Famous Collide || h.s.

Chapter 84: Her name is...

Harry P.O.V.
After everyone had calmed down and the tears were dried, the pictures were made. And that was not just one, two. No-
"Mom!", Lisa sighed. "We have a family picture now, a sister picture, a picture with my brothers, a picture with you, a picture with our friends, a picture with Harry, a picture-"
"And if we do it again!", Lynne interjected. "My fourth oldest child celebrates her graduation!"
"And there will be seven others, mom.", Lisa smiled warmly.
"Just that she didn't thought, she can still experience yours.", Harry whispered in her ear. "Pictures are beautiful, at least we need one, too."
"We're going to take a lot of pictures.", she smiled up at him.
"And besides ...", they turned their gaze from each other and looked back at Lynne. "... there is still a picture with my granddaughter, whose name you still haven't revealed."
"Don't worry.", Harry smiled. "You will find out today.", and he looked at Lisa as she approached her mother, who was already holding her daughter in her arms, and she brought her to Lisa.
"It's time, too.", Caroline sighed.
Harry only grinned.
"Hi Sweetheart. Oh, I missed you so much. Mom, is something-", she took her daughter from her mother, kissed her daughter's cheek, and leaned the little baby against her chest, whereupon she looked up at Lynne.
"No, it was all right.", she said, stroking the back of her granddaughter. "She was quiet and watched everything from her perspective."
"Great.", Harry smiled.
"Let's make the last pictures. I can imagine that someone is hungry."
"Mhm. The last one is already a moment ago, right?", with these words Lisa came back to him. "And look who's there ... your daddy."
She turned to him so he could look at his little princess.

Christina P.O.V.
After the last pictures, which were extremely cute and will be an eye-catcher in the picture frame, were taken, they all took their seats at the large table.
"Really amazing, we all fit at one table without having to move apart.", Mike joked.
"I'm curious how it will be at dinner.", Christina replied.
"When will Nick be here?", her mother inquired.
"In about an hour.", she smiled.
"Who?", Harry frowned.
"Nick."
"Oh.", both, he and Lisa made.
"Nick is on his way, what a surprise!" Lisa added, brushing the tummy of her daughter, who laid peacefully in her father's arms and looked relentlessly at her mother.
"He wants to meet the new family member.", Christina winked.
And so the small talk at the table for the next time began, which however didn't take too much time. Because soon someone spoke up.
"Oh, Mommy it's time.", Harry tried to calm his daughter as Christina looked back at the two of them.
"The bag-", Lisa looked around. "Back there."
She stood up and took her way there, crouching down and opening it.
Harry stood up and put his little daughter in his arms, which was rather restless.
"You get something.", he kissed her forehead. "Just another moment."
"We just needed this and then we're off.", Lisa appeared next to Harry and put that special nappy on the tummy of her daughter, who immediately took possession of it.
"Next door is a cozy room, you can make yourself comfortable. I'll go with you.", Jo rose as Lisa took off her red robe and laid it over the chair.
"Okay," Lisa looked at her as she laid her hair back.
Jo strolled to the door as Lisa put the special nappy over her shoulder and smiled at her daughter.
"Ohhh.", Harry pouted.
"You have her right back.", Lisa looked up at him. "Unless you want to come with us."
"No.", Harry shook his head slightly, then finally looked up at Lisa. "This is a matter between you and her."
"Ohh, and off they go.", Amy barely sighed audibly beside Christina, whereupon she looked at her.
"What do you mean?", she frowned.
"Look.", she nodded in the direction of the young couple.
And she looked. This time really.

