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Chapter Fourteen

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Harry's POV

I watch Gloria struggle with her keys before she opens the door. When I step inside, a warm wave takes over me. I can see a fire place from where I stand and it is burning low. I walk further into the house. It's pretty cozy, but I like it. The smell of more amazing food fills my nostrils. I'm not even in here for a minute, but I already feel very safe. Gloria has a small house, but it gives me rest. There's also a lot of drawings and paintings for as far as I can see and I assume Gloria made them herself.

I feel a fragile body lean into me from behind and wrap it's arms around my waist. I turn around slightly and look into two breathtaking blue eyes. I smile at Louis and kiss his temple. I notice Louis is shaking a little, but I don't mention it to him.

"So feel free to came in here and grab anything you want to eat or drink. You'll always be welcome in the living room as well to watch some television, maybe listen some music or just to chill out" Gloria beams happily as she shows us more of the house. "You can go outside at any time. Just use this door. The sea is right behind the garden if you'd like to go for a swim. Whatever you need, it's not a problem for me. I Just want you to feel at home"

"And there's no catch?" Louis asks from behind me. "I mean, you don't want anything in return?"

Gloria laughs. "Of course not. I'm just very happy I can help"

If she really is and wants nothing in return from us, then Gloria is hands down the sweetest and most amazing woman I've ever met! Can we ask this much from her though?

Gloria leads us upstairs and we continue to nod through out her housetour.

"This is the bathroom" Gloria says and points to a big bamboo door on the left. "You can use it as much as you'd like" We nod and smile at her. She's too sweet for us. "And this is my room" Gloria points to the door in the middle. "And here is the room you get to stay in. It's my spare room. Sometimes my nephew sleeps here if he stays the night"

Gloria rests her hand on the door on the right before she opens it. She walks inside followed by Louis who pulls me along with him. 

My eyes land on the big bed. It's almost as big as the room itself! There's only a tiny bit of space left. A small saloon table is placed in the corner of the room and the window above it, gives an amazing view over the sea Gloria was talking about.

"Do you think you'll manage here?" Gloria asks as she fiddles with her fingers. "I mean, you'll alright staying here?"

I stay quiet and so does Louis. I think we're both just speechless and processing what is happening. Why would she even ask if we'll manage? Of course we will! It's amazing and she's offered us so much. We can stay at her house for nothing in return. Gloria is an actual angel. And the big bed is a bonus.

"YES!" Me and Louis say at the same time. "It's amazing! Thank you for offering all of this" Louis adds.

"Good!" Gloria smiles widely. "It's not a problem, really. I'll just leave you two here. I'm going to take a shower and then headed to bed. You can use the bathroom after me of you want to" Gloria takes my hand in her's and in her other hand she takes Louis'. She brings our hands together and kisses them. I can't help but giggle and Louis smiles warmly. After Gloria let's go of our hands, she leaves the room.

I look at Louis and watch him walk closer to me. Butterflies fill my stomach. Even after all those years, Louis can still get my heart racing and my mind spinning.

"What ya think, love?" he asks and grabs my hand. I focus on the beautiful blue in his eyes. I feel my lips curl into a smile. I think a dimple pops up on my cheek because Louis' eyes are now investigating my lips.

"We're so lucky" I say in almost a whisper. It's almost as if I'm scared to lose it all or wake up from the dream if I say it louder.

Louis nods and he leans in to kiss my lips. I bite his lower lip and move my hands to his hips. Louis stops me though and laughs a little. "We can't do this now"

I agree and let Louis lead me to the bed. We lay down and fiddle with each other's fingers.

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I reach over to grab a piece of bread from the basket on the table. I places it onto my plate before I ask Louis to hand him the peanut butter. I take it from him before I look at Gloria who's quietly sipping her tea. When she notices I'm watching her, she smiles kindly.

