Baby Daddy // h.styles

chapter 6

"She just wanted to say hi," Harry smiled looking at the little girl with her big green eyes adjusting to the light around her. Riley's cheeks were bright pink from her peaceful nap, and she kept yawning while wiping at her eyes with her tiny fists.

"She looks like you when you're pouting in the morning from me having to wake you up," Lauren joked taking the half-asleep child from his arms.

"We do like alike don't we?" Harry laughed earning an eye roll from Liam.

"You just think because she's cute, that means she looks like you," Liam laughed, shaking his head jokingly at his weird friend.

"Shut up, Liam, I'm adorable," Harry defended himself, rolling his eyes at him.

"Keep telling yourself that, Cupcake," Lauren laughed, kissing Harry's cheek and laughing to herself. There were never really serious around each other, especially when Liam and Alana are around.

"Whatever you say, Pumpkin," Harry smiled and jumped over the back of the couch to go back to his spot to watch the footie game.

"Your nicknames are always so weird. What ever happened to 'baby' or 'babe'?" Alana asked, taking a seat next to Liam.

"This is 'baby,'" Lauren said, tickling Riley, who was sitting casually on her hip. "And this is your's." She poked Alana's stomach, earning a slap to the hand from her.

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The game ended just about an hour later, Liam and Harry's favourite team ended up loosing, making both guys go into a pouting mood. 

"We'll see you guys tomorrow, don't make anymore babies," Liam joked waving to both of them and closing the door behind him.

Lauren and Harry both laughed after their two friends left, the baby now in Harry's arms. Lauren went into the kitchen to clean up the mess from both her and Alana.

"Hey u-um... Can I talk to you for a s-second?" Harry stuttered, shifting the baby around so they were both more comfortable.

"Yeah?" Lauren asked, diverting her attention to him. She was confused on why he was nervous all of a sudden. She was becoming anxious to figure out why.

"I-I found Stevie."

Lauren froze. That's why he's nervous? What if she wants Riley back? What if she told Harry she still loves him? What if Harry's breaking up with her because he's still in love with her?

"Y-Yeah?"

Harry turned his gaze away from Lauren. "I asked her if we could meet up to figure out why all of this went down."

Lauren stared off, deep in thought. "About what?"

"Her leaving Riley here. Why she never wanted to contact me. Why she never told me she was pregnant," He said, looking down at the Riley in his arms.

"You're gonna go meet her?" Lauren asked, trying to hide the hurt in her words.

"I w-wanted to see if you would go with. She should meet the woman helping take care of her daughter."

Lauren mentally cringed at those words. She knew that Riley wasn't hers, but she still had this feeling of loneliness inside of her every time she held the baby.

"Oh."

The room fell into an awkward silence. No one talking and the only noise heard was the ice maker inside of the refrigerator and the babbling of the baby in Harry's arms.

"Y-you know I don't have feeling for her anymore, right? You're the only person I have my eyes on, even if I'm going to see her for the first time in months, and besides, you'll be right by my side so she knows she can't confess any of her feelings. I've moved on," Harry finally looked back in to Lauren's eyes, meaning every word he said.