Harry: 16
Camryn: 16, 12 weeks pregnant
❤️thank you so so much to SofttZ for requesting this chapter❤️
"Hey,"Gemma greets as Harry opens the front door to his and Camryn's apartment. "How's it going?"
Harry sighs and runs a hand through his messy curls. "Just amazing." The sarcasm is coated in his voice.
Gemma's ears perk up at a retching sound coming from down the hall. "Is she still sick?"
Harry nods and wipes at his tired eyes. Blue bags are hanging from his under eyes. He's so tired. Camryn wakes up around 4 am every morning from her morning sickness beginning. Well, it's more like all day sickness. She's up and puking and nauseous from 4 am till midnight. "She said she had to puke one more time before we start driving."
Gemma bites her lip nervously, she knows it's not normal for a pregnant woman to be this sick. "Do you have bags or something for her to puke into while we're in the car?"
"Yeah,"Harry nods and points towards the large stack of plastic grocery bags on their kitchen counter. "They're right there."
Another loud gag comes from the bathroom and it makes Harry frown and Gemma wince. "Maybe you guys shouldn't come." She looks at her little brother and bounces on the balls of her feet anxiously, "mum would understand. Cam is going to be miserable in the car."
Harry nods and runs both of his hands over his face, "trust me, I've tried. I already told her that we shouldn't go and that mum would understand, but she's insisting on it. She said that even if she's in the bathroom puking the whole time it will make her feel better to know I'm with mum and Robin."
Gemma relents as the bathroom door creaks open. Their heads snap over to be met with a very bleary Camryn.
Gemma has to physically stop her jaw from dropping when she sees Camryn. She's never seen anyone look so sickly and fragile. Her skin is almost translucent and her cheeks are sunken in. She looks like she's lost weight and her hair is tied up into a messy bun.
"Hi, Gemma,"Camryn croaks, resting a hand on her stomach as she winces, trying to keep the sick down.
"Hi, babe,"Gemma smiles and then cautiously walks towards her. "Am I okay? I didn't put on any perfume, but I can stay away if my soap is too much."
Camryn smirks and shakes her head, "no, no, you're totally fine. Smell doesn't really get me, unless it's Harry's cologne."
Gemma giggles gently and puts her arms around Camryn. "This babe is giving you a run for your money already, huh?"
"Tell me about it." Camryn widens her eyes jokingly and exhales heavily.
"You sure you want to come, Cam?"Gemma questions, pulling away from the hug but keeping her hands on Camryn's shoulders. "Mum would understand..."
"No, no,"Camryn insists, wiping her hand over her forehead to collect some of the hot sweat that's collected there. "I want to go and see mum and Robin."
Harry picks up the stack of grocery puke bags and puts their overnight bag on his shoulder before reaching for Camryn's hand. "You okay? Do you think we can start heading to the car?"
"Yeah,"Camryn nods, placing her other hand on her stomach that is still completely flat. "Let's make it fast."
Harry and Gemma follow her lead and help her down the hall and into the elevator as quickly as possible because she always feels more nauseous when she's standing up.
She whimpers as soon as the elevator begins to move, dropping her forehead to Harry's shoulder and rubbing her stomach to try and get it to soothe. The motion of the elevator going down is making her 10x more nauseous.
"Almost there, baby,"Harry whispers, pressing a kiss to the top of her head and squeezing her hand gently.
They successfully make it out of the elevator without Camryn puking all over, but as soon as Harry gets her settled in the back seat of the car, that changes.
"Bag,"Camryn chokes, reaching for one of the plastic bags in Harry's hands and proceeding to puke into it.
"You're okay, sweetheart,"Harry coos as Camryn continues to retch into the bag. He reaches to tuck a piece of blonde hair behind her ear that fell out of her ponytail and then quickly puts their duffle bag in the trunk before returning to the backseat.
"Are you all done, baby?"Harry asks gently as Gemma climbs into the passenger seat and starts the car engine. "I can throw that away before we leave if you are." Camryn shakily nods and swallows heavily, reaching for the water bottle in her backpack.
"You just tell me if you need me to pull over, alright Cam?" Gemma instructs as soon as Harry runs through the parking garage to throw away the puke filled bag into a nearby trashcan.
"Okay,"Camryn nods, laying her head back against the headrest and rubbing both hands up and down her stomach, "thanks Gemmy."
The first hour to Holmes Chapel is not too bad. Camryn finds that if she burrows her head down to Harry's shoulder and closes her eyes it helps. It also helps to have the air on full blast because if she gets hot she feels even more nauseous.
It's a really cold fall day, so Harry and Gemma are both shivering from having the AC on full blast, but they both deal with it in order for Camryn to feel better.
She made it through the first hour with only puking once which her and Harry found to be quite the accomplishment and miracle.
"Mum is gonna be so surprised when we just show up on her doorstep,"Gemma laughs a bit, tapping her fingers on the steering wheel and peeking through the rearview mirror to see Camryn still huddled against Harry and Harry smiling at Gemma.
"I know,"Harry chuckles, "she's gonna have a heart attack. I can't believe dad was able to keep this a secret for so long."
