here is your first extra!

happy 4th birthday to NS and IAI & happy first to inferno <3

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"welcome home!" niall beamed from the doorway when harry parked the car. a familiar head of blonde curls ran right past him, jumping off of the porch and into the snow. "hey, missy! you get your pretty little butt back over here!"

avalon giggled. "'s snow, mama!"

"you aren't in warm enough clothes to be playing in snow, avalon louise. come here. now." niall pointed to the porch. "don't make me get daddy on you."

avalon shook the snow off of her arms and stomped to her father. she huffed when niall picked her up, pouting into his shoulder.

"look." niall pointed to where harry had stepped out of the vehicle. "uncle hazza and uncle boo."

ironically enough, even though louis' mum called him boo, avalon did as well.

"uncle boo!" avalon screamed.

"avvy!" louis waved from his spot. "hi, darling!"

"hi!" avalon waved furiously, shivering against her father. niall held her close, covering her up as much as he could with the sleeves of his hoodie.

harry carried riley's car seat inside since louis couldn't. the smaller man did in fact hold a pillow against his stomach and held onto harry's arm while they walked down the driveway to the house. niall met them halfway to take riley's diaper bag, carrying it over his empty shoulder.

"raven has talked about her baby brother all day today," niall chuckled. "i showed her the pictures and she has gushed over them. she made an empty spot in her bed just for him."

"my baby," louis cooed. "i can't wait to see her."

"she's in her room with zayn. they've been watching movies."

"take me to her."

niall guided him upstairs and helped get them in their bedroom first before grabbing raven's attention because louis needed to sit and get comfy. avalon was changed into dry clothes and sent back into raven's bedroom.

niall flashed a shy smile and bounced on his toes. "can i see him?"

laughing, harry lifted the blanket covering riley's carrier. he unbuckled the straps and carefully got the baby out, apologizing for startling the sleeping infant.

"oh my goodness," niall whispered. "look how teeny. oh my god. i have baby fever so bad and this is not helping."

harry walked to niall, cradling his son in his arms. "he's wearing the dinosaur socks you got him."

"the purple and orange ones?"

"of course."

"my man," niall nodded. "he's gonna have the sickest wardrobe."

"i don't mean to interrupt..." there was a voice at the doorway. when harry turned around, he saw his brother holding raven on his hip.

"daddy!" raven squealed. she wiggled in zayn's grasp until she was put on the floor.

"hi, baby!" harry smiled when his daughter flung her arms around his leg. "careful, i have riley."

"can i see him?"

"get on the bed."

raven climbed up on the bed (with niall's help) and gave louis a hug. "hi."

"hi, baby bird," louis smiled, giving her a squeeze. he kissed her face, brushing her bouncy curls out of her eyes. "you're so pretty, you know?"

grinning, his daughter said, "you're pretty."

"nuh uh."

"uh huh."

"you are." louis poked her stomach. "pretty princess raven."

raven giggled because louis had tickled her. she sat beside him and watched her other father take a seat on the other side of the bed. she was too stunned to speak when she saw the tiniest little bundle in his arms. she stared up at harry with wide blue eyes.

"say hi to bub," louis told the toddler.

harry leaned back against the bed so that their daughter could get a better look at riley. he was tucked in an all black onesie with a white beanie on his head, a baby blue blanket wrapped around his tiny body and the littlest mittens covering his hands.

niall and zayn were each just as excited to meet their nephew, but knew that raven had the honors to meet baby riley first. she was his big sister after all, and she had watched louis' tummy grow these last nine months. she slept with his tummy at nap time, she cuddled with the bump when they watched movies or read bedtime stories, and she always made sure to "give bubby a kiss," where she would kiss louis' tummy before bedtime, any time he was moving around, or if she went to stay with her uncles and would be gone for a few.

"can you say riley?" louis asked her.

"riley," the three year old nodded.

"atta girl." harry grinned. "wanna hold him?"

"yeah," raven whispered, still in awe. "he's tiny."

"uh huh. he's very tiny, so we have to be very careful with him, okay?" harry wiggled in the bed and put raven between his legs so he could help her hold the newborn. "hold your arms out. know how you hold your baby dolls? do it just like that."

raven nodded, holding her arms out carefully. harry lowered riley into her arms, holding his own hands beneath raven's arms to keep them steady.

"he's so cute!" raven screeched.

