"Is this one of those pregnancy mood swings?" Taylor asked as he turned to look at Zac as they both sat in the kitchen watching Harry bang pots and pans as he put things down, looking for one certain dish.
Zac just shrugged as he bit his lip, almost afraid to speak because he was afraid to upset Harry more than what he already seemed to be.
"No," Harry snapped as he turned to eye Taylor and he glared slightly. "This is not one of those pregnancy mood swings," he hissed out as his green eyes looked up into Taylor's blue. "This is me being pissed off because you decide to spring on me that you have invited the man you were cheating on your wife with over to dinner at mine and Zac's house."
"I just thought you should know," Taylor said as he felt himself blush the more that Harry just kept looking at him. The glare he was getting was unsettling but he was trying to keep a brave face, even if it was worse than any glare Natalie had ever given him.
Harry shook his head, "You're right I should've have known but not the fucking day of!" he snapped as he turned away from Taylor and set to looking for the dish he had been searching for. "You should have told me a week ago when you invited him."
"It slipped my mind," Taylor answered as he looked to Zac for some help in dealing with Harry but all Zac did was shake his head. "I'm sorry."
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing too," Harry muttered under his breath as he finally caught sight of the dish he had been searching for. Pulling it out he smiled triumphantly before setting it down on the stove and getting to work on fixing the dinner he had planned for tonight. A simple chicken casserole thing.
"Then who should I be apologizing too?" Taylor asked curiously as he crossed his arms. "Please enlighten me since you seem to know everything now days," he snapped getting sick of Harry's attitude problem.
Zac who had remained silent internally cringed at Taylor's tone of voice. "Taylor..." he stated as he shook his head not wanting his brother to have to deal with Harry's anger, an anger that seemed to have gotten worse since he got pregnant, though maybe that was because Harry had stopped doing yoga something which helped him keep his anger in check. Zac almost wished he had made sure Harry had kept up with it during his pregnancy.
"No, Zac," Harry said once he had finished preparing the casserole before putting it in the oven. "Let Taylor speak and stick his foot in his mouth," he said as he turned to look at Zac before eying Taylor again. "You should be apologizing to your wife. You know the woman who caught you cheating, the woman who left you and is now living with my sister and her roommate right now."
Looking down as Harry spoke Taylor blushed again, "Natalie doesn't want to see me. It's been three weeks," he whispered knowing Natalie hadn't even taken the time to call him or come to the house so they could work on things. "I figured by now she'd call me if she wanted to work on us."
Harry just laughed bitterly as he rested a hand on his bump, "You think she's the one that should be calling you?!" he asked not believing the audacity of Taylor. "You should be calling her, not setting up dinner plans with the man you cheated with so he could meet your brother and your brother's pregnant boyfriend."
Going silent Taylor continued to look down mainly because a part of him wasn't even sure he himself wanted to fix things with Natalie. If he did then surly he still wouldn't be seeing the man he had cheated with and also because he knew Harry was right she shouldn't be the one calling him.
At Taylor's silence, Harry just sighed and shook his head, "I have to go get ready and make myself look presentable for the man you invited to dinner," he muttered as he left the room. If he didn't leave now he probably would be in jail for murdering Taylor and while murdering Taylor sounded nice, giving birth in prison sure didn't.
"Good one Tay," Zac said as he stood from where he sat. "You just had to go and make Harry mad. Now I'm going to have to deal with it later," he said before leaving to go after Harry and see if he could soothe some of his anger before Taylor's boy toy showed up.
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Zac looked over at Harry later that night as he stood by the sink, doing dishes with him, "So what did you think of Louis?" he asked as he mentioned the man they had both met.
Harry rolled his eyes at the mention of Louis, "He's a child," he stated rather harshly. "I guess I can see the appeal Taylor saw. He is basically Taylor and Taylor loves himself so why not fuck around with someone who is basically him," he shrugged as he finished washing one of the dishes and handed it off so Zac could rinse it out.
"I guess you could say that," Zac spoke as he looked away from Harry. "Honestly I think Louis is just as much a victim as Natalie to be honest," he said feeling Harry now glaring at him.
"And what makes you say that?" Harry asked trying not to snap at Zac the way he had Taylor earlier.
"Because he is young and naive," Zac spoke knowing Louis was only a year or two older than Harry. "Taylor probably did to him like he does everyone else, said pretty words and then used Louis to get what he wanted."
Harry closed his eyes as he took several deep breaths, "I hate when you are right," he spoke as he opened his eyes. "Taylor does know how to use his words to his advantage," he said knowing Taylor could con anyone into getting what he wanted by talking sweet and nice and then once he had he could make you do what he wanted then spit you out when done. "Your brother is an asshole when put that way."
"I know that," Zac laughed as he and Harry finished the dishes. "I just hope I'm not as bad as him," he said as he wiped off his hands and went behind Harry, slipping his arms around Harry's waist, letting his hands rest gently on his stomach where their baby was growing inside.
"You aren't anything like him," Harry said as he turned his head slightly and pecked Zac's lips. "Well I mean you can sort of be like him when you want to get me in bed," he teased as he laughed some.
