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3 : These Little Wonders

"Are you alright?"

Zayn looks up from the couch he's sitting on to see Gigi there. She's standing in front of him and she wears a look of concern.

"Yeah. I'm okay." He mumbles.

"Are you sure? You've seemed kind of down since you got back."

That would be the guilt. "Yeah. I'm fine."

She sits down on the couch and pulls her feet up underneath her body. "Nothing bad happened with Harry when you were there, did it? Because you guys just made up."

"No we're still fine."

"Good." She smiles brightly at him and he thinks her smile is one of the most adorable smiles he's ever seen, besides his sisters' of course. But not only that, it gives him a certain amount of comfort. Because with her beautiful smile, he knows that he has nothing to worry about. Nobody knows what happened on New Year's except he and Harry. That's all whom he hopes will ever know.

"If they don't ask, we don't tell. And even if they do ask, we still don't tell."

That was the agreement the next morning when they woke up next to each other. And really, that has always been the agreement. But now they're in much deeper than then and it's imperative that they keep their mouths shut.

Rumors are just rumors. No matter what people say, rumors are just rumors until they're confirmed. Zayn has dealt with rumors on numerous occasions in and out of the band. He and Harry both have and although it got old and annoying pretty quick, they've learned to ignore it. But this time is different. This time it's more than themselves. Harry has a daughter now. And she's going to be affected by this too if the truth gets out. They can't risk that.

He immediately calms when he feels Gigi softly pushing her fingers through his hair. This is so wrong, he knows. But he doesn't want to give her up because he loves her. He loves her very much. He just... Had a momentary lapse of weakness. Yeah... That's all.

He sits there next to her and he doesn't say a word. But that's okay because she doesn't really say anything either. When this is over, he'll likely go smoke a cigarette because he needs more time to think about everything he's done. He needs time to see how bad he's messed up. Maybe by then he'll know if he's still worth the keep.

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Harry is currently on Good Morning America. His daughter is here with him and sitting in his lap because today is his twenty fourth birthday and he wanted to share this special day with her. He's glad he did because she seems to be happier with him. She's been having a little bit of separation anxiety as of late.

Which by the way, was the last thing Harry expected. Whenever he left home or the hotel suite for something absolutely important that he couldn't bring her to, he would leave her with a nanny. He thought that having experience with other caregivers at such a young age would take care of the separation anxiety before it started but it didn't. He thinks it's because she's just learned that Harry is going to be permanent and she doesn't want him to leave. And he's glad for that because it makes him feel special, knowing that Lola isn't really his own by flesh and blood.

"She's so cute." The host tells him. "Just so precious."

"Thank you." Harry says.

"You're welcome. How's daddy life treating you as a whole?"

"Well." He says. "It's treating me very well."

"That's good. We're all so happy for you. And look at her. She's already one years old."

"I know. They grow up so fast, don't they?"

She nods. "They do. But she still has seventeen more years to go. So there's plenty of time for you to enjoy her."