Bumps On The Road

Chapter 18

"Harry I'm going home after this show. I'm tired and it's too much" I told Harry as he was getting mic-ed up "Ok, home to New York? With Ava?" "Yeah of course" I nodded. It was getting to be a lot for me, Ava needed a doctor appointment anyway and I needed to sleep in my own bed. I'd planned on making a trip to New York to my family and have Ava get her check up there at my childhood doctor.

I was sitting with Lou watching the show while Ava slept in her stroller with her headphones on right next to us.

The show ended, we rushed out of the arena like always, they dropped me and Ava off at the airport, saying goodbye to my husband promising I'd be back very soon. Went in back to tell the boys I was leaving, it was a causal farewell no need for tears, Harry and Preston helped me get situated, I kissed Harry goodbye and was off.

Thankfully I had quiet like a normal person there was no one around that looked or acted like a teenage girl, I was part of the normal society again and that felt weird. We're so used to being in a bubble of screaming and such abnormal happenings it's weird to just go back and then all of a sudden it's normal again. I had peace and quiet I was able to walk around the airport with Ava waiting for our flight without anyone even bothering us.

I'd arrived in Newark, good to be back home, getting through customs and security whilst Ava was crying, and texting Harry I arrived, I decided on renting a car.

After I had succeed getting the car and Ava in the car I was on my families route home.

I drove up the driveway and saw my parents cars parked. As the garage door opened my mom peers through the door "Emily!" She said startled "hi mom!" I said as I got out. She gave me a huge hug "I didn't know you were coming home, wheres Harry and my baby?" She realized looking down in the car "Harrys working. Avas here. I needed a break" I told her walking around and taking Ava out of her carseat "oh baby I'm so happy to see you both, come on in dad is making roast " she told me taking Ava from me as I got the bags from the trunk "George look who's here" my mom called as she walked in "what?" He said walking in the room "Emily. Hey beautiful " his face light up and a smile broke through his whole face. He gave a big warm hug, I felt so comforted being home with my parents "hi dad, it smells wonderful in here" I said as I pulled away. He nodded "I knew you were coming so I got ready" he joked.

We sat down in the familiar kitchen table eating dinner with my little sister Alexa.

Mom was catching up on "Nashville", Alexa was upstairs in her room and I was just getting off the phone with Harry in the study with dad and Ava.

I was helping dad out with a lecture he was preparing, I typed, he held Ava, my phone started ringing seeing Liam's icon I answered "hi" "hi Em how was your flight?" Liam asked "Stressful, how are you love?" I told him "Good. Any chance you can bring back a package for me?" He asked "How big?" I replied "Not big it's a charger for my computer I need to order" he said "ok yeah. You're sending it to my parents right?" I questioned "Yeah yeah" he answered "Kay Liam I need you to ship it as soon as possible cause i don't know when I'm coming back" I warned him "alrighty. Harry has the address?" He asked "Yup. Do you guys want me to pick up anything else?" I made sure "Not sure, ill ask them." Liam said "Oh wait is Lou around there?" I suddenly remembered she wanted more mascara "yeah hold on" he passed the phone to Lou "hi love was up?" She answered "Lou didn't you want more mascara or eyeliner?" "Ohh yeah have you got me?" "Not yet which ones do you want? Send me a picture I'll pick them up soon" I told her "ok I will. I have to go I've got to put gel in Harry's hair and I need two hands yeh? Have a good one love." "Ok say hi for me" .

"Ems it's late I'm going to sleep, you should too" my dad said getting up "yeah I will, are you putting her in my room?" I asked "yeah her crib is still there" he said. I got into my old bed just like the old days plus my own baby minus the husband who was out touring the world.