Lisa P.O.V.
We almost cringed as our daughter brought us back. We had probably not noticed how we drifted into our own world, only by eye contact.
I pulled the special nappy again from my shoulder as Harry looked amused  to our little one and gently rocked her.
"We have to stop that.", I said softly as I folded it once and placed it over my shoulder again. "We are not at home."
I reached out for my daughter, whereupon Harry leaned her in my direction, so I could easily take her out of his arms.
"Hey.", I smiled at her softly, after which I leaned her against me and tucked her dress.
Harry leaned over to me and placed his lips on mine, whereupon he whispered softly into my ear: "But afterwards."
"Mhm.", I replied, slightly shaking his head. "You're the first one falling asleep tonight."
"Don't be so sure."
"I'll go now.", I smirked, stroking our daughter's back. "Somebody's hungry here."
"We'll discuss it later.", he explained as I walked past him.
"I just remember that I left my bag in the car, could you get it for me, Harry?", I ignored his allusion and looked up at Jo.
"No problem.", I heard his smile all clear.
There were steps, and when I got to Jo, I saw back at him again.
"Oh and Harry?", he stopped at the already opened door and looked at me. "We'll clarify that tonight."
Without waiting for his answer, I left the room, knowing that he was no longer just smirking, but grinned. Jo closed the door behind me and followed me into the small room.
"Your daddy has some... thoughts.", I gently leaned my head against hers. "You're hungry and he?"
She gave a sound, and I looked down at her. "Exactly."
"Make yourself comfortable here.", Jo pointed to a bright chair with another  chair standing beside it. I nodded and asked myself if she had planned it ...
"Jo?", I frowned after I breastfeed my daughter for a quarter of an hour. "Is something wrong? Did I miss something?"
"Stefan contacted me.", she began and returned my eye contact. "He wrote to me that you weren't doing well."
"And?", I hesitated.
"And it confuses me a little bit.", she leaned further in my direction and looked at me worried. "When you entered the room with Harry, it seemed to me that you aren't feeling  bad. Your described pallor, your discomfort, your insecurity by walking, your weakness ... everything he had described, I couldn't recognize."
I looked down at my daughter and continued caressing quietly her cheek.
So Stefan had written to her.
"Lisa?", I felt her hand on my leg and looked up again.
"When we arrived here, I felt better.", I replied. "There is no need to worry."
She was silent.
"Well-", she said, as I was about to finish the subject.
"Jo...", I sighed.
"No. We have to figure out what it was, explain me, how you felt."
At first I wanted to resist it, after all, I wanted to enjoy the moment with my daughter. But since I knew she would not leave me alone, I began to speak. And when I finished, she nodded slowly.
"Okay."
"But I'm fine.", I continued.
"Let me think about it.", she leaned back.
After my little girl had finished, I got my upper left part dressed again with one hand and put the special nappy on my shoulder, before I laid her down so that she could make her little burp. Almost automatically, I straightened her dress again and sat up while I held her.
"Jo.", I gently took her hand. "Let's not think about it today, tomorrow we can still clarify it."
"I'm watching you.", she put her hand over mine.
"If that calms you?"
"A little.", she smiled slightly. "Want to go back?"
I nodded and rose, while I laid my free hand over my daughter's back and tapped lightly to make the burp a little bit easier for her.
"Did you find it?", I joked as we were back at the table.
"Of course he did, and he already showed the certificates.", Katherine replied.
"And?", I raised an eyebrow.
"We can not complain."
"That-", but Elena cut me off: "The achievements were only rewarded with what they deserved, so we put them back aside and remain silent."
Almost for approval, my daughter let heard her little burp and made the assembled company smile.
"You see, she's on our side.", Caroline winked.
"And now there is someone tired, too.", I kissed her head.
"When she sleeps, you can finally welcome me.", a familiar voice sounded, after which I saw to the person next to my oldest sister and immediately, I smiled.
"Nick, you're already here."
"Of course.", he rose from his seat. "I'm not too late for a graduation celebration... You know what I mean."
"Yes..", Harry carefully took our girl, after which I laid the special nappy over a chair and finally greeted Nick with a hug.
"Good to see you again. I congratulate you to the birth of your daughter and your graduation, Lise.", he finally kissed my cheek.
"Thank you."
"And?"
I looked up at him, raising one eyebrow. "What?"
"Will you two finally reveal the name of your girl?"
I just smiled and looked back at Harry, who met my eyes and raised, smiling as well, one eyebrow.
"We thought about the right name for a long time.", Harry said, after Nick let go of me, so I could make my way up to Harry. "And we didn't had that much time for it, that's why we needed so long. And that's why she don't has a name until now."
He laid his free arm around me and held my tight, while I looked from him to our little girl.
"But we finally found the right name for her.", I smiled gently down at her, after which I raised my eyes and said:
"Her name is Haley. Haley Styles."

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