To The Moon And Back

Chapter 21

*Two Days Later*

ISABELLA'S POV:

Physically I had been feeling a lot better. The headaches had gone down but I was still getting at least one migraine a day. Niall was over as often as he could and Eleanor would come by whenever I needed a rest to take care of Ava. Luckily the pictures from our trip home from the hospital hasn't made it out in public yet but a few of the pictures of Louis with Ava have circulated. Nobody figured out that she was my daughter yet but there were a lot of rumours flying around. Today we had a phone call with management seeing as I was still not well enough to go anywhere. I was dreading it but Niall told me that we just have to get it over with, which was very true. I mean, the last thing I wanted to not have control over this situation so we had no choice.

Currently I was lying on the couch watching the television while Ava played around on the floor. All of her toys, including stuffed animals and multiple stray Legos, were strewn across the floor and her adorable giggles filled the room. She looked so precious and whenever I was having a bad day I could just stare at her and I would instantly feel happier. As I stared in awe of how wonderful my daughter was, I was quickly snapped out of it when I was hit square in the face with a stuffed bear. I laughed and Ava joined in with her bright laugh.

"I've been hit!" I shouted dramatically, clasping a hand over my heart. Ava stood up and ran over to me. She tried to act serious but was failing miserably judging by the amount of laughter escaping her upturned lips.

"Mommy!" She yelled. I grabbed one of her soft little hands and looked at her.

"The only thing that'll save me is - is." I started. She nodded impatiently and I leaned in a little bit closer to her.

"What mommy?" She pleaded. I pulled her even closer to my spot on the couch and my lips were close to her ear.

"Kiss it better." I whispered quietly. Ava giggled and turned to me. Her small frame went on to her tip-toes and she placed a small, gentle kiss on my forehead. All of the sudden both Ava and I were startled when I felt a kiss being placed on my head. Ava was the first to recognize the kisser and ran to whoever it was.

It wasn't until she squealed, "Daddy!" that I knew who it was. I turned over as best as I could so I could see Niall standing next to the couch carrying Ava on his hip.

"You scared me!" I chuckled. He laughed and smiled down on me.

"You and Ava are pretty darn cute together you know that?" He gushed as Ava clung on to his side. Niall leaned further down and placed a loving kiss on my lips and then let Ava down. She grabbed her bear and then ran off to her room to play with her toys. Niall walked over to the front side of the couch and helped me sit up. He then occupied the space beside me and I rested my head on his shoulder.

"I seriously didn't even hear you come in though." I told him. He chuckled but then after a few silent minutes his hand traveled underneath my baggy shirt to rub small circles on my back and as soon as he started doing that I knew what he had came back to do. I knew that in just minutes the boys were all going to knock at the door and we would soon be on the phone with management. It was silent as Niall continued to run my back until a few minutes later, just as I had predicted, there was a loud knock at the door. I looked at Niall and he gave me a comforting look.

"We have to." He breathed before he stood up and unlocked the door. All of the boys as well as Eleanor, Perrie, Danielle and Alyssa strode through the door. Niall came and grabbed a phone before sitting down in his original spot. Louis came and sat on my other side and the boys occupied the other spots and chairs. The girls gave me knowing smiles to which I returned with a wary one.

"We are going to stay with Ava for a bit until you are done and then we'll order in some supper." Perrie said before walking of with the rest of the girls to Ava's room. As they turned down the hallway I took a deep, calming breath and Niall's hand returned to massaged deep circles into my tensed back.

"How are you feeling?" Liam asked, breaking the slight silence. I actually hadn't seen any of them other than Louis since that first night when I passed out.

"Overall I'm better but I'm not looking forward to this at all." I sighed. They all nodded and Niall and I glanced at each other. I nodded and he then dialled the number into the phone and placed it on the coffee table in front of us. Each ring seemed to drag and I was growing even more anxious by the second. Soon enough the ringing stopped and I heard some shuffling behind the other end.

"Hello?" A deep male voice answered. I hadn't bothered learning their manager's names as it didn't seem that important to me.

"Hello." We all chimed in.

"It's the boys and Isabella." Harry's smooth Chesire accent added.

"So, we've gotten the pictures from Louis and have had a few discussions about what to do." A voice from other end stated.

"What's the plan?" Zayn inquired.

"Well, I think with the amount of information that had already leaked we at least have to come out and say that Niall and Isabella are dating."

"What about Ava?" Niall questioned.

"I think our only option now is to release things as the public figures them out. Most people already assume that Niall and Isabella are in a relationship so it wouldn't make sense to keep on denying it. As for Ava, nobody suspects that she is actually their daughter. We have no reason to tell anyone yet." The man explained. It actually all made sense even though the circumstances still scared me.

"So that means we just wait until almost everyone thinks Ava's their child and then we tell them?" Liam asked.

"Yes though the case might be that not enough people figure it out. Then we will have to release it on our own. We can't hide her forever." The man clarified. As much as I knew that we couldn't hide it for much longer, knowing we still had some control made me feel a lot better.

"Okay. Is that all then?" Louis questioned.

"For now yes. Thank you, and send our best to Isabella." The man finished.

"Alright! Bye." Niall said before hanging up the phone.

"I actually feel better after that." I said.

"We're glad. Now we don't have to worry about that as much." Harry pointed out.

"Now we can focus on wedding and baby plans!" I gushed. With this whole debacle those plans were kind of put on hold. It's not like with just under a month until Harry and Alyssa's marriage and also Eleanor's due date that there was much left to do but they were both almost here. Even just thinking about it made me excited.

"I'm nervous!" Harry said. Louis looked at him dumbfounded by what he had just said.

"Marriage is the easy part!" Louis exclaimed. "How do you think I feel if all you're nervous about is getting married?"

"It's true." I agreed, seeing as I was the only one that currently had any parenting experience.

"See Harry! She knows. I'm going to fail I just know it." Louis went on although he muttered the last part.

"Louis no you're not! You have five sisters and all of them are younger than you. You've practically had to raise them all." I argued. All of a sudden I heard heavy footsteps trudge down the hallway and we all looked to see Eleanor clutching her stomach. The crotch of her black pants were stained and I knew exactly what was happening

"I guess we'll see then." Louis muttered before rushing to Eleanor's side.

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Hello lovely readers! Sorry if this update is short but I tried to update as fast as I could.

Sometime soon I will be posting a picture of what Ava looks like but I still haven't figured out who I want to play Isabella. I was thinking of Mia Wasikowska but I'm not sure. If you don't know who Mia is, she played Alice in the most recent version of Alice in Wonderland.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the short chapter update.

-Brooklyn