The Party (Harry Styles Fanfic)

CHAPTER 34

(Harry's Thoughts)

I arrived home to an almost quiet house, I heard a sudden scream. "ALEXIS!" I yelled and ran upsatirs quicker than I thought my legs could ever carry me, Ellie followed behind me. I didn't get a chance to say hello but now was not the time. I almost busted the bedroom door open, I saw her holding on to the bedstand with one hand and the other wrapped around her stomach, she was hunched over like she was about to throw up. I gripped her hand and helped her stand upright with the other, Ellie was pale. "Is she okay?" Ellie barely whispered. "Can you go downstairs and find the phone book, call the hospital?" I was freaking out, I mean what do you do for a contraction? I know crying puts stress on the baby, and yes I caused that stress which caused the contraction. I am now putting puzzle pieces together making me feel like a complete idiot and quite frankly a jerk. Niall was right, she doesn't deserve this unecessary pain that I am putting her through. I helped her sit down on the bed. Her face was red and looked very uncomfortable. Tears ran down her cheeks, she was scared. "Shhhh..Don't cry, you are okay, I promise, I'm not going anywhere and neither are you." I used my thumb to stop the tears. "I'm sorry, tonight should have never happened." My mind was racing with fear of seeing her like this, Australia and New Zealand sound like a bad idea more and more each second.

"Harry.. I-I Love you." Tears stung my eyes as she tried to smile in pain, I took her hand and kissed it, slowly letting go this ping of guilt inside of me. "I know, I love you too." I replied rubbing her stomach as Ellie came rushing in. "They reccommend she spend the night in the hospital just to check up on everything. They said it is rare to get a severe contraction early on." The words ran through my head as I nodded. "Okay" was all I could manage to say. Ellie volunteered to help her change into her pajamas or something comfortable as I called to let the boys know what happened before rumors are spread. 

"Is everyone alright?" Zayn answered his phone, "Yeah she is better but we're on our way to the hospital now." I replied holding back fear. "Okay, we're on our way as well now, hang in there mate. We're here for you." The line ended. Ellie popped out of the bedroom helping Alexis down the stairs. I locked the front door behind us as we got into the car.

*****5 Minutes Later*****

We arrived at the hospital and checked her in. We got a room right away. We were told to stay out for a while as they ran some tests which took 30 minutes or so but felt like an eternity in a waiting room. It is now almost midnight, I hope she is asleep, the doctor finally lets us in. As I see she is crashed out. The report was that there was alot of stress put on the pregnancy and that she just needs rest for a couple days and constant check ups. Overall good news.

(Lexi's Thoughts) ***Next Morning***

I woke up to beeping sounds and lots of wires attached to me, my immediate reaction is, what the heck is going on? I looked over to the cot next to me, Harry lay looking miserable and exhausted. What did I miss? What am I doing here? I hope to myself that this is a dream. I sit up and, boom; there goes the painful cramp again. Now I know it's deffinitely not a dream. Harry sat up, I let out a little gasp almost a squeak, he had circles under his eyes and his hair was matted. He looked like he had tossed and turned all night. The memories of the basketball game flashed in my head. I didn't have the energy to be angry. I wanted him here more than anyone else in the world. "Harry?!? What happened? You look like you haven't slept for months?" I was concerned about him. "I'm so sorry; I made a terrible mistake and put you under stress. That is why you are here, because of me. It's bad for the baby and I didn't sleep because I was worried about you and maybe even losing the baby". He looked down, tears pouring out of his eyes. He tried to stop them with his hands. "Harry I-I don't care about that, yiu don't need to stay here and worry putting yourself through discomfort. Go home and sleep. I will be okay, I promise". I reached my hand out to grab his. "Listen to me, I will do anything or put myself through anything to be here with you". His voice was harsh. I began to get a bit more serious, show him I have the guts to reject him. "Harry, it's my turn. Im telling you to go. You need to leave. Please sleep, it's all I need from you right now". He opened his mouth to speak before shutting it. He kissed my forehead. "Only for you, I love you. I'll be back later". He turned his face and walked away. Out the door. I closed my eyes and fell asleep once more feeling achieved. I did it. I told Harry off.

