adding drama is one of the only things i can do smh

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"harry! harry!" louis screeches. "come here!"

harry nearly dropped his glass when he heard the panic in louis' voice from upstairs. he set his cup down and darts to their bedroom, seeing louis sitting on their bed with raven laying on her back and kicking her feet against louis' knees. he let out a breath of relief when he saw nothing wrong for the most part and knelt on the mattress to peek at his baby upside down.

he leaned down and kissed her nose, making a loud "mwah!" with it and smiled as the baby giggled. she was now four months old and a happy camper. her favorite thing to do was watch harry make funny faces at her and play with louis' keys. she also loved pulling on joker's tail when he was around but that was just a sensory thing for her. joker was such a good dog, he never snapped at her because harry and louis would do the same thing to him to play with him. there was one incident where joker sat on raven because she kept sneezing and he ended up being put in the corner for being mean to his baby sister.

"babe, look," louis said softly. he took his finger and gently pulled on raven's chin, exposing her pink gums. harry examined them before he noticed a little white nub and he gasped, leaning down to tap his daughter's nose.

"my baby has a tooth coming in!" he squealed. "that must be why she's been so fussy lately."

"poor little bird," louis crooned. "she must be in so much pain.." he leaned down and peppered kisses on her cheeks before picking her up and cradling her to his chest. they thought she just had a little baby cold, but now that they found the culprit of her problems, they don't have anything to worry about. louis knew that babies could get teeth early, but he never considered it being the source to their issue.

harry sits beside him and laid his head on his shoulder. "they grow up so fast."

louis chuckled and patted his daughter's bottom as she sucked on his shirt. "she has a check up tomorrow, gotta let the doctor know she's teething."

harry nods and kisses his cheek. "early again?"

"bright and early, eight in the morning."

harry groans and huffs. "we're night owls, why must they make us do things when the sun is out?"

louis snorts and shakes his head. "i dunno, love. it's quite a shame."

raven cooed from beneath him and harry takes his knuckle and rubs it along her cheek. "daddy's sweet girl," he murmurs. "she's such a good baby."

his fiancé nods in agreement and smiled softly. "she's perfect."

harry gets up to make a bottle when it reaches raven's usual feeding time. he took the initiative to feed her this time and talked to her as she sucked down her bottle. her bright blue eyes were slowly becoming hooded, getting sleepy as she neared the end of her meal. she let out quite the loud burp when she was burped and conked out against harry's shoulder with her thumb between her pouted lips. she reminded harry so much of louis. the way she would giggle and her little nose would twitch just like his, she always got sleepy after she ate, she always wanted attention, she was her father reincarnated.

"'m gonna go make some tea," louis said softly so he didn't scare the baby. "do you want anything?"

"just a kiss," harry hummed. louis grinned and leaned over, pressing a tender kiss to his lips before kissing raven's head and making his way to the kitchen, where he didn't notice that the window was open and a little red dot was blinking as he walked by.

he makes his tea while humming a tune and grabbed a snack for his lover and him to munch on until dinner time rolled around. it was only three, raven was taking her daily nap an hour late and the house was silent as could be. louis wondered how they managed to get so lucky, to have a beautiful baby to call their own and love unconditionally while making them want to rip their hair out at the same time. louis could agree that raven was just like him because she would have this little "tude" as harry called it when she would pout in frustration. she would grunt and kick them when she was mad but usually calmed down when her favorite little stuffy was placed in front of her.

louis carries their things up the steps but halts when he feels a breeze coming in the hall. he turned around and checked the house before finally noticing the ajar window and furrowed his eyebrows. harry tends to get hot when he cooks and he did make breakfast that morning so he may have just cracked it open to cool off. that wasn't unusual for him. he shrugged it off and went back to their room, tossing a bag of crisps at his fiancé before setting his mug on the nightstand and watched harry lay raven in her crib.

"knocked," harry whispered. "she's milk drunk."

louis softly laughed and snuggled into the bed, pulling the duvet over his lap. "now we can cuddle and catch up on some telly while she sleeps."

"perfect plan."

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raven stared at her dad with wide eyes as he danced around the kitchen with a spatula as his microphone. it was a typical evening in the styles house with harry playing music while he made dinner and louis cleaned the place up a bit. he put the dry dishes away, cleaned the sink and gave raven a rubber spoon to play with to keep her occupied while they did their adult chores. harry grabbed louis' hand and spun him around as the buzzing sound of under the bridge by red hot chili peppers blared through his speaker, eventually swaying them from side to side and nearly tripped over his own feet from acting so silly.

"i love how clumsy you are," louis said once the song ended. "you're like a child."

