Harry: 17
Camryn: 17
Darcy: 8 months
❤️ thank you so much to elizabethxmonk for requesting this chapter ❤️
December 22 2011
"Merry Christmas Darcy Loo!"Louis' voice sings as Harry opens the front door to reveal all four boys on the porch step in heavy coats, a big box in his hands.
"Hey, she's still sleeping, sorry,"Harry chuckles, his eyes sleepy and drooping a bit, only in a white t-shirt and a pair of red flannel pajama pants.
"Still? We thought she would've been up by now,"Liam frowns, standing behind Louis and following him inside as Harry waves them in.
"She should be up soon,"Harry yawns, smacking his lips a few times as he runs his fingers through his curls, "she's sleeping in with Cam, she was teething pretty bad last night."
"You're not with them?"Louis snickers, raising his eyebrows at his best friend, knowing how much he loves to sleep.
"No, she only wants Cam,"Harry chuckles, shaking his head and stifling another yawn with his fist. "More specifically she only wants Cam's boobs."
"I don't blame her,"Niall grins cheekily, watching as Harry rolls his eyes and shoots him a middle finger. "We get it, you have a crush on my fiancé, thanks for reminding me."
"I don't have a crush on her,"Niall defends himself, pulling a mock offended face as he holds up his hands in innocence. "I'm just not afraid to acknowledge that she's hot...and has a good ass."
"Yeah well her ass is mine, sorry to inform you,"Harry rolls his eyes motioning for the boys to follow him into the living room.
"When are you heading to Chapel?"Zayn asks, sitting on the couch next to Harry as he leans his head back tiredly.
"Whenever DD wakes up, we don't really have a set time,"Harry shrugs, yawning again and
"Tired gramps?"Louis snickers, watching his best friend practically fall asleep in the middle of the conversation, his head bobbing up and down a bit.
"Teething babies are no joke,"Harry grins, wiping a palm down his face and sighing heavily. "It's a good thing I love her. She was up almost all night last night, but she only wanted Cam and to breastfeed."
"Oh hey guys,"Camryn quietly greets, walking down the hall with Darcy cradled in her arms and attached to her boob, her tank top pulled up on the one side to allow Darcy to eat, her bottom half covered with matching flannel pants.
"Hey, there's our girls,"Liam grins, turning his head over his shoulder to watch Camryn patter into the living room, her hand patting against Darcy's diapered bum.
"Here we are,"Camryn grins, holding Darcy who's naked, besides a diaper, in her arms, turning to the side a bit so that the boys can see her, her big blue eyes lazily blinking and almost falling asleep as she continues to suck, her hand pressed against Camryn's breast.
"Is she gonna fall back asleep?"Harry asks, scooting over on the couch to give Camryn some room to sit in between him and Louis, his arm wrapping around her shoulders as she rests her cheek down on Harry's shoulder. "Cuz the boys brought her a present."
"Mmm, I don't think so,"Camryn hums, peeking down at Darcy who seems to be struggling to keep her eyes open, her little cheeks lazily filling with milk as Camryn reaches down to rub her finger against Darcy's cheek. "If she does we can just wake her up to open the present and then she can sleep on the way to mum and dad's."
"Is she eating good?"Zayn asks, peeking over Louis' body to catch sight of his little niece as her bare toes begin to play with each other, her feeding moving all around.
"No, she's just comforting herself I think,"Camryn beams down at Darcy rubbing her fingers through Darcy's curls, "she's not really drinking anything."
Darcy takes a shaky inhale, whimpering a bit as she blinks her big blue eyes open and reaches a hand up for Camryn, resting her palm on her mum's cheek as their blue eyes meet, completely encapsulated by each other.
"Oh hello, hi I love you,"Camryn whispers, taking Darcy's little wrist in her hand and removing it from her cheek, instead putting it on her lips and pressing a few kisses to her palms. "I love you very much, yes I do."
"Oh you're not paying any attention to anyone but mumma, huh?"Harry chuckles, trying to nudge his face closer in Darcy's view, but it doesn't work, every time he starts to get his face into her view, she whimpers and closes her eyes and then reopens them, looking up at Camryn with her huge eyes that take up half of her face.
"Yeah, you're my little buddy, huh?"Camryn whispers, her voice a bit muffled from Darcy's palm that's still pressed against Camryn's lips. "Even at three am when you're crying, you're my little buddy."
"She doesn't even know we're here, I don't think,"Louis chuckles, gripping onto Darcy's little foot and giving it a squeeze which makes her break out into a smile around Camryn's nipple, a little muffled giggle escaping her lips.
"Oh now she does,"Camryn laughs, widening her eyes down at Darcy who's still smiling around her nipple. "Was that Uncle Lou? Is he so silly?"
"Here, let's see if you're happy enough to open your present,"Camryn whispers, repositioning Darcy in her arms and pulling her away from her nipple, watching as Darcy's face scrunches up in a disgusted whimper, her face going bright red as she edges on a cry.
"Oh hey, hey, hey, no fusses,"Camryn whispers, bouncing Darcy up and down on her knee as Liam reaches for the present on the ground. "Look! Your uncles were so nice and brought you a present, so we gotta be so nice."
"DD, look at what we have,"Liam bubbles, sliding the present onto the open living room floor as all of the boys get off of the couch to sit around it, followed by Harry and Camryn with a still disgruntled Darcy.
"C'mere, sweets,"Harry whispers, reaching to take Darcy out of Camryn's arms as he sits down on the floor. "Do you want to open your present? You've never opened a present before!"
"Look DD, I'll get it started for you,"Niall offers, beginning to tear at one of the edges of the box, holding the strand of wrapping paper that he pulled up towards Darcy who's now sitting in Harry's lap, his legs crossed in a pretzel as his hands hold onto her middle, keeping her bare body stable.
"Can you take it from Uncle Niall's hand?"Camryn coos, tapping the little piece of wrapping paper and looking over at Darcy who looks completely confused, her messy bed head making the whole look she's pulling even better.
"Open it DD, what is it?"Louis smiles, looking over at his little niece who is completely uninterested in the present, instead settling for leaning back against Harry's chest and sleepily rubbing at her eyes with the back of her hand.
"Oh gosh, hopefully she sleeps better on Christmas Eve so that your first Christmas isn't filled with grumpy teething Darcy,"Camryn giggles, leaning forward to ticking her fingers against Darcy's bare and milk bloated belly. "Help your uncles open the present, silly girl."
"Look, can dada open it with you?"Harry asks, reaching for the present and beginning to unwrap it as Darcy continues to sit back against his chest, her chin dipping to her bare chest to create a double chin.
"Oh my goodness, D, what is it?"Camryn bubbles excitedly as Harry gets almost all of the wrapping paper off.
"Oh wow, is it a plane, DD?"Harry gasps dramatically, keeping his chin on top of Darcy's head as she yawns widely and completely uninterested.
