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A few months had passed since we moved back into my mom's house. McFly started practicing everyday, and neither Andrea or I returned to school. Andrea went back to work at Fran's diner, and I got a job at the hospital. Her mom got me the job...it was mostly filing and running files to different floors. It was good money though, and it meant Andrea's mom got to hear all the latest news about Andrea..who still hadn't told her father she was back in town. Andrea's belly got bigger and bigger and she finally agreed to go to the gynecologist for an ultrasound. I sat in the waiting room, in a wooden-armed chair that smelled like old people. I stared at the television screen hanging from the ceiling. I was pissed they wouldn't let me back in the exam room. Technically they didn't have to allow me back there, since I wasn't in Andrea's immediate family..and we weren't married or anything. So i sat there, watching cartoons.... The door to the waiting room opened and she walked back in, looking uneasy. She came over and sat next to me. I grabbed her hand and held it tight...
"What is it?" i asked, expecting the worst. She chuckled nervously.. "We're having...twins" she said, wide eyed. My mouth dropped and i let out a laugh..throwing my arms around her. "Thats great!!!... i thought you were gonna say something BAD!" She smiled, "So you're okay with twins then...?" I practically scoffed at her question, "DUH!" We walked out of the doctors office and got into my moms car...which she leant to me. The doctors office was too far to walk, so I drove us there. I helped her into the passenger side and walked around to the driver's side door, swinging the keys around on my finger. "TWINS" i said proudly to myself, before opening the door and climbing in to turn the engine on.
Harry's P.O.V.
I sat in class, staring out the window, admiring the sunny day. Tap. Tap. Tap. I tapped my pencil on my desk. Marie was racing through my mind. She came and visited last weekend and I haven't stopped thinking about her since. Well...almost. I had been thinking alot about the band too. We had been practicing more than ever, now that Dougie's back in town. We're sounding pretty good and have an important gig this weekend. I had organized it without the other guys knowing... I figured I'd surprise them. Several record companies were interested in what we'd sound like live..and were gonna send scouts. The only person I had told about it was Marie...for several reasons. The gig was this Saturday...at a club in LONDON. We'd be there late at night, so i asked her if it was alright if we stayed at her apartment afterwards. She obliged of course, and promised she'd make it to the performance. I was so excited i could barely sit still in my seat.
"Is there a problem Mr. Judd?" asked Mrs. Hartnett...my mean old math teacher. "HUH?" i replied, dumbly. "Would you mind JOINING us in the lesson?" she barked. "Oh..yeah..sorry." I sank down into my seat. Whoops...
After school I called Marie.
"Hey stranger!" she greeted. "Hey gorgeous" i replied back smiling. "What are you up tooo?" she asked. "I'm on my way to Danny's house for rehearsal.. I figure I'd tell the boys about the gig tonight... you're sure its okay we crash at your place right?" I asked into the receiver. "Yup, definately" she answered. "Sweet..I'll call you later and let you know how everything went...I just wanted to call and say hi.. " She giggled. I loved her giggle. "Call you later then love." she said, and we both hung up.. I caught a bus in the direction of Danny's house.
Andrea's P.O.V.
OOf. After the doctors, I came home and flopped on the couch while Dougie made grilled cheese. I was now 7 months pregnant, and just getting to the point where my feet and back hurt..ALL THE TIME.. "That smells SO good!" I called, picking up a Cosmopolitan magazine off the coffee table... "Who bought this?" i said to myself, giggling...picturing Dougie buying a Cosmopolitan magazine at the drug store..for GOD knows what reason. I flipped through it while I waited.
A few minutes Dougie came in with a small plate with a grilled cheese sandwhich. He sat down next to me and handed me the plate. "YUMMY!" i shrieked excitedly. He laughed at me and i furrowed my eyebrows, pretending to be offended. "Shutup..im pregnant...im eating for three here!!" I sat inbetween his legs and swung my knees over his thighs..taking a few bites from the sandwhich before offering him some. He took a few bites, and i continued to finished the rest of it leaning against him while he flipped through the cosmopolitan magazine. "Did you buy this?" he asked me. I shook my head, "No..i thought you did" i said laughing. He giggled, "Why would i buy it?" I shrugged.. Dougie did alot of things that didn't make sense sometimes...We flipped through, reading articles like "100 Best Hairdo's", "10 ways to a tighter tummy", and "50 guaranteed things to turn him on."
"OOH!" Dougie started, in a lispy voice "I've alwaysss wanted to know how to turn my man onto mee..." I sat there laughing while he read the article out loud, until his phone rang.
"Hey man" he said, answering it. I could somewhat distinguish Tom's voice coming from the phone. "Uh-huh...yeah...okay" was all Dougie said before hanging up. He patted my thigh and kissed my nose. "The boys want me for a band practice...you wanna come?" he asked me. I stuffed the last bit of grilled cheese in my mouth and nodded... "Yeah..if haz okay wif them..."I slurred, grilled cheese crusts still stuffed in my mouth. He smiled, "of course it is" he said as he picked me up...one arm under my knees and the other under my butt. He walked to the front door and put me down. I slipped my shoes on and looked at myself sideways in the mirror. I frowned. "I hate being fat" i groaned. As excited as I was to be having the twins... I hated my big belly. "I dont know how you can look at me everyday" i said as I opened the front door and stepped out. He followed me out and locked the door, "Oh..dont start THAT.." he winked, "You're still the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on." I shrugged and smiled...somewhat flattered... i mean...He was my boyfriend..he HAD to say something like that.
When we got to Danny's house, the other boys were already there. Danny greeted us at the door, offered us a few cokes, and we headed downstairs into the basement where all of the instruments were already set up. I sat on the couch with my coke and watched the boys, as Harry got behind his drum set and Tom, Danny and Dougie all put their guitar straps on.
"OH!" Harry said out of the blue, "Before we start.. I have some good news." The boys turned around to see him at his drums..and i continued looking from the couch infront of them. He had this dopey smile on his face that made me want to laugh. "WE HAVE A BIG GIG THIS SATURDAY!" he shouted. "NO WAY!" Dougie yelled, "DUDE, THATS AMAZING!" Tom chirped in. Danny just cackled excitedly. I watched their reactions...it was quite entertaining. I was truely happy for them though. I was afraid when Dougie and I moved to London that it would break the band..but things were back to how they started...and the boys sounded REALLY good. This might be their big break. In the back of my mind though, I couldn't help but worry about them making it REALLY big, Dougie leaving for tour, and me rarely ever seeing him anymore. Dougie came over and jumped on the couch next to me. I threw my arms around his stomach and hugged him. "Congrats babe" i said before blowing a raspberry on his neck. He laughed, "EW" and wiped his neck with his sleeve. "Haha" Danny cackled. Tom, in between laughs, said "Alright..we should really practice then..." They agreed and headed back to their spots on the 'floor'. They played "Obviously", "Down by the lake", "Unsaid things", "Five colors in her hair", and "That girl"...with several glances from Dougie that made me smile.
