Small Bump ( Niall Horan Fanfic! :D)

Chapter Twenty Four: New Years Eve

Tonight was New Years Eve. Niall and I decided that we would have everyone over at our house since we didnt want the babies taken out late. The earliest of the people who showed up were, Liam he was by himself since he suffered a rough break up with Danielle. There was also Zayn, Emma, and Paisley. Zayn along with Emma thought that they'd bring Paisley over early so she could spend time with Grace and Michael. Everyone else would be arriving after Dinner, since they were either caught up in work or they had arrons to run before hand.

Over the past couple of days the twins had been very weary, and tired a lot. Niall and I know that they are loosing their hearing and its coming fast. I've cried with Niall ever since the day after Christmas, because that's when their symptoms started to change. I thought it was because they were just exhausted from seeing so much family at once but it wasn't. I had Niall call the doctors for us because me being myself I would've sobbed like a baby. That Saturday, two days after Christmas, was the day the phone call from the doctor made our life do a three sixty. Niall had stayed home from work ever since. We both wanted to be with the twins as much as possible. We even scheduled for a sign language teacher to come in and teach us all of the new language that our babies life would depend on. The teacher who would be coming to our house two days from now is also known as Mrs.Johnson. All of her three children are deaf, and its not because of prematurity like our twins, but they were just born that way.

Niall and I were sitting in the lounge area as Michael and Grace were in there bouncers parshaly listening to Paisley ramble on and on about everything. It had been a while since everyone had been over but I was trying to enjoy the most out of it. I kept a smile on my face the whole time, and it was time for everyone else to show up. Which surprisingly they did. Everyone greeted everyone with big hugs and bright smiles. It felt so great to be surrounded by the ones you loved.

"Okay everyone say cheese!" I heard Emma exclaim. We all turned are head and pulled a halarious face. She laughed and took a few pictures with a grin on her face.

"Okay everyone! Time to watch the movie!" Niall announced.

"My Little Pony?!" Paisley gasped which made Theo grimmace.

"No! Monsters Inc!" Theo argued.

"Hey, hey you two. Uncle Niall and the munchkins have already picked out the movie." He said calming the bickering two. "We are going to watch, Happy New Year Charlie Brown" He smiled and the bickering to stared blankly at him obviously not knowing what that movie was.

I went to the kitchen and got the popcorn along with drinks for everyone. I grabbed the babies their small puffy, flavored, snacks. I carried everything into our living room that had now been arranged for everyone to fit. I put everything on the coffee table and sat down next to Niall who was holding onto our gummy smiling babies. Emma dimmed down the lights and I pressed play on the remote. I sat closely to Niall, and he wrapped a gentle, comforting arm around me. I smiled up at him, and he gently leaned down and pecked my lips.

The movie was absolutely adorable, and Paisley and Theo loved it. They always looked over to each other when they watched something funny happy, or something that caught their attention, and they would say, 'Did you see that?'. It made all of us chuckle everytime the did it. The twins didn't stay on mine nor Niall's lap for too long though, as they were moved to lap to lap. Grace was the first one who started to get tired and crabby. I took her from Liam, who she loved, and I brought her upstairs.

"Sleepy aren't you princess?" I cooed to her as I changed her diaper and started to put her pajamas on. She gurgled and moved her legs as I dressed her. "You're such a good little girl Gracie, Mommy loves you so much." I smile at her and fastened her sleeper. I cradled her in my arms and grabbed her premade bottle out of the mini fridge in their room. I shake the bottle up making sure none of the formula was sitting in the bottem of the bottle, and then I sat down in the rocking chair with her. I gently inserted the bottle into her mouth and start to sing to her as she suckled the bottle.

"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star-" I sang to her

"Lyric?" Denise asked coming through the door, cutting me off from singing to her. I looked from Grace and smiled at her.

"Hi! You can come in, the other rocking chair is free." I smiled at her, Denise shut the door like it was before and came in, she then walked over and sat in the rocking chair. I contiuned to coo at Grace as she ate, while cuddling her close.   

"So how are you feeling? I know your not yourself Lyric." She spoke to me gently. I took Grace's bottle away as she finished and I started to burp her on my shoulder. I glanced over at Denise, her eyes full of concern.

"It's all coming way to fast." My lip quivered as the tears formed in my eyes. "I don't have anyone to talk to besides Niall, the so called friends I had are gone, my parents are gone, I just don't have any one." I started to cry.

"Oh Lyric, please don't think that way. I'm here and Emma is here for you to talk to, you have plenty." She tried comforting me as Grace let out a burp, so I gently rocked her to sleep. I flushed the tears down my cheeks as I held onto Grace.

"They don't deserve this though, Denise, they are so little and new to life. They don't need something that is desperately needed taken from them. It just hurts me, I would give up my hearing for them." I  said softly as I got up and put Grace in her crib, covering her up with a light blanekt.

"I know you would sweetie, we all know that you're a strong momma, and you along with Niall will be able to pull through it. As much love I see in this household you can make it through anything. Niall and you are an amaizing set of parents, and one of the strongest I've ever known." She said to me. As she was telling me the tears poured down my cheeks, and she got up and hugged me, which I greatly returned the much needed hug.

"You do not know how much that means to me Denise thank-you so much." I told her as she hugged me.

"Of course what are sisters for Lyric?" She asked which made me smile. Afterwards we went downstairs. I grabbed Grace's bottle on the way out and dimmed down the lights. When I got down stairs almost everyone was outside, except for the three sleeping children in the living room. I put Grace's bottle in the sink and smiled when I seen Michael's already in there. I gently scooped up Michael and started to bring him upstairs, so he was comfortable in bed and not on the loveseat.

"Babe, take a break and come join us.." Niall said as he caught me walking up the steps. What Niall meant by us though, was to hang out with the adults, and have a drink or two, which I felt like I had no time for. I stopped walking and looked over at him.

"I have to put Michael to bed though." I pleaded.

"Sweetheart he was fine on the couch, but if you want I'll come with you." He said and I continued my walk back upstairs, Niall following closely behind. I went into the dimly lit nursery and repeated the same actions with tucking Michael in as I did with Lindsay.

"You do know that they are going to be alright love.." Niall spoke softly setting his bottle of beer next to the stand by the nursery door. I stood next to Michael's crib quietly crying, I turned and looked at Niall and his face dropped when he seen me crying, just like it always does.

"It's not fair.. not fair at all." I half cried a bit of stuttering added to the mix. Niall came over to me and hugged me. Niall held me close and gently ran his hand through my hair.

"I know it's not fair... But they are still happy, and they don't like seeing you upset and niether do I." He said, soothingly, trying to calm me down. "We will get through it Lyric, and its going to be alright." He said and let me go. "Just please try not to think about it, and enjoy the rest of the night." Niall said in a bit annoyed tone, and then he left the nursery. I knew he acted that way to get me to stop cryingm but all I could think was if he really meant it.

I cleaned myself up in my bathroom then went back downstairs. The tension wasnt awkward but it was when Niall came around, which was highly werid because I wasnt't the one making it awkward, he was. When the count down began we all started to watch the ball drop on the television.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" The tv rang out which made me smile, and I walked over to Niall who was standing talking with a few of his friends. I tapped his shoulder and he turned around and I smiled.

"Happy New Year Niall." I said hoping for a kiss.

"Yep, same to you." He said and turned back around.