"That was not the reaction we were expecting,"Niall laughs, watching as his little niece remains completely stone faced, her cheeks extra swollen and a bit rosy from her teething.
"I'm sorry guys, she's just exhausted,"Camryn sighs, sitting back against her legs as she kneels and frowning over at Darcy as she continues to grumpily glare at the box in front of her.
"No no it's fine,"Zayn assures Camryn, sensing just how bad she feels about Darcy's reaction since this was such a nice gesture from the boys, "let's set it up and see if that will get her excited."
All four of the boys work on ripping open the box and pulling out all of the little parts to put together the little airplane, and all of the movement does catch Darcy's eye as she watches her uncles muddle around in front of her, trying to figure out where every piece goes.
"Here we are, Darcy,"Liam grins holding his hands out towards the plane, each of the boys with a proud look plastered on their faces as Darcy looks over the toy, trying to decide how she feels about it.
She holds a hand out towards it with a little babble, leaning forward in Harry's lap as she reaches towards it with a bit of a smile which makes all of the boys' hearts soar.
"Oh my goodness, do you want to sit on it?"Zayn asks, bending down in front of Harry and holding his arms out towards his naked niece as Harry hands her over, watching as Zayn walks to the plane and sets her on top of it.
"Just keep your hands around her, I don't think she's quite stable enough to do it on her own yet,"Camryn cautions, watching with a huge smile as Darcy's face lights up as she reaches for the orange rim of the plane.
"Oh wow, DD, look at you!"Harry beams, wrapping his arms around Camryn's waist and pulling her into his lap as she leans back against him, their hands interlocking on her stomach as his chin rests on her shoulder.
"You look so big, little miss!"Liam laughs, watching as Louis sits at the front of the plane, grabbing onto the nose of it to begin gently pulling Darcy around the living room while Zayn keeps a tight hold of middle to keep her stabilized on top of it.
"Yay Darcy!"Camryn cheers, clapping her hands together as Darcy squeaks and giggles, her face lit up with joy as she looks right at Louis who's in front of her, continually scooting back on the floor so that he can keep pulling her around.
"Is it so fun?"Harry laughs, watching Darcy's face absolutely light up as she continues to get pushed around by her uncles. "What do you say to your uncles?"
"You're welcome cutie,"Zayn grins, leaning down to press a kiss to the top of Darcy's curly head.
"Are your uncles just the best?"Camryn coos, scrunching her fingers at Darcy as Louis pretends to run the airplane into Harry's leg which makes Darcy break into the heartiest baby giggle of all time, her tummy rumbling as she opens her mouth so wide she gets a double chin. "You have the greatest uncles ever. They spoil you, huh?"
"It's only because we love you so much, yes we do,"Liam bubbles in his baby voice, kneeling next to the little airplane and presses a few kisses to Darcy's cheek as she tries to tuck her cheek to her shoulder, his lips a bit ticklish against her soft skin.
"Happy first Christmas, baby girl,"Zayn smiles, squeezing his hands around Darcy's middle as she continues to bounce up and down in her diaper on top of the airplane."
***
1:00 pm
"Oh I know, I know you hate this carseat,"Camryn coos, sitting in the backseat next to a rear facing Darcy who is not happy in the slightest about the three and a half hour long car ride to Holmes Chapel.
"We're almost there, baby, I promise,"Harry sympathetically frowns, looking in the rearview mirror at Darcy who's completely red faced with angry tears rolling down her cheeks, her little feet kicking as she turns her head side to side, trying to escape the teething toy that Camryn's trying to put in her mouth.
"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness,"Camryn lovingly coos, tucking a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear that was falling in Darcy's face as she continues to try and put the teething ring in Darcy's mouth that's wide open with a cry, her lips wobbling and her eyes scrunched up. "Honey, I know your gums are hurting, this will help, I promise."
"Where are we?"Camryn asks, not bothering to look up from Darcy's car seat and look for road signs that would tell her how far they are.
"15 minutes away,"Harry quickly responds, looking behind his shoulder to change lanes on the motorway, tapping his fingers against the steering wheel as Darcy continues to earnestly wail out.
"Just 15 minutes, sweet girl, that's not too long,"Camryn whispers, cupping Darcy's teary and red hot cheek with her hand and rubbing her thumb against the skin as Darcy continues to turn her head in every direction, her chest sputtering.
"DD, guess what? We're going to go see nana and papa,"Harry tries, glancing up into the rearview mirror to find that his voice did not help at all seeing as Darcy is still throwing a complete tantrum in her carseat.
"We are, and we're going to see Auntie Gem..."Camryn adds with a little hum, offering her pointer finger to Darcy, sticking it in her mouth and tapping it against her gums to see if she wants to suck and bite down on it since that seemed to soothe her a bit last night.
"And you're gonna be a stinker the whole trip, huh?"Harry chuckles, resting the side of his head in his hand, his elbow against the windowsill.
"Say 'nooo dada, I'm gonna be a good girl',"Camryn coos down at Darcy, watching as her little girl's face remains scrunched up in a wailing cry, her voice beginning to crack with exertion, her face turning impossibly red as her eyes scrunch into mere lines.
"Oh yeah, you always put on a good face when you're with nana and papa, huh?"Harry grins as he exits the motorway, hearing a relieved sigh for Camryn since she knows that means they're getting close to the house.
"Okay, you know what, screw it,"Camryn sighs, reaching for the hem of her shirt and pulling it up, tucking it in between her chin and her chest as she reaches into her bra for her left boob, uncovering it from the bra and unbuckling her seatbelt so that she can lean over Darcy's carseat.
"There sweetheart, do you want this?"Camryn offers, holding her breast with her hand to guide it towards Darcy. "Do you want to comfort yourself? It's okay, sweet girl."
Darcy settles to just little whimpers and whines as she quietly opens up her big blue eyes, blinking the tears away with a big sniffle as her little palms reach towards Camryn's breast, guiding it in between her wavering lips as she takes a bit of pull from it.
"Oh yay, that's what you wanted huh? I should've known,"Camryn beams lovingly, stabilizing herself by holding onto either side of Darcy's carseat as she looks down at her teary and snuffling little girl.
"Oh, mummy always knows the best tricks to calm you down, huh baby girl?"Harry smiles proudly, catching a glance of Camryn leaning over the carseat, her gaze completely on Darcy. She's the best mum. He couldn't even begin to describe it, but its moments like these that just prove that to him even more. She's so dedicated to their little girl, it amazes him.
"Hi blue eyes,"Camryn whispers with a big smile, nodding her head encouragingly down at Darcy as their big blue eyes meet, hers beginning to clear of the tears. "Are you feeling better now? Did you just need some comfort?"
She looks down at Darcy's little palm that's placed against her breast, right next to her lips that are moving hungrily as they suck at her pink nipple, the sweetest gulping and swallowing sounds escaping her throat as she keeps her eyes locked on Camryn. Her mumma. Her safe place. He ultimate comfort.
