Silence (Niall Horan)

Chapter 40

"Alright Miss. Martinez, how are you today?" The doctor pulls up a chair next to the small bed I'm sitting in.

"Fine, thank you." I simply reply. I glanced over at Niall who was lost in his own thoughts. Kendall is standing off the the corner watching Niall and occasionally glancing back at me

"And this is your...?" The doctor faces Niall.

"Friend." I say at the same time Niall replies "Husband."

"I'm Kendall." She speaks up. "Rebecca's friend."

The doctor chuckles before pulling out a pen from his pocket. He begins to write all over a paper. After a few minutes of silence, he turns his attention back to me.

"Alright, if you could please lay back and pull up your shirt." He moves towards the small machine next to my bed.

I do as he says and close my eyes as he squirts the gel on my stomach. A set of hands grab one of mine and bring it up to their mouth. His lips slowly trace my hand as an object begins to move around my stomach.

"Everything looks fine with the baby. Do you want to know the sex?" The doctor removes his glasses and hands me a couple of paper towels. Before I can answer, Niall is quickly on his feet nodding.

"Alright, see this right here?" He points at the small black screen. "That is the baby's forming vagina."

"You were right." Niall looks down at me.

"What do you mean?" I narrow my eyebrows at him.

"You always said it was a girl." He smiles at me and I follow quickly. I wipe off the rest of the gel and sit up on the bed. Niall holds my hand as the doctor writes more onto the paper.

"Here you go." He hands me three small pictures of the black screen. I stare at the pictures until we get inside the car.

"How many times have you been to the doctor?" Niall starts the engine of his car.

"Just once a month. Regular check-ups to make sure everything is okay." I place the pictures inside my purse.

"I've missed four appointments." I think I hear him say but don't bother asking him.

After what seemed like hours, we finally arrived at the apartments. Niall had been quieter than usual.

My thoughts drifted back to the moment is saw him. It was at the party Zayn had invited me to. I never really payed any attention to him. I was lost in my feelings that were slowly developing for Zayn. I actually found him quite annoying at first. He sat there, staring at me the whole time. Every movement I made, he was aware of. Every time I went somewhere alone, he always offered to go with me. The moment the bottle landed on us, he didn't hesitate to lean in and kiss me. When I announced I was ready to leave, he was right behind me. Always making sure I was safe and never alone. He slowly had me falling for him. He would call me every day to make sure I was okay.

Even after my stupid mistake of agreeing to go out with Mr. Rodriguez, he forgave me. He begged me for another chance; instead of me begging him. I knew that even though he used my sister to get back at me, it was because he still loved me. He was doing everything in his power to get me back. Even after Harry reviled his past to me, there was still something deep down. A feeling that never left and to this day, still hasn't. No matter how many times he hurts me, now matter how many mistakes he makes, he will always hold a special place in my heart.

"What are you thinking about?" He pulled me back to reality.

"Names." I quietly lie.

"Names?" He gives me a confused look. A look I enjoy but have missed far too long.