Harry's POV

I sit in the window, watching Stephanie and Amelia playing outside. They're so beautiful, I love them with all of my heart. It took a long time to get here, but I can finally let my heart be in love - I'm not scared anymore. We are stronger than ever, I have the other half of me back - Now, I am complete and for once I can finally say... This is my life.




Flashbacks:




The First time I met her, I knew she was the one.

"Come on in Harry." Ryan says as he shuts the door.

"Thanks" I mumble as I follow him through another door.

"Oh hey!" Ryan says as he slightly jumps at us. "Harry, do you remember Susan and my daughter Stephanie?" He asks as he looks towards me.
I glance at Stephanie, my god she's beautiful. Too innocent for me, I better keep myself away from her. But she is gorgeous, her long blonde hair and those big captivating eyes. I look away before I make myself become to obvious. I look towards Susan.

"Nice to see you again Susan" Susan quickly leans forward greeting me with a hug, I slowly step back and turn to Stephanie. "Hi Stephanie" I add with a smile, I may not want to be here and I don't agree with Mum's plan, but I'm glad she is here - I've got a small distraction.

"Hi.." She replies shyly and gives me a smile back. Ryan soon interrupts and offers to show me to my room. I think about Stephanie as I follow him up the stairs, she looks a little bit different to how I remember her - still cute. Her beautiful smile remains in my head, I smile to myself as I think about how shy she was, I could have a lot of fun with her if I wanted too.




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I knew I had to be with her and I had to make her see that deep down I was a good guy.

"Nearly there." I say as I continue to guide her. "Turn right" I say as I helps her turn and we stop. "Okay.." I sigh. "Open your eyes.." I say as I let go of her hand.

I watch as she softly gasps as she takes in what I have done. It took me a while to set this up in the park that Stephanie and I used to play here when we were kids. We always came to this specific spot, it's a private cut off area away from anyone else. The large bushes blocked the view of the park and we always sat here talking about what we wanted to do when we were older. But tonight, I've used Susan's pink fairy lights and weaved them through the bushes to give out a more magical feel. I've laid out a picnic blanket on the floor with a basket on top surrounded by candles.

"Harry.." Steph say as she looks at me..

"We used to come here and hide away from everyone. We talked about everything, even pointless things that I can't remember." I smirk as I walk over to the blanket and sit down. She sits down next to me.

"Yeah, we did. I can't believe you remembered this place!!" She smiles as she looks surprised - I feel happy that I've made her feel this way, for her to see the real me.

"Your mum reminded me." I explain as I grab a bottle of wine from the basket and two plastic cups.

"I never forgot this place.." Steph laughs slightly embarrassed. I look at her and pass her a cup. "Thanks." She says as I fill it up with wine.

"This place is special Steph." I say as I start to fill my cup with wine, She turns to look at me. I always liked being with Stephanie when we were younger, I used to think we were cool and really mature when we'd sneak off together to be alone. Back then I didn't realise that I loved her, I thought she was just a girl I fancied.

"It was.." She answers, she looks away smiling then slowly looks up at me and sighs. "It's like having the old Harry back." I know what she said is a compliment and I'm glad she feels that way, but I can't help look away from her as her words linger.

"I'm still the Harry you knew." I say quietly. "I know it doesn't seem that way.." I keep my eyes away from her as I'm not used to being so open with someone.

"Why don't you show him more often?" Stephanie asks and I shrug. "You've shown him tonight and it's perfect. I was mad at you and now I'm just blown away" She looks away smiling.

"You taking the rap for me reminded me of the friendship we used to have. I owe this to you and I picked here for a reason." I say as I look to her, She looks to me and sips some more wine "Do you remember asking me what it's like to be kissed?" I can't help but smile as I ask her this, I remember her cute little face full of curiosity.

"Yeah." She answers. "You leaned forward and kissed me." She looks down,I love how shy she's suddenly become.

"We both felt so secretive that no one else knew, it felt like such a big deal." I laugh. She laughs as she nods remembering it as clear as I do.
"You know, I was so against coming here. I didn't have any idea what to expect or to think! Seeing you again was going to be hard and slightly weird, but it feels like I haven't been away.." I look at her and this time I fall serious, Stephanie was good for me,she kept me calm - I don't think she even realises how much I enjoy being with her..

