Adopted by Harry Styles

twenty-three

We're only here in Dubai for two days. Not long at all. When we arrived yesterday Autumn was exhausted and so were we, so we rested and decided to spend the day today going and seeing the places the girls had never seen.

I turned my alarm off and got up, careful not to wake Danielle. I go take a quick shower, drying my body off after and getting dressed in my flannel and jeans, unbuttoning the top few buttons.

I slipped my rings on my fingers and put on some socks before I left the bathroom. I walked over to my bed and woke up Danielle so she could shower too.

Once she got in the shower, I went to the bed next to me and got in it, my warms fingers caressing Autumn's cold cheeks. She looked so ill, so fragile.

Her eyes opened and they had tears in them, but she wouldn't cry. She just held it in until I spoke, "Sweetie, what's wrong?"

"I'm just sad daddy," she spoke tiredly as she laid closer to me.

"Why's that?"

"I hurt all over, but it's okay," she said quietly.

"Autumn," I spoke but her eyes stayed closed.

"Autumn," I spoke louder.

She wasn't responding to me. It looked like she was still breathing, but I'm still scared. This is it. It's over. He lied to me. He said I had four more months. Bullshit.

"Danielle!" I screamed.

I heard the shower stop and Danielle came running out with a towel wrapped around her and water dripping from the ends of her hair.

"What?" She asked in a panic.

"She's not responding to me," I answered with a little whimper in my voice.

"Autumn," she spoke as she ran over to me and sat on the bed.

She shook her and Autumn shifted and opened her eyes, which made me sigh in relief. I closed my eyes and some tears of stress fell from my eyes.

"Baby, come get in my shower while I talk to daddy, okay?" Danielle spoke as she got Autumn out of bed.

The shower turned back on and Danielle came back out with her pajama's on her hair wrapped in a towel. She came and got on the other side of the bed and made me cuddle with her, me being the small spoon.

"I thought it was over," I sniffled as she played with my hair, "I thought she was gone."

"Shh baby doll, she's okay. She's just harder to wake up than usual, even though she was hard anyways. She's not leaving yet," she whispered as she kissed my cheek.

"Harry," she spoke as her lips went to my cheek, "you feeling okay?"

"Stressed why?"

"Does your chest hurt?"

"No," I lied.

"Harry Styles, don't lie to me," she said.

"Okay, maybe a little," I said, "but I'll be fine."

"You are staying here," she said as I began to protest.

"Mommy!" We heard Autumn call from the shower.

"I'm coming love!" Danielle spoke.

"If you start hurting at all while we're out, we're coming back. Okay?" She whispered as I nodded and gave her a quick kiss before she went to help Autumn.

//

Today, we leave for Paris. I absolutely love Paris and I know Autumn will love seeing the lights at night.

I sat on the bed with Autumn as we watched morning cartoons on my phone. Danielle was changing and then we would be heading downstairs to meet the boys.

Dani came from the bathroom and I helped her pack the rest of our things. I got the two suitcases and she carried Autumn and we went downstairs.

When we met the boys, not too many people were outside waiting for us. We still went out the back door so we wouldn't attract more people.

Liam carried Autumn to the car and Danielle grabbed a suitcase from my hands. The boys and Autumn got in the car and Danielle and I put the luggage away.

We got in the car and I sat next to Danielle and Liam, him holding Autumn in his lap.

"Daddy," she whispered as she tugged on the sleeve of my shirt.

"Yes baby?" I asked her as she smiled a bit.

"When does Santa come?" She asked.

"Next month, sweetie," I spoke as I kissed her head.

Christmas is next month and Danielle and I decided to spend it at my parents house, then the week after we would go visit her family.

We arrived at the airport and I got Autumn from Liam's arms and carried her inside, Liam getting my luggage while Danielle pulled hers.

We went through security and waited for the plane to arrive and once it did we got on board, waiting for it to take off.