Zac just rolled his eyes, "That's because you're such an attractive man and I can't help but want to seduce you with my words and then let you take advantage of me after I do."
"It's you who takes advantage of me," Harry spoke as he turned around in Zac's arms.
"Nu uh," Zac said as he shook his head. "You clearly take advantage of me and my poor helpless body."
Laughing Harry leaned in and pecked Zac's lips, "Well, how about we go to the bedroom and see which of us wins this argument?"
"That sounds good," Zac answered as he kissed Harry back. As they kissed he slowly lead the way to their bedroom, not once even breaking the kiss.
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Harry who had been sleeping peacefully awoke with a jolt as he heard the telephone beside the bed ringing in his ear. Sitting up he looked at the clock seeing it was four in the morning and he half wondered who the hell would be calling this early in the morning.
Turning he looked at Zac seeing him still asleep and he rolled his eyes, leave it to Zac to sleep through a loud ass ringing phone, but then again maybe their sex had wore Zac out.
When the phone rang again Harry just reached out and picked it up, "Hello?" he asked into the receiver as he sat up some in the bed, trying to get comfortable.
"Harry," Natalie spoke as Harry picked up the phone. "I...I'm sorry to be calling you so late," she muttered as she fought back tears.
Harry shook his head, "It's fine Natalie," he lied because actually it was never fine to wake someone who was pregnant up from a good sleep. "Why are you calling though? Is something wrong?"
Natalie nodded though she knew Harry couldn't see her, "Something is horribly wrong," she confessed as she slid down against the bathroom door. The bathroom was the only place in this apartment where she felt like she had any privacy. "I..I slept with Nikki," she whispered not even sure if Harry had heard what she said.
"You what?!" Harry exclaimed as he felt his eyes grow wide. This really wasn't the news he had been expecting, especially not with how upset she had sounded.
"I slept with Nikki," Natalie repeated. "I..I was feeling down and I slept with Nikki tonight and I feel like it's probably the hugest mistake I could have made."
Harry swallowed hard almost wanting to kill Zac for sending Natalie to Gemma and Nikki's. "It's a mistake because you still love Taylor right?"
"No, it's a mistake because I'm pregnant," Natalie muttered as the tears she had been holding back finally came down. "I just took the test and I'm pregnant...I'm pregnant by my cheating husband and I slept with this woman who I think loves me and everything is so damn complicated."
Again at Natalie's words Harry swallowed hard and he almost wanted to reply back sarcastically that yes, everything indeed was complicated but instead he didn't. He just asked Natalie to explain things calmly. Maybe if she explained things calmly he'd find out he had misheard her or something. That was the only possible explanation there was.
Zac just shrugged as he bit his lip, almost afraid to speak because he was afraid to upset Harry more than what he already seemed to be.
"No," Harry snapped as he turned to eye Taylor and he glared slightly. "This is not one of those pregnancy mood swings," he hissed out as his green eyes looked up into Taylor's blue. "This is me being pissed off because you decide to spring on me that you have invited the man you were cheating on your wife with over to dinner at mine and Zac's house."
"I just thought you should know," Taylor said as he felt himself blush the more that Harry just kept looking at him. The glare he was getting was unsettling but he was trying to keep a brave face, even if it was worse than any glare Natalie had ever given him.
Harry shook his head, "You're right I should've have known but not the fucking day of!" he snapped as he turned away from Taylor and set to looking for the dish he had been searching for. "You should have told me a week ago when you invited him."
"It slipped my mind," Taylor answered as he looked to Zac for some help in dealing with Harry but all Zac did was shake his head. "I'm sorry."
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing too," Harry muttered under his breath as he finally caught sight of the dish he had been searching for. Pulling it out he smiled triumphantly before setting it down on the stove and getting to work on fixing the dinner he had planned for tonight. A simple chicken casserole thing.
"Then who should I be apologizing too?" Taylor asked curiously as he crossed his arms. "Please enlighten me since you seem to know everything now days," he snapped getting sick of Harry's attitude problem.
Zac who had remained silent internally cringed at Taylor's tone of voice. "Taylor..." he stated as he shook his head not wanting his brother to have to deal with Harry's anger, an anger that seemed to have gotten worse since he got pregnant, though maybe that was because Harry had stopped doing yoga something which helped him keep his anger in check. Zac almost wished he had made sure Harry had kept up with it during his pregnancy.
"No, Zac," Harry said once he had finished preparing the casserole before putting it in the oven. "Let Taylor speak and stick his foot in his mouth," he said as he turned to look at Zac before eying Taylor again. "You should be apologizing to your wife. You know the woman who caught you cheating, the woman who left you and is now living with my sister and her roommate right now."
Looking down as Harry spoke Taylor blushed again, "Natalie doesn't want to see me. It's been three weeks," he whispered knowing Natalie hadn't even taken the time to call him or come to the house so they could work on things. "I figured by now she'd call me if she wanted to work on us."
Harry just laughed bitterly as he rested a hand on his bump, "You think she's the one that should be calling you?!" he asked not believing the audacity of Taylor. "You should be calling her, not setting up dinner plans with the man you cheated with so he could meet your brother and your brother's pregnant boyfriend."
