Living a new life (Adopted)

chapter 4

The following day didn't exactly start off great, I mean for one Louis had come down with something and two, well Harry had a very wet nappy and Louis wasn't waking up to attend to his needs as his poor bottom is getting irritated and sore. "Mngh!" Harry whined as he watched the man barely move from his bed, of course as explained before he can't exactly use proper words....or any words at all really.Louis found himself getting out of bed due to hearing his babies cries get more desperate, he didn't feel at all well but he is willing to suck it up for his baby's sake. You'd think that the answer to his problem would be to call Zayn up and have him look after his little one while he rested up, but to the known fact that Harry didn't exactly become buddies with Zayn yesterday while he went and changed out of his urinated clothes kind of changed Louis's answer and so he rather chooses to suffer than call for a little assistance.Heading into his adjoined bathroom, Louis went to the toilet and lazily made his way over to his baby boy who is sitting up in his cot with a teary face and messed up curls."Oh no, daddy's so sorry baby" Louis yawned, sloppily lifting his baby up. He kissed his hair repeatedly and cuddled him close as Harry felt nice and warm and cozy while Louis felt freezing, before setting him on the changing table. "Here we go, little one" For once, Harry is actually glad that his nappy is off and his skin is exposed, for his bum felt as if it was about to go on fire. Louis frowned at the red bottom, feeling awful for having not woken up earlier to tend to his damp baby.After wiping, powdering and rubbing cream on the boy's bottom, Louis left Harry bare for a few minutes. It gave the boy's skin a chance to breathe, and also allowed Louis to relax for a moment. Then, he got his baby into a new nappy, and dressed him into a new baby grow, this one baby blue with stars on it - it was one that babies would usually go to sleep in, and even though it was morning, Louis planned on just having a lazy day with Harry.He was going to invite Liam or Perrie over, but just couldn't be bothered with how I'll he felt."Bocky?" Louis wondered aloud, taking a few steps towards the door with his baby on his hip, however his stomach flipped at the very action. "One second, baby," he groaned, setting the boy in the cot before staggering out of the room, and it was then that Harry realized: Louis wasn't very well.Perfect.A few minutes later, Louis stumbled back into the bedroom, reaching down for his baby once again. He laid down on his bed, and gently slid the nipple of the bottle into Harry's mouth. Yet, within a few minutes, he was fast asleep, Harry sprawled out on his chest. And when Harry felt he had enough energy to roll over, he fell onto the bed. And Louis didn't flinch once.Harry didn't know why, but he seemed to of gotten back his movement, as in like he can actually walk without falling and he can fluently move without problem. Harry took this opportunity to make a run for it as he needed to get out of here, he wanted to go back on the streets where people can look at him all they want, it had to be better than getting babied by someone you barely know.Well, in all honesty if Harry actually told the truth to himself that he actually wanted to be kept here away from the dangers on London's streets, he wanted nothing more than to be held in Louis's arms safe from weird looks and disgraced mumbles coming out of peoples mouths, peeing on streets or begging a shopkeeper to use the facilities.....but Harry believed that if he kept lying to himself about what he really wants, then it will soon become the truth.I mean ideally who would choose living back on the streets over to getting cared for in a different way, sure it's weird and far from what Harry really wanted...but it is better than living on the streets....just too bad Harry can't accept that yet....can't accept Zayn's kidnap when really he should be thanking him...can't accept Louis's caring nature....he can't accept the help, not yet.~The small lad had made it all the way out to the living room and to the front door without having Louis wake up once, for a brief moment Harry stared at the doorknob, wondering if the streets where better than his current lifestyle, though one slight noise from Louis' room quickly made him shoot into action, however and he found himself twisting the doorknob, only to find it.....open?Louis had gone out last night to take the rubbish out, and must have forgotten to close it. You'd think with a new baby he'd be on the alert for robbers of some sort, but in a community like theirs bad people simply didn't exist.It was dystonia at first, yet when everyone was in the right mindset, it was like paradise.The sky is bright and the air is warm, with Harry in a just a baby grow he didn't have to worry about getting cold.He pattered down the street as fast as he could, not entirely sure where he was going like, but not prepared to stop anytime soon, no way!He turned his head for a short moment, just to see if Louis had somehow woke up and followed him, and was relieved to see that he wasn't being followed, thankfully.However, the relief became short-lived, for when he turned back around he banged into another body. Harry prayed it wasn't Zayn as he hated the guy, well he thought he did anyway....but looking up he found a tall, muscular body.One that could literally break Harry with