"I feel different around you, I hated seeing you with that Jason guy." She looks away as I stop and drink some more of my wine.

"I'm shocked you're talking to me like this. Seeing you again it was like meeting a brand new Harry. A Harry that I didn't understand." Steph says carefully.

"I've let so many people down. My Mum has been so upset because of me. She doesn't get how hard it is living where we are, people dislike me because I have quite a lot of female friends, and guys always get jealous.." I shake my head as my anger appears in my voice.

"That's their problem if they want to be jealous. You should ignore it as you're not doing anything wrong!" She says and I can't help but smirk.

"All that doesn't matter, I'm here with you.." I change the subject and I watch her drink more of her wine, her cup becomes empty. I look into her eyes as she looks to me, her eyes flick down to my lips. Does she want me to kiss her again? Like when we were kids?

"What are you thinking?" I ask as I move my head a little closer to her. I tilt my head slightly and feel her breath tickle my lips, I can't help but smile. I part my lips as I feel hers connect with mine. It feels better than I had imagine to kiss Stephanie,I want her more than ever. I control my excitement and gently press my hand on the back of her head as I keep her lips firmly on mine.


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We Almost Lost it all

"I don't know if I can move here Harry, it's lovely to visit but I just don't know London well enough to make this sort of decision." She says and I look away, I feel so gutted that she has said this but I guess I should have prepared myself for disappointment. I guess I just thought she would want the same as me.

"Well I need to do this, I'm sorry you don't feel the same Steph and I love you so much," I stop as tears form in my eyes. "But this is what I want and although I never want to lose you, I just can't continue in Manchester.." I say, inside I am breaking as I don't want to be without Stephanie, but I have to follow a career. I've never had this chance before and Ryan has helped me find something that I am actually quite good at. With a job in London, it will only make me better.

"No, I can't lose you Harry, we've only just started out as a proper relationship. I love you too much." Steph cries and she clears her throat. I hate to see her like this, I'm stuck.

"I don't want to lose you either, but I want to better my life, to be someone and make my family proud. Think of how my Mum will feel about this." I answer sadly, she slowly shakes her head. I know we both don't want to let each other go.

"No, I've lost you before I can't lose you again." Stephanie sniffs. "I'll move with you.." She adds but I sigh as I shake my head. I know this is a panic plea, she doesn't want to be alone or for us to split up, but that doesn't mean coming with me will make her happy - she'd miss her home. "Harry, I will! I can do this, I don't mind I can try and find a job"

"No Steph! I'm not letting you do this just because you don't want to lose me. You'll be here and you'll be miserable. I can't have that, I want you to be happy Stephanie." I say sternly as I look away. This is breaking my heart too much, I can't even look at her.

"I can be with you.." She says softly as she begins to cry. I turn towards her and wipe my eyes as my own tears build and I can't take it anymore.

"I love you Steph." I sniff as I look at her. She nods as I pull her into me, she begins to cry into my chest. My tears get heavier as I can't believe I have built us up so high for us to just fall back down. I'm completely gutted.

"I love you too Harry!" Stephanie cries as she wraps her arms tightly around me, I wish I could stay like this forever. I didn't intend for us to end tonight, I was suppose to take to London with her beside me - tonight I just lost my soul mate.



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It was no longer going to be just Stephanie and I..


"There's something I need to tell you, to make sure you think this will be a good memory too." She says as she looks worried, I feel butterflies appearing.

"What's going on?" I ask and she dives into her bag and she hands me a box. I slowly open it and she bites her lip. I take out a Pregnancy test and she shines the light from her phone on to it. I look at two lines and glance at her.

"I'm pregnant." Her voice trembles and my eyes widen in shock. I look back at the test and then back to her.

"You're pregnant, as in we are having a baby?" I ask and she nods at my stupid question. "Oh my god, are you okay about it?" I ask and she slowly nods but looks quite stressed.

