Twist of Fate

New Arrivals and Excitement

Harry
Liam takes us back to the room where we find a beaming, exhausted Niall slumped on the pillows.
"Hey, everyone. How's it going?" He asks. He sounds a little out of breath. And his voice is raspy. Probably from all that screaming we heard.
"We've been to eat, we've been to the shop. Tiring stuff." I joke.
"Leave the lad alone, Haz. Niall, you just gave birth. You okay?" Zayn asks, sitting on the bed and putting a hand on his shin. Niall nods.
"Completely wiped, but I think I'm running on adrenaline right about now." He shrugs. Makes sense.
"Well, we can't wait to see her! How did she look?" Louis says, sitting down in a chair and June sits on his lap.
"Well honestly the bit we did see she was all bloody. But she was still the most beautiful thing. I hope we don't have to wait long until she's back..." Liam says, sitting by Niall, who's beaming just thinking about it. They've been pretty cheesy since we've been in here. No one cares though. Eventually we all sit down and drift into a comfortable silence.
"Well well well. What do we have here? A party?" A woman says from the door, and Liam's face lights up and he rushes to her.
"Hey mum." He says.
"Is she here?" Karen asks, hugging Niall.
"Yeah. They're weighing and measuring and making sure she's okay." Niall explains.
"Mum, I do need to tell you something. She only has one kidney." Liam says. Karen nods, taking this surprisingly well.
"I thought it might." She says. Liam hugs her again. "Everyone else will be here in about an hour. Niall, your family will be here tomorrow morning." She informs them. Just then, there's a knock and in comes Wanda, holding a little pink bundle.
"I have a 7lb 12oz gift for you. She's about 23 inches, and in pretty good health, considering." She smiles. Niall makes grabby hands, and she places the baby in his arms. His eyes fill up with pride and he's beaming. He has this look on his face though. Like he's looking at a puzzle. Maybe a name? Suddenly, he gasps.
"Li!" He says. Liam comes over and he whispers something in his ear. Liam's eyes go wide and he grins, nodding.
"You tell them." He says.
"Okay then. Who wants to hear her name?" He asks. We all cheer softly. "Everyone, say hello to Dylan Leigh Payne-Horan!" He says. Everyone awes.
"That's really beautiful." June says.
"We do need to decide on godparents though. But not now, so don't even start. Let's admire the new little lady here first. Who wants to hold her?" Liam says. Everyone clamors to get her first. We decide to let Karen go first, as she's the grandmother.
"I can't wait to hold her..." Liam breathes.
"You haven't held her?!" Karen yelps. She tries to hand Dylan over, but Liam refuses.
"I'll hold her last. It's fine, really." He says. Karen reluctantly nods. Then, she passes Dylan to Zayn, who grins.
"Hey, little niece. You're gonna be so spoiled. Your uncles and I are literally going to drown you in stuff." He laughs. We all nod. Louis is next. He takes her, and his face lights up.
"Seriously. A year?" He asks June, who smiles and shrugs while we all howl with laughter at his face. It's one of those 'really?' faces that American girls do all the time.
"Who knows? At least until I'm 20."  She chuckles. She then gets a turn. Her face melts.
"See?" Louis taunts. She sticks her tongue out at him. We laugh some more.
"My turn!" I cheer. Everyone laughs, as I take little Dylan in my arms.
"Hi, little girl. Dylan, right? Okay. Well, Dylan. No one will replace you in Papa and Daddy's hearts. Or ours. Just know that. I think Papa may be getting antsy to finally hold his princess." I chuckle. I hand her over to Liam, who takes one look at her and has to sit down.
"Niall, she has your hair, thank god, and your nose. My mouth and ears. Oh my god we did good, didn't we, love?" He asks, crying a little. Niall laughs and nods. I see June looking at him carefully. He looks absolutely exhausted. The adrenaline is probably wearing off. Along with shock. His eyes are dropping slowly.
"You okay there, Niall?" I ask. He shrugs.
" 'M exhausted. That right there is not easy." He says, pointing at Dylan, causing Liam to chuckle.
"People people people. Let's give them some time with their daughter. It's not like we won't be back tomorrow. Besides, it's like 10, and I've been up since 1 am. Goodnight all. Let's go, before I take you by your hair." June tells us. We all grumble, but we hug Liam and Niall, and kiss Dylan on the head before we all head home. As we head out the door I catch some conversation between the proud parents.
"I wanna hold her." Niall whispers. I look back to see him take Dylan.
"Get some rest, love." I hear Liam whisper. June passes out across my and Louis' lap before we're out of the parking lot.
