Two ghosts // Narry

39- baby whisperer

Niall

So long story short, Harry left an hour ago and I've been playing with rose for half of that time. His curfew ended a few minutes ago but I'm sure he'll be walking in any second with that grumpy expression he holds knowing that there's a child in the room.

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Harry

Maybe I was never ready to be a father. Maybe I never will be a father.

I've never had to worry about this because I knew it wasn't mine. But the only guy Niall has ever slept with is me. You can't really blame that on anyone else.

"You want another?" The bartender asks as I look at my watch. I was supposed to be home a few minutes ago but I nod towards the bartender and he begins to make me another drink.

"Harry? Harry styles?"

I'd know that Whiney voice anywhere.

"Cheryl." I say acknowledging her. But only to be polite, other than that I can't stand this girl.

She looks a little more grown up but also a little more whorey.

"I haven't seen you in forever. Where have you been?" She asks sitting on the stool next to me and ordering a fruity drink.

"New York." I answer shortly hoping that she's grow bored of this conversation and leave me alone.

"What do you do now?" She asks as I drink from my new glass filled with alcohol.

"I'm still a mechanic." I say running my hand through my hair listening to her hum to this very annoying song.

"Are you still with Niall?" She asks as I nod.

"We're going to get married. After our baby." I say mostly for me and less for her.

"No shit." She says as I grow tired of speaking with her.

"Do you think you could just pretend that you didn't see me?" I ask watching her roll her eyes.

"Classic Harry. You fucked me befoee you could do it again." She said nodding her head towards the bathroom making me cringe.

My Niall would wait until we at least got to the car. He has way more class than this whore.

"Look, I'm not interested. Okay?" I say standing and moving a few stools down the bar.

I feel my phone buzz but I ignore it.

When my phone begins to ring I pull it out simply to decline the call but my fathers name is written on the screen. He never calls me.

"Hello?" I ask into the receiver listening to my father greet me back.

"So I heard that you're going to be a father. Congratulations son." He says as I thank him grimly.

"So I've been missing your mother a lot lately." He admits as I crinkle my nose. Gross.

"I've been working way too much and I'v just been thinking. What better man to take over my business than my son?" He asks as I stop drinking.

A suit every day?

A huge home?

Niall wouldn't have to work.

It seems too perfect.

Too perfect for Niall and I."

" so I take it that it's a no?" He asks sighing as I shake my head.

"No, I'll do it."

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Niall

Two hours. Two fucking hours late and he stumbles in smelling like booze and sweat.

"Where's the baby-"

"You're going to take a shower, then you're going to drink a glass of water and you're going to get in that bed and not say another word to me." I say sternly not in the mood to talk to the guy who can't understand boundaries or rules.

Rose still hasn't gone to bed and I wish that she would have already. I have no idea how to do any of this and her constant crying is not helping.

"Give her to me." Harry demands holding his arms out. I reluctantly pass rose to him and she quiets down almost immediately.

He places her in the crib and she stays silent staring up at him.

"So what, you're a baby whisperer now?" I ask as Harry grabs my waist.

"I love you." He says kissing my cheek but I roll my eyes towards him.

"I'm not just going to just forgive you Harry. You fucked up aga-"

"I was late. I didn't do anything bad. I just drank a little." He says pulling his shirt off and shutting the light off letting the blue nightlight turn on.

"You shouldn't be drinking at all. If I knew this marriage was going to stress you out this much I would have said no." I say watching him nod.

"I'm moving back to London." He says pulling his jeans off.

"You aren't going to change your mind last minute and fight with me?" I ask as he shakes his head.

"No, I got a job here." He says as I furrow my eyebrows and slowly get into the bed after checking on rose one last time who is fast asleep.

"Mechanic?" I ask sitting farther from him.

"I'm taking over my fathers company." He says getting under the blankets.

"What?" I ask looking over at him. He's going to get a real job?

"When did this happen?" I ask as he shrugs.

"When I was out he called. I'm just going to drop out of uni and take over bossing people around." He says as I cross my arms.

"This doesn't make us okay." I say as he pulls me into his chest.

"Okay."

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