Going silent Taylor continued to look down mainly because a part of him wasn't even sure he himself wanted to fix things with Natalie. If he did then surly he still wouldn't be seeing the man he had cheated with and also because he knew Harry was right she shouldn't be the one calling him.
At Taylor's silence, Harry just sighed and shook his head, "I have to go get ready and make myself look presentable for the man you invited to dinner," he muttered as he left the room. If he didn't leave now he probably would be in jail for murdering Taylor and while murdering Taylor sounded nice, giving birth in prison sure didn't.
"Good one Tay," Zac said as he stood from where he sat. "You just had to go and make Harry mad. Now I'm going to have to deal with it later," he said before leaving to go after Harry and see if he could soothe some of his anger before Taylor's boy toy showed up.
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Zac looked over at Harry later that night as he stood by the sink, doing dishes with him, "So what did you think of Louis?" he asked as he mentioned the man they had both met.
Harry rolled his eyes at the mention of Louis, "He's a child," he stated rather harshly. "I guess I can see the appeal Taylor saw. He is basically Taylor and Taylor loves himself so why not fuck around with someone who is basically him," he shrugged as he finished washing one of the dishes and handed it off so Zac could rinse it out.
"I guess you could say that," Zac spoke as he looked away from Harry. "Honestly I think Louis is just as much a victim as Natalie to be honest," he said feeling Harry now glaring at him.
"And what makes you say that?" Harry asked trying not to snap at Zac the way he had Taylor earlier.
"Because he is young and naive," Zac spoke knowing Louis was only a year or two older than Harry. "Taylor probably did to him like he does everyone else, said pretty words and then used Louis to get what he wanted."
Harry closed his eyes as he took several deep breaths, "I hate when you are right," he spoke as he opened his eyes. "Taylor does know how to use his words to his advantage," he said knowing Taylor could con anyone into getting what he wanted by talking sweet and nice and then once he had he could make you do what he wanted then spit you out when done. "Your brother is an asshole when put that way."
"I know that," Zac laughed as he and Harry finished the dishes. "I just hope I'm not as bad as him," he said as he wiped off his hands and went behind Harry, slipping his arms around Harry's waist, letting his hands rest gently on his stomach where their baby was growing inside.
"You aren't anything like him," Harry said as he turned his head slightly and pecked Zac's lips. "Well I mean you can sort of be like him when you want to get me in bed," he teased as he laughed some.
Zac just rolled his eyes, "That's because you're such an attractive man and I can't help but want to seduce you with my words and then let you take advantage of me after I do."
"It's you who takes advantage of me," Harry spoke as he turned around in Zac's arms.
"Nu uh," Zac said as he shook his head. "You clearly take advantage of me and my poor helpless body."
Laughing Harry leaned in and pecked Zac's lips, "Well, how about we go to the bedroom and see which of us wins this argument?"
"That sounds good," Zac answered as he kissed Harry back. As they kissed he slowly lead the way to their bedroom, not once even breaking the kiss.
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Harry who had been sleeping peacefully awoke with a jolt as he heard the telephone beside the bed ringing in his ear. Sitting up he looked at the clock seeing it was four in the morning and he half wondered who the hell would be calling this early in the morning.
Turning he looked at Zac seeing him still asleep and he rolled his eyes, leave it to Zac to sleep through a loud ass ringing phone, but then again maybe their sex had wore Zac out.
When the phone rang again Harry just reached out and picked it up, "Hello?" he asked into the receiver as he sat up some in the bed, trying to get comfortable.
"Harry," Natalie spoke as Harry picked up the phone. "I...I'm sorry to be calling you so late," she muttered as she fought back tears.
Harry shook his head, "It's fine Natalie," he lied because actually it was never fine to wake someone who was pregnant up from a good sleep. "Why are you calling though? Is something wrong?"
Natalie nodded though she knew Harry couldn't see her, "Something is horribly wrong," she confessed as she slid down against the bathroom door. The bathroom was the only place in this apartment where she felt like she had any privacy. "I..I slept with Nikki," she whispered not even sure if Harry had heard what she said.
"You what?!" Harry exclaimed as he felt his eyes grow wide. This really wasn't the news he had been expecting, especially not with how upset she had sounded.
"I slept with Nikki," Natalie repeated. "I..I was feeling down and I slept with Nikki tonight and I feel like it's probably the hugest mistake I could have made."
Harry swallowed hard almost wanting to kill Zac for sending Natalie to Gemma and Nikki's. "It's a mistake because you still love Taylor right?"
"No, it's a mistake because I'm pregnant," Natalie muttered as the tears she had been holding back finally came down. "I just took the test and I'm pregnant...I'm pregnant by my cheating husband and I slept with this woman who I think loves me and everything is so damn complicated."
Again at Natalie's words Harry swallowed hard and he almost wanted to reply back sarcastically that yes, everything indeed was complicated but instead he didn't. He just asked Natalie to explain things calmly. Maybe if she explained things calmly he'd find out he had misheard her or something. That was the only possible explanation there was.