When You Least Expect It (Larry Stylinson)

Chapter 18

Cody kept his eyes on his boyfriend in the bed, running his fingers through TJ's sweaty hair and wishing there was anything he could do to make this easier.

After they rushed out of the flat it was nothing but chaos, trying to get Eli to go with them, calling their doctor, their family and at the same time trying to make sure TJ was as comfortable as he could be. And of course Cody had to tell the younger lad how sorry he was for not seeing that he needed him sooner, feeling more than awful that his boyfriend was in so much pain and he didn't know.

But TJ didn't blame him of course, and as soon as they got to the hospital things definitely calmed down. They may have only been here for 20 minutes so far, but already Cody could see the medicine doing it's job and taking some of TJ's pain away.

Eli was entertaining himself in the corner of the room with his paintbrush, clearly not fully aware of what was going on, but it's not like Cody minded, he was just happy the 8 year didn't have a meltdown when he rushed him to the car.

"How are you doing love?" he barely whispered, seeing TJ let out a deep breath and running a hand over his large belly.

I'm ready for this little girl to come out already, TJ signed as he released a shaky laugh.

"You and me both," Cody chuckled to himself, the waiting to meet his daughter killing him. "Just think babe... Our parents will be here soon and within the next hour we'll finally see-"

He stopped himself though, jumping at seeing the door crash open and his dad and Austin bursting into the room.

"We're here!!" they screamed at the same time, rushing over to the bed only for a very breathless Allison and Harry to be following after them.

"I swear, they stopped playing footie a decade ago, there's no way in hell they should still be that fast," Harry muttered, feeling like he was a second away from dying, but that didn't stop him from hurrying over to his son and wrapping his arms around him.

"How are you doing Tommy?" Austin asked his own boy as he looked down at him worriedly.

"M'fine dad, you can stop your worrying," TJ said through a quiet laugh, not needing his father to fuss over him, he already had Cody doing more than enough that.

"Like hell I'll stop worrying," Austin scoffed. "Did they say when you'll be getting the surgery or anything?"

"Within the hour," he smiled at his dad, unable to miss the wide grins that came over both his and Cody's parents at hearing that.

"Well most of the family is here already, and we're all waiting anxiously for this little one to finally join us," Harry said and signed as he looked between the pair. "I had Al and Hayden pack a bag for you guys too and bring it over here and all of your siblings are so excited, I swear we're taking up the waiting room, I didn't want to try to get all the kids in here because you know-"

"Pop!" Cody stopped his father and his nervous rambling. "Just... Breathe, yeah?" he said, finding how scared his father was just a little entertaining.

Well it's your little girl Cody... My granddaughter, and I'm excited, Harry signed sheepishly, biting his lip and glancing over to Louis to see him nodding along and smiling back at their son softly. I'm more shocked you're not freaking out.

"Oh trust me...He was," TJ said, eyeing his boyfriend and seeing his cheeks turning red. "You should've seen him in the car, I swear he was about to start crying and I'm pretty sure he wasn't breathing the entire ride either."

Cody couldn't even try to explain himself, he was a right mess on the way here and he only calmed down when the doctor gave TJ medicine and his boyfriend convinced him he was fine.