It was a school night for the other boys, so Dougie and I left around 11 and headed back home. The road was deserted so we walked hand in hand up the middle of the road. "Dance with me?" he asked me when we got to an abandoned intersection. I laughed, "I thought you dont like to dance?" i said, surprised..since the last time he was practically too embarrased to dance with me when were alone in our apartment in London. He shrugged, "I'm in love...people in love do CRAZY things!!" I laughed, "Yeah.. orrrr maybe you've just officially lost it" i winked. He smiled and put one hand on my waist, taking my left hand in his right. I put my right hand on his shoulder and we swayed as he hummed, in the middle of the dark street. I rested my head on his shoulder and thought..."Did you really mean it?" i asked, smiling, look up at him. He nodded....knowing exactly what I was talking about.. "I always have..and I always will..." he said, before continuing to hum gently in my ear. I closed my eyes and we continued dancing.
'BOOM' crashed the sky above us. I picked my head up off Doug's shoulder and looked up, just as the heavens opened and rain started pouring. "AH!" I yelled..and we started running..(or in my case hobbling) back towards his house. We were about halfway there...and by the time we got back to his front porch, we were both drenched. We had given up running.. I started towards the front walkway, but he grabbed my arm, pulling me back under the rain. I just stared at him, confused for a minute. He looked up at the sky..and back at me, smiling. He slid his left hand to the small of my back, and his right hand cupped my cheek and he softly kissed me. He pulled back and smiled. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back...this time, it lasted longer and was more passionate. It's amazing..no matter how many times I've kissed him before... it never gets boring and it never ceases to give my belly butterflies...unless of course thats the babies....
He pulled away and leaned his forehead against mine, smiling.. "Marry me?" he asked. I giggled, "whatt?", shifting my head to look him in the eye...
It was the middle of the night... and we had just moved back home. Andrea was sleeping next to me, in my queen sized bed, laying on her side. I laid asleep watching her. She looked beautiful...so peaceful. I kissed her cheek lightly. She stired, but didnt open her eyes..so I pulled the sheets off my body and climbed out of bed, walking downstairs for a glass of orange juice.
To my surprise, my mom was still up...reading a book in the living room. "Hey Mum" I called to her as I grabbed a glass from the cubbord and the juice from the fridge. She smiled from behind her glasses and stood, walking to join me in the kitchen. "Andrea asleep?" she asked. I nodded, drinking thirstily. "She's exhausted" i laughed. She smiled, understandingly.."Been there...done that...being pregnant is NOT an easy thing." she winked at me. I was glad she was being so understanding and supportive. "Thanks ma" i smiled.
After a few minutes of silence, as she mopped up a small spill of orange jucie i left on the counter...and i continued drinking, she asked, "Do you love her Doug?" I almost choked on my drink. "What? Of course i do mom!" i yelled, before being hushed... I forgot she was asleep upstairs. "Mum..I've always loved her...nothings changed just because she's pregnant..." i said..angry for her doubt, and a little taken by surprise.
She smiled at me, and took a small black-velvet box out from the locked-desk drawer. She put it on the counter in front of me, opened...with a small gold ring in it. It had two blue sapphires on either side of a perfect white diamond. "That was your grandmothers..and mine...so if you really love her..when you're ready...you can give her that...okay?" she said. I nodded...staring at the ring..examening it. I nodded and she kissed me on the cheek before retiring up to bed.
I stayed downstairs, staring at the ring in the dim light of the kitchen..thinking. Thinking about Andrea, the twins, the past... right now, as she laid up in my bed fast asleep...and most importantly..the future. I zoned out, and pictured myself standing at the altar of a church... as Andrea, the epitomy of beauty in a white gown, walked towards me. I shook my head, snapping myself back to reality and closing the box tightly, putting my glass in the sink and walking back upstairs. I walked into my bedroom and noticed she was still fast asleep...completely oblivious to the conversation my mum and I just had in the kitchen. I slipped one last peak at the ring, then tucked it safe into my sock drawer, until the right time.
I smiled and climbed into bed next to her. She felt the movement of the bed and woke...still half asleep and pulled me close to her, nuzzling her nose into the nape of my neck. I kissed her forehead and closed my tired, heavy eyes...
I was kneeling, in the rain, under the stars...in a puddle, recalling the night of the conversation with my mother in the kitchen. "Marry me?" I asked again, staring at her..mouth wide open. My heart was beating so hard, i could feel my pulse in my fingertips. It was hard to keep my hands steady as I looked up at her, waiting for an answer. She laughed and nodded, "Yes" she whispered... I smiled, "Yes?" just to be sure. I stood up and she threw her arms around me. I picked her up and swung her around before placing her back down. "YES!" she yelped, as happy laughter escaped into the darkness of the night.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. i thought. I wanted to climb to the highest mountain and scream, confessing my love for this girl. It almost felt like a dream...too good to be true...
I took the ring out of the box and slipped it onto her finger as she shrieked excitedly and held it up to examen it.
"DOUGIEEE!" she sang "its beautiful." holding her hand up in front of her face, leaning against my shoulder. I laughed, "not as beautiful as the girl WEARING it" i winked at her. She giggled and kissed me before skipping back in the house, looking over her shoulder for me to follow her. We walked inside and stopped in the doorway. It looked like we had jumped into the ocean or something....we were literally DRENCHED.
"MOM!" i called from the door. She appeared in the hallway coming from the kitchen,
"Yeah Doug wha- OH MY!" she said, startled at how wet we were. We both laughed nervously. "It started raining?" She laughed, "DONT MOVE! I'm going to get towels and a laundry basket" she said, heading for the laundry room.
My mom brought a laundry basket back, and four towels. She left us in the doorway and we stripped down to our underware, throwing our wet clothes in the basket, wrapping the warm,dry towels around our bodies. After drying off and changing into dry clothes, we decided it'd be best to wait to tell everyone about the engagement until later...since they were probably already asleep.
Andrea's P.O.V.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I wanted to tell the world, IM GETTING MARRIEDDD!! After changing into dry clothes, I really really really wanted to call the boys and celebrate...but it was a schoolnight. They had school the next day and Dougie and I both had work.