"You know, this hurts pretty bad, but it's worth it,"Camryn giggles, groaning a bit as she tries to reposition her body so that the car seat isn't digging as far into her stomach as it currently is, but it's no use. "If it helps you, then it's worth it."
"Oh DD, look at where we are..."Harry lulls in a singsong voice, looking out the windows of the car as he drives down his childhood street.
"Oh I see nana and papa's house,"Camryn happily squeals, definitely the most excited person in the car. Living alone in London has been rough on her, especially during her pregnancy. She felt so alone in the big city with no friends, especially when Harry was so busy at work. She can't count the number of nights that she feel asleep crying, begging Harry to ask management if they could move back to Holmes Chapel. She needed to be closer to Anne and Robin who have always been her biggest support system. Other than Harry, they're the two people that she finds the most comfort in, and being away from them was so hard on her.
It got a bit easier once Darcy was born because she had a distraction and she had a friend. She always jokes with Harry that Darcy's not her daughter, she's her little best friend, and it's really true honestly. Darcy is everything to Camryn. She's literally her entire life which made the new city easier for her to accept. Also the fact that she became so close with Jay helped her to realize that she wasn't as alone in the big city as she originally thought she was.
But nonetheless, even though she's doing better now, she's still so excited to be back home because Holmes Chapel will always be her home.
"Alright, we're here,"Harry announces, pulling into the driveway and putting the car in park as he watches Camryn pull her breast away from Darcy which earns her a very disgruntled and angry grunt, her lips pouting up at her mumma.
"Oh I know, I know you want to keep nursing, but nana and papa are gonna want to see you, so let's just wait for a second, okay?"Camryn suggests, her voice slipping into her baby tone as she readjusts her shirt, putting her breasts back into her bra while Harry opens the door to Darcy's carseat.
"Oh hello, hey grumpy,"Harry chuckles, catching sight of his little girl who has a very prominent pout settled on her two little lips, her big blue eyes a bit droopy with tears. "Do car rides make you so sad?"
He reaches in to begin unbuckling Darcy's car seat straps which makes her whimper even more with anticipation since her daddy is not going fast enough in her little mind.
"Oh I know it,"Harry coos as he reaches in to pick Darcy up under her armpits, pulling her flush with his chest as he uses one arm to shut the car door before hugging her tightly. "Oh my goodness, does that feel so much better? You should do big stretches, you were in that carseat for a long time, huh?"
Darcy whimpers with a pouted bottom lip and reaches her hand towards Camryn as Harry settles her on his hip, trying to fish out some of the luggage from the trunk while Camryn does the same from beside him.
"Oh do you want mumma,"Harry coos, pressing a kiss down to the top of Darcy's head, her brown hair pulled into a ponytail that sticks straight up on the top of her head while the hair that wasn't long enough to fit in the ponytail circles her head with curls. "Mumma and only mumma hmmm?"
"One second, baby, I promise right after you say hi to nana and papa you can nurse, okay?"Camryn coos, tickling her fingers against Darcy's tummy as she reaches her little palms to rest against her mumma's arm, trying to pull herself towards her. "Nana and papa are gonna want to see your face! They haven't seen you in a while, hmmm?"
"Let's go see them,"Harry whispers, pulling the duffle bag higher up onto his shoulder as he carries Darcy up the porch steps to his childhood home with Camryn following a few steps behind him, the diaper backpack, Harry's backpack and her backpack all settled on her back.
Harry knocks a few times at the door, swaying his hips a bit to try and soothe Darcy who is still not having any of this, completely disgruntled now that her schedule has been thrown off and she's been forced to sit in her carseat.
"Oh my goodness!"Anne squeals with delight as she flings the front door open, making Darcy flinch a bit in Harry's arms as she looks at Anne with wide blue eyes. "My babies! I missed you all!"
"Oh DD, who is that?!"Camryn gasps, smiling widely as she looks between Darcy and Anne who are looking right at each other, Darcy trying to decide how she feels about the situation.
"Is that nana, DD?"Harry coos, watching as Robin and Gemma rush down the hall to greet the three as well. "Oh and papa! And Auntie Gem!"
"C'mere, can nana see you?"Anne asks, dropping her jaw at Darcy and reaching her arms towards her little granddaughter as Harry shifts her over to Anne.
"Oh hello! Hi sweet girl! I missed you!"Anne bubbles as she settles her little granddaughter on her hip, running her fingers through her hair and taking in all of Darcy's little features that she hasn't seen in a few months. "You've gotten so big! I missed you!"
"Sorry, she's a bit grumpy, her carseat put her in a bad mood,"Camryn chuckles, shaking her head as she watches Darcy continue to pout at Anne, her big eyes looking at her warily, not sure whether or not she's okay with her grandma holding her. "And she's teething. And I told her that she couldn't breastfeed until after she saw you guys."
"Oh has it been a rough day?"Anne giggles with a coo, bouncing her body a bit to try and soothe Darcy who's now looking between Anne and Camryn, her lips beginning to waver.
"Oh look at that pout, you little grump,"Gemma laughs, reaching out to tap Darcy's pouted bottom lip with her finger.
"DD, we're supposed to be happy for Nana and Papa!"Harry exclaims with a little laugh, shaking his head at his daughter who's usually a little cheeky thing when it comes to being happy in front of people, but today is just not her day at all.
"Hi sweetheart,"Robin grins, speaking softly as he reaches out to rub his finger against Darcy's knuckles, her tiny palm resting against Anne's shoulder.
Darcy takes in a sharp breath with her lips wavering before she reaches both hands out towards Camryn, leaning her body away from Anne as she starts to sob, angry tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Oh my goodness, are you gonna be so dramatic?"Camryn laughs, shaking her head as she reaches for Darcy.
"Here, let me take those, poppet,"Robin offers, reaching for the backpacks on Camryn's shoulders so that she doesn't have to carry them while she's holding Darcy.
Camryn quickly slides the bags off of her shoulders and hands them to Robin before reaching towards Darcy and taking her in her arms. "Oh c'mere, c'mere, I know it."
"You little stinker,"Harry laughs, watching as Camryn repositions Darcy in her arms to be cradled before reaching to lift up her shirt and pull her boob out from her bra, guiding it towards Darcy's lips as Darcy holds her breast between her two tiny palms, her lips going crazy with sucking around Camryn's nipple.
"I promise she'll warm up to everything,"Camryn smiles, widening her eyes at Robin and Anne who laugh and wave her off nonchalantly.
"Oh don't worry about it, there's a lot going on for a little person, we get it,"Anne assures Camryn, motioning for her and Harry to come into the house.
"Come in! Are you guys hungry? I made some chicken noodle soup since it's so cold outside,"Anne bubbles leading the way down the hall as Robin wraps his arm around Camryn's shoulder and kisses her temple while Darcy continues to happily suck.