"shh," harry chuckled. "he's sleeping, sissy."

"sorry," raven gasped, then whispered, "he's so cute!"

smiling bright, louis took pictures of the introduction before him. raven found interest in everything about her brother. his nose, the little wisps of hair under his tiny hat, his mittens, and even his little yawn. she nearly dropped him when he sneezed, but said, "bless you, bubby," and continued to snuggle with her brother.

"i think she's gonna do fine with him," zayn said. "i know harry was scared that she would eventually get jealous but judging by this right here-" he nodded to raven. "-i don't see anything worth stressing about."

harry curled over to kiss the top of raven's head. "you excited to have bubby home and not in daddy lou's belly?"

"uh huh."

"you gonna help us take care of him?"

"uh huh." raven nodded. "i take care of riley. riley's my baby."

"oh," louis laughed. "okay."

"can uncle niall hold riley?" harry asked his toddler.

raven snapped her head up at him. "my baby."

"please?" harry pouted. "you can hold him again later."

raven looked over at louis, who told her it was okay. pouting, the three year old reluctantly gave in and leaned back against harry's chest while niall and avalon said hi to the newest addition.

"about time we get a boy in here," zayn teased when it was his turn to hold riley.

"there is nothing wrong with our girls," niall gasped. "you take that back right now."

"did you hear something, riley?" zayn asked the snoozing baby. "i thought i heard someone talking but i think 'm just tripping."

riley's balled his little fists at his chest, face scrunching before the tiniest little wail rumbled from him.

"what did you do?!" raven was the first to speak up.

"talked shit about the girls in the family," louis scoffed.

"he's fine," harry told raven with a chuckle. "he's probably hungry again. babe?"

"already on it." louis was in the process of shuffling through riley's diaper bag for one of the bottles the hospital sent home with him for his tummy. he got it ready and handed it to zayn. "you wanna?"

"sure." zayn took the bottle and sat on the foot of the bed, coaxing riley into eating by talking softly to him.

"he ate right before we left the hospital, so he might only take about half of it."

"i dunno. he's going crazy on it right now," zayn chuckled, watching riley suck the bottle down. "hi, buddy."

"might have his father's appetite," louis joked, nudging harry with his elbow.

harry grinned and kissed his cheek before pulling raven onto his lap and hugging her close. he blew a raspberry on her cheek, making her laugh and tuck her face in his neck.

"missed you, baby bird." he said quietly. "did you miss your daddies?"

raven nodded.

"you excited to have us back?"

nodding again, the toddler said, "miss naps."

"you miss our naps?" harry chuckled.

he and raven usually took a nap together if he was home. they would curl up on the couch and fall asleep during a film, or raven would pass out in her toddler bed with harry on the floor beside her. sometimes louis would take a nap with them and invite them both in the bed, but during his pregnancy he had a really...really bad nesting habit that consisted of sleeping with anything that smelled like harry, to the point he cried when raven toppled his things onto the floor, so harry opted for them to just sleep in raven's room instead from then on.

"wanna take one later?" harry proposed. "we can even get bubby in on this one."

"yes," raven nodded again. "wanna nap with bubby."

"settled." harry kissed the top of her curly head and gave her a squeeze. "love you, kiddo. can daddy get a kiss?"

raven smacked a kiss to his cheek, letting out little laughs when harry peppered her face in kisses in return.

"hey," he whispered. "go give daddy lou loves."

raven climbed out of his lap and wormed up next to louis. the man was talking to zayn and niall about what raven did while they were gone, which consisted of being louis' sassy clone, coloring with avalon, and watching movies. she never argued or fought back about bedtime, in fact she was ecstatic to go to bed in avalon's room with her. all she asked for was that avalon keep scooby doo on the telly so she could go to sleep.

"my baby," louis smiled down at her. "hi, little bird. c'mere." he opened his arms out. "careful, okay? gotta be easy on me. my tummy's a bit sore."

"got a owie?"

"yeah, daddy's got an owie. they had to take bubby out of my tummy. got a big cut right here." he traced the bottom of raven's stomach to show.

"can i see?"

louis laid back and lifted his hoodie carefully to show his daughter the bandage across his stomach. it was stapled underneath, but the bandage covered the wound entirely.

"i kiss it better?"

"not this one, baby," louis shook his head. raven was so used to everyone kissing her injuries that she believed it made them better. bless her little heart, she's the sweetest. "different owie."

raven pouted but curled back up against him. "okay."

