Friends with benefits • a/p

Epilogue

Perrie's POV

Three months later

"Welcome home baby" - I say as I walk inside our house.

She only smiles slightly at me when I look at her.

"Shall I bring her in her room or the living room?" - Alex looks at me.

"The living room is fine" - I tell him and he walks inside, carrying our baby.

I close the door and follow him in the living room. She picks her up from the carrier and leans her on his chest. She closes her eyes as he rubs her back gently.

"I forgot to ask you if you needed anything" - Alex looks at me.

"I don't want anything, but don't worry I can help myself" - I tell him and he nods.

"Does she look happy?" - he asks me.

"Pretty much tired. I think she's about to fall asleep"

"Then we should take her upstairs" - he says, standing up.

"Okay fine" - I sigh and follow him upstairs to her room.

"I hope she won't start crying now.."

"She won't" - I smile.

He places her down in her crib carefully, trying not to wake her up. Then he places the blanket over her and smiles.

"Well done" - I tell him.

She's already fast asleep. I'm glad she doesn't have troubles sleeping or keeps crying all the time. Maybe it's because she's still a newborn baby. I wonder if she'll be a peaceful sleeper in a few months.

The past few months have been the most amazing months of my life. Apart from the huge belly, and back pains, all I felt was pure magic. All until it was time for me to give birth. Alex was helping me with everything, since I couldn't do much with a big belly. He was the most understanding, helpful and amazing father to be in the world. He drove in the middle of the night to get food for me. He even tried one of the weirdest food combinations ever, because he made me cry after he said it was disgusting.

Then, the day I had to give birth was literally going to the hell and back. It was the most painful expirience in my life. I thought I'd die right there. Alex was next to me, holding my hand, telling me that it'll be okay, that I'm strong enough to handle it. I was a literal mess. Crying, sweating and screaming at the same time is not the best combination.

And after hours of painful labour, I heard my baby girl's first cry. In that moment, I forgot all of the pain I went through. Nothing mattered anymore, because my baby was finally here. She was healthy and I didn't need anything more.

When I took her in my arms for the first time, I couldn't hold back the tears. The moment she looked at me and smiled, was the moment I felt like the happiest person in the world.

Alex didn't hide his emotions either. He was trying to keep it back because of me, but I did hear him bawling his eyes out a few times.

We were discussing about the name for hours, but then both of decided to name her Aria. It's a cute name and it suits her so well. She has dark brown eyes, just like Alex. She doesn't have much hair now, but from I noticed, she's probably going to have darker hair. Great, I suffered the worst from the worst for her, only for her to look nothing like me. But however, she does look like someone really special to me.

"Perrie.. can we talk?" - Alex asks, making me look up at him.

"Sure" - I say as I pick up the baby monitor from Aria's crib. "Let's go downstairs"