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I gasped as I jumped off my bed and ran to my door, flinging it open.
The gunshots had sounded like they were coming from outside.
As I ran down the hall I screamed out my moms name and then Harry's name, and when I turned a corner two arms grabbed me and pulled me back, a hand covering my mouth as I screamed.
"It's me, it's me!" Harry's voice hissed in my ear.
"What's happening?" I turned around in his arms to look at him.
"I don't know." He said.
"Emma?!" I then heard my mom yelling for me.
"I'm upstairs!" I yelled back and not moments later she came running down the hallway.
"Harry what is happening?" She looked at him with wide eyes.
"I'm trying to find out." He said as he typed like a mad man on his phone.
I held onto my mom, scared of what was happening.
"Okay there was a car that drove by the house and shot at it. They already have it pulled over and the people inside are in custody." Harry read aloud.
"Why are they shooting at us?" My mom asked.
"I don't know. That's all the information i've been given." He shook his head.
"Why does everyone hate us?" I turned my face into my moms neck as she hugged me.
"I don't know, sweetheart."
"I need to move you guys away from the windows, just as a precaution." Harry said and moved us to the lounge room since it didn't have any windows.
My mom and I sat down on one of the couches while Harry got on his phone again to get more information.
I laid down on my moms lap, watching as Harry paced the length of the room while he spoke quietly into his phone.
After a few minutes he hung up and turned around to face us.
"I've been given an all clear. You're free to move around the house as you please." Harry said. "The men are gone and are being taken to be interviewed by the FBI to see if they can find connections between them and the RR."
"They might have caught the RR?"
"If they did they caught low ranking members at most. No one obviously smart or important since this was an awful plan to cause damage. They shot at a brick house from half a mile away."
I shook my head.
"What if it had been worse?"
"It wasn't." Harry said. "This was a botched attempt, they didn't win."
I nervously nodded.
"Thank you, Harry. And Emma, I'm going to go call your father." My mom said to me and stood so she could leave, and I stood up as well.
As soon as she was gone I went straight for Harry's arms.
He placed one hand on the back of my head to hold it to his chest as he exhaled, his other arm circling my back.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah. I'm just scared."
"Don't be. We're not going to let them get to you. I'm not going to let them get to you."
"All I wanted was a holiday with you and my family and to be able to relax without people shooting at us every ten seconds."
"I know." He kissed the top of my head.
Harry and I held each other for a few more minutes before going downstairs where my mom was just hanging up the phone.
"Oh, Harry, Emma, come here." She said and we walked over to her. "Would you two be willing to go pick up Mila for me? I need to go to D.C., and I won't be able to do it today."
"Of course." Harry nodded.
"Great. I'll call her montessori school and let them know if the change of plans. Thank you."
Harry and I then went upstairs to get ready.
Since Harry had to be an agent for the day he wore his suit, and I changed into a black dress the two of us meeting downstairs.
We took the SUV since it was armoured, Harry and I leaving the house to make the hour long drive.
"Are you feeling anymore rested?" Harry asked as we turned onto the interstate.
"A little."
"Maybe you should take a melatonin tonight if you can't sleep again."
"Maybe."
He reached across the console to take my hand in his, bringing it up to his lips to kiss the back of it.
"I didn't sleep well either." He commented and I smiled at him.
When we arrived at Mila's montessori school, the agents car in front of us stopped, then we did, and then the agent car behind us stopped as well.
Harry got out and then walked around to open my car door, allowing me to step out.
The two of us then walked inside the cottage like building, going into the front room where there was a little reception desk.
A woman was sitting behind it and stood when we entered.
"Ms. Winston, it's so nice to meet you." She held out her hand which I shook.
"Hi. What's your name?"
"Glenda."
"Glenda." I repeated as I smiled at her.
"Mila is right this way." She said and led Harry and I through a doorway to a hall with a few different rooms.
We walked down to one room with wood panelled walls and a green carpeted floor, kids running around the room.
My eyes landed on Mila who was playing with some blocks by a play kitchen.
I felt Harry's fingers rub against my waist for a moment and I looked up to smile at him.
"Mila, you have visitors." Glenda said as she walked in and Mila looked over her shoulder to see us and gasped.
"Hi!" I grinned at her as she shot up and ran towards us.
I bent down as much as I could in my dress and caught her in a hug as she crashed into me.
"Wemmy!" She kissed my cheek and then slid out of my arms. "Hawwy!" She then turned to Harry and jumped at him next.
"Hi, Mila." He laughed as he hugged her back, and Mila pressed a kiss to his cheek as well.
He stood up and then smiled at her.
"Is that Mila's mommy and daddy?" I heard a girl ask and looked to see a little girl asking Glenda.
"That's Mila's cousin."
"Then where's Mila's mommy and daddy?"
Mila looked back at the girl before looking back at me.
"It's okay." I gave her a small smile.
"Are you ready to go?" Harry asked.
"Yes." I said.
Mila went to get her backpack and then I took her hand, leading her to the front room where Glenda gave me Mila's luggage, Harry taking them out to the car.
He then came back and escorted Mila and I outside. He opened the back seat door and I helped Mila in, buckling her up and then moved back, Harry shutting her door and then opening mine.
"Wemmy we go to your house?" She asked as Harry walked around to the drivers side.
"We are." I smiled at her, Harry getting in the car beside me.
"Hawwy you stay at Wemmy's too?" She asked him.
"I am." He said and Mila gasped excitedly causing Harry to laugh.
The motorcade began to drive away and back to my house, the car fairly quiet.
"Wemmy?" She asked after a few minutes.
"Yes?"
"I'm hungry."
"You are? Okay." I said and then began to look at what was around us.
"If you see like a fast food place can you pull in?" I asked Harry.
