Niall Horan Child Preferences 3

#162 Young, Dumb and Stupid

(This is set in 2014) So Niall is 21, isla was born when he was 17

Nialls pov

"Hey baby!" I said in a soft voice as I entered my 3 year old daughters bedroom.
"Good morning sleepyhead" I said sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Morning daddy" She said sitting up and rubbing her eyes.
She crawled over to where I was sat and cuddled up to me.
"Does someone want a morning cuddle?" I asked and she nodded.

I stood up, holding Isla in my arms.
"Do you want to know what we are doing today?" I asked and she nodded.
"Well grandma will be here soon and then later she will go back to her hotel and then we will get dressed into some fancy clothes and we will go to the Brit awards with your uncles" I told her as I sat her down on a chair at the table.
"So can I wear my pretty dress?" She asked.
"Yeah you can" I said placing a bowl of cereal in front of her for her to eat.

As Isla was eating her cereal my mum arrived.
She said hellos to us and gave us both hugs and kisses.

Once Isla finished her breakfast I washed the bowl and sipping and then we all went into the living room.

"Daddy i go to toilet" Isla said leaving the living room.
"She's so independent" my mum said and I agreed.
"She is, it's a good thing that she is but for some reason I like when she relies on me" I said and my mum chuckled.

A few minutes later I heard a few thumps and then Isla scream.

I jumped up and ran into the hallway where Isla was crying at the bottom of the stairs.

I quickly scooped her up, holding her to my chest as I stroked her hair.
"Shh baby, what happened?" I asked.
"I slipped and fell down stairs" she sobbed.

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My mum had gone home and I was now getting Isla ready for the brit awards.

Islas dress

"Wow you look beautiful princess" I said and Isla smiled.

"Anyway let's go your uncles are in the limo outside" I said.
I got my phone, wallet and keys and put them in my pocket.

I held Isla's hand and walked outside and we climbed into the limo.

"There She is! Our favourite Horan!" Harry bellowed making Isla giggle.
"Thanks lads, guessing she's gonna replace me now" I said and the boys nodded.

"You know you're probably gonna he asked about y/n tonight" Louis said quietly from next to me.
Isla was being entertained by Liam and Harry so no one was listening to me and Louis.
"For fuck sake" I muttered.
"I hate being asked about her. She's in my past and what happened between me and her has nothing to do with the paps" I said.
"What actually happened between you two?" Louis asked.
"Well we were around 17 when everything happened and we had been together since being 14. But anyway things happened and she got pregnant with Isla not long after the band started. She changed a lot when she was pregnant. She was always trying to smoke and do drugs and I had to stop her from doing it so many times. I broke up with her but we made an agreement that I could see y/n whenever I wanted to make sure she wasn't doing anything that could harm the baby. We also agreed that once the baby was born, y/n would disappear , I'd get custody and I'd get to do everything for the baby which I was fine with because I always had help from my mum" I explained.
"How did your mum and dad react when you told them?" He asked.
"I got shouted at quite a lot and they were saying that I was way too young but after a few days they realised that I was stepping up and they eventually came to terms with it" I said.

We arrived at the Brit awards.
The boys and I got out the limo first and the crowd cheered.
I then helped Isla out of the limo and she held my hand and waved at the fans.
"Daddy pick me up" she said raising her arms.
I accepted and picked her up, holding her on my hip as I walked the red carpet with the boys.

An interviewer came over to interview us on the red carpet.
He asked us some quotations about the nominees, the performances and then the dreadful question came.

"Niall, you're 21 and already have a 3 year old. Why did you have a child so young?" He asked.
"First of, I was young, dumb and very stupid. But I don't regret a thing" I said.
"Where and who is her mother? Was it a one night stand? A groupie?" He asked.
"Careful what you say, there's a little girl here" Liam said.
"I don't have one night stands or groupies so no. Her mother is my ex girlfriend. Things ended between us for many reasons, the pregnancy being one of them. She got pregnant and kept trying to take drugs and smoke but I didn't let her. We broke up but still saw each other so that I could make sure she wasn't smoking or drinking or anything. We agreed that once the baby was born I'd get custody and that she would disappear . She suggested it and went along with it"  I explained.
"But what about when Isla is older? When she starts puberty and periods and all that girl stuff?" He asked.
"Well I do hope that I would've found someone by that time but I have no problem dealing with that stuff. Isla can talk to me about anything , and when she's that age if she doesn't feel comfortable talking about certain things with me she can always go to my mum and my sister-in-law" I said.
"Does Isla know about her mum?" He asked.
"This is getting pretty personal but yes Isla knows about her mum and Isla knows what she looks like but she said that she likes everything the way it is"