harry ended the call he was on and put his phone in his pocket. he turned to face his submissive, who was worming his way into a pair of jeans. the poor boy had to jump a few times and lay on his back to get them over his hips. harry watched in amusement and ended up helping the boy, giving his bum a pat when he finished.

"why are we not having a meeting here?" louis asked softly as he put on a jumper.

"because this is a different kind of meeting, my love," harry said and leaned against the wall. "it's not just our gang. it's also some others."

"won't they attack?" louis pouted and wiggled into harry's arms.

harry chuckled and ruffled his fringe. "no, we've been on good terms with the others for the most part. i think it's just one where we have to turn in our stocks and such."

louis looked at him confusedly but nodded. "'kay. um, do i need to tell them anything?"

harry shook his head. "don't say a peep."

"yes, daddy," louis said softly. "kissy?"

harry cooed and dipped down to kiss the boy, feeling louis' fingers inch their way into his hair.

"i love you," harry bumped their noses together. "my precious boy."

"love you, my harry," louis whispered and puckered his lips again.

---

the building was massive. it was brick with large steps leading up to the double doors. the doors were glass with heavy black handles and louis struggled to pull them open. harry laughed at his weakness and opened the door for him, giving his arse a pinch when the boy walked inside.

harry clutched his hand tight as they made their way to the meeting room. harry signed in with louis' name beneath his and pulled a seat out for his sub, sitting beside him silently. niall, liam and zayn made their way to the couple and louis waved at the men when he saw them. harry greeted them with fist bumps (gotta keep it classy) and louis inched his chair closer to his daddy's so harry could wrap a protective arm around his shoulders.

"don't be afraid," harry whispered in his ear. "half of these people are wussies."

louis stifled a giggle behind his fist and harry kissed his temple. louis loved how affectionate the man was and didn't use him as a toy. although that's kind of what he was for, or so the academy imprinted in his head. louis appreciated that his dominant also saw him as just a person and not someone who was labeled as a submissive.

zayn stayed by liam's side, silently watching the couple next to them.

"aren't they the cutest, li?" he whispered to the man beside him. liam chuckled and shrugged, rubbing his thigh.

"'bout as cute as us," he winked and zayn grinned.

louis chewed on his lip when he saw a group of men walk to the front of the room and sit at the head of the table. harry rubbed his arm and crossed one leg over the other, preparing to hear the words come out of the men.

"good afternoon! most of you know me as jeff but i have to introduce myself just incase there are any newbies. how are you ladies and gents doing today?" one of the men spoke up with a fake smile. mutters of 'good' came about and louis diverted his gaze to his lap. he picked at his nails, scraping some of the polish off. the other men in the room were big and buff and louis felt like a fly in a room of frogs.

did that make sense? probably not.

"so we have to do our yearly thing," jeff said and harry sighed. "has any gangs lost any members recently?"

harry rose a hand with two fingers, signalling how many died. elijah and someone else from the annual.

jeff nodded at the numbers around the room and cleared his throat. "any heirs yet?"

louis' breath hitched and harry bit the inside of his cheek. only a few lads around the room raised their hands and another man named jason spoke up.

"with the loss of members, we need to up our game. we need heirs to thrones as soon as possible. adopt, create, whatever. but by next year all of you should have atleast one child to raise with your gangs and let them have the next spot when you are dead."

"'m not having a fucking baby," louis mumbled and crossed his arms, slumping in his seat. harry frowned and squeezed his arm.

"pardon?"

louis blushed and looked up. "you can't force someone to have a baby."

"oh, but we can, and we will," jeff said. "if there are no children in any gang by next summer, all of you are dead. including you, little one," he pointed to louis, who was dumbfounded.

"but-"

"stop," harry hissed in his ear. louis clenched his jaw and narrowed his eyes at his dominant before slumping back down in his seat. why were they forcing people to have kids anyways? louis didn't want an unplanned baby. he wanted a baby out of love, not force. he didn't want to die because he wasn't ready for a child, they already had his surgery scheduled for the next month!

"bullshit," louis whispered and bounced his leg throughout the rest of the meeting. and it was, absolute bullshit.

harry stood silently and pulled louis up with him, dragging him out of the building. louis whimpered at the man's tight grip and tried to get away from him but harry stopped and grabbed the boy's chin, towering over him.

