louis sat on the floor in the doorway to the kitchen, legs spread out and riley's favorite toy between his knees. riley was just feet away from him, eyes trained on the little stuffed animal. he wanted it. louis knew he wanted it.

"come get it," he cooed. "you can do it, bubba. come to dad."

riley knows how to hold himself up. he stands in the crawling position quite often, but it's just the actual crawling that he doesn't like to do. he'll be seven months old in a week or so, so he's getting there. it'll take time. some babies do things late, or backwards. the doctor said he's really right on track with most babies his age if not further.

louis thinks he's an advanced infant much like his sister was. both of them were hitting milestones before the age mark. raven was speaking full sentences before she was even three, telling her dads that she didn't like this or she wanted to go do that. she was walking on her first birthday and calling her uncle niall an asshole by her second.

riley's a very vocal baby. all he likes to do is babble and yell. he argues with harry a lot, and it's quite entertaining. harry says that riley has louis' sass. he said the same about their daughter, which can not be denied whatsoever.

louis tapped his fingers on the floor next to his son's toy. "it's okay."

footsteps approached from the right. harry slowly made his way down the stairs so that he wouldn't distract the littlest one and watched with soft eyes as riley put one hand in front of himself.

louis continued to tap his fingers when the six month old made the first move. he smiled at him and made grabby hands for him. "come on."

riley rocked himself a bit and moved further, making louis smile harder. his little hands smacked against the floor and his booty wiggled as he traveled, making both of his dads laugh.

"almost there," louis cooed. "you got this! show daddy what you're made of, son!"

he couldn't help but squeal when riley made a successful trip over to him. the infant's eyes lit up at the sound.

"yay!" louis beamed and picked him up, hoisting him on his lap. "riley's a big boy!"

"go riley!" harry clapped his hands and sat on the bottom of the stairs.

louis gave riley his toy and kissed his head. "good job, buddy. i knew you could do it."

"i told you he was trying."

"i know. i just wanted to see," louis said, turning riley around so he could see harry too. "say hi to daddy."

"hi!" harry waved at his son.

riley chucked his toy onto the floor, making louis laugh. he grabbed it and threw it to harry, who caught it and dangled it between his knees.

louis put riley back on the floor and patted his bum. "daddy's got it. go get it from him."

"oh shit," harry's eyes widened when riley started wobbling over to him. it took him a second but he caught on. riley's main method of transportation for a little while was rolling. he couldn't get very far, but he was a master at turning himself over. "baby dude's on the move!"

louis cheered from behind. "go riley! go riley!"

riley tipped over when he got to the stairs, rolling onto his side and on his back. harry peered down at him and brushed the ears to his toy bunny over the boy's face, smiling when riley did.

"shew." harry brushed the toy over his face again. "aaah, shew!"

riley giggled at the next brush and grabbed the bunny by its ears.

"cute," harry hummed. he gave riley his bunny and said, "there you go. nice job, sport."

"he's gonna be crawling everywhere now."

"yup. we gotta baby proof everything for real this time."

groaning, louis laid on the floor. "i hate baby locks. even i can't get them open."

"'cause you're a baby."

"am not."

"are too." harry walked over to him and helped him stand up. he kissed his cheek. "my baby."

louis hummed and kissed him. "something like that."

"is sis coming home soon? i miss her."

louis checked the time. "should be here within the next hour or so."

"good, 'cause i'm in need for some snuggles with my girl before bed. her uncles have deprived me of them."

"it was a mutual decision to let her spend the weekend over there. don't be mad at them, sir."

harry poked louis' forehead. "don't you sass me, sir."

"i'll sass you whenever i please." louis stuck his tongue out at his husband. he smiled up at him then. "you're cute."

"you're cuter." the older one bent down and pecked his lips. "i'm digging the facial hair. it makes me hard."

louis' eyes widened. he shushed his husband, face turning a soft pink.

harry chuckled and stroked his jaw. "that shut you up pretty quick, yeah?"

"nope."

"mhm. we'll pick this conversation up later."

"and by that you mean su-"

"there's a child present."

louis glanced over at riley, who was still entertaining himself with his bunny. "the child is lost in his own little world."

harry gave louis' jaw a very light squeeze to get his attention.

"behave," he said, "and you just might get what you want."

the younger man bit the corner of his lip. he nodded in response and relaxed at the feeling of gentle kisses being peppered onto his cheek.

"i'm gonna go hang out with bub. you're welcome to join us."

louis slid over to riley in his sock covered feet, gasping down at his son when the infant dropped his bunny rabbit. "what was that, ri-bug? daddy's sliding!"

riley stared up at him with wide eyes. his face split into a grin when louis slid across the living room again. it doesn't take much to entertain a baby. not much at all.

