Breathing

Chapter 81

"Nothing" I pulled out a strainer and Harry pressed on.

"Charlie don't give me that nothing shit please? For once?"

"Fine. Ever since I told you about Alex, you act like you can't let me out of your sight. You have to know everything I'm doing at all times. I haven't even heard from him since graduation-"

"Seriously? All the shit we have been through this year and you have to ask why I'm being over protective?"

"Yes! What am I suppose to do? Go into hiding? Harry if I hide from him, what will that solve? In my opinion it will make me easier to find."

I rolled my eyes setting another pan out for the hamburger.

"Char I get that, but you're pregnant."

"Gee really Harry? I never would of noticed if you hadn't pointed it out"

"Don't be a smart ass." He huffed." You can't protect yourself like you could if you weren't and I don't want to risk anything happening to you or Buzz"

"So I'll stay cooped up inside until what? September?" I frowned.

"You're being dramatic. That's not what I meant and you know it" he rubbed his forehead in frustration.

"Whatever. I talked to John."

Harry looked confused.

"My parents lawyer"

"Oh yea? What did he say?"

"That there's nothing we can do until Alex actually does something that warrants him a threat."

"He threatened to hurt our kid! What else does he need to do?"

"That's hearsay. We have to have proof that he's dangerous."

"This is bullshit. So he basically has to hurt one of us before they will do anything?"

"No Harry he just has to do something that he can be linked to. Something he can actually be held accountable for. Yelling at me in a hallway isn't going to get him jail time. It's not even considered stalking until it happens a handful of times."

"This conversation is giving me a headache"

"You wanted to have it." I sighed turning the hamburger down.

"Because you act like I'm the one being ridiculous! I didn't sign up for this bullshit. First Liam and now your fucking ex!"

"You didn't sign up for it? And what, I did?" I narrowed my eyes at him.

"No I'm just frustrated as hell ok? I love you and Aidan but all this baggage is -"

"Baggage? Now it's just my baggage?" Was he being serious right now? Yes Alex was my ex. Liam was nothing but bad luck. "Just remember who forced their way into whose life. Ok Harry?"

"Char no. That's not what I meant-"

"You can finish this right?"

I walked down the hall to our bedroom, slamming the door. I pulled out my phone dialing my mothers number.

"Hey mom"

"Hey sweetie did you get all moved in?"

"Yea..."

"Uh oh. What's wrong?" She whispered into the phone and I knew she was going somewhere more private. I'm sure she was at work and the women in her office loved gossip. Especially about people they didn't even know.

"Harry and I are fighting again."

"What happen?"

"This stuff with Alex. Harry wants to get a restraining order. I talked to John. He said we don't have enough to go on for a judge to grant it and it's just causing issues between us"