Camryn smirks against Harry's shoulder and nods, not daring to speak because she doesn't want to risk puking all over Gemma's seats as soon as she opens her mouth.
"You okay,"Harry asks as he feels Camryn tighten against his shoulder and her hand that's in his becomes sweaty and clammy. They've been driving for a while more and are now only a half hour away. She whimpers in response with a tone that suggests no.
Harry drops his hand to rub her stomach and kisses the top of her head gently.
"Gem,"Camryn chokes out suddenly, sitting straight up and clamping a hand over her mouth.
"Yeah,"Gemma asks, quickly looking behind her shoulder to see the pale face and immediately turning on her blinker to pull over on the road. "I'm pulling over babe, one sec."
As soon as Gemma pulls the car over on the road, Camryn pulls open her door and immediately is sick all over the ground.
"You're okay,"Harry whispers, rubbing his hand down her back as she continues to bend over and heave onto the grass. "Get it all out, Cam."
Gemma pinches up her face in sympathy and turns around in her seat to look at Camryn bending out of the car. "Take as long as you need, babe."
Harry glances at Gemma and shakes his head sadly. They're both so at a loss. This is so foreign to them.
Harry and Camryn are both admittedly really excited to see Anne because they desperately need her help and opinions on what they should do.
Camryn gives one last wet cough before she straightens slowly and takes a few deep breaths, resting her head against the headrest.
"Okay, there we go,"Harry whispers, unscrewing the cap of the water bottle and putting it to Camryn's lips. "Better?" Camryn nods silently with her eyes still closed and takes a few cautious sips of water.
"How much longer Gem?"Camryn murmurs, placing a hand on her still upset and bubbling stomach.
"About 20 minutes,"Gemma replies with a soft smile. "You're so close, babe."
Camryn nods and takes a huge breath, "k. We can keep going. Thanks for stopping."
Camryn rests her head down on Harry's shoulder and focuses on evening her breathing to try and not be sick all over Harry.
Harry reaches his palm up to Camryn's forehead and frowns. "You feel hot, bug." He places the cool water bottle against Camryn's forehead and feels her exhale heavily.
"Oh thank you,"Camryn hums, rubbing her hands along her stomach. "That helps a lot."
"Only 28 more weeks,"Gemma tries to joke a bit to lighten the mood, looking at her baby brother and his love through the rearview mirror.
Camryn groans, but smirks with her eyes still closed. "Don't say that. That's an eternity."
Gemma and Harry laugh gently as Camryn continues to rub her hands against her stomach.
***
"And we're here,"Gemma announces, putting the car in park in the driveway and peeking back at Camryn and Harry.
Camryn has switched positions. She's now leaning over her knees with her head between her knees and trying to take deep breaths as she grapples with not being sick all over the car.
"Can you get out, sweetheart? Do you need a bag?"Harry offers quietly, biting on his bottom lip as he rubs his hand up and down Camryn's back.
Camryn nods, and sits up a bit, "bag." She reaches her hand out and Harry immediately puts a bag in her hand that she proceeds to heave into.
"You're okay, baby,"Harry whispers, using his fingers to tuck a loose strand of hair behind Camryn's ear.
She finishes and Harry hears her sniffle before he realizes that she's crying.
"Baby..."
"I'm sorry, it's just so overwhelming,"Camryn cries, her shoulders trembling. "I'm just so done with this."
"Bug,"Harry coos with a frown, taking her in his arms and placing his cheek on top of her head. "I know, babe. This is rough. I'm so sorry. You're being so strong."
Harry feels his throat begin to burn and his eyes well up as he holds a trembling Camryn to his chest. He looks over at Gemma who is also frowning, watching the couple's despair. She wishes more than anything that there is something she could do to help.
"Sorry, sorry guys,"Camryn quickly sniffles, pulling away from Harry and wiping at her eyes to try and ground herself again. "I'm sorry. It's just a lot sometimes and it feels like there's no end."
"Don't apologize, Cam,"Gemma quickly says, reaching out her hand and grabbing Camryn's trembling one to give it a squeeze. "You have every right to be overwhelmed. I'd be so overwhelmed. You're being amazing, Cami. Really."
Camryn smiles over at Gemma and squeezes her hand. "Thanks, Gemmy." She takes a deep breath and looks at Harry who's smiling at her. "Alright, let's do this guys. I can't wait to see mum's face when she sees us."
Gemma and Harry smile and nod, jumping out of the car as Camryn quickly walks to the trash can out front and puts her puke bag in it.
Harry and Camryn walk hand in hand as Gemma walks in front of them and knocks on the door. "You guys ready?!" Harry and Camryn anxiously nod and smile excitedly.
They hear the door unlock and then see their mum standing behind the door. It takes her a while to realize what's going on. Her face starts off as complete confusion and then quickly changes to extreme surprise.
"OH MY GOSH!"Anne exclaims, quickly grabbing Gemma since she is the one who is closer to her. "What are you guys doing here?!"
"Hi mum,"Gemma squeals, hugging Anne tighter as they rock side to side on the porch. "Happy birthday!"
Anne looks up from hiding her face in Gemma's neck and holds an arm out for Camryn and Harry. "C'mere you two! Hello! Oh my goodness I can't believe you're here!"
