ALWAYS

Darcy was asleep on the sofa beside me. Her little body exhausted from flying then birthday festivities. I made her sit down and relax so she could actually watch our show. Enola wasn't a big fan of it but knew that I liked having her in the audience. I looked over to see Enola standing by the food table. I smiled and got up from the sofa. I wanted to be close to her again.
I wrapped my arms around Enola's waist, laying my hands on her stomach. I kissed her shoulder lightly before resting my chin on her. Enola chuckled quietly then leaned into me. She turned her head and kissed my cheek sweetly. I lifted her shirt and gazed down at her stomach. I caressed her flesh tenderly. As I stroked her stomach with gentle fingers and gazed down lovingly, I noticed that her belly had gotten bigger. Not by much but there was definitely a bump where it had been flat.
"I can't believe you didn't notice while we were in the bathroom." Enola whispered to me. Both of us started to laugh quietly. Enola kissed my lips briefly. "Are you happy?" She inquired softly.
I beamed at her, "Extremely." Enola's eyes welled with tears as she placed her hand on the back of my head. She pulled me in for a deep, loving kiss. "When?" I asked as she backed out of the kiss.
"They'll be here late August, early September." Enola replied.
I smirked, "Christmas break." Enola giggled when she realized that I was asking when I had gotten her pregnant.
She nodded, "Yes Harry. The crazy amounts of sex we had when you were home for Christmas."
I nuzzled her neck as I spoke quietly, "It's going to be interesting, making love when there's a big belly between us." Enola looked at me like she was shocked. "What?" I was nervous as to why she was staring at me.
"You're okay with that? It doesn't freak you out?" I laughed at the question shaking my head. Enola smirked a little bit, "Good." She bit the inside of her cheek and pressed her forehead to my temple. "I'm basically insatiable when I'm pregnant." I blushed as she whispered the words into my ear. I looked around noticing that the boys had their eyes on us.
"Stop that. The boys are looking at us." I murmured to her.
She laughed, "Yeah, because you've got my shirt pulled up and your hands on my belly. You're being cute." I bit my lip when she returned to whispering, "They don't know that I just asked you to make love to me every day in ever way that you know how."
"Wanna have another go?" I asked her with a smirk. I thought she would tell me to bugger off and go play with Darcy but she didn't.
Her voice dropped an octave, "Meet you in your private dressing room in ten?" My insides flipped as I agreed with a kiss. She whined against my lips when I dropped one hand to grip her thigh.
I laughed quietly, " Go." I released her and let her slip out of my grasp. She fixed her shirt as she walked away. I watched after her, loving to stare at her perfect bum.

I glanced at my watch. Another five minutes before I could go to Enola and give her everything that she wanted. I dropped my hand and stared off. My phone then vibrated in my lap. I picked it up seeing it was a text from Enola. I can't wait another five minutes. Get in here and take me. My mouth went dry and I turned to Louis.
"Hey can you keep an eye on Darcy?" I asked politely.
"Yes." Louis answered. "But where are you going?" I felt my face heat up. Louis laughed, "Go sex up your woman." I furrowed my brow at him. "She's extra...loving when she's pregnant. I heard about it all the time when she was pregnant with Darcy. How much she missed you and...other stuff." Louis explained. My eyes went wide. My phone rang again. Another text from Enola. Seriously Bear. I need you RIGHT NOW.
I jumped up from the sofa, "Gotta go." Louis laughed once again as I shouted a thank you at him, running toward the door.


