Project Cliffside

Seventeen

Louis and I had been together with our daughter Matilda for six years. We moved to London, England together whereas Niall moved to his hometown Mullingar in Ireland, Zayn and Liam to Bradford and Harry and Lily moved to Stockholm in Sweden.
In the end, Harry decided to come visit Matilda and I every Christmas and Easter but we've addressed him as 'Uncle Harry' to Tilda.

"Mama?" Matilda says as I cut some banana and strawberries up.
"Yes, love?"
"Where's dadda?"
Suddenly, Louis comes up behind her and picks her up, making her jump and laugh.
"I got you again!" Louis says, tickling her. I smile and laugh as I look at the heartwarming moment. I pull my phone out and take a video of the two with them both laughing and smiling. Suddenly, there's a knock on the door. I notice a man, around 6'0, with a girl.
"It's not Easter or Christmas, is it?" I look at Louis.
"No? Is... he here?" Louis says, his eyes narrowing when he says 'he'.
"Is who here, dada?" Matilda says in her little innocent voice.
"Nobody, sweetheart. Should we go play with your Barbies upstairs?"
"Yeah!" She replies ecstatically.
"Message me if he gets out of hand, okay?" He kisses my cheek before running off with Matilda upstairs. I open the door to see the person I predicted.
"Harry, hi." I say.
"Hi, felicity. Where's Louis? Matilda?"
"Upstairs, they're playing Barbie's."
"Aw. It's cute how them two are their own little pair."
"Yeah, it is. Do you want to come in?"
"Oh, no. We're just popping by to tell you Lily's pregnant."
"Oh! Congratulations."
Lily smiles at me, a genuinely happy smile. I hug her before whispering in her ear:
"If you wanted Harry you could've just said."
And she laughs. "Same goes for you and Louis. It's better this way, isn't it?"
I nod. "Yeah, definitely."
"I'm excited for the baby to be born. Matilda and her can be cousins and little best friends."
I smile at that. "That'd be so cute."
"How old is Matilda now?"
"Nearly seven." I pout. "Not so 'baby girl' anymore."
"Nope. Time flies by when you're happy, and it's good to know you're happier, Fiz." Harry says.
"Thank you, Harry. You too. You'll make a great father." I smile before shutting the door. As I turn around, I notice Louis with an engagement ring box in his hand. My jaw drops slightly and I notice Matilda in a pastel yellow pinafore dress and her brunette hair in pigtails.
"Felicity, I'm gonna be honest with you. I've loved you since I met you: when you and H were together. Now I'm with you, and I know you're the love of my life. Will you do me the honour of marrying me and becoming my beautiful wife?"
"Yes, Louis."
And with that, he kisses my lips passionately and picks Matilda up.
"Should we all play Barbies, for real this time?" Louis says to Matilda.
"Yeah! Mama dada and me!"
I nod, chasing her upstairs and hearing her hysterical laughter.