Camryn and Harry both rush forward to be surrounded in Anne's arm giving everyone a group hug. It's the best birthday present she could ever get. All of her children with her. There's literally nothing more that she wants in life than that.
"I can't believe you guys came!"Anne smiles, wiping away her tears as she steps back to look at the three kids in front of her. "Look at you guys! You all look so good!"
"Happy birthday, mum!"Harry smiles, kissing Anne's cheek quickly.
"Thank you, sweetheart!" She looks between Harry and Camryn and laughs a bit. "You two little buggers! You called me this morning to wish me a happy birthday and kept it from me that you were coming up here!"
"Maybe,"Camryn laughs coyly and raises her eyebrows at Anne. "Happy birthday, mumma!"
Anne giggles at Camryn and takes her cheeks in her hands. "Look at you, sweetie! How are you? How are you feeling?"
"I'm okay,"Camryn lies with a huge smile, giving Anne another hug. She feels so comforted in her presence just knowing that she's finally with her mum. She just has this sense that everything will be okay now because she's with her mum. Anne is all Camryn has wanted during these past couple weeks of being so sick.
"The puke bag in the trash can over there says different,"Harry teases, pointing to the black trashcan in front of the garage.
"Oh no, sweetheart,"Anne frowns, cooing over Camryn motherly and rubbing her thumbs along Camryn's cheeks, noticing how pale she is. "Is morning sickness still giving you some trouble?"
"Yeah,"Camryn admits, nodding her head. "But today is about you, mum! Stop fussing over me!" Camryn grabs Anne's hands and squeezes them. Anne gives her forehead a quick kiss and then looks back at Robin who has appeared and is currently hugging Gemma. "Did you know about this?"
"I may have,"Robin coyly responds with a smirk.
"Oh my goodness! This is the best birthday surprise ever! Come in, come in!" Harry and Robin give a quick embrace and then Robin makes his way over to Camryn.
"Hi poppet,"Robin smiles widely, hugging Camryn tight to his chest and kissing the top of her head. "How are you? You feeling alright?"
"Hi dad,"Camryn murmurs, hugging Robin tight. She feels so safe in his arms. He's her protector and has been ever since she was 13. "I'm doing okay. Not feeling the best, though."
"I'm sorry, poppet,"Robin whispers, kissing the top of her head again and pulling away slightly to look over her protectively, studying his face. "What about right now? Are you okay?"
"Yeah,"Camryn nods and swallows heavily, putting her hands on her stomach. "My stomachs still a bit upset, but I just threw up so I should have at least a half hour or so in between."
Camryn and Robin follow behind the rest of the family and all go to visit on the couch and catch up on all they've missed since Harry and Camryn moved out 6 weeks ago.
***
"And this is the last math class I ever have to take,"Gemma continues to explain as the family sits on the couch and listens to Gemma's stories about University and Harry and Camryn's updates about the band and the baby.
Camryn bounces her knee repeatedly in an attempt to switch her attention from the sick feeling rising in her throat. She grips onto Harry's hand tighter and leans forward slightly, placing her other hand on her knee and squeezing it.
Anne is completely focused on Gemma, but Robin and Harry have both noticed Camryn's change in demeanor. They've been inside for about a half hour now and Camryn hasn't puked yet, which Harry deems a victory.
She stands up quickly and runs out of the living room and down the hall, quickly kneeling down in front of the toilet, not even having enough time to close the door.
Harry sighs and rubs a hand over his face as Anne and Robin nervously look down the hall and then exchange worried glances at each other and then Harry.
"That poor thing,"Anne whispers. "I can go check on her."
"No, it's alright,"Harry assures his mum, standing up from the couch, "I've got her." He quickly walks down the hall and walks through the open door to be met with Camryn gripping onto the sides of the toilet bowl, her arms trembling as she heaves into it.
He silently places a hand on her back and rubs it up and down as he feels her crumbling underneath his fingertips.
"I'm sorry, baby,"Camryn whimpers as soon as she has the ability to. "I shouldn't have come. I just want mum to have a good birthday and now I'm ruining it."
"You are not ruining it at all, my darling." Harry and Camryn both jump in surprise at the sound of Anne's voice and look up from where they're sat on the bathroom floor to see her standing quietly in the doorway. She carefully walks towards Camryn and kneels down in front of her. "Do not apologize for a second." She takes Camryn's clammy cheeks in her hands and rubs her thumbs along the skin. "I am so so happy that you and Harry are here, sick or not. The fact that you were willing to drive three hours to come up here when you're so sick is the sweetest thing ever, lovey."
Camryn smiles and nods her head leaning in to rest her head on Anne's shoulder as Anne wraps her arms around her. "I love you, mumma."
"I love you more, Cami,"Anne promises, rubbing Camryn's back lightly and kissing her temple. "I am so proud of you. You're such a good mummy already."
"Look mumma,"Camryn whispers pulling up her shirt a bit to show a bit of her stomach that's poking out just the slightest bit at the bottom. It really looks no different than her normal stomach did, but to Harry and Camryn it's the most obvious thing in the world. Because it's their little baby. "Do you see that?" She pokes her lower stomach slightly.