a one simple touch. The boy gulped, only to look up to see a bearded, brown-haired man staring down at him with brown puppy-dog eyes. Next to the man is a short boy, a little taller than Harry, with big, baby-blue eyes and blondish-brown hair. He stared at Harry in awe, pulling the big man's arm in excitement.Of course, Harry tried to run but didn't even get to stand up properly before he is scooped up into the brown-eyed man's arms, his head hooked over the man's shoulder."You must be Harry, hmm? Let's get you back to your daddy, little one." the man carrying the squirming little one stated.But it was then......that Harry lost it.Harry banged his fists against the bearded man's back, crying to be put down and repeating the fact that he isn't a little baby like people here think he is! When the man's grip didn't budge, this is when Harry came up with the clever idea of swearing to get his point across, I mean living on the streets you kind of pick up on a lot of new words, especially if they where thrown at you personally."Son of a bitch let go of me this instant!" Harry kept hitting the poor man's back, not once holding up on the punches either. "Let the fuck go off of me! You shit!" Harry now started kicking his legs around, one kick in particular landed in-between the mans legs, but that didn't stop the bearded man from achieving his goal of getting this little back in his daddies arms."P-please, I-I d-don't belong here! I....I wanna go home!" Harry cried having enough of this abuse and in all feeling...well he didn't know how he felt in all honesty with you due to his emotions constricting onto each other, the poor lad's head is a mess.Harry soon became worn out with all the kicking and punching, himself only being small anyway. Tears still cascaded down his red puffy cheeks. He didn't know what he wanted anymore, he didn't want to go back on the streets he had decided but that only left with the option of staying with Louis. Louis is the nicest man there ever was and is the first...well second person to treat him with care.It soon hit Harry though that he has been a bit of a twat to put it lightly, he loved Louis and he loved Zayn too...which reminded him, he needed to say sorry to the raven haired man."Oh, are you worn out darling? Such a big tantrum for such a little boy! Come on, now, let's go and see daddy" Liam cooed, thankful that Harry had calmed down. Niall, the man's little, had been staring at the scene in shock, if he ever swore like that at his daddy, he would be in very big trouble.Liam shook his head, he didn't want his own little boy picking up on such foul language.Harry just slumped over Liam's shoulder, defeated. He wouldn't admit it to anyone just yet, but he wouldn't mind being back in Louis's arms. There is just something about the man that he now felt drawn to.~Louis is a mess when he came to the door, had of heard loud knocking on his front door. His eyes were bright red, his cheeks were much puffer than Harry's when the boy cried for hours on end, his body had become a shivering and quivering mess.When he saw his baby secured in his friends arms, his lips wobbled for a moment before he started crying freely.....this has been the first time Louis had showed any weakness in front of Harry, reminding the lad, that Louis wasn't a monster; he is human just like him.Liam said nothing as Louis broke down in-front of him, he just kept Harry attached to his hip patting the boys bum gently. The little in his arms didn't take too kindly to this as it didn't have the same effect when Louis did it to him, and better yet...why wasn't Liam doing anything?Clearly he could see his friend crying.So, he did what he thought was justified and reached out for Louis himself. When Louis noticed him, he bundled his baby boy into his arms immediately, kissing his hair again and again and again. "Oh baby I am so, Daddy didn't mean to fall asleep" Louis cried as he rocked side to side while stroking his littles hair.Harry wiped his eyes with his baby grow sleeve. "Its not your fault Louis, its mine.....all mine" Harry confessed looking away from the mans eyes. "What do you mean baby boy?" Louis hummed as he motioned Liam to follow him into the living room.Louis sat on one sofa with Harry on his lap, the boy facing him with one leg either side of the mans legs, Liam sitting on the other sofa with Niall sitting back to chest on the mans lap. "Right tell Daddy why all this is your fault" Louis stated lifting Harry's chin so the boy is facing him.Liam watched the scene, eyes glistening with pride as his friend had finally gained a little of his own. There has been many times where Louis had tried to get Niall over at his a to give him a break, but he didn't want to and Niall wasn't too keen on the idea back then either....but now.....now the guy has a little of his own."B'coz I didn't want this to 'happen to me, I-I don't want to wear nappies and drink milk, but then....then I" Harry struggled not knowing how to get what he wanted to say out correctly. "When I noticed you weren't well, I thought it was a good opportunity to run away, go back on the streets, but when I crashed into your friend I realized that maybe staying with you is the better idea and that I have been a prick to everyone. Living on the streets is tough and I still need to get used to the whole 'people care about me' stuff" Harry sighed laying his head on Louis's shoulder."I have always thought about living with a normal