"c'mere." louis scooped his son up and held him close. "ready? one, two, three-" he slid them around the living room to the baby gate and back, grinning when riley bursted into a fit of squeals and giggles.

"be careful," harry said from the couch. "if he pukes, that's on you."

"he's okay," louis cooed down at him. "aren't you? tell daddy to kick rocks."

he grabbed riley's little hand and stuck up his middle finger to show harry. "quit being a party pooper, daddy."

harry's mouth parted in shock. "hey!"

louis held their son in the air, smiling up at him. if anyone smiles at riley, the baby is guaranteed to smile back. he love, love, loves to smile and show off his tiny little teeth. he has four teeth now with two more about to cut through.

louis lowered him down and gave his cheeks plenty of kisses, telling him how handsome he was and how lucky they were to have him. he then passed him to harry, who covered them up with a blanket and got the two of them cozy.

"oh, that's my face," harry grunted when riley smacked him. "hey. that's not nice."

louis snickered as he tucked himself into the other side of the couch. riley had ahold of harry's hair next, finding entertainment in pulling it and trying to stick it in his mouth.

"can i have that back?" harry asked, reaching up to untangle tiny fingers from his head. "thank you. come lay down, silly boy."

he laid on his side and propped the little one up on his arm, closing his eyes in near defeat when riley started to pull at the collar of his shirt. he was after the jewelry around his dad's neck. anything shiny is an attention grabber. he's so young and curious that harry can't help but let him learn. that's his job.

riley knows 'no', but he's a little stinker and goes for it anyways.

"you can't have that either, kiddo," harry chuckled. "here, hold on. i got something for you."

he nudged louis' knee with his sock covered foot. "i'm kinda stuck. can you grab his bunny?"

"this is kind of fun to watch, though..."

"please?"

louis grinned and got the stuffie from off the floor. he dusted it off and sat it on riley's chest. holding it up by the back of it, he tipped the little bunny down and kissy sounds as if the bunny was giving him kisses on his nose.

"bunny loves," harry cooed. "we love bunny, don't we?"

"we do," louis assured. "and bunny loves ri-ri. see?"

he leaned bunny down and said, "mmmm-wah!" as he placed a big kiss to riley's cheek with it. and riley just smiled. his hands reached for bunny's ears, and he let out little giggles as his dads took turns playing with him and bunny.

raven was dropped off by her uncle zayn, who was sad to see her go but happy to get a moment to see his nephew. he was just as excited as riley's dads when he learned that the little guy discovered what crawling was. niall's gonna have a fit when he hears the news.

raven was too intrigued with her blue turtle to even hear about anything, but when her baby brother came crawling towards her, she looked at him like he had three heads.

"what."

"bub's crawling now," harry chuckled. "you used to do that."

"but..." raven looked up at her dad with big doe eyes. "no more wormy?"

"he'll probably still be wormy. he's growing, so he's learning all these new things."

the eldest styles kid liked to wiggle on the floor with her brother when he did his tummy time. he would roll from side to side and army crawl his way around. raven called it "worming" because he looked like a little worm.

"stay little and wormy," raven said to riley. "please."

"she sounds like us," zayn snorted.

riley reached for the turtle in his sister's hand. carefully, harry helped riley sit up so he could play with the toy.

"this is cute," harry murmured. "d'you get it today?"

raven nodded.

"i think we gotta go get bub one so he doesn't steal yours."

"that's bub's."

"is it?"

raven nodded again. "bub's is blue, avvy's is pink, mine is purple."

"the girls picked it out," zayn added. "raven said that riley needed one so we got him one too."

"aw, rae, you're so sweet!" louis fawned over his girl.

"i got it so he'd stop taking moo."

"figured."

zayn left after bringing in the rest of raven's stuff from her weekend stay and giving hugs to his niece and nephew. he promised raven was on her best behavior, and said he'd be back for her next weekend. with niall being a stay at home dad, it's him and avalon most of the time, so they steal raven for a couple of days so that they can all hang out. every once in a while avalon stays with the styles clan, but only for a night because she doesn't like being away from niall for a long time. they're attached at the hip.

raven ate her dinner next to her brother, who was covered in a fruit blend baby food. she would share turns with louis when it came to feeding him, using her tiny hand to hold the even tinier spoon and giggle when riley missed the spoon and got his food on his nose.

after dinner, the kids got their baths, and riley was absolutely pooped. louis could see it all over him. baths relax the little boy more than anything, so he usually gets sleepy after getting cleaned up.

raven had picked their pajamas out before bathtime. she settled on a princess nightgown while riley got footie pajamas that had little dinosaurs on them. she and harry brushed her teeth while louis got riley dressed.

"you're so pretty," harry said to his daughter as he brushed her damp curls. "you know?"

"uh huh."