***
December 23 2011
"Oh my, oh my, is it so cold,"Camryn giggles, pulling Darcy out of her carseat which makes her immediately shiver, sucking in a shocked breath of air. "Was the car so much warmer? I know."
"Oh is it so cold?"Harry chuckles, watching as Darcy's bottom lip chatters before Camryn cups the back of her head with her hand, trying to bring it to her chest to warm her up a bit. "Let's get you inside, sweetie."
"I'm sorry, I know your legs are freezing,"Camryn whispers, pulling Darcy's big puffy pink coat tighter around her to try and help warm her up since her Christmas outfit is less than warm.
"Why did mumma put you in a tutu when it's freezing outside, hmm?"Harry hums with a little laugh, wrapping his arm around Camryn's shoulders as they walk closer to the mall.
"Because it's such a cute outfit, and we gotta look cute for Santa,"Camryn grins, resting her chin on top of Darcy's head that's burrowing against her chest, trying to get as much warmth from Camryn as possible.
"Oh is that better,"Camryn smiles as she giggles in relief, watching Darcy's body begin to untighten as they walk into the shopping mall that's heated to a nice warm temperature, one much better suited for Darcy's tutu and bare legs.
"Do you thinks she's going to like Santa?"Harry asks, interlocking his cold fingers with Camryn's as they walk towards the big plastic set up that's supposed to look like the North Pole, a big line of people leading up to the front where a Santa Claus is sitting on a big red chair, currently with a little girl and boy on his lap.
"I don't know, she's pretty used to strangers from tour, so she might,"Camryn shrugs, grinning as Darcy pops her head up from Camryn's chest, turning her head in every which direction to try and take in all of her new surrounds, everything around her buzzing with noise and Christmas cheer. "Although she's your child so she'll probably hate it."
"Every picture I have with Santa until I was like seven years old just has me screaming,"Harry laughs, shaking his head as they enter into the back of the line for the Santa. "Apparently I hated him."
"I don't blame you, it is kinda weird,"Camryn grins, nuzzling a kiss to Darcy's temple as she squeaks, her head rolling back on the ball of her neck as she looks upwards at the plastic structure they're entering into in absolute awe. "But nana wanted a picture so we'll get one for her, huh DD?"
"Oop, did your bow fall, cute girl,"Harry laughs, reaching up to readjust Darcy's gold bow that has fallen down to cover her eyes. "There we go, all better!"
"Say 'thanks dada',"Camryn coos, nuzzling her nose against Darcy's chubby cheek as Darcy smacks her lips and continues to look all around.
"C'mere, I need some DD snuggles,"Harry whispers, reaching towards Darcy and taking her out of Camryn's arms, hugging her tightly to his chest and pressing little kisses to her head as Darcy angrily grunts, trying to pull away from his squeezes.
"Oh is dada giving you too many loves?"Camryn laughs in response to Darcy's little annoyed grunts as she places her little palms on Harry's chest, trying to push away from him. "He just loves you so much, cute girl, I don't blame him!"
"DD, look do you see the elves?"Harry asks, pressing his cheek against Darcy's as he points towards the people dressed in elf costumes taking the photos of the kids with Santa. "Are those elves?"
"There's too much going on, she can't take it all in,"Camryn laughs, linking her hands through Harry's arm and holding onto his bicep as she rests her cheek against his bicep. "Look at her lookin' around."
"You're gonna catch flies, cutie,"Harry laughs, tapping his finger under Darcy's chin to close it since it was open wide.
"Hopefully she stays a cheeky monkey while she sits on Santa's lap,"Camryn beams, watching as Harry gently bounces Darcy up in down in his arm as she continues to look all around the North Pole.
"I have a bad feeling about it,"Harry cringes, clenching his teeth and looking at Camryn with wide green eyes. "I feel like she's going to hate it."
"Eh eh eh, only positive thoughts in this relationship,"Camryn giggles, going on her tippy toes to press a kiss to Harry's cheek.
"Oh, you wanna get down, I'm sorry lovey, you can't lay on the floor, it's dirty,"Harry laughs, watching as Darcy gasps, pointing her hand towards one of the large candy canes that's a few inches taller than Harry. "Oh wow, is that a candy cane? You've had one of those before, huh? I saw papa sneaking you one of those this morning."
"Papa sneaks you all of the sweets, huh?"Camryn beams, stepping forward in line slightly. "He spoils you rotten."
"Next!"one of the elves grins, motioning for Harry and Camryn to walk forward.
"Oh it's our turn Darcy,"Harry hums in a singsong voice, walking through the little gate covered in fake snow and a ribbon that Santa is sitting behind.
"Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas! What's your name, darling?"the Santa jollily greets, waving his white gloved hand towards Darcy as she warily looks at him, her hand tightening on Harry's shoulder.
"Hi Santa, this is Darcy,"Harry introduces, waving at the man and smiling widely at him, thinking that maybe if he overdoes his excitement and is a bit overly excited, Darcy will follow his lead and not get scared.
"Well hello Miss Darcy!"the Santa smiles, holding his arms out towards Darcy who is actively grabbing on tighter to Harry as she realizes that her dad is walking closer to the stranger. "Are you going to come and take a picture with me?"
"Yeah, let's go take a picture with Santa,"Harry coos, walking closer to the Santa and beginning to hand Darcy to him as she grips onto Harry's sweatshirt, trying to keep as tight a hold of him as possible, whimpering as she realizes that her dad is trying to get her to sit with this stranger. "It's okay, honey, it's okay, Santa is nice!"
"You're okay, missy moo,"Camryn encourages, nodding at her little girl as Harry sits Darcy on the Santa's lap, her lips beginning to waver as her hands reach out towards Harry and Camryn.
"Quick quick, go,"Harry ushers Camryn to the side of the little enclosure where the camera won't get them in the shot as Darcy absolutely wails out.
"Baby..."Camryn whispers tearfully as Harry wraps his arms around her waist from behind, hugging her close because he knows if he doesn't there's a very high likelihood that Camryn will bolt right towards Darcy and pick her up. She can never handle when Darcy cries.
"She's okay, just a few more seconds,"Harry promises, giving Camryn's waist a little squeeze as Darcy continues to wail out.
She's actively trying to squirm her body off of Santa's with her face pinched up in a red cry, her arms reaching out towards her parents in the corner of the enclosure.
"And done! Good job sweetheart,"the elf behind the camera announces, watching as Camryn rips away from Harry's arms at record speed as soon as the words leave his mouth.
"Hi honey, hi,"Camryn coos, reaching her arms out towards Darcy who gives a loud blubber as she reaches her palms out for her mumma, her face still pinched up in a cry. "Oh my goodness, I'm sorry, I know you didn't like that."
She holds Darcy tight against her chest, swaying her hips as she cups the back of Darcy's curly brown hair and keeps her face buried against her chest as she feels Harry's arm wrap around her waist, placing a loving hand on Darcy's back.
"Thank you,"Harry grins a bit overwhelmed, waving at the Santa who waves back before he guides Camryn and Darcy out of the enclosure and to the photo-booth where they're supposed to pick up the pictures.
