August 14th 2015, that was the date I gave birth to my baby girl. The whole day was a blur, actually.
My labour started at 6 PM August 13th, and at 5:17 AM August 14th, Ava Elizabeth Parker was born. As the nurse placed my baby in my arms, tears rolled down my face. Tom, who sat next to me throughout the whole labour and birth, cried as well. He was the proudest uncle I'd ever seen in my life.
For 3 and a half months, I had managed to keep Harry out of my mind. He never contacted me after he found out I was pregnant, so I decided to not give a shit about him. But, the second I saw Ava's face, all I could think about was Harry. She looked just like him, only a few minutes old. Her nose, her eyes. It was identical to Harry.
But, I knew I just needed to forget about him. He obviously didn't have an interest in being Ava's life, so why should I care to give him a thought?
Later the same day, I got to take Ava with me home. Tom carried her out to the car for me while I walked behind with a bag.
"Are you sure you're okay with the fact that Harry won't be around? Because if you want me to, I can call him and talk to him." Tom said as we were on our way home in the car.
"No, it's fine. It's his decision. If he wants to be a dick, then let him be a dick." I replied, and Tom simply nodded.
When we arrived at home, I carried Ava inside with Tom following right behind. As we walked inside, I saw Ava's eyes looking around the room.
"So, Ava, this is your home now." I cooed at her, carrying her around in the house. It didn't take long before she fell asleep again, though.
I brought her to the living room and sat down on the couch, where I let her sleep in my arm.
"Emma, can I post this picture of Ava?" Tom asked and showed me a picture he'd taken of Ava.
"Go ahead. Somehow, all of Harry's fans have found out I've been pregnant anyways." I said and let out a small chuckle. Tom chuckled as well before he left the room again.
A few minutes later, I got an Instagram notification.
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@tom_parker: Ava Elizabeth Parker, my beautiful niece! Born August 14th. So proud of my little sister @emma_parker!
Looking at the picture, I decided to post one myself. Harry knew I was pregnant, so I wasn't gonna worry about him seeing it.
I decided to post a picture I took of her when she was sat in the car right before we were gonna go home.
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@emma_parker: Totally in love with this little beauty! Ava Elizabeth, August 14th 2015 <3 Momma loves you, princess!
As soon as I posted the picture, I started getting tons of likes. Especially from the directioners. They also kept commenting asking if she was Harry's, but I decided to let Harry decide wether he wanted to tell them she was his or not.
I wasn't really looking through my notifications, but there was one single notification that really caught my eye.
@harrystyles liked your photo
I put my phone away with the screen facing down, so I wouldn't see any more notifications. All I wanted to do was forget about him.
"When you're older, I hope you find a guy who will treat you better than how your dad treated me... Or if you find out you're into girls, then you will find a nice one to make you happy. I just want you to be happy with whoever makes you happy." I whispered to my baby girl, even though she was asleep. Well, she wouldn't understand even if she was awake. But really though, what I was saying was true. All I wanted for her was to make her happy.
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this is reeeeally short, but I'll try and write longer from now on :) and the name Ava was suggested to me on messages! The middle name Elizabeth was my plan the whole time
