Is It Really Meant To Be? Chapter Three
Title: Is It Really Meant To Be?
Author: Jayne Leigh
Summery: Everything is going good at the Studio, even Matt and Harriet have finally got it together. Will it last? Please R&R
Rating: R
Characters or Pairing: Matt/Harriet Danny/Jordan
Disclaimer: I don't own them!
Is It Really Meant To Be?
Is It Really Meant To Be? Chapter Two
Hey guys, here's the next chapter! Thanks for all the reviews! Please keep them coming!!
Enjoy!!!
Is It Really Meant To Be?
Just as Matt walked into the airport, his cell phone started to ring. He struggled to pull it out of his pocket, with his free hand as he held a bunch of flowers with the other. He decided to surprise Harriet by meeting her at the airport. It was Friday night and there was an hour before the dress was meant to start. Danny had said he could cope on his own if Matt wanted to go pick her up but only if he was quick.
“Hello?”
“Matthew?”
“Harriet, hi... Where are you?” He asked.
“Uh, my flight has been delayed... I'm stuck her for another couple of hours...” She told him. “I'm sorry, I'm not going to make it in time to watch the show.”
“That's okay...” He sighed, slightly disappointed. “What time is the next flight? I'll come and pick you up.”
“We won't land in LA until about 5am so I'll get a cab home...”
“It's okay, I don't mind.”
“I do... You've been working hard all week... You need sleep.”
“Harri...”
“Anyway, I'm just going to want to get home and go to bed myself...” She continued. “So, it's better this way.”
He frowned a little. “Well, okay if that's what you want.”
“I'm sorry...” She said, noticing the disappointment in his voice.
“Don't worry about it...” He told her. “I'll see you tomorrow, though right?”
“Uh, yeah tomorrow sure...” She replied. “You better get back to work...”
“Yeah...”
“Have a good show.” She told him.
“Okay, see you tomorrow.”
“Yeah, bye...” She replied.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.” She whispered, before hanging up.
She took a deep breath, trying to keep control of her emotions. She was actually relieved when she was told they wouldn't be back in LA in time for her to go to the show. She just didn't know how she was going to face Matt.
XxXxX
“Where's Harriet?” Jordan asked as soon as Matt walked into his office.
“Oh, hi Matt... How are you? I'm fine, Jordan, why thank you...” He mocked.
“Yeah, yeah, hi... Where's Harriet?”
“Her flights been delayed...” He told her. “She can't make it to the show.”
“What?! So, I have to put up with you two alone for another night?!”
“Yeah, thanks sweetheart.” Danny looked up from what he was reading.
“Have these... They'll make you feel better.” Matt handed her the flowers.
“Aw...”
“Works every time.” Matt grinned at Danny.
XxXxX
“Hey” Matt grinned when Harriet opened her front door.
“Hi.” She smiled, taking the flowers he held out to her. “You didn't need to buy me these.”
“Yeah, I did...” He kissed her cheek. “Actually, I brought you some last night but I had to give them to Jordan.”
“Why?”
“She was upset that you weren't coming to the show.”
“Oh.”
“She wasn't the only one.” Matt smiled, putting his arms around her and pulling her into a hug. “I missed you.”
She closed her eyes and held onto him. “I missed you too.”
He pulled back slightly and pressed his lips against hers. She kissed back but when he tried to deepen it, she broke it.
“Uh, I better put these in water.” She said when he looked at her questionably.
“Are you okay?” He asked, following her into the kitchen.
“Yeah, sure...” She replied. “I'm just still a little tired.”
“Oh... Well, I can go if you like.”
“Actually, yeah...I might just go back to bed for a few hours.” She said, avoiding looking at him.
“Oh.” He repeated, not expecting that to be her answer. “Uh, Well, I'll guess I'll see you later.”
“Okay, I'll call you.”
“Yeah.” He leaned forwards to kiss her cheek again. “Bye.”
“Thanks for the flowers.” She followed him to the door.
“No worries.” He replied.
“Bye.” She said softly, as he opened the door.
“Bye.” He glanced back at her, a little confused by her behaviour.
XxXxX
On Monday morning Danny walked into Matt's office and saw he was sat staring ahead.
“Hey.”
“Uh, hi.” Matt replied, only just noticing Danny had entered the room.
“You okay?”
“Hmm.”
“What's happened?” Danny sighed, sitting down.
“What?”
“You’ve got that look on your face.”
“What look?”
“That one you get whenever Harriet and you have a fight.”
“We haven't had a fight.” Matt sighed. “At least if we have had one, I would know what's going on.”
“What do you mean?”
“I don't know, she's been acting weird since she got back...”
“How?”
“Just distant... Like she doesn't want to spend any time with me.”
“Have you asked her about it?” He asked.
“Yeah, we went out for dinner last night but she said she just tired from the trip.”
“Maybe she is.”
“Yeah, maybe.”
“What else could it be?”