"Oh I know, you're all done, Darcy Anne, I promise,"Camryn frowns, swaying her hips desperately as they wait at the photo-booth for the photos, trying her absolute best to soothe Darcy, but it's not going well.
"Do you think we scarred her?"Harry whimpers, looking at his little girl who he's really never seen so frightened and unsootheable before.
"No, she'll forget about it in a few hours,"Camryn assures Harry, doing the bounce and sway motion that has worked to calm Darcy since she was a tiny five pound newborn. "But she's breaking my heart."
"It's okay, honey, you're with mama, you're okay,"Harry tries to comfort, placing his hand on top of Camryn's that's on Darcy's back as she continues to burry her face into Camryn's chest. "You're with mama, baby,"
"Oh, I have some animal crackers in the diaper bag, let's try those,"Camryn suggests, turning her back to Harry so that he can unzip the diaper bag and grab the ziplock baggy of animal crackers.
"Sweetie, do you want crackers?"Harry asks, watching as Darcy turns her cheek to rest upon Camryn's chest, snuffling loudly as her chest continues to hiccup. Harry brings a little cracker to Darcy's wobbling and pouted lips, tapping it against her pink lips as she gently opens them to take a little bite of the cracker.
"Oh so yummy,"Camryn hums, resting her chin on top of Darcy's head as she continues to sway her hips. "I hate to do this cuz she just settled, but I've gotta pee so bad and if I don't go right now I'm gonna wet my pants."
"Yeah?"Harry chuckles a bit, watching as Camryn glances over at him with a dramatic pout. "Don't have a bladder of steel anymore, huh?"
"Not after pushing this girl out I don't,"Camryn snickers, carefully handing Darcy to Harry as she whimpers.
"Oh I know, I know you don't want me, mama's your best friend, huh?"Harry whispers, swaying his hips and trying to put another cracker in Darcy's mouth as she whines and reaches towards Camryn who's walking across the mall to find a bathroom.
"Here DD, here,"Harry whispers, guiding an animal cracker to Darcy's pouted lips as his name is called for the photos.
"Thank you,"Harry grins, nodding at the worker as he takes the envelope filled with photos. "Should we wait to look at the photos until mama comes back, babe? I think we should."
*
"Thanks for not making me breastfeed her while she's in the carseat,"Camryn grins, resting her head back against Harry's shoulder.
They're both sitting in the back of their car in the parking lot of the mall with Darcy cradled in Camryn's arms and attached to her chest as always. Harry has his arm around her shoulders as they cuddle in the backseat, listening to Darcy's little sucks, swallows and snuffles.
"No problem, I bet this is a lot easier than leaning over the carseat, huh?"Harry grins, resting his cheek on top of Camryn's head because he's honestly never been prouder of her than he has been for the past eight months in watching her be a mother. She's so much more amazing than he could've ever imagined she would be. Her life is Darcy. Literally nothing is more important to her and he loves watching his girls together.
Darcy's a daddy's girl, that's always been true, but it's also true that her and Camryn have a connection that no one could ever compete with.
"Yeah,"Camryn whispers, holding onto Darcy's little palm as their interlocked hands rest on Darcy's chest, leaning down to press a kiss to her forehead. "I love her."
"I know you do,"Harry chuckles quietly, pressing a kiss to Camryn's head. "I do too. I love how much you love her."
"We should look at the photos,"Camryn suggests, turning her head to glance down towards the envelope in Harry's lap.
"Yeah,"Harry agrees, unwrapping his arm from around Camryn and using both of his hands to rip open the envelope, pulling out the biggest photo first.
"Oh gosh,"Harry laughs as he slides out the photo from the envelope, looking at the photo of Darcy that he knows will hang up in his and Camryn's house forever. It has to. It's too classic not to.
Darcy is flailing her body out of Santa's lap as he tries to keep a grip on her, her arms way above her head as her chin scrunches to her chest creating a little double chin. Her face is red and wrinkled and completely scrunched up with her eyes squeezed shut. Her mouth is open in a big cry with wobbly lips, her bow falling over her eyes as the Santa chuckles, trying to keep ahold of the squirming baby in his lap.
"Oh this is fantastic,"Camryn laughs loudly, looking at the photo in Harry's hands that is now funny to look at, but was a bit traumatizing for her mama heart while it was happening.
"Oh this is going up on nana's fridge for sure,"Harry laughs, shaking his head at the photo as he grins cheekily at Camryn, watching a huge smile cross her face. "Maybe next year you'll like Christmas, D."
***
Christmas Eve
"Mmm, I don't have what you're looking for, baby,"Harry whispers raspily, his voice going a bit dead from sleep as he rubs his hand up and down Darcy's back that's covered by her fleece Christmas pajamas that Anne bought her. Her little body is cuddled into Harry's side, her face pressed against his bare chest as he keeps one arm cuddled around her to protect her from falling off the bed, the covers twisted at her waist.
"Only mummy has milk, not me,"Harry grins sleepily, blinking groggily down at little Darcy who's still trying to latch onto his nipple in her sleep, her eyes yet to open as her little mouth continues to tickle his chest.
"Should I transfer you to mummy?"Harry whispers, looking behind his shoulder at Camryn who's spooning him from behind, one of her arms wrapped around Harry's waist with her cheek pressed against his shoulder blade, her warm breath falling onto his skin as he feels her stomach rise and fall against his back.
"Let's try and do it without waking her up,"Harry murmurs, gently turning onto his back which makes Camryn whimper and flinch a bit, still clinging onto sleep while Darcy completely wakes up at the movement now that her mouth has been taken away from Harry's nipple, blinking her foggy big eyes open slowly as she tries to decipher what's going on and whether or not she should cry about it.
Harry carefully rolls Camryn onto her back, cupping her cheek in his hand and turning her head towards him as she whimpers and begins to fall from her sleep. "Shhh, it's okay, it's okay, it's just me."
He keeps his forehead quietly against Camryn's until he feels her body go limp with sleep again against his. Then, he reaches for Darcy, settling her chest to chest with him as he cradles the back of her bedhead as she begins to whimper sadly, trying to reach towards Camryn since she's now awake enough to realize that that's where the milk is.
"Shhh, I know, I'm trying to get it for you, baby,"Harry whispers, using his hand that's not cupping the back of Darcy's head to reach for the hem of Camryn's white t-shirt, pulling it up to reveal her bare boobs before he places Darcy on top of her.
"There we go, there we go,"Harry murmurs, watching Darcy rest her cheek down on top of Camryn's chest, snuggling into her bare skin as her little hands search for Camryn's breast.
"Here it is, sweetie, here you go,"Harry murmurs, taking Camryn's breast in his hand and carefully guiding it to Darcy's wide open mouth.
