Well...no words for this chapter.

Here it is!

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Niall refused to leave Louis alone since the events that happened about a week ago. He doesn't trust Harry especially since last he heard he's gotten worse.

Nate has been keeping contact with Niall and told him that the man is constantly drunk and coming home smelling like someone else's cologne. He doesn't say anything to him because the last time Harry threw something at his head. Harry was a very violent drunk.

"No Anne, I don't trust him around the babies. Nate has been telling Niall about everything that's been going on and I think it's time he gets help," Jay spoke quietly in the kitchen while the two women were helping out Louis.

Anne couldn't help but feel sorry that she's there for her grandchildren more than her own son. She had brought up the idea of letting Harry come over to spend time with his children. He's only seen them twice since they came out of Louis' womb.

"I know, he's definitely not the man I raised. I don't know what happened."

"Sometimes things happen and you can't control it. Harry thinks this is how to deal with his problems, but it's only making it worse."

And just as they were finishing up the stuff in the kitchen they heard banging on the door.

"COME ON LOUIS! LET ME IN, THOSE ARE MY KIDS! NOT THAT STUPID ASSHOLE NIALL'S!" Harry's drunken voice was heard through the front door. He speech was slurred and he kept hiccuping every other word.

Anne was furious and she marched right over the door, opening it only to be pushed away by her son. "HARRY EDWARD STYLES! How dare you?!"

Harry rolled his eyes, he swayed a little bit as he passed his mother. "Move out of my way mother. I've come to get my kids. They aren't safe with that asshole."

Niall laughed coming around the corner, he crossed his arms over his chest when he stood in front of Jay and Anne as a barrier.

Harry laughed looking at Niall's face, he was still sporting the two black eyes and his nose was still slightly swollen. "I've got quite the punch. Nice to see I left a mark."

"You shouldn't talk, have you seen your face?" Niall smirked, not only did Zayn give Harry two black eyes but he had to get surgery cause the way he broke his nose it needed more repair.

"Watch your mouth."

"Guys stop! Stop!" Louis came around the corner, he was furious with Harry. Niall moved out of the way and let Louis approach the man, but didn't move too far as he wasn't exactly sure what he would do if he left.

"Louis I have come for my children! Niall is not their father and he doesn't deserve to be near them!" As Louis approached the man before him reeked of alcohol, the smell filled his nose instantly, it was as if he was sweating off the alcohol.

"The fuck are you on about?! Of course he's not their father but he's sure as hell been treating them like his own! He's up half the night helping me feed them, let's me sleep while watching them and he is always there. You never were there even when I let you be there!"

"Bullshit! You never let me be there!"

"No Harry, you never wanted to be near Niall! Even when he let you live with him you wanted nothing to do with him." Louis was right, Harry was the one who distanced himself under his own accord, no one told him to do it except himself.

Niall sighed as he saw Harry bring in his things, he didn't want the man left on the streets, he just hoped he didn't regret letting him live with him.

"Don't touch my things, don't ever walk into my room without me home." Harry went on and on about everything and Niall just stood there dumbfounded. He was allowing him to live in his apartment and he's treating him like shit.

"Don't forget Harry this is still my apartment, I can kick you out whenever I can."

"But you won't cause then I go running to Louis and tell him about your little secret."

"What secret?" Niall asked, he was curious as to what he was referring to because last time he checked he tells Louis everything. He never keeps anything from him, well except for one thing.

"That you're in love with him."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Watch me."

Niall sighed. "I never told you this Louis but the whole time he lived with me I basically was controlled by him because he threatened to blackmail me over something." Louis was going to ask him what it was until he heard Anne yelling at Harry.

"I raised you better than that young man!"

"I'm a grown adult and I can do what I want!!"

"I brought you into this world I can take you out!"

"Whatever, now where are my babies?"

Louis laughed. "You're not going anywhere near my kids until you fix yourself. Have you stopped and looked at yourself recently? When was the last time you showered? Changed your clothes? Harry, you need help."

"I don't need help! I don't need anyone's help! I'm perfectly fine."

Louis walked closer to Harry and looked at him in the eyes. Those green eyes that he fell in love with years ago had changed. There was a time when he had seen nothing but love and happiness but now all he saw swimming there was sadness and a dark anger.
"Harry what happened? Why did you change?"

Harry just looked at Louis, he was wearing his glasses but you could still see the dark bags under his eyes. But to Harry he was still so beautiful. He didn't answer him.

"Harry, You need help. Alcohol isn't your friend, it only hurts you."

Harry shook his head. You would have thought he would have sobered up just a little bit, but he was still just as drunk as when he walked in. "I'm fine, I don't need help from anyone."

Lies. Lies. Lies. And more lies. This was Harry's cry for help. Somewhere deep inside the old Harry was begging for help, but the new Harry was stubborn.

"Until you figure out what to do these kids aren't going to be anywhere near you."

Harry was about to protest until his mother dragged him by the arm, stumbling in the process. "Don't you dare try to pull anything on me or I will ship you away to the army."

Jay decided it was her time to go as she promised to help Anne with Harry in their previous conversation. They ended up driving him to a inpatient facility and made him sign himself into a program to get him back to himself

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Louis' bottom lip wobbled after the whole ordeal and Niall was quick to take him into his arms. He let the man cry into his chest. "Just let it all out Lou, I'm here. Nothing is going to happen."