"Are you gonna tell my mom tomorrow at the hospital?" i asked, biting my lip nervously.
"Do you want me to?" he asked. I furrowed my eyebrows thinking. "Its not that i dont want you to....but...i think they should hear it from me...my mom AND my dad" I gulped. I had been back in town for two or three months and still hadn't faced my dad. I wasnt even sure if he knew i was around...or worse, CARED. I knew I wanted him at my wedding though. I wanted him to accept Dougie and I for how we were, pregnant at 18, and engaged. I wanted him to love Dougie as much as I love Dougie....and I knew that meant i'd have to face him eventually...and smooth things over. I hope it wouldn't be too painful. Nothing should bring me down now. I should be the happiest i've ever been in my whole life. I'm getting MARRIED for Christ's sake. Stupid parents.
He nodded, understanding. "When are you gonna talk to them?" he asked. Hm. "After we get back from the gig this weekend" i said, smiling. "This weekend's gonna be all about you and the boys, I dont want ANYTHING to ruin that" He smiled and kissed my forehead. "I'm exhausted, lets hit the hay" he suggested. I smiled dumbly, "Im not sure I'll ever be able to fall asleeeeep." i giggled. "Why?" he laughed at me, probably already knowing the answer. I whispered, "I'm too excited..i wanna plan everything...I wanna tell everyone..I wanna SHOP!" He laughed. "You'll have plenty of time for that" he said, pulling up the covers, and patting the bed next to him for me to climb in. I pulled my hair into a ponytail and climbed in. We laid in bed staring into each other's eyes, his hand on my belly, lightly tickling it and caressing it with his fingertips.
I sighed, thinking about my bulging belly..and how unnattractive I'd feel in a wedding dress with a fat belly. "Let's wait till i'm skinny again though... before we get married?" i asked. He nodded, but furrowed his eyebrows, expecting more of an explanation. I just leaned over and sucked on his cheek for a minute before saying, "I want the wedding to be perfect, including the honeymoon....and I want to LOOK perfect for you." He smiled and flicked off the light. "Anything you want, as long as you're mine." he said in the darkness... I laughed, resting my forehead against his... and whispered kiddingly, "Oh Mr. Poynter, I'm yours from now on....forever and ever."
~ Friday afternoon. I got off work early, around 4 and headed to Danny's house. Everyone was gonna meet up at his house before getting on a train down headed to London for the night. Their big gig was tonight at a club in the city and It was to be expected that they were gonna be nervous, excited and anxious. Dougie and I hadn't told the boys about the engagement yet. We decided to keep the focus on the gig, and that we'd tell everyone back at Marie's apartment afterwards. In the meantime, i kept my ring turned in, so that no one would see the stone.
I was the first person to get to Danny's house. I knocked on the door and he answered it shirtless. "Hey love" he said, opening the door and walking back inside for me to follow. I'm not gonna pretend that seeing him shirtless didn't make my blood heat up just a little. I reminded myself about the night at the dance however, and remembered that I was engaged to Dougie...shaking the thoughts out of my head. I followed him into the family room where he had 4 different shirts laid out on the couch.
"I cant pick" he said nervously, fiddling with his fingers. I laughed at him and looked at the shirts. "Hm.." i started, carefully observing the choices he'd narrowed it down to. "I like the white polo" i said, pointing to the lacoste polo shirt on the end. "It's classy and clean" i said, picking it up off the arm of the couch and throwing it to him. He breathed out, as if he had been holding his breath and pulled it over his head. "Thanks love" he said, and kissed my forehead before heading into the kitchen. "Want anything to drink while we wait for the boys to get here?" he asked. I shook my head, "Nah, thats okay..but you should really finish packing your equiptment, they should be here any minute and we dont want to miss the train." i said, nodding to his guitars and amps sitting by the fireplace, unpacked.
"Oh...good idea" he said, scrambling to put his guitars into their cases and wrap up the cords for the amps. I sat on the arm of the couch and texted Dougie. "Hey, I'm at Danny's..you on your way? -A" and clicked send. Danny finished packing up his equipment and started pacing nervously, when the doorbell rang. He jumped, startled by the bell and went to answer the door. I looked over my shoulder and watched him open the door to Harry. "Harry! Glad you're here" he said. They both made their way into the family room, and you could tell Harry was equally as nervous as Danny. I laughed, "Guys..dont be nervous yet! You still have several hours till the show!" They both smiled, slightly embarrased that it was so incredibly obvious how freaked they were. "We know, we just want to make sure we dont' forget anything...and if tonight goes well..it could mean alot.." Harry said, welcoming me with a hug. Harry had a small backpack on and his drumsticks in his pockets. Thankfully, the nightclub had their own set of drums..because it would have been such a task to lug Harry's set all the way down to London.
Harry started drumming on the coffee table while Danny went and got a few beers from the fridge and tossed them in his duffle bag. My phone vibed and I opened it to a new text message. "Yeah. Tom picked me up, almost there. -D" I smiled and flipped closed my phone, "Tom and Doug are almost here..." i said. Harry nodded...and continued drumming on the table and Danny went to the closet and grabbed a pair of sneakers and his leather jacket.
After Tom and Dougie arrived, Harry helped Danny load his things into the back of Tom's car while I peed one last time before everyone piled into the car and headed for the trainstation. Tom and Danny sat in the front and Harry, Dougie and I in the back. It was a short drive and Tom parked at a nearby parking garage. We unloaded all of the equipment and headed to the trainstation. We bought 5 one way tickets to London and made our way to the platform, picking a car and making ourselves comfortable. Luckily, the train was fairly empty so we were able to spread out. Harry and Danny sat in one isle, stretched out and sleeping. Tom had his own isle of seats, which he shared with his guitar..and listened to his ipod as he stared out the window. Dougie and I shared another isle of seats. He stretched out across the seats, leaning against the window of the train and I sat inbetween his legs, leaning back on him.
"You nervous?" i asked, my forehead in the nape of his neck. He shrugged. "Maybe a little bit...we'll be alright though...and I'm just glad you're coming to our first gig." I smiled, "Wouldn't miss it for the world...lets just have fun tonight huh?" I asked. He nodded.
When we got to London a few hours later we headed straight for the club and started to set up the equipment...or well..the boys started setting up and I endulged myself in the free food that the club had backstage for the performers... It was going on 9 oclock and the boys were scheduled to perform at any second. I watched them rush around backstage, getting everything ready. The owner of the club walked out onto the small stage, and started to announce that they had special guests to perform tonight. I hugged each of the boys and wished them luck, giving Dougie a quick kiss, before heading out into the crowd to find Marie. Sure enough, she was in the front at a small circular, raised table. As the boys walked out and introduced themselves, I made my way over to her and sat down.