"Do you have a good latch?"Harry whispers, watching as Darcy begins to suck on Camryn's breast which makes Camryn's face scrunch up a bit in her sleep in reaction to the new feeling. "A latch that won't hurt mumma?" He nudges his face closer to Darcy's and looks at her little lips that seem to be latched on just fine, allowing him to finally exhale and congratulate himself of successfully not waking up Camryn who more than deserves her sleep after having a teething baby for three nights in a row. "Yeah, that looks like a good latch, good job, sweetheart."
He watches Darcy continue to lazily suck, her eyes falling closed slowly as her little mouth continues to move, making Harry grin softly to himself as he buries his face deeper into Camryn's neck, pressing a little kiss there.
"Hey hey, no biting mumma with your gums, I saw that,"Harry whispers, reaching his finger across to Darcy to squish her little cheek and try and get her to stop biting down on Camryn's nipple that he can tell is hurting Camryn even in her sleep since her body tightens up against his every time Darcy does it as well as her sucking in a tight breath in response to every bite.
"Hey, yeah you, cute thing,"Harry grins as Darcy peeks her eyes open to look at Harry, giving him the most innocent look ever and batting her big blue eyes in his direction. "I saw that, no more biting mumma or you don't get anymore milk, okay? That's not nice."
"Mmm,"Camryn whimpers in her sleep, her hand going on top of Darcy's back as she scrunches her nose and turns her head on the pillow so that her face is towards Harry, his body curled into her side.
"Shh, it's okay, DD's just eating, go back to sleep, bug,"Harry lulls, reaching across Camryn's body to cup her cheek, rubbing his thumb against her soft skin as she peeks her big blue eyes over at him, just slivers of her pupils shining through.
"Hi pretty eyes,"Harry grins, watching the sleep continue to course through Camryn's features as she tries to wake up, but half of her brain isn't asleep, in the kind of daze that you don't remember when you wake up. He continues to brush his thumb against Camryn's cheek, nuzzling his forehead closer against hers as he presses a little kiss to the corner of her mouth. "Go back to sleep, buggy, it's okay. You can sleep for longer."
*
"Are you all done?"Harry whispers, looking at Darcy who's unlatched herself from Camryn's breast after a lazy thirty minute feeding session, her head popping up from Camryn's skin as she plants both of her little palms on Camryn's upper chest, nudging her face closer to Camryn's as she lets out a few baby coos and babbles.
"Hi baby,"Camryn rasps, squinting her eyes open slightly as soon as she feels Darcy's hot breath hit against her skin, her eyes blinking tightly. "Good morning! Did you already have your good morning snack?"
"Yeah, I just put her on you so she didn't wake you up,"Harry whispers, his face hidden in Camryn's neck as his lips brush against her skin.
"That's okay, thank you for letting me sleep in, you two,"Camryn grins sleepily, running her fingers though Darcy's curls as Darcy continues to arm crawl further up on Camryn's chest. "Oh hello! That's some good crawling! Are you gonna crawl soon?"
"Can I have good morning kisses?"Camryn asks, putting her hands on Darcy's waist and helping to scoot her up further on her chest, leaning in to press a kiss to Darcy's lips. "Mmmwah! I love you so much, yes I do."
"Oh snuggles, do you love mumma so much,"Harry coos, watching as Darcy sleepily collapses her cheek back down to Camryn's chest, right against Camryn's throat.
"Hi sweet baby girl, Merry Christmas Eve,"Camryn murmurs, tucking her lips to the top of Darcy's head as she feels Harry cuddle his body closer into her side, his leg inching its way in between her two legs as they tangle together. "And Merry Christmas Eve to you too, bubba."
"Merry Christmas Eve, bug,"Harry whispers, pressing his lips softly against Camryn's lips as she turns her head, both of them settling into the kiss and dragging it out a little bit longer than usual since Darcy's being so quiet and snuggly. "Did you sleep okay? My childhood bed still fits us?"
"Barley, I don't think we could add another kid in here, so soon enough mum and dad are gonna have to upgrade,"Camryn giggles, keeping her forehead rested against Harry's as she feels his fingers slip underneath the waistband of her flannel pajama pants, massaging at her hip.
"Is that your way of telling me you're pregnant?"Harry jokes with a little smirk, pressing a few kisses against Camryn's lips even though he knows she's not. They took a test last month that they were praying was negative, and it was. It wouldn't be the biggest deal in the world if they got pregnant again right now because they're already living together and have the whole teen parent thing figured out because of Darcy, but it still wouldn't exactly be the most ideal situation.
"No no no, that is not an announcement, in fact I started my period yesterday afternoon, so definitely not,"Camryn laughs softly, pressing a kiss to the tip of Harry's nose. "Although I wouldn't be too mad about another mini you running around."
"No, I hope the next one is a mini you,"Harry insists, pressing soft kisses to Camryn's neck as she turns her head back to look at Darcy who's still lazily resting against Camryn's chest, completely content to just get some morning cuddles.
"Your genes are too strong,"Camryn snorts, rolling her eyes as she holds Darcy underneath her armpits, picking her up from her chest so that she can give her little cheek a kiss. "Good morning, bed head. You look fabulous."
"Oh you do look fabulous, beautiful girl,"Harry chuckles, watching as Darcy perches herself up on Camryn's chest, placing both of her palms down and holding her upper body up as she turns her head towards Harry and gives him a sleepy lopsided grin.
"Say 'dada, I'm giving you a run for your money with the best hair ever',"Camryn grins, combing her fingers through Darcy's messy curls as she watches Darcy continue to grin widely at Harry who's playing peek a boo with her by hiding his face into Camryn's neck and then revealing it, coursing the cutest quiet baby giggles from Darcy.
"Oop, where'd dada go...?"Camryn hums, playing along as Harry hides his face in her neck again before quickly revealing it, "there he is! Where'd dada go DD?...oop! There he is! Is that so silly? Is dada so silly?"
"Oh my goodness that's just the cutest laugh ever,"Harry smiles, nudging his face closer to Darcy's and widening his eyes at her as she grins and reaches to place her palm on top of his nose, smacking it gently. "Oh hi big eyes, there you are."
"Are you saying good mornin' to dada?"Camryn rasps, watching as Harry begins to munch at Darcy's lips which courses another giggle out of her.
"Can dada have kisses?"Harry asks, puckering his lips towards Darcy and closing his eyes. "Kiss?"
Camryn helps Darcy lean closer to him as she gives him a big wide and slobbery open mouth kiss, her mouth wide enough to reach his upper lip and his nose, covering both in saliva.
"Oh yummy,"Harry laughs, pressing a little kiss to Darcy's chin since it's the only thing his mouth can reach as she continues to suck on his nose and upper lip. "A mwah! Thank you for the kisses! I love your slobbery kisses!"
"Are you trying to eat dada?"Camryn giggles, pulling Darcy away slightly to allow Harry to breathe as he wipes at his face with a big grin. "You gotta let him breathe, babydoll."
