Niall’s POV:
“Niall, mate…” Louis started to say to me.

“What?” I asked confused.

“I think Lexi is…yours…” He said quietly. I looked down at Lexi then back at Louis. I scoffed.

“Louis that’s ridiculous.” I said shaking my head.

“Oh come on, Niall. She looks just like you.” Zayn pointed at Lexi.

“We look nothing alike.” I said smiling. Lexi looked up at me and then back at the boys imitating my smile.

“Oh, yeah. She looks nothing like you.” Louis said sarcastically. “Just think about it. She’s three years old. Three years ago, you and Jules had sex.”

“What’s sex?” Lexi asked looking up at me.

“Look what you did!” Christa exclaimed glaring at Louis.

“I-it’s nothing. Louis made it up. Don’t repeat that word.” I said, hoping she would listen to me.

“Okay.” She replied, picking up a toy on the couch. She was still sitting on my lap, and she leaned against my chest, fiddling with her toy. She’s the cutest kid I’ve ever seen.

“Well then why don’t we find out who the father is? We should just ask Jules for herself.” Zayn said.

“You guys, that’s completely rude. Maybe Jules will tell us another time.” Liam finally spoke up. Louis and Zayn sighed but nodded their heads. Jules and Harry walked out not too long after. I felt Lexi stop moving in my lap, and I looked down to find her asleep.

“Oh, Niall I’m sorry if she was bothering you…I’ll take her if you want.” Julia said. I shook my head quickly.

“No, it’s fine. She looks adorable.” I smiled at her reassuringly. She nodded her head and sat down next to Christa.

“So Lexi said you’re her mother…” Louis finally spoke up. Jules sighed and nodded her head.

“Well she looks just like you. She’s so adorable!” Zayn said, smiling at the sight of Lexi.

“Thanks.” Jules said quietly. She looked down, and fiddled with her fingers. I felt Lexi stir in her sleep, and I smiled at her. “Um, I should really get her to sleep. It’s getting pretty late…” She stood up and I picked Lexi up, handing her to Jules. She smiled, and carried Lexi on her hip. She left the room and went to put Lexi asleep.

“Well lads, I guess we better get going.” Liam said, standing up.

“Thanks for having us.” Harry said to Christa. She nodded her head and smiled, giving us all a hug.

“It was nice seeing you guys again. We missed you.”She said, and we all hugged her back.

“Oh you guys are leaving?” I heard Jules say. We turned around and nodded.

“Yeah it’s getting pretty late.” Zayn said. She nodded her head.

“Okay, well thanks for coming over.” She smiled slightly. We all gave her a hug and smiled.

“See ya.” I said, smiling at her. We all left the house and headed back to the hotel.

Julia’s POV:
“So what were you talking about in the kitchen?” Christa asked, wiggling her eyebrows at me. I rolled my eyes.

“Don’t get any crazy ideas. We were just talking about Lexi.” I said, sitting on the couch.

“Oh my god, did he find out?” She asked quickly sitting beside me. I sighed and nodded.

“Now all of them know that I’m her mum…” I said, pulling a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

“Lexi didn’t know. It was an accident.” She said, putting her arm around my shoulder.

“I know…but thank god Niall still doesn’t know.” I sighed.

“Well…” Christa said, looking away.

“HE KNOWS!?” I asked nervously. She shook her head.

“No, not exactly. Louis and Zayn see it though. They know, but Niall doesn’t believe them. C’mon Jules you need to tell him soon. Plus, they looked so cute when she was sleeping on him! Admit it!” She scoffed.

“Okay…they did…” I giggled a little at the memory. “Maybe I’ll tell him tomorrow…?” I said, shrugging my shoulders.

“Good idea.” Christa said patting my back.
**
Today I was thankful I had a day off of work. Christa said she would take Lexi to pre-school for me, so I could sleep in a little longer. I woke up at about ten, and immediately took a shower. When I got out, I wrapped a towel around my body and heard my phone buzz. I walked over to it, and saw a text from Niall.