"HEY!" i shouted. She turned and smiled, excited to see me. "HEY! LOOK AT YOU!!" she said, motioning towards my growing belly. I smiled and rubbed my hand over the the belly of my silk, empire wasited halter. "Twins" i said, as i climbed up onto the stool at the table. Her eyes widened, "Congradulations times two then!!"
The boys started playing the intro to "Five colors in her hair" and we turned our attention back to the stage. I watched the boys play..I was so proud, as if they were my sons or something. It was just so exciting to see my bestfriends up on stage. Dougie smiled at me all throughout the performance, and afterwards blew me a kiss. I smiled, slightly embarrased as everyone in the club turned to look at me.
Once the lights came back on, and the manager annoucned a "THANK YOU MCFLY!", there wre plenty of cheers coming from the crowd and Marie and I headed backstage to find the boys. "AHH!" i shrieked as i jumped onto Dougie excited. "You guys did so goood!!" i said, congradulating the boys on their amazing performance. They all seemed pretty relieved, and their expressions definately showed it. Seconds later, a man in a suit came over, looking very official. "Excuse me boys," he started. I gasped, smiling wide. "I'm a representative from Universal Records....may I have a word?" he asked. Danny, Tom, Harry and Dougie all nodded, wide eyed and mouth agaped. They walked over to a table backstage and took a seat, while the man in the suit took out 4 slips of paper and handed them each to the boys. Marie and I stood there, watching from the other side of the room, speechless. "Do you think they're getting signed?" she asked finallly. "Ohmygod. I dunno?!" was all i could reply.
We continued watching anxiously, gripping each other's arms tight as the boys passed around a pen and signed each piece of paper, before returning it to the man and shaking hands. Did McFly just get signed?!
Chapter Thirty-Eight.
Marie's P.O.V.
I stood, huddled with Andrea backstage by a table with a large array of food on it. The pickles smelled amazing! I've always had a weakness for Dill Pickles. Anyways, I'm getting distracted.... Andrea and I stood huddled together, anxious to see what the man in the suit wanted with our boys.
"WELL?!" i yelled as they started over towards us. Harry had the dopiest, most adorablest smile on ever. "You're NEVER going to believe what just happened" Tom started. Andrea shook Dougie by his shoulder... "TELL US ALREADY!" she yelled, shrieking from excitement.
"We....just.....got.....SIGNED!" Danny yelled. Before I knew what was happening, Andrea and I both screamed excitedly and i jumped onto Harry, wrapping my arms around his neck and my legs around his hips. He jumped up and down and the boys danced around for joy.
Finally, he put me down and we started to catch our breath..with wide-eyed smiles plastered to our faces. "Lets go out and celebrate or something!!!" I suggested as Harry wrapped his arm around my shoulders and we started walking from backstage into the main part of the club. Danny, Tom and Dougie had their guitar bags over their shoulders and we headed out into the brisk night. Singing, yelling and dancing all the way down the sidewalk, we made our back to my apartment building. Once inside, the boys dropped their guitars by the door and opened their bags to change out of their sweaty clothes. "DIBS ON THE SHOWER" Danny yelled as he raced into the bathroom and closed the door. Dougie, Tom and Harry groaned and yelled, "DANNY YOU BETTER BE QUICK" Andrea and I both laughed. Danny was notorious for taking way too long of showers.
I walked into my room and flopped down on my back onto the bed and let out a tired sigh. I was looking at the ceiling...at the stick on- glow in the dark stars I had stuck on years ago. I arranged them to look like the constellations, so I could turn the lights off at night and feel like I was under the stars. I sensed someone watching me and turned my head to look at the door. It was Harry. Good..old... Harry. I smiled. "Why hello Mr. Judd" i winked. He smiled nervously and stepped into my room, "Mind if i join you under the night sky?" he asked, looking up at the stars on my ceiling. I laughed, slightly embarrased, and nodded. He made his way over to me and laid on the bed next to me, shoulder to shoulder. I turned my attention back to the stars on my ceiling, but after a minute, turned back to look at him. He was staring at me and it made me a little uncomfortable. I cleared my throat nervously and stared into his eyes.....his beautiful blue eyes. I felt shivers running up and down my spine and could feel the tiny hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.
I found myself lost, drowning in his gaze, only inches from his face when suddenly the bathroom door flung open and Danny came skipping out in a towel. "WOOO-HOOO-HOOO.." he shouted at us, making me blush. "DANNY! Get out!!" Harry yelled, taking off his sneaker and throwing it at him as he made his way out of my room and back into the family room. Suddenly it sounded like a stampede was headed our way and Tom and Dougie, half wrestling, half running..made their way for my bathroom. They ran through my bedroom door and tripped over each other, landing on the floor, their limbs tangled in each other on the floor at the end of my bed.
"OW. TOM..your knee is in my eyesocket!" Dougie yelled. I laughed loudly and rolled onto my side, getting a kick out of the show. Harry also sat on my bed, indian style..laughing at the wrestling match on my floor. Tom untangled himself and started for the bathroom. Dougie, not to be outdone and give up so easily grabbed his foot as he ran and tripped Tom. BOOM. He hit the ground and Dougie scrambled over him for the door. As they fought, Harry turned to me. "Watch this" he winked. He walked past them, stepping over their flailing limbs and body parts and walked into the bathroom. He stopped inside, the door still open, raised his eyebrows at me and stuck his tongue out the side of his mouth. I laughed and the boys stopped their wrestling. "NOOOO HARRRY!" they both yelled in unison and jumped to their feet, headed for the door. In an instant the door flew closed and the lock clicked. Harry yelled an obnoxious "HA! HA!" from behind the door and Tom pounded his fist on the wood. I giggled, lying on my bed and Dougie came over..
He belly flopped onto the bed before sitting up facing me. "So..tell me about you and Mr. Harry Judd.. " he said, trying to sound intelligent. Tom rolled his eyes and joined us on the bed. I shrugged. "Theres nothing to tell" i said, slightly blushing. Dougie nudged me, "Sure there isssssssss!" he winked. Tom laughed, "Leave her alone Dougie..." he said, shoving Dougie's shoulder. I smiled, looking to the bathroom door to make sure it was closed. I could hear the faint sound of the shower's spray and knew he probably couldn't hear me. "He's just so dreammmmmy" i sighed. Tom and Dougie both smiled at me. "Ah..yes..that he is.. he hypnotises me as well..." Dougie said, mimicking my sigh. I stuck my tongue out at him and Tom cackled.