"Oh my goodness, sweetheart!"Anne exclaims, clapping her hands together and looking at Camryn's stomach. Can she see the bump? Not really. Is there even really a bump? No. But, seeing the joy in her kids' faces makes her so excited for them and it makes her mind convince her that she can see the non existent bump too. "Look at that!"
"Awesome, innit?"Harry smiles widely, looking at his mum and realizing that she now has tears in her eyes.
"Does it seem real yet?"Anne asks, grinning at Camryn and trying to keep her tears at bay.
"No,"Camryn giggles and shakes her head, "not really. Maybe once I feel them move for the first time or something."
***
"We're home!"Anne calls as she opens the door for Harry and Gemma who have bags of takeout in their hands.
Anne walks into the living room and feels her heart melt at the sight she sees.
"Shhh,"Robin smiles, "we've got one sleepy poppet."
Robin is sitting down on the couch with Camryn cuddled into his side, her cheek laying on his chest and her hands on her stomach while his arm is around her shoulder, rubbing it gently. Her knees are pulled up to her stomach and her chest is rising evenly and peacefully as her smushed cheeks make her lips form an "o".
"Oh, bless her,"Anne whispers, looking at Camryn's little smushed face against Robin's chest. "How long has she been asleep?"
"Since you guys left,"Robin whispers, rubbing a hand down her blonde hair, "she fell asleep almost immediately. We were talking, but I could tell she was getting sleepy so I told her to try and get some rest."
"Oh good,"Harry smiles as he walks in with Indian takeout bags in his hands and sees Camryn asleep. "She's been so tired lately."
"Does her puking wake her up most nights?"Anne asks looking at Harry.
"Almost every night,"Harry nods, setting down the Indian takeout and crossing his arms, leaning against the doorway, not taking his eyes off of Camryn. She's so beautiful and he always knows it, just sometimes it sticks out more to him and right now is one of those times. Seeing her little sleeping figure makes her seem so peaceful and innocent and it makes Harry's heart beat a bit faster.
"She's so sweet,"Anne whispers with a motherly smile, looking at her baby girl with the most loving eyes.
"I've missed having my little poppet around,"Robin chuckles lightly. 13 year old Camryn may have started off very apprehensive of Robin because of her past, but within a few weeks she warmed up to him and they became super close. A true father daughter relationship. He was the only positive male figure she had ever had in her life and he taught her so much about how not all men are scary and hurt you. He restored a trust in her that had been taken away from her when she was only 2 years old, and for that she will forever be grateful for.
And, it's no secret that Robin has a soft spot for Camryn. She's his poppet. A nickname that he saves especially for his little girl. He's always felt extremely protective over her and would literally walk through fire for her.
She was the first one out of her, Harry, and Gemma to call Robin "dad" to which Harry quickly followed suite.
"She's missed you guys too,"Harry responds with a sad smile. "The move was really tough on her. It was tough on me too, but it was worse on her."
"Has she met people?"Gemma asks looking over at Harry, "any friends?"
"Not really, no,"Harry shakes his head, "most people aren't jumping at the chance to be a teen mum's friend. She hangs out with me and the boys of course. They come over most nights. She has gotten really close with Louis' mum, though. She's answered a lot of Camryn's questions about pregnancy and things."
"That's good,"Anne responds sitting down on the table in front of the couch, "Jay is lovely."
Camryn stirs a bit, whimpering and moving her cheek a bit on top of Robin's chest. The room goes silent as they all hold their breath, wanting to make sure Camryn can get as much sleep as possible since sleep has not come easy to her in the past few weeks.
"Shh, it's okay,"Robin whispers. "You're okay, poppet, go back to sleep." He brings a hand across his body to cup her cheek and rub his thumb gently there. That settles a half asleep Camryn enough to make her snuggle in deeper to his chest with a sigh, falling asleep completely again.
"Does she still ask to move back here a lot?"Anne asks looking at Camryn resting peacefully again. She knew she missed having her babies around, but she didn't realize just how much she missed them until she got to have them all back in the same house together.
"Everyday,"Harry nods. "She gets homesick a lot. Especially with how rough this pregnancy has been on her, she just wishes she was closer to you guys. Chapel is her home."
"I wish you two lived closer too,"Anne agrees. "Especially once that baby gets here, I'm gonna be staying at your place every weekend or forcing you guys to come up here."
Harry chuckles and shakes his head. "Don't worry we'll always visit a lot, mum. This is home."
***
Camryn woke up a couple of minutes later, just before the food got cold and they all sat around the kitchen table and ate and talked.
Camryn had to pick very carefully at her food. Mostly settling for eating plain unseasoned rice and trying a few bites of butter chicken, but after one of the pieces almost came up, she settled for just drinking her water while trying to focus on the conversation.
And then, they sang Happy Birthday to Anne and congratulated her on turning 43. They each went around the table and said one thing they loved about her.
Harry's was that she "always knows the right thing to say and the right advice to give me whenever I need it, even if it's the advice I don't want to hear. You're always supportive of me and you're the most loving person I've ever met."