Niall: Hey, can we talk?
Me: Over text?
Niall: Good point…meet me for lunch at Providence? At noon? (A/N: a real restaurant in LA lol)
Me: Sure.

Maybe this way I could finally talk to Niall about Lexi. I sighed setting my phone back down and throwing on an outfit I laid out before my shower (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=89513517). I was nervous and I had no idea what I would say exactly. After my shower it took me about an hour to do my hair and makeup, eventually being eleven thirty. I heard my phone ring in my pocket, and I took it out not knowing who would be calling at this time.

“Hello?” I answered.

“Hello, Ms. Cowell?” I heard the lady on the other end.

“Yes, this is she.” I answered.

“Hi, I’m calling about your daughter Lexi. She’s not hurt or anything but she’s had a few behavioral issues today. She has been excused for the day, and is allowed to be picked up early.” I sighed, not knowing why Lexi would act this way. I told the lady I would be on my way and hung up. Great, this means I have to take Lexi out to lunch with Niall. This would be even harder to say now. I left the house and was on my way to pick up Lexi.

I hadn’t spoken one word to Lexi until we got in the car after I picked her up. I waited until we got in the car to talk to her. It was almost twelve already and I would be a little late for lunch with Niall. I sent him a quick text letting him know I was on my way.

Me: Sorry, I might be a little late. I had to pick up Lexi early from pre-school. She had some issues.
Niall: No worries.

I started the car and was soon on my way to the restaurant.

“Mind telling me what happened today?” I asked her but she didn’t answer. “Alexis Marie Cowell, answer me.” I said sternly.

“I don’t know.” She said grumpily. Great, she’s cranky. I sighed. In about fifteen minutes we were at the restaurant. She let herself out of her car seat, and I opened the door for her. She was frowning the whole time, and I scoffed. She refused to hold my hand, and followed me into the restaurant with her arms crossed. As soon as she saw Niall, she ran over to him and I saw him pick her up, smiling.

“Niall, mommy is being mean.” I heard her say when I got closer. I rolled my eyes and folded my arms.

“Wow, she’s definitely just like you.” He let out a small chuckle.” I sent him a sarcastic smile, and sat down. Lexi decided to sit next to Niall, but he didn’t mind. After the waitress came and took our orders, Lexi had lost the ‘attitude’ and was now drawing with the crayons and paper the waitress gave her.

“What are you drawing, Lex?” I asked her.

“Niall.” She smiled, showing me the picture. I gasped and widened my eyes, showing her that it was so good.

“It’s fantastic. It looks just like him!” Niall chuckled and nodded his head.

“I look so handsome!” He said, smiling at her. She smiled back and continued to draw.

“So…you wanted to talk.” I said, changing the subject. He sighed and nodded his head.

“Yes, I did.”

“Okay, what is it?” I asked, nervously.

“So Louis and Zayn have been pestering me about something…they think that I’m Lexi’s father because of the blue eyes, and she kind of looks like me. Plus…she’s three years old. And three years ago we…” He stopped himself before saying what he was about to in front of Lexi. “So…is she…m-mine?” He asked stuttering. I could tell he was nervous. I gulped and my stomach flopped. I didn’t answer right away. Should I lie and say no? He might not even want her…the last thing he needs right now it the responsibility of a child. If I lie, it would only make things worse, though.

“No.” I said, not thinking about what I just said. Great…I’m in deep shit.

“O-oh.” Was all he said. I knew I was going to hell for this.

“I’m sorry, Niall…” I said, my heart breaking into a million pieces.

“No, I’m the one who should be apologizing. I shouldn’t have asked in the first place. Sorry.” He apologized quickly.

“No, Niall it’s okay.” I slightly smiled at him. Surprisingly, Lexi wasn’t paying attention to anything we just said.

“Look, Niall! It’s you!” Lexi held up the picture of him that she drew and he smiled.

What the hell did I just do?

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