Niall’s POV

As the night goes on, more guests start to arrive. Clodagh and Paul were really excited and we all started to get more curious about the news that they had to give us. Bree was busy getting to know Clodagh and Paul’s friends, although they are also our friends since some of them are part of our tour. Our stylist is here with her daughter and husband and more of our security team is here, but of course there are people that we don’t really know.

“Done meeting everyone?” Liam asks Bree as she sits down with us. We were all in the living room since the rest of the rooms were taken by the adults.

“I guess so,” she says, letting out a sigh. “I never thought this could be exhausting,” she adds with a giggle.

“You have to get used to it if you’re going on tour with us,” Harry says, sitting by her side and wrapping his arm around her shoulders, and somehow I don’t feel comfortable about it. Seeing her smile at him the way she does makes me kind of… jealous.

A few minutes later, Lou, our stylist, walks towards Harry and makes him take care of Lux, her baby. Lux is a really cute two-year-old girl and Lou trust us all to take care of her sometimes, but mostly Harry, so much that he’s actually her godfather. We all love playing with her, and we always have fun doing so. I take Lux from Harry’s lap and take her with me to another couch. Bree follows me and sits down by my side, talking to Lux almost immediately. Bree just met her this night, but I can see that she loves her already.

“Hey Lux,” she says in a baby voice, gaining a smile from her. Suddenly, Lux reaches for Bree, stretching her little arms so that Bree can carry her. “Do you mind?” She asks, and I shake my head.

“She likes you already,” I reply, and she just smiles at me. As I watch her play with her carefully I notice that she’s good with kids and I let her know. “You’re really good.”

“Well, I used to take care of my little brother all the time,” she explains. “We did play a lot and we always used to have fun,” she says, her smile fading and obviously we all know why.

“So, are you excited to go on tour with us?” Louis asks immediately.

Bree nods. “I really am, actually.”

“We’re going to have lots of fun, you’ll see,” I reply and she just gives me a genuine smile.

After a while, we are called to go to the kitchen and eat dinner, which means that Clodagh and Uncle Paul are going to tell us the big and important news soon. The food was delicious and honestly, I couldn’t wait for dessert, but that’s just me.

As everyone was finishing, Uncle Paul called everyone’s attention, meaning that it was time.

“So, I bet most of you are wondering what the big news are,” He starts.

“Oh my God, just say it already!” someone in the crowd says, making everyone else laugh.

“The thing is, as most of you know, that Paul and I have been trying to have kids for a while,” Clodagh explains. “It’s been hard for us, but a few days ago, I found out that I am pregnant,” she says.

“We’re going to have a baby!” Paul exclaims, really excited and everyone starts clapping and cheering. We’ve known how hard they have been trying, but it was becoming kind of impossible for them to have kids, but thanks God those days are over and Clodagh is finally pregnant.

After the big news, it was time for the dessert which was cake and ice cream. Even though it was delicious, not everyone was eating. In fact, some people were leaving already, saying that they had to work the next day which was true since it was a Thursday. Some people stay for longer time, including us, which was good since I didn’t want to leave yet. When I finished dessert, I walk to the kitchen to leave the dish in its place. I was surprised to see Clodagh there, but I found it a good time to thank her for the food and everything.

“You’re very welcome, Niall,” She replied.

“Also, congrats on the baby,” I say, touching her belly lightly. “I’ll be more than happy to play with him/er when its born,” I say.

She giggles. “Thank you, Niall,” she replies. “But anyway, that’s not important right now,” she says, changing topics immediately. “When are you going to tell Bree?” She asks, and honestly I don’t know what she’s talking about. And if it’s what I’m thinking, how does she knows?

“What are you talking about?” I ask.

“Come on Niall, I know you like her!”

“Wait, how do you know?” I ask. There’s no point in denying it now.

