Stuck With Me {A Niall Horan / Harry Styles Fan Fiction}

Chapter 17

RECAP: I look into his eyes. "Because I still love Niall."

MARY'S POV

Harry stared back at me, confusion in his eyes. "But he's a drunk, Mar. He's a mess."

I look down. "I know, that's what I thought too, but...but I still love him." Harry looks disappointed. "Besides, you're still dating that one girl. I still haven't met her, by the way."

Harry shrugs and looks past my shoulder. His eyes widen, tries to subtly make a slit across his throat with his finger. Suddenly I hear a loud voice behind me. "Harry-poo! Happy Anniversary!" My eyes widen and I spin on my heels. "Mary?!" she exclaims, and makes her way towards me. Cate was swollen, no doubt her due date was in a few days.

"Cate," I say coldly. We hadn't talked for several months, not since I found out months after Harry and I broke up that she tried many times to get Harry in bed with her. She smiles, smacking her gum loudly, and trots over to me, proudly flaunting her fat belly with a shirt that shows her belly button.

"Mary!" She chirps. Cate had changed drastically since the pregnancy and the fight. She broke Louis' heart and disappeared for a while, and when she came back Harry and I were already broken up so she started dating him. Harry kept it a secret from me to protect my feelings. Anyway, Cate wraps her skinny arms around me in a tight hug. "How are you? And where's your precious little baby?"

"In my room," I mumble. Harry looks slightly embarrassed as Cate thrusts herself upon him, practically drooling over him. I try to make small talk. Pointing to her belly, I ask Cate, "So, when's your due date?"

She smiles sweetly, still smacking her gum. "Few weeks. Twins!" I'm flashed back to the memory where I thought I lost the baby, but it was twins and one survived. I would've had twins. I nod, faking a smile. I wave goodbye to Harry and slink into my room. After I feed and burp Logan I decide to sleep while I can, since I'll probably be getting up in a few hours to change her diaper.

I wake up the next morning, fully rested. I was surprised that I didn't have to wake up for Logan. I was a little worried, why hadn't she cried? I pick her up and check her diaper. It wasn't full. I decided not to worry. As I'm eating breakfast, I notice a plastic bag peeking out of the trash can that wasn't there last night. Curiously, I pick it up. I freeze. It had a dirty diaper in it. That was definitely not there yesterday.

My breath quickens and I look wildly around, expecting the mystery person to reveal themselves. I don't hear or see anything, so I calm down a bit. I decide to pack up Logan's baby bag and spend the day outside. I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was there. 

I take Logan and we go to the park, meeting up with Lou and Lux. As I sat down at a park bench to wait for her, I think of my life. Not even 9 months ago I made a stupid mistake and was on the brink of suicide. Now I had a baby with a member of One Direction, my favorite band and they were practically my  best friends. I chuckle at the memory of me sitting at my computer, praying that I would get the chance to meet the boys. Look where I am now.

Lou shows up a little later with Lux. But I didn't expect to see Harry trailing behind her. Lou gave me a look as if to say, 'I'm sorry.' Harry sits down next to me. "Can we talk?" He asks, and I look away and shrug. "I'm so sorry," he begins. "I should've told you."

I scoff, glaring at him. "No shit. You could've told me. We weren't dating, it wouldn't have mattered." I think even he knew that was a lie. Getting together with my ex-best friend and the person who's been flirting with him endlessly when we were still dating.? Hell yes it matters!

He smiles. "You sure?" Harry asks.

No. "Yes, of course," I lie. I smile. "But it still pisses me off." With that I stand up and get Logan and we leave.

Later that night, I decided I couldn't stay away from the hotel room forever. I lay Logan down for bed and sit against the wall and watch her. I was going to stay awake all night if I had to. I needed to make sure someone wasn't coming in at night. I yawn and readjust myself.

Stretching, I blink open my eyes and untangle myself from the blanket. The early morning sun was streaming into the window. I pause and sit up. My breath quickens as I realize two things. One, I wasn't woken up by Logan. Two, I didn't fall asleep with a blanket or pillow. Tears of fear came to my eyes and I stand up quickly, grabbing Logan and rushing out to the kitchen.

Sure enough, there was a dirty diaper in a bag. I dial Harry's number, but rethink it and call Louis instead. He comes over immediately. "Mary, what's wrong?" he asks when he sees me sniffling.

"Someone's been coming in at night. Last night they covered me with a blanket and changed Logan's diaper."

"How long has this been happening?" He asks, eyes slightly open in concern.

I shrug. "Two nights?"

Louis frowns, then his lips curl up in a grin. "Give me Logan," He says.

I look at him curiously. "What? Why?"

"Go out and relax. Go to a spa, or a pool or something. I'll take care of Logan for today. Besides, it's our day off."

"Oh, Louis. You don't have to do this!" I exclaim.

He shrugs. "You need to relax, you look exhausted." I thank him gratefully and hand him Logan. Then I slip on my bikini and put jean shorts and a tank top on over it. As I'm driving to the spa, I remember Josh. I tear up thinking about him not knowing where I am. I decide to call him.

The phone barely rings before it's picked up. "Mary?!" Josh asks.

"Hi, Josh."

"Are you okay?" He asks, genuine concern in his voice. That makes me feel even worse.

"Yeah, I'm okay. I'm so sorry Josh." It's a while before he answers.

"Why did you leave?" he whispers.

I swallow, tears springing to my eyes. "I don't know if I'm ready," I say.

Another span of silence. "Oh."

"I'm so sorry, I just needed to go somewhere to think about it. I'm safe, don't worry." I pull into the spa parking lot. "I have to go, Josh. I love you." I hang up before he can say something that will make me want to come back. I slide out of the car and walk into the spa, praying that a nice massage and a mud bath will help me forget my troubles.

Later that night I return to the hotel room. Logan is fed, changed, and lying asleep in her crib, with Louis asleep on the floor next to it. I smile and shake him awake. "Louis," I whisper. "I'm back. You can go back to your room." He gets up and leaves, and I sit on the floor where I was. Holding my grocery bag, I pull out the motion sensor that I bought and set it up right outside the door. If anyone came into the room, it would beep loudly. I settle down on the floor and fall asleep.

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.

I awake with a start and look at the clock. It was 3 in the morning. I look wildly around the room for the intruder. I see a figure duck out of view when I look out into the hallway. I freeze, too wimpy to investigate. I curl into a ball on the floor and decide to pretend to be asleep without checking Logan's diaper. With any luck, the person would come in here and do what they did without realizing I was awake, and I could catch them.

It was fifteen minutes before I here the creak of a floorboard out in the hallway. I shut my eyes tight, trying my best to ignore Logan's soft whines that indicated a dirty diaper. I hear footsteps entering the room, and my heart races. Logan babbles a little when the person is by her crib. I hear her being picked up, and being changed. I'm about to jump up, but I tell myself 'not yet.' 

I hear the person leave with Logan, and I panic. Then I hear them coming back and I relax. They must've been throwing out the dirty diaper. I expect them to put Logan down, and that's when I'll catch them. But then they start singing softly. "You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you. You'll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to. If I let you know I'm here for you, maybe you'll love yourself like I love you, oh."

I sit up and stare at the person holding Logan. "Niall?"

A/N:

so do you think it's Niall? or another member of 1D, or someone else? comment and like <3 -hannah.