And All Your Little Things [Niall Horan]

Chapter 60: Grandbaby 1D Coming Soon

A few days after taking Niall to the airport, my mom and Charlie invited me over for dinner. I put the t-shirts in two separate gift bags. I check my phone, realizing I'm five minutes late already. I quickly lock the door, then go to my car in the garage and rush to my mom's house. 

A little while later, I get to my mom and Charlie's and rush inside. 

"Mom?" I call out when I get inside, setting the bags down and slipping my shoes off. I quickly hide the gift in the entry closet. 

"In the kitchen," She shouts. I make my way into the kitchen, where Charlie is sitting at the table, fiddling with a pen.

"Hey Al." He says as he gets up to hug me.

"Hey Charlie." I smile as he squeezes me. Next, I maneuver around the island and hug my mom.

"Hi mom." 

"Hi sweetie. How are you?" She says as she looks me up and down. 

"Good, tired, but good." I did my best to conceal the dark circles under my eyes and I pray that my mom doesn't see through the makeup.

"Yeah, I bet. How was tour? How's Niall?" She's asks as she gets back to stirring whatever she's making for dinner. 

"Tour was great. It was really awesome seeing dad and Mitchell. Oh, by the way, he has a girlfriend now." Mom shoots me a look, "Mitchell, not dad. But yeah, tour was fun, crazy and fun. I think Niall's excited to be home for longer than a week though." 

"Yeah, I bet he is. I can't believe Mitchell's got a girlfriend!" Mom looks at me, shocked.

"That's exactly what I thought!" I laugh as I grab a glass out of the cabinet and get myself some water.

"What's her name? I swear I never hear anything from that boy anymore. We need to have him come visit." My mom looks at Charlie.

"Brittney, I think. You should call him, I'm sure he would love to visit. It's been almost a year since his last visit." I suggest as I sit at the table with Charlie.

"Alright, I think this is done." My mom says, turning the stove off.  

I help her set the table and we sit down to eat.

"I have something for you guys." I smile as I get up and go get the gifts from their hiding place. I come back and hand one to my mom and one to Charlie.

"What's this?" My mom asks as she looks at the bag.

"It's a present from me and Niall."

"Oh, is it from tour?" My mom looks at me excitedly as she starts removing the tissue paper.

"Just open the present mom!" I laugh.

"Grand-" My mom slowly reads the shirt as she pulls it out of the bag and spreads it out, "Oh my god, really?!" Her eyes pop out as she jumps up, squeezing the shirt. I nod as tears well up in my eyes and a smile forms across my face. 

"REALLY?!" She asks again, just to clarify.

"Yes mom! Really!" I laugh as she throws her arms around me and pulling me into a hug.

"Oh my god! I'm gonna be a grandma!" She exclaims, looking over at Charlie. 

"Congratulations Al!" Charlie says as he gets up and hugs me.

"I'm gonna go put this on." Mom says as she runs down the hallway to her bedroom. Charlie and I look at each other and laugh. "Charlie! Get in here and put yours on too!"

"Oh god." He chuckles as he walks toward the bedroom. 

They both come back out a few minutes later, modeling the t-shirts.

"Marvelous!" I say in a lousy British accent, laughing as my mom and Charlie twirl like they're on Project Runway.

We all crack up and I pull my phone out. They pose and I take a picture. I send the picture to my mom, then send it to Niall. He responds with the crying laughing emoji.

I slide my phone back in my pocket as my mom goes into the fridge to get the chocolate mousse that she made. 

"So, did you make dessert for you guys too, or just me?" Charlie winks.

"Dream on, I'm the one eating for two." I laugh.

My mom serves us each a bowl and Charlie and I give each other a knowing grin. He nods and we both tear into our dessert. I quickly finish mine and jump up, my arms extended in the air.

"HA! I WIN!" Since my mom and Charlie first started dating, Charlie and I have had dessert eating competitions. For a while he let me win, but then he realized he actually had to try after only a few of my victories.

"I let you win, like old times." He winks again.

"Yeah right." We all start laughing and then Charlie and I just watch my mom eat since we've already finished our desserts.

"So how far along are you anyways?" Mom asks between bites.

"Like ten weeks or something like that." I mentally try to calculate it in my head.

"So you're about a quarter of the way there already." She looks up at me, chocolate occupying her mouth.

"Oh my god! That makes it seem so real, and so close to happening." I say as my eyes widen. 

"Just don't blink, or it will all fly by and your baby will be having their own babies."