Author's Note: I know how much you guys have been looking foward to this chapter, and I hope I didn't disappoint. :) I don't know what it was about the last chapter that you guys loved so much (I'm thinking it's the bet results), but you guys have really added a lot of reads to "Let There Be Love", and I'm so happy that you guys are enjoying it. For those of you who are just joining the updates, welcome! I update this story every three days, because I'm writing another Nialler story "Leave Me Alone", which I update every three days as well, the day after this story. And yes, that does mean there will be an update of that tomorrow :D So for now, I'll let you get back to reading this update for this story. Enjoy! --Ekat =D
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Alex’s P.O.V.
The girls started cheering, while Liam, Zayn, and Louis groaned. I guess now I know who thought I’d win the bet. Harry on the other hand was just standing there, unsure of how to feel.
“So who did you think was going to win Harry?” I asked once everyone calmed down.
“You,” Harry replied.
“Why’s that?” I questioned him. I was a little confused, because when we were waiting for our flight to Australia, he was helping Niall out. Quite honestly, I think his advice was working better than the tips the other three boys were giving him.
“Alex, I know you,” Harry answered with a knowing look. “You don’t play to have fun; you play to win.”
Okay, maybe he does know me a little bit.
“I know that no matter how much you wanted to cave into the horny little leprechaun here, you wouldn’t because your willpower is too strong,” Harry added with a smirk, making Niall pout. Aww, he needs to stop doing that, because he’s too cute when he pouts.
“Hey, I almost won,” Niall challenged, earning looks of disbelief from everyone else in the room. What they didn’t know, is that Niall was telling the truth. If Niall hadn’t opened his mouth to get me to tease him one last time, he would have won the bet.
“Well almost doesn’t win bets, does it Nialler?” Louis snapped at Niall. Obviously he wasn’t taking this too well. “You had one job Niall, just one job; to get Alex to sleep with you before you slept with her, and you couldn’t even do that.”
“Geez guys, way to make us not sound like a bunch of sex crazed maniacs,” I commented.
“Well it’s not like you guys are all innocent either. I bet you guys did it more than a dozen times in that hotel room,” El jokes… but Niall and I say nothing.
“Oh. My. God,” several people say, looking at us like we’re animals that are carrying diseases.
“I feel so sorry for the maid that had to clean that hotel room,” Perrie jokes, making Niall and I blush. I think I’m more embarrassed now than when Niall and I started this whole bet.
“My poor nephew,” Harry adds, shaking his head. “Guys how could you do that? He was in the next room?”
“He was sleeping,” I replied. “It’s not like we did it with him in the same room while he was awake.”
“Yeah, but I bet with you two having fun, he wasn’t sleeping for long,” Zayn said, letting out a chuckle.
“Hey, we know how to be quiet,” Niall shot back.
“Niall, you know how I always say in interviews that we always hear you before we see you?” Liam asks, and Niall nods. “Yeah, it’s not a lie. There’s no way for to be quiet.”
“That’s not true,” Niall retorted. “We did it upstairs at my mum’s house while you guys were downstairs.”
What the hell Niall? I thought we wanted to avoid bringing these kinds of things up. It’s bad enough the guys know about it; we don’t want to keep bringing it up.
“Thanks for the reminder,” Harry muttered under his breath. “Great, now all I’m going to be able to think about when you two aren’t monitored is what dirty things you two could come up with.”
“Would you guys mind giving Alex and I half an hour alone right now?” Niall asked, a cheeky smile on his face with him wiggling his eyebrows up and down in my direction. To respond, everyone in the room slapped him upside the head… including me. “It was just a thought.”
“So what are we doing today?” I asked, rolling my eyes at Niall’s last comment; cheeky bastard.
“Well, I don’t know what we’re doing today,” El started, but grew a smile on her face before continuing. “But tomorrow, before the boys have to leave for work, we’re going on a shopping spree, paid by Louis, Zayn, and Liam.”
“Oh my God, how did you manage that you of them?” I asked, laughing at her enthusiasm.
“That’s what the winners of the bet got,” Dani explained. “If Niall would have seduced you, the shopping spree would be on El, Perrie, Harry, and I. But seeing as how you are such a trooper, the shopping trip is on the losers.”
“I think Niall should split the cost seeing as how he lost his bet too,” Zayn complained, obviously not happy about us going on a shopping spree. Even though I don’t really care for shopping, I knew the rest of the crew loved it, and they would have no trouble spending a fortune on clothes alone.
“I’m pretty sure I’m the overall winner,” Niall replied, shooting a smirk at Zayn. His words on the other hand caused a blush to creep up onto my cheeks. When he looked in my direction, he smirked at his handiwork, and kissed my cheek. It’s amazing how he still has this effect on me. We’ve been together for over a year, have had a child together, are living together, and he still knows how to make me feel like I’m the only girl that matters to him. I find it kind of funny that even though the boys have been together for almost three years, I still didn’t meet Niall, Zayn, and Liam until last year. And how could I forget my girls? I know that if I ever had a problem that I wasn’t comfortable talking about with Niall, or one of the boys, I know that they were the right people to go to.