"Oooo I smell pancakes,"Harry hums, resting his cheek back down on Camryn's shoulder. "Should we go eat pancakes DD? You love pancakes."
"Oh yummy, let's go fill that squishy belly,'Camryn coos, sitting up on the bed and hugging Darcy's back to her chest, munching her lips against Darcy's neck to make her squeal and giggle, reaching her little palms up to Camryn's cheeks to try and push her away. "Let's go fill that belly!"
***
7:45 pm on Christmas Eve
"What's papa sneaking you, DD?"Camryn giggles, walking into the kitchen to find Darcy on Robin's hip as he feeds her tiny bites of Christmas sugar cookies, giving her temple a kiss between each bite.
"Oh no, we've been caught, DD,"Robin chuckles, twisting his body away from Camryn so that her little back and his back are turned to Camryn to hide themselves as Darcy leans towards his hand again, trying to take another bite of the cookie.
"Is papa spoiling your dinner, huh?"Camryn teases, walking over to Darcy and giving her cheek a kiss as she uses the pad of her thumb to swipe at Darcy's full lips, trying to brush off the crumbs that are stuck there.
"No, we were just having a taste,"Robin teases, winking at Camryn as she watches Darcy lean towards the cookie in his hand again. "I'm just spending some time with my buddy."
"Is papa your buddy?"Camryn grins, tickling her fingers against Darcy's tummy before she sits down on one of the barstools at the kitchen counter, resting her cheek in her palm as she looks at her two best friends with the most loving gaze.
"She is my best buddy,"Robin hums, pressing a kiss against Darcy's temple as she babbles and holds her hand up towards Robin's mouth, trying to share some of the cookie crumbs in her hand with him.
"I used to be papa's best buddy, DD,"Camryn smirks, watching as Darcy sucks on Robin's fingers to get all of the crumbs off, "you're stealing him away from me."
"She's my mini poppet,"Robin beams, grabbing another cookie that's laid on parchment paper on the counter, hundreds of little cookies spread out that Anne made.
"Well that's okay with me,"Camryn grins, taking a cookie from the paper and biting into it.
"Last Christmas I caught you sneaking cookies while you were pregnant with her, and now I get to sneak her cookies,"Robin marvels in awe, realizing just how much can change in a year. Last year at this time none of them knew this little girl who's come into all of their lives and completely flipped them upside down.
"That's so crazy,"Camryn shakes her head in wonder, "we're very glad that we know you now though, little miss."
"Mm that's for sure,"Robin chuckles, bouncing Darcy up in down in his arm before pressing a kiss to her rosy cheek.
"I got her coat and her beanie,"Harry announces, walking into the kitchen with his curls bouncing up and down, holding Darcy's pink puffy coat as well as her black beanie with a pom pom on top. "And her booties." He holds up her little khaki snow boots in his other hand as Darcy turns around in Robin's arms to look at her dad, responding to his voice.
"Well hi, cutie,"Harry laughs, walking closer to Darcy as she bounces in Robin's arms, shooting Harry a huge dimpled smile, "are you so happy to see me? Thank you for the smiles!"
"Do you want to go to your dad?"Robin asks, leaning Darcy towards Harry who immediately takes her in his arms, squeezing her tightly and swaying his hips gently.
"Hello! Hi baby,"Harry greets, pressing a few kisses to the top of her head. "Are you ready to go to see some lights?"
"Let's get you all bundled up, sugar,"Camryn says, standing up from her seat and pushing the last bite of her cookie into her mouth as Harry sets her down on the counter.
"You do her bottom half, mummy, I'll do her top,"Harry instructs, beginning to push on Darcy's snow booties over her feety pajamas since it's one of the warmest outfits she has and Harry and Camryn also assume that she'll fall asleep in the little baby carrier that Harry's going to carry her in.
"Where'd DD go?"Camryn teases, listening to Darcy snicker and reach up towards her beanie that Camryn purposely pulled over her eyes.
"Oh no, where's my baby?"Harry smirks, squeezing Darcy's foot that's in his hand. "Where'd she go, papa?"
"I don't know, where is she?"Robin chuckles, watching as Camryn reaches to pull up Darcy's beanie to reveal her face. "Oh there she is! There's Darcy!"
"There's DD,"Camryn murmurs, nuzzling a kiss to Darcy's squishy cheek. "Dada, do you want to carry baby D, or do you want me to?"
"I'll carry her,"Harry offers, grabbing the baby carrier and beginning to strap it to his front. "C'mere, smiles." He reaches for Darcy and places her in the carrier, strapping her to his chest as she squeals, looking outwards towards her mumma and papa.
"Are we ready?"Anne bubbles, walking into the kitchen with Gemma, both of them bundled up to try and counteract how cold it is outside.
"We're ready, nana,"Harry hums, turning around to show his sister and mum his little girl in the baby carrier.
"Oh you look so cute,"Gemma squeals, pattering towards Darcy and smiling so wide at her that Darcy begins to giggle, laughing even harder when her aunt Gemma grabs at her little hands and squeezes them. "Are we gonna look at lights, DD?"
*
"Oh my goodness, D, look at those ones,"Harry beams, one of his hands holding Darcy's tiny bold palm as his other one holds onto Camryn's, their hands interlocked.
"Are they shaped into a reindeer?"Camryn bubbles, looking over at Darcy who's still awake, but her blinks are definitely getting slower as they night goes on. They've been walking around for about a half hour and looking at all of the lights, but it's also nearing her bedtime, so they're expecting a Darcy crash any moment here.
"Oh dada she's about to crash on you,"Camryn grins lovingly, reaching over to fix Darcy's beanie that was sliding down over her face again.
"That's okay,"Harry whispers, pressing a kiss to the top of Darcy's head, "she's holding onto my finger really tight."
"She loves her dada,"Camryn murmurs, pressing a kiss to Harry's bicep before she rests her temple back on it.
"Darcy, look at the pink lights, do you see them?"Anne coos, a few feet ahead of Camryn and Harry with her hand interlocked in Robin's as she points at the lights in one of the trees out front of the house they're currently in front of.
"Oh yeah, do you see them,"Camryn laughs as Darcy reaches her hand out towards the lights sleepily, "are they so pretty?"
*
"She crashed, Haz,"Gemma informs Harry with a little giggle as she looks at her niece who's head is tipping forward, her beanie slid down over her eyes yet again, as her big cheeks hang over the edge of the baby carrier.
"Oh she did crash,"Camryn giggles, looking at little Darcy who's now completely out, just like they expected her to be. "Do you want to flip her around, baby?"
"Yeah, I'll flip her around so I can snuggle her,"Harry nods, holding his hands on Darcy's stomach over the carrier while Camryn begins to unstrap her from the carrier. "She'll be less likely to wake up if her cheeks against my chest.
"Oh I know, I know, I'm so mean,"Camryn murmurs, taking Darcy out of the pack which makes her grunt and whimper at the movement. "It's okay, you're going right back to snuggle with daddy, I promise."
