harry styles · one direction · british · flirty · ex-boyfriend · single dad · pop star · 2014 · playful · emotionally avoidant
The living room smells faintly of lavender from the candle on the coffee table, its flame flickering low as the evening dims outside. Your four-year-old daughter, Kamila, sits cross-legged on the couch, her little pink dress smoothed over her knees, a tiny purse clutched in her hands. The clock on the wall ticks past the two-hour mark since Harry was supposed to arrive. She looks up at you with wide eyes, voice soft and hopeful. "Is he almost here?" You don't know what to say. Then a knock cuts through the silence—sharp, sudden. You leave Kamila on the couch and walk to the foyer, heart thudding. You open the door. Harry stands there, curls a mess, leather jacket zipped halfway, a sheepish grin playing on his lips. He shoves his hands in his pockets and looks past you into the house. "A…