"and smart, and funny, and kind."

"and the best big sister in the world." louis poked her tummy, beaming at her. "come say goodnight to bubby so he can go to bed."

raven jumped off of her step stool and followed louis into the master bedroom, where riley was laying in his crib. she said goodnight to him and put his turtle in the crib so that they could sleep together. louis was going to have to take it out later, but she didn't need to know that.

he loved that raven loved being a sister. she made sure riley was included in everything. whether it be eating at the table, or playing with toys, even as far as watching the telly. during tummy time, raven lays on the floor and entertains her brother. during nap time, she lays in his big play pen with him and has a nap of her own. she gets herself trapped sometimes and needs help getting out, but it's an absolute sight to die for when their dad catches the two of them snoozing in the same spot.

"go find daddy. i think he's downstairs cleaning up."

"'kay. bye, bub. see you in the morning." raven leaned down and pecked riley's forehead before running out of the bedroom.

louis rubbed riley's tummy for a few minutes, keeping the little one calmed. he's such an easy baby. he's never picky when it comes to food. he loves nap time and sleeps through the night like it's nothing. he's every parent's dream child.

"daddy loves you, ri-ri," louis whispered. "have good sleeps."

he turned his mobile on for him, making sure the music wasn't too loud but not too quiet either. little dinosaurs and stars floated above their heads, spinning to the soft tune of twinkle twinkle little star.

louis turned the lights out once riley was asleep and tiptoed out of the room, keeping the door cracked in case he started fussing. he met up with the other two downstairs and spotted raven laying on the couch with her head in harry's lap.

she's a daddy's girl. harry was made to be a girl dad. something about him screamed it. though he has a son as well, having a daughter as his first born shaped him into the parent he was today. he played dress up, and painted his nails, and learned how to properly tie hair into pigtails for when rae wants her hair put up. he knows how to match cute outfits together and makes sure his daughter knows just how beautiful she is inside and out. even if she's only three, the positive talk will stick with her forever.

harry had his hand on the side of raven's head, stroking her little cheekbone with his thumb. they were watching a random movie that was streaming on the cable. well, he was. raven looked like she had already passed out.

the older man caught a glimpse of his husband creeping into the room and beckoned him over. he kissed louis' cheek, told him there was a surprise waiting in the freezer for him, and moved to play with raven's hair. it's thick and curly like his, but has louis' soft caramel color. it used to be just tiny thin wisps but now that she's older, her curl type has presented itself and looks so cute on her. he hopes riley has his curls. he has itty bitty curls at the ends of his hair, but he's hoping and praying they look like raven's eventually.

louis padded back into the living room with a bright smile on his face. he was cradling a pint of cookie dough ice cream in his hands and trying not to do a happy dance because it would wake their daughter up.

instead of saying anything, he squeezed in between harry and the end of the couch and kissed the man's cheek. he opened the tub, took the first spoonful to himself and shared the next bite with his husband.

"give me a few and i'll take her up. then we can watch a movie or something. i'm wide awake and bored so i gotta find something to do." harry caught into louis' smirk and pinched his thigh. "i know what you're thinking, perv."

"i didn't say anything."

"no, but you thought it."

louis only fed him another bite instead of responding.

harry carried raven's sleeping self up to her room and tucked her in. it took him a few minutes because she was nothing but dead weight. she may be small, but that dead weight is no joke.

he came back to the living room in one piece, thankfully, and cuddled up with his lover on the couch. louis took the blanket that was on his lap and threw it over both of them, flipping through the channels on the telly until they agreed on watching adult swim cartoons.

"these damn kids need to stop growing up," harry said softly. "they make me feel old."

"i agree. now we gotta keep baby gates up so bub doesn't escape on us."

harry groaned into his shoulder. "parenthood is so hard."

"it is, but we're killing it." louis said softly. he kissed the top of harry's head.

"hell yeah we are." a soft sigh came from the older man as he nuzzled his face into his hubby's neck. "you're so warm."

"surprising, since this ice cream made me cold."

harry shook his head. "could lay like this forever."

cooing, louis set his ice cream tub on the side table and wrapped his arms around harry's shoulders. he wiggled onto his back and pulled the man on top of him, giving his back and shoulders gentle rubs and squeezes.

"love you."

"love you more," the smaller man murmured. "we still taking the kids to visit trish tomorrow?"

"mhm."

"alright. don't get too comfy. if my ice cream melts, i might have to kill you."

"yeah, yeah."

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well hello there

i have so many extras lined out that i kinda forgot what order they went in and uh... oops.

anyways. the extras will just consist of the kids mainly, and how they are when they grow up. since night shift won't get a sequel, these extras are your closure! more content, more larry, more babies hehe <3 thanks for sticking around. i love you bunches.