Excitement.

It was the only word that you could use to describe what you're feeling. Excited for Louis to get home. Excited to start the next chapter of your lives. All of the months of hard, but secret, work had paid off.

Finally, you heard the front door open. Louis was home. You jumped up from the sofa and ran to the front door to greet him. You bound into Louis arms with a bright smile. Louis hugged you tightly and kissed your temple. After a moment of a warm embrace, Louis pulled back with a look of curiosity.

"I still have my pants on." Louis sounded confused. You just nodded and chewed on your bottom lip. "Why do I still have my pants on?" Louis asked you. Usually, by this time, you'd have him almost completely naked. Other days you wouldn't let him get dressed. You bit your lip harder, trying to contain the megawatt smile that was threatening to plaster itself across your face. Louis gazed at you trying to figure out why you were so smiley but not disrobing him.

Suddenly, it dawned on him. "Seriously?" He asked, excitement filling his eyes and voice.

"Yeah." You respond, holding back a few tears. You loved how he was reacting to the news. Yes, it was his idea to start trying to have a child but you kind of figured he only wanted to to make you happy.

"Seriously?" Louis asked again, like he just couldn't believe the news. You could only nod.

"You're sure?" Louis became serious for a moment.

"I went to the doctor today because of all my little..quirks you've been noticing." You said leading Louis into the living room.

"Quirks?" Louis inquired as you took your seats on the sofa.

You giggled, "Yeah." Louis lifted an eyebrow at you. "You know when you and Harry decided to have sushi and I got sick? Or when you make your tea and I get sick? Being exhausted before we've even started to make love?" Louis nodded, realizing what you meant. "Well, they gave me the test because I said we've been trying and it was positive, obviously. And they did some...poking around." You were embarrassed to tell him the exact procedures. So you leaned over and picked up the ultrasound picture. "I got this because they were a bit concerned because of the severity of my symptoms."

Louis was instantly concerned, "Are you alright? Is the baby alright?"

"I'm fine." You stated quietly.

"The baby?" Louis urged you with his eyes for an answer.

You smiled weakly, "Babies are fine as well." Louis' jaw dropped and his eyes widened. You pushed the ultrasound picture at him. "This says two hearts." You placed the photo in his hand carefully. Louis stared at it in disbelief. "Louis, now would be the time to say something to me." You said sweetly, not being able to read him like you usually could.

"Two hearts. As in two babies. As in twins." Louis mumbled.

You nodded, "Yeah. Twins, babe."

"Can we do that? Can we handle twins?" Louis asked, worry now becoming evident in his eyes.

"I don't know." You shrugged. "But we haven't really a choice, do we?" Louis nodded once, showing he agreed. "Are you happy?" You asked nervously. He'd never been so quiet in all the time you'd known him. Louis appeared more shocked by your question than the fact you were pregnant with twins.

"Of course I'm happy! We've been trying for months. Am I happy?" Louis touched your face with the back of his hand. "Did they give you something to make you loopy at the doctor's office? Am I happy?" You giggled as he kissed you tenderly. "But there is something we need to talk about."
You just looked up at him, waiting for him to say what he needed to. "We need to tell the other boys and management. The boys, not such a big deal, I'm sure they'll be happy." Louis tone was half hopeful, half worried.

"You're worried about management?" You asked.

"I'm sorry." He did appear genuinely apologetic. "It will be okay though. I promise it will be alright." Louis kissed you again, trying to comfort you.

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Today was the day. Today you were going to tell management that you and Louis were pregnant. Your nerves were frazzled. You felt twice as nauseous than normal. It'd been almost a month since you had found out about your bundles of joy and couple of weeks since you told Harry, Liam and Niall. Harry had the best reaction. He was all smiles and in your face. He hugged you and Louis repeatedly through out the day. Liam and Niall were happy but they weren't showing it like Harry.

When you arrived at the offices, you felt your stomach churn. You ripped the car door open and raced into the building without waiting for Louis. Everyone in the reception area knew you so they didn't stop you from getting to the bathroom. You got into a stall as fast as you could to empty your stomach. Upon exiting the restroom, Louis was waiting with concerned eyes as were Liam, Niall and Harry.

"Are you alright, love?" Louis asked wrapping his arms around your waist.

You nodded and whispered, "These nerves aren't helping with my morning sickness."

Louis frowned, "Do you need something?"

"No. I think I'll be okay. Let's just go upstairs." You stated, still feeling queezy. You then followed Louis and the other boys to the lift. You hated the feeling of foreboding. But maybe Louis had it all wrong. Maybe management wouldn't care, maybe they would just be happy for you and give you well wishes. Probably not. But you could always hope.

