Adopted by Harry Styles

seven

It's the day before we leave for tour and Autumn isn't ill anymore. She still won't leave my bed, but that's fine. She's safe when she's with me, that's totally okay with me.

"Daddy?" She spoke as she walked into the living room, dragging a blank with her.

"Yeah sweet pea?" I asked as she got on the couch with me.

"Where are we going?" She asked.

"Well first we're going where Justin Bieber lives, do you remember where I told you he lived right now?"

"America?" She asked as I nodded.

"We'll go there and then we'll come home and sing and then we'll go to South America, which is under North America. And we'll go to where Uncle Niall grew up. We may add a few more places, but we don't know yet."

"How long will we be gone?" She asked me.

"A couple of months love, why?"

"I wanna try to sleep in my bed," she spoke with a small voice.

"You do?" I asked her as she nodded. "Well, when you go down for a nap in a bit you can sleep in there, okay?"

She nodded and sat in my lap as I watched television. She shifted slightly in my arms and her head found my neck and I could feel her small breaths against it as she drifted away.

I left her on my chest for a little while, but then got up and went to put her in her bed. I left the door open as I went back downstairs and I grabbed the suitcases and other bags and put them in the trunk of my car.

I walked back inside and continued to watch television in my room until Autumn came back. She honestly looked like she has slept better than ever, but she's good at hiding her emotions.

"Sleep well love?" I asked as she crawled into my lap and laid on my chest.

She nodded, "Will Uncle Lou be with us tomorrow?"

I nodded, "Yes sweetheart, he will."

After she heard my answer her attention went to the television. I picked up my phone and texted Louis, stating he needed to come over since he wanted to go meet Alexander when we get to New York tomorrow.

I heard the door open and Louis walk up the stairs and I saw him in my doorway.

"Hey guys," he spoke as he came and sat down next to us.

"Did you get in touch with him?" I asked quietly as Autumn watched Tinker Bell.

He nodded, "Yeah. I found him in the phone book."

"Who uses phone books anymore?" I asked as a smile grew on my face. I love giving him shit.

"Shut up," he hissed, "he's actually looking forward to it. He said that he hasn't seen her since she was 9 months old."

"When do we leave?" I asked him.

"We're," he spoke pointing to the three of us, "are leaving earlier than the other two and the crew. We leave at 3 in the morning and we should be there around 11. The others leave at noon."

I nodded, realizing that it's 6 now. "You're more than welcome to stay if you'd like. I think I'm going to order some pizza when she gets hungry."

"I'll go get it and get my stuff and come back for tonight, that okay?" He spoke as I nodded, running my fingers through Autumn's hair.

//

"Autumn, this is New York City," I spoke to her as we walked off the plane, me carrying her. I'm still not comfortable letting her walk alone. And I will probably never be comfortable with her walking by herself around the paps.

"It's pretty," she cooed as she saw some buildings as we rode in the car towards Alexander's place. Louis called him, explained the situation, and immediately asked if he wanted to see her. I'm pretty sure he was so happy he cried.

When we had arrived at his apartment, I knocked on the door as Louis held Autumn so she could look at more buildings. He came to the door and holy shit they look alike. They must get it from their mom.

"Hey, Harry right?" He spoke as he held his hand out.

"Yeah, pleased to meet you," I spoke.

"No problem, I'm glad your here. Come inside, please," he spoke as I walked in, Louis following behind.

"Autumn," I spoke as she glanced at me, "this is your brother."

"Daddy, Austin died," she whispered as I glanced at Alexander, a sad look on his face at the name 'Austin'.

"No sweets, you have two brothers. Austin is your real brother, but he is your half brother," Louis spoke.

"Daddy, I have two?" She exclaimed.

I nodded, "Give him a hug babe."

She looked at him and he bent with his knees to match her height as Louis sat her down. She walked to him and hugged his neck tightly.

"Alex!" She suddenly spoke as his eyes went wide, him griping her tighter.

"You know him love?" Louis asked confused.

"Mrs. Smith told me about him and she had pictures!" She spoke happily as she let him go and giggled at him.

"I've missed you," he spoke as she smiled. "I miss you more Alex."

He smiled at her and offered us a seat.

"So, did you know her dad?" I asked him as she sat in his floor, playing with his cat.

He nodded, "Yeah, I was forced to visit him. He was really nice, a better dad to me than my actual father to be honest. His name is Danny Jones. He didn't want to give her up, my mom did. He only did it to please her."

"Where are her parents now?" Louis asked kind of pissed off.

"Calm down Lou," I whispered as Alexander spoke up. "They moved away, won't even talk to me. They went crazy after Austin passed away. Autumn was so young, she must've been told about him all the time if she remembered his name. It was such a tragedy."

We all glanced down at Autumn to be sure she was okay.

We only stayed a while longer. Autumn was getting cranky from the jet lag and Louis almost fell asleep.

"I appreciate you guys letting her see me. It's been a while," he whispered as he transferred her sleeping body to my arms from his.

"No problem, we figured you would want to when we found out about you. Lovely meeting you," I spoke as we waved goodbye and we left.

We got in the car and I drove, letting Louis hold Autumn in the back as they both slept.