Trapped In Her Heart

Dining area.

When Ellie kept fiddling with the cookies which were her favorite, Harry frowned, "What happened sweetheart? Is everything alright?" 

"Yes dad everything is alright," Ellie answered before taking a bite of the cookie. 

"Sweetheart, I was thinking that you should come back to Seattle and stay with us—"

"I thought we had already had a nice discussion over this dad." When Ellie wanted to move out of Seattle to try something big, Harry was very reluctant to let her go but after hours of discussion, they mutually decided that Ellie would be allowed to move out but if things don't work out well and if Harry senses anything wrong, she would have to move back again.

"I know honey and that is why I am asking you to move back again because I don't think you are safe in L.A anymore." When Ellie gave him a weird look, Harry added, "That was the deal wasn't it? I am sensing something wrong so I want you to move back with us again." 

"Dad, that was an accident and it wasn't anyone's fault so will you please stop thinking about that? I am perfectly okay now." Ellie knew he was scared because of the sudden accident that had happened but there was no way she would move back again. Apart from the fact that Sebastian was the major reason why she couldn't leave L.A, she liked living there too. She also had a fantastic job and fabulous friends, so how could she leave everything and move back?

"Sweety—"

Cutting him off, Judith snapped, "Harry stop it, our El is a big girl now and she knows what is best for her. As parents, we are supposed to support her not come in between her dreams."

Harry sighed and helplessly shook his head. "Fine but you have to stay with us for another two weeks."

Ellie smiled and nodded her head, "Okay."

Just then someone rang the doorbell. 

"I'll go see who it is and you enjoy your cookies," Harry said before walking towards the door.

Holding a bottle of wine and a big box of chocolate, Sebastian smiled when Harry opened the door. 

"Good evening Mr Miller," he politely greeted him.

"Who is it da—Seba—I mean boss?" Ellie widened her eyes in shock when she saw him. Thinking that she might be hallucinating, she blinked twice and thrice before looking at his handsome face again. 

Tightening his grip around the gifts that he had brought for the Millers, Sebastian resisted the strong urge to pull her into his embrace and hug her to his heart's content. He had missed so bad that seeing her again after 14 days 22 hours and 50 minutes was making his heart dance and jump inside his c.h.e.s.t. 

Ellie on the other hand was feeling exactly how he was but she was more shocked and surprised than giddy and happy. There she was upset and angry because he hadn't called her all day but he was actually flying over all the way to Seattle to see her? Her heart bloomed in joy and she couldn't contain her smile. 

Sebastian's lips curled upwards when he saw her smile. After seeing her, he realised how much he had missed her, her smile, her beautiful face, her soft and silky hair, her cute little nose, her hands which looked so perfect on his. 

"Good evening," Harry greeted him back and invited him in.

Passing the wine and chocolates to Judith, Sebastian sighed, "I was in a rush so—"

"Ahh it's alright, you didn't have to get anything but thank you so much for this," Judith smiled.

Sitting down beside Harry, Sebastian kept looking around to avoid his intense gaze which was making him feel very nervous. He had no idea why he felt so suffocated when Ellie's father was around him. He had thought that he was nervous in the hospital because Ellie was injured because of him but who would've thought that he would still feel super nervous now.

"So what brought you here?" Harry asked.

"Dad—" Sitting down beside Sebastian, Ellie gave her father a meaningful look.

"What? I am just asking because I thought he had a meeting nearby so he decided to drop by and visit you," Harry explained.

"Actually—"

Cutting Sebastian off, Ellie explained, "Boss had a meeting schedule here in Seattle," turning towards him, she added, "You could've called and reminded me about the meeting so that I could've accompanied you boss." 

"Hmm it's alright, I didn't want to disturb you when you are on a break." 

"Sweetheart, why don't you show your boss the new park nearby?" Judith asked.

"Yes that sounds gre—"

Cutting Ellie off, Harry frowned, "Why park? You haven't fully recovered yet so you shouldn't go out." 

"She is fine Harry," turing towards Ellie, Judith smiled, "Don't forget to take your jacket." 

"I'll go get one," Ellie said before rushing towards her room.

"Would like to have something?" Judith asked.

"Thank you so much Mrs Miller but I am okay," avoiding Harry's glare, Sebastian excused himself, "I'll wait for her outside." 

After Sebastian left, Judith placed her hand on her waist and glared at her husband.

Harry shrugged his shoulders and asked, "What?"

"Will stop acting like that? He is your daughters boss so you need to be more polite with him,"

"He is Ellie's boss not mine," he snapped.

Placing her hand on his shoulder, Judith sighed, "Honey, I know you are protecting of our daughter but that doesn't mean you can restrict her like that." 

"Right, a boss who comes all the way to our place with gifts and now you just asked our daughter to take him to the park." Placing his hand on Judith's shoulder he asked, "Do you think this is normal?" 

"I don't see anything abnormal in that either—" Taking a deep breath, she continued, "Ellie is big enough to take her own decisions now. So as good and supportive parents, we need to let her do what she wants and correct her only if she does something inappropriate." Pausing for a while, she added, "And we both know that our El will never fo anything inappropriate or wrong."

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