"a man child?" harry asks.

louis nods. "most definitely," he agrees.

raven threw her spoon and screamed once it hit the floor, causing her dads to jump and rush to her side to make sure she was okay.

"spoiled rotten!" louis exclaimed. "you just dropped your spoon, 's all! no need for a fuss, pretty girl," he wiped the spoon off and placed it back in her tiny hand. "there you go."

"it's almost dinner time for you, too," harry poked raven's cheek. "we'll get you fed and take a baff later, okay baby?"

louis smiled as harry babbled in baby talk to their daughter. he was a child at heart, a young person trapped in the body of a grown man. having a child brought the true harry out. his powerful demeanor immediately vanished when he realized they had a child coming. harry turned into a gentle, soft person and not the dominant boss he used to be. he still has his strong features and willpower but you could show him a picture of a really cute kitten and he would gush over it. he used to not do that.

"what are you making, anyways?" louis questions. "it smells so good."

"'m making ziti," harry hums. "mum's pasta that you loved."

louis moaned at the thought and pressed a wet kiss to harry's cheek. "you're the best. i love you so much."

"i love you, my honey," harry smiled and puckered his lips. louis smiled and kissed him before feeling a little foot prod against his leg.

"eh!" raven yells. "eeeeeh!"

"hey!" harry whined. "your dad was givin' me a kiss!"

"maybe she wants kisses too?" louis wonders. he and harry share same glance before crawling to each side of raven and smothering her with kisses and tickles, causing her to squeal and flail her chunky limbs. she loved kisses from her daddies.

"kiss the queen!" harry said before blowing raspberries on her tummy. louis took raven's face in his hands and pressed smooches on her cheeks, giggling as she continued to screech with happiness.

harry eventually got the pasta in the oven to finish cooking and louis sat on the floor while holding raven's bottle up for her while she ate. he rocked her bouncer while she fed herself and harry turned the music down some when he noticed something from the corner of his eye.

"lou?" he says.

"yeah, love?" louis looks up.

"did we ever install security cameras in the kitchen?"

"no, why?" louis takes the now empty bottle out of his daughter's mouth and unbuckles her from her bouncer, pulling her to him to burp her. he carefully stood up and walked around while patting her back and harry plucked a small black device from the corner of the window.

"go upstairs," he said. "now."

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zayn paces the room as harry swirled his chair in circles. they were waiting on evan to make his appearance. apparently he had something he needed to tell his sons but he wasn't going to say anything unless it was face to face. it made harry's stomach turn. usually if evan had big news like this it involved a new heist, a death in the family or something small like getting a new gang member. he had a gut feeling it was neither of the three. harry did ask his father for help with the whole camera situation but all they got was recordings of commotion in the house. no leads to who it came from or who set it up.

"maybe he's just wanting to tell us something about the house, i know he was thinking of selling it," zayn said. "or mum's shop, she's been working hard for the salon so she may be getting her own branch now?"

"maybe," his brother sighs. "i dunno. 'm kind of worried."

zayn sits on the desk and crosses his ankles. "maybe it's good, don't flip just yet."

harry nods and sets his phone on the table. louis had sent him a picture of their child dressed up in a little red polka dot dress, preparing for the walk she was about to go on with lou and joker. it was a beautiful day outside and louis was bored, joker was pacing around the place like a patient in a psych ward and raven was doing nothing but watching her mobile swing round and round. it was good that they were having some father-daughter bonding time.

evan finally showed up with a bit of tension coursing his body. harry immediately knew something was wrong by the way his jaw was clenched shut and the way he threw an envelope on the table beside zayn spoke words that didn't need to be said.

harry cautiously opened the folder and dumped the items inside on the desk, spreading them out. they were nothing but pictures upon pictures of harry, louis and raven. some of the family together, some of the couple and some of one parent with the child.

"what the fuck is this?" harry's eyebrows furrow.

"you ask me," evan said. "the envelope was stashed in my mailbox at the office. not here, at fucking work."

zayn picks up a little sticky note and reads it carefully, taking in each word that was scribbled sloppily on the tiny piece of paper. his heart dropped as he read it and he handed it to harry, who nearly puked once he finished glancing at it.

nothing lasts forever
- j

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okay so this was a cheesy drama bomb because it happens in almost every fic like this BUT i wanted to do something different.

i wrote this in like 3 hours so please dont judge if it seems bad lol.

the news of fizzy passing away has hit everyone hard. louis had gone through so much already with losing jay and many more things but adding the death of his baby sister to that list puts the icing on the cake. i'm so scared that louis will fall in a pit of depression that he wont be able to get out of. i lost my mother and my sister as well, i know exactly how the tomlinson family feels. they will be in my thoughts and prayers. louis doesn't deserve this.

thank you for 99k, and im sorry for such a late update.