Speaking of cackles, Danny joined us a few seconds later (now clothed).. followed by Andrea, who looked to be dressed in her pajamas already. Danny sat on the floor and leaned against the wall opposite of us and Andrea rolled up on the bed and rested her head in Dougie's lap. "Where are you guys going tonight?" she asked, yawning. "US?" I started, confused, "Aren't you coming?" I asked, as we all looked to her for an answer. She shook her head, "Nah..im exhausted..but that shouldn't stop you guys from going out...you all need to celebrate.. plus..i'm pregnant...i cant drink or anything" she said, frowning. "You sure you don't want to come?" Dougie asked her as he ran his fingers through her hair. She opened her eyes sleepily and looked up at him, "Nah..but i insist you go and have a good time for the both of us" she smiled. He kissed her nose and whispered, just loud enough for the rest of us to make out a "It wont be the same without you." Tom aw-ed and Danny smiled with a giggle. I just looked at the loving couple happily. Part of me was jealous, like i wish i had something like that.
After Harry came out of the shower, his hair still dripping, and a towel wrapped around his torso, Dougie jumped in before Tom could react. Harry proceeded to brush his hands through his damp hair, standing at the end of my bed half naked. I could feel my face getting hot and leaned back, laying on my bed and putting my pillow over my face to keep from staring...
Harry's P.O.V.
When I got out of the shower, Dougie pushed past me into the bathroom and I walked farther into Marie's room where everyone seemed to be gathered around her bed.
"Sup guys" i asked, as i brushed my hands through my drippy hair with one hand, clinging onto the towel around my waist with the other. Marie laid back down on her bed and put her pillow over her face. 'That's weird' I thought. I furrowed my eyebrows and nodded my head towards her, motioning to Tom to ask him what's going on. He rolled his eyes and laughed, "Harry, go put some clothes on!" I looked down at my towel and nodded, making an "OOH" face as i walked back into the living room to grab my change of clothes.
By the time i came back, dressed to impress..if i say so myself, Dougie was on his way out of the bathroom and Tom was getting in. "Hey! There's a light at the end of the tunnel!" Danny said jokingly. "Maybe we'll actually get out of her sometime tonight!" Marie laughed. Dougie walked back into the main room and Andrea rolled off the bed and followed him. Marie was sitting up again and I smiled at her as our gazes locked on one another's. "Sooo..where we going then?" Danny asked, breaking the awkward silence. Marie looked over to him and replied, "There's a night club a few blocks away.. I figured we could start there." Danny smiled and after a few seconds of incredibly awkward silence between three of us, he jumped to his feet. "Sweet!.....I'm...gonna....uh...go see what Dougie's up too.." he said, winking at me before heading back into the kitchen.
I scratched the back of my neck and sat down next to Marie on the end of her bed. She smiled and giggled nervously, biting her bottom lip and moving closer towards me. I ran my hand through her hair to the back of her head and pulled her face to mine, planting my lips on hers. I opened my mouth and felt her tongue slide in....
Tom's P.O.V.
Ah! I love hot showers. TOO BAD I DIDNT GET ONE! By the time Danny, Harry, and Dougie finished in the bathroom, they had probably used all the hot water in London. I took as quick of a shower as possible...it was ice cold. I dried myself off and pulled on some jeans and a plain black teeshirt before towel drying my hair real quick. I unlocked the bathroom door and opened it. My mouth dropped. Harry was straddling and making out with Marie on the bed, who was shirtless. I cleared my throat and suddenly found the wallpaper very amusing. Harry jumped off the bed and smacked his head with his palm, "Shit...we..uh..i.. I forgot you were in there...nothing...i mean...we didnt..." he started mumbling. I laughed, and brushed past him towards the kitchen.. "See what? I didn't see anything...." I said.
I sat down on one of the chairs at the kitchen table and put my bright blue converses on. A few seconds later, Marie and Harry came into the room... looking much more presentable than the way i found them moments earlier. "Ready then?" Harry asked. Danny and Dougie, who were standing around drinking from blue beer cans nodded and I smiled. It was unannimous. We all hugged Andrea, after trying once more to convince her to come out with us. "You sure you'll be alright all alone?" Marie asked her. Andrea nodded and smiled, "I'll be fine...i'm tired...i'll just go to bed and see you all in the morning..have fun okay? You guys need to celebrate." We headed out to the hallway, Dougie kissed her goodnight and Marie locked the door behind us...leaving Andrea in the apartment all by her self.
Dougie seemed a little hesitant..leaving Andrea to go out and party. I put my arm around his shoulders as we approached the elevator. "Dont worry about it..she'll be fine..lets just have fun okay?" I asked. He nodded and Harry added, "She understands...she even said have fun and party...", trying to convince him to loosen up a little bit. The elevator 'ding-ed' and the doors opened. We all stepped inside and hit the ground floor button. "Well...let's party then.." Dougie said, as we all exchanged smiles.
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Andrea's P.O.V.
Ah. Peace and quiet. My head hurts. I furrowed my eyebrows and made my way to Marie's bathroom to look for some asprin or something. Bingo! Found some. I took two out of the bottle and set it down on the edge of the sink while i went into the kitchen for a waterbottle. Taking the pills, I turned on the tv, turned the lights off and made myself comfortable on the pull-out couch-bed. The flashing lights from the television were very relaxing, and in no time i was fast on my way to dreamland...
My dream was nothing short of hysterical. We were on a ship. Tom was hobbling around with a peg-leg, Danny had an eye-patch and kept screaming "ARGH!", Harry was wearing a captains hat and an oversized trenchcoat, and Dougie was up in the look-out, with a pet monkey....
I was woken up by the faint sounds of giggles and thuds from the hallway. I opened my eyes and saw that Pirates of the Carribean was on tv, and laughed. "That explains the dream" i yawned to myself as the door was unlocked and opened. Marie, Harry, and Tom stumbled inside, flicking on the lights and giggling. I rubbed my eyes to adjust to the bright lights and sat up in bed, leaning against the arm of the couch. "How was the night?" I asked as Tom laid down on the throw rug and Harry sat on the kitchen floor, leaning against the fridge. "Wicked" Marie replied, before pulling off her jacket and kicking off her shoes as she stumbled towards her bedroom door.