“I don't know...” Matt replied, then shook his head slightly. “There's nothing else it could be... She probably just needs a few days to recover.”
“Yeah.” Danny agreed. “So, you are going to be okay?”
“Yeah, I’ve got this sketch to finish.” He nodded at the computer.
“I'll leave you to it then.” He stood up.
XxXxX
A few days later, things still hadn’t improved with Harriet, and it caused a fight when Matt asked her about it. He couldn't understand it, before she went away everything was perfect. Even when they talked on the phone everything was okay. It's been the past week that things changed, since they had that stupid fight about Luke.
Matt was trying to work on a sketch but when he read back what he had typed, he realised it made no sense. He slammed his hand down hard on the keyboard out of frustration.
“I'm sorry.”
He looked up at Harriet. “What for?”
“For the way I've been treating you.” She whispered, a few tears filling her eyes. “I'm so sorry... You... You don't deserve it...”
“Hey, it's okay...” He said softly, getting up and walking towards her when he saw the tears. They had fights in the past but it’s never really made her this upset. He hugged her gently and she buried her face in his chest. “It was just a stupid fight... No big deal.”
“You do know I love you right...” She looked up at him.
“Yeah, of course I do...” He frowned slightly. “Harri, what is it? What's going on?”
“I can't tell you...” She whispered, looking away.
“Hey.” He said softly, putting a finger under her chin and lifted it so she was looking at him. “You can tell me anything.”
“Matthew, can... Can you just hold me.”
“What is it?” He whispered, his arms tightening around her.
“I... I just need you to hold me for a while first...” She stated, closing her eyes. She knew that she had to tell him, she couldn't stand keeping it to herself but she knew that he would end things as soon as he found out. She just needed to be in his arms one last time before he did.
“Harri...Whatever happened, it doesn't matter, okay? Because I love you...” He said softly. “And I want to spend the rest of my life with you... I want to marry you.”
“What?” She asked, pulling back to look up at him.
“I wanted to do this a little bit more romantic... but the important thing is that you know I love you... So it doesn't matter how I say it.” He said softly, as he got the ring box out of his box.
“Matthew, you... You can't...” She stuttered slightly.
“We should have done this a long time ago... because I always knew you were the one that I wanted to be with...” He continued opening the ring box. “God, Harri… I love you so much... So, please...Will you marry me?”
She stared at him, tears in her eyes in complete shock.
“Harriet?” He asked, still holding the ring box.
She closed her eyes, her heart breaking as she spoke. “Whilst...Whilst I was away... I... I slept with someone else.”
TBC
Please review and let me know what you think!!
Author: Jayne Leigh
Summery: Everything is going good at the Studio, even Matt and Harriet have finally got it together. Will it last? Please R&R
Rating: R
Characters or Pairing: Matt/Harriet Danny/Jordan
Disclaimer: I don't own them!
Is It Really Meant To Be?
Is It Really Meant To Be? Chapter Two
Hey guys, here's the next chapter! Thanks for all the reviews! Please keep them coming!!
Enjoy!!!
Is It Really Meant To Be?
Just as Matt walked into the airport, his cell phone started to ring. He struggled to pull it out of his pocket, with his free hand as he held a bunch of flowers with the other. He decided to surprise Harriet by meeting her at the airport. It was Friday night and there was an hour before the dress was meant to start. Danny had said he could cope on his own if Matt wanted to go pick her up but only if he was quick.
“Hello?”
“Matthew?”
“Harriet, hi... Where are you?” He asked.
“Uh, my flight has been delayed... I'm stuck her for another couple of hours...” She told him. “I'm sorry, I'm not going to make it in time to watch the show.”
“That's okay...” He sighed, slightly disappointed. “What time is the next flight? I'll come and pick you up.”
“We won't land in LA until about 5am so I'll get a cab home...”
“It's okay, I don't mind.”
“I do... You've been working hard all week... You need sleep.”
“Harri...”
“Anyway, I'm just going to want to get home and go to bed myself...” She continued. “So, it's better this way.”
He frowned a little. “Well, okay if that's what you want.”
“I'm sorry...” She said, noticing the disappointment in his voice.
“Don't worry about it...” He told her. “I'll see you tomorrow, though right?”
“Uh, yeah tomorrow sure...” She replied. “You better get back to work...”
“Yeah...”
“Have a good show.” She told him.
“Okay, see you tomorrow.”
“Yeah, bye...” She replied.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.” She whispered, before hanging up.
She took a deep breath, trying to keep control of her emotions. She was actually relieved when she was told they wouldn't be back in LA in time for her to go to the show. She just didn't know how she was going to face Matt.
XxXxX
“Where's Harriet?” Jordan asked as soon as Matt walked into his office.
“Oh, hi Matt... How are you? I'm fine, Jordan, why thank you...” He mocked.
“Yeah, yeah, hi... Where's Harriet?”
“Her flights been delayed...” He told her. “She can't make it to the show.”
“What?! So, I have to put up with you two alone for another night?!”
