Room 22A [Narry]

Chapter 52.

At five months pregnant, there was no mistake now as to what was really growing inside Niall. The bump was so round and defined that his t-shirts and sweaters stretched over the outline and Niall even had to wear some of Liam and Harry's clothes, it was that big.

Not to mention, it made Niall feel even more less attractive than he already felt. As much as he loved the sweet nothings that Harry whispered in his ear when he could, he couldn't help but cringe inwardly at the thought of being fat. Niall was never one to be self-cautious about his weight; he ate so much that his fast metabolism did it for him but with the amount of hormonal treatment he was getting, he really couldn't help how he felt.

Speaking of hormonal, Niall had been feeling a particular emotion that he couldn't ignore...he was -well, for lack of better word -horny. Harry had caught him once or twice during the week watching weird pornos as he tried to masturbate. Try, being the key word. Harry constantly teasing him about it didn't help much with his self-esteem at all. After a quick whack to his balls, Harry finally dropped it and decided to help Niall's "needs". It started off with a few blow jobs and hand jobs at first, before turning into full-frontal sex. It wasn't love-making as such, it was just brief encounters between the pair to keep Niall satisfied. The occasional small-talk had occurred during sex as well and Niall wondered if this was Harry's way of taking his mind of the baby's health, which they were both worried about.

Over the past couple of days, Niall had become more tired and wary as the days went on. He was struggling to breath and he took to his wheelchair more often than normal. His face was no longer pink and rosy but instead, was replaced by something pale and gaunt. Light no longer shone in Niall's eyes and he grown skinner. So skinny, in fact, that you could see the outline of his spine before he slipped on a top.

This worried Harry to no end and Niall knew it. Just yesterday, Niall had caught Harry staring at his topless body before he put on an over-sized t-shirt once he had stepped out the shower. He caught him staring in the wall-length mirror behind him and the fear in Harry's eyes was clear. He was scared. They both were.

It didn't really help much that Harry was away for work all the time either and all Harry could do was worry and be concerned about Niall. Yes, it was all fun and games to begin with and it was all exciting that Niall was the first ever pregnant man to be carrying their child but they still had to be serious about it.

Niall's health and the baby's health was at a huge risk here, especially with all Niall's hormonal treatment that he was getting. Dr. Miller had explained that the baby's growth was so rapid that she couldn't slow it down or steady it and that the fetus would probably clog up all of Niall's organs; which was probably happening to him right now.

Niall's heart was slowly failing him. His heart was pumping for two now and with the baby's rapid growth, it was unable to keep up with the pace and wasn't pumping enough blood around his body. Which was a huge scare for Niall because it meant not enough air was going to his lungs and their was the possibility of the baby suffocating.

Niall was just so tired and drained lately that he mostly kept the sofa and Harry made him a tray of food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. But they rarely talked to each other. They were too afraid that anything they'd say to each other would kick each other off and that was the last thing that Niall needed; for them to be falling out. However, Harry couldn't help but wonder how much time he had left with Niall until he became a single grieving dad who didn't know how to look after his own kid or a single man, grieving over the loss of the two most important people in his life.

They had their good days, as well as their bad days, though. Like, today. Harry had a day free of lectures so he decided to take Niall out on a long walk with Loki, in hope that it'd attempt to settle the baby's movements. They decide to go a walk along Hyde Park, just outside Buchanan Palace and Niall had to wear one of Harry's oversize band March hoodies to cover up the bump. It didn't stop people pointing and staring, though.