Love's Fireproof (Niall Horan Fanfic)

12. Happy Birthday!

April's's POV

I mix the pancake batter, humming one of Niall's songs as I go. Today is his birthday, and I'd like to make it special for him.

Alex is sort of helping. He drops in the chocolate chips every once and a while.

When they're all done, I pile them onto our plates.

"Are these just for daddy or are we gonna share?" Alex asked.

He had a appetite bigger than Niall's. He loved food but the thing about him that's different to Niall is that he hates Nando's.

He hates chicken. He doesn't really like seeing the poor little chickens laying on a plate while we eat them.

His words not mine.

"We have to ask daddy" I replied.

He did a dramatic sigh and I chuckled.

"My silly boy" I said. He smiled and then frowned again. He looked like he was trying to move something over to him with his tiny little eyes.

I followed where his eyes were looking.

The pancakes.

"Really Alex? They aren't gonna move" I said. He groaned and walked into Niall and I's room.

We've moved in together last month. Reese is getting bigger and is trying to sit up at her own.

She may not be my birth daughter but I now consider her my adopted daughter.

I walked into Niall and I's room and sat the pancakes on the dresser. I quickly ran to Reese's room and got her out her crib.

I walked back into the room.

"On three Alex" I whispered. He nodded his head.

"1..2..3" I said.

"Happy birthday to you!! Happy birthday to you!! Happy birthday dear daddy!! Happy birthday to you" Alex sang. He had a voice just like his fathers. It was small but so beautiful.

Niall's eyes open. It took few seconds for him to understand what was going on. "Goodmorning family, and thankyou for wishing me birthday," Niall yawns as he says. His voice is raspy, and he starts sniffing the air. "Are those.. Did Mommy make pancakes?" His eyes widen, and I laugh.

"Yeah! Will you share?" Alex sticks out his bottom lip. "Hmm.. I don't know.." Niall starts. "Please?" Alex begs. "Alright.. If I have to.." Niall says, and Alex cheers. Niall kisses me softly, "Thank you, April."

"Welcome" I said.

We ate all the pancakes and I fed Reese her bottle.

"What do you wanna do for your birthday daddy?" Alex asked whilst climbing on a high chair.

"I wanna sit and watch movies and spend this wonderful day with my loved ones" He said.

Alex clapped his hands and squealed. He loved movies.

"How old are you today?" Alex asked.

"23" Niall said.

"Your officially all the way legal!!" I said.

"Yeah and your only 21. haha your still a teenager." Niall said.

"At least I'm not old" I said.

"I'm not old!" Niall said.

"Well you're a nasty stinky adult and I'm a sexy teenager" I said while winking at him.

"Yes you are" He said while licking his lips.

I slapped his arm really hard.

"Shit!!" He exclaimed. I slapped my hand over his mouth.

Reese started crying from the sudden movement.

"Shhh! Shhh! honey it's okay mummy's here" I said. I liked the sound of it.

"Mummy what does the word 'shit' mean?" Alex asked after I calmed down Reese.

My eyes went wide and I looked at Niall.

"It's a bad word that you shouldn't say. Neither should daddy" I said. I was now annoyed.

Alex is a curious 4 year old. He isn't afraid to ask a question and he'll keep asking until he feels the answer is good enough.

"I'll let it slid for now" He said and then walked into the living room.

I gave Niall an annoyed look and started walking.

"Oh you can't be mad at me!!" Niall said.

"I can't be mad at you?? Let's just.... Let's talk about it tomorrow" I said.

"No. No I wanna talk about this now" Niall said. He sounded angry.

I had a right to be angry. I have never cursed around Alex. He shouldn't hear that. Neither should Reese even if she's only a few months old.

"You can't just curse around them like that!! They shouldn't hear it." I said.

"It's my mouth!!" He yelled.

"But your mouth needs to be cleaned. I don't want them growing up cursing and when people ask where they got it from they say at home!!" I said.

"Why do you care what people think?" Niall asked.

"I care because. You." I said.

"What about me?" He asked.

"You're the famous one. You should want people to at least think you don't curse around your kids" I yelled.

"We'll I don't care about what people think or what the kids think or what you think. It's my mouth" He said.

"But our kids. Reese will pick up on it too" I said.

"My kids. Reese is not yours. She's mine. So I can say what ever the hell I want around her. You will never be her real mother" Niall said.

My heart stopped. My eyes watered. He said he didn't care if Reese wasn't my birth child he wanted me as her mother.

"I...I just" I started but Niall cut me off.

"It's my birthday so why don't you do us all a damn favor and go fuck off." Niall yelled and stormed into the living room.

Tears streamed down my face. I went up stairs. Surprised that Reese was still asleep in my arms. I laid her in her crib and decided I would leave for a little while. I grabbed my phone and quietly exited the house.

I need to go visit someone I haven't seen in a while.

I need to visit Kevin...............