Little Things

Chapter 17

Harry's family got to the hospital the day after Elizabeth was born. Anne immediately came in and held Elizabeth until Gemma finally made her give her up. Robin held her, too, as soon as Gemma was done.

"Congratulations to you both," Anne said, kissing her son's cheek.

"Mum," Harry groaned with a smile.

"Thank you, Anne. And thank you for being here, it means a lot to us," I said.

"Of course we'd be here," Gemma replied, "We wouldn't want to miss Harry becoming a dad for the world."

I'd always admired Harry's relationship with his family. They were all so close and open with each other. He'd never admit it, but he's such a mama's boy. He treats Anne like she hung the moon, which is something I'll always love about him.

"How are you feeling, love?" Anne asked me.

"I'm tired, but I'm really happy. I can't wait to get home," I replied, smiling.

"When do you get to go home?" Gemma asked.

"Um, sometime today, I think," I said, looking at Harry for confirmation. He nodded and gave me a smile. I knew how excited he was to bring Elizabeth home. I was, too. I couldn't wait to watch her grow up and I couldn't wait to raise her with Harry.

Harry's family eventually went to their hotel to get some rest. They promised to come visit us once we got home with Elizabeth. About two hours after they left I was discharged. A nurse wheeled me out to Harry's car where he already had Elizabeth's car seat set up in the back seat. I handed our daughter to Harry so I could stand up out of the wheelchair.

Harry put Elizabeth in her car seat and I strapped her in. I climbed into the seat next to her and buckled my seatbelt. Harry got into the driver's seat and started the car.

"Thank you," Harry said, breaking the silence.

"For what?" I asked, confused.

"For giving me Elizabeth, and for loving me," he answered.

"It took both of us to make Elizabeth," I reminded him, smiling.

Harry laughed and said, "Yeah, I know, but you're the one that gave birth and all that. And I'm thankful that I've got you and that you love me."

"I'll always love you, baby."

Harry smiled at me in the rear view mirror. I looked down at our sleeping daughter and tried to process how this perfect, tiny human was inside of me for nine months. It was crazy to me. It was also crazy to me that this little thing brought Harry and I back together. She was the reason I had my boyfriend back.

Once we got home, Harry took Elizabeth out of her car seat and handed her to me once I was out of the car. Harry unlocked the door and we walked inside. There was a banner that said "Welcome Home Elizabeth!" hanging up in the living room.

"Did you do this?" I asked.

Harry nodded before kissing my temple.

"You're amazing, my love," I said.

Harry's cheeks reddened before he kissed my temple again. Elizabeth started to get fussy as soon as Harry went to kiss me.

"Well she's obviously not a fan of PDA," Harry grumbled.

I laughed and took Elizabeth to her nursery. I say in the rocking chair and rocked her until she fell asleep. I laid her down in her crib and turned on the baby monitors, taking one with me as I went downstairs.

When I got to the living room, I saw Harry sound asleep on the couch. I was hoping for a nap myself, but I knew that I couldn't take one if Harry did. Neither one of us would be able to hear Elizabeth over the baby monitor if we were asleep. Harry slept like a rock, and I was so exhausted that I didn't know if I'd wake up as easily as I usually do.

I probably should've woken Harry up so I could sleep, but I didn't want to deal with how cranky he is when he's tired. I occupied myself by cleaning and organizing all of the baby clothes that people had given us. It had been about two hours before Harry finally woke up.

"Hi, my love," Harry said, stretching out his long, inked arms.

"Hi," I said, yawning.

"Are you tired?"

I'd just given birth a day ago, and I'd spent two hours organizing, just so I wouldn't fall asleep and be unable to help my baby. I was exhausted.

"A little," I lied.

"Go get some sleep, and I'll stay with Elizabeth," Harry said.

I nodded and walked past him to go upstairs. My head hit the pillow and I fell asleep almost instantly.

Harry's POV:

Sara seemed a tad irritated after I woke up from my nap. I knew how exhausted she was. Why didn't she take a nap with me? We had the baby monitor with us, so we would've been able to hear if Elizabeth was crying.

After I said she should get some rest, she walked right past me without a kiss or a hug or anything. Once she was upstairs, I went in to check on Elizabeth. She was sound asleep in her crib. She was the second most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, Sara being the first. It blew me away that she was my daughter.

"Hello, Elizabeth Anne Styles," I said quietly, looking down at my sleeping daughter. "I love you so much. Your mum does too. And your Aunt Gemma, your Aunt Allie, your Uncle Will, and your grandparents, and all of Twitter from what I can tell."

I chuckled to myself before continuing, "I'm new at this whole parenting thing, so don't hate me if I mess up, okay? And thank you for bringing your mum and I back together. I love her a lot, and I can't imagine how my life would be without her."

I leaned down to kiss Elizabeth's head. She already had some dark curly hair, just like mine. I left the nursery and went into my office to look at engagement rings on the computer. I already had Sara's ring size, and all I needed was to find the perfect ring for her. And figure out how and when to propose. I wanted to do it soon, because I wanted to be calling her my wife instead of my girlfriend as soon as I could.

A/N:

Engagement rings?? Ahh!!

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