"louis," harry frowned as the boy kept reaching for him. "i'm just going to pee, i'll be right back."

the pregnant boy frowned and sunk into the mattress. "promise?"

harry stuck his pinky out. he locked fingers with his fiancé and went to wee, coming back as promised and cuddled up against the boy. louis was in his last days of pregnancy but he was severely clingy. everywhere harry went he had to know where he was heading, just in case his water broke. that really wasn't his reasoning but that was his excuse to his lover, he just wanted to be near him and spend more time with him before their son came home.

louis lifted his dainty hand and stroked harry's cheek. "you're so handsome," he murmured. "how did i get so lucky to have a daddy like you?"

harry smiled softly and pressed a tiny kiss to his nose. "i dunno, baby, i think i'm the lucky one here. beautiful fiancé, a son on the way, i'm pretty grateful." he rubbed their noses together and dipped down to kiss his lips. "i love you."

"we love you," louis hummed and smiled as harry placed a hand on his tummy. although olly didn't have much room left, he still kicked or moved every now and then. that was the number one thing louis was going to miss. he didn't like the sickness at all, but he was going to miss the little flutters in his tummy when his son decided to roll around. the kicks in the middle of the night that woke him up, the ones that he would sneak harry's hand onto his tummy for and watch the sleeping man's face go from peacefully sleeping to a small smile. he would miss harry talking to his tummy every day, peppering it with kisses and hearing him tell their child how much he loved him.

"is the hospital bag packed?" harry asked. "like, completely?"

louis nodded and pointed over to the corner of the room. the diaper bag was set inside the carseat ready to go. "zayn helped me finish when you were working with liam. we just needed to put the rest of his clothes in it."

harry kissed his forehead. "are you nervous?"

"oh yeah," louis chuckled. "'m terrified."

his lover cooed and patted his tummy.

"i have minor experiences with children, i kinda know what i'm doing but not too well," louis yawned.

"see, i can't relate."

louis snorts and laid his head on harry's shoulder. "it'll get better once you catch onto it, i think the worst part was the stinky nappies and the puking."

harry groaned before scrunching his nose. "i'm ecstatic."

the smaller lad took harry's hand and put it back on his tummy once their son began to kick him some more. as they grew closer to meeting their child, they were not only excited but nervous. what if he didn't like one of his dads? what about alice? she's louis' baby, he can't push her away. little things crossed louis' mind that felt out of place but he hoped everything would be alright in the end. it had to be.

louis heard faint humming as harry's hand continued to rub his tummy. soft words left harry's mouth as he sang you are my sunshine and louis tilted his head to watch him fondly.

"you'll never know, dear," harry blushed as he looked down at his lover, "how much i love you."

"you're cheesy," louis whispered, grinning.

harry tapped his nose. "please don't take my sunshine away."

the smaller lad giggled and kissed harry's jaw. "i love you."

"i love you more," harry murmured and patted his bump. "and i love oliver lots too, sweet boy is gonna have me wrapped around his finger."

"the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree," louis joked. he knew he had harry hooked from the first moment they crossed paths in the academy. harry just had this intimidating demeanor, one of those that had a story hidden behind it. behind that demeanor was a man who just wanted to live like everyone else — happy, healthy and free.

"how do you feel about camping out in the living room tonight?" harry asks. "we can find some movies to watch and i can make dinner or something, unless you want takeout?"

"i'm fine with you cooking," louis murmurs with a grin. "can we watch the new spiderman movie?"

"of course!"

—-

"no, no," louis pouted as his cat climbed up his shoulder and accidentally clawed his cheek. "alice, you goober. that's mean."

the cat let out a teeny mewl as she was moved down by louis' torso and just curled up against him. harry was out and about finishing up some business so louis was at home with the baby baking in his tummy and the feline who was being the definition of an attention whore. louis played with her all the time, snuggled her and gave her kisses on her little nose but she was starting to annoy him. maybe she senses a change coming about. she loves her human, though, so it's okay.

