Little Wing (Adopted by One Direction)

Chapter Six: Letting go

Liam's POV

Why had this been the longest concert of my life?

Finally, we were on Best Song Ever, always the last song of the concert. I couldn't wait to go see Eve. I smiled at the thought of her little face lighting up when we walked into the dressing room.

Before I knew it, we were standing together, bowing while the crowd went wild.

"Goodnight London!" Harry yelled, signalling for us to run off stage.

"Good show, boys." Niall sighed, wiping sweat off his forehead. I speed walked over to the dressing room, eager to see my baby.

After many confusing hallways, I flung open the door.

"Baby g-" I yelled before realizing I walked in on a sleeping El, Dani and Eve. "Liam, shut up!" My beautiful girlfriend laughed, waking up and coming over to hug me.

"How was it?" She mumbled into my chest. "It was good, but I missed this little monkey" I said, referring to Eve. She giggled and looked over at the sleeping little girl.

"She cried herself to sleep, you know." Dani mumbled. I sighed and walked over to Eve, swiftly lifting her up and holding her close.

"I missed my Evie." I mumbled more to my self than to the unconscious child. Thats when she began to stir awake, giving a lazy smile when she saw it was me.

"Hey baby." I grinned, kissing her head. She then perked up.

"Liam!" She yelled, fully processing that we were finished. "Yes boo?" I laughed. She threw herself at me, hugging me close. That's when the four other lads came in, running over to come say hi to Evie.

Thankfully, Eve had forgiven me earlier. I told her me and Zayn were just pranking her, and knew that she heard our convo all along. We both knew that she didn't believe me, but she forgave me. And hell, I'm glad she did.

As much as I want the best for Zayn, he doesn't deserve her forgiveness yet. He crossed a fragile line, having no clue of what her past is like. If she wasn't such an angel, she might've lost all trust in us.

Zayn risked that. Not just for himself, but for all the lads and girls.

"Let's get going, I'm tired." Danielle mumbled. I don't blame her, waking up early for work and having to stay late to a concert, watching over a little girl while juggling it all. "Yeah, let's get out of here." Niall agreed.

*****

By the time we walked in the house, we were all half asleep, Louis carrying an unconscious Eve. We all made our way up the stairs and Eve stirred awake. She whined because she had to wake up, but Louis shushed her and kissed her head.

"Let's go to bed, munchkin." Lou mumbled taking her to her room.

"I want to sleep with Liam." She whined. I smiled and nodded. "Harry, keep your mouth shut." Niall told him, knowing Harry was gonna make something of what she said. He just gave a cheeky smile and kissed Eve's head, trudging up the stairs along with the rest of us lads.

"C'mon, babe. Let's get to sleep." I mumbled, taking Eve from Louis' arms and into mine. She just snuggled into my chest.

I kicked open the door and gently placed her onto the mattress, pulling the covers over her shoulders. I quickly took off my shirt and slipped into bed, holding the little girl close before slipping into a dreamless sleep

*****

I woke to the sound of soft sobbing and looked at the clock. 2:37 AM. I sighed and turned over to where Evie was.