Back to the Beginning (Larry Stylinson)

Chapter 20

Louis pulled his beanie further onto his head before hopping out of the car and quickly getting Alexis' carrier from the backseat. He rushed to the front lobby and once he was inside he let out a deep breath, grateful to be out of the snow. Louis made his way up to the flat and as soon as he was inside he toed off his shoes and looked around for Harry.

"Haz?" He called into the flat.

"Yeah?" Harry called back as he entered the living room.

"Hey I gotta hurry and get to practice." Louis rushed out as he passed Harry the baby carrier.

Harry stumbled back a bit as Louis shoved the carrier at him in a rush and watched as he walked towards their bedroom. "How was she at work?" He asked as he walked over to the couch, placing the carrier down and taking Alexis out of it.

"Good." Louis yelled from the bedroom. "The kids all loved her, and she was pretty well behaved. Elizabeth was excited to finally meet her." He said sounding not too happy even though it didn't seem like he had a bad day.

"You okay?" Harry asked a bit concerned. "You seem a bit frustrated." He said, noting Louis' tone.

"Just a little stressed." Louis said coming back into the living room in his practice clothes and his duffle bag.

"Anything I can do?" Harry asked as he gently bounced Alexis in his arms.

Louis scoffed. "You want to go to practice for me, then write my paper and study for my test that I have tomorrow." He muttered.

Harry looked at his boyfriend sadly as he pulled on his shoes and grabbed for his winter coat. "Do you want something to eat before you go?" He asked, knowing Louis usually had an apple or granola bar before practice.

"Not hungry, I'll see you when I get back." Louis said before pecking Harry's lips and heading out the door.

Harry watched as Louis walked out of the flat and then looked down at the newborn in his arms. "Looks like it's just you and me baby girl." He said quietly before kissing Alexis' head. "You can help papa with some homework."

Harry sat down on the couch and looked at all of the papers he had out. He let out a deep breath before placing Alexis in her rocker that was next to him on the floor and turning it on.

Harry is going back to school in about two weeks for the first time all year, and to say he was nervous was an understatement. He was basically terrified. Harry knew that everyone in his school probably knew he had a kid, and not just a kid, but a kid with Louis Tomlinson.

At the end of last year the amount of people that talked behind his back, and said terrible things about how Louis was just staying with him because he was pregnant was too many to count. Harry dreaded that since Louis wasn't in school with him anymore that people would start bugging him again. When Louis was in school with Harry, he always had that security of him, Liam, Zayn and Niall, but now he had no one.

He looked over at Alexis and gave her a tight lined smile before thinking about how stressed and nervous he was, not only him but Louis too. He figured they both could use some cheering up.

Harry rubbed a tired hand over his face and looked down at the homework he had to do, but instead of picking up his pen and starting to do it he picked up his phone and dialled Niall's number.

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Louis wiped his sweaty forehead and looked up to the ceiling of the huge dome the team used as an indoor practice pitch. He grumbled to himself as he saw the clock on the wall and noticed that there was still 10 minutes left of practice and all he wanted was to go home and get in bed. But then of course Alexis came to his mind and the very possible reality that he would be getting up at 3 am hit him, only making him let out a deep breath as he walked back to his position to try and run the play the team had been working on again.