( @toomxnymuses )
Harry looked over at the clock for what felt like the thousandth time. It had been exactly one whole year since he had been face to face with his ex wife, a person whom he’d never thought he’d be without. From the second they saw the other it was like a race to see how fast they could fall for eachother and who would cave first. Harry knew for sure when they had been shopping for ice cream, the way she had giggled and acted so cute when he teased her to make up her mind which flavor she wanted or else he was going to buy out the lot. The words “I love you...” had rolled so easily off his lips and he would never forget the look in her eyes when he’d said them and she’d said them back. But that was six years ago when they were barely legal and naive. Having children was something Harry had always pictures himself doing at some point, but never as early as they did. Their first, Ryan, wasn’t planned at all. They both had to give up their dreams and move back close to Ave’s parents in an attempt to build a life worthy of raising children. The second child, Nix, had been planned in a last stitch effort to save their marriage. Dumb idea. All that did was add more stress and push them even farther apart. Harry would also remember the moment Ave had told him she couldn’t stand him anymore and kicked him out, leaving him no choice but to move back to England in order to afford survival. He’d seen the kids when he was allowed, which was hardly at all and only at the aid of Ave’s brother. He’d convinced her to bring the kids to England for Christmas and he knew he couldn’t screw this up. He wanted partial custody - he wanted his kids back. A wide smile appeared on Harry’s face the second he saw the three familiar bodies walking through the airport, Ryan and Nix running up to him with mirroring grins on their little faces. “Hi my loves.” He pulled off his beanie and hugged them close, taking in their scents and wishing he didn’t have to ever let go. “I missed you so much.” His eyes rose to Ave next, his heart jumping in his chest exactly like it had all those years ago. “Hey. Good to see you.”








