louis was bummed that he had to leave new york but he was excited to be home. the plane ride was long and quiet aside from when niall would sprint down the plane with a glass of wine in his hand, saying that he's the god hercules and for everyone to bow down. louis didn't really think it was funny but he laughed anyways so that he wouldn't break niall's little heart.

harry would have never thought public sex was something he would do but when he ended up fucking louis against the stall in one of the bathrooms of a shopping center, he definitely liked it. and he also got sucked off by louis on the plane -- everyone was asleep and they were the only two awake. knowing louis was loud when he got fucked, harry asked if they could do something else for the sake of not having grouchy friends and louis was quick to drop to his knees.

the couples were happy to be back home. new york was a partial getaway for harry's business and his birthday. it wasn't all planned, but harry made it work. he enjoyed the time he spent out of the united kingdom and with the love of his life.

"hone sweet home," louis yawned and put his hands in his pockets. harry chuckled as he unlocked the door and louis quietly stepped in, cooing when he saw his feline child prancing around the room with andy trailing right behind her.

"alice, beebee!" he crooned and knelt down. the cat pounced over to him and rubbed her back against his knee, purring. she then climbed up his leg and made her way to snuggle into his shoulder without falling. the pregnant boy just kept petting her, murmuring how he missed her and hoped she enjoyed her stay with mr. andy.

"she did good," andy chimed in. "we played with one of her toys and she scratched me a bit, but overall i would definitely watch her again for you. she's a great cuddle buddy."

louis nodded in agreement and pulled alice to his chest, cradling her. "her's a good kitty."

harry cooed and placed his coat on the hanger. "thank you for keeping an eye on her, andy. louis has been so worried about her."

"it's no problem, really," andy gushed. "she's a doll baby. i contemplated taking her home with me."

louis narrowed his eyes at the man and hissed. "louis' alice."

harry knelt down and carded his hand through louis' hair. "yes, louis' alice. why don't you two go in our room and put that new collar on her?"

"okay!" louis kissed harry's cheek and carefully carried his cat upstairs, holding her like a little baby with her back in the crooks of his arms and her paws sticking out in the air.

andy denied the money harry tried to pay him for house and cat sitting, so the man stuck it behind his credit card in his wallet and smacked him in the forehead with it. "you're literally one of the only other people i trust. fucking take it and go get a lap dance or whatever you do in your free time."

andy snorted and stuffed his wallet in his pocket. "i have a girlfriend."

"oh," harry blushed. "whoops."

the blue eyed man laughed again and sat on the couch. "so how's the baby?"

"growing like a weed," harry sat beside him and smiled. "lou's got a little bump, but it isn't too obvious."

andy nods and crosses his ankles. "when's the next doctor appointment? i don't wanna sound nosey but y'know, i want updates on little haz."

chuckling, harry checked the date. "in two days, actually. i think we got too distracted with our trip that we even forgot about going to the doctor."

"bad harold," andy scolded. "bad!"

"mate, shut up."

"fuck you."

"don't make me punch you in the throat!"

a loud noise came from upstairs followed by a blood curdling scream from louis. both men were quick to dart for the stairs and harry almost tripped trying to get to his fiancé.

"harry!" louis shouted and held alice closer to him. the cat mewed and wiggled around, trying to calm her owner down but the boy was leaned against the wall, hiding around the corner from the bathroom connected to his and harry's bedroom.

"i tried to throw the alarm clock at it and it blew up! it's still over there- oh my god that's a big fucking spider!" louis shrieked and cowered down. andy crept into the bathroom and harry knelt down beside him, unsure whether to laugh or coo. he never really expected louis to react to a little bug like that but maybe where he's always around nice things (and spiders are assholes), he didn't know how to handle a spider.

andy kept his hand over a little cup until harry was able to open the window. the other lad moved his hand and harry's eyes widened at how massive the arachnid really was.

"tried to eat louis' alice!" louis whimpered. "and louis and bean!"

"no, no, baby," harry crooned. "i don't think it was trying to eat you."

"it was!" louis crowed and hid his face in alice's fur. "little spiders don't jump at you and throw their legs out!"

andy finally flicked the arachnid outside and washed his hands, sitting beside louis. "poor kid, that was probably traumatic, huh?"

"v-very tra..mautic," louis sniffled. "big word."

"mhm. means scary or shocking," harry kissed his head. "are you okay?"

louis gulped and released his cat, crawling into harry's lap. "not until all mean spiders are gone."

"we'll check for more, it's that time of year anyways," harry rubbed his back. "no more spiders, okay? it's outside and will probably get eaten by a bird or something."