"I'm fine but it's how you feel. With your experience with Naomi, I wasn't sure how you'd take this." Steph says and she adds she's done two other tests.

"This is different, I love you and yes this is probably a little too early for us, but I'm happy. I'm shocked but happy." I laugh nervously and I put my arms around her.

"Thank god!" Steph laughs as she throws her arms around my neck. I gently pull away and look at her.

"I'm going to be a Dad.." I say and even the words make me feel quite shaky and nervous, I feel completely thrilled. Steph nods with a shy smile and I can't help but smile back, this may not be the best timing for us but it's the best thing that could happen to me and Steph. I love this girl more than anything and I'm proud to say, She belongs to me.




End of Flashbacks.
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I remember Amelia as a baby, the night feeds, the constant changing dirty nappies and the teething - they were the worst! Teething was horrible as Amelia would just cry and cry until I'd go and see to her. I would sing over and over until she fell asleep, no wonder now she tells me to stop whenever I break into a song when I am cooking or in the shower. I smile as I remember her toddler years, the first time she managed to run without falling over - I was so proud of her.
I knew Stephanie was okay, she saw her quite a bit and didn't miss out as much as she thought. I tried to keep her up to date with Amelia, I shouldn't have left it so long though for her to visit. I tried to protect my heart and Amelia's. But I don't have to protect her because I can see how much Stephanie adores her, the love is there and she will do anything in her power to keep her safe.
I know Stephanie and I haven't been easy, we've been through too much to even think about. The good, the bad.. but she's known me for too long and I just can't get over her. My heart belongs with hers, they are connected more than anyone else knows. With support from friends and family, I finally feel like the weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

"Daddy.." Amelia calls over and they both signal for me to join in with them.

"Two minutes!" I answer smiling and Amelia runs off with Stephanie as they continue to play. I never imagined to be a Father, I never imagined my life would be like this.From Naomi to Amy, I thought they'd be enough to ruin what Stephanie and I had, but we proved myself wrong. We are stronger than we realised, more in love than I ever knew. Now, we're a family and it's about time we did this together, just the three of us.




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"You've got one more." I smile as I point to the box. Steph takes it and smiles as she begins to unwrap the small box. On the front, I watch her read 'Pandora'. I smile as she gasps, she slowly opens it.

"Harry.." Stephanie says shocked as she looks down at the bracelet. I take it out and start to point at the charms.

"There's numbers on here. Number eight and number ten. The ages we were when we last saw each other. Then eighteen and twenty because of our age now. There's a heart because I love you." I smirk and I can see she's already close to tears as she listens to me whilst I point at the other charms.
"This key, is a symbol of trust that I have in you. Here's a musical note as you inspire me to write songs." I pause as I look at her and start to laugh. She tries to hold back the tears, but all of this is so sentimental - I knew she'd love it.
"This one" I hold up the next charm. "The swing is because of the park, many of our memories come from there," I say and she laughs. "And here's a Chinese symbol that means beauty." I add as I look at her. I can see her tears building.
"Obviously I got that one because you're the most beautiful girl I've ever met, inside and out." I add and I point at the last one, she wipes the tears away as she listens to me.. "The London Eye, I know our memory there wasn't great, like we just said about the tickets, but it was the one memory that made me realise I'm not strong without you. I lost you and that screwed me up so badly, that it made me realise how much you helped me grow and turn into the person that I am today." As I stop, Stephanie throws her arms around me.

"Thank you so much!" She says as she kisses my cheek. "You're perfect Harry Styles." She adds and I smile as I kiss her.

"I'm glad you liked it." I say as I sit down on her bed, I'm glad she liked it as it was such a special gift for me to give to her. She means the world to me, I love her so much.

Notes

Can you remember reading all of those flashbacks in the stories? They were originally all from Stephanie's POV so I turned them into Harry's so we could see how he felt in those special moments.
This story is so hard to say goodbye too, I never wanted to just stop.. But there's only so much I can do with these two and now they are older and wiser than before.
I hope you enjoyed their journey and this final chapter, I actually feel sad that this is the end.


Thank you all for the support over the years with this ongoing story... I love you all xx