family and being loved by a mummy and a daddy, maybe a brother or a sister too, but maybe living here like this isn't so bad.....its better than peeing on the ground and getting strange looks I guess" Harry concluded feeling really guilty now. "I-I sorry d-daddy! I-I sorry!' Harry sobbed it all getting too much for him now."Sweetheart, it's not your fault" Louis promised, rubbing the boy's back very gently. He still felt very sick but he'd take cuddling his baby over staying in bed any day...well, at least he hoped he would. "My Harry's been through a lot, but all daddy wants to do is look after you" And really, there is still a part of Harry that felt a huge resentment to Louis, to the whole community in fact, but right now...he felt at peace.So, he just let Louis coo at him and rub his back, eventually he ended up drifting into a sleep like state. Louis sighed, patting the boy's backside to find that it is in fact wasn't wet. It occurred to him that he had forgotten to give Harry his pills when he realised the little one was missing, even though Harry said that he is grateful to have Louis, the man knew that the boy would most certainly not be grateful to be wetting his nappy.That is what the pills were for of course. "Li" he started, looking over at his friend who is just staring at him and his baby with a fond gaze. "Could you do me a massive favour, and get a bottle out the fridge and warm it up, please? Er, the medicine's in the cabinet too I forgot to put it in before" he laughed awkwardly.The brown-haired man nodded in understanding, cracking a smile. "Sure thing, Lou. Come on, Nialler. You wanna help me make Harry a bottle?"Niall clapped his hands, jumping off his daddy's lap. "Baby Harry?" He questioned, and when Liam nodded in affirmation, he grinned, rushing for the kitchen, before Liam stopped him, picking the little blonde up."Now, Niall. What has daddy told you about running off?" He scolded, shaking his head at Louis with a smirk on his face, before disappearing into the other space.Louis smiled, before looking down at his sleeping baby.~Liam came back with a warm bottle of milk, medicine included this time. "Here you go Lou, do you want us to go? I mean we can stay bu...." Liam got cut off from Louis mid sentence. "You can stay" Louis stated settling down with his baby boy comfortably."Stay please, I would like you to as while I feed this little one and ring Zayn up I want some company as while I am sick I don't trust myself alone with Harry" Liam smiled, Louis has never been the sort of person to sob his heart to anyone or let people in, I guess seen a so a loved one is involved its a total different story.Before Liam could say anything Louis carried on. "I'm sick Li, I can't have today repeat itself as my heart won't be able to take it. If I'm left alone with him while sick...i might forget to change his nappy and he could get a nasty rash, I could forget to fed him....oh !my good what if he....." Before Louis could carry on he felt a little hand pat his knee gently."Don't be sad Uncle Lou! You get better" Niall didn't catch the whole conversation but he knew kind of what was going on."Thanks Ni" Louis chuckled ruffling the blondes hair. "Can Ni feed Harry?" Niall asked finding the little 'baby' cute and interesting."Maybe next time baby, Uncle Louis just wants to be his baby for now yeah? Maybe when were next over you can play with him, how does that sound?" Niall nodded and went to go sit on his daddy's lap.Louis rubbed the nipple of the bottle over Harry's lips, which the boy in his sleeping state opened his mouth to get the milk, though instead of drinking the boy started biting the nipple in his sleep. "Oi cheeky, drink it nicely please" and with that comment said Harry started sucking the milk out the bottle, the liquid slowly disappearing.Niall watched as half way through the feeding, Uncle Louis sat a sleeping Harry up and started patting the boys back gently, enough for the boy to let out a large burp. "He did a burp daddy!" Niall gushed giggling to himself. "Indeed baby, a big burp for a small baby" Liam chuckled bouncing Niall on his lap."Oh Uncle Lou! Harry spilled milk!" Niall pointed out, pointing at the little lads chin. "Its okay Ni, I have a burp bib, thank you for warning me though" Louis praised the lad while wiping a still sleeping Harrys mouth and chin of milk.He then tilted the baby back into the crook of his arm and resumed feeding the sleepy boy. To his relief, he felt the baby's nappy warming up considerably, meaning he wasn't holding it in anymore. "Trust you to need a change the moment I start feeding you, cheeky mister" Louis chuckled fondly, patting the boy's back gently.Liam chuckled also. "What's he like during changes? I can imagine him to be quite the fussy one" he stated patting Niall's bum. "Unlike Niall, who seems to love getting his bum changed!" His little giggled at his daddy, declaring that he did like getting his nappy change.It always meant quality time with his daddy."Yeah, he isn't the best during them to be honest" Louis giggled, wiping Harry's chin when some milk dribbled from his mouth."I's always make sure I good with my nappy changes. 