Don't Let Me Go ~ N.H.

THREE MONTHS LATER

Carlie’s POV

It’s October 9th, the start of the live shows. I’m now nine months pregnant, and my babies have been kicking up a storm, letting me know they want out.

The Southern Belles, Cherry Chapstick, and One Direction have all made it through to the live shows. Kami has promised to come to at least one live show.

Louis and Holly are now boyfriend/girlfriend. Holly has calmed down around us since then. I guess she was just jealous that I had Niall and she didn’t have anyone, and now that she had someone, she backed off.

The show kicked off with One Direction singing “Viva La Vida”. They did an awesome job and got nothing but praise from the judges.

Then, it was mine and Aubrey’s turn. We decided to sing “Me and Bobby McGee”.

We sang our hearts out as usual, and when it came time for the judges’ critiques, I was more nervous than ever because the song we performed was out of our comfort zones.

“You girls were awesome!” Simon praised. “Good vocals, good arrangement, good everything!”

Just then, I felt an all-too-familiar kick in my belly, followed by a wet sensation.

“Um…Carlie, I think your water broke.”

I looked down at the pool of amniotic fluid forming on the stage and gasped. “No! I can’t be in labor NOW! Now we won’t get a record deal because I’ll be on maternity leave!”

Simon smiled. “I don’t know about that.”

“Holy Nando’s!” I heard Niall exclaim as he rushed onstage. “Carlie, are you in labor?!”

“Unfortunately, yes! GET ME TO THE HOSPTIAL NOW!”

“Right.” Niall rushed me out to his car, put me in the backseat, and sped to the hospital.

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Kami’s POV

As soon as the blonde boy picked Carlie up to take her to the hospital, I squeezed through the audience to get out of the arena. Then, I got into my car and drove to the hospital. I got there just in time to see Carlie being wheeled into the delivery room.

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Carlie’s POV

I was getting ready to push when Kami came in.

KAMI?!

“Kami! How the fuck did you get here?!” I shouted between pushes.

“I flew, silly! Who’s the hunk?” Kami asked.

“I’m Niall, Carlie’s boyfriend,” Niall said.

“Nice to meet you, Niall. I’m Kami. I was her friend in Brooklyn.”

“I can see the head of the first baby!” the doctor said.

“She looks just like you, Carlie! Keep pushing!” Niall coached.

Two minutes later, Ariel was out and screaming bloody murder. “It’s a girl! Keep pushing so you can get the other one out!” the doctor said.

“She sure has lungs like yours, love,” Niall remarked.

Niall, Aubrey, and Kami laughed.

Two more minutes later, it was all over. Both babies were wrapped up in pink blankets and in my arms.

I smiled as I looked at Ariel and Rebekah. They were identical, and they really did look just like me. They had black hair, black eyes, and caramel skin.

“What are their names?” Niall asked.

“The one in my left arm is Ariel McKenna, and the one in my right arm is Rebekah Brooklyn. And before you tease me about Ariel’s name, it’s Biblical. I did NOT get it from ‘The Little Mermaid’!”

Niall laughed. “Okay.”

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