Over the past few weeks, Gloria has become our best friend. The three of us went shopping together, we watched really bad movies and one night we just laughed together for ages about nothing in particular. She's also taught us how to cook. I must say I am pretty good, but Louis gave up pretty soon. He burned the chicken and spilled some cheese sauce over Gloria's floor. He's told me he feels like he's to worst cook in the entire world. He walked away during one of Gloria's 'cooking classes'. He said he'd rather leave it to me to became a great chef. We couldn't stop laughing at him when he spilled the cheese sauce, though! And Gloria has also recommended him that he should not cook again. But whenever Gloria leaves the house, I secretly teach Louis what I've learned and he's getting better!

Honestly, Gloria has became even more than a friend to me I think. She's kind of like the mother I've never had. I love to have her around and look after us. It feels good to have a woman's influence. And I think Louis thinks so too. Because he also lets Gloria treat him like a son. We might also be a pain in the ass to her, but I know she loves us anyway.

While I am focussing on the soft and delicious texture of the peanut butter on my slice if bread, Gloria clears her throat and asks the question I'm most afraid of. She's asking if we've anything heard from the police and what we're going to do about it when they find us or show up on Gloria's doorstep. She thinks we should do something to make the cops stop looking for us.

I just shrug in response, causing Gloria to roll her eyes at me. I know she hates it when I don't answer her questions. But I hate to think about the police. It makes me think of Jack and when I think of him, I start to panic and it gets hard to breathe.

"I haven't seen or heard anything about us on the news. The last time I heard something was one and a half weeks ago on the day we went to the mall with you. I don't see posters of us in the city anymore either" Louis says. 

He's my saver. Louis always knows what to say and his voice calms me down too. And he's right about the police thing as well. If they were still looking for us, they would've found us. It has been three weeks.

"Yes" I say, agreeing with my boyfriend. I give Gloria a determined look and continue to smear my bread.

"I hope you are right" Gloria says sighing. "But I still love you, guys"

"We love you, too" both me and Louis say. I smile at Louis before I hear a knock on the door and turn my head into that direction.

The slim, tanned, brown-eyed lad who has been visiting a lot lately smiles brightly as he steps inside. His black hair is pushed back, which is new for him and I notice a few new tattoos on his arm as he closes the door. His tattoo's always get my attention.

"Zayn!" Gloria cheers as she gets up to walk over and hug him "Hello my dear"

"Hi mate" Louis says and nods his head. Zayn smiles at him and waved his arm. Then he turns to look at me.

"Hi, Harry"

"Hey, Z" I say with my mouth full of bread. Everybody laughs. "New ink?" 

"Yeah" he smiles. "I wanted a few more. Maybe get a sleeve one day"

"Cool" I say with another mouthful.

Zayn shakes his head at me and sits down with us. "How are ya, auntie?" he asks happily, but his facial expression soon turns into worry as Gloria only smiles a little. It's as if Zayn thinks there's something wrong with her and honestly, I'm glad he asked. I've been worrying about Gloria too. I just told myself that I might have been over reacting. But I can't deny the black holes under her eyes and it as if she's getting fatter too. I've been asking her quite a lot of time if she was feeling okay and she's always answered yes. Maybe she'll tell Zayn what's going on. He's her nephew. She must trust him.

Zayn is a caring and warmhearted boy, just like Gloria. For as far as I have seen, he treats Gloria as if she's made of glass. Sometimes, he'll even treat me and Louis like that. Zayn has also become a very good friend to us. And I'm glad, because me and Louis both really miss our friends from London, so it's nice to have someone like Zayn.

"Yes, Zayn. I'm fine" Gloria says and fakes a smile. Zayn doesn't buy it which is good. All three of us keep staring at Gloria. The tired looking lady in the bathrobe at the table. None of say anything. We're just looking. "Fine" Gloria then suddenly sighs. "I need to tell you something"

Zayn, Louis and me share a look before we turn back to Gloria.

