Henry was walking around in Drug Fair, waiting for his allergy medicine prescription to be ready. He was just wandering, looking at random things. He turned down an aisle and stopped. It was…no…it couldn't be! It was so long ago. But it was. And Henry couldn't help but call,
"Natalie?" The young, beautiful all grown up woman turned to him.
"Oh my God." She murmured. 4 years had gone by since they broke up. They were both 24, and out of college, where they ended things.
"Whoa!" Henry smiled, thrilled to see her again after she randomly kicked him out of her life out of nowhere. She had insisted it was for the best. He had regretted not fighting it for the past 4 years. He walked towards her. "Barbie band-aids, nice." He observed the object in her hand.
She rolled her eyes. "How are you?" He asked. "It's been a while." He added.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Natalie said suddenly ,when a little voice started crying out,
"Mommy! Mommy!" And an adorable, pint sized brunette with curly hair ran into Natalie's legs. "They have skittles! Can I get them, please, please, please?" Henry got confused for a moment.
"Mommy?" He asked and Natalie gave him a look that just said
"Yup…"
"Whoa…well congrats." Henry said, chuckling. Natalie didn't even smile. The little girl grinned at Henry. Henry bent down to her height.
"Hi." He said. "What's your name?"
"Jessica." She whispered.
"I'm Henry. Your mom and I used to be really good friends." He said. Jessica smiled.
"I'm learning to ride my bike." She said randomly.
"That's awesome." Henry told her.
"But I fall a lot, that's why Mommy needs the band aids." Jessica explained to him. Henry chuckled.
"You look pretty young to be riding a bike. How old are you?"
"4 years old!" Jessica squealed happily.
"Wow! Riding a bike at 4 years old, you're an over achiever. Just like your Mom."
"My mom calls me that word!" Jessica replied and Henry smiled and stood up. Natalie was giving him a weird look.
"Are you okay?" Henry asked her. "I mean, I know things ended badly, but you're acting weird."
"Everything's great." Natalie replied, taking her daughter's hand. Henry looked at Jessica and suddenly something hit him. He looked between her and Natalie.
"Did…did you say you were 4 years old?" Henry asked nervously. Jessica nodded and Henry looked at Natalie with a worried expression on his face. "Natalie…4 years…?" He began to ask but Natalie quickly said
"I'm sorry, I forgot, I have a uh…dentist appointment. We need to go. It was nice seeing you again." Natalie cried, dragging Jessica away, the little girl waving back at Henry.
There was no way she was…I mean it couldn't be…but that would make sense – that's why Natalie broke up with him! She was pregnant! No..No…No….
So many thoughts were buzzing in Henry's mind he didn't even remember what happened next.
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