Camryn went next, fighting with herself to keep down her emotions. She looked at Anne until that made her too emotional, so she settled for looking at Anne's chin. "You stepped up to be my mum when I didn't have one and you taught me everything about how to be a good mum. If I can be even half of the mother you are, our baby will be so lucky. Thank you for always believing in me, mum. And thank you for believing in us." She motioned towards Harry and then down at her stomach. "I love you so much. More than I'll ever be able to explain."
Robin and Harry then ventured outside to sit on the porch and talk while Gemma quickly ran up to her room to finish a few school assignments that were due that night leaving just Anne and Camryn sitting on the couch next to each other, each nursing a cup of mint tea since it's Anne's favorite and Camryn's post-Indian-food-pregnant-stomach was in desperate need of it's healing and settling powers.
Anne glances over at Camryn, turning her attention away from the show they're watching. She notices the way Camryn is staring into her mug and gnawing on her bottom lip. And she knows her baby girl well. She knows that something is wrong.
"What's wrong, sweetheart,"Anne ventures, turning her body slightly to be more facing Camryn. "Tell me what's going on."
Camryn bites a few more times on her bottom lip before Anne notices the tears welling up in her eyes. "I just miss you and Robin,"Camryn cries. "I miss you so much, mum. I don't want to live in London anymore. I don't want to be away from you guys anymore." Her shoulders a trembling by the end of her explanation and Anne quickly reaches to set down both of their teas and then reaches for Camryn, hugging her to her chest.
"Oh shh, shh,"Anne coos, combing her fingers through Camryn's blonde hair. "It's okay, sweetheart. I'm right here."
Camryn clutches onto Anne, sobbing into her chest as Anne continues to gently coo down at her, kissing the top of her blonde hair.
"I-I don't like living in London,"Camryn stutters through sobs. "It's too big and I don't know anyone. And you and dad aren't there." She tries to take a few steady breaths, but ultimately her breath catches in her throat. "And being here just makes me miss you guys even more."
"Oh darling,"Anne frowns, feeling tears well up in her eyes too. It was extremely hard for her when Camryn and Harry moved out. She hadn't lived in a house without her kids since Gemma was born 19 years ago. It felt empty and quiet and she hated it. But, she knew that Harry was living his dream and that in order to live his dream and provide for Camryn and their baby, he needed to move to London with the band. It didn't make it any easier, though. Logic never really lessens heavy emotions.
"Honey,"Anne whispers, taking Camryn's tearstained cheeks in her hands. "I know this move has been so hard on you. Especially with being pregnant and how sick you are. I can't even imagine. And it's been so hard for me to live away from you guys, but it's for the best. And it will get easier! Once you get used to London a bit more. It will become home."
"But, Chapel is my home,"Camryn sniffles, looking into Anne's eyes.
"I know it is, sweetie,"Anne nods, "and Chapel will always be a home to you. But now you and Harry get to build a new home. A home for your little family."
Camryn nods tearfully and wipes at a few of her tears. "You're right. It's just hard. I don't really know anybody."
Anne nods and rubs her fingers along the bottom of Camryn's eyes to catch some of her tears. "I know, it will take time, but you're going to meet people. And I'm sure by this time next year you'll love London."
"You think so,"Camryn feebly asks, raising an eyebrow at Anne.
"I know so,"Anne promises, kissing Camryn's forehead gently. "And by then you'll have a little baby to be your best friend."
***
Anne quietly walks the dark hallways, squinting at the clock, having forgotten her glasses. She makes out that it's 4:30 in the morning. What causes her more of a surprise is that the bathroom light is on across from Harry's childhood bedroom where him and Camryn were staying. She walks into the bathroom to find Harry and Camryn laying on their sides on the tile floor. Harry is spooning Camryn with his fingers combing through the hair by her ear while she rests her cheek on the cold tile floor and tries not to be sick again. She has a hand resting on her stomach, over the big t-shirt of Harry's that she's wearing.
"Hi sweethearts,"Anne whispers softly, closing the bathroom door behind her and kneeling down next to their bodies.
"Welcome to our routine every morning,"Harry murmurs with a gentle smile, looking at his mum. "The nausea hits her at about 4 am every morning and then we lay on the bathroom floor until it's time to get ready for the day."
Anne pouts, jutting out her lower lip and coos down at Camryn, cradling her cheek in her hand and rubbing her thumb at the skin there. "How many times have you thrown up this morning, love?"
"4 I think,"Camryn croaks, her throat raw from all the acid that is constantly rising through it everyday. Anne flicks her eyes up to Harry, knowing that he'd be able to keep a better count than Camryn, and he confirms Camryn's estimate with a nod.
"Oh sweetheart,"Anne whispers, watching as Camryn squeezes her eyes shut and begins to turn clammy again, she can feel Camryn's cheeks start to sweat under her hand.
Camryn quickly pushes herself onto her knees with a grunt and grips the toilet bowel as she retches into it, her arms trembling in an effort to keep her face from falling into the toilet.
"Good, bug,"Harry whispers, rubbing his hand gently down her back to let her know that he's still right there with her. "You're alright."