The conference room was almost completely silent. All that could be heard was Niall and Liam texting, probably each other from the sound of it. The tension could be cut with a knife. You shifted in your seat uncomfortably. Louis placed his hand between your thighs, then squeezed gently. He hated seeing you so stressed out especially with your being pregnant. He'd read all the books that Harry had bought for him already. He told you over and over that stress was not good for you or the babies. It worried him to see you so high strung.

"So, since we've got all of the important band stuff out of the way. Louis, you said you and Y/N had something to discuss with us?" The head of the management team kept their very business like tone.

Louis nodded, "Yea. We have some wonderful news. Which we already shared with the boys."

Harry perked up, so excited to finally be able to talk about it. The team motioned for Louis to proceed. "Y/N and I having been trying to start a family for the last few months." Louis began with a happy tone. The faces on the other side of the table dropped almost instantly. You groaned in your head. You knew this was going to happen. "And about a month ago, Y/N and I found out that we have done that. We're going to be parents!" Louis said with a huge smile.

"You decided to have a child before discussing it with us, with the other members of the band?" The management head asked. You could never remember her name. Four years and you still couldn't remember. Probably because you really didn't like her. "This is extremely unacceptable, Louis."

Louis was instantly angry, "Unacceptable? I'm sorry, I didn't realize that my future revolved around only the band."

The management head frowned, "This is a huge part of your life, Louis. You're going to throw away your career, the career of three others for a decision you made on a whim?"

"It wasn't on a whim. We talked about it for almost six months. And I asked the boys what they thought, they said they would be happy for us if we did." Louis nearly shouted across the table. The management team looked to Harry, Liam and Niall.

Liam sighed, "They can do what they want. I love them both. Y/N deserves some happiness after everything she's dealt with in the last four years. And Louis wants it. What could be so bad about it?" Good old Liam, the voice of reason when he had to be.

"Same." Niall grinned. Cheeky little Irishman. You shook your head and tried to keep from crying.

Everyone looked at Harry. "They want this. I'm not standing in their way. It's not my decision to make. " Harry grunted.

Everyone on the management side of the table was getting more and more angry with the boys.

You gripped Louis' wrist tightly when all four sets of angry eyes landed on you. Louis squeezed your thigh tighter.

"So, this was your idea?" The head of management asked. You shrugged. It wasn't your idea but it wasn't all Louis' either. "What do you mean you don't know?" She snapped at you.

"It was both of us. Our family. Our decision." You replied weakly. She grunted a quietly and looked down at her phone. You tapped your foot nervously. Louis frowned and kissed your hair lightly.

"This could potentially hurt the band, the image of the band. This was not a good idea Louis."
One member of the management team stated. You frowned, you always thought he was the nice one.

"Well, there are a few ways to deal with this." The management head began. "One. Break up.Louis has no contact with the kids." Louis' eyes hardened almost instantly. While the other boys stared in shock. "Two, Y/N, you are to stay out of the spotlight. You can go home to your family and have your child, then give them up for adoption. A closed one of course." Louis held onto your thigh so tightly you knew there would probably be a mark. "Three, you can terminate the pregnancy." Harry's jaw dropped and Liam appeared just as distraught. You looked up at Louis, tears already streaming down your face. "I can't do that. I can't." You sob before quickly covering your mouth.

"We're not doing that." Louis grunted.

"So either, you can break up and the baby isn't yours or she can leave and go home for a while." The woman stated. Louis looked at you with saddened eyes and kissed your cheeks lightly.
Louis turned to the management team, "We're not doing either of those. She's staying with me. We're having these babies. You can either deal with it..." Your heart began to race. What was his ultimatum going to be? "Or I'm leaving the band. I'd hate to do that to the lads but she's is more important. Our children are more important." Louis stated firmly. "This is the way its going to work." The other boys smiled a bit knowing that management couldn't do anything to Louis because they would be dissolving the one thing they were trying to salvage. The head of management grimaced and looked at the other members of the team. "There is no way to change my mind. We made a well thought out choice. I want these babies and she does too. The only band related decision I care about are the other boys. Make your choice. Live with the fact I'm going to be a dad or destroy the band?"

The head of management finally spoke again, "Fine. She doesn't have to go anywhere or do anything. But we will be watching the media closely and you are not to talk about it. It will be black listed at interviews and such." You gazed up at Louis with delighted eyes. You got your way you got to have the love of your life and the babies. Not one or the other. The management teams stood, dismissing the meeting.

Louis smiled brightly at you as they left, "You didn't actually think I'd let them take any of you from me?" All you could do was wrap your arms around him with a smile and place a sweet kiss on his lips.

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