SPACES | 𝘯. 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯 (book 3) ✔

Chapter 110: My Wish.

[My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to]

      "Knock, knock." Niall and I looked over to see Liam poking his head in and balloons behind him. 

      "Come on, lad. I wanna see Olivia." Louis complained. 

      "Wait, Lou. We need to have manners." Liam said, causing me to laugh lightly. Not loud enough to startle Ellie. 

      "Hey, come in, lads." Niall smiles, getting up from the small couch. 

      "Oh wow.." Liam sighs with a smile as he looks over my shoulder to the baby. The rest of the boys come in with Harry coming last, holding balloons and a plush bear. 

      "She looks a lot like you, mate." Harry says, glancing up at Niall and back at Via. Zayn stroked her cheek gently. 

      "I'm sure that she has Ni's eyes?" Zayn asks. 

      Niall nodded with a smile. "She does." 

      "You wanna hold her?" I asked the boys. Harry nodded first, putting the gifts down.

      Via was passed to Harry, slightly whimpering and Harry shushed her gently in a calming way. "Hey, little one. I'm uncle Harry.." He whispered. 

      "How have you been feeling?" Liam asked, sitting in the chair in the corner of the room. I shrugged, removing my attention from the other boys around Harry and Via. 

      "Sore, mostly. But the nurses and the doctor said that it would go away in a couple more days." I said, running a few fingers through my hair. 

      "And when are you going home?" 

      "Day after tomorrow." I said, Liam nodded and smiled when I began to speak again. "Thank God. You would think that these beds are at least the slightest bit comfortable." I shook my head, running my hand with the hospital wristband through my hair. 

      Liam laughed, "I can imagine. They look like they're made from bricks." He joked. I nodded, going along with it. 

      "I wouldn't be surprised if they told me that inside the mattress was cement." I joked back, dropping my hand and putting it on my lap over my other.

      I looked back to the boys who awed as the baby started to cry. I never understood what was so cute about a baby crying... Like... They're crying. Doesn't that mean they need to be cared for? Harry brought back Via after I got the bottle ready with the breastmilk that I pumped out. I shook the bottle a little as Harry placed Via into my free arm. After years of caring for Allie and other little kids growing up, I was good at multitasking and balancing. Which was a good benefit. "Alright.. Alright. You're okay.." I whispered to Via as she calmed down after the bottle was placed in her mouth. 

      "She's so cute.." Louis smiled. Zayn patted Niall's shoulder. 

      "How's it feel to be part of the club now?" 

      He shrugged, "Weird. But in a good way." I laughed lightly, shaking my head and rocking Via, placing my cheek on her head. 

      "Maya said that she was sorry she couldn't make it." Liam said from the other side. I only shrugged, seeing as I didn't have any free hands. 

      "It's okay. She can meet Via whenever she can." 

      "Via?" Harry asked. 

      I nodded, "Short for Olivia."