Niall Horan Imagines

Pregnant (Request) Part Two)

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The only man I had ever loved was him. The only man I would ever love was him.

That night flashed in my mind more times than I cared to count, and for a while I couldn't bring myself to forgive him. What he had done made my trust in others drop; I didn't want anyone to carry the weight of my problems or my life.

I moved out, getting an apartment in New York City with the money Niall had left in my bank account a long time previous to then. The view was incredible, especially at night, and I was happy.

When I had my baby, her eyes were unmistakably his. I cried uncontrollably, but I knew I could never give her up. I would never push her away the way he had.

I wanted us to be a happy family.

On her fourth birthday, she convinced me to take her to Times Square and then to get ice cream, something we only did on special occasions. I took off work just for her; she was everything that I was working for.

"Melody!" I exclaimed, running to catch up to her. I gently gripped her arm, my heart racing at the thought she could have been taken away from me. I pulled her to a stop, crouching down in front of her even though everyone wanted to push me over in the rush of the crowd.

"Melody Joy, what did I say about running?" I reminded her, taking her hand and continuing towards the tourist attraction.

"Sorry, Mommy," she sighed beside me, squeezing my hand gently. We turned the corner, and the tall buildings rose up around us, covered in advertisements many times bigger than our television at home.

She let out a squeal, her hand releasing from mine. I watched her in awe, smiling at how much she loved the towering structures, crowded sidewalks and roaring engines. I felt my phone buzz in my pocket, turning my body to grab it. When I looked back, the short blonde that was once by my side had disappeared. When my eyes found her once more, my brain was in a frenzy, thinking of all of the terrible things that could happen.

She stood in the middle of the street, her eyes staring up at the sights, not what was sitting right in front of her. Two buses from either direction came at her, and a rushing biker added to my horror.

"Melody!" I exclaimed. I shoved through the crowd quickly, watching someone grab her from the other side and pull her onto the sidewalk. My hand flew to my mouth as all the trouble flowed by. I surprised myself with the speed I used to sprint across to the sidewalk she had been saved on. I pulled her out of the stranger's arms, crushing my world against my chest.

"Thank goodness you're alright," I sobbed, feeling her little hands grip my hair. I wasn't even mad, just terrified and relieved.

"Mommy," she spoke up, but it wasn't comforting, it was a warning. I pulled away to glance at her, only to look up at the stranger.

One striking emotion pushed through everything else, with such intensity that it scared me.

My eyes let out the last of the happy tears as our eyes met. His widened more than I'd ever seen, and before he could utter one disgusting word, I stood to leave.

Melody knew exactly who he was; she had asked too many times, so I took out a picture and explained what she could understand. Her eyes stared after him, and I heard him call my name.

"It's been four years," he sighed, and I bit my tongue until I drew blood. I turned to meet his gaze again.

"And you're not getting them back," I hissed, watching him furrow his eyebrows and step closer. I tried so hard not to run away, but everything was telling me to.

"Is this...?" he trailed off, staring at Melody. I looked down at her, her eyes so curious.

"Can't you tell?" I whispered, and he stared back at me again, nodding.

"She's got your smile," he shrugged, chuckling to himself. All of the good things he had done came back, including the deed he had just done not even a minute earlier.

"And your eyes," I added, cursing myself for ever bringing us here. He looked down at her and grinned, making my stomach flip. He looked so much of the same Niall I knew. Obviously something had changed on tour.

I shook my head, clearing my voice.

"Thanks, I guess. We're going; it's a special day," I dead-panned, pushing down all of the different emotions that I didn't have time to analyze right then.

"My birthday," she blurted out, and I panicked and turned to stalk away.

"Really?" he called out, and Melody stopped.

"Yeah!" she answered as I dared not look again. "Look! The ice cream shop is right there!" I raised my eyes to stare at her favorite ice cream joint; Melody's Cones. She saw it one day, and we had both fell in love.

"Are we still going?" she inquired of me, tugging on my arm. I nodded quietly, hoping she would pick up on how upset I was; she didn't, of course. She squealed, and I let her hand slip from mine on accident.

"I can take her," Niall offered, closer to me than I had thought.

"Can he? Can he?" Melody pleaded, her excitement making her forget what he had done.

"I-" I let out, choking on the air. She shrugged, grabbing Niall's hand and dragging him closer and closer to the shop. I stood there, helpless, but then a warm feeling came over me. I knew, somehow, that everything would be alright.

He turned to look back at me, beaming brighter than I had ever seen him.

And I smiled, too.

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thanks to XxLove5SOSxX for requesting this! oh my gosh it's been so long and i hope you guys aren't disappointed ksjhldnglfnglfgkhdfljhn

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