Complicated

Chapter 48: Planning

this one's a bit short but important in the long run. plus there'll be a double update today so be on the lookout for that!

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P L A N N I N G

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Cierra's POV

I don't want to seem the way I do
But I'm confident when I'm with you.
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I smiled at the warmness that spread through my whole body as Louis placed his hands on my stomach and rubbed it gently.

Surprisingly, other than the small bump I had developed a couple weeks ago, my stomach hasn't really grown. It simply looks like I'm bloated all the time, which is a better alternative to have people think than what's really going on.

It's still healthy though, I made sure of that by having Kathy check on it. Perfect fucking Kathy with her healing powers is actually useful.

I gave out a small moan when Louis nipped at the soft skin on my shoulder gently. "Two years, you say?" I asked him, in regards to how long it would be to really get out lives started.

"I mean... yeah. I know how badly you want a house on the country and I also know you don't want to ask your parents for help, so if you and I gather our savings from what we already have, we could probably hold up for a couple months until we can start working again and then save for a house. Until then, we can just live..."

I shook my head before he could finish his thought. "We are not living with my parents, I love them but I have a feeling they'll pick at every single thing they think we're doing wrong. I want us to raise our child our way, not theirs."

Louis let out a small chuckle, mindlessly tracing patterns on my stomach. "I agree. We could live in a small apartment, it probably won't be much but it'll be something. We'll find a way, darling, don't worry." He placed a small kiss on my lips first then my stomach.

"And then we'll live in the country?" I asked him hopefully.

"For sure." He confirmed.

I thought quietly to myself for a minute. "Can we have horses?"

"And chickens, if you wish."

I nodded in agreement. "And puppies and cats, we mustn't forget about those."

"And cows and pigs." I cringed at the mention and his head bent back in laughter. "Fine. No pigs."

"Baby goats?" I asked and he agreed. "Ooo, and Pygmy Puffs, I love those. They're so cute!"

He looked me up and down. "Cierra Granger-Malfoy. You like Pygmy Puffs? I thought you were against all things cute."

"That's only in regard to people, I love animals." I smiled at the thought of having lots of Pigmy Puffs. "And we can name all our animals after breakfast foods." I giggled.

Louis snorted. "Breakfast foods? Seriously?"

I smacked his arm. "Don't give me that look. We can call them oatmeal, or hash brown, or cereal. Doesn't it sound cute?"

He rolled his eyes at me. "Oh merlin. Well, we can talk about it." He looked at my stomach again. "Right, Aspen? We won't let your mother do those poor animals dirty like that." He spoke in a baby voice.

I giggled and rolled my eyes as I threaded my fingers through his dirty blonde hair.

Out of all people in the world I never saw myself settling down, not with anyone, but especially not with Louis. Though I guess if I had to choose, he isn't the worst option.