N O A H/ E T H A N

With the changes I was given to my appearance I didn't realise who I was anymore, but I knew being like this would help my father out.

Working in the toy store, was actually pretty great if something were to happen to Melissa. No one would be able to see it. I continued to work during my shift, watching as Melissa spoke to her parents, Harry and I believe Harry's sister.

"Oh Ethan, can you please restock some toys in the kid aisle please?" Melissa asked as she walked towards me.

I froze for a second before realising she doesn't know it's me, "Of course."

"Thank you so much, if you go see Bailey In the store room he can show you what needs to go there okay," Melissa spoke.

I nodded my head before turning on my heel, towards the storeroom like instructed.

H A R R Y

I couldn't help but feel something from Ethan, I couldn't work out if it was a bad thing or good thing. He couldn't stop staring at Melissa which didn't give me a good vibe, I really hope he doesn't go after her.

Melissa noticed my body language which is why she sent him to fix up some toys on the first level, I took a deep breath once I saw him leave.

"What's the matter?" Gemma asked as she walked over.

"I don't know just a weird vibe from Ethan," I frowned grabbing the coffee she was giving to me.

Gemma looked at me for moments, "Keep an eye on him then, who knows what he can do."

"Melissa noticed my body language and sent him to the storeroom," I replied sipping on the coffee.

Throughout the rest of the day, I couldn't believe we had made over £5 million in revenue. Honestly I was shocked. The shop was now closed which meant everyone could go home and relax.

Melissa was looking at some of the baby stuff, walking over to her, she turned hearing my footsteps.

"My mum gave me a list of what I should get from here before the baby comes," Melissa spoke.

I snaked my arms around her waist gently and carefully, she relaxed into my hold. My hand found her baby bump which caused her to smile a little wider.

"That's good, did you want to do some shopping now?" I asked knowing no one was in the store to see.

"Actually I was thinking tomorrow, I don't care what people think. I would rather them think it was yours than anyone else's. I don't want many still to know what happened," she replied.

"What made you change your mind?" I asked in curiosity, I was more than happy to let her keep her pregnancy a secret from everyone.

"Honestly it was my mum, we were talking before and she was saying how moving here was supposed to help me out a lot, not to mention she knew that our feelings that we had for each other were genuine. Basically she just confirmed something that I was scared to tell you," Melissa spoke.

"Oh? What was that?" I asked with a small smile on my face.

Melissa turned around so she was facing me, "It's hard for me to love Harry, but with you. It's endless, Harry I'm in love with you."

My smile grew wider as I pressed my lips to her forehead, "The feeling is mutual Melissa, ever since the coffee spill on the plane, I wanted to get to know you more and when I saw you that first day at my office, it was like fates had collided. I'm in love with you too Melissa, I never thought love at first sight was real, but it is for me."

I grasped her hands gently and kissed each one of her knuckles.

"I will take it slow, we won't do anything until you are ready. I promise you that I will never do anything to hurt you or to make you be disappointed in me," I replied looking into her eyes.

Melissa smiled before wrapping her arms around me, "Thank you Harry, before we go home can we stop off somewhere, I am hungry?"

"Of course, anything for you," I stepped back allowing us to gather what we needed.

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Sitting at the diner, Melissa was sitting next to me as she ate some food we ordered for ourselves, I finished my omelette but she was still going.

My hand was resting on her belly bump, I couldn't help but smile each time her baby would kick.

"Have your parents given you any idea on what you are having?" I asked gently.

"My dad almost spilled it to me but mum stopped him. I wish I knew now, this waiting game is killing me," she replied with a chuckle.

Maybe we could do something, sitting up, I grabbed my phone from my pocket and began to message her mum.

Me: hey, Melissa has just informed me, that she wished she knows now what gender she is having. Do you reckon you could try and set up a gender reveal this weekend?

Angela: Oh, that would be a perfect idea Harry. I'm not sure who she knows I can invite though?

Me: don't worry, my mum is pretty good at doing events, my family knows about Melissa as she trusted us enough to tell us. It will be a small one as not many know what happened to her which I want to try my best and keep. Please don't tell Melissa. I want her to be surprised.

Angela: don't you worry Harry, I won't tell her. I'll keep it from your father too, send me your mum's details and I will give her the gender and she can go from there.

Me: Awesome, thank you

Angela: No Harry, thank you for being the light my daughter needed and for being the person she needed

After I finished texting Angela, I looked up to see Melissa staring at me.

"Who are you texting?" She asked.

"Just my mum, telling her how today went," I lied smoothly.

Melissa smiled warmly at me, "What did she say?"

"She was honestly very excited and proud, that we managed to do so well today," I replied.

Melissa didn't say anything else before leaning her head on my shoulder, gently closing her eyes.

"Do you want to go home?" I asked her quietly.

"Yeah," she replied before standing up.

I paid for the meal, once we were about to leave. Leaving them a nice tip as I wanted to get Melissa home, it was a big day for her. A emotional and physical day for her. Helping her into the car, I got into the drivers side.

Putting the car into reverse, I backed out of the parking space before placing it back into drive, driving to her apartment. Her eyes began to drift as she fell asleep.