"Get it out, sweetheart,"Anne whispers as Camryn heaves again into the toilet. Anne gently tucks a strand of Camryn's hair that fell out of her ponytail behind her ear.
Camryn slowly raises her head from the toilet and the first thing Anne is met with when she looks at her are tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Oh baby,"Anne whispers, gently wiping off her tears with her fingers.
Camryn turns to Harry and he goes through the routine that has become very familiar to him over the past 6 weeks of Camryn having uncontrollable nausea. He wipes the corner of her mouth with a cool rag, cupping her chin in his hand to keep her face steady. He then brings the water glass that he has sitting next to him to her lips and helps her take a little drink. Then, he pecks her lips gently and tells her how much he loves her. Then, he helps her lie back down on the floor and spoons her until they have to repeat the process all over again.
They sit for a couple more minutes in silence, dreading the next time Camryn has another bout of sickness. Until Camryn speaks up quietly.
"Baby,"she quietly frets, placing her hand on top of his that's resting lightly on her stomach. "Baby, I'm dizzy."
Harry shoots up from spooning her and moves to his knees so he can get a better look at her. Anne has also jumps into action, helping Harry to lay Camryn flat on her back on the tile floor.
"Here, sweetheart,"Harry whispers, his heart pounding out of his chest. He has the water glass in his hand and supports her head with his other hand to help her take a few gulps of water.
"Has this ever happened before?" Anne's eyes are searching Harry's. She's desperately trying to stay calm so she doesn't scare Harry and Camryn more, but she's realizing that this is escalating to a level they can't handle at home.
"No,"Harry shakes his head, keeping his hand under Camryn's head as she rests her head down against the floor and Harry's hand, "she's never gotten dizzy before."
"Baby, I don't feel good,"Camryn whimpers, reaching her hands towards him, "I can't see."
"Camryn, honey, stay awake for me, okay? I'm calling an ambulance right now, you're going to be just fine,"Anne calmly promises, placing a hand on Camryn's chest to calm her, but really it's helping to calm Anne too because she can feel her chest rising and falling with air under her chest. "You're just dehydrated, sweetheart. We'll get you an IV at the hospital, you're alright."
"Baby, keep your eyes open,"Harry begs gently, clutching her hand with his free hand. "Bug, look at me." Camryn's bleary, half open blue eyes look at him. The vision of him that she can see is spinning and it makes her more dizzy to keep her eyes open, so she gives up and closes them.
And then everything goes black.
"Camryn, no,"Harry frets, squeezing her hand harder to try and wake her up, "baby, you're okay. Wake up for me."
The commotion in the bathroom woke up both Gemma and Robin who come rushing into the bathroom.
Anne looks up at Gemma who's standing by the door in her pajamas with her hand over her wide open mouth. "Gemma, go wait at the door to let the paramedics in."
Robin kneels down right next to Anne and aids her in talking to the receptionist of 999 on the phone.
"Cami, please,"Harry begs, tears rolling down his cheeks and squeezing her hand. He gently removes his hand from under her head and brings his to rest on her cheek. "C'mon, sweetheart."
Robin moves over to Harry and wraps his arm around Harry's trembling shoulders, squeezing him tight to his side. "She's okay, bud. Don't worry, she'll come to in a second. And she'll feel so much better once she gets some fluids in her."
"I dunno what to do,"Harry cries, suddenly feeling very overwhelmed at the thought of having to go through this for another 28 weeks. It's already taken such a toll on them for the past 6 and he has so much stress on his shoulders. Between Camryn not sustaining enough weight and their baby not putting on enough weight. It keeps him up at night and it's all crashing down on his shoulders right now.
Camryn's head gently moves a bit to the side, her breathing picking up. "Cami, Cami, bug?"Harry immediately leans closer to her, squeezing her hand in his and rubbing her cheek with his knuckles. "Baby, I'm right here. You're okay."
Camryn whimpers and struggles to open her eyes. She swallows heavily and begins to open her eyes halfway. "Harry?"
"Yeah, baby,"Harry nods and sniffles with a gentle grin, "it's me. I'm right here. You're okay." He brushes some of the blonde hair off of her forehead and rests her head in his lap, holding onto her hand with one of his and trailing his fingers along her cheek and hair with the other. "You're alright, bug. You're just fine, you're just a little dehydrated, okay? You're going to be just fine, can you keep your eyes open for me?"
"Baby...don't...cry..."Camryn rasps out softly, trying to raise one of her shaky hands to his cheeks to wipe off some of the tears that are leaking down his cheeks.
Harry wetly laughs and shakes his head. "Don't worry about me for once, okay? Can I just worry about you for this once?" Camryn's lips twitch upwards in the hint of a smile.
"The paramedics are coming right now and you're going to be just fine, alright sweetheart?"Harry whispers, speaking slowly so that she can understand him better. He leans his head down to be closer to hers. "I've got you. I'm right here."
He continues to talk to her about their baby because he knows it will lift her spirits a bit and hopefully keep her awake. She listens intently but doesn't say anything with her blue eyes never leaving his watery green ones.
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She slowly blinks open her eyes and is met with a blurred and fuzzy figure. But she knows that figure. She'd know him anywhere. "Baby?" Her voice startles her. It's raspy and dry and her throat hurts a bit.
