Change My Mind

Believe It

I woke up the next morning with a big smile on my face. It was 7:00 and I had to feed Aubree, so I dragged myself out of bed and walked to her room.

She must have just woken up, because she had lines from her pillow indented on her cheek. "Awh, are you hungry, Bree?" I asked her.

She gave me a smile and I noticed she had another tooth growing in on the bottom. "Come here sweetie." I cooed. I picked her up and kissed her cheek.

"Goodmorning, love." I said. Aubree mumbled something I couldn't understand. She was talking more and more lately and I was extremely happy.

She was also starting to stand up on her own.

The only thing I was worried about now was Harry. I wanted him to meet her and be apart of her life, but I also wanted Niall to be in her life too. 

Suddenly, my phone chimed. I shifted Aubree onto my hip and reached for my phone. It was a text from Harry. 

*Um, I was going to ask you last night, but can I come meet Aubree today?*

I swallowed hard and looked at Aubree. Her curls were flat on one side, and the curls on the other side were bouncy.

I smiled and texted back, *Yeah. Let me just get her cleaned up. Come here in an hour.*

He said *k*, and I went to give Aubree a bath.

She loved getting baths. It was her absolute favorite. I cleaned her up and pulled a pair of footie pajamas on her.

Then I set her in her crib again and went to go change into better looking sweatpants and a new shirt.

"Let's go feed you! You're going to meet DaDa today Bree." I said to her. Aubree clapped and I picked her up and carried her down the stairs.

Elizabeth was sitting at the kitchen table with tea and the newspaper. "Goodmorning." I said. She looked up and smiled. "Morning. Hello, Aubree!" she said happily.

Aubree clapped her hands again and smiled. "Zee!" she squealed. I called my sister Lizzie sometimes, and when Aubree started talking, she picked up the last part of her name and started calling her Zee.

Elizabeth  just loved it when Aubree called her that. She adored Aubree. I checked the clock and realized I had ten minutes before Harry got here.

"Um, Lizzie?" I said. She looked up. "What's up, Liv?" she replied.

"Well, the party I went to with Niall last was very awkward because Niall's in the band One Direction and so is.. um... Harry." I forced out.

Lizzie dropped her tea and it spilled all over the newspaper. "Oh damn." she muttered as she hurried to stop the liquid from pouring all over her lap.

I grabbed some paper towels with one hand and tried not to drop Aubree as I wiped up the spill. "Well, yeah. I didn't know Harry was in One Direction. I mean, I knew he was in a band, just not that one. I didn't even know Niall was in a band until last night. And I talked with Harry. He knows about Aubree and is coming to meet her in ten minutes." I explained.

Elizabeth blew her bangs out of her eyes and looked up at me. "Slow down, Olivia. A lot of things have changed these past two years. You're both completely different people. He's not the same guy he was two years ago, and you're not the same girl. The last time you saw eachother, you were both 16 years old." she said.

I nodded. "I know. I know." I said.

After we cleaned up the mess, the doorbell rang. "Here, take Bree. I"ll go answer the door." I said, handing Aubree off to Lizzie.