A Rougher Approach

Chapter 1

I woke up to the sound of the rain hitting the windowsill. Niall had lied about my pregnancy to keep us alive. He knew what he was doing more than I did. If it weren't for him coming up with that excuse, we'd both be completely different people, possibly never finding each other again, or the love we share. I tossed to my left side, seeing my sleeping beauty. I gave a kiss to his shoulder blade, taking my index finger up and down his spine. I watched as he squirmed under my touch, making me chuckle. He turned over and let out a little yawn and pulled me into him. "Good morning, princess." he smiled, placing a kiss on my lips. "Good morning, baby." I smiled at his kiss, trying to keep from begging for another. We stayed silent for about fifteen minutes before I found my way out of his snare and got up. "Where are you going?" he asked. "Well, I thought I would go make us breakfast since you happen to not have any clothes on." I chuckled, remembering last night and how he and I stayed up until three in the morning, doing things that I can't speak of. He smiled as he threw the covers back, exposing himself and got up and threw on a pair of shorts. "Better?" he asked. "Much. Would you like to help me cook some breakfast?" I smiled. "More than anything in this world." We walked downstairs and there was a knock on the door. I unlocked it and Natalie and Harry stood there with huge smiles on their faces. "Good morning, love birds!" Harry smiled, inviting themselves in. They sat down and Natalie got a look of contemplation on her face, looking both Niall and I over. "You two had a fun night last night, didn't y'all?" she asked. "Why, yes, we did. More fun than usual." Niall said. Oh god, why is this conversation happening right now. "So, what are you two doing here?" I asked, trying to divert away from where that conversation was headed. "Well... Natalie and I wanted to keep it a surprise, but you guys are our best friends... so..." Harry said, taking Natalie's hand. "Two things. One, we're getting married and two, Natalie is pregnant." I spit my food out and I wasn't sure if it was because of the marriage proposal or the baby thing. "Oh my god, guys! That's wonderful!" Niall said, putting on his happy face. I knew he was just as shocked as I was. "Congratulations, I'm really happy for y'all!" I managed to get out. Niall came up behind me and put one arm around my stomach and whispered in my ear, "I don't know if they know or if you know, but all you have on is one of my large shirts... I don't need another man getting that close to you. Go put some shorts on." he said, almost innocently. I excused myself and went and put on some shorts, laughing at the fact that I had forgotten to actually put them on. I went back downstairs and saw that it was just Niall and I once again. "Where'd they go?" I asked. "Natalie had a doctors appointment this morning, they just left and told me to tell you they said goodbye." "I'm really happy for them, but more shocked than anything. I didn't know Harry and Natalie were even thinking about marriage. They're so young and now, they're going to be parents." I said, taking a piece of bacon. "I'm not sure they know what's coming to them once that baby is born." Niall added. "Well, the least we can do is try to help them out as much as possible."