"Hi, buggy,"Harry whispers, squeezing her hand that's in his and continuing to massage his other fingers into the top of her head. "Are you feeling less sleepy? Did your nap help?"
Camryn nods and yawns slightly, blinking her heavy eyes slowly and trying to force them to stay open. "What happened?"
"You passed out,"Harry gently explains. "The doctors said you were severely dehydrated, but they got an IV in you so you should start to feel a bit better."
"Did...did you tell them about how sick I am?"Camryn whispers, having to speak slowly to process all of her words.
Harry nods and brushes his thumb along her cheek. "I did, baby. An OBGYN is going to come in in a few minutes to talk to us about things we can do to help you."
Camryn nods and nuzzles her cheek further into her pillow, closing her eyes a bit. "Can I go back to sleep?"
Harry chuckles breathily and nods his head, "yeah baby, you can go back to sleep. You can sleep all you want, alright? I'll stay right here."
"You won't leave?"Camryn quietly checks.
"I won't,"Harry promises, "I'm gonna stay right here, okay?"
Camryn gets another 30 minute nap in before the OBGYN comes back in and as desperately as she was trying not to, ultimately wakes Camryn up.
"Hi sweetheart,"the OBGYN greets, "my name is Dr. Meyer. I hear we've been dealing with some severe morning sickness."
Camryn nods her head against the pillow and looks over at Harry blearily.
"It lasts all day,"Harry explains, taking over the role of talking to the doctor since he can tell how tired and out of it Camryn still is. "She never gets a break and she can't keep anything down."
Dr. Meyer frowns and shakes her head. "I'm sorry sweetheart, morning sickness is no fun. I can't believe you've been struggling through this for 12 weeks."
"It started when I was 5 weeks along,"Camryn whispers, "so only 7."
The doctor chuckles quietly at Camryn's remark and smiles at her. "Still, sweetie, that is a long time. You've been a trooper. You should be very proud of yourself." She looks down at her clipboard. "Alright, so what I'm going to do is send you home with some B-6 supplements which should help a bit for now, but when you get home I want you to meet with your normal OBGYN..."she looks down at her clipboard again "...ah! Yes, Dr. Campbell. He's a fantastic doctor. I'm going to send him an email and tell him that I think we're at the point where we need some heavy anti-nausea pills which should help a bit and he can take it from there. Does that sound alright?"
Camryn nods with a tired smile, "thank you so much. That sounds perfect."
"Great,"Dr. Meyers grins. "You should feel so much better with the pills. I wish you two all the best with this lovely baby of yours!"
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"I've missed this place,"Camryn hums with a grin as she swings her interlocked hand with Harry's in the air between them.
"Me too,"Harry agrees, glancing over at her and taking in her side profile. She's perfect and he'll never get used to it. "We don't have to sneak out to come here anymore."
Camryn giggles and nods, looking around in the pitch blackness as they come upon the hill that they've laid on so many times before. "Do you remember the first time we came here?"
Harry chuckles and nods, "yeah, it was a couple weeks after we met. I stripped down into just my boxers to go swimming and you told me that was 'gross'."
Camryn laughs and nods her head, "I mean, in my defense I was only 13, so I was still under the impression that boys had 'coodies' and were gross."
Harry squeezes her hand and looks at the grass beneath his feet as he reminisces on the past with a huge grin on his face. "And then I finally convinced you to strip down into just your underwear and I couldn't take my eyes off of you."
"You've always been a horny son of a gun,"Camryn teases, going on her tippy toes as they walk to press a kiss to his cheek.
"And now we're coming here with our baby,"he whispers in awe, glancing down at Camryn's stomach that's covered by a light jacket.
"It's crazy,"Camryn agrees, putting her free hand on her stomach. "Admittedly, I thought we'd be having this moment when we were like 26, but you know 16 works too."
Harry chuckles and then stops walking as they come upon their usual spot. It's on the side of the grassy green hill where the river is in view. He can't even count all of the nights him and Camryn spent here laying in the grass and watching the stars and skinny dipping in the river only to have to sneak back into their houses so they didn't get in trouble.
They both lay down on the grass with their hands interlocked and look up at the stars. It's a surprisingly warm night for fall. A jacket isn't even really needed.
"Are you feeling better?"Harry asks, turning his head in the grass to look at her.
"Yeah,"Camryn nods, her nose ring glistening in the darkness and drawing attention to her nose. "The fluids really helped I think. I haven't felt too nauseous since we left the hospital."
"Good,"Harry grins and leans over a bit to press a gentle kiss on her lips. He changes his glance to her belly. "How's my buddy?"
"I think they're doing good,"Camryn smiles widely, tucking her chin to look at her bump and patting a hand on top of it. "They like it when their daddy talks to them."
"Oh do they?"Harry questions, raising his eyebrow at her and flopping over on his stomach. He pulls the hem up of Camryn's shirt and places his lips against her bare stomach pressing gently kisses all over the skin. "Or is it that their mumma just thinks it's cute when I have late night conversations with them?"
"That too,"Camryn grins, running her hand through Harry's curls.