Now, almost fully awake, I noticed Danny and Dougie hadn't returned with them. "Uh..where are the other two?" I asked, looking to the door as if I expected them to come stumbling in at any second. Harry scratched his forehead and Marie bit her bottom lip thinking. Tom giggled, "I thought something was unusual."
I laughed, "You forgot them?!" Marie shrugged, "I guess we did... but for some reason I can't remember the last time we saw them...or where we might have lost them..." she said, trying to drunkenly think about the past few hours. "Well..what clubs did you guys go to?" I asked. Harry pulled himself up off the floor and sat down on the arm of the couch next to me. "You want the long list...or the short list?" he snickered. "ULGH." i said, pinching my nose, "Harry you stink...how much did you guys DRINK?" I asked. Tom picked his face off the floor and moaned, "Too much..."
I furrowed my eyebrows and climbed out of bed, walking into the kitchen and grabbing my phone from my purse. I decided i should text Dougie.. I was a little worried. He could be wandering around drunk somewhere. Wait...better yet, I should call him.
Marie and Harry and retired back to her room and Tom was unconscious on the floor. I pulled myself up onto the counter and sat indian style. I dialed his number. Ring..Ring..Ring.
"Hey. You've reached Dougie. Well..actually, you DIDNT reach Dougie. I'm Dougie...and I'm not here..but you HAVE reached my voicemail...so maybe you should...". I hung up the phone and sighed. "He'll probably be back soon.. and atleast he's with Danny" I convinced myself. I hopped off the counter and walked back to bed, turning the tv off and throwing a blanket over Tom on the floor before climbing back under the covers.
I yawned, stretching. Morning! I sat up quick in bed, my eyes shot open. Did Dougie ever come home? I looked around. Tom still on the floor. No sign of Dougie or Danny. I walked over to Marie's room and opened the door, seeing Harry and her cuddling in bed, still sleeping, and her bathroom empty. I began getting worried. I looked at my phone. No messages, no missed calls. I texted Dougie "Where are you? -A" before pulling on sweatpants and a teeshirt, deciding to go out looking for them. I didn't know where I'd start..but I couldn't just sit around. I grabbed a piece of paper from a pad shaped like a watermelon for grocery lists.
"Went out to look for the boys. Got my cell on. - Andrea"
I left the note on the table and slipped on my shoes before quietly unlocking the door, watching the sleeping Tom, to be sure not to wake him. I held my breath, as if that'd make my exit quieter and turned the nob, slipping out the door. I pulled it closed behind me, still watching Tom's motionless body. When the door finally latched closed, i let out my breath and turned to walk down the hallway towards the elevator.
I let out a quiet laugh as to what I saw in the hallway. Dougie and Danny were asleep on the carpet a few doors down. Danny was laying down on his back, his head slung back and his mouth open...and Dougie had his head on Danny's stomach, with his foot up against the frame of a neighbor's door. Dougie only had one shoe on and Danny's shirt had a huge drool stain on it from where Dougie had his head.
I smiled at the sight, relieved that they were okay. I crept over to them and kneeled down beside the two boys, shaking Dougie softly. "Hun" i whispered. "Hm?" he groaned without opening his eyes. "Hey" i shook him again,"you're asleep on the floor in the hallway.." He started to come to, and opened his eyes, moaning and grabbing his head, obviously in pain from a hangover. He sat up off of Danny, who i began to shake lightly in the same fashion. "Danny...wake up and come inside" i said. He stirred and began to wake up. I helped the two hung-over boys back into the apartment and into the bed I had already gotten out of and made. They put sleep masks on and I gave them some advil for their headaches.
While everyone else slept, I decided to run to the stores and get some groceries for breakfast. It was only a few blocks away and I was there & back in no time. Eggs, bacon, bread for toast, and a container of orange juice. I wasn't sure if any of them would be up for eating right away, but i figured i'd make it anyways..so that anyone who was hungry could have some.
When I got back to the apartment, Tom was in the bathroom, Marie and Harry were in the process of getting up, and Danny and Dougie were still unconscious, snoring away.... I heated up the frying pan and cracked a few eggs to make scrambled eggs, while popping a few slices of bread into the toaster. By the time the eggs were done, and I started the bacon, Marie and Harry were sitting at the table in pajamas drinking orange juice and talking quietly. "How late did they get in?" They asked me finally, motioning to Danny and Dougie, sleeping on the couch. "They didnt..." i giggled, and started to explain how i found them in the hallway earlier this morning. They both laughed.
Soon Tom came to join us too, and when the bacon was sizzling and popping in the frying pan, and letting all sorts of aromas off, Danny got up and walked to the bathroom sleepily and Dougie turned over,pulling the sleep-mask off his eyes and watching us from the couch. "Whatchya making?" he asked. "Eggs, toast, and bacon" i replied. He groaned at the mention of food. "I'll take just the toast" he said. Harry, Marie and I laughed. "Did someone have tooo much to drink?" i cooed softly as I walked over to him, stroking his scalp gently with one hand as I handed him a plate with plain buttered toast. He nodded and nibbled at the toast.
Atleast they had the day to recover before we head back home tomorrow....
Marie's P.O.V.
I sighed as i stared across the kitchen table at Harry eating breakfast. I hated and loved the effect he had on me. It was like I was powerless under his gaze... As soon as his eyes were transfixed upon me, or as soon as his lips parted to show off his pearly white smile... or even with one simple touch, there was nothing I could do to keep myself from wanting him.
I smushed the scrambled eggs around on my plate with my fork.. "What's everyone doing later today?" I asked, as i folded open the newspaper on the table to look for the funnies. "Tom and I want to go see that new action movie that just came out" Danny said as he poured himself a glass of orange juice. Tom nodded accordingly. "I want to sleeeeep!" Dougie yelled from the couch. Andrea shrugged, "I think I might go shopping...for baby clothes and such.." she said as she started cleaning out the pans from breakfast. Dougie now perked up, "OOH! I wanna go!" he whined. She laughed at him, "We'll go as soon as you feel better" she said. I frowned. Everyone seemed to have plans.
"What about you Harry?" I asked. He shrugged, "I hadn't planned anything.."
I smiled, "Me neither".
"I guess it's just us two then..." he said, winking. Gulp. Alone, in the apartment, with Harry?! Shit..maybe I should go shopping with Andrea and Dougie. It's not that I didn't want to be around Harry...God knows I want to be around him. But i cant resist him, and I want his respect at all the same time.
I forced a smile, "Sounds like fun..."
Soon enough, everyone had finished breakfast and we're getting ready. Dougie seemed to be feeling alot better and Andrea and him were the first to leave the apartment. "We'll be back in a few hours..." she said, "I'm 7 and 1/2 months pregnant, I'm sure I wont last in the shopping world too long." I giggled.
