"so we have to have a baby in order to live," louis mumbled. "that makes no sense. they want us to have heirs but will kill us if we don't. why are they so confusing?"
harry shrugged and tapped away on his computer. "i dunno, babe. whatever they say goes. it may be ridiculous but that's just the rules i guess."
the blue eyed boy picked at his sweater. "i don't wanna die," he sighed.
harry frowned and closed his laptop, moving to sit beside louis. he pulled him onto his lap and held him close, stroking his hair as he talked to him.
"we won't," the man said surely. "we have quite a few months to make sure you get pregnant, as long as we make it by the deadline then we will be okay."
louis' head hurt from thinking so much. like he asked harry, why would they kill people off if they need more? why do they want heirs so bad, especially now? the baby wouldn't be able to do anything but eat and sleep. it's not like it could shoot guns, stash dope or count money so what's the point?
louis curled up against the man, tucking his head in his neck. "i'm sorry i overreacted."
"you didn't," harry kissed his head. "i didn't expect them to make such a threat."
louis nodded and sighed again. he felt harry's hand move from his back to his front, stopping at his stomach. harry gently stroked the skin, mumbling things louis couldn't understand and gave the boy a reassuring squeeze.
"we will have our baby," he said and kissed louis' nose. "i'll let them hurt me before they even come close to touching you."
"see, it's making no sense," louis whispered. "what the heck, it's literally rubbish."
harry chuckled and shrugged. "i guess we will just have to prove them we can do it, babe."
the submissive traced harry's collarbone, dipping his finger in his shirt and pulling at it. he pressed gentle kisses to the man's neck, snuggling impossibly closer to him.
"it'll be okay, my love," harry murmured. "i promise."
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"daddy?" louis asked softly and yawned, stretching. his sweater rode over his tummy and harry melted when he saw the little doodles that he did. harry had drawn his name along louis' navel surrounded by hearts and made an arrow pointing down to louis' crotch. the submissive thought it was funny but made harry cross it out and replace harry's with daddy's.
"hi, baby," harry crooned and reached out for him. the smaller boy padded toward him and moved everything to the opposite side of harry's desk so he could sit on it.
"did you have a nice nap?" harry laid his cheek on louis' knee, getting a hum in agreement from the boy. "do you feel better?"
"lil' bit, headache went away," louis said. "tummy still feels weird though."
harry pouted. "do you want some soup?"
"nuh uh. can't eat," louis shook his head and huffed.
"i'm sorry, kitten," harry cooed and lifted his head up, kissing his nose gently. "are you still up for our plans tonight?"
"we're staying in and watching halloween movies, of course i'm up for it."
harry chuckled and nodded, wrapping his arms around the boy. lately he had been more affectionate rather than a dominant and louis didn't mind one bit. he enjoyed their lifestyle but also loved that harry was soft and caring with him as well.
"you're so cute," louis tapped harry's lip.
"nuh uh. i'm manly, and manly men aren't cute."
"you're cute to me," louis pouted. "so so so cute."
"what do you want?"
louis blushed and bit his lip. "a kitten."
"pardon?"
"a kitty!" the blue eyed boy chirped. "louis wants a kitty."
harry slowly learned that louis' mechanism of getting his way is to speak in third person. it was absolutely adorable with his big blue eyes and pretty lips jutted in a pout as he bounced on his toes asking his daddy for something because he's been a good boy. louis has done good, he barely got spanked because he didn't really do anything to get punished for. he did what he was asked to do and got rewarded every time, just this time he wants something other than harry's tongue in him. don't get him wrong, he loves it but he also wants something different.
"is that so?" the gang member raised an eyebrow. "what else does louis want?"
"louis wants a beebee kitty, super little," louis showed him how little with his hands. "so we can raise it to be a big kitty and love it forever."
"would louis take care of the kitty? gotta clean out litter boxes and feed it, a pet is hard work baby."
"'s like a baby but furry!" louis chimed. "it could be a practice round for when we have our own baby."
harry smiled softly. "you're so smart. i love you so much."
louis giggled and placed a teeny kiss onto harry's lips. "pretty please with a hundred cherries on top? i'll suck you off and everything."
harry pretended to think, tapping his chin with pursed lips. the silence made louis anxious and he whined, pulling on harry's hair.
"pleeeaaassseeee?"
"okay, fine," harry caved. "but it's your responsibility. if anything goes wrong and you don't take good care of it, it's gone."
louis squealed and slid onto harry's lap, peppering his face with happy kisses. "thank you so much!"
"go eat something and we can go," harry patted louis' back, kissing him. "we'll go to the shelter and then to the pet store."
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louis held harry's hand as he gazed at the animals surrounding him. it made him sad that all these kitties had no home and had to stay at the animal shelter but it also made him happy knowing he was gonna save one. there were big cats of all types and ages, plus little kittens in the nursery. harry watched as a little one chased after a toy on the floor and released louis' hand, kneeling to look through the glass.
"look how little," the older man cooed. louis sat beside him and eyed every feline.
"i want them all," louis pressed his nose to the window. "can we take them all, daddy?"
"no, love," harry chuckled. "just one for now."
louis pouted but continued to watch and he squealed when a little white kitten padded towards them. it had big blue eyes, as bright as louis' and meowed even though they couldn't hear it. harry checked through the papers taped onto the glass and found the image of that exact kitten, already knowing it touched his boy's heart.
"it's a girl, her name is alice," harry hummed. "she's two months old."
"she's so beautiful," louis whispered.
"you want her?" harry turned his head.
louis smiled as the little cat tried to paw at the glass. "yes!"
harry stood and found the receptionist that led them around, telling her they decided on which one they wanted to adopt. harry paid the fee to get the cat chipped and signed many papers while louis held the tiny animal in his arms. harry signed their names under harry and louis styles, paying the adoption amount and went ahead and bought a little pink collar for alice.
"you're officially ours, little kitten," harry said and scratched alice's head, who purred happily and rooted up against his finger.
"thank you, harry," louis smiled and harry did as well, holding the cat in one hand as they went to the car to drive to the pet store and get everything else they needed.
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so im currently dying my hair, using a face mask, eating bbq wings and writing. this is the fucking life. my boyfriend doesnt even know im dying my hair so this is gonna be a surprise when i see him on monday (:
im so sorry for the late update. i wanted a snippet to add onto the last chapter but also wanted to add a bit to the story otherwise. so larry adopted a kitten! she's in the media. little fuzzy thing, innit? i wish i wasnt allergic but its okay. my dog & my lizard are my babies & i love them lots so its okay.
thank you guys for 6k. ill update night shift soon, please go show it and optional some love. night shift is my favorite that im writing rn (dont get me wrong i love this fic too but ive spent more time on n.s., i poured my heart and soul into that bitch)
soz for the long authors note. i love yew xoxoxoxoxo