"olly pop, olly pop, oh olly olly olly olly pop!" louis sang as he patted his tummy. "goodmorning baby oliver! daddy is making us a yummy breakkie and then we are gonna go see a doctor for you!"

louis smiled when he felt his son kick his hand and he waddled down the stairs. he greeted his cat a good morning and made his way into the kitchen, wiggling himself between his lover and the counter.

"hey, beautiful," harry hums and was taken by surprise when louis leaned up to kiss him.

"hi," he says shyly.

"did you sleep well?" harry asks.

"better, now that i'm home," louis bit his lip and looked down. "missed you holding me at night."

harry wrapped his arms around the pregnant boy and pulled him close. "i missed you so much, love."

"more than i missed you?" louis asks.

"maybe. i couldn't sleep, niall had to force me to eat and he even stayed here for the few days you were gone because i was going crazy."

"i'm sorry," louis whispers.

harry frowns and kisses his forehead. "it's not your fault, honey, and all that matters is that my boys are back home safe and sound. right?"

"right!" louis nods. "olly missed his daddy, i felt him kick for the first time when i was talking to him about you. i wish you could have been there, he did it and never stopped once he knew what he was doing. he's pretty smart for still being in my tummy."

harry got on his knees and kissed louis' stomach. "sweet boy, you're gonna be a daddy's boy huh?"

"nuh uh. him's a mummy's boy."

harry shook his head and rubbed louis' belly. "oliver edward styles is a daddy's boy and that's that."

"we will see," louis crosses his arms. harry chuckles and presses on louis' tummy, hoping to get a reaction out of his son and his eyes widened when he felt a bit of pressure on his hand.

louis pushed harry's hand down a little deeper and kept it on top of his, breaking out into a smile when harry realized the baby was actually kicking. harry remembered when one of his friends from school was pregnant his senior year and he got to feel the baby move and such but feeling his own baby wiggle around and kick was something different. it made harry tear up. louis never saw the man cry so when he noticed tiny tear drops falling off of harry's eyelashes, he pulled the man onto his feet and wiped his eyes.

"my babies," harry's voice cracked. "i'm so sorry i couldn't get to you any sooner, louis. i tried and tried and-"

louis silenced him with a kiss to his cheek. "i know, daddy," he starts. "and i'm not mad. you found me, you saved me. i'm not upset it took you a few days because i knew you would come find me, no matter how many times devon said you wouldn't."

"fuck him," harry sniffles as louis wipes his eyes again. "he's out of the picture and you are in it now."

"forever!" louis grins and puckers his lips. harry leaned down and gently kissed him, enveloping his arms around louis' body to hold him close.

"i'm just glad you're home, safe and sound," he murmured against his shoulder. "i'm never letting you go again."

"but what if i gotta pee?" louis quizzes.

harry shrugs. "guess that's an exception. other than that, you are not to go out of my sight and you need to always have your phone on you, okay?"

the submissive nods and he rubs harry's back. "okay."

harry kissed his forehead and flipped the pancakes, grabbing plates to stack them on. louis grabs syrup and fruit from the fridge, setting them on the table. he helped his love set everything up and got harry his usual cup of coffee. he made it just how harry liked it and sat it beside his plate, heading up to the restroom to grab his medicine. he came back chewing on a gummy vitamin before sitting down and beginning to eat.

"how's olly?" he asks as louis sits.

"wiggly," louis hums. "but he's good for the most part. i think he's more excited about these pancakes than i am."

"aw," harry gushes and picked up a strawberry, picking the leaf off of it and held it against louis' lips. the small boy gave him a look before taking a bite, not breaking eye contact with the man.

"we have an appointment in two hours and you're teasing me now?" harry raises an eyebrow.

"nobody said i was teasin'," louis says after swallowing his strawberry. "so don't you accuse me, mister!"

harry chuckled and took a sip of his coffee. "i'm not, doll. 'm just messing with you."

louis nods and points his fork at him. "you better, or you will be in some big trouble."

harry puts his hands up. "i don't mean any harm!"

louis giggles and flicked a grape at him. "silly goose."

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harry held a grip on louis' hand that pleaded don't let go. he didn't want to break their intimacy, even though louis had to fill out paperwork and get a check-up to see how he was doing.

"what are you doing?" louis giggled as the man pulled him to his chest.

"nothing," harry feigns innocence. "just giving you a little love, is all."

louis grins and kisses harry's chin. "such a sweetheart."

harry hums and pecks his lips. "only for you."

"you gonna let me go now?"

harry pouts but releases him, giving his bum a squeeze before guiding his hand up to the small of his back as they began to walk again. louis managed to get up the stairs without holding onto the guard rail and protected his tummy with his hand as they weaved through people that were leaving and also entering the building.

"do you think we can see him?" louis asks, looking down at his bump.

