Isn't She Lovely (h.s)

Chapter 25

Louis

THREE MONTHS AGO

"Well?" I asked anxiously, fiddling with my fingers. El sighed as she walked out of the bathroom, running her hands through her hair and taking a seat beside me on the edge of the bed.

"Two minutes left." She spoke quietly as she intertwined our hands. She played with my fingers and I felt my heart beat quicken. Two minutes. Just two minutes left.

"Louis?" Eleanor breathed quietly.

"What is it, Babe?" She shifted so that she could look me in the eyes; her big chocolate eyes hypnotizing me like they always did.

"W-what if... well, I mean, what if it's negative again?" She whispered quietly as tears started to drop down her alabaster cheeks.

Ever since our talk almost three months ago, we had been trying to get pregnant. I knew it was what El wanted, and if it made her happy, it made me happy. She had taken at least a dozen tests in the last three months and every time they came back negative, and we were starting to have our doubts whether we could have children at all. I mean, if it was my fault that I couldn't give her the only thing she's ever asked me for... well, that would just tear my in two. I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing I was the reason El would never get to have kids.

"Shhh, Baby don't think like that. I'm sure this time will be different. We can't just give up El, we have to keep trying." She turned away and sniffled, wiping at her eyes with the back of her hands. We just sat there in silence until the timer from her phone went off; signaling that the two minutes were up. I heard her sigh shakily as I helped her to her feet, pressing my hand reassuringly against the small of her back. Her hand clamped around mine as we walked into the master bathroom where the little white test was propped up on the long marble countertop.

El reached out with a twitching hand to grasp the test as her other one squeezed my hand tightly. I winced in pain as she squeezed harder; test now inches from her face. I narrowed my eyes as I tried to decipher the test she held in her hand.

"Well...? What's the verdict, Love?" I joked trying to lighten the mood as my heart pounded heavily in my chest. She laughed quietly, shaking her head from side to side in disbelief.

"And? El, what's going on? Are you pregnant or not?" I was starting to get freaked out at her lack of answer. Oh God, it's negative, it's fucking negative again. She turned around to face me; tears rolling down her flushed cheeks like a waterfall. My hopes immediately plummeted as I took in her expression. Wordlessly, I pulled her into me, wrapping her in my arms.

"It's okay Love, it'll be okay. We can keep trying..." I think I was trying to convince myself more than I was trying to convince El at this point. She shook her head against my chest and continued to sob.

"El, we can keep trying, I want you to be happy-" She cut me off with a deep, passionate kiss and I could tell she really put her all into it.

"Positive."

"What?" A huge grin stretched from ear to ear on her tear stained face.

"It's positive." My eyes widened in shock. Did I just hear her right?

"Wait so..." She nodded vigorously as the tears continued to stream down her face.

"I'm pregnant Lou." I could practically feel my heart swell at those words. I picked her up as she wrapped her arms around my neck and legs around my waist. We were silent as we both cried and I kissed her all over. This was it, this was what we had been so desperately trying to achieve. I wasn't sure how much I wanted a child before, but now that I was going to have one, I realized just how excited I was to be a dad. As the realization set in that I was going to have a baby, so many thoughts ran through my head.

What would the boys think?

How would management react?

How would our fans feel?

One thing was for certain though; unlike Harry, I want the world to know how happy I am.