Louis buried his face into Niall's chest. "Is this the right thing to do?"

Niall nodded. "It's for the best."

Louis sighed and moved himself off of Niall. They both looked at each other and call it cliche; It was as if time stood still and the only people that mattered were the two of them. Niall and Louis started to lean in, Niall's eyes moving down to Louis' lips and just as their lips were about to touch the baby monitor went off and they jumped apart.

"I-um, I'll go—yeah." Louis blushed deep and was quick to go check out what was wrong with the babies.

Niall just stood there and was just frozen, "What just happened?" He spoke quietly to himself.

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Hours later Niall heard Louis crying in the nursery, he had been trying to put down Abby and she was giving him a hard time. She would settle but as soon as he went to put her down she would cry hysterically. He was about to give up when he heard Niall coming into the room.

"Lou, go get some rest. I got her." Niall grabbed the baby from Louis who looked at him with wide eyes.

"You don't have to Niall."

"Don't worry about it, you go get some sleep." Louis sighed in defeat and retreated back to the room, he tried to fall asleep but he couldn't, he was so exhausted that sleep wasn't coming to him.

Louis had the baby monitor in his room and he started to hear something coming from the other end. It sounded like humming but then he turned the volume up and realized that Niall was singing to the babies.

"Come stop your crying it will be alright.." Filled Louis' ears, who couldn't help but awe at what he was hearing. Louis listened for a few moments before he felt drawn to the man in the other room.

He recalled when he was crying to Niall just the other day about how he was going to afford living here since Harry was the one who made most of the money. He was currently out of work because of some issues with the building and he wasn't getting any income. Harry stopped paying the bills after Louis kicked him out. He thought that because his babies would be living here that he would still pay but nope.

Louis really couldn't thank Niall enough for all that he has done for him and for his family. He's really stepped up recently and he needed to tell Niall how much he cared for him. How much he loved him.

Loved him.

Louis got out of his bed and went over to the room quietly, he didn't want to interrupt Niall with the babies but when he looked into the room the sight he saw made everything he was thinking about come to light.

Niall was sitting on the rocking chair with not just one baby but all three babies, he was singing softly and rocking them slowly to the beat of the song he sang.

"I'll be there from this day on, now and forever more.."

Louis stood there and the feelings he once knew came flooding back, he couldn't hide it anymore, he was so in love with the man holding his kids. Louis stood there with tears trickling down his face. He was such an idiot, the right person for him was always there.

Niall had always been there from the start and he never left Louis like Harry did. Everyone ended up leaving Louis at some point but Niall never did. He always was there to help pick up the pieces and to make sure Louis was okay.

Niall put Louis before himself and that made Louis' feelings for him grow. To this day he's still putting Louis before him and he won't ever know how to repay him for everything that he's done for him.

Louis was quick to wipe his tears away when he saw Niall standing up carefully to place each baby down in the respective bassinet. It had amazed Louis just how gentle the man was with his kids, the way he handled them and the way that he just fit perfectly into their tiny family.

Niall turned a bit after he placed down the last kid, not realizing he had an audience and jumped slightly when he saw Louis standing in the doorway, "Shit, did I wake you?" He managed to get out after his heart rate went down after he jumped.

Louis shook his head. "I never even fell asleep. I heard you sing."

Niall smiled. "That was the same song my mother sang to me when I would cry, I thought I'd give it a shot."

Louis walked closer to the man. It was now or never and he needed to do it. Show him how much he means to you, show him how much he loved him. In that moment that their lips touched it was like an electric current ripped through their veins, it was an euphoric feeling.

Niall pulled away first and Louis was about to go crazy thinking he did something wrong before he chuckled. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do that."

Louis just kissed him again, he put his hands around his neck as they both got familiar with the feeling of their lips against each other, and the overall feeling of being connected to one another.

When Louis broke the kiss he pressed their foreheads together and he smiled, his heart was racing, but it felt so good to finally do something that he would have never thought to do.

It was as if they had this connection because Louis pulled away and Niall followed him quietly out of the room. They quietly walked to Louis' bedroom and they cuddled under the covers, something that they've always done, but this time there was a different meaning to it.

Niall pecked his lips multiple times before he peppered his face with soft kisses, "Niall stop it!" He giggled trying to pull away only to be pulled closer to the man who then kissed him deeper than before. It was one of those kisses that if either of them were standing they would have gone weak in the knees.

Louis pulled away and looked at Niall fondly.

"What?" Niall asked as he noticed Louis was still looking at him, but it was different this time.

"I don't know why it took me this long to see that you were always the one for me. I love you, Niall."

Niall's heart grew as it started to race, he didn't expect his childhood crush to just pour his heart out to him, but he did. He rolled them over and he hovered over Louis who was taken back from the sudden movement from him.

"I've loved you since I first laid eyes on you. And I'm still in love with you."

The two lovers fell asleep curled around each other, the occasional kiss was shared between the two of them before Louis fell asleep against Niall's chest.

Love, it definitely creeps up on you when you least expect it, but when it does it's all worth it.