"i'll ask them," harry says. "i'll even pay for ultrasounds. i wanna see my son."

"you're so excited for this, aren't you?" louis teases.

harry rubs his back and pulls the door open for him. "have been since the first day, honey."

the pregnant boy gleams and harry follows him to the reception desk. he noticed a few other clusters of people in the waiting room and hopes it doesn't take three hours to see a doctor. he made this appointment strictly to learn about and hopefully see his son, these people are pushing the time back and he's anxious. louis was feeling the same way, he knew his baby was healthy and warm but he wanted to see more of his development.

harry signs them in and grabs a clipboard full of new patient information, letting louis fill out the most of it and he fixed what was blank and needed. harry put his phone number in the record as well just in case they could not contact louis himself.

"oliver is the size of a fig," louis informs his fiancé.

"not too big," harry pouts. "he's so little."

louis nods in agreement. he was twenty weeks along and still looked small, but he knew he would soon blow up and just be "all baby." he was gonna have a perfectly round bump for another two to three months and then it will drop like a lumpy melon, as he called it. he always kept harry up to date on olly's body growth and new facts about the baby from his app on his phone.

harry took the ink pen that came with the paperwork and grabbed louis' hand, scribbling daddy loves you with a heart and smiley face under it. he also lifted louis' shirt and drew a heart on his tummy, pressing a small kiss where he wrote.

"my sweet boy," he coos.

louis smiled to himself and laid his head back, taking in the warmth harry was radiating and giggled when his son kicked harry's cheek.

"hey!" harry whined. "that's not nice!"

louis covered his mouth, trying to hide his smile and laugh, but failed as harry continued to scold their son about how bullying "wasn't cool" and that he isn't going to raise a "butthead of a son."

"louis tomlinson?"

"up, up," louis pushes harry's face away from his stomach and harry stands, helping him up and followed the nurse into a room. louis got his height and weight checked again and he was perfectly healthy at this rate. the nurse took down information about how much louis keeps up with his medications and what methods he uses for pain, plus what he eats and craves. the cravings weren't important but they always took it down anyways.

the nurse left and soon a red headed woman entered the room. she gave the couple a warm smile and shook their hands, congratulating them on their baby and got to work. louis liked how the woman was gentle with him and told him everything she was about to do. they learned her name was doctor michaels, who had her own two children and began to work with obstetrics when she had her first daughter. they also learned that she got her degree roughly twenty years ago, so she definitely knew what she was doing.

"you said you already found the gender?" dr. michaels asks.

harry nods. "male."

the doctor gushes and squeezes gel onto louis' tummy. "you lads seem very happy about this child, hm?"

"ecstatic," harry smiles. "our first child."

"new parent jitters are a pain, eh?" the doctor teases.

"don't get me started," the boss groaned in exaggeration. louis snorted and watched as the doctor waved a wand around his tummy, trying to get a clear image of the baby. she took a few snapshots and flipped a switch, smiling to herself when the baby's heartbeat began to fill the room.

"everything is perfect so far!" she beams as she measures oliver's length and determines the weight.

"is he still a boy?" louis asks.

harry put his head in his hands. "really, love?"

louis giggled and shrugged. "hey, you never know! i saw something online and it said that this mummy thought she was having a boy but she ended up having a girl. they misgendered it and she bought all kinds of boy things, just to turn around and have a little daughter!"

"it's actually very common for that to happen," doctor michaels chimes in. "some doctors don't even take multiple images for better viewing. they just go by one, say 'hey, you're having this' and boom, opposite day."

harry lays his head on louis' shoulder as the woman swapped views. she got a few pictures of the baby's backside to check the spine and ribs and showed the couple that their child was, in fact, a boy. there was no denying it.

harry gave louis' cheek a small kiss and nuzzled his nose against it. "i love you."

"and i love you," louis hummed and kissed his nose before glancing down at his jelly coated tummy. "i think olly doesn't like taking images."

"i think he does," the doctor says. "look!"

harry glances up at the screen and gasps. "hi buddy!" he crooned. louis perched up to see his son waving at him through the screen.

"oh gosh, hello there," he teared up and gave harry a toothy smile. "look at our baby, daddy."

"i know, isn't he the cutest?" harry fawned and nuzzled into louis' side. "thank you so much, for giving me a son and raising him with me."

"i would say something smart-assy like 'you're welcome'," louis plasters a cheeky smirk on his face, "but i won't."

harry rolls his eyes and kept his eyes on the screen. "oliver edward styles, hm?"

"our little bean," louis whispers. "beebee boy."

harry nods against his shoulder. "our little miracle."

and they couldn't be any happier. their son was healthy, louis' pregnancy was going as expected and soon they were about to be a trio -- just a few more months and their child would be brought into this world and harry will make sure nobody ruins that for him. not again.

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its 3am on new years eve and i have to work later. :/

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