"Yeah." He said, his eyes scanning around. "There's a McDonalds?"
"That'll work."
He then got on his radio to tell the car in front of us where we were going.
We pulled into the McDonalds drive through, Harry rolling down the window.
"Okay, Mila, what do you want?" Harry asked her.
"Nuggets!" She kicked her feet.
Harry ordered her food and then drove around to the window.
I went to hand him my credit card but he stopped me.
"I've got it." He said, taking out his wallet.
"You don't have to pay for her."
"It's a happy meal, Emma. I can afford to buy her lunch." He snapped at me.
He paid and then collected her food, passing the bag back to Mila.
As we drove away I looked back to see her shoving half a nugget in her mouth, her bottle of milk in her other hand.
"Mila, what do you tell Harry?" I asked her.
"Tank you." She kicked her feet again.
"You're welcome, Mila." He said.
As we drove I looked over at Harry who was concentrating on the road.
"I'm sorry you had to work today. I know I promised you that you wouldn't have to."
"It's fine." He said, his voice in a sharp tone. "Your mom needed help."
"I know, but still...I feel like it's not fair."
"Life's not fair, Emma. But this was a simple request. It's fine."
I nodded.
I didn't like it when he snapped at me.
He sighed after a minute and reached for my hand again.
"I'm sorry, i'm just tired." He said. "I'm tired and i'm cranky and i'm frustrated from this morning and i'm stressed over the RR and i'm worried we're going to get caught by your family and it's just a lot."
"We're going to be fine, Harry."
"Well, unless you're a psychic..."
I rolled my eyes at him but I saw him give me a small smirk.
He then looked in the rear view mirror at Mila who was looking out the window, so he took the chance to kiss my hand.
"Wemmy! I need hewlp!" Mila's voice interrupted the moment and I turned around to see her holding out her bag of apple slices to me.
I opened it for her and then passed it back, Mila moving on to snack on the apples.
As we drove, Mila began to sing, Harry smiling at her in the rear view mirror.
When we got to my house Harry went to get her bags while I got Mila.
"Alright you two, let's go inside." Harry said.
"Two princesses." Mila looked back at him.
"What?" He laughed.
"Princesses. That's what you call me and Wemmy." She said as she skipped ahead of us into the house. "We're your princesses."
I laughed as I looked at Harry as he set down the bags by the front door, Mila in front of him.
He then took her face in his hands.
"That's right. You and Emma are my princesses." He said to her and Mila grinned, wrapping her arms around his neck so he could pick her up.
"I miss you." She smiled into his neck as she hugged him.
"I know." Harry hugged her to him, his eyes closed as he put his hand on the back of her head. "I know."
Once Mila finally let Harry go I went to get her settled into my room where she would be staying.
While I was putting her clothes in a drawer my phone rang and I answered it to my mom.
"Hey, sweetheart." She said.
"Hi."
"Is Mila there?"
"Yes, we just got back. I'm getting her unpacked now."
"Good. Okay. Well I think i'm going to stay the night here in d.c. and then come home tomorrow morning. Will you and Mila be okay there with Harry? There will be extra security there."
"Yeah. We'll be okay."
"If not I can always come home."
"We'll be fine." I assured her.
"Okay. Then i'll see you in the morning."
"Alright. Love you, mom."
"I love you too, Emmy."
I ended the call and then went to the room Harry was in and found him taking off his suit jacket.
"Hey, my mom is coming back in the morning so it's just us and Mila tonight." I said.
"Okay." He replied. "I'll increase security around the house then."
"Okay." I went up to him and placed my hands on his cheeks before moving up to kiss him.
He chuckled as he moved his to my waist.
"We can't get caught by Mila again." He said between kisses.
I whined and kissed him once more before moving back.
"Now you can spend the night in my room." I told him.
"Ah, Princess, you get your way tonight." He laughed.
"I know." I kissed his cheek before leaving his room.
That night Harry, Mila, and I had left overs for dinner, and after I gave Mila a bath and put her in her pyjamas.
I changed clothes as well and after a few minutes Harry walked in my room in basketball shorts and a long sleeved tee.
"Hawwy you sweep in here?" Mila asked him as she bounced on the bed.
"Mhmm." He said as he walked around to the side he wanted to sleep on and got beneath the blankets, Mila crawling over to him and laying down next to him.
I then got in after turning out the light, Mila rolling between us.
"Mila, you have to be still." I told her and she nodded as she rolled over me to my other side while I scooted closer to Harry.
Harry put his arm around me while Mila curled into me, her small self tucked into my embrace, Harry's hand holding the hand I had around Mila.
Turning my head to the side I locked my lips to Harry's, him kissing me back for a few seconds before we broke the kiss and he moved his head to press his forehead against mine.
"Night." He whispered to me.
"Night." I looked into his eyes, seeing my reflection in them.
"You say sweet dreams, Princesses." Mila interrupted our moment but Harry just smiled and chuckled.
"Sweet dreams, Princesses." He said and I could feel Mila smile into my arm, Harry squeezing my hand.
If today had taught me anything, it was that I was falling more in love with Harry by the second.
Watching him with Mila warmed my heart, and made me feel better after the scary morning we'd had.
And I knew with everything I was, that Harry would put his life before mine, and also Mila's.
He cared for her. When he had first met Mila, it had been comical to see him so afraid of a little girl, but she had grown on him, and now I new he would do anything to keep her safe, just like he would do for me.
And I knew Harry would get mad at me if I ever sad it out loud, but if it ever came down to it, I would put my life on the line to save him; because I loved Harry, and you protect the ones you love.
If Harry would die for me, then I would die for him.
If it ever came down to it...
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you guys got a bit of a break with this chapter, but we're reaching the turning point in a few chapters so geeeeeet ready!!
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