I sat on the sofa between Enola and Louis. Freddie and Darcy were playing on the floor while Sophia, Brynn and Enola were talking about baby things. The show had long since been over but we were waiting for Darcy and Freddie to calm down a bit before putting them in bed. I frowned when I saw Darcy start to throw a fit at Freddie. Freddie grumbled at her and threw the toy on the ground in anger.
"Alright. It's bed time." I announced to Darcy. She looked up at me with fear in her eyes. "I don't want to hear it. You are being mean now. You're going to bed." I stated picking up my daughter.
Darcy frowned and looked at Freddie, "I sorry, Freddie."
"It okay, Darcy." Freddie smiled up at her. I shook my head and tried not to chuckle. "Daddy, I go to bed too?" Freddie asked Louis.
Louis nodded, "Yes. Kiss Aunt E goodnight." Freddie raced to Enola. She carefully picked him up and kissed his little cheeks gently.
"Night Aunt E." Freddie smiled, hugging her around the neck.
"Goodnight, honey." Enola smiled back at him before setting him on the floor. Freddie took Louis' hand.
"I'm going to bed too." Louis announced. We all wished him a goodnight before he walked out.
"Darcy, say goodnight." I instructed her. Darcy meekly said goodnight to everyone in the room. I quickly flipped her so she was lying across my arms. She giggled loudly as I began to swing her. "Kiss the Mummy." I chuckled, swinging her toward Enola. Enola reached out and placed her hands on Darcy's face.
"Goodnight, my baby." Enola murmured to her before kissing her lips lightly.
"Night Mummy." Darcy giggled. I pretended to drop Darcy, lowering her to Enola's belly.
"Kiss the tummy." I requested. Darcy beamed brightly at Enola and lifted her mother's shirt.
"Goodnight baby." Darcy whispered to Enola's stomach before kissing it tenderly. Enola smiled and tried to fight back tears as I lifted Darcy away.
"I'll be in soon. I'm really tired." Enola stated quietly. I nodded as I bent over to kiss her lips softly. I knew that she wanted to talk to Brynn and Sophia just a little bit more.

I laid Darcy down in her bed and smiled at her. I brushed her hair from her little face and pulled the blankets over her body.
"Daddy." Darcy whispered. I hummed and sat down on the bed beside her. "When is the baby going to be here?"
"Not for a while, babygirl. We have to wait until Mummy's belly gets really big." I smiled at Darcy. Darcy looked disappointed. "I know. I wish we could have it right now. But he has to grow inside Mummy for a while so he's perfect. Just like you did." I explained. Darcy nodded. "Can you do something for me, Darc?" I asked softly. She nodded quickly. "I need you to take care of Mummy when you guys go back home, okay? When Mummy goes to the doctor, you have to be really good and hold her hand. You have to be really good for Mummy because soon it's going to be hard for her to do somethings."
"When her belly gets big?" Darcy asked.
I nodded, "When her belly gets big. She has to work really hard at taking care of the baby." Darcy listened carefully. "And you can't get mad at Mummy when she can't play with you because it will be hard for her to move around sometimes and she might be really tired too. So no being mean to Mummy."
"Can't you come home with us, Daddy?" Darcy frowned.
"No, baby. Not right now. I have work to do with Uncle Louis and NiNi. Liam needs me to stay here too." I stated sadly. Darcy huffed a bit and let her hands flop to the bed.
"Can I name the baby?" Darcy asked after a quiet moment.
I shook my head laughing, "No. Mummy and I will ask you what you think about names but Mummy gets to name the baby."
"Why does Mummy get to name the baby?" Darcy whined.
"Because Mummy is the one carrying the baby around inside her. Mummy gets to name the baby." I laughed.
"And it's just what Mummies do." Enola's voice came from behind me. I turned to her and smiled. Enola came further into the room and sat on the bed beside me. "I named you didn't I?" Enola asked Darcy.
Darcy smiled shyly, "You said that Daddy picked my name."
Enola hummed, "Kind of. It was more of a suggestion really." The three of us all started laughing. "Why don't you go to sleep, honey? We can talk more about the baby tomorrow." Darcy nodded and sat up. She hugged me tightly then kissed Enola once more. "Night baby." Enola smiled at Darcy.
"Night babygirl." I murmured.
"Night Mummy. Night Daddy." Darcy said before rolling over onto her side.