“I see the way you look at her, Niall. Ever since the first time you two were together. You know, I think she likes you too, so you better tell her before its too late!” She explains, and I’m in shock. Just now I realize how observative Clodagh really is. “I’ve known Bree for as long as you’ve known her, but I know that she’s always distracted. She’s not gonna know unless you tell her!” She says.

I sigh. “I don’t know,” I say. “What if she doesn’t feel the same way?”

Clodagh smiles. “Trust me, she does!” she says. “She was outside just a few minutes ago, go and talk to her!” She says, a big smile on her lips, and somehow I really do believe her. I feel more confident and after taking a deep breath, I’m outside, right behind her.

“Hey,” I say, standing by her side. “What are you doing here?” I ask before she can reply.

She sighs. “Nothing, I just needed fresh air.”

“You don’t like the idea of Clodagh and Paul having a baby?” I ask.

“No, it’s not that,” she says. “I just… I feel like they’re going to give all the attention to the baby now, instead of me. Which is completely understandable since it’s THEIR baby, but… forget it, it’s stupid.”

“It’s not,” I say, reaching for her hand. Thankfully, she doesn’t pull it away so I stand even closer to her until our fingers are intertwined. “I understand, and it’s okay that you feel like that, but don’t worry. Paul knows what you’re going through, and there is no way that he’s going to forget about all that. He’s going to be there for you and Clodagh too. The baby is just a new member of the family and its going to love you too. It’s going to love playing with you just as much as your baby brother did. Nobody is going to forget about you. Ever,” I explain, and by now I can see that her eyes are getting teary.

“You don’t know how much it means to me for you to say all of these things,” She says. “Thank you so much, Niall. You really know how to make me feel better,” She says turning to see me.

“Hey,” I say, cleaning the tears that are now streaming down her face. “I told you, I’m here for you. I’ll always be there when you need me.” And then she throws herself in my arms. She hugs me tightly, and I do the same, letting her know that everything is okay.

“Thank you so much,” she says.

When she pulls away we sit down in the grass talking for a while about anything, really. I love how we can talk about any random things without it being awkward. Luckily, I could make her feel better and now we were laughing at the stupid things I was saying. I started saying stupid things because I was nervous, but after hearing her beautiful laugh, I continue to say them just to keep on listening to that beautiful laugh.

“You’re a dork, Niall,” she says, still laughing. I didn’t reply, I just kept looking at her and how cute she looked when she was laughing. When she was finally calming down, we stayed in silent for a while, just looking at the stars.

“Bree, can I ask you something?” I ask.

“Yeah,” she replies, looking at me this time.

“Would you like to go out with me?” I ask, looking at her directly in the eyes.

Her eyes widen. “A-as in a—”

“In a date. Yes,” I say, finishing her sentence, but she stays quiet for a while. “It’s okay if you don’t want t—”

“No, I’d love to!” She says, cutting me off. “But what about that girl you were seeing?” she asks, and I frown because I don’t know what she’s talking about.

“What girl?”

“That girl Louis talked about in that interview the other day,” And then I remember. Louis was talking about her and she must’ve thought that we were talking about another girl.

I chuckle and shake my head. “I’m not seeing anyone,” I say. “See, in that interview, Louis was talking about you,” And this time it was her turn to frown. She must be confused, but I can’t help but chuckle at how adorable she looks. “Look, Bree, I like you. I really do. Ever since that day in the mall I can’t stop thinking about you,” I explain. “So, when Louis said that, he was talking about you.”

“Oh,” She says, blushing and just looking down at her hands. After a few seconds, she looks up and smiles. “I like you, too, Niall. A lot,” She admits. My smile grows and I scoot closer to her, grabbing her hand and intertwining our fingers. I bring her hand up to my mouth and kiss the back of it and the smile that appears on her face is priceless. I love making her smile.

“So, where would you like to go for our date?” I ask.

She shrugs. “Anywhere you like, but right now let’s not think about that. Let’s just enjoy this moment,” She says and after kissing my cheek, she rest her head on my shoulder. I smile and after kissing her head, I rest my head on top of hers.

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