+ Point : CH 36 Harmony She sighed as she sank down on the couch once more in Garretts office . She was , it appeared , becoming a regular in his office . You know Garrett , I do have to go home at some point , and face the crowd of reporters . I should probably just get it over and done with . Im certain you have plans for Christmas that are being interfered with now . Mm , plans can be changed , Harmony . He nodded at her . Mine certainly did . She agreed , and how could she not ? Her life over the past three years was , it seemed , a complete lie . She felt his hands wrap around hers and looked at him . She could see the apologetic look on his face , and he only managed a half smile at her . Maybe , Im partly to blame for that . He sighed a little . What ? How could you be ? Damien was the one to cheat on me and get caught . She muttered . Hmm , he was … but I was the one that sent you the footage of him cheating on you . He told her as he looked right at her , still had that apologetic look on his face . What , how could you know what happened that night ? she frowned at him . Harmony , I own the Triple Moon nightclub . He told her . She had forgotten that , with all that was going on , and now sat staring at him , there was silence in the room as she absorbed this news , and recalled Damiens words today . What didnt you show her all the footage , kept her own despicable behaviour of that night from her did you ? but then she sighed , it really wasnt Garretts fault , he had been the one to open her eyes was all . You didnt make him cheat , he did that all on his own . To be honest , Garrett , Im glad that you sent me that footage . It opened my eyes to what was going on . Otherwise , I would still be with him , think this baby is his even . And how could she not if she had no proof of his cheating ways . I was there in the club that night , Harmony . I saw your tears and how upset you were , as well as your anger … Do you know ? she looked right at him now . If he was there and saw her he might know who 1/5 CH 36 +3 Points shed been with , who the father of her child was Who … I … she sighed , didnt like to think of herself that way , but she had clearly slept with someone that night . I was with ? she finally- asked . Yes , it was all caught on video as well . Garrett nodded at her . Do you want to see it ? Her eyes widened at this knowledge , her own s * x act was in that club , and it had been recorded , and her boss , the man sitting right in front of her , had seen it . She felt heat burn her cheeks as she was filled with utter embarrassment . Dropped her eyes away from him , she didnt even remember that night , yet Garrett Owens had watched it for himself . Im sorry . She muttered , mortified by this knowledge , she was never going to be able to look him in the eyes ever again . She didnt know what her behaviour was like , let alone how shed been with that man , whoever he was either . He told her gently and moved from the coffee table to sit next to her . He tilted her face up to make her look at him , Not in the slightest , I have a lovely memory of that night . He told her . Something good happened to you ? That night ! she asked quietly . Yes , he smiled a little at her , I met you that night . He reached out a hand and tucked some of her loose hair back behind her ear Perhaps Harmony , you falling into my lap , full of tears , was fated to be . W … What ? her eyes widened , and she looked away from him , as she thought about those words , falling into his lap ? Her brain was racing now . Was her new boss the man shed had s * x with ? Was Garrett Owens the father of her child ? Her mind was racing back to how hed treated her, since the day shed arrived here to start work , hed not treated her any differently to his other employees , she didnt think . If it was him , surely there would have been some kind of awkwardness that came from him , especially seeing that she didnt recall it . Her eyes moved to his once more , and she bit her lip . Did she dare to ask , or should she plead ignorance ? Just ask Harmony , Ill tell you the truth . Show you the truth , if you want to see it . Garrett told her simply , So , you know Im not lying to you . Which I wont . I will also always protect you from the Blackwells . Are you ? … she bit her lip again , were you … how did she phrase this ? Did you … take me home that night ? she murmured , unable to actually say what needed to be said . She was still 2/5 CH 36 +8 Paint more than shocked about what he was implying . Yes , Wyatt and I , took you home . He nodded and she stared at him now . Wyatts married . She gasped , shooting up on to her feet at the thought of her and the two of them popping into her brain . Her body had ached like shed had a lot of s * x that night . What if ? … Garrett chuckled softly and pulled her back down . Yes , he is . He is also faithful to his wife , loves her . I can assure you of that , Id also beat him senseless if he wasnt . She raised an eyebrow at him now , knew he was joking and trying to lighten the mood , but still . You only spent time with one person that.night . And it was after what you saw Damien doing . He told her with a half smile . 