Family | n.s

f o r t y - o n e

"Are you out of your mind?!" Perrie says shocked not able to wrap her head around everything that happened. Just yesterday she had seen Niall so happy for the first time since a long time. And she never thought, not in her wildest dreams he would do something like that to someone especially someone like Harry

The first thing she had done as soon as Niall told her what had happened that afternoon was call Zayn to check on Harry. God knows what must be on his mind.

She hits Niall once again, thrice since afternoon as Niall sits beside her with Louis in his arms. She absentmindedly places Liam in her lap, the two boys starts babbling away to each other as Niall scoots a little away creating a space between them trying to escape Perrie's warth. Which anyways he knows is futile.

"Niall! I am talking to you. Why did you do that for? He is such a good person and he likes you so much and..." niall cuts her with a sassy reply, although his anger was clearly evident in his words.

" If he likes me so much why did he lie to me? Why did he went off my back?"

"He -" Perrie nothing but shakes her head about to give him a piece of her mind but Niall raises her palms stopping her before she has even started and quickly looks down, stroking Louis back trying to keep his composure, although inside he is bursting like lava.

"You know Pez, I hate when people lie, hide - go behind peoples back. And hate it especially where my children are involved"

Perrie sighs looking at her distress brother and speaks, calmly hoping she can get through his head "Then tell this all to Harry, explain it to him. Niall, you guys like each other. Don't you think you're over reacting a little bit?"

"I -" Niall says, her words hitting him full force. The subtle hint she throws in between them and just like that all those emotions he buried in past, all those feelings memories starts surfacing at the back of his eyes as he tries to make words but is cut off by Louis who jumps at the mention of Harry’s name, Liam following behind him looking around the room probably for the person whose name has been mentioned.

"Harry!"

"Where is Harry, daddy?" Liam says slowly, pronouncing each of his words with a furrow on his brow, that Niall doesn't know is because he is confused or is struggling to speak. The thought alone Sending shiver down his spine- never he would have ever thought his babies must be struggling with something. Always thought it all will come naturally to them but all those papers on the net saying otherwise.

"Yes, play with Haz-ry" Louis jumps struggling to form Harry's name in his excitement. The action causing a small smile to appear on both Niall and Perrie despite the tense situation

"He is not here buddy. He has work -" Niall tries, hoping he would suffice his babies. Although he knows they will question him anyways at the end of the night. He has observed in recent two weeks his babies wanting to see Harry before closing their eyes, love hearing him sing soft lullabies to them.

"Work?" Louis cocks his head making Niall gulp. He can't believe he is saying this, he thought Harry will always be with them. Never thought he would ever say this, tell a lie like this.

"yes -"he tries to smile but it soon vanishes at Liam's next question. He wants to cry out in frustration and hurt, Harry melodic voice echoing softly in his ears and his bright innocent eyes appearing right in front of his.

"Is he gonna come...home?"

"I don't know- he will go to his home" Niall says, his words piercing through him as the thought of Harry’s disgusting father pops in his head. And he thanks God Harry is not there