3: Personal Reactions
Niall:
Getting the news about you being pregnant was so huge. You two were still dating, but it wasn't one of those "a proposal will make it final" relationships, it was more like you didn't even really care if you were married or not. It didn't feel incomplete to not be married because you were too close; too in love. This baby, however, made you two feel even closer somehow. It was, after all, a part of each of you! You were so excited to go through the whole process with Niall. You knew he would be there through it all: the mood swings, the morning sickness, the cravings, the aching and the birth and that was just the first nine months of parent hood. Niall was excited too. He was a bit nervous, but what new father isn't? He kept the self-doubt in the back of his mind, though, trying to imagine only the times when he would be able to feel the baby kick or see an ultrasound or even hold them for the first time and see what they looked like. You were both so incredibly excited.
Louis:
Louis acted far too calm for the first few weeks. You started to wonder what was wrong and then you began to ask the what ifs: What if he was regretting this? What if he didn't want the baby? What if he was thinking of leaving you? What if he didn't care about you as much anymore? And they kept coming. He was still the funny, sassy Louis though; and that kept you thinking positively. In reality, Louis was exploding on the inside. He kept his cool because he knew that if he did let it all out it would be overwhelming for you and he didn't want to hurt the baby. So he kept quiet and dreamt about you being pregnant and about the baby all night and even during the day. He wasn't even nervous at all. He didn't have time to be! Not until later. But at first he was just focused on how incredible the news was to you two.
Harry:
You were so happy about the news that you were pregnant and you couldn't wait to share all the moments, both during and after the pregnancy, with Harry. He, however, wasn't as relaxed about it. You could tell he was super nervous about it all. He would constantly ask if you were ok, make you stay where you were if you went to get up and get something so he could get it instead, be sure you stayed safe and out of harms way, things like that. It was sweet of him, but you could do everything yourself still and you knew that later you would need his help and you didn't want him to be fussing over you when it was unnecessary. You talked to him about it, though, and he opened up to you about how nervous he was. He was scared about everything really. Would he be a good dad, would he be a good boyfriend, would he be able to take care of you for nine whole months even with the band stuff still going on, what would management and the boys and both your parents think, everything. You tried to calm him down but you knew he would still stay nervous no matter what you did or said. So you tried to keep the mood light and would tell Harry when he was being too protective.
Zayn:
After you two had gotten over the initial shock of being pregnant, Zayn became even closer to you. He would cuddle more often, come home from work even earlier, usually ending up with phone calls from the boys or management asking where he was, but it was alright with you. You got more Zayn time and he got to spend more time with you before this baby came into the world. And you knew that it would be very taxing and you wouldn't get as much of this, but you were happy about it at the same time. It would bring you guys closer somehow, while spreading you apart. Less physical affection, and more emotional. It was a big step in your relationship and a surprising one, but you were both overjoyed nonetheless.
Liam:
Liam was so excited, he couldn't stop talking about everything! You didn't mind, however, because you were just as enthusiastic. You would talk for hours about every little detail, from clothes to schedules to telling everyone to college money and everything in between. You were so happy that he was this excited about it all, and that it was all gonna be ok. You were a bit nervous, however, you knew that pregnancy wasn't easy and there were side effects and even after the baby comes it would be much, much more difficult to deal with everything, but you hoped it was worth it. And so far it was. You weren't sure how your parents would react, however, and that also scared you a bit. And also management. You would freak out sometimes, but Liam would always be there to comfort you again because he knew exactly what you were feeling. He was feeling a bit of it too but the excitement of having a family with you was keeping him sane as he was keeping you sane.
