Little Things

Chapter 40

That Saturday afternoon, I drove Harry to my parents' house. Allie was really excited that Harry was taking her to homecoming. I was excited for her.

Harry and I still weren't really talking. I knew that he was truly sorry for keeping why Griffin was arrested from me, but I was hurt. Harry and I have always had a very honest relationship. Him keeping this from me tainted that.

"Sara," Harry said. I hummed in response, keeping my eyes on the road. "Have I told you how sorry I am?"

"Yep," I replied curtly.

"Damn it, Sara!" he shouted. "Talk to me for god's sake! I know you're hurt and angry and upset, but you can't just shut me out."

"You kept something from me, Harry! We don't keep things from each other. Especially things like one of us being beaten and sent to the hospital with absolutely no memory of the incident," I snapped.

"I don't keep things from you, but you've kept things from me," he retorted.

"Oh, like what?"

"Being pregnant, for starters. Griffin in general. Your old habits."

"I was scared of telling you any of that! I didn't want you to leave me."

"Don't you get it, Sara? I'm never going to leave you. I'm so in love with you. I love you, including your flaws and your past. Nothing could ever make me leave you."

"If I hadn't been pregnant, would you have come back?" I asked.

"Yes, I would've. Nothing made sense without you. Life was boring," Harry answered.

"I don't think you would've come back. You're just saying that so I won't be mad anymore."

Harry groaned in frustration and I rolled my eyes. This conversation was going nowhere. Harry and I were both very stubborn, and neither of us liked to admit when we were wrong. Should I have kept my pregnancy from Harry? Of course not. But we'd moved past that. Or at least I had.

"I'm not the only person who kept this from you," Harry reminded me harshly.

"So that makes it okay? You're in the clear now because my parents kept it from me too? They'll be hearing about this, just like you are," I scoffed. Harry frowned and stayed silent. We didn't speak for the remainder of the car ride. I was very thankful that Madison was watching Elizabeth because I'd never want to fight with Harry in front of her. I never wanted to fight with Harry period. But sometimes that's the only way for us to solve things.

We tried to mask our tension once we got to my parents house. Harry acted as if nothing was wrong.

"Allie's almost ready," my mom told Harry as we sat down in the living room. He smiled at my mom in response. He was a great actor. No wonder he got cast in a Christopher Nolan film.

Allie came downstairs a few minutes later. She had on a blue fit and flare dress with a jeweled bodice and illusion neckline. Her ash brown hair cascaded down her back in a waterfall of curls and her makeup made her gray eyes pop.

"You look amazing, Allie," I said, giving her a hug.

She smiled as she replied, "Thank you."

Harry and Allie took a few pictures together on the stairs and outside in the yard. Harry's shirt matched Allie's dress and was unbuttoned at the top, exposing the two swallows under his collarbones. He looked very handsome. But I was still mad.

As Harry and Allie were leaving, Harry took my hand in his and said, "You know how much I love you, right?"

"I know, Harry. I love you too. I'm just angry and hurt," I replied with a sigh.