If I Fell (narry)

How could you be so stupid!

"Where's Niall?" Harry asks Liam who was holding a crying Maisie, he had just arrived back from work and was surprised to see Liam there instead of Niall.

"He's preparing Maisie a bath, he seems very stressed out." Liam hands the baby to Harry.

"What do you mean?" He kisses her cheek multiple times, he bounces her until she stopped crying.

"He handed me her when she started crying, he never does that. Haz, I think you should talk to him and maybe let him have the evening for himself. I can always help you with this little one." He coos at the blue eyed baby.

"Maybe he misses his family," Harry mumbles, it's been a month since Ireland and maybe Niall was missing it.

"I don't know, he seemed out of it." Liam hears Niall and gives Harry a look before going over to the kitchen to give them some privacy.

"Sorry about that Li, I can take her now— oh, hi." Niall breathes out, he takes a step closer towards Harry when Maisie starts to whine. "She's been very clingy, only wants me to hold her."

Harry tries to keep Petal content in his arms but soon she's loudly crying. "Baby girl, please don't cry."

"It's okay, I'll take her. I have to give her a bath anyway." Niall was overly exhausted, he has been holding Maisie all day because she would cry if he'd put her down, and it doesn't help that he's getting sick. His head pounded, his nose was runny, his throat hurt, and he couldn't stop sneezing and coughing, worst of all he was nauseous.

"I'll give it to her, don't worry." He gently pats her back to soothe her. "You go on and rest."

"Harry," He says in protest letting out a small cough.

"Baby, you don't look too well." Harry becomes concerned when he caresses his cheek and feels that he was burning up. "Fuck, Niall, you need to go lay down."

Niall looks between Harry and his five month old baby, he takes a deep breath and nods. "Okay, yeah." He slowly makes his way to his bedroom, where he hasn't slept in a while because he'd usually sleep in Harry's bedroom. He didn't want to get Harry sick and thought it was best for everyone if he slept in his room. He lets out a sigh of relief as soon as he lays down on the bed feeling his aching body relax.

It was around six in the morning when he wakes up and realizes he had left Harry on his own to mind Maisie all night long. He hears voices outside the door and he was quick to get up ignoring his headache.

"Whoa Niall, what's wrong?" Liam asks almost running into him.

"Is Harry up?" He croaks out.

"Yeah he is, he's preparing little Maisie a bottle." He takes this time to look him over and sees how unwell Niall looked. "Maybe go lay down, bub."

"No, I can't." Niall walks past him to the kitchen where Harry stood with a smiley baby in his arms. "Sorry for falling asleep, I can take her now and you can sleep for the next two hours before your class—"

"Love," Harry walks over to him and smiles. "She's my responsibility too, you know? You don't have to feel like you have to do this all on your own because you don't, I am here. It's okay to have a break, no one will judge you and if they do they can fuck off. You deserve some alone time. You're clearly not feeling too well, so go and rest. I got this, don't worry, baby."

"But, you have classes to attend and a job." He glances at Maisie then back up at Harry.

"I do, but my main priority is you and Petal. I've taken the day off today, now go on and rest." He wraps his free arm around his waist pulling him closer for a hug.