"if you don't stop, i'll make it worse," the man threatened, gazing down at louis' scared features. "get in the backseat and take your jeans off."

the boy frowned but nodded, whispering a, "yes sir," and went to the car once harry released his arm.

harry stood in the parking lot, pinching the bridge of his nose. he took a few deep breaths and headed for his vehicle, opening the back door to see louis going into hysterics over not being able to get his jeans down. the man silently helped him and pulled them down by the belt loops.

"over my lap," he said and louis sniffled, crawling to lay his ass over harry's legs. his head was laid on his arms next to harry's thigh and he took a shaky breath as the man laid his hand on his bum.

"tell me why i'm punishing you," he said and rubbed the thick skin, stroking his thumb along the seam of his panties.

"i-i got disrespectful," louis stammered. "and i cussed."

harry nodded and clicked his tongue. "count for me, babe."

louis relaxed at the pet name, thinking maybe harry wasn't so mad and nodded with tears brimming his eyes. he counted every spank, even thanking the man for them because he was bad and deserved it. his ass was on fire by the time harry got to twenty and judging by how red his cheeks were, he decided that was enough.

louis had a few tear stains on his cheeks when his punishment was over. harry pulled his jeans back up, frowning when louis cried out in pain at the material scraping against his sore skin and pulled louis up to his lap.

"you did so good," he murmured and held the boy close to him. "my good boy. do you understand why i did that?"

louis sniffled and nodded.

"these people in this building are very important. one wrong move and they could kill me," the gang boss said softly. "and if you act out like that again they might do the same to you because to them, that's embarrassing. i understand how you feel but they don't, love. you gotta be professional around them."

louis rubbed his eyes and nodded again. "i'm sorry, daddy."

"it's over now, doll," harry rubbed his thigh. "give daddy a kiss and we can go home."

---

louis ignored everyone all day. after the meeting, he stormed up to his personal bedroom and locked himself in. he didn't say a word to niall or liam, not even zayn. harry on the other hand was invisible to him.

was he overreacting? was he acting like a child for no reason?

definitely not. he didn't want his girl parts anyways. he knew that he would be taken advantage of and look where that got him. now he has to have a child or he dies.

he has to bring a baby into the big bad world or else he's taken out of it. but honestly, louis probably wouldn't mind leaving this world because there's no good in it. it's always something involving drugs, alcohol, weapons, and people getting hurt or killed. he didn't want his son or daughter being scared everyday wondering if their daddies were gonna die before their eyes. he didn't want to be scared.

"louis?" there was a faint knock on the door. "doll, open the door, please."

"n-no," louis whimpered and turned away.

"if you don't open it, i will," harry warned.

"i don't wanna," louis mumbled.

"babe, it's just me. the other lads are gone..."

louis chewed on his lip. he wiped his eyes and shuffled to the door, unlocking it and turning the knob. he went to lay back down in his bed and harry closed the door with his hip.

"louis..."

louis shook his head. "i don't wanna talk about it, daddy. just- cuddles? please?" he looked up at him with teary eyes.

"of course," harry crooned and took his shoes off. he crawled on the bed and pulled louis to his chest, carding his fingers through his hair to calm him down.

"i know," he murmured. "you're scared, i know..."

"i don' wanna die," louis croaked. "but i don' wanna- i don't wanna have a baby live like us!" he babbled. he just melted when it came to his daddy. he couldn't hide from him forever.

harry rubbed his back. "shh, shh," he kissed his feathery hair. "it's okay..."

"no," louis sobbed. "baby can get hurt!"

harry pulled him closer, squeezing him. "baby won't get hurt, not if i can help it. and we will be okay. we can have our own baby and still kick ass like we do. we'll just come with an extra set of hands and feet."

"don't wanna lose you- or the future baby," louis whispered. "now we gotta stop my surgery..." he added on.

"mhm. but just because we have to have a baby doesn't mean we have to have it soon. as long as you are pregnant by next summer," harry tapped along his ribs. "we have quite a while.."

louis sniffles. "no pills?"

"maybe."

louis whined and cried more. harry sighed and just snuggled him until he fell asleep.

fuck.

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