"Hi baby,"Harry coos down at the bump, his lips never leaving the skin. "It's daddy. I'm so so excited to meet you. Mumma is too, and not just because that means she'll stop getting sick." Camryn giggles and twirls a few of his curls between her fingers as he feels his palms travel around her stomach.
"I think you're a girl but mumma thinks you're a boy,"Harry continues, pressing a few kisses right beside her belly button. "And if there's one thing I've learned from my mum it's the mums are usually right." He rubs his fingers across her lower abdomen and presses his cheek gently to her stomach, resting his head slightly. "I'd be so happy either way. A little boy means I get a little mate, and a little girl means I get to have a little daddy's girl. I don't really care what you are, I'm just so excited to meet you."
"Mumma and daddy love you, little one,"Camryn whispers, placing her hands next to Harry's and rubbing her skin slightly.
"We do,"Harry agrees with a nod against Camryn's bump. He places his lips over her belly button, on top of the piercing there. "You might have to take this out soon." He pokes at the diamond stud that lays against her skin.
"I'd love to,"Camryn responds with a grin. "That would mean they're getting bigger. Some people are able to keep them in, though. Just depends."
"You know what's calling our names?"Harry asks slyly, resting his chin gently on her upper stomach and smirking at her.
"What?"Camryn plays along, tangling both of her hands in his curls and scrunching her nose at him.
"That cold river over there,"Harry responds, jumping up from the grass and reaching his hands towards Camryn to help her up.
"Oh the things I do for you,"Camryn jokingly rolls her eyes, but immediately grasps onto Harry's hands as they help pull her up into a standing position.
"C'mere,"Harry whispers with a sly smirk, grabbing her hips and pulling her body flush against his. His lips immediately find hers as her hands go to the back of his neck, pulling him in tighter against her lips.
He dances his fingertips along the waistline of her leggings and then hooks his fingers into them, running his fingertips along the skin under her pantie lines to make her inhale sharply.
She changes her position and instead goes to press kisses onto his neck as he slides the leggings and panties down her legs and she steps out of them, but not before she can leave a couple of love bites against his neck.
"I love you,"she breaths into his skin as her fingers drop to fiddle with the button of his jeans. Her voice is breathy and ragged but full of want. "I love you so much."
"I love you,"Harry promises, his hands palming up her stomach and around her back to unlatch her bra. After he steps out of his jeans he pulls her shirt over her head. It's the only time they take a break in kissing, but as soon as the shirt is off, Camryn's swollen lips meet his again immediately.
She quickly pulls down his boxers, no caring to take her time and build up the moment. They both want each other and they want each other now.
His hands travel to the backs of her bare thighs as he picks her up, her legs wrapping around his waist and her arms interlocking around his neck.
Their lips move ravenously against each other and with insane knowledge and unity. Kissing the same lips since you were 13 gives you a bit of knowledge about how the other person works. They're not 2 people anymore. They haven't been practically since the day they met. They've always been two halves of one soul waiting to meet.
He carries her into the water, each switching off of sucking love bites on the other person.
"Ah! It's cold!"Camryn squeals as soon as Harry sinks their bodies into the lake. "I forgot how cold it always is!"
Harry chuckles and presses his forehead against hers. "It's a miracle after all these years we never caught frostbite."
"We're gonna get it now just because you said that,"Camryn exclaims throwing her hands into the air. "We're doomed."
"Oh no,"Harry plays back with a smirk, pressing a peck to her lips. "I already can't feel my toes."
"It's the frostbite taking over,"Camryn whispers, scrunching her nose at him which earns a nose scrunch from Harry.
Harry smiles and presses another lingering kiss against her soft lips. They're his home. "I love you, bug."
"And I love you,"Camryn immediately replies, kissing his cheek gently.
She rests her cheek against his shoulder as they sway gently in the water. He trails his fingertips up and down her spine as he buries his nose into her hair, taking in her strawberry scent that has been his favorite smell for the past 3 years. She's used the same lotion and hair wash ever since they first met.
"Harry?"
"Yeah?" He kisses her hair once more.
She picks her head up to look at him, cradling his cheeks with her hands that are a bit wet from the water. She looks him right in the eye so he knows that she means what she's saying. "You're gonna be a really good dad."
Harry grins gently as his green eyes light up in a way she's never quite seen before. "You really think so?"
Camryn bites her bottom lip as she smiles and nods. "I really know so."
"You,"Harry exaggerates his voice, nuzzling his nose against Camryn's, "are already an amazing mum. Going through all of this. I'm so proud of you."
Her lips form a grin as she kisses him as a thank you.
She rubs her thumbs against his cheeks and rests her forehead against his again. "We're going to be really good parents no matter what anyone else says."
"We are, bug"Harry nods against her forehead, "we are."
Hello!! I feel like I've been so inactive on here lately, I'm so sorry!! School and life in general has kinda been kicking my butt lately, but I've been trying to write as much as possible.
I freaking love Anne and Robin and I think the relationship they have with Camryn is super cute and I love writing about it. It's also super weird to write chapters where there aren't at least one baby/kid running around HAHA! But their life prekids is so fun to write about too cuz I can venture more into their relationship. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed!! xx
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