Strong | The Back For You Series | A Harry Styles Fan Fiction

Ready

I feel the bed move under me and roll over. Madi was slowly crawling out of bed. My hands find her hips and pull her down to me. "Something wrong?" I look over at the clock. It was three AM. In reality, she probably just had to pee. With that baby and all.

"Yeah, I'm just having some cramps." She says with her hand on the bottom of her abdomen. "I'm going to go get a drink." She walks toward the door and I follow her. I walk down the steps behind her. There was something wrong.

"Babe, are you sure you're okay?" I ask and come up behind her.

"Honestly..." She sighs in irritation. "I'm fine Harold." She reaches up to the glasses in the cupboard, one hand clenching her side. "You get back to bed. I can't sleep. You need your rest. Soon you'll have a baby to take care of. Cherish it." She kisses me and sips her water. I sit down in the recliner and she opens up her laptop that lights the dark living room. She types quickly and I admire the cute face she gets when she's reading. "C'mon, we're going back to bed." She grabs my hand and pulls me up.

"Are you sure everything's okay?" She was honestly worrying me.

"Harold Edward Styles." She looks at me with an annoyed stance. "I'm perfect. Now sleep." She pushes me in the bed and cuddles up next to me. "Nothing is wrong, I promise." I sigh deeply and wrap my arm around her.

"I didn't think becoming a father could be so nerve wracking." I say and kiss her temple. She's eventually back to sleep as I lay away in bed. I wanted to sleep but I didn't want to miss something. I needed to stay awake.

I wake up to an empty bed again and roll over. Madi was gone, so was the cup that she brought up. I look over at the clock. 7:49 AM. At least I got a few more hours of sleep. I stand up and turn towards the bathroom. I knock slightly but there's no answer. She must be down stairs then. I look down and she's in the kitchen with Maura. I could use this time to get dressed then. I sigh and turn back around to our room. I haven't really been in this amount of quiet a lot lately. I pull my jeans on one leg at a time and lay back on the bed as I button my shirt. I could probably sleep for a few more hours if I really tried. I catch myself dozing just as Maura comes in. "Harry Madi's in labor." She says and I jump to my feet. "Did you have your hospital bag packed?" She asks and I just shake my head. I'm frantic now. I'm not prepared for this! We were supposed to have two more weeks before the baby came! I pull out a suitcase from under my bed and throw some of my clothes in. "You get down there and be with her. I'll take care of this sweetie." Just as I'm about to run out the door she stops me. "Harry, you're going to be okay. Don't panic okay? Keep Madi calm and you'll both be fine. Okay?" She says and I nod. I run down the steps to Madi, who is pacing around the couch. I jump over it and land in front of her.

"You okay love? Does it hurt a lot?" I ask, trying to catch my breath. "We're having a baby..." I say and look down. "Oh good lord we're having a baby!" I offer her my hand and she squeezes it, tightly, pushing my knuckles together. " Bloodly hell..." I whisper and look right in her eyes. "Breathe Madi. Breathe slowly..." I say and kiss her cheek. "Breathe Harry...Breathe." I say to myself as Maura comes down the steps with a bag and a car seat. "Okay, we have to go to the hospital now Madi." I say and start walking toward the door, with her in hand.

"No Harry, I can't!" She sits back on the couch.

"We have to." I kiss her forehead and she squeezes my hand. "We're going to go have our beautiful baby now. C'mon."

"Harry I'm scared." She looks at me as the contractions subside. "I don't wanna go." She looks up at me as her eyes fill with tears.

"Bug, I'm scared too. But these are doctors; they know what they're doing. They won't hurt you. I'll be right there through the whole time. And the boys are on their way back right now too. They finished the last show yesterday. They'll be here too. C'mon, you have to be strong for me." I kiss her forehead. "There's nothing to be scared about. You and me are going to march into that hospital and have ourselves a little baby girl. Okay?" She nods slowly and I help her stand up. "See, you're getting there." I walk her slowly over to the door where Maura meets us. "We're one step closer to become parents." I say as we walk out.

"Our baby's coming." She looks up at me with a pained smile. "You ready?" She asks.

"Ready." I kiss her as Maura opens the door.