Just Trying to Keep Up {Niall Horan Fan Fic}

Chapter 4 {Explain}

Chapter 4 {Explain}

I wake up Friday morning with a loud knock at the door. I groan loudly and get out of bed. I make sure Emma Claire is still asleep and safe. But seriously who the crap comes to your house this early in the morning? I open the front door and rub my eyes.

"What do you want?" I snap at the person.

"I brought you breakfast." I now look surprised considering George normally does that but it wasn't his voice. It was Nialls. He was standing there with a bag of Krispy Kreme doughnuts and smiling his goofy smile. I eye him for a moment not sure of what to do. But hey, it's free doughnuts.

"You can come in. Only if you give me the doughnuts." I say snatching the doughnuts from him.

"Can I have some too?" He asks.

"No." I snap. He comes in and closes the door.

"Okay then." He says.

I walk over to the kitchen table and open up the bag. The doughnuts were fresh. They could melt right in your mouth when you ate them, and you could feel the glaze icing slip right down your throat with ease. I grabbed a doughnut out and slowly bit into it. Mmmmmm. It was warm and gooey and tasted delicious.

"Just because I let you come in doesn't mean I'm going to forgive you." I say to Niall.

"Mommy? Who's that man?" Emma Claire asks.

I never noticed her come into the kitchen I slap my doughnut down on the table and go over to her.

"Go back to bed, Emma." I say picking her up.

"No! I want a doughnut." She says eyeing the doughnuts and kicking at me.

I look over at Niall and all of his attention is to Emma Claire. I sigh and put Emma Claire down.

"Go get a doughnut, sweetie." I let her go and she runs to the kitchen table. I look at Niall furiously but he doesn't see me looking at him. I stomp over to him and whisper angrily "Get out!"

"Why?" Niall whispers back looking at me.

"Because I don't want you any where NEAR my baby!" I whisper.

"She's mine too!" Niall shouts.

"Sir, did you get these doughnuts for me and mommy?" Emma Claire asks licking her fingers. Niall and I both look at her at the sane time.

"Oh, um yeah." Niall says.

I don't know what to do. I want him out, no where near Emma Claire but I don't want her to get suspicious. I should have let him in.

"Why?" She asks looking at Niall.

"I thought it would be a nice surprise." He says.

"Oh. But I don't know you." She says.

"Okay. That's enough Emma Claire. Why don't you go get ready for school?" I say coming towards her.

"It's only 6:44 Mommy. I don't have to." She pouts reaching into the doughnut bag.

"Well can you go into the living room and eat your doughnut?" I ask annoyed.

"But you said no eating in the living room."

"Well now you can." I say pointing to the living room. Emma Claire shrugs and grabs her doughnut and skips into the living room and turns on the TV. I turn towards Niall now.

"Get. Out." I say.

"I'm sorry, I was just going to-"

I cut him off. "I said get out! I shouldn't have let you in! You shouldn't have seen her!" I yell.

"Why couldn't I have seen her?" He asks.

"Because... Then you would want her more." I say.

Niall nods in disappointment and opens the door, but when he does he runs into someone. George.

Well isnt this great?

Niall just scoots by George and George gives me a "Who the hell was that?" expression. George walks in with a doughnut bag also, and looks at me waiting for me to spill.

"It's not what you think, George!" I say quickly.

"Um, why was Niall Horan at your house?" George asks angrily.

"He was dropping off doughnuts." I say.

"Well I guess I'm a minute too late." He says annoyed. George puts down the doughnut bag at the kitchen table and walks back over.

"Are you seeing him?" George asks.

"WHAT?!? NO! Never!" I yell.

Emma Claire then runs in with sticky glazed fingers.

"GEEEEEORGE!" she yells hugging her small arms around his legs. George picks her up and kisses her cheek and says "Goodmorning sunshine!" She kisses his cheek back and yells "Goodmorning Sun!" George laughs and sets her on the ground.

"Can you give me and your mother a moment to speak?" He asks.

She nods and says "Okay George." And then runs back into the living room.

"Can we sit down while I explain?" I ask. George nods and we sit down. "Okay well I've told you me and Niall dated. But then we broke up because I was pregnant with my previous boyfriend's baby, and Niall decided it would be best if I got back together with him." George nods. "Well, the boyfriend I had before Niall broke up with me a year before me and Niall even started going out and well there no way that could of happened. So....Emma Claire's father isn't who you think it is.." I bite my cheek. George looks at me shocked. And mad. And well, pissed.

"You mean... Niall.... Is her father?" George asks.

I nod my head slowly.

"Why didn't you tell me?!" George yells.

"Because! I wanted Niall OUT of my life! And the press couldn't know, I didn't want them around me and Emma Claire knowing that she was Niall Horan's Child. I wanted her to be known as Florence Jameson's child! Niall ditched me the day he found out I was pregnant and I didn't want him back. Ever."

"Are you going to get back with him?" George asks.

"No. Definitely no." I say.

"Okay. But does Emma Claire know?"

I look at George like he's mental.

"Hell no, George." I spit out.

"Why not?

"I just told you! I don't want him near her!" I scream.

"She has a right to know she has a dad, Florence." George says holding my hand. I look down and nod.

"She'll know one day." I say softly. George nods and squeezes my hand.

After a while of sitting there George finally says "I got to go."

"Okay." I say and we get up and give each other a goodbye kiss.

"See you at seven?" He asks with a wink.

"Seven." I say smiling and lead him to the door.