Y'all are beautiful.
@MaiaAngela1DCurly is my new fan. Je t'taime.
that sounded lame. well basically welcome
and this is for all y'all
Ellie goulding xoxo
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It was the very next day. Late. Chilly. It was a brilliantly cold for June. I had put the twins to sleep with Niall's help, and Zayn and Lou went on a date. I helped Lou plan it... No big deal.
Liam went to... uh... to sleep? I think he did. Niall was still putting Henry to sleep, but I think they were actually playing with the legos scattered up there.
I had a quilt wrapped around my body as I sat, slunked, in the hall a few feet from the door. I had a cup of tea that was a quarter empty and cold cradled in my hands.
I was in desperate need of a shower, but any moment now... any moment.
I was waiting for Harry to come home from Hong Kong. I told him to stay in Chicago... oh well. I watched the clock tick on, and tea lose even more heat, and and my eyes get heavier. At about 10, the footsteps stopped upstairs.
At about 12, the cup was on my side, and I was about to teeter over.
At about 1, I was curled up on a ball on my side. I was numb with coldness, and my but hurt.
I was teasing myself, letting my eyes shut for a few seconds then snap open. I kept at it for a long time. Then the sound I had been anticipating
The door swung open.
Wait what? My head was fuzzy, and I tried to open my eyes. There stood Harry, with an oversizeed suitcase.
I stood up, rubbed my eyes, straightened my clothes, and jumped on him. No, not like that. I hugged him. I swung my legs around his waist, making him fall backwards.
"Did you stay up for me?" he asked.
"Yeah what else do you think I was..."
Yawn.
"..doing hamging our in the hawlway.."
"You can't talk properly you're so tired... let's get you to bed."
"No you just got here... want some coffee?"
"I'm fine I want to go to bed."
"Oh! I remember now!"
"What? What do you remember?"
"So the test came," I said smiling at him.
He caught my drift, his eyes lighting up.
"And?"
"Harry, you're the father of my children."
He swung me around twice, and kissed my head. He moved for my mouth, but I rested my head down on his shoulder.
"You're tired."
"No duh."
"Can you promise me you won't say anything to them though?"
"Who else knows?"
"Niall. Liam. We're going to sit down and talk with them sometime about what we're going to do about this."
"What do you mean?"
"Harry I'm too tired ask me in the morning."
"Ok."
He left his stuff in the hall, and carried me up. These people like to carry me. Before we went up the stairs I had him drop me though. He tried to pick me up again after I headed up, but I sat on the floor. So he picked me up again.
He dropped me down again under the covers, and came next to me. I pulled him in closer to me.
"I missed you."
"Missed you too, Val."
I slept for a long long time. My worries followed me into my dreams. I was acting like a slut, going around kissing Niall and Harry in front of them. What's that going to do to them?
I certainly wasn't there as much for them. I practically handed them off to Lou and Zayn. I was a terrible, terrible mother. These boys need to go sometime. But oh how I missed them. They were in a former life of mine though.
I woke up with Harry staring at me sleeping again.
"Oh, good morning."
"Morning, I said, not really ready to move. Harry snuggled closer to me, enveloped me in his arms, entangeled his legs with mind, and moved is face towards mine, trying to kiss me again. I moved to rest my head on his shoulder again.
"Why won't you let me kiss you?"
"Because I need to be a good role model."
"Oh." You could hear he didn't really understand, but wasn't going to persue.
"So our children..?" he said smiling so large his face looked rediculous.
"My kids. Legally."
"Fine. ...Your kids."
"Yes. So Niall-" He tensed up.
"-offered to be the father, too."
"Wait- WHAT?" He said, eyebrows knitted together.
"He offered to be their father," I said indifferently, as if I was telling him that is name was Harry Styles.
"But I'm their Dad!"
"Not on paper."
"But- but- you... you can't do this to me Valerie!"
I gave him a sympathetic look.
"May the odds ever be in your favor?"
"Don't joke!"
"Harry..."
"Don't Harry me! I'm going to sue you if you don't let me be the father to yo- MY kids!''
"You're going to sue me?"
"If- yes. If you don't let me be their dad."
He stood up to leave. Again.
"Just promise me you won't say anything to anyone."
"Nobody but my lawyers!"
