Love Affair

Twenty Eight*

Driving home we all felt on top of the fucking world, shaking with anticipation instead of fear, all of us wanting to go back and celebrate after breaking the exciting news to Poppy who waits patiently at home for our return.

Harry's bouncing on the backseat, ready to snuggle his daughter and promise to protect her forever with no one trying to interfere. I can't wait to watch the interaction between them, how soft and loving he is with his baby and how happy she's going to be even if she doesn't completely understand.

He finally has the freedom to be a father exactly how he wants without the fear that if he slips up his daughter will be removed from his care.

As soon as Niall pulls up outside our home, he's gone like the fucking wind and I chase after with an excited smile on my face. Niall takes up the rear, smiling at the ecstatic radiation that comes off of us.

"Daddy! My Cherry!" Poppy squeals, leaping into Harry's arms with the happiest of giggles as she's thrown up into the air above his head. I head in behind them as she reaches for me, desperate for a snuggle that I happily give in to.

I pepper ticklish kisses on her cheek before she's wiggling down to run at Niall as he carefully shuts the front door, he takes her by surprise with a growl at the back of his throat that makes her scream with pure elation as he grabs her in a quick motion and begins to tickle her sides.

"Help!" She calls for Harry and I as he slings a loose arm around my waist, encouraging my head to rest on his shoulder so he can drop his down onto mine. "Daddy! Uncle Niall's gettin' me!"

I'm trying not to laugh at the sight in front of me as Niall allows Poppy to tackle him back onto the hardwood floor and she begins to tickle his neck to make his laughter boom around our home.

My brows raise, Niall looking so beautiful as he laughs and there's no way I couldn't smile at the sight right in front of me. My fingers curl into Harry's shirt, peering up at him and meeting his emerald eyes.

"Are you hungry?" He mumbles softly, I nod my head ready to get some food in my belly after not having much for a few hours but drop my head back against him. "Tired? I swear we made a deal in the car?"

"We did?" I play innocent with a grin on my face I hope he can't see.

He hums raspily at the back of his throat, "mhm and it involves you tied down pretty and spread open ready for me." I elbow his ribs sharply, hearing a grunt leaving him due to the pain. "What?!"

"Shhh, Poppy could hear you!" I scold in a whisper, watching his lips purse but the cheeky glint in his eyes never leaves as he shrugs and begins to walk into me, his body pushing mine backwards until I'm tumbling onto the couch. "Harry!" I frown, hitting the comfy material but pissed he's pushing me around.

He flops beside me, resting his head in my lap like a puppy while Niall walks over with Poppy upside down in his arms while she laughs loudly seeing the world from a different perspective. I tilt my head, grinning as I try to make myself the right way up for her and that only draws louder laughter from her little lungs.