To Be A Dad (L.S)

5. Dads deal

"Let's go girls we're gonna be late!" Harry was waiting for the two at the front door. He smiled when he saw them rushing and race to the car.

After the talk with Louis, Lottie and the girls came back, and they all reunited in the living room to talk. Harry then explained what was gonna happen, living the him helping Louis part, and everyone seemed to agree. After that, Lottie and Louis went back to Louis' apartment, and Lottie came back to the Styles household to give Liza a big bag with change of clothes and toiletries.

Today was Monday morning and Harry was driving the girls to school before going to work, he was a stylist in a company that hired models from all around UK, he mostly styled models for photoshoots. Arriving in front of the school, he stopped the car and turned to the girls before they got out.

"Okay, have a good day sweeties, don't forget I'm picking you up after school, now go we don't want you to be late"
He unlocked the doors for them to go out, and didn't start driving to work until he made sure they passed the school gate.

On his way to work, Harry thinks about Louis, how he could help the man becoming a better dad. Then he had an idea, he parked in the company's parking lot and walked up to the entry. He greeted the workers on his way, as he usually does, he was know for being warm and smiling all the time, that's a reason why he had been hired, and also because of his pure talent in making every piece of clothing beautiful even if it's "ugly", by pairing it with something else.
When he finally reached his office, he carefully took his, expensive, coat out and sat at his table. It was 8:45, he didn't seem to have a lot of work today, no photoshoot in sight, so he just had to see what were the themes for the next photoshoot, and compose some fits for the models.

On lunch break, he usually was in the middle of working on an outfit, so he had food delivered at his office, and when he wasn't in the middle of something he'd go out to eat with Kate, to keep the friendship going.
Today was one of the day were he was in the middle of something, it wasn't work, but thinking, he wasn't in the mood for going out, so he had something delivered.
He checked his phone, went to the contacts and when he finally found the name he was looking for, he shoot a text.

Harry:
Hey Louis, it's Harry, I was thinking about the me helping you thing and I came up with an idea
Sorry I hope I'm not bothering u

Louis:
Hey Harry, go on, I'll take anything for her to like me again.
And you're not bothering me att all, I'm on much break rn ;)

Harry:
hey, don't say that, she still likes you, you're her father after all, she just need time to trust you
so yeah, I was thinking maybe we could split school days ?

Louis:
If you say so
wdym split school days? 

Harry:
they have school four days a week right? so maybe I can drop them all days since they're at mine, but you can pick them up after school twice a week and take them to yours, or have walk with them or something maybe?

Louis:
that's kind of a good idea ig, maybe it's a good start, i'm good with that.

Harry:
great. which days do you prefer ? Mondays and Tuesdays or Thursdays and Fridays?

Louis:
I'd say Thursdays and Fridays fits better for me

Harry:
Thursdays and Fridays it is then !
I'll talk to the girls tonight ! You can come for dinner if you want to be there too !

Louis:
okay np!
I'll take a rain check on dinner sorry, I already have dinner plans with Lottie ! We have some talking to do you'd figure

Harry:
It's okay, another time !
I need to get back to work, see u Louis.

Louis:
Another time yeah !
See u Harry

After his little lunch break which consisted in smiling each time Louis repsonded to his texts, Harry went back to work, he still had three more outfits to work on. On his table layed many piece of clothing, color palettes, and pictures of the models, for him to grasp what body shapes he had to work with. What he liked in this company was that they didn't only work with thin and tall models you could see on catwalks, they were a lot of different body shapes, different genders, and skin colours.

Harry worked on the outfits for three more hours before he had to take pick the girls up form school. He collected everything and put them neatly aside of his desk to be able to come back to them tomorrow first thing in the morning.

Heading out he waved goodbye with a smile to everyone. The road to the school was not more than 15 minutes and the traffic was good. When he saw that he still had a little time before school ended, he stoppe at Bonbon Magique and got the girls a little something. Then he went and parked in front of the school waiting for the girls leaned on his car and again he smiled at every parents he knew or recognized.
Finally the bell rang and a wave of kids were rushing from everywhere, he tried to see if he could split the girls in the crowd and when he saw them he waved his hand up in the air for them to notice him.
They ran to him, Lyza was laughing while Ilyana was looking a little but annoyed but still had a smile in her expression.

"Daaaaad, stop hand gesturing like that, you're already tall enough we can see you" Ilyana complained and Harry laughed.

"I know honey I just like the face you make when you're with your friends and they can see me"

"Mean"

He laughed again and guided the two girls to the car.
When they were all seated, he handed them the candies he bought and started talking.

"Okay so girls, I had a little talk with Louis today, and we've decided something, you do not get a say, this is an adult decision, am I clear?", he said more on a gentle tone and the two girls nodded listening carefully.

"So, since Liza for now you're living with us" the two giggled at that, "I'm the one taking and picking you up from school right? But from now on, I'm only gonna do that twice a week, on Mondays and Tuesdays, while on Thursdays and Fridays it's gonna be Louis."

"Are you sure he's not gonna forget us?" Liza had a worried tone.

"Hey Liz, he's trying, I'm gonna make sure he never forgets okay ?"

"Okay" the two best friend said in unison.

"Now back at home, up to your rooms and homework"