One Time Only

Chapter 24

Harry is so shocked to see his mom still here he almost missed Jerica's curly hair disappearing from sight right before his mom slammed the door shut. "She never left, did she? That's why I couldn't find her anywhere at home? She was here the whole time."

"Yep." Louis chuckles. "She was staying at Jeri's. But don't even think about going over there now, it's for sale. She doesn't live there anymore." Louis says. "Besides that, I can't believe you still call the UK home when it's here we're living. This is home to me now."

"What? She's moved? Where?" Harry asks looking at Louis oddly for his last comment.

"Like we'd tell you." Andi says as she come out of the bedroom again, shocking Harry with her small baby bump showing.

"You're pregnant?" Harry asks, looking at Andi.

"Nice deduction there genius. So is Jeri, but then you left her, so obviously you don't give a shit." Andi says as she walks into the kitchen.
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"Oh God Anne, this hurts." Jeri cries as Anne turns the car around and heads back toward town. "We should have stayed in town."

"Don't worry hun, I'll get you there in time." Anne says. "I know Harry is at Louis' but do you want me to call Andi? She is your birthing coach."

"Yeah I guess you better. I don't want to do this alone." Jerica whispers. "Just makes sure Harry stays away from my baby."

"I will." Anne says as she picks up her phone and makes the call.

Andi walks out of the kitchen and up to Louis, she pulls his head down to whisper in his ear, then walks back in their room.

"So Harry, you staying or what?" Louis asks.

"Yeah, I do own half this place. I'd thought I'd take a shower, then maybe a nap. What are you doing?" Harry asks.

"Going to work. Andi helps out there now, since you left I needed it." Louis says, leaving out the fact that Jerica has turned out to be an amazing tattoo artist herself.

"Okay, I might drop by later, if I get some sleep." Harry says as he walks into his room.

Louis runs into his room and grabs the jeans Andi's holding, he then throws on a shirt. "Let's go, before he comes back out." He says rushing her out the door. Minutes later Louis and Andi run into the hospital. "Where is she?" Louis asks.

"Delivery." Anne says. "I told Karen you were on your way in."

"There you are. Come on Andi, let's get you ready so we can meet this baby." Karen says. "I'm sure Jeri is wanting to know if it's a boy or a girl by now." She says as she ushers Andi away.

"How did you get away from Harry without him knowing what's going on?" Anne asks.

"Asked him what he was going to do, when he said shower and sleep, I told him we were going to the shop." Louis says. "I'll tell him the truth later if he shows up later and we're not there. He'll have to care enough to call first though." Louis shrugs. "So grandma, what do you think Jeri is going to have? You've had both."

"Personally I think it's a boy." Anne says. "I carried Gemma differently than I did Harry, and Jeri's carrying that baby the way I did him."

"Isn't Gem due in soon?" Louis asks.

"Tomorrow. I sent her a text letting her know Jeri went in labor early. Quinton is flying her in first thing in the morning." Anne says.
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"Jeri you're doing great." Andi says. "Just a few more pushes and you'll officially be a mommy." She smiles as she wipes the sweat off Jeri's forehead.

"Maybe we should have rethought this." Jerica chuckles. "Seeing me go through this can't be doing you any good right now."

Andi laughs. "At least I'll know people are lying to me when they say "this will be easy you'll see"."

"No you can say "I have seen, it sucks and you're lying" oh fuck this hurts." Jerica cries as another contraction hits.

"Okay, dear, push." Karen says. "Push with everything you have."

Before much longer there is a tiny cry from a baby breaking through all the other noise in the room, making it go completely silent. "Oh God, is it healthy?" Jerica whispers.

"Mommy, your son is beautiful." Karen says as she lays the tiny baby on Jerica's chest.

"Oh, wow Jeri, he's so adorable." Andi cries.

Jerica wraps her arms around her small son's body. She's sees his daddy in him already, the dark hair that's already showing signs of curling, his nose, in fact he looks just like Harry. "Timothy Edward Styles. His daddy may not want us, but this child deserves to have his daddy's name." Jerica says as she hands her son over to Andi. "Go show grandma her grandson, just make sure Harry isn't out there."

"I will, I love you Jeri. You know that right?" Andi says kissing her best friends cheek.

"I do, I love you too Andi. You and Louis both, now go, and hurry I want my son back." Jerica says.

Andi walks out into the waiting room, looks around to make sure Harry isn't around, then steps up and clears her throat. "Grandma? You want to meet your grandson?"

"Oh my." Anne cries as Andi lays the baby in her arms. "What did she name him?"

"Timothy Edward Styles. She said he deserves that much at least." Andi says as she leans against her husband.

"She's right, he looks just his dad." Anne says, even more angry with Harry for the way he's treated Jeri.