'Specially for Auntie Perrie. George hates getting his bum changed, b-but Auntie Perrie always smacks his bum if he naughty in them" Niall explained, smiling at the the two men proudly.Louis sighed. He didn't understand how Jaymi and Jesy, parents to little George (who is relatively new to the community, like Harry) gave other parents permission to punish him when he is naughty. Granted, Liam and Louis only ever gave the little corner time if he misbehaved in their presence, however Perrie who is a very strict mummy, had sometimes taken the little over her knees, sometimes even bare when she thought he deserved it.Although, Louis had come to the conclusion that she really just treated the George the way she did was because she didn't have a baby boy of her own. Perrie had always wanted one, but Jade her little girl, probably wouldn't be able to cope with a new sibling, especially one younger than her.Sure, she'd love Harry, however it's not like he would be in her company all of the time."Right" the man started, when the bottle was almost finished. "Let's get this one burped, and then changed." He looked at Niall, who is staring at Harry longingly, and added, "Oh, Niall, since I've got my hands full, do you think you could do me a really big favour, and grab Uncle Lou a nappy and some cream from the cupboard?" Niall was up in a flash.When Harry was burped, still remaining asleep. Louis grabbed the changing mat and laid it out on the floor, before laying his baby on top of it, all the while smiling fondly and cooing at the baby, blowing raspberries over his fabric-covered tummy.Harry wiggled in his sleep, being the kind of baby that hated being disturbed in his sleep, though only waking up when really necessary. "He's a sleepy one, today's events must have took a toll on him good time" Liam stated watching the little scene in front of him."Yeah it has, but I am glad I have my baby boy back in my sight" Niall came bounding over with the needed supplies, smiling to himself as he had helped his Uncle Lou out, he is a very big boy."Thank you Ni" Louis commented unbuttoning the baby grow and taking Harry's tiny legs out, lifting the clothing up Harry's tummy before unfastening the boys vest. Niall watched as a dead to the world Harry got his bottom all cleaned up. "He did a lot of wee wee's" Niall stated adorably, seeing the soggy garment get put into a nappy bag. "He absolutely di..." Louis got cut off when his stomach rolled dangerously, Liam watching his friend take a moment before lifting his hand up to his mouth.Before Liam could say anything, Louis had made a mad dash to presumably the bathroom, his friend certainly isn't well. Louis looked down on the change matt, the curly haired boys hair sprung everywhere and hands clenched in fists at the side of his head. Liam stood up and put Niall on the sofa, he had a nappy to put on a certain sleeping boy so no accidents could occur.At the feeling of hands that didn't belong to his daddy, Harry squirmed and whimpered in his sleep. Liam tutted, grabbing the boy's ankles and lifting his legs to smear some cream on his slightly red bum. "Oh, I'm so sorry I'm not your daddy. I know, I know," he cooed, finding the boy's little squealing adorable.Niall had never been this little...none of the other littles had. Speaking of Niall, his baby decided to be defiant and hopped off the couch, sliding down next to Harry giggling. "I can see Harry's bum, daddy" he spluttered, covering his mouth with his hands. Liam shook his head fondly at his little one, taping up a new nappy around Harry's waist before refastening his vest.At that moment, Louis stumbled back into the room, forehead dripping with sweat and cheeks bright red. "Lou, go get in bed" Liam ordered, dressing Harry back into his baby grow before standing up, Harry secured in his arms. "I'll look after the baby while you rest. Zayn 'l be here soon" he promised.Louis pouted defiantly though and held his arms out for his baby boy, demanding cuddles. Liam sighed, before deciding on a deal. "Right, I'll let you cuddle with him as long as you get in bed and have some tablets" Louis nodded vigorously, he is willing to do anything as long as it meant having his baby in his arms.It might be over the fact that someone else is holding his baby boy in his arms, or that he is slightly obsessive but at the moment he is very sick and just wants cuddles. "Oh, Sorry Li, I meant to of rang him to ask to come over, you don't mind asking him do you?" Louis hoarsely asked, throat stinging after throwing up so much. "Yes I will ring him for you, If you are cuddling with Harry please make sure that you don't pass whatever bug you have onto Harry, the least Harry wants on top of everything else is getting sick" Liam reprimanded getting some medicine tablets for his friend along with a glass of water to swallow them down."Yes, Li, I know. I am a daddy after all" Louis stated matter-of factly, rolling his eyes. Liam would have said something cocky in response but decided, just this once to let Louis have his 'daddy' moment."You gonna look after daddy while I'm sick, little one? Is Harry gonna look after his daddy?" Harry said nothing as Louis laid down and placed his baby on his chest, remaining fast asleep. Said little just snuffled cutely, snuggling into his daddy's chest every now and then."Right, Lou. Zayn 'l be here in two minutes. Do you mind if I leave the door slightly open and get off? Just because I need to start on tea-"Liam rushed only getting cut off by Louis. "Go home, Li, it's fine. Thanks for everything you've done," Louis called, before closing his eyes properly.Liam nodded and said goodbye before taking Niall's hand and leading him out, it is good timing too, for Zayn is just walking up the path.