look at me | wroetoshaw

Chapter 34

I'd just come back from  the three month check up appointment. It was nearing the middle of August now, and for the last two months everything had been great. 

No complications, just me and Harry living our lives peacefully. Him making enough time to spend with me, and when he did he was usually led on the sofa talking to the tiny human inside my belly. 

Simon had calmed down with him now, too. About time, it had taken Talia and JJ talking to him to convince him to let the grudge go. On the whole, he was just as excited as we were. 

As of right now, Harry was asleep in our room, after a long night of gameplay and recording for the Sidemen channel. 

I let him sleep...he needed it. Especially after running around me all the time, despite me telling him not to. I could still do things...the gynaecologist said day to day activities would start becoming more difficult around the eight month mark...we were only three months in!

Yet, despite my protests he still continued to run around the apartment for me, and honestly I didn't have it in me to tell him to stop. If he felt like he was being useful, then good for him. 

I had just been watching the TV quietly when my phone had started to ring, which was odd because I wasn't expecting a call today. My fight or flight was activated when I saw that it was Kyle calling me on my screen. We hadn't spoken since...the incident, and quite honestly I preferred it that way. I had absolutely nothing I wanted to say to him, and I would've been fine never speaking to him again.

I couldn't ignore him forever though, and from past experience I knew he'd only ring again...and again...and again if I didn't pick up. So in all honesty it would just be easier to pick up the phone now. 

"Hello?" I answered curtly, putting him on speaker, my phone resting next to me. 

"Sophie? Hello, it's Kyle," he replies. 

"Yeah, I know. I have you saved in my contacts," I said bluntly, waiting for him to hurry up and spit out what he wanted to say. 

"I was just calling to let you know that we concluded our investigation into the leak, and it's been confirmed that Katie was involved. It's now your decision whether you'd like to pursue charges against her for emotional distress," he continues, pausing after. 

The silence is a heavy one, and as I look down at my stomach, my mind is already made up. Harry's past is not my future. 

"No. I don't want to press charges," I say quietly, but firmly. 

"And you're sure?"

"I am. Although I have one question," I say. 

"Go on."

"I'd like to do a virtual concert. On Instagram. I know RecordX holds the rights to the songs, so I'm asking you if I'm allowed, please."

"Sophie, I don't know if-"

"Kyle. You cancelled my tour without even asking me. You drove me to one of the lowest points in my life. The least you and your label can do is let me play one - yeah, that's it! Just one, virtual concert for the thousands of fans that missed out on it," I argued. 

Another pause. "Fine. I'll see what I can do," he agreed. "And, Sophie. I am sorry for everything. You're one of the most talented people we've had come through RecordX, and I mean that with my whole heart. And I have to add, RecordX will be sending through a cheque for the end of contract, with compensation added on, too. I'll let you know about the Instagram live."

"Wait - before you go. I was really, really mad at you. And everyone else. I was just kinda mad at the world, and I'm sorry for being rude earlier. I need to stop being so petty, because, uh, I have a tiny human growing inside of me," I tell him, taking a deep breathe as I did so.