Strictly you.

Harry held his daughter close to his chest as he walked up the cobblestone walk that lead to his best mates house. He knocked on the door, looking to pippa with a smile. "You're going to be staying the night with Olivia tonight and a little birdy told me that uncle Lou has a present just for you." He poked his finger gingerly against her tummy, causing a fit of laughter to erupt from the dainty child's mouth. "Pressie for me?" She coo'd, batting her long lashes. She'd been in the world for with a short time, but she'd already mastered the art of melting hearts. Harry's lips curled into a grin, giving the girl a nod. "Just for you pumpkin."
"Oh, what's this? A princess and her jester?" Louis declared as he opened the door. "Thank you servant for bringing her, princess Olivia is expecting her." He said as he squinted his eyes playfully at the child. Harry walked in, placing Pippa on the ground and watched her run towards the play room just off the living room, Olivia was waiting excitedly for her friend. The squeals echoed through the house once they'd seen each other. Louis turned to Harry, a perplexed expression on his face. "Mate.." He said softly, taking him into his arms and giving him a hearty embrace. Harry wrapped his arms around his friend, indulging in the comfort, before speaking. "Thank you for this, Penny and I appreciate you so much." "Anytime Har, how is she holding up?" Louis pulled back, his arms crossing below his chest as he inquired. "Not so well, she knows he was in pain..." Harry felt misty eyed speaking of it, he could only imagine the pain in his beloveds heart. "Losing a father must be hard, I couldn't imagine how she's feeling." Louis reached out, taking Harry's shoulder into his fist and giving it a tight squeeze. "I'll take care of your princess and of course we'll be at the funeral so we can watch over her when you're pulled away. Oli has been bugging me for a tea party for a while now, so we'll have plenty to do."
Since the band had gone on hiatus, they had really been able to get their life's together. Louis felt like he was on a downward spiral before the break, after Olivia was born, he definitely had a paradigm shift. Everything was in perspective, he and Brianna shared custody and so far it had worked out famously. "Thanks again." Harry's eyes beamed at him with most sincere gratitude. "Always, anything for family." Harry gave him a nod before turning for the door. He had a lot on his mind, but he was mainly worried about comforting his love. The ride home wasn't too far, he and Louis had purchased homes fairly close together with the idea of two toddlers needing constant play time. The band had reunited last year, taking it slow for their comeback tour and working on a new album right now, but all of the boys still had things going on from their hiatus. Louis had his own record company that he and Liam managed, Niall had taken up many hobbies--mostly sports, but he'd released an acoustic album of songs he'd written that did very well. Zayn, he had apparently started his break earlier than the others, because once they got to talking about getting back together, he jumped at the opportunity. Harry had been the busiest, he'd released an album, done a few shows around the United Kingdom and Europe, and collaborated with Penny to release their own clothing line. Most importantly, he had become a father. A doting father who loved his new family dearly. They had gone the natural route, not getting a nanny--but using their family to help out when they needed a babysitter or something came up. Once Harry had arrived home he locked his Range Rover and walked swiftly inside, opening the door to their home and called penny's name. "I'm here." He heard her voice calling back from upstairs, she rounded the banister and climbed the stairs until he'd reached their room. She was sitting on their large king size bed with a plethora of pictures spread out in front of her. "What's this then?" Harry asked as he approached her, sitting beside her and wrapping an arm around her shoulder. "Memories. Some of my favorite...mom asked me to gather some pictures of him, for the memorial..." Penny's fingers traced the outline of her fathers face that was smiling up at her from the glossy image. "He was so handsome..." Her voice was soft and delicate, sadness dripping from every word. "He was, very." Harry's eyes moved from the image to look at Penny. Her eyes were swollen and her cheeks a bright red. Her lips were pouted, an eternal pout dressed in a frown. He was at a loss for words, he knew nothing would honestly comfort her. It would only bring more tears from her blood shot eyes. Instead, he picked up a photograph. An eight year old Penny was perched on her fathers shoulders. They were at a carnival of some sort, bright lights behind them, and a large fluffy stuffed monkey was being held by the small girl. "I bet this was fun." Harry said as he handed it to her. She took it and smiled, nodding. "He must have spent a fortune on that silly thing. He had to knock down bottles, he tried for a long time...each time he was ready to give up, he'd look at me and I didn't say anything...but he would shake his head and hand the conductor more money. He finally won. He was so proud and I was ecstatic, it was all I ever wanted! A large, useless, stuffed monkey. He made my dreams come true every day..." Her lips began to quiver as she finished her memory, he could tell she was flooded with emotion just from the way she looked at him. Finally she buried her head into him, sobbing softly. "Who will win me Mr. Monkey now?" Her voice was shaky and full of hurt. Harry pressed his lips to her soft brown hair and gave her a comforting "shhh" "Me love, I'll win you Mr. Monkey. Anytime you want."

Notes

I imagine their home smells like warm vanilla and is extremely cozy. Finally got my phone to let me update and thanks for the votes so far! I'm very excited about this story!
If anyone has any thoughts about what the boys got up to on the break, let me know! I love being able to make up anything because he future is unknown and I rly wanted zayn to be in this story more because he's fantastic. :D thanks everyone! Comment, subscribe, click that 10th star