The Aftershock

-JOEY’S POV-
“We didn’t’- I mean- did we- what happened last night?!” Harry stares at me with wide eyes.
I glare at him and if looks could kill, I would be on the run for murder. Wrapping the sheet from the bed around my bare body, I stand and walk into the bathroom to take a look at myself in the mirror. My breath reeked of hangover and my hair was in so many knots, it was practically a rat’s nest.
Gross.
Suddenly something crossed my vision from the corner of my eye.
“HAROLD! COVER YOURSELF!” I yell and shield my eyes from his buck-ass nude body as he walks behind me to turn on my shower. I wait until I heard the curtain chain rattle from being slid on the metal rod before I opened my eye lids one at a time.
“We need to talk about what happened you know.” I say as I scrub my teeth with the minty paste.
He groans. “I would really rather not.”
“It can’t happen again. And there is no telling ANYONE.” I scowl at the shower curtain even though he can’t even see me.
“Yes, yes, got it! It will never ever happen again.” Harry grumbles after the water shuts off and I see a hand shoot out from behind the curtain and take hold of a towel from the rack. He pulls the shower curtain back and steps out onto the white tile. Through the mirror, I discreetly glanced at his toned chest and abdomen. Since when did he get so buff?
Harry coughs awkwardly. My cheeks form a slight blush and I avert my eyes, knowing I had been caught staring. “Well I am going to get dressed and head downstairs because I smell bacon.” Harry mumbles and slips out of the bathroom and closes the bathroom door behind him.
I sigh and turn the water back on. When I made sure it was the perfect temperature, I stepped in and let the water relax my tensed muscles.
After taking a 20 minute shower and noticing my fingers were turning prune-y, I got out and wrapped myself in a fluffy towel. Letting my hair dry naturally, I head out of the bathroom and into my closet to pick out some comfy clothes. I slipped into sweats and some slippers. My head was still aching and the whole downstairs of my apartment was mostly windows so I went ahead and grabbed some sunglasses.
Sliding the RayBans over my eyes, I open my bedroom door and make my way downstairs carefully so I don’t trip and fall down the steps. Not like it would be my first time or anything.
“There she is!” Lou yells way too loudly. My brain sends a shooting pain to my temple.
“Ah!” I rub my forehead in frustration. “Not too loud.” Everyone in the room chuckles as I make my way to the kitchen table.
Everyone was sitting in the kitchen. Harry and Lou were having a quiet conversation at the bar top while Zayn and Liam were sitting at the table eating breakfast. Niall and Brie were taking turns feeding Mary Lou who was giggling wildly in her highchair. Niall still had that parental glimmer in his eyes and a grin slapped on his face. It was cute. They really looked like a family when Niall would ask how to feed her or he would do the ‘here comes the choo-choo train’ as Brie would try not to giggle.
“Here is your coffee and two Advil, love.” Zayn hands me a paper cup with the Starbucks logo on it and two pills.
“Ugh thanks Zayn. You’re my hero.” I moan after I take the pills because the warm coffee sooths my throat and the Advil kicks in immediately. Thank god.
“So what’s the schedule for today?” Niall asks as he munches on a piece of bacon.
“I have to go to a gallery to see if this dude will buy my painting.” I groan and lay my head on the cool table.
“I have to go to a photo shoot for Caleb today and I am going to need some company to watch Mary Lou while I get ready and stuff.” Brie feeds a piece of egg to Mary Lou as she explains. “Ow you buger! That was my finger!” Brie laughs and wipes her finger on a napkin.
Niall’s head shoots up. “I volunteer!” Liam and Louis agree to go with Brie also.
“Alright so Harold and Zayn are coming with me?” they nod.
“So Harry and Joey…….what happened to you guys last night?” Liam asked smirking.
“Yeah you guys were sitting with us one minute, then went to get a drink and never came back.” Niall makes a funny face as he pulled Mary Lou out of her high chair to set her on his lap.
“Daddee!” Mary Lou giggled as she squished his cheeks together.
“We just ended up coming home in a drunken state and watching movies until we passed out.” Harry lies and walks to the fridge to grab a glass of milk, which he downed in one gulp.
Idiot.
“Brie, can I talk to you for a minute?” I motion towards the balcony and she nods and follows me silently. When we get out there, she closes the sliding door behind her and automatically sits on one of the chairs we have because she already knows there is a lecture coming.
“What are you doing?”
“I don’t know what you mean.” Brie looks at her nails as a scoff.
“Briannah, don’t even try that with me. I am happy for you and Niall starting to be friendly again. I really am, but are YOU ready for Niall to try to be here for her? That is your baby in there and you are practically handing her over to the father who hasn’t been here at any part of her life! Are YOU ready for the commitment of sharing your child when you can barely share your mascara? BRIE HE IS LEAVING TOMORROW FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG AND YOU JUST INTRODUCED MARY LOU TO HER FATHER FIGURE THAT IS NEVER GOING TO BE AROUND FOR HER ANYWAY!” I didn’t mean to blow up.
She couldn’t say anything and she had tears running down her cheeks.
“Brie I don’t mean to yell at you.” I sit down in the other seat across from her. “I just don’t want to see you go through that heartbreak all over again now that you have Mary Lou. You need to be strong for her because she isn’t capable of being strong by herself yet. You are my sister and she is my niece and I can’t see you both go through hell over a mistake that was not meant to happen.” I take her hands in mine.
“What do I do?” She sniffles as she finally speaks.
“I am not saying to not let him see her because that is totally wrong. I mean he is her father after all. I am just warning you not to let her get too attached to him if we all know he isn’t going to stay for more than one week at a time. And Brie, I swear to god, do NOT get too attached to him. He is a popstar that is traveling the world weekly. I am already struggling myself with Harold sleeping in the same house as me.”

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-NIALLS POV-
“They are SO having sex.” Louis laughs as we drive down the road. I choke on air.
“WHAT?!”
“Oh yeah, it’s so obvious. She had a hickey on the base of her neck that she was trying to cover with her sweatshirt and she was practically waddling around the house.” Brie chuckles and turns the car onto a long road of shops and buildings.
“You could tell Harold was lying through his teeth when he escaped eye-contact and chugged the whole glass of milk.” Liam says from the seat next to me. I shake my head and glance at Lulu who was in her car seat on the other side of me. She was sleeping happily.
We pull up to a small-ish building and climbed out of the car, walking into the doors with Louis carrying Mary Lou.
“Breezie!” An obvious gay guy walked up to us. He was wearing skinny jeans tighter than Harry’s and had a leopard t-shirt on.
“Caleb!” They kiss each others cheeks.
“You brought guests?” He eyes Liam up and down. Liam awkwardly scoots behind Louis as I chuckle.
“Yes these are my old friends from London. Is my first set ready?” Brie asks walking towards a hallway as we follow silently.
“Holy shit.” Louis mouth gapes open as we reach the end of the hallway. Girls dressed in lingerie walked around the room, chatting and laughing.
“BRIE!” Zayn pulls her arm back.
“What?”
“You didn’t tell us this was a Victoria Secret photo shoot….”

Notes

HEY GUYS GUESS WHAT! TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY! So here was my birthday present from me to you! I GOT ONE DIRECTION TICKETS FOR ATLANTA IN OCTOBER! KINDA DYING!
So..... they know about Harry and Joey's sexapade?
Did brie make the wrong decision letting Niall father Mary Lou ?
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-Gabi<3