How things can change over time

chapter 1-

So I guess you're wondering how everyone is right? Well I'll just give you a short preview of what's going on. One direction were VERY successful, they auditioned for the X-factor in 2010, and from then on in it has been a road to success town. One direction were around for about 8 years, when they all decided to stop their music careers and start their own families. By the time they had split, Liam was engaged to a girl named Darcie Smith, and Harry was engaged to a girl named Gabby Russell. Who would have known that the cheeky, flirty Harry styles, of all people would be engaged before 3/4 of the boys. The other 2 were in relationships, zayn was dating Perrie Edwards who was in little and Niall dating Emily Delaney who was just a regular, beautiful directioner. Now I know you're wondering why I left out Louis, right? well, Louis was engaged, and married model Eleanor Calder in 2016. But tragically, one year later she sadly passed away in a head on car accident. Since then, as you can imagine, Lou has been completely heart broken. The boys have tried and tried everything they can to try and cheer him up, but it never seems to phase Louis, he just either wants to visit El's grave, or look at a picture of her all day. Lou was half the reason One Direction broke apart, without a fully functional, and a normal emotioned and happy Louis, it just wasn't the same. It is now 2020 and everyone has a family of their own. The boys haven't seen each other for at least 6 months, but that's all about to change...

*Liam's pov*

Today is the day, the day i take Brydee to meet the other boys. Brydee is my daughter, she is 2 years of age and she is my princess and I am her king. The boys all agreed that we shouldn't take our wives/girlfriends because of Lou, and they were all acceptable of that. The only reason I am taking Brydee is because Lou loves her, loves talking to her and playing tea parties with her. Tea parties is her favourite game. Brydee and I have to travel on a plane for about 3 hours (don't know how long it takes, just a guess) to doncaster, because we're all surprise visiting Lou, I don't know how he's gunna take it...

We finally get to the airport and Brydee had slept the whole way on the plane, thank god, I didn't want a screaming baby. The lads text me and said they were in terminal 3 waiting for us, so we collected our bags and looked for them.

"LI LI" i heard a familiar Irish voice say. I spin around on my heels with Brydee in my arms to be greeted by a very famous Horan hug. "Da- daddy, me squashed" Brydee says, pouting. I pull away from the hug and adjust Brydee in my arms. "And you must be the one and only Brydee, nice to meet you Brydee." Niall sticks his hand out to shake her hand and she gets completely confused so he just laughs. "Im daddy's friend, Niall, but you call me uncle nialler if you like" he says smiling at her, she just blushes.

"Look who it is, the daddy direction of all time, Liam payne everybody, wooooo". Harry gives me a big hug whilst Niall is holding on to Brydee making hilarious baby noises at her, and next comes zayn, he is still the same, very handsome gentlemen S always. "How have you lads been? How was the flight?" I ask them all. "Not to bad, just been thinking a lot about Lou, poor fella" says Harry, pouting. "Come on guys, we have to go see him, limo is waiting." Zayn says, hurrying us along. I hope we cheer Lou up a little.

We get to a very familiar mansion. It has BIG black gates out the front, and letters that read, "L.E" which I'm guessing stand for "Louis and Eleanor". They bought this house together two months before Lou proposed, and ever since he has lived in such a huge house by himself.

"I don't know if it's just me, but I can almost feel the sadness coming out of the house" zayn blurts out. "I'm with you zayn, but we have to keep strong for our brother, right?" Harry says, "right" we all chorus.

Brydee was asleep in my arms thank god, I didn't want her overpowering Lou since his lack of energy to do anything. We get to the gates and press the button on the speaker, in a matter of seconds Lou picks up. "Louis and Eleanor Tomlinson residence, who may it be?" I think it's sad that he still says Eleanor in his phone calls, let alone "Eleanor Tomlinson" but if it keeps him comforted, then it's his choice.

"Ahh, mail man" the limo driver says, putting on a strange voice. "Sure, come right through" Lou says, sighing, then hanging up. The gates open and the limo proceeds towards the house. On either side of the drive way were magnificent gardens, with all different colours of the rainbow. If Lou was in charge of this, there would be a fountain and a few shrubs and that's about it, I laugh to myself. The limo pulls up and we open the doors and get our bags out, and brace ourselves for a very sad and emotional experience.

Harry knocks on the door, and Louis opens within about a minute.

"I thought you said you were the mail man" Louis says angrily, without realising who were until he looked at us properly.

"SURPRISE LOU" we all chorus together.