Beau Babies / h.s

First Words

   “I’ll be back later,” The words were whispered in my ear, a pair of lips caressed my cheek with a single press. Footsteps walked away, and the door closed, I was left alone in my room,

   Inhaling Harry’s scent, I turned to the empty space beside me. The pillow still had a mark from where his head had rested, so to feel closer to him, I rolled into it and rested there until the girls started to cry an hour later,

   I was alone in the house. The boys had gone to the recording studio. Danielle was training for an upcoming dance show, Poppy was at work, Perrie was out with Jade, Jesy and Leigh-Anne, and Eleanor was at a baby meeting with her doctor as a check-up for Jake,

   With only the girls for company, I decided to spend some one on one time with them seeing as I hadn’t done so in a long time,

   They lay in a row of three on the rug in the front room, they all wiggled and Noelle was the first to manage to flip herself over onto her front and start to crawl around,

   Toys were scattered across the room, shapes, animals, soft balls, nearly all of them, pink. A few hours later and the girls were in the front room with me laughing and playing with them,

   That was when the boys came back through the house, “Bobbie?” They called each one of them sounding equally confused,

   “We’re in here,” I said, “Yes we are,” I blew a raspberry on Annalise’s stomach, she hiccupped and giggled,

   “Hello!” Harry announced diving into the room and sweeping Noelle off her feet, “Why hello there,” He spoke in his best Irish accent, Niall poked his head through the door,

   “Harry,” He breathed through his teeth, “That was crap,” Harry pulled a face and flipped him off, with a loud chuckle, Niall disappeared to the kitchen with the others,

   “How’s my favourite girl?” Harry asked to Noelle who perched on Harry’s arm with her small head over his shoulder,

   I cleared my throat, “Um…Harry…” I raised my arm indicating to Jaime, Annalise and myself, “What about us?” I placed mock hurt in my voice,

   Harry grinned, “You know I’ve always had a soft spot for this little one,” He tapped Noelle on her nose as he sat down beside me, “Hi,” He said and kissed me,

   “Hello,” I replied, “How’d the recording go?”

   “Great,” Harry grinned happily,

   “So what have you been doing while we’ve been out?” Harry asked crossing his legs and allowing Noelle to grip his hands tightly as she struggled to her feet,

   “Nothing much, playing, they’re making very odd sounds aren’t you?” I asked, “Yes you are,” I answered for them, Noelle turned to me with happy blue eyes, from her joyful mouth drool dripped down her chin,

   “What like word sounds?” Harry asked, I nodded, “Can they say anything?”

   I smiled, “Not yet, Noelle’s the closest to saying…Any word…”

   “Can you say anything Noelle?” Harry asked raising his voice to a higher pitch, “Can you say mamma?” He asked, Noelle looked up at him and smiled showing him her gummy mouth and very few teeth, “Mamma,” He repeated, “Nope, nothing,”

   The two of us smiled and laughed a little as Noelle stumbled over her own feet, “So what-”

   “Dadda,” It was a quiet word, so quiet that neither of us almost heard it. But we did and we stopped immediately turning to silence, we both looked at her,