Tom looked up the movie times while Danny finished getting ready and encouraged Harry and I to join. I thought about it, but declined. Action movies just arent my forte.
Danny, after dropping my straightener on his foot, came limping into the kitchen, sat down on the kitchen chair and put his sneakers on. "You ready then, mate?" he asked. Tom nodded, folded up the paper, and they were both gone. I sat on the counter, leaning back against the kitchen cabinets, staring at the kitchen tiles. It was already 2 p.m.
"Sooooo...." he started, "What now?" I bit my lip and shrugged, "I dunno.. we could always see if there's something on television.... or rent a movie... or go bowling or something..." I suggested. He nodded, "I guess we could see whats on tv then?" I nodded, hopped down off the counter and walked to the couch. (Which was now back to being a couch-The pullout bed had been re-collapsed) I sat down in the middle and folded my legs underneath me. Harry sat next to me and put his arm around my waist. I felt my heart beat race. I flicked on the tv and flipped through the channels, until we came to "Girl, Interupted" on one channel. "Sweet...Angelina!" Harry exclaimed, obviously content with the movie. I smiled at his response...so we ended up watching "Girl, Interupted" on television.
The movie ended. I sighed, bored. "I have an idea..." Harry said randomly. I laughed, "Oh? And what's your big idea Mr. Judd?" I asked coyly. He smiled deviously. "It's a surprise...go put something nice on okay?" He said as he got up off the couch, grabbing me by the hand and leading me to my bedroom. He walked me to just inside the door and kissed my forehead before closing me into my room by myself. I smiled, alone in my room, and flicked on the lights to start searching through my closet.
'Nice?' I thought. I wondered what he meant, what his plan was, and what I could wear. I tore through my closet, ripping things of hangers and tossing them onto my bed. Finally, in the back of my closet was a little black dress. "PERFECT!" I shrieked. I pulled it off the hanger and held it up to my body, looking into my full-length mirror. I smiled, feeling accomplished. I washed my face and brushed my teeth, straightened my hair and put on a little bit of makeup. Harry knocked on the door, "You almost ready Marie?...it's close to 7" I glanced around my room to make sure I hadn't forgotten to do anything, "Yeah, just a minute" i said, as i pulled on my dress, slipped my feet into strappy heels and spritzed myself with some perfume.
I opened the door, just as Harry raised his hand to knock on my bedroom door again. He froze, his hand mid-air and stared at me. I smiled, feeling flattered, and gave a quick spin. "This okay?" I asked proudly. He gave me the "up-down" and smiled, "Beautiful" before stepping to the side to let me exit from my room..
"So...are you gonna tell me where we're going yet?" I asked, as we left a note for the others and hopped into the elevator. He smiled as the doors closed, and picked up my hand to kiss the back of it. "You'll see..."
He led me down the street until we came upon this small, extremely fancy Italian restaraunt. I gasped, "Harry...this is so.... NICE.. " I was shocked at the prices the entres on the menu. He smiled and softly massaged the small of my back while we waited to be seated. "Don't worry about it...dont even look at the prices..tonight is special" he said. I smiled, feeling spoiled, and leaned against him, kissing his cheek before resting my temple on his shoulder, looking up at him.
He smiled, wide eyed, and a waitress came to seat us.
We sat at a small round table. I had chicken marsala, and he had some kind of ziti dish. "So why is tonight so special?" I finally asked, as the waiter cleared our plates from the table and proceeded to bring out dessert. He smiled and placed a hand over mine. "Marie...I really like you.. When I'm with you I never want to leave, and when I'm not with you, you're all i think about..." he started. I smiled and looked down to my lap, giggling nervously. "I feel the same way"
He cleared his throat and started again, "I just want you to know that you're really special to me...and...I think Im in love with you.." BAM. Shocker. I looked up, surprised, yet happy. Now it was his turn to feel nervous.
I giggled, and continued staring at him. I watched as he looked around anxiously, "Well...now would be a good time to say something." He took his hand off of mine and put his head into his hands, his elbows leaning on the table. I laughed..he looked up, as if to say 'whats so funny?'
"Harry...you're absolutely adorable. If you only knew the effect you have on me, you wouldnt need me to tell you how much I love you." I smiled. He shrugged, so I grabbed his hand, lacing my fingers around his index and middle fingers. "Hey...come on..look at me" i said, shaking his hand lightly. He looked up, an expression of unsure and hesitation on his face. I smiled, "You're everything I've ever wanted...and so much more. I feel as if something's missing when your not around, and even the smallest touch gives me shivers and butterflies. If there's anyone in love at this table, it's me." He smiled at this, but began to argue back. "Well..we must both be in love then. Agreed?" I nodded and leaned in, as we shared a kiss over the dim light of the candle burning below us.
I screamed at the top of my lungs as I squeezed Dougie's hands and the doctor urged me to push. I held my breath and pushed, trying to focus on something other than the pain. I felt like I was being ripped apart and tears were streaming down my face as i struggled to catch my breath. Dougie had both my hands and was sitting behind me with a leg on either side, kissing my temple and whispering words of encouragement in my ear. My mom was stroking and massaging my shoulder. I thought of my dad...
After the boys' first gig in London, we came back and I finally confronted my dad. I was terrified but i mustered up the courage and knocked on the front door late one night.
I knew he was wandering around the hospital somewhere. We had patched things up and he was back in my life...but we had been fighting and arguing like never before. It didn't seem to matter to him that Doug and I were gonna get married, and I felt that he was still ashamed in me.
Thinking of my father made me depressed. I frowned, I bit my lip and took a deep breath, and used all my strength to push...
Dougie's P.O.V.
I sat behind Andrea on the hospital bed, with her feet up in the stirrups and my knees on either side of her hips. She squeezed my hands and i grimaced, trying not to yelp in pain. I couldn't imagine the pain she was in, I didn't want to come off selfish or inconsiderate. I rested my cheek and lips against her temple and kept saying 'you can do it'...or 'greatjob honey'..things like that.. just little words of encouragement.
Almost an hour later, both babies had been birthed. Andrea was laying back down on the hospital bed, her face was pale and damp with sweat, still breathing slightly heavily. I sat on the end of the bed by her hip and held her face in my hands when the nurse came over with two small bundles in her arms. "Would you like to hold them?" she asked sweetly. Andrea's face lit up as she perked up in bed and nodded.