"daddy will be home soon," louis murmured. it was more to himself than the cat, but he just felt like he had to say it. he missed harry already and he had only been gone for about an hour. he told him to be safe (which harry replied with "always") and gave him a kiss before he left just like always.

after half an hour of watching some youtube videos and petting the kitten's bony head, louis decided to call his fiancé to check on him. maybe this was the new "motherly" instinct, always wanting to make sure his people were okay, or maybe this is just him being him. he doesn't have time to overthink, he's close to having this kid and he needs to be ready.

"are you alright, love?" harry asks as soon as he picks the phone up.

"'m okay," louis chuckled. "i just miss you."

"aw," his fiancé cooed. "i miss you too baby. i'll be home soon, do you want anything while i'm out?"

"erm, not that i can think of," louis hums and rubs his tummy. "actually, can you get me a slushie? i wan' a green one."

"a green slushie, got it," harry grinned. "anything else?"

"just lots of kisses when you return please!"

harry's soft laughter filled the room. "whatever you want, i shall provide."

"mkay, thank you," louis blows a kiss towards his phone. "loves you, bye!"

he hangs up and continues to watch his youtube videos until harry comes through the bedroom door with a lemon lime slushie in one hand and the other hand was already reaching to scoop the cat up so he could cuddle up beside his boy. louis takes the drink with glee and kisses harry's cheek. harry's arms enveloped around the pregnant boy and he just laid in bliss while his whole world before him continued to revolve. he's gonna miss the simpler times like this where he could just lay in bed with his lover in his arms without a care in the world but now that they're adding another human into the mix — one that will depend on the both of them for everything— things definitely won't be simple.

in fact, they may never be.

louis was halfway through his slushie when he tensed up and squeezed his eyes shut. "owie," he whimpered and put his drink on the nightstand beside the bed.

harry shot up in a panic. "you alright?" he reached over to the baby pile in the corner of the room, getting ready to start packing the rest of their things for the hospital. did he even have time for that? "is it baby time?"

"no," louis pouted and a gentle blush raised to his face. "brain freeze."

the boss dropped the diaper bag in the middle of the floor with a blank expression. "jesus christ," he put his head in his hands. "brain freeze, you poor thing. you had me worried!"

louis pulled the blanket up to his chin. "it happens," he shrugged. "it was too good and i think i lost some brain cells in the midst of it all."

harry knelt back onto the bed and brushed louis' fringe out of his eyes. the smaller boy didn't budge. he leaned into harry's touch and just looked at him with the softest gaze. he was so in love with the man before him and he could never understand how he got so lucky to have him in his life.

"i love you, silly boy," harry murmured with a slight laugh. "you keep me on my toes for sure."

"somebody around here has to," louis hummed and puckered his lips. falling for his sweet face, harry couldn't help but give him the kisses he was silently asking for. it lead to harry peppering kisses all over louis' face, down his neck and to his tummy (after wrestling with the duvet) and the older man began to talk to his son. they were counting down the days and as much as it seems to repeat, that's all they can do.

—-

hey - long time no see huh?

im so sorry (yet kinda not at the same time - ill explain) for just abandoning my writings. so many things have happened since last summer that i cant even chill out for a few seconds.

back in late august my uncle was murdered & its been a rollercoaster since then. i just got out of a toxic as fuck relationship & im battling my depression over it hardcore. he cheated multiple times & i was constantly in a whirlwind of questioning my own worth over him and his actions. i still have a job & i'm still at school, i graduate in may! ive been accepted into a technical college in my state so thats gonna come soon as well.

i have taken on some new artwork & odd jobs here and there as well so my hands are kinda full. but i really want to finish my fics & start something new - so if anyone has anything they would like to see before iai comes to an OFFICIAL end, hit me up through my inbox or drop them in the comments!!

i love you homeskillets - please send good vibes my way. thats all i ask.