LANEY'S POV!
I wake up to the baby stirring on my chest. I turn to see the clock on the wall read 9:37 in the morning, meaning I've been here all night. Looking down I watch as her brown eyes flutter open, a yawn coming from her tiny mouth. I smile at her before rubbing my own eyes. She really was an adorable kid. I mean sure all babies are cute but she looked like a little angel. We lay there for a brief minute before she makes some cooing sounds letting me know she's probably hungry.
I quickly tie my hair up in a messy bun, then pick her up so she's sitting on my hip. I go rummage through the bathroom cabinets in search of an extra toothbrush. When I find one I brush my teeth and make myself presentable before heading down to the kitchen.
"How could you be so fucking stupid?! Please tell me just what you were thinking..." I momentarily stop, not wanting to interrupt anything. I cough making myself known. 5 bodies immediately turn and stare at me. "Uhhh. Jake, my sister, Laney.." Louis awkwardly says to the grey haired man in a dark suit. "And Liam's daughter." I notice him glare at the old man. "Jesus Christ, Liam." He seems to ignore me and continues his conversation from earlier. He seems really pissed. "Let me talk to Simon about this. We'll be in touch. In the meantime, do yourself a favor and lay low with this." He scoffs pointing at the little girl. We all watch as he leaves, slamming the door behind him.
"That went well." Harry sarcastically rolls his eyes. "Can someone hold her while I go get her a clean bottle to feed her breakfast?" I ask looking at all 4 boys. Zayn was currently on vacation with Perrie which totally sucked a little bit, the few times I met him he seemed like the serious responsible one. "Here." Louis says coming over and taking her from my arms. I run into the living room and find a new bottle and the box of baby formula, being as fast as possible knowing she'd probably get cranky if she had to wait to long. I make my way back to where the boys and the baby was and start getting her food ready. Liam looked, for a lack of better words, terrified. He barely even looked at her. I take her back and give her the bottle, the whole room falling silent. "Soooo....I have to go to work today at 4." I say, wide eyes coming from all of them. Their reaction made me laugh. "Guys, it's just a baby. I promise it'll be okay." I giggle at them. "You don't understand. She hates us." Harry shutters, obviously remember their time alone with her last night. "No she doesn't, she just wanted her diaper changed. If you remember to check her and feed her, I guarantee you'll all make it out in one piece." I tell him. *Burrrrrp* Our eyes all shoot to the baby in my arms. All of us marveling at what just came out of her mouth. "She's definitely Liam's kid." Niall snickers, everyone laughing.
I finish feeding her then take her into the living room to find some clothes to change her in. "She really does look like me..." Liam mumbles standing there, leaning against the door. "Yeah, she has your eyes." I smile admiring how much alike they were.
"Thanks for coming over and helping. I just freaked out and didn't know-" Liam started to nervously ramble so I cut him off. "It's not a big deal. She's a great baby." I beam at the little girl playing on the floor. "What's her name?" I ask realizing I haven't known the entire time I've been here. "The note said it was Elizabeth." He says looking at the ground. "Beautiful name for a beautiful girl." I smile and poke her cheeks making her giggle. "Why don't you play with her for awhile? I have to leave anyways, I gotta stop by my place to shower and get ready before I go to work." I suggest. "Uhhh..I guess...ok." He nervously stutters walking over to where I was sitting on the floor. "It's okay..." I reassure him when I notice him hesitating. "Hi, Elizabeth...I'm your daddy." Liam says softly, almost like a whisper. She just looks at him, checking him out. After watching them for awhile, they soon become more comfortable with each other, so I decide to leave, letting them be alone.
LIAM'S POV!
As soon as Laney left I started freaking out inside. I'm alone for the first time with my child.
My child.