“Anyways,” I said, trying to move the conversation along. “I say we enjoy a home cooked breakfast, chill out for a little bit, and try to wake up, thanks to Louis for waking us up at this crazy hour, and then go out to lunch. After, we can do whatever, and enjoy what’s left of the boy’s last day of freedom.”
“Way to sound optimistic Lex,” Liam commented with sarcasm. “But I do think that’s a good idea. Before we worry about lunch though, let’s work on cooking breakfast.”
We all kept talking about ideas on what to cook as we made our way to the kitchen. When we had all of the ingredients out, we decided to cook in couples. Harry stuck with Niall and I. Now I know that our son is a cock block, but so is Harry. He kept playfully glaring the entire time we were making scrambled eggs. At first it was funny, but then Niall started getting a little nervous. It was kind of obvious when Harry would always step in-between Niall and I, putting space between us. There was even sweat dripping from Niall’s forehead. Oh how I don’t miss this overprotective side of him. Not that it ever left, but it’s been tolerable for the last couple of months.
“Harry,” I warned, giving him a knowing look. He may be my big brother, but we both know that I can still kick his ass. I’m a mum now, and my protective skills have only gotten more intense… that includes protecting my Nialler.
“What?” he asked with his innocent eyes. Nice try Haz, but I’ve known you my entire life. I know when you’re trying to play me. Niall and rest of the gang might not see it, but I can see right through him. So when I glared at him, he finally let his little charade go. “Okay, fine sis, you caught me. I just don’t want any more little Horan’s running around here anytime soon.”
“Harry!” I scold, elbowing him in the ribs. I look and see that we have attracted the attention of everyone in the room, while Niall is standing by the stove, blushing, and cooking the eggs, trying not to draw any attention to himself; fat chance of that Romeo.
“What?” he asks again, not understanding why that might irritate me, just a little bit. “I just care a lot about you guys, and I don’t think having another child in the near future is a good idea. The boys and I are heading back to the studio tomorrow to work on our next album, which will lead to a tour. That means we won’t be in a stable location Lexi. I don’t know if I would feel comfortable with you coming on tour with us, with you being pregnant again, and having to take care of Zack. He’s a big ball of energy as it is.”
What the hell?
“Harry!” Niall yelled. Oh boy; you know things are intense if you have Niall yelling. So much for a nice relaxing day at home. “First of all, who the hell are you to tell us how to live our lives? If we wanted to have more kids, we don’t have to run to you, and ask for permission. Secondly, Lexi and I have already discussed this. Eventually, we want to give Zackary a sibling so he can be an amazing big brother. But for now, we’ve agreed that we’re not trying to get pregnant, but if something happens, it happens. We’re just spending the time that we have left enjoying ourselves, and spending it with each other. Yeah, she’s your little sister; but she’s my girlfriend. We love each other more than anything, and we’ll stand by each other no matter what.”
I rubbed his arm to let him know that it time to stop, and take a minute to calm down. Niall said everything that I was feeling. Even though we’re not trying to get pregnant, we certainly wouldn’t go ballistic like last time. Plus, like Harry said, Zack is a handful. He’s not even six months old, and Harry’s already talking about another Baby Horan. I mean, yeah, Niall and I have been having our fair share of “fun” the last week; but that’s only because he’s going back to work tomorrow, and we won’t get to spend as much time together as we have been for the past year. Plus, let’s face it, we’re horny teenagers, and we like to find releases. I would never tell Niall this, because this would turn him into a super horny leprechaun, and I don’t think I’d be able to handle that. Wait…. yeah, no, I definitely wouldn’t be able to handle that; I can barely hand it now.
“I know, but I just worry about you guys,” Harry replied, looking down at his feet, stuttering at a few of his words. I can see that he didn’t expect Niall to get that defensive either. I kind of like this side of Niall. Even though his soft, vulnerable, sensitive side is what I fell in love with, this side of Niall is also very attractive. I’ve only seen this side of him a couple of times, and it makes me realize just how lucky I am to have him. It’s like Niall knows the perfect times to unleash it; such as when we first became a couple, or when I first became pregnant. Niall was standing right there in front of my, taking the same bullets that I was. “You two are family to me, and I love little Zackary so much. I just don’t want to see him get hurt in the long run. I know how responsible you two are, but it’s still my job to keep you two in line.”
“Am I interrupting something?” I hear a familiar British voice call from behind me. I turn around, and am surprised by the sight. Wow, a lot of surprises today, and I haven’t even had breakfast.
“What are you doing here?” I ask.