Camryn hands Darcy back to Harry, putting them chest to chest this time since she no longer needs to look out at the lights.
"Mm, there's my girl,"Harry whispers, putting his hand on the back of Darcy's head as Camryn fastens the pack again. "Are you sleeping so Santa can come, hmm?"
***
Christmas Morning
"Say 'Merry Christmas, nana!"Camryn coos with Darcy on her hip, her brown curls completely sleep messed and sticking up in some places to give her the cutest bed head look of all time.
"Oh Merry Christmas my sweet girl,"Anne coos with a loving pout, reaching towards Darcy as she bounces on Camryn's hip. "Are you ready to see what Santa brought you?"
"Ohhh yeah! Were you a nice girl? Did he bring you lots of presents?"Camryn grins, nuzzling the tip of her nose against Darcy's cheek as Darcy sucks on her pacifier, Harry's arm going around Camryn's waist.
"Alright, let's go, I wanna open some presents,"Gemma announces, leading the way as she walks down the stairs with the family following closely behind her.
"Oh my goodness, D, are those all for you?"Harry laughs, looking at the mound of presents under the tree that have definitely grown in size since he went to bed.
"Oh she's so happy,"Camryn laughs as Darcy bounces on her hip happily, reaching towards the tree and the presents settled there.
"What do you think, D? Which one should you open first?"Harry asks, sitting down on the floor right next to Camryn as she sets Darcy in her lap.
"Oo, have her open mine first,"Gemma grins, sitting opposite of Camryn and handing a little present to her niece with a big smile. "Here DD."
"Oh what do you say?"Camryn gasps, beginning to tear at the paper since Darcy is still a little young to understand what wrapping paper is and what you're supposed to do with it."
"Oh my goodness, a doll! And it has a bottle you can feed her!"Camryn beams, holding the doll in a box in front of Darcy who babbles happily and reaches her hands towards the box.
"Oh are you gonna be a little mama,"Harry laughs, watching as the box immediately goes into Darcy's mouth as she begins to chew and suck on it, just proving how badly she's still teething.
"Thank you Gem,"Harry grins, wrapping his arms around his sister and giving her a tight squeeze.
"Here mum and dad, this is your guys' present from Cam and I,"Harry grins, holding the big wrapped rectangle up towards Robin and Anne who are sitting on the couch.
Anne begins to tear at the paper while assuring both Camryn and Harry that they didn't need to get her anything, especially something this big while Harry and Camryn assure her that it was no trouble and she and Robin deserve it.
"Oh my goodness, look at how precious,"Anne gasps, unveiling the large canvas from the wrapping paper that has a family photo of Darcy, Camryn and Harry printed onto it.
It was a photo taken during their family photos two months ago. Darcy is in a cute jean dress with a pale pink undershirt, her hair pulled into a tiny ponytail at the top of her head with a blush pink bow clipped in front of it, her curls wrapping around her ears. Harry is holding Darcy with her back to his chest, her bum sitting on his forearm in a chair position. He's wearing just a light blue t-shirt with a pair of khakis and a pair of white high top converse. Camryn is in a gorgeous long white sundress and standing right at Harry's side, cuddling into him as she grabs onto his bicep, the biggest smiles on all three of their faces.
"Oh you all look gorgeous,"Anne tearfully whispers, a hand over her mouth as her eyes study every little bit of the photo, looking over at Robin who's doing the same. "Oh I love it! Thank you, you two! I can't wait to hang it on my wall!"
"Here's your present, baby,"Camryn grins, holding a tiny box towards Harry as Gemma hands the baby doll to Darcy who she successfully got out of the box.
"What's this, huh?"Harry asks, raising his eyebrow up at Camryn as she giggles and shrugs her shoulders, holding the bottle to Darcy's baby doll's mouth to make Darcy giggle.
She watches as Harry unwraps the present she got him, two little black leather bracelets with the name Camryn carved into one of them and Darcy carved into the other.
"It's so you can wear them when you're on stage or on tour without us,"Camryn explains, watching as Harry closely inspects the bracelets with a huge smile growing on his lips. "So that we can always be with you."
"Oh buggy..."Harry whispers, continuing to look down at the bracelets with a few tears tinting his eyes.
"Do you like them?"Camryn grins, watching as Harry looks up at her for the first time so that she can see the tears that are rimming his eyes.
"I love them,"Harry whispers, going on his knees so that he can wrap his arms around Camryn's shoulders, pressing a kiss to her temple. "Thank you, bug."
"Of course,"Camryn whispers, pressing a kiss to Harry's cheek as he pulls away to grab her present and hand it to her.
"Here's your present, bug."Harry smirks, handing the wrapped box towards Camryn.
"Oh gosh, alright,"Camryn giggles, reaching for the wrapped box and beginning to unwrap it. "What is it?"
"That's not how this works,"Harry laughs, shaking his head and watching as Camryn holds the box above Darcy's head so that she won't interrupt Darcy who's playing with her little doll. "Open it and see."
"Oh baby, you didn't..."Camryn whispers, looking down at a diamond ring in the box, the name DARCY carved in the inside. Diamond is the birthstone for April, the month Darcy was born, and Camryn has been wanting to get something to memorialize it.
"I did,"Harry grins proudly, nodding his head as he watches Camryn take the ring out and slide it onto her pointer finger. "Look in the other box."
"Baby, this was probably so expensive, you shouldn't have gotten me two things,"Camryn insists with a playful pout before she opens up the other ring box. "Oh, Haz..."
It's a ring band that will go nicely paired on the same finger with the diamond ring, a few purple amethyst stones going around the band with the name HARRY carved in the middle.
"Do you like them?"Harry asks, raising his eyebrows up at Camryn who has a few tears rolling down her cheeks.
"I love you so much,"Camryn whispers, handing Darcy to Gem so that she can wrap her arms around Harry, hugging him as tight as possible. "Thank you so much, I love you. They're beautiful."
"Merry Christmas, bug,"Harry grins, pulling just far enough away that he can press a kiss to Camryn's lips as a sniffle escapes her nose.
"Merry Christmas, sweet boy,"Camryn murmurs against his lips, pressing another peck there.
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Ahhh this is officially the last Christmas chapter for this year! It's been so so fun to write them, and I'll totally continue this tradition next year as well!
I hope you've all enjoyed the Christmas chapters! I loved being able to get into the festive mood!
I hope you all had an incredible Christmas! I got a two Harry stickers for my laptop that I use to write these chapters on, so my life is complete😂😂
I will see you all later in the week for Calum's wedding chapter!
^^^There's also a little surprise with one of the other kids in that chapter, so I'm excited for you to see that! Except I'm sure you can probably guess what that is 😂
I LOVE YOU ELVES SO MUCH
^ew I hated that, I promise to never call you elves again💀😂
MWAH
-Mel ❤️💚
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For more of the Styles' kids check out the kid's spinoff books that follow them in their later life as they have families of their own :)
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