Harry’s POV
After we all finally made it to bed, I thought I would finally get a good night’s sleep, but I could feel the constant tossing and turning of my partner. I was in no position to have access to wrap my arms around her waist and cuddle due to my cast, so we had to sleep with minimal separation between us. I didn’t like this idea, but it’s not like I had a choice.

Now, however, I wanted to do just that. Her movement prevented me from getting the much-needed sleep I had been deprived of during her absence.

“Har… Harmony…” I whispered as I turned to face her.

“No… no, stop…” she fretted. Sweat beads started to form along her hairline, and her body was now shaking. Her breathing started to get heavy and uneven; she looked to be gasping for air as if she didn’t have any.

“Harmony!” I started to shake her shoulder. “Har, wake up! You’re sleeping! It’s all a dream!”

“No, stop… Harry!”

She instantly shot up from her place bringing herself to be sitting up next to me. Now panting, she broke into tears in front of me. Falling into my chest, I held her close and stroked her hair to soothe her.

“Shh… It’s all right. I’m here; it was just a dream.”

She choked on her words as she told me, “It felt so real.”

Just then, Louis and El burst into the room with sleep filled eyes now opened wide. They took a look between Harmony and I, and I gestured them out of the room. They seemed to want to stay, but I think the look on her face was enough to tell them that I could handle it.

I turned my attention back to Harmony. “What happened, Har?”

She sniffled back some of her tears and took a deep breath. “I… I was running, and he kept coming after me. Then, I saw you, but you were too far to hear me. I fell, and he took me away again.” Her crying got harder as she explained what happened.

“It’s okay. I’m here now; I won’t ever leave your side.”

She looked up at me with tears still streaming down her face. “Promise?”

I lifted my hand up to wipe stray tears from her face. “I promise. I love you, Harmony. I won’t let anything happen to you.”

“I love you, too, Harry.”

I let her get the rest of her tears out and before I knew it, she was sleeping soundly on my chest. Leaning down, I kissed her forehead and laid us both back down on the bed.

Harmony’s POV
I woke up early the next morning. My stomach still wasn’t doing well, but it was better. Harry was gone, but by the smell of bacon I was assured that he was still here.

Feeling dirty, I took a quick shower before changing in some of the clothes that I had left here before. I had a feeling that we wouldn’t be going anywhere today, so I just slipped on some slippers on my feet and exited Harry’s room.

“Glad to see you’re awake,” Lou greeted me as I stepped into their living room.

“Where’s El?” I asked.

“She refuses to get out of bed, and I’ve tried like everything,” he said ‘like’ as if he were a valley girl.

“Like, really?” I imitated. He scoffed causing me to laugh as I skipped back to his bedroom to wake up El.

I opened the door and closed it behind me so just a crack was showing. I looked over to the bed, and made my way over.

“El…” I pulled the cover down slightly but was met with a mess of pillows and sheets. “El?”

Next, I heard a sickening noise come from the bathroom. It made me want to vomit just as I heard it, but I held my ground. I shyly made my way over to the linking bathroom.

The door was held open a bit, so I peeked in slightly. A horrific noise met my hearing as my sight saw El bending over a toilet.

“Oh my gosh! El!” I rushed in and shut the door behind me as I lifted her hair out of her face. Although I was sickened to be hearing and seeing my friend’s unwellness, I stayed to help her.

A few minutes later, she finally stopped. Tears are currently occupying most of her face as she steps back to rest her back against the back of the tub.

“El, what happened?” I asked calmly.

My question only caused more tears to come out of her eyes, and she buried her face in her hands. I sat down next to her and brought her into a side hug.

“Har, if I tell you… you have to promise me you won’t tell anyone,” she sniffled back some tears.

“I promise.” She mumbled something into her hands, but I couldn’t hear what she said. She sighed and looked up at me.

“I’m pregnant.”

“How far along are you?”

“About a month.”

I gave her a confused look. “That’s great. Why don’t you want to tell anyone?”

“Because… I don’t think I’m ready to be a mother. What would Louis say?”

“El, you’re going to be a great mother, and Louis is going to love having a child of his own. Don’t you remember what he said when Gracie came out?”

She laughed. “Yeah…”

♪Flashback♪
I had fallen asleep after all the painful hours of labor. Who knew childbirth would be so exhausting? I hadn’t seen my child though, for I passed out right after she cam out.

When I woke up, Harry was by my side. I smiled at him, and he smiled back. However his smile didn’t seem real. It was almost as if he was hiding something.

“Where is everyone?”

“Well, they didn’t want to take up space in the hospital, so most of them went home. Eleanor and Louis are still here though.”

“So when do I get to see my little girl?”

“Har… Remember that chance of her coming into this world with… um… deformities?”

I sighed, “So she did?” He merely nodded.

“She’s in the ICU. Last I remember, Louis and El were over there to see her.”

I slowly sat up; ignoring all the pain I’m feeling below the waist and in my abdomen, I hopped off of my bed.

“Where are you going?” Harry asked.

“I want to see her,” I said plainly. Harry didn’t bother to stop me; he knew that I would go either way.

When I got there, I went up to the window to stand next to Louis.

“Hey,” he said.

“Hey…”

“She’s beautiful, you know,” he said.

“Thanks, Lou.”

“I hope that one day I can have a child of my own too. One just as pretty as yours. Then, I can hold him or her in my arms and spoil them just like you.” I started to cry because I felt so horrible for my child. Louis merely brought me into a hug. “Don’t cry, Har. She still has a chance.”

♪End of Flashback♪

“Louis always dreamt of doing the things that I wasn’t able to do,” I said. I looked over to her. “You’re going to have to tell him some time, and I assure you that when you do, Louis will be supportive of you every step of the way.”

“I know, but I can’t tell him just yet.”