She handed her a pink bundle..and me a blue bundle. "You have one boy and one girl" she said before walking away. I stared down at the little angel in my arms and I seemed to become breathless. I rested my cheek against Andrea's to look at the girl lying across her chest. "They're beautiful" i whispered. She sniffled and nodded, softly running her finger over the soft skin of the baby's arm. "What are we gonna name them though?" she asked.. I frowned. We hadn't thought about names yet....
Harry's P.O.V.
A nurse came out into the waiting room. Tom, Marie, Danny and I were all waiting to hear how Andrea was doing. She said we could go into the room, so we all jumped up and rushed towards her room. I stopped just inside the door and smiled at what i saw. Dougie was lying next to Andrea, cheek to cheek, staring at two small bundles of blankets in their arms.
Never in my life have i seen someone look so happy....so at peace. Without removing my eyes from the loving couple, i reached my hand behind me and felt for Marie's hand. I felt denim on my fingertips, and moved my arm to the side until i had a hand to grab onto.
"Dude..." I heard Danny say from behind me. I turned around and looked down at my hand...my fingers laced in his... I snickered at his expression of pure fear and awkwardness. He probably thought I was trying to hit on him and make the moment "special". He shook his fingers loose from my grasp and nervously started to scratch his neck. I laughed. "Wrong person..i swear"
Tom chuckled and raised his eyebrows. "Sure Harry...thats what they all say.."
Marie giggled, realizing what was going on...that i was obviously reaching for HER hand. She slipped her hand into the palm of mine and started towards the hospital bed. I looked down at her hand as she led me farther into the room. I dont know HOW i mistook Danny's hand for hers...Danny had monster hands. Her hands were perfect- petite and perfect, perfectly soft with perfectly groomed fingernails. I sighed lightly before looking back up to Dougie and Andrea, trying to focus my attention on the reason why we were all here.
Marie finally let go of my hand and leaned over the bed. "Aw.. they're adorable" she said, before kissing Andrea's forehead.
Ever since the night of our big gig in London..things have been going great- not only for the band...but for Marie and I too. We have been dating exclusively ever since and Marie and Andrea have become almost inseperable. "How you holding up?" she asked caringly as she took the small blue bundle from Doug's arms and took his place on the bed next to Andrea. I greeted Dougie with a 'man-hug' as Danny and Tom pulled over some chairs.
We all gathered around the bed and made ourselves comfortable. To be totally honest, Andrea looked terrible. She looked exhausted...and I dont blame her. If i was her, I would just want everyone to leave so i could catch some shut eye....but she was very happy to see us and catch up. We had spent almost all of our time in the recording studio ever since being signed and we even had a tour being planned for the near future.
After close to an hour, two nurses came in and took the babies to the nursery. Andrea yawned and closed her eyes, sliding down in the bed to make herself comfortable. We all noticed she was tired and thought it best to leave for now. We all made our rounds and hugged her goodbye and congratulated the both of them, before making our way back out into the hallway. I hugged Dougie at the door and he thanked us for coming before crawling back into the hospital bed next to Andrea. I peeked in the window at them and smiled as he wrapped his arms around her sleeping body.
I ran to catch up with Danny, Tom and Marie..who were already at the other end of the hallway. I jumped into the elevator behind them, wondering what they were gonna name their newborns.
Dougie's P.O.V.
The next morning, Andrea was up out of the hospital bed and we were getting ready to go home. She put on sweatpants and a teeshirt and sat into a wheelchair, as a nurse wheeled her out into the hallway towards the elevator. She had Annie on her lap and I was carrying Douglas Junior. It took us several hours of debate after Danny, Tom, Harry and Marie left yesterday to come up with names. Obviously you can see I named Annie, and she named Doug Jr. Neither of us really wanted to be named after, but to our dismay we agreed.
We walked out to the car, which I had already pulled up to the front door. I opened the passenger door and helped Andrea in before opening the back and putting both of the babies into car seats.
I sang along with the radio to Relient K as we pulled down the street towards our houses, in the car my mom had recently gave me after she bought a new one.
"I need you
I need you here
I need you now
I need security somehow
I need you like you would not believe
Youre the only thing I want, cause your everything I need."
Andrea smiled at me as I sang along. I saw her out of the corner of my eye and smiled back, grabbing onto and holding her hand as we pulled into the driveway. I turned off the engine and the catchy-quick beat of the music died. I unbuckled my seatbelt, leaned over and kissed her neck softly before the screaming wails came from the backseat. I sighed, forcing myself to laugh it off. I opened the door and helped her out before grabbing Annie and DJ and heading towards the front door, trying to rock them back to sleep and hush them as i made my way down the front walkway....I have a feeling these twins are gonna cost me alot of lost sleep...
Once I was inside the house, Andrea had put her duffle bag down by the closet door and grabbed DJ from me. We made our way upstairs to our bedroom, where we had already set up two small wooden cribs. We put the babies down to rest and sat on the bed overlooking them.
"Ugh.. I need a bubble bath" she sighed, before getting up, closing the door to the hallway and walking into the bathroom. I heard her turn the water for the tub on as I ran my fingers through the peach-fuzz hair on Annie's head. I rested my left arm on the edge of the crib and put my head on my arm as I watched her drift off to sleep. I sighed, completely content with my life... completely happy... this is exactly everything ive ever wanted....
Harry's P.O.V.
The next morning, after visiting Andrea in the hospital, we all met at Tom's house in the early afternoon. Gathered around the tv in his living room we sat watching re-runs of I Love Lucy.
"We should get Dougie and Andrea and go out and celebrate tonight" Danny said. We all nodded, agreeing that we should do something to celebrate the babys' births considering we were scheduled to start a tour soon, with a band Tom was friends with called Busted.
"But who would watch the babies?" Maire laughed...being the voice of reason. Tom frowned and I shrugged, but Danny's eyes lit up. "I HAVE AN IDEA!" he yelped, before rushing over to the phone on Tom's counter top and dialing it quickly.
"Wha...?" We all asked, confused at his 'brilliant' plan.
"Hey Doug. It's Danny..." He said into the phone.
"Tonight..you and Andrea should go out and celebrate.. Tom, Harry, Marie and I will watch the twins... you guys need to go out and have fun...Whatd'ya say?" He asked, a big dopey smile on his face.
"Sweet!" he shouted after a minute, before slamming the phone down, smiling proudly.
"We're babysitting tonight guys, so that Dougie and Andrea can go out..." he turned back to us. Tom laughed, "Do you even know ANYTHING about kids?" he asked.
Danny shrugged. "Whats to know?...They're just little people!"
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