Our Little Secret ~Niall Horan Fanfic~

Chapter Six

Chapter Six

Louis POV

I drum my fingers on the table, watching the rooster clock tick, and tick, and tick.

I head a door click open and sit up; looking to see if it's Ell, wanting to ask her something.

An exhausted Ell walks into the kitchen, going straight for the coffee pot, mechanically grabbing cream and sugar, pouring it into her cup.

"Hey El-

I start, but am cut off by a single index finger, telling me one minute and shut up.

I wait, watching the mechanical coffee robot turn into Ell, "Don't disturbed me until I've had my coffee in the morning. It's more for your safety then it is for me." She says, tuning and looking at me, the coffee streaming, making her eyes burn an even brighter blue.

My breathing hitches and my heart skips many beats as I look at her, forgetting what I was going to say, lost in her eyes.

"Louis! Earth to Louis Tomlinson." Ell says, waving a hand in front of my face, snapping me out of my trance.

"Kevin! What?....." I ask, shaking my head, looking at her.

"Who's Kevin?" She asks, stepping back and looking at me with confusion.

"He was my pigeon, moving on." I say, shaking my hands out, building up the courage to ask her, "Ell, would you like to go out to dinner tonight?" I ask, biting on my tongue, waiting for her answer.

"So a date?" She asks, sipping her coffee.

I chuckle lightly, nodding my head at her, "Yes, a date." I say, scared to hear her answer.

"Yes Louis, dinner would be wonderful." She says, finishing her coffee.

My face is probably lit up like the sky on the Fourth of July, "Perfect, wear something casual, I'll get a rental car." I say, smiling at her, probably looking like an idiot.

"I do have a car Louis. You can drive it." She says, laughing and pouring herself another cup of coffee.

I blush, about as red as her kitchen wall, "Oh.... I forgot." I say, giving her an innocent smile.

"It's a good thing you're cute and can sing." She says, shaking her head as she walks away.

I do a silent victory dance, not carrying if I look like an idiot, she said I was cute and could sing, what more could a guy want?!

Except maybe a kiss?....

Niall's POV

I wake up, reaching to where Ell is laying, wanting to pull her close and kiss the back of her neck and whisper loving words in her ears, but instead of finding Ell's warm body, my hands find the cold sheets, and then the cold outside world.

I sit up in bed, Ell sitting in a rocking chair, feeding Alex and rubbing small circles on her back.

I smile, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, watching Ell in all her beauty, my breath still taken away even two years later, the way her soft brown hair falls over her face, the she can't help but smile when she's happy, and he constant glow of her eyes, the way they never stop glowing, always warm and welcoming.

Ell looks up at me, smiling one of the smiles that drive me crazy and make my heart best so fast it feels like it's going to beat out of my chest, "Morning sleepy head, even Alex woke up earlier then you to eat." Ell says, sitting Alex up and burping her, patting her back.

I laugh, swinging my legs over the bed, running my hands over the soft sheets, "She must really love to eat." I laugh, pulling one of Ell's pillows to my chest, taking in the gently smell.

The smell of her favorite shampoo and conditioner, the body was she has used since she lived in Ireland with her sister, and her perfume, soft and subtle, yet there and beautiful.

"She must." I say simply, a question playing a game of ping pong in my brain, a question that he's been there since I first held Alex.

"Ell," I start, clearing my throat. She looks up at me, "Did you ever want to find out who Alex's dad is? Don't you think he should know that he has a daughter?" I ask, still holding her pillow to my chest and coming over to her and Alex, rubbing Alex small hands, kissing her small fingers

Ell kissing Alex softly, rubbing her cheek, rocking her back to sleep, "If Alex really wants to know who her father is, I will pay for her to find out, but I don't care. The way I see it, I can take care of her myself, yes, I get a ton of judgmental looks, but I love her. Right now, she is the only one I will have forever." Ell says, lifting her up and walking around the room with her, rocking side to side.

Alex looks up at me, her eyes lids slowly dropping closed, but smiling at me, making cooing sounds as me I'm assuming, smiling, reaching out for me.

"No honey, Ni needs to go get something to eat." She says, rocking Alex, trying to get her to fall back asleep.

"It's okay Ell, I can hold her." I say, taking Alex from her, wrapping the blanket Ell had for her last night.

"You sure? She's a real bug to try and get to sleep." Ell says, handing her over hesitantly.

"It's okay Ell, I can handle her and if she's like you, then I defiantly can handle her." I say with a wink, leaning over and kissing her cheek.

Ell bits her lip, smiling at me and kissing my cheek back, "I'll go get you some coffee." She says, kissing Alex, her arm over my shoulder as she does.

She hugs me gently, walking out of the room, leaving me to wonder.

"Alex, should I ask mommy to dinner tonight?" I ask, kissing her nose softly, she small fingers wrapped around my index finger, squeezing it softly, falling asleep.

"I think I will." I say, laying the beautiful baby down in her crib, pulling her blankets up over her, rubbing her soft chubby cheeks gently, kissing her forehead, watching her sleep.

There isn't a doubt in my mind she is mine. I love her and had an instant connection with her, loving her from the second I saw her.

"Night baby." I say, putting a teddy next to her, kissing her nose and forehead gently.

I turn off the light, and leave the room, walking into the living room, with plans to ask Ell to dinner tonight.