17 Her eyes were on him nervously as she finally asked , Who was it ? but she couldnt keep that slight tremor out of her voice . Youre looking at him , Harm . He murmured , Your revenge against Damien was with me . Revenge ? she frowned at him . Mm , you wanted to hurt him , and I offered to help you , he nodded . Harmony closed her eyes , shed had s* x with Garrett Owens that night , fallen into his lap , from his words and just latched on to him , apparently . In the club ? she needed to know if it was there or in her apartment . Yes , in my VIP room , next door to the room where Damien was with Chloe . Garrett nodded at her . And he knows this ? Saw us I can only guess . She muttered . Yes , walked right in and … he smiled a little more at her now it was right at the moment I took you for myself . he smiled even more at her now . Why do I get the feeling you actually find that amusing ? Because honestly , Harmony . It does amuse me , he deserved to see it . After what you had to see , theres more though . He chuckled softly . She muttered , it was no wonder Damien had called her that horrid word , stated hed seen her with some random guy … that thought stopped her , and she looked at Garrett now with curiosity , Did he know it was you ? I mean … who you were , as in … Garrett Owens of Owens 3/5 + Point CH 36 Construction . She asked now as her brain ticked . Yes , I told him I was the owner of the nightclub , after I came out of that room to deal with him , you were passed out on the floor on my rug … so very beautiful , even when a complete mess . He reached out and tugged her ear a little as he smiled at her . She brushed his hand away , needed to think , He knew … and still played dumb … knew it was you in fact , but called you to my face , some random guy . She thought about that for a while He didnt want me to know it was you … Why ? she wondered aloud , and got up from the couch to pace around . Damien knew shed been with another , had seen her having s * x with Garrett Owens , but he was still just going to blip over it , and never say anything at all about it … He didnt want her to know it was Garrett Owens . That was the only conclusion she could come to . Harm ? She held up a hand to him Im thinking . She murmured , and she was really thinking now , she and he hadnt had s * x in over a week . Hed spent that week at his apartment and she at hers . Hed stated he wouldnt be able to not touch her . He was thinking about if she got pregnant , she realised . Hed been the one to tell her they should abstain from s * x while she was on antibiotics , even though her doctor didnt think it was necessary . He didnt want to risk a baby outside of marriage . Knew his parents wouldnt either , so he had told her until they were finished , theyd simply abstain . Though it was curious how shed gotten pregnant , she was still on the pill even now , or had been until this morning , she supposed . She wondered now if hed stayed away from her all this time , to make sure if there was a baby , hed know whose it was ? So calling Garrett some random guy , instead of using his name , meant she wouldnt know whose baby it was either . So she wouldnt come here to Garrett himself , for clarification , and have her leave him and turn to Garrett . Was he trying to hurt her and Garrett at the same time ? Because of what hed seen that night . It was completely possible , now that she knew what kind of people they were , He called you some random guy , to my face . If youd not sent me that footage , Id have thought the baby was his , and youd never know about it . I think hed likely have used it as an excuse to rid himself of me , knew it wasnt his , and could have his parents accept Chloe that way . I wouldnt know the baby was yours because I have no memory of us together , so I wouldnt be able to come to you and tell you . she sighed , he really was a mean son of a b ***h . 4/5 CH 36 + Paints He was happy cheating away on her with Chloe , but couldnt deal with her being with another at the same time , a full double standard . Mm , I guess I can see that , he did prowl outside my VIP room , until I came out to deal with him . Im pretty certain he was there to take you home with him that night . I wasnt letting that happen . 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