pride. All her hard work was finally paying off and she deserved to reap the rewards far more than most.

Unfortunately, that meant she wasn't able to spend time with us for a little while but I think that was beneficial in a way, especially in regards to her and Liam. They lived together and only seeing each other for fleeting moments in the morning and evening was something neither of them were used to or liked so her being away gave them both a chance to completely cut ties for a while and collect themselves.

They said absence made the heart grow fonder and I was sure the same would apply for those two. They'd come back stronger than ever before; I could feel it in my gut.

Maddie, however, didn't seem as confident as I did in their relationship. She was under the impression that something was drastically wrong but I couldn't believe her.

No matter how much she had tried to explain and point out signs, I refused to believe in the possibility of them breaking up. I couldn't fathom the idea. They were the strongest couple I knew and nothing could break them up, surely.

Uncertainty gnawed at my chest the more I thought about it.

They had to work it out. They just had to.

~*~*~

I'd been doing chores all morning which was an absolute drag but after I'd finally finished them, I called for Diana to come and pick me up so I could meet Maddison at our favourite cafe.

I was scrolling through my Instagram feed whilst I waited but I had an uncomfortable knot in my stomach. I'd woken up feeling the same way and the anxiety that came with it had been building all morning.

Deciding I needed to cool off, I dialled Zack's number and it only took him two rings to answer. "Hey Harps. What's up?" he asked, sounding as cheerful as ever.

"Hey Zacky," I breathed slowly. "Not much but I've not been having the best day."

"Did something happen?" he asked, his cheerful tone turning serious.

I shook my head even though he couldn't see me. "No but I've just had a bad feeling in my stomach all morning and I don't know why."

There was a long pause before he spoke again. "Harper, be honest with me. Are you pregnant?"

Seriously?! I was glaring at him so hard in my mind right now. "No," I all but shouted. "Zack I'm serious. I feel like something is going to go wrong but I don't know what."

He sighed heavily, the sound slightly crackled through my speaker. Towards the end of our time at school, I was prone to fits of anxiousness and often had extremely bad days so Zack had learnt how to deal with me and help me get through them. It was a way of speaking he'd managed to pick up and I'd hoped he hadn't forgotten because right now I just needed my brother. "Harper just breathe. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. You know you overthink things a lot."