Niall Horan Child Preferences 3

#20 He finds a baby on the street

Niall's POV

It was a pretty cold day so I had my big jacket on with my boots, y/n was at home and I was walking home from the studio.

As I was walking past an alley way, I heard a cry, a baby's cry.
I frowned and walked into the alley way to find where the crying was coming from.
I saw a box and it contained a little blanket and a baby girl with a note.
I picked the note up.

Whoever has found my baby please look after her, I am in an unable state and I want her to have the best possible childhood but that cannot be with me, her name is Aaliyah Grace, she doesn't have a last name,but she was born on the 15th of September weighing 6lb 7onz.

I put the note in my pocket and picked up the 4 month old baby.
I held her to my chest and wrapped my coat around her.
I quickly went to a baby shop to buy some warm baby clothes before going home to y/n.

Your POV

I heard the door open and close which means Niall must be home.
I skipped into the hallway and smiled at him.
I was about to kiss him but then I realised he had a baby held to his chest.
"Who's baby is that?" I asked confused since he didn't say anything about having to babysit.
He passed me a note and I read it.

"Who would just leave a baby in the street?" I asked and he shrugged.
"I don't know but I couldn't leave her there especially in this weather when there's a storm later" he said.
"By the way, I bought some warm clothes for her and some formula and bottles and nappies" he said and I nodded.
"Can you change her and I'll make a bottle?" Niall asked and I nodded taking the baby from him.
"She's so cute" I said looking at her.

I changed her nappy and changed her into some fresh clothes and then passed her to Niall so he could feed her.
We sat down on the sofa. Niall had the baby in his arms and was feeding her a bottle.
"So she's only 4 months old?" I asked
"According to the note" he said.

"What are we going to do with her?" I asked.
He shrugged.
"I don't know, should we go over to my mums? She'll know what to do" He suggested and I smiled nodding.
"I love the fact that you still always have to ask your mum about everything" I chuckled.
"But we don't have a car seat do we?" I asked.
"The one we got when we had Theo for two weeks is still in the car" Niall said and I nodded.

*****

We arrived at Mauras and climbed out of the car.
Niall grabbed the baby, holding her in his arms.

****

We knocked on the door and Maura answered.
"Y/n!Niall! What a surprise and who's this?" She asked noticing the baby.
"We'll explain it"Niall said and we walked into the house.
We sat in the living room, and Maura sat down too.
"So explain" Maura said confused as to why we had a baby with us.

"Well, I was walking back from the studio and i was walking past an alleyway, I heard like a baby's cry so I had a look and found her in a little cardboard box with a blanket and this note" he said handing Maura the note so she could read it.
"And I couldn't leave her there, in the middle of winter when it's freezing. So I took her and got some clothes, bottles, nappies and formula and brought her home" Niall explained.

"Aww, how could anyone leave such a cute baby?" She asked and we shrugged.
"The thing is though, we don't know what to do with her" I said.
"That's why we came here! Mum, You always make good decisions so do you have any ideas on what we could do?" Niall asked.
"Well you don't exactly want to send her to an orphanage because she may go to a bad family" Maura said.
She went silent for a few seconds but her yes suddenly widened.
"What?" I asked.

"Well, you could adopt her! I know that you two are for keeps since you're engaged and you're obviously not ready to have a baby of your own so why lot adopt her? It's like a little head start for your twos future family" Maura suggested.
"I don't know mum, how are we going to look after a baby?" Niall asked reluctant about the idea.
"Niall! Don't doubt yourself! You two are great with kids! You looked after Theo for two weeks when Greg and Denise were on holiday" she said.
"Well I guess we're adopting princess!" Niall said to me and I smiled.
"I guess we are! Welcome to the family Aaliyah Grace!" I said.
"what are you gonna do about her last name?" Maura asked.
"I guess we could register her and add Horan to it" I said.
Niall smiled.
"You want her to have my last name?" He asked happily and I nodded.
"All kids get their dads last name and you're her adopted father so why not" I said.

Suddenly Aaliyah burst out crying.
"Shh" Niall soothed but it didn't work.

"How can I calm her down?" Niall asked.
"She's probably hungry but we don't have any formula with us" I said.
"I have some in the cupboard, from when Theo comes around, since he likes to drink it" Maura said.
"I've got bottles as well" She added.
"Thanks mum, you're a life saver!" Niall said passing that baby to me and leaving the room to make her a bottle.

*****

4 years later.

"Mummy! Daddy! Watch me!" Aaliyah yelled getting our attention as we walked trough the park.
She was stood up on the swing and she jumped off of it.
She fell and scraped her knees, bursting into tears.
Niall and I quickly ran towards her and Niall picked her up from the ground.
"Seeetie, you need to be more careful, don't jump off swings" I told her.
"I'm sorry mummy" she said.
"Don't worry love, but next time be careful! You can't be injured when you meet your little brother!" Niall said and Aaliyah smiled and put her hand on my 7 month pregnant stomach.
Aaliyah doesn't know about being adopted, we will tell her when she's older and bale to understand what it means fully.

******

9 years later.

Niall and I know have 3 kids, 13 year old Aaliyah, 9 year old Ethan and 4 year old Isabelle.

All of the kids where upstairs and Niall and I were cuddled on the sofa.

Aaliyah's POV

I was on my phone scrolling through twitter when an article caught my eye. The article was from a long time ago, when I was a baby but it said something about my parents in the title so I clicked on it.

'Niall Horan and fiancé Y/n y/l/n have reportedly adopted a child together , the hold is supposedly named Aaliyah Grace'

After I had read that I threw the phone on my bed and ran downstairs.

Your POV

Aaliyah appeared in the room after running down the stairs.
"What's wrong love?" I asked noticing her panicked face.

"Am I adopted?" She asked.
I looked at Niall and we stayed silent.
"Tell me!" She demanded.
"C'mere princess" Niall said beckoning her over. She agreed and sat in between Niall and I.
"I'm sorry we didn't tell you sooner by yes" I admitted. A tear escaped her eye.
"Why didn't you tell me? Where are my real parents?" She asked letting more tears fall.
"Well princess, when you were 4 months old, I heard you crying and the crying came from an alleyway. So i went in the alley way and found an amazing baby girl in a little cardboard box with a blanket and a note. The note told us your birthday, your name , how much you sighed when you were born and that your mother couldn't look after you, I couldn't leave you so I brought you home" Niall explained.
"Once i brought you home we went to grandmas to ask her what we should do and she suggested we adopt you so we did and it was the best decision we made" he added.
"So Niall why didn't you just leave me?" She asked.

I saw the look on Niall face, it broke his head to hear her call him Niall. She has what's referred to him as dad or daddy, her first word was daddy.

"Babe" Niall said pulling her into me.
"I might not be your biological father , but I'm still your dad, you mean just as much to me as Ethan and Isabelle, you're gorgeous , funny, kind and I've seen you grow up for the past 13 years. To me you're my daughter, not my adopted daughter, my real daughter! If someone asks me who you are , I'd say my daughter, not my adopted daughter" Niall said.
"Sorry dad, thanks for saving me and giving me the best possible life ever" she mumbled and Niall smiled kissing her cheek.