{Eleanor's POV}
Alone and in labour. Something no expectant mother wants. I sprint over to the elevator and hit the maternity ward's floor number.
Once the elevator makes it I sprint to the desk.
"Hello love, how can I help?" The nurse asks. She looks about middle aged and has a warming smile.
"Um, Danielle Peazer," I reply. She punches the keyboard and looks up.
"Are you Eleanor Calder?" She asks me. I nod. "Room thirty- five," she smiles. I speedily walk down the hall, looking at the numbers on the doors. I find thirty- five and knock.
A doctor answers.
"Are you Eleanor Calder?"
"Yeah!" I nod immediatley. He opens the door and I walk in to find Dani on the bed, looking like she's in a heap of pain. No shit Eleanor! She's having another human being!
"El," she groans and I run over and stand next to her whilst wiping the hair out of her face and holding her hand. "I didn't know who else to call, so I called you," she cries.
"It's okay Dani. I'm here," I reply trying to calm her a bit. "I'm right here."
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I hear a baby cry and Dani lets out a big gasp of air.
"It's a girl," the midwife smiles. Dani cries and smiles and I look at them wrapping the tiny human being. "Here you go sweetie," she hands the little girl to Dani. My whole face breaks into a smile when I see the baby in Dani's arms.
"Is she okay?" Dani asks the nurse.
"Perfectly fine," the nurse nods. They start cleaning up whilst Dani plays with her baby.
"Do you want to hold her Eleanor?" Dani looks up at me. I nod and take the tiny girl from Dani. I hold her carefully afraid I might drop her.
She has the most beautiful coloured skin, lots of dark brown hair, Dani's mouth and nose but her father's eye shape.
"She's beautiful," I sniff realising I'm crying a bit. Dani giggles and the little baby opens her eyes to reveal lightish brown eyes. Un- common for new borns but still adorable!
"She's awake," I hand her back to Dani who cradles her ever so gently. "What are you going to call her?" I ask Dani.
"I like the names Riannon, Layla and Zuri," Dani replies looking up at me. "I think she looks like a Zuri," Dani's attention turns back to the baby.
"Yeah, she does," I smile. Zuri Peazer. That's cute! "Will she have a middle name?" I ask wondering whether a name like Zuri needs one.
Dani nods. "I chose this before she was born. It was going to be James as a middle name for a boy or Eleanor as a middle name for a girl," Dani smiles at me. "After you."
I smile and wipe away my tears. "Wow. Um, thanks," I manage to get out. Dani laughs and looks down at her baby.
"Have you come up with a name?" The nurse asks. Dani nods.
"Zuri Eleanor," Dani replies to the nurse. That's a cute name. ZEP for initials. It suits baby Zuri.
"Can you write that down?" The nurse asks Dani. Dani nods at me and the nurse hands me the sheet of paper.
"Her surname will be Peazer please El," Dani adds. I nod and rest the paper on my knee.
Surname: Peazer. Given Name: Zuri. Middle Name: Eleanor.
"Gorgeous, thanks ladies," the nurse smiles. "And um, there's some people. Well, actually nine outside to see you," the nurse says a little shocked. Dani and I laugh and ask for them to be sent in.
The nurse leaves and Louis bounds into the room with Niall right behind him. Louis rushes over to me and wraps his arm around my waist before gushing over Zuri.
Niall, Harry, Leigh, Perrie, Jesy, Zayn and Liam all crowd around the bed to get a look at Dani's gorgeous bub.
"What's her name?" Jesy asks.
"Zuri Eleanor Peazer," Dani replies with the biggest smile on her face. All the others 'awww' and Louis nudges me.
"The name is beautiful and so is Zuri," Perrie smiles at Dani. I'm really happy for Dani, she's so lucky and blessed but there's something about Zuri that I think has to do with someone in One Direction.
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I help Dani bring the final bag into her flat. She leaves Zuri asleep in her capsule on the coffee table.
"Dan, can I ask something about Zuri's Dad?" I ask Dani. She turns around and reluctantly nods.
"Is her father Liam?"
Dani looks down and then back up. "Why do you say that?" She asks.
"Zuri has Liam's eyes and I know other people would have similar eyes but you and I both know about your fling with Liam, let me see, nine months ago. So correct me if I'm wrong but is Zuri Liam's baby?" I explain my reasons for asking.
"Yes." Dani nods. "But don't tell him. Not yet and yes, I know he has a right to know but not whilst he's just settling with Indie. Let him settle with Indie then I'll decide whether to tell him because he needs to be happy too," Dani says.
"Okay," I nod, not knowing if I should agree with Dani but mark my words, I will not tell anyone. "But I'm here if you need me and if things get financially tough we may have to have a word with Louis, but that's last resort. Remember I'm around," I say walking to the door.
"Thanks for everything El," Dani smiles. I look around the apartment and then back at Dani.
"No worries Dani. Bye," I smile before walking out.
What have I gotten myself into now?