Harry and Ariana's son has been kicking Ariana's ribs all night causing Ariana to not only get a couple hours of sleep. And when she has a 2 year old daughter, it isn't fun.
Ariana found out that the baby she was carrying was a boy, Alexandria, Harry and herself were over the moon. Harry was happy that Alexandria would be his only little girl for the time being. He had told Ariana that he would like to have 3 kids. And she had agreed. Which means that after the little chap in her belly right now, she'd need to bust out one more. But she knew that after that one, Harry would want another, and another and so on.
Ariana sat up again rubbing her protruding belly to try and stop the kicking. She was 7 and a half months pregnant and her back hurt. Her feet were swollen and at this point, she just felt like a whale. She was emotional and she couldn't help it.
So it was no surprise to Harry when he woke up to Ariana crying softly in bed beside him.
"Hey baby, what's wrong?" He asked. Ariana shook her head and turned to look at him.
"Baby, I can't help you if you don't tell me." he begged.
"He's kicking my ribs. It's too painful. I haven't slept at all and I need to take care of Lexi, go shopping and tidy the house today. My back hurts, my feet hurt, my ankles are swollen, I look like a bloody beached whale." She said and cried some more.
"Face the wall," Harry said gently and Ariana does as he had asked so that her back was towards him. He repositioned himself and started to rub her back.
"Oh my god, oh that's good." Ariana moaned and he chuckled.
"I'll take the day off work. I need you to sleep some more. You need to sleep for Dylan," he whispered. Ariana's eyes welled up with tears.
"She chose Dylan for the baby?" Ariana whispered and he nodded. She moved as fast as she could and pulled him to her for a kiss. "I love you," he smiled and kissed her again. Ariana had let Alexandria choose between Dylan and James for the baby in her stomach.
"I love you too, and you Dylan," he whispered and that's when Ariana noticed 2 year old and 8 month old Alexandria standing at the door.
"Hi baby girl," Ariana smiled but she didn't smile back. "Honey, what's wrong?" she asked and her lip started to shake before she ran out of the room.
Ariana moved to get out of bed when Harry stopped her. "I'll get her," Ariana shook her head.
"This is something we both should do," he nodded and helped Ariana walk into her room where she could see the shaking figure under the covers of her bed.
"Lexi? Can mama and I talk to you?" Harry asked and she sat up covering the corner of her bed. Each of them sat on either side of Alexandria and Ariana started to talk.
"Come on, sweetie pie. Tell me what's wrong." She shook her head. "Please baby. We can't help you if you don't tell us," she opened her mouth and then closed it again, thinking about it. But then it all just blurted out.
"Mama and daddy don't love Lexi anymore now that Dylan is coming. I don't like him," Ariana's eyes started to water and Harry stepped in.
"Lexi baby, you know that's not true. You'll always be mama and I's little princess, I promise. Mama and I love you even more than we did when you were born. We love you even more than yesterday." he said and she looked at him fascinated.
"Did we never tell you what happens when you have a baby?" Ariana asked her and she shook her head. "Well when mama finds out that she's having a baby, a little fairy comes and gives her and daddy extra love for the new baby. All the like that we had for you before Dylan is still there, darling. It's just that mama and daddy need to care for the baby whereas you're a big girl. You can dress yourself, go to the bathroom by yourself, eat by yourself, you're so grown up, but the little baby in mama's tummy can't do any of that. Like when you were born, mama had to feed you, help you burp, daddy used to change your diapers and we used to need to dress you, but look at you now," Ariana smiled at the small girl who now had wonder in her eyes.
"Do you see the fairy? And I am a very big girl. I can get my own shoes on!" She said proudly and Harry nodded.
"Mama and daddy don't see the fairy but we feel it. Right here." he placed his hand over his heart.
"I feel that too. I think that it's for baby Dylan." she whispered and Harry gasped at her in surprise.
"Did the fairy visit you too so you could love daddy, mama and Dylan?" She nodded excitedly. "How about we give mama a kiss then? He's been kicking mama all night." Alexandria leaned over and kissed Ariana's big bump.
"Stop hurting mama please, Dylan. I loves you. I'm your big sister, and I'm going to the best big sister ever." Ariana gasped overcome with emotions and the feeling of Dylan kicking exactly where Alexandria had kissed.
"He loves you, Lexi. Feel this." Ariana took her hand and pressed it over where she kissed. His small foot kicked excitedly.
"He kicking mummy because he heard me!" Alexandria wondered and Ariana nodded.
"Dylan loves his big sister lots and lots already." she smiled.
"I love Dylan lots and lots too."