PaynoLiam: Niall was out as soon as you left. I just talked to Green. He says Niall should be good to go tomorrow afternoon, as long as they're both okay. He also says that with the stitches he can't be going crazy on stage and overexerting himself. So we have to postpone the concert until July or August.
Hazza: That's fine. As long as we still get to do it. And don't we have that tour after our next album release?
PaynoLiam: Yup. Well, I'm going to bed. Dylan in nursery. Night.
At this point, we are all inside. Louis carries June up to bed, and Zayn and I trudge up to our rooms.
The Next Morning
"Anyone awake?" I hear in my ear. There's also something knocking on my head. I shoot up, ready to defend myself, only to see Liam rolling on the floor laughing. "I came to---haha---get the other bag--hahahaha--but that was so----hahaha-- worth it." He says, tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Hey. How're they?" I ask, annoyance wearing off.
"He's still tired. Been napping on and off all day. She's perfect. Birth Certificate filled out, footprints done, blah blah. Harry! She opened her eyes. The nurse literally keeps an eyes color chart. She calls Dylan's color 'Twilight'. It's dark blue with flecks of bronze. They're huge and beautiful." He gushes. Wow. He hasn't even described Niall's eyes like that. This is serious. Well, it is his newborn daughter, but whatever.
"Come on. Niall wants to see you guys, and I think Dylan's does too. She's having a bottle right now, but we need to be back in 30. Let's see how fast they get up and ready when I mention Dylan, yeah?" He asks. I put the timer on.
"June's up. Work with the lads. Go." I say. He grins.
"LADS! HOW ABOUT YOU GET YOUR LAZY ARSES UP AND READY. WE LEAVE IN 10 TO GO SEE NIALL AND DYLAN!!" He calls. Immediately, we hear thudding and movement. First out: Zayn. He looks rather put together. He's got a polo, jeans, and TOMs on. He only takes about 4 or 5 minutes. Next: Louis. He's in a t shirt and cargo shorts and flip flops. His hair is rather well styled, considering it's been 7 or 8 minutes. Last: June. Which is surprising, since she was up at the crack of dawn. She did something to herself and shouted so loud I woke up. I understand now she must have burned herself, because she has her usually fairly wavy hair completely straight. And she has a huge bandage over her hand. She's wearing a bright pink jacket over a black top and dark jeans. Her makeup is not done, but when Zayn mentions it, she doesn't seem to care. We're out the door with Liam 5 minutes later. When we reach the hospital, I need to use the restroom. I head to the front where there's a nurse with her back to me.
"Excuse me?" I say. She turns around. Suddenly, I don't need to the loo anymore. She's tan and has blonde hair with a pink streak and green eyes.
"Yes?" She says.
"Where's the loo?" I ask, blushing a little
"Down the hall to the left. Here, I'll draw it out." She smiles, picking up a pen and paper map. She writes something and hands it over.
"I'm Lucy." She says.
"Harry." I grin, looking down to see a phone number and map to the restroom. I smile and shoot her a text, hurrying off. When I make it up to the room, Dylan is wailing in her Papa's arms.
"Niall's in the shower." He says, bouncing the little girl.
"Woah. Who'd you meet?" Louis asks. I gape at him. "I can see it in your eyes." He claims. I decide to answer.
"A girl. Lucy." I smile.
"She's a sweetheart." Liam grins. "We had her this morning for bottle feeding." He explains.
"I got her number when I went to ask where the restroom was." I blush. Zayn roars with laughter.
"Only Harry could pick up a girl while trying to find a place to wee." He laughs. I roll my eyes. Just then, Niall steps out in sweats, no shirt, and his hair is dripping.
"I could hear her crying the whole time. It was all I could do to finish my shower. But I needed it. Thanks." He says, kissing Liam and taking Dylan, who quiets down after a moment.
"I guess we're doing skin to skin now then?" Liam asks. Niall nods, and Liam takes his shirt off too. They each take a turn with skin to skin before dressing Dylan up for family.
"Wait! We come bearing gifts!" June says. She's carrying the gifts we bought yesterday while he was in labor and decided to wait to give out. Niall smiles, and Liam takes them.
"Mine first! I cry. So mine it is. I got her a little necklace that has a little cross with a heart on it. Niall hugs me with an arm, and I kiss Dylan's head. Liam hugs me too. They open Zayn's, a stuffed pink kitten. They lay it on Dylan, who immediately grabs for it. Zayn smiles softly and kisses her on the head, ruffles Liam's hair, and hugs Niall. Then, the last gift from Louis and June. They give two. One is a little yellow onesie that says 'Spoiled by the Fam' and they put it on her before opening the other gift. The other is the picture from that day in the nursery where we saw it for the first time. Liam beams, and Niall chuckles. Once hugs and things are over with, we sit down around the bed and chat.