Small Bump ( Niall Horan Fanfic! :D)

Chapter Twenty Two: Christmas Part One

Lyrics POV

It's Christmas morning and I'm being woke up by Niall. I knew it was going to happen since he was super excited as it was our first Christmas as a family, not only that but the it's the twins first Christmas. I open my eyes as Niall continues to poke me. I look at him and he grins.

"Merry Christmas." He says happily.

"Merry Christmas." I peck his cheek, glancing at his alarm clock that is glowing 5:30 AM in bright red. I pull away.

"Did you just wake up?" I ask him. He sheepishly shakes his head no.

"I've been up since four." He says.

"Oh Niall." I smile and ruffle up his hair. "Last year you didn't get up till noon." I smirk teasing him.

"Hey! I had to work the night shift!" He defends himself. "This year is important too." He smiles.

"I know babe." I smile and then he kisses me. We kiss for a little bit until he pulls away.

"I love you so much Lyric." He speaks grinning from ear to ear.

"Thank you for making this the best Christmas ever." He smiles. I tear up at the moment.

"I couldn't of done it with out you Niall." I give him a loving smile. We sit up and I give him a hug which he lovingly returns.

Around seven o'clock the twins awaken and I get my camera ready to take pictures of our little family before they even get a chance to go down stairs. We each take a child downstairs making sure their eyes were covered so they couldn't see the tree just yet and we brought them into the dining room to have a small breakfast. Niall and I put them in their high chairs and start to feed them.

"What are the plans today babe?" I ask feeding Michael some of his baby oatmeal.

"Well we are going over to moms for dinner and I think that's all we are doing. When do you think a good time to go would be?" He tells me as he feeds Grace. I feed Michael as Niall informs me.

"Well how about we leave right before nap time, that way they can sleep since it's about a three hour drive." I smile.

"Yeah that sounds good." He nods. After we get done feeding they twins we let them sit to settle their bellies. Niall and I eat some breakfast and then take care of the dishes putting them all in the sink.

"So who wants to open up presents?" Niall smiles to the twins. They squeal and kick their legs. Niall scoops up Mike and I put Gracie in his arms. I smile and kiss all three of them on the forehead before we go into the living room. I follow the trio into the living room and smile as I hear Niall whispering how excited they should be to them. When they go into the living room they stop gabbering and stare at the lit up tree and all their presents.

Niall puts them on the couch, the couch being support to help them sit up. I smile and snap a couple quick photos of them in their matching pajamas. I decide to set my camera down until later, so I help Niall bring over a few presents for Michael and Grace. We spend about an hour in a half opening up the presents, since the babies were more interested in the wrapping paper than the toys. I even got the pictures I wanted including ones of Niall and I.

Niall and I were getting the twins in their new Christmas outfits when he started up a new conversation.

"Have you ever wondered if they could loose their hearing over night?" He asked quietly.

"I'm deathly afraid of that happening, so yes. I've thought about it." I explain.

"Yeah, I am too. Surgery is always an option." He explains.

I sigh fixing Grace's headband so that the flower on it was off to the side. "Yeah I keep thinking about the surgery, it sounds pretty scary don't ya think?" I ask gently. "Yeah I do, and they are happy the way they are now so it could be their decision?" He suggests.

"That sounds like a way better idea." I smile and Niall picks up Michael and comes over to kiss my cheek.

"Sign language seems fun anyways." I grin and he nods his head.

"Always wanted to learn." I nod in agreement as we leave the nursery.

We get to the door and get them into their car seats and a blanket to put on top to block the wind from them. Niall grabs their diaper bag while I pull my coat on grabbing last minute things. Around fifteen minutes later we are on the road towards Maura's house and the twins are peacefully sleeping covered up with the blankets we used to block the wind, but now they were being used as regular blankets. Niall takes my hand as he continues to drive down the road, I smile and squeeze his hand gently giving him a loving smile.

"So what made your mom decide purple for the color today?" I ask him fiddling with my purple blouse with my free hand.

"Hmm, I'm not quite sure babe, but you all look gorgeous in it." He smiles and gives my hand a squeeze

I blush like crazy, "Thank you babe, you look sexy yourself." I smirk at him and he goes red himself, his ears turning red too.

Three hours later of listening to radio quietly and talking softly with Niall we arrive at Maura's house. We were greeted with hugs from everyone and the twins were surprised with all the family. We chatted with everyone and since we arrived at dinner time we started eating shortly after we arrived.

After dinner we swapped presents with the family, the twins getting much more than they needed. Theo was still in shock and asked a lot of questions about his little cousins. He even squeezed in time to hold them both. There was a lot of medical questions about them from other family members. A lot of the questions were upsetting, but I played it off as they weren't and decided to let Niall finish answering the questions.

A while later once the majority of the family left I went into the kitchen to help Maura with the dishes. I walk over and stand next to her, taking the towel and start drying the dishes.

"Lyric you don't have to help me I'm fine." She smiles.

"It's okay, I've done it since I was seventeen, I'm not going to stop the ritual." I smile picking up a plate to dry.

"Have it really been six years love?" She asks hinting towards my parents death.

"Yeah, feels like yesterday." I sigh.

"Have you stopped to visit them yet?" She asks.

"Niall is going to make a stop on the way home." I smile. She smiles and nods her head.

"He's a good man isn't he?" She asks happily.

"Yes definitely." I smile.

"How are you feeling, you know, since the birth of the twins." She asks.

"Fat, lazy, and ugly." I sigh on the verge of tears as I dry the dishes. Maura doesn't say and when I turn to look at her Niall is standing there instead.