"deserves it," louis sniffled. the boss peppered kisses to his warm cheeks in order to calm him down and louis just snuggled into his chest, clinging onto him for dear life while cursing all spiders that exist.

harry took him out of the room while andy offered to check for more bugs. the lad was such a sweetheart. louis begged him to and even said he would love him forever, so andy had no choice but to help the tiny boy because he would hate to not be loved by little louis.

"'s okay," harry assured and louis shakily pressed his lips to his jaw.

"promise?"

"i promise. no more mean spiders, baby. i'll shoot them all."

"but that'd be alot of holes," louis whispered and wiped his eyes. "sorry i flipped out.."

harry chuckled and pulled louis' hair into a small ponytail for him so it wouldn't stick to his face. "you're so adorable."

"no," louis whined. harry cupped his jaw and kissed his nose softly before trailing down to his lips.

"always have been, my cute precious little baby doll," harry teased and wrapped his arms around him. "you're so sleepy."

"uh uh," louis defended. "jus' scared."

harry rubbed his side and andy said the room was all clear from what he saw. louis didn't budge from his spot though, only cuddled against harry and ended up dozing off even though he "wasn't tired."

"thanks," harry sighed and rested his chin on top of lou's head. "scared the living shit out of him."

"you're like some sort of knight in shining armor, but without the knight and the armor. you're like a fucktard in tin foil."

"hey, i'll shoot up a whole gang of tarantulas if that means louis won't be scared. leave us alone."

"aw, i love you, harold."

harry snorted. "love you too, and. don't forget we have a meeting this weekend."

"aye aye," andy saluted. "i'm gonna head out. gotta get dinner."

"'kay," harry yawned. "see ya mate."

"later boss."

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after the crazy spider incident and louis slept away his moody jet lag, he was able to stay in their bedroom without any warnings of a creepy crawly bug eating him alive. harry kept telling him everything was okay but that spider was huge.

"anyways," louis cleared his throat and settled himself on harry's lap. naturally, almost automatically, the boss rested his hands on louis' tummy and rubbed the skin softly. "can we turn my old room into bean's room?"

"do you want to?" harry questioned.

"i mean, i never use it," louis shrugged. "we sleep in the same room. i've slept in there maybe twice since we've been together and i just think it may be best if we turn it into a nursery instead of having an empty room."

"right," harry nods. "i understand. is there anything else you've thought about, babes?"

"mm," louis pursed his lips. "no, i like everything the way it is."

harry nods again and kissed his head. "wanna keep the playroom?"

"uh, duh?" louis giggled. "just because i'm pregnant doesn't mean we can't continue our lifestyle."

harry couldn't retort to that because it was true. they could still do things like the bondage, the gags, plugs, the minor things but he knew some things would have to be taken down a notch. louis doesn't really get punished, since they're not much into the actual punishment part anymore so he didn't have to worry about hurting the boy or their baby by being rough on him.

"and speaking of that," louis patted harry's cheek softly. "i still want to continue the dom and sub thing. even if we're engaged and stuff."

harry leaned into louis' touch and fluttered his eyes shut. "whatever you want, baby."

"i want a purple unicorn."

"except for unicorns."

"you said anything!" louis defended with a giggle.

harry chuckled and kissed the pads of his fingers. "i'm sorry, but if unicorns were real, you would have one. but they aren't. so we will have to stick with stuffies for now."

"okie," louis shrugged and kissed harry's nose, grinning when the man scrunched it up. "oh, oh and..."

"and?"

"i think i found another baby name i like," louis said and looked down at his tummy.

"i wanna know," harry beckoned and nuzzled his face in his neck. louis giggled as harry's stubble tickled his skin and he twirled some of the man's hair with his finger as he spoke.

"oliver, for a boy," louis said. "we could call him olly. i still love delilah, i'm never going against it."

"i like it," harry murmured. "middle name?"

"still edward," louis smiled softly. "oliver edward. olly ed. i dunno."

the boss chuckled and wrapped his arms around his fiancé. "i love you so much, silly goose."

"if i'm a goose then you're a swan."

"swans are pretty, so i'm okay with it," harry shrugged. he loved how louis was so weird, coming up with random things that flooded his mind. he loved how the boy would ramble nonstop about how he loved his daddy and their baby, and he loved that louis loved him. he loves him like no one has ever loved him before and it made him feel whole. like he had a purpose.

"you know, this is random but i want you to know that i love you with all of my being," harry said and louis turned to face him.

"i know, and i love you with mine," he cupped harry's jaw. "you're my favorite person. my hero, my best friend."

harry grinned and kissed him softly, placing his hands back on his tummy. "i promise to keep you both safe."

"i know you will, harry," louis cooed softly. "you always have. you're our home. you're our guard."

"forever."

"and always."

harry just hoped he could forever keep his promise.

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small filler, sorryyyyyyy

so louis is an arachnophobe. he haaattteessss spooders. ):

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