"'m sorry," louis said to her. "'s a different kind of owie. can get infected and make daddy sick."

the smallest, yet noisiest belch came from beside them. raven stared at her brother in bewilderment.

"he burped," louis told her.

"'scuse you." the three year old muttered, which made her fathers laugh.

"good one, dude," zayn cooed, now rubbing riley's back instead of patting it. "that was a big one for a guy so tiny. bet you'll pass right back out now, huh? wanna go back to dads?"

"cough him up," louis reached for his son. "i miss him."

zayn chuckled and handed the newborn over. "congratulations, guys."

"thank you," louis grinned down at riley, who was now staring up at him with hooded eyes. "hello, sweetness. welcome back."

the other little family departed not long after meeting riley. they had given harry his birthday present (new shoes, matching shirts for the four of them and a gift card to a local restaurant since harry would be staying home for two weeks before returning back to conquest) and said their goodbyes, leaving the styles group on their lonesome.

"give me riley," harry said softly. "you get some rest. you've worked very hard these last few days."

"he's sleeping, haz. i'll be fine."

"louis," harry protested. "give me the baby, and take a nap. sleep for two days, i don't care. you need it."

louis glanced down at the baby in his arms and pouted. "fine. don't drop him, please."

"i'm gonna put him in the microwave."

"don't make me kill you."

snickering to himself, harry took the newborn and kissed louis' cheek. "lights on or off?"

"off."

harry settled riley in the bassinet that laid next to the bed, making sure he was still swaddled and snoozing soundly. he cut the lights, but left the lamp on his side turned on so that louis could see just in case he needed it. he curled over the bed and helped louis lay in a comfortable position before giving him a kiss.

"'m gonna make rae some food and we'll probably stay downstairs so you can sleep, okay?"

"'kay," louis whispered. "thank you."

"thank you," harry murmured. "get some rest, sweets."

he made sure louis had everything he needed before tiptoeing out of the room with raven.

"alright, kid." he picked the toddler up and held her on his hip. "how do we feel about pizza? surely we still have some in the freezer."

raven threw her arms up. "yes!"

harry set her on the counter while he preheated the oven and got a kettle full of water heated on the stove as well. he knew louis wasn't going to fall asleep easy, so tea may comfort him. he's home, in his bed, with his babies, but his anxiety about giving birth and having another tiny (huge) responsibility has been off the chain. he didn't sleep the first night at the hospital because he was afraid he would miss something like a feeding or a diaper change even though harry promised he would cover all of it.

losing remy didn't help the anxiety either, especially when they had to run some tests on the youngest child. it sent louis into a panic thinking that something was wrong and that they would possibly lose riley too. his tests came back normal. their littlest was healthy as could be, passed all of his tests with flying colors and even made sure to pee on harry's brand new sweatshirt just to prove it. that was when harry knew they were in for it with this one.

"which one?" harry held up a cheese pizza and a pepperoni pizza in each hand.

"both."

"both it is." harry murmured. "wanna help me finish dad's tea?"

"okay."

"open up that cabinet, please." harry pointed to the one above raven's head. he stood behind her and made sure she wouldn't fall. "grab the sugar blocks." the toddler called sugar cubes 'blocks' and her dad may or may not have picked up on her lingo.

raven grabbed the box of sugar cubes and put them on the counter.

"go ahead and put two in his cup." harry held louis' favorite tea mug out and grinned when raven put the appropriate amount in it. "good job, sis. put the sugar back up, please?"

raven pushed the box back in the spot it belonged in and closed the cabinet. "all done?"

"yep. sit back down so you don't fall."

once the tea and pizza were finished, raven's job was to carry her plate to the table. harry fastened her into her booster seat and handed her a juice box before taking louis' tea upstairs.

his husband was curled up on the bed, staring at the bassinet beside him with the softest smile on his face. he was so worried throughout this entire pregnancy that he may lose riley, but he's here. he's home, out like a light with a full belly and loads of people that love him already.

"i brought you tea," harry said softly. "you okay?"

louis nodded against his pillow. he slowly sat up, cradling his tiny hospital pillow to his tummy. "thank you."

"of course. do you want me to take ri?"

"i think he's okay. if he wakes up i have everything i need."

"you can't do a lot of stretching, love. i can take him, it's okay."

louis chewed on his bottom lip as he took his mug of tea. "you sure?"