Enola crawled into bed and snuggled under the blankets happily. I could tell she was exhausted from flying then being in charge of Freddie as well as Darcy. I smiled as I lay down beside her. She caressed my cheek gently as she looked into my eyes. I leaned forward and kissed her slowly and passionately. Enola moaned softly and wound her arm around my neck. I grinned into the kiss and placed my hand on her stomach. Enola laid her hand over mine and backed out of the kiss.
"You're happy?" She whispered.
"Yes." I beamed at her. Enola chewed her lip as she gazed at me. "What, Noli? What's on your mind?" I inquired.
"I wanna know what you're thinking. Every thought that you've had since I told you." She replied shyly.
"There's a lot." I chuckled.
"Don't care. I wanna know." She responded quickly.
"You tell me first. What have you been thinking about all day?" I asked her with a teasing grin.
"I've been thinking about if you're happy or not. How Darcy is going to deal with all of this. How this is going to work with you being on tour. I wonder about the baby. If they're healthy and what they'll be like." She paused for a moment. "But mostly, I've been wondering about what you're thinking. You looked like you were in your own little world so many times today. When you were on stage and after we made love." I smiled and kissed her softly to ease her worry. "Please tell me." She whispered.
"Do you want a boy or a girl?" I asked her.
"We already have a girl. I think a boy would be nice." She answered but looked annoyed.
I grinned, "Me too." Enola smiled a bit. "I need a man to hang out with. Even if he is a little one." Enola giggled at the statement. "I was thinking about how Darcy was going to feel having to share our attention now. I think that she will be okay because she'll be just as obsessed with the baby." Enola giggled again. "I can't wait to dress him up like a little me. Crazy shirts and the suits. I wonder what his name will be. We never really talked about baby names before, not seriously." Enola nodded slowly. I sighed quietly, "I worry. I worry about you trying to take care of Darcy and yourself. I worry that you will have a hard time without me there. I worry that you'll be upset because I'm not home." I stroked her flesh gently with my thumb. "I want him to be healthy and perfect...yeah, that's what I've been thinking."
"You know, I have your mother and sister to help me. My mother. I'll be okay." Enola assured me. I nodded with a tender smile. "But there's something bothering you too. I can see it in your eyes." Enola stated. I shook my head and laid my head on her chest. She kissed my hair and caressed my back with gentle fingers. "Come on, tell me, Bear."
"I shouldn't have first baby nerves. I should be ready for what is going to happen with you, your body. I should know everything about this but I don't. I don't know what it feels like to feel my child kick from inside you. I don't know what the heartbeat will sound like. I should've been able to see the signs, to know that you were pregnant already. I should know what it feels like to have your huge belly pressed into my back while we sleep. I should know what to do for you when your feet start to hurt or your back. I should know so much more than I do." I stated trying not to cry.
"Baby, it's okay." Enola murmured to me.
I shook my head, "Its not okay. I should know how to be there for you. I should know what to do for the woman carrying my child."
"But I do." Enola murmured when I looked up at her. "Kiss me. Tell me I'm beautiful. Ask me how I feel. Bring me snacks. Help me with Darcy. Rub my belly when you hold me at night." She smiled warmly. "Kiss on my belly. Rub my feet when they start to hurt." I chuckled quietly. "Let me cry on you when I start to get emotional about carrying this baby. Love me when my hormones decide to spike." She smirked. I blushed a bit and shook my head at her. "Then, when the time comes, hold my hand and stroke my hair as I try to force him out." She giggled. "I think that's what I needed most with Darcy." Enola mumbled. "I missed you so much when I was giving birth to her. I wanted you there to hold my hand and kiss me on my forehead. Tell me that I was doing so good." Enola wiped her face quickly. I kissed her lips tenderly. "I don't care about all of the other stuff. I don't care if you don't know how it all feels you will now. Just please...please be there when it's time. You can miss all of it from the sonograms to the ultrasounds just be there with me when I give birth." Enola pleaded with tears.
"I promise, baby. I promise. Nothing is going to keep me away from you. I will make sure that I am home. I promise." I whispered before kissing her deeply. Enola wound her arms around me tighter and stroked my hand that was still resting on her swelling stomach. "When do you have to go back to the doctor?" I asked, breaking the kiss.
"A few weeks. The twentieth." She answered.
"I'll have a couple of days off then. Stay with me until then." I beamed. "Then we'll hop on a plane and come home. I won't let you do this alone again." I promised her. She grinned and kissed me with excitement.

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