BRIDGET'S POV
I groan and roll over at the sound of my alarm. I quickly shut it off and lie in bed for a couple of minute before getting up to shower. I quickly got dressed into a white crop top a blue skirt a black blazer and some black heels. I go into the bathroom and curl my hair and put my makeup on. While I am putting my eye liner on when my phone rings, I walk out of the bathroom and grab my phone and answer it without looking at who was calling.
“Hello” I answered walking back into the bathroom. There was a slight pause before someone answered.
“Um H-Hi, Bridget?” A familiar deep voice said through the other end of the phone. I froze. No it can’t be him surly. Shit what if it is? What does he want? Oh god.
“H-harry?” I stutter taking a sit on the bench.
“Um yeah, look I’m sorry for calling like this, out of the blue, but I ugh really need to talk to you it’s kind of important” he said nervously. Dam I’ve missed his voice. No I can’t think like this. He broke my heart. He cheated on me. Why should I talk to him? What could possibly be so important?
“Ugh Bee you still there” my heart fluttered at the nick name. No. stop. Ugh.
“Um y-yeah I’m still here”
“I know you don’t want to meet me but this is really important so could you meet me at Starbucks at 5?”
“I’m not sure h-“
“Please Bridget I’m begging you!” he sounded like he really need to talk. It must be important.
I took a deep breath “I’ll see what I can do”
“Thank you” he said sighing in relief.
“Okay bye Harry”
“Bye Bee” and he hung up the phone.
Ugh what did I get myself into?
I quickly finished my makeup and went to wake Darcy up. I got her dressed brushed her teeth and did her hair before cooking her breakfast. I still couldn’t believe I had made plans with Harry. Harry Styles. The guy who was my first love. My first kiss. My first... Well you know. My first everything.
My first heartbreak.
Once Darcy finished eating I grabbed my phone and keys and chucked them in my stripy bag and walked out the door holding her hand. I locked up before strapping her into her car seat. I got in the driver’s seat and started the car as I was driving along One Directions new song Steal my girl came on. I groaned and was about to switch the station when Darcy screamed and told me to keep it on. i sighed giving up. I tried not to have her listen to it but she loves them. I wonder why. When Harry’s part came on she squealed and started singing louder. I laughed at her she was a crazy kid sometimes. But watching her sing her dad’s songs was kind of a stab to the heart seeing how she had no idea who the man singing was. By the time I got to here day care centre the song ended. I dropped Darcy off in the centre then made my way to work.
I was running around getting patterns designs materials I completely forgot about the meeting with Harry. When I got in my car at the end of the day I got a text from harry.
From Harry:
Please come I really need to talk.
I groaned just now remembering about that. I drove to star bucks which wasn’t that far from my work. Once I was there I parked the car and just sat there. I took a couple of deep breaths. Wow. I’m actually doing this. Come on Bridget pull yourself together it’s been four years he has probably moved on from you. Which I know is true from the amount of girls I’ve seen him with in the papers. I finally decide to get out of the car and walk into star buck if look around for Harry. I finally spot him in the back sitting at a table with a box on top. I slowly walk over and stand in front of him. He looks up at me and my heart races a million miles an hour just looking into his eyes. He quickly stood up.
“Bridget y-you came.” He sounded so surprised.
“Yeah” I said blankly trying not to give away how fast my heart is racing or how my hands are sweating. I quickly take a seat opposite him and he follows after. We sit in silence for a bit and I’m wondering why I came if this is all were going to do.
“So um do you want anything?” he ask politely
“No Harry, thanks.” He looked down and fiddled with his fingers. “What am I doing here Harry?” you finally asked getting a little annoyed. I watch as he puts his fingers through his hair. A nervous thing I picked up when we were dating. He took a deep breath and opened the box inform of us and pushes it towards me. I furrow my brows and take a look inside. I gasp seeing all the letters and photos I sent him. I was about to ask him why is he bring this up four years later when he has the chance when I sent them but he started talking before I could.
“Management. You sent the letters to management. They hide them from me. I only just found them.” He took a shaky breath I could see water lining his eyes but they didn’t spill I knew he was trying hard not to. My heart broke. He didn’t know. He never knew he had a daughter until know. That explains a lot. Why he never replied why he is bring this up now. God why didn’t I just find him and tell him in person. ‘Because he cheated on you and you were angry at him’ my conscience said to me.
“You know they made me break up with you” he said. I froze.
“What-“he cut me off.
“I never cheated on you Bridget, never would I ever think of doing that to you. They made me break up with you because they wanted a flirt, a ladies man. I never wanted that. I just wanted to sing, in front of big crowds and make some people happy.” He paused. “I loved you” a single tear fell from his eyes. My heart shattered at the sight in front of me. “I still do” he finally looked up at me. I was shocked. Did her really just say that?
“You don’t have to say it back, I understand. You probably have already moved on but all I wanted to ask you or well talked to you about was Darcy. C-can I please meet her” he said more tears run down his face. All I wanted to do was get up and hug him, wipe the tears away. But I knew I couldn’t.
“Please Bee I’m begging you I already missed out on four years of her life. Please let me make up for the time I missed.” He really wanted this. He really wanted to be in her life, and I was going to let him.
“Yes, okay”
He snapped his head up at me and looked at me in surprise “Really?"
“Yes, but only because she really needs a dad, and she is always asking about you” I said honestly.
He got up from his chair and hugged my tight. The sparks from four years ago hit me like a train, god I’ve missed this. I wonder if he could feel them to. No. He just wants Darcy. That’s it.
“Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou” he repeated. He finally pulled away, he blushed a little a mumbled a quiet sorry and sat back down. I smile at him. God he was so cute.
“c-could you tell me about her?” he asked shyly. I smiled at him a nodded.
“Um let’s see. She was born September 13th at 6:30 in the morning. She loves to sing and dance. She loves listening to your music and sings louder when she hears your part, I have no clue why she doesn’t know about you, I ugh never really told her. Um she loves chocolate and bananas, she got that from you obviously because I hate bananas” we both laughed. “Um well I guess you know what she looked like from the photos, but um yeah there’s not really much else.”
“w-hen could I” he stopped and cough into his fist. “When could I ugh m-meet her?”
I thought about the question. Am I really ready to bring Harry back into my life after so long? I mean I know now that it was management that made him break my heart and hide the letters but am I really ready?
“How does tomorrow sound?”
“Perfect”