"raven's survived my parenting for three years, i'm pretty sure riley will be just fine." harry chuckled.

louis grinned and took a sip of the hot beverage before putting the mug on the nightstand. "yeah, take him...i can't keep my eyes open but i don't want to miss if he cries. i'll feel so bad."

"i know you wouldn't miss it, but you need to sleep. you just had a six pound baby taken out of you. sleep." harry pressed a tender kiss to his forehead. "i love you."

"loves," louis mumbled. "kiss?"

harry cradled his face in his hands and kissed him twice. "do you want me to leave the door open?"

"please. joker may want cuddles."

"as long as he doesn't climb all over you."

harry picked riley up and held him to his chest, covering his little body up with one of his blankets that was laid on top of the bassinet. he grabbed his diaper bag and put it over his shoulder. "have fun."

"'m gonna dream about pretty boys and a beach body."

"will i be there?"

"no."

"have the worst time of your life, then."

louis blew him a kiss before laying back down.

harry traveled downstairs with the newborn and grinned when he saw raven already ate half of her pizza. "you were hungry, yeah? did niall not feed you before we got home?"

"he did. we had pizza."

"of course you did." it's her favorite food. she got that from her uncles for sure. "you're gonna turn into a pizza sooner or later."

he peeked down at riley, cooing when the newborn yawned and stretched in his arms. riley blinked up at him and let out a huff.

"so disappointing to see me, i know," he chuckled. "hi, bubba."

"hi bub!" raven waved from her seat. "want some pizza?"

"he can't have pizza, babe," harry told her. "only milk."

"why?"

"'cause he has no teeth and his tummy wouldn't be able to handle all of it. it's not good for him."

"why?"

"babies are weird."

"why?"

"because you are his sister," harry hummed.

raven nodded. "uh huh. but why?"

"because your daddy lou is weird enough to love me and have you guys."

the toddler gasped. "he's not weird!"

"okay, he's not weird."

"you're weird."

"trust me, i know." harry took riley's mittens off of his hand and kissed his tiny fingers. it's been so long since they've had a little baby, one that doesn't talk or ask questions and isn't obsessed with pizza or dinosaurs. "hi, bubba. you can go back to sleep. unless you peed, i bet you peed. hold on. daddy's got you."

he checked the baby's diaper and confirmed he did in fact pee, so he changed him, checked his umbilical stump and made sure he was comfortable before pressing the softest kiss to his forehead.

"he's quiet," raven commented.

"he'll cry when he's hungry, when he doesn't feel good, or he's sleepy, or needs his nappy changed. sometimes he'll cry just to cry," harry hummed and stuck his fingertip in riley's palm, grinning when his son immediately grabbed onto him. "he won't be able to talk until he is about one."

"did i talk?"

harry's eyes widened. "a lot. you still do."

"can i see him?"

harry swapped seats, sitting next to his daughter now instead of across from her so she could look at her brother. they were both obsessed with riley. harry was obsessed through louis' entire pregnancy just like when they were expecting raven. he was nervous just like louis since they lost a baby unexpectedly but the closer they got to their due date, the more excited harry became.

once raven finished her food, she cleaned her area and stepped on her little stool to put her plate in the sink. harry helped her wash her hands and they made a hangout spot on the couch, where riley was snuggled up to his dad's chest and raven was laid on harry's legs. they were all three laying across the sofa, the father and daughter watching a cartoon on the telly while the littlest one went right back to sleep.

harry looked down at both of his kids with a small smile and took a picture of their positions, sending it to louis so he would see it when he woke up. he kept one hand on riley's back and the other gently stroking the side of raven's head to keep her comforted. he wouldn't mind if every day was like this. all three of his babies under the same roof, safe and protected.

raven lifted her head up and said, "daddy?"

"yes, raven?"

"i lava you."

harry broke into a wide smile then. that was their thing. instead of saying i love you, he and raven said i lava you.

"i lava you, baby. do you wanna come up here with me and bubba?"

nodding, the three year old wiggled her way up the couch, laying her head right below riley's feet so she could keep watching her show.

he definitely wouldn't mind if every day was like this from now on.

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how sweet 🥺 night shift harry is my favorite dadrry out of both of my mpregs. he's just so gentle with the kids. abakejfkwnekfnr

anyways thats all hehe <3 loves you!