She takes a deep breath and rest one of her hand on her stomach. A cheeky smile appears on her face. "You all know that man who's been around a couple of times?" All of us nod in confusion. "Well, I've known him for about a year and he's a goo friend. We've been doing some things together and euhm..."

She stops talking. Zayn, Louis and me share another glare and Zayn lays his hand on Gloria's shoulder to get her to continue talking.

"I'm pregnant" My stomach drops, but it also begins to bubble with excitement. "I'm pregnant, guys" She cheers again. 

Bloody hell, I really thought there was something wrong with her. I was so scared that she was sick or that she got abused by that man. No, she is pregnant. Oh my goodness. I feel my eyebrows relax and my frown disappear.

"Oh my God, Gloria!" I laugh. "That is amazing news. Congrats!" I stand up and kneel down besides her chair. I wrap my arms around her waist and practically rest my head on her belly. I must look very strange like this, but I don't care. I absolutely love babies!

I hear Louis chuckle my name and I see him stand up as well. I'm still embracing Gloria and I don't want to let go of her. Louis kisses Gloria on her cheek.

"Congrats, love" he says smiling. Gloria thanks him before Louis steps closer to me and caresses a hand through my hair, slowly pulling some of my locks.

I moan.

Heat fills my cheeks and I let go of Gloria. Why did Louis pull my hair? He knows it turns me on. I shoot Louis a death glare. Louis leans in and kisses my lips. I don't want to give in, but I can't help myself.

"You got me really worried, aunt Gloria!" Zayn cuts in and pouts his bottom lip. Each time Zayn says 'aunt Gloria' I can't help but picture a five year old Zayn asking his auntie for an ice cream. "How long did you know? Does the father know? How long until it's born?"

"Zaynie" Gloria starts and she takes Zayn's hands in her's. "First of all, I'm sorry I made you worry about me. I've been pregnant for six months. So three more months to go. And yes, I told its dad, Rico, yesterday. But he left" Both me and Zayn suck in a quick breath and we stand up.

"He left?" I ask, very annoyed now.

"Where is he now?" Zayn says angrily.

"Guys, both of you stop. Sit down" Gloria pushes Zayn back on his chair and me to the floor. i can't help but laugh slightly at how she does that so easily. "Stop worrying about me. It's more than okay. To be fair, I'm kind of happy he left. The man has trouble and it won't be a good influence for the baby"

Zayn relaxes a little and he nods in agreement. Though, after a moment, Zayn start to breathe faster. "But six months?" he asks in disbelieve. "How come I never noticed? Wy didn't you tell me?" Zayn caresses his hands though his hair in frustration. I feel bad for him. Gloria is his aunt and she kept this from him.

"As you can see I'm not the skinniest person. Not only because I'm pregnant. I've always been very chubby and you know that, Zayn. It covers it up. I hadn't noticed myself either. When I went to see a doctor, I was already four months pregnant. It was too late to remove it. But I want to keep it anyway. I'm not so young anymore, and I've always wanted kids"

Gloria leans back in her chair and starts to sip her tea again. We stay quiet again. I think that's the best thing to do, we can all process it. My mind is racing. I can't stop thinking about this baby! Will it be a boy or a girl? What will it's name be? Did Gloria already think of one? I might hold the baby too and help Gloria take care of the little thing. Louis could do that too! If Louis will like this baby as much as I will, then I'll tell him I want a baby as well. Maybe we could adopt one ourselves!

Oh my Lord, just imagine! Me and Louis having our own baby! Imagine how it will lay in my arms making soft noises. Louis will be sitting next to me, holding both of us tight. We will alternately hold the baby or just hold it together. We'll feed it and love it and watch it grow older. This is how I want my future with Louis to be. Only when everything is back to normal, though. Because I wouldn't dare to bring a baby in such a danger of Jack. God knows what he's capable of...

A/N: Hope you all had a nice Christmas! xxx