Somebody's Child

~ T H I R T Y - F O U R ~

It was the day of the gender reveal and I was up nervously as the crack of dawn. After yesterday and Phoenix's reaction to Harry being pregnant, I was worried for when it came time for Harry to give birth.

I kissed Harry's cheek before going to get a cup of tea and sitting on the front porch, watching the sun rise over the ocean. I really loved this place. We decided that we would live here with the kids until the new one got too old to share a room with phoenix, then we would move.

Everyone else loved it here, the twins, Gemma and Anne. It was like living with the family I never got to have growing up. I looked up at the sky and started singing 'two of us.' It's a song I wrote dedicated to my mum after I found out she had passed.

It's days like these that are the most hard for me. Days that we are celebrating special events because she doesn't get to be here to experience it with us. Although, I know she is looking down over me and smiling at the beautiful family that I have created.

Tears started filling my eyes at the thought of her not being here with us. I cried silently until I felt someone touch my shoulder. I looked up to see Daisy and Phoebe both standing there trying to comfort me.

They both sat on either side of me and wrapped me in a hug, letting me cry as much as I wanted to. I cried until I couldn't cry anymore tears. It hurt deep inside me that I wasn't able to help my mum, or even go to her funeral. I felt like it was my fault she died.

An hour later I heard phoenix wake up but she stayed in her room. She didn't come out like she normally did every other morning so I was a little worried. I walked into her room and she was laying there, her eyes open and her face was red.

I knelt down to feel her forehead and she had a fever. "Oh baby girl. You have a fever love. I will go get you some Tylenol to help bring the fever down okay?" I asked and she nodded slowly.

I walked out of her room and downstairs to retrieve the medicine. " good morning Louis." Anne said as she opened the fridge to get milk for her coffee. "Hi Anne. How are you this morning?" I replied getting a spoon.

"I feel good love. How about you?" She replied as she poured her coffee. "I'm alright but Phoenix has a fever. I'm guessing that's why she was in a mood about having a sibling yesterday. But after I give her some of this, it should help and she should be feeling some what better for the gender reveal this afternoon." I replied.

She nodded and I ran back to her room to give her some of it. Once she took it I sat down beside her bed and rubbed her back while I sang her the nursery rhyme 'you are my sunshine.'

When I knew she was back asleep I tiptoed out of her room and back into mine and Harry's room. He was also still asleep so I decided I would climb back in beside him and cuddle him until he wakes up. I watched him sleep, watched as his nostrils inflated with every breath in and his jaw clench as he dreamed.

He opened one eye slightly then shut it again. "Good morning beautiful." I said to hopefully wake him up. He turned over and groaned. "Noo- too early" he said pulling the sheets over his head.

I just let him sleep. He's pregnant after all and needs all the sleep he can get. I started rubbing his back slowly until he sprung up from the bed and quickly waddled into the bathroom to wee. I giggled as he came walking back out.

"Baby is on my bladder." He said crawling back into the bed. "I'm sorry love. You do need to get up soon though. We have the gender reveal after lunch. Also Phoenix has a fever so I gave her some Tylenol and she's sleeping." I said trying to remember if there was anything else I needed to tell him.

He leaned over and kissed me passionately for a long moment. I melted away into the kiss and pulled him on top of me, covering us with blankets. "L-Lou if you d-don't stop- I'm gonna" he said and I stopped.

"Sorry love, we don't have time for that right now- but I promise tonight we will." I said sitting him back on the bed. "Now go get dressed and I will go make you some yummy brunch"

He rolled his eyes and walked into the bathroom to shower and get ready as I made my way to the kitchen to start his brunch. It was 1145 am so I considered it brunch for now. Harry's favourite brunch meal was waffles and fresh fruit. So that's what I prepared for him.

He came walking down about half an hour later wearing tight black ripped jeans with a black and white striped shirt and converse. "Wow love, you look absolutely stunning." I said walking over to him and twirling him around. He giggled as I led him to his spot and showed him the food.

"Thank you love." He said before he started eating. We. Decided that as soon as Harry was done eating we would do the cake. While Harry was eating I quietly made my way to Phoenix's room to see if she was awake for the reveal.

She wasn't awake so I decided that I would get one of the twins to record it for her. Or- we could save a layer for her to do when she got better. I closed the door and headed back to the Kitchen where Harry was just finishing up his food.

"She's not up, but I was thinking that we could save a layer of cake for her to do once she is better. I think she would really enjoy that." I smiled as I sat down. "Of course love, that sounds lovely." He replied.

Anne and Gemma came walking in with Genevieve and the twins walked in with Olive, both in matching onesies that said 'Team Boy'. Not me and Harry laughed at how cute that was.

Once Harry had cleared his plate we brought the big box of cake from the fridge and opened it- revealing the most beautiful cake I have ever seen. "Wow. This is beautiful Lou!" Harry said inspecting it. "Yes it is indeed love. It's also why i left her with the money and didn't take it for free."

"Good idea. She can be stubborn sometimes." Harry chuckled. "Wait boys- I want to do something" Daisy said taking out her phone and recording. "Hi I'm your aunt Daisy and I think you are a boy." She said then gave it to Phoebe. "Hi baby, I'm your aunt Phoebe and I think you are also a boy." She said then handed it to Anne.

"Hello I'm your grandma and I think you will be a little girl." She said and handed it to Harry. "I'm your daddy and I think you will be a little boy." He said and handed the phone to Gemma. "Hi baby I'm your auntie Gemma and I think you will be a girl." She said. Finally it was my turn. "Hi love, I'm your daddy Louis and I think you will be a little girl." I smiled.

Daisy set up the camera so that it could record us as we found out the gender of our second baby. Me and Harry stood behind the cake and we held the knife together. "Wait!" Anne said coming into the kitchen. "Is everything okay mum?" Harry asked her in panic.

"Everything is fine love, but we should do the reveal out here. Come see." She said leading us to the sun room. It was decorated beautifully with blue and pink balloons, streamers, desserts and spreads.

Both of our jaws dropped to the floor when we saw it. "Mum, you didn't have to do all this." Harry said hugging her. "I know love, but you guys deserve it." She said as the twins set the cake down on the table.

"Okay! Time for the gender reveal." I said as I got behind the cake with Harry again, holding the knife with him, smiling for pictures and the video. "Okay come on slow pokes! Cut the cake! I want to know what my other grand child will be!" Anne said excitedly.

Together, both me and Harry cut into the cake 2 times to get a nice triangle piece. Harry held the plate as I slid the piece of cake onto it and we both cheered. "ITS A GIRL!"