“Yeah, thanks sweetheart.” Danny looked up from what he was reading.
“Have these... They'll make you feel better.” Matt handed her the flowers.
“Aw...”
“Works every time.” Matt grinned at Danny.
XxXxX
“Hey” Matt grinned when Harriet opened her front door.
“Hi.” She smiled, taking the flowers he held out to her. “You didn't need to buy me these.”
“Yeah, I did...” He kissed her cheek. “Actually, I brought you some last night but I had to give them to Jordan.”
“Why?”
“She was upset that you weren't coming to the show.”
“Oh.”
“She wasn't the only one.” Matt smiled, putting his arms around her and pulling her into a hug. “I missed you.”
She closed her eyes and held onto him. “I missed you too.”
He pulled back slightly and pressed his lips against hers. She kissed back but when he tried to deepen it, she broke it.
“Uh, I better put these in water.” She said when he looked at her questionably.
“Are you okay?” He asked, following her into the kitchen.
“Yeah, sure...” She replied. “I'm just still a little tired.”
“Oh... Well, I can go if you like.”
“Actually, yeah...I might just go back to bed for a few hours.” She said, avoiding looking at him.
“Oh.” He repeated, not expecting that to be her answer. “Uh, Well, I'll guess I'll see you later.”
“Okay, I'll call you.”
“Yeah.” He leaned forwards to kiss her cheek again. “Bye.”
“Thanks for the flowers.” She followed him to the door.
“No worries.” He replied.
“Bye.” She said softly, as he opened the door.
“Bye.” He glanced back at her, a little confused by her behaviour.
XxXxX
On Monday morning Danny walked into Matt's office and saw he was sat staring ahead.
“Hey.”
“Uh, hi.” Matt replied, only just noticing Danny had entered the room.
“You okay?”
“Hmm.”
“What's happened?” Danny sighed, sitting down.
“What?”
“You’ve got that look on your face.”
“What look?”
“That one you get whenever Harriet and you have a fight.”
“We haven't had a fight.” Matt sighed. “At least if we have had one, I would know what's going on.”
“What do you mean?”
“I don't know, she's been acting weird since she got back...”
“How?”
“Just distant... Like she doesn't want to spend any time with me.”
“Have you asked her about it?” He asked.
“Yeah, we went out for dinner last night but she said she just tired from the trip.”
“Maybe she is.”
“Yeah, maybe.”
“What else could it be?”
“I don't know...” Matt replied, then shook his head slightly. “There's nothing else it could be... She probably just needs a few days to recover.”
“Yeah.” Danny agreed. “So, you are going to be okay?”
“Yeah, I’ve got this sketch to finish.” He nodded at the computer.
“I'll leave you to it then.” He stood up.
XxXxX
A few days later, things still hadn’t improved with Harriet, and it caused a fight when Matt asked her about it. He couldn't understand it, before she went away everything was perfect. Even when they talked on the phone everything was okay. It's been the past week that things changed, since they had that stupid fight about Luke.
Matt was trying to work on a sketch but when he read back what he had typed, he realised it made no sense. He slammed his hand down hard on the keyboard out of frustration.
“I'm sorry.”
He looked up at Harriet. “What for?”
“For the way I've been treating you.” She whispered, a few tears filling her eyes. “I'm so sorry... You... You don't deserve it...”
“Hey, it's okay...” He said softly, getting up and walking towards her when he saw the tears. They had fights in the past but it’s never really made her this upset. He hugged her gently and she buried her face in his chest. “It was just a stupid fight... No big deal.”
“You do know I love you right...” She looked up at him.
“Yeah, of course I do...” He frowned slightly. “Harri, what is it? What's going on?”
“I can't tell you...” She whispered, looking away.
“Hey.” He said softly, putting a finger under her chin and lifted it so she was looking at him. “You can tell me anything.”
“Matthew, can... Can you just hold me.”
“What is it?” He whispered, his arms tightening around her.
“I... I just need you to hold me for a while first...” She stated, closing her eyes. She knew that she had to tell him, she couldn't stand keeping it to herself but she knew that he would end things as soon as he found out. She just needed to be in his arms one last time before he did.
“Harri...Whatever happened, it doesn't matter, okay? Because I love you...” He said softly. “And I want to spend the rest of my life with you... I want to marry you.”
“What?” She asked, pulling back to look up at him.
“I wanted to do this a little bit more romantic... but the important thing is that you know I love you... So it doesn't matter how I say it.” He said softly, as he got the ring box out of his box.
“Matthew, you... You can't...” She stuttered slightly.
“We should have done this a long time ago... because I always knew you were the one that I wanted to be with...” He continued opening the ring box. “God, Harri… I love you so much... So, please...Will you marry me?”
She stared at him, tears in her eyes in complete shock.
“Harriet?” He asked, still holding the ring box.
She closed her eyes, her heart breaking as she spoke. “Whilst...Whilst I was away... I... I slept with someone else.”
TBC
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