(Harry's Thoughts) 

The nurse brought in a rolling cot for me to sleep on in her hospital room, Liam, Niall, Louis and Zayn stopped by to visit for a bit before deciding to head home. As I sat alone in the room tears filled my room, I hid my face in my pillow and cried my eyes out, it was my fault she was here. I put her and the baby under too much stress. She is too good for me, what did I do to deserve someone like her? She sure doesn't deserve this now.

Suddenly I heard her soft sweet voice, it was full of concern. "Harry?!? What happened? You look like you haven't slept in months?" I sat up and rubbed my eyes. She let out a gasp, obviously shocked to see me in this state of sadness. "I'm so so sorry I made a terrible mistake and put you under stress. That is why you are here. Because of me. It is bad for the baby and I didn't sleep because I was scared, worried about you and maybe even losing the baby". I croaked, the words barely leaving my mouth. 

"Harry I don't care about that, you don't need to stay here and worry. Putting yourself through discomfort. Go home and sleep, I'll be okay I promise". She took my hand and kissed it. My jaw just about dropped to the floor, she wants me to leave? I tried to fight back, "Listen to me, I will do or go through anything to stay here with you". It came out a little harsher than I had originally planned. She didn't look shocked when I said it either, this left me in despair. She straightened up, "Listen to me Harry. I'm telling you to go. You need to leave. Please, sleep. It's all I need form you right now". My jaw dropped to the floor once again, I slowly closed my mouth not feeling in the mood to fight with her, we are on a tight string as it is. I stood up and kissed her forehead. "I love you" I slowly slumped out of the room and closed the door behind me. I thought to myself as I left, where did she get her skills to reject me? She was very good at it all the sudden. I like the feisty side of her, I've never seen it before. I walked towards my car and slowly got in. I slumped my head between my hands on my steering wheel while letting out a deep sigh and starting the egnition.

The drive home was slow and quiet, no singing to the music or laughter. Just silence . I wasn't quite sure how I felt about it, it felt weird. I pulled into the driveway and hopped out of the car. The house was empty, a thought popped into my head, I imagined a  baby crying and Lexi's happy smile as I walk in the door, I reached out ot hold the baby in her arms, until it faded through my fingertips. Just a figure in my imagination. I wished that it was real, I went upstairs to the bedroom and flopped down on the bed not bothering to check myself in the mirror. My head hit the pillow, I drifted into a deep dreamy sleep.***Dream Starts*** I imagined the baby again and how happy we were as a family, it felt so real. I could almost smell that baby oil smell and Lexi's sweet perfume, I just couldn't physically feel anything. ***Dream Ends***

Suddenly everything paused and something beeped, like my time was up, no it couldn't be. Was the oven going? Smoke alarm? I shot up, my heart beating fast, I saw on the nightstand my phone was ringing. I recognized the number right away, I dreaded it the most, the hospital. My hands trembled as I quickly answered. "Is she okay? What happened? Mr.Styles everything is fine. Alexis is in stable condition, she is free to go home , make sure she stays in bed and gets lots of rest". The nurse reassured me. "Thank you so much, is there any possibility that we can do an early ultrasound? We would like to know?" I curiously asked. "Of course, that can be arranged for when you arrive. Have a nice day Mr.Styles". "Call me Harry, and thank you very much you too". I hung up the phone before jumping out of bed and got into the shower. I let the hot water run over my body washing my cares away. I didn't stay in for long, I slipped on jeans and a new pair of boots. I brushed my hair and blow dried it before styling my curls. I quickly gave up and grabbed my phone and car keys. I texted her on my way. Today is the day we discover a little boy or girl.

(Lexi's Thoughts)

I received his text -On my way love! Planned an appointment to find the gender today! Psyched! Had a great night sleep! Love you! Hxx- it made me smile. I rubbed my hand over my stomach, "Can't wait to meet you little Styles!"

****10 Minutes Later****

Harry walked in with a bouqet of roses and a teddy bear. "You didn't have to babe!" He placed his lips on mine. "Yes I did" a playful smile spread across his face as I cuddled with the teddy bear, he sat down on the chair opposite me. The nurse walked in with a machine with a little screen. "You ready?" The nurse asked. Smiles spread across the whole room like they were contagious. The nurse lifted up my shirt exposing my belly that popped out. She put stuff all over it, goosebumps ran down my body as Harry held my hand. A picture soon popped up of a moving figure. Our baby. At a closer look the doctor said it showed a little girl. Tears ran down our cheeks. We are having a baby GIRL!