Adopted by.... 1D?

Chapter 25

It was Liam and Niall’s release day. That morning, they checked out of the hospital and hotel room and booked a flight home. Liam and Niall were a little terrified to be on a plane again. Liam was still on crutches and Niall was moving a little slowly because of his broken ribs, but they were going home.

“Ready to get on the plane babe?” Niall asked Liam. They were boarding.

“I have to be. We need to get home.” Luckily the plane was nearly empty for the flight, so there were only 7 other people on the plane to witness Niall’s breakdown. Liam was Ok; he held Niall’s hand and comforted him during takeoff. Once the plane was in the sky, Liam unbuckled and went to sit by Madeline-Grace.

“I’m sorry this trip to Paris wasn’t very fun for you.”

“That’s Ok Dad. I don’t mind.” Niall was moving to sit on the other side of her. He smiled at Madeline-Grace and looked at her for a long time without saying anything.

“What?” Madeline-Grace asked.

“I love you,” Niall said softly.

“I love you too.”

“I’m sorry I scared you so much in the hospital.”

“It’s Ok. I’m sorry the plane scared you so much.”

“Oh that’s nothing baby,” Niall laughed. Liam cracked a tired smile. Niall looked at Liam and his eyes softened. “You tired?”

“Bloody tired.”

“Go to sleep. We will land soon. Then you can sleep more in the car. How’s your foot?” Louis asked, coming up behind them.

“It’s fine I guess. Hurts, but no more than it has before.”

“Niall, how are your ribs? How about your head?”

“My ribs are a little sore and my head aches, but I’m fine.” Niall smiled warmly and moved back to his seat to listen to music. Madeline-Grace got up to get a bottle of water and to sleep a little bit. The plane ride was almost over and she was dead tired from sleeping only a few hours each night. Even so, she managed to fall asleep feeling Liam’s hand on her knee.

“Wake up, we are back in Wolverhampton,” Louis said. He shook each of the family members awake before grabbing their bags from the overhead. Liam slowly got up and managed to get safely out of the plane on his crutches. Madeline-Grace helped Louis with the bags and they walked to the car. Liam got in the front with Louis and Niall and Madeline-Grace were in the back. Liam stayed awake the whole car ride, but Niall fell asleep as soon as he was buckled.

“You think he will be alright?” Liam asked. He looked over his shoulder worriedly.

“I do.” Louis smiled and turned into their driveway. Harry and Jace had made a big sign and hung it on the door. They had been hard at work while Louis and Madeline-Grace were gone. They had made signs and gotten balloons. Jace ran outside when he heard the car door slam.