A Hidden Prince

Ready Or Not

December 31st, 2022

17 weeks pregnant

It's New Year's Eve, and Harry is seventeen weeks pregnant. And today we go to the Palace and sort things out.

"Harry, are you almost ready?"

"Louis, shut up! If you were growing a human you'd need bigger clothes!"

"Alright, alright. I didn't mean any harm. I'm sorry."

"Whatever." Harry sighed.

"Love? Can we talk for a moment?"

"Hm?"

"Listen. When I ask you, if you're almost ready, can you not answer with a rude tone? I don't want us to have any problems, okay? I want to just make sure you're okay, that you're doing well."

"I know." Harry grumbles.

"I love you, you know."

"I love you too."

"Are we ready to go?"

"Yeah. I think so."

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"I'm crampy today."

"Oh, my baby. I'm sorry."

"You can't do anything to make it better, just what I have to go through if we want kids."
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At the Palace

"Hello, welcome!"

"Thanks for having us." Harry says.

"You're always welcome here. The girls are in the living quarters."

"Okay." I say. "Are we discussing matters right away?"

"We absolutely could, if you'd like."

"Okay, because Harry is feeling some cramping today and I don't want him to overextert himself."

"Louis!" Harry whisper-shouts.

"That's alright, better to get it out of the way, anyway. Is there any way I can help you Harry?"

"No, no. I'll be fine. Just the baby stretching and all."

"I'm sorry for what I said last time." Phoebe says.

"Thank you for apologizing." Harry kindly smiles.

"How is it? Carrying a child?"

"A bit weird, at first. A little painful. But everyone is different, I'd say."

"Can I feel?" Daisy asks.

"You can, yeah."

"Will it hurt if I touch you?"

"No, it will not."

Daisy begins to gently caress Harry's little bump.

"It's soft."

"It is?" Phoebe asks.

"It is!" Daisy exclaims.

"Can I feel, Harry?"

"Sure you can, Phoebe."

Soon enough Harry was sitting on the sofa with two children hovering over his belly.

"What is going on in here?" Louis asks, popping in.

"We're touching the baby!" Daisy exclaims.

"You are? Without me?" Louis gasps.

"We're having some fun." Harry says happily.

"That's nice to hear, love. Are we heading home soon?"

"Are we?"