I haven’t proof read this yet, so I am aware there may be a few errors!
Enjoy anyways!
I pushed open the balcony doors and let the breeze glide past me and through my hair. I closed my eyes and let the sun sink in, filling me with happiness and a smile creeping across my face. I felt arms snake around my waist and lips being placed to the side of my neck. I felt my body instantly relax into Luke's arms, leaning my body against his and letting him hold both of us.
Piggy came and sat down by our feet looking up at us with pleading eyes, almost talking to us to say please let me out. Luke giggled into my ear, I opened my eyes to see piggy wiggling.
“I think ma lady needs to go out” he laughed un hooking his arms from around my waist and placing a kiss to my cheek. Luke clapped his hands and nodded his head in the direction of the door and piggy followed. I smiled hearing them out in the garden below me. The morning was just wonderful, breakfast out in the garden, a dip in the pool in the late morning and a little sun bathing.
That was before the chaos of the hoods turning up, and all of a sudden a lovely serine morning became an excited and chaotic afternoon. I loved my niece and nephews but my god I`ve never known kids to have that much energy like Zach, Arlo and little Aria. The kids instantly made a b-line for the garden, the boys taking there football out and kicking it around the garden, piggy joining in every now and then. Aria sticking to playing with her doll that me and Luke had brought for her 3rd birthday, she takes it everywhere with her. Which can become a complete nightmare when she cant find her, all hell can break loose.
Now Aria although being three now, was still referred to little one as she is the baby of the 5sos babies. Calum and kristen weren't even married 6 weeks before they found out they were expecting their first Zach, Zach now eight was just like his daddy, and then two years later they found out they were expecting yet again another boy much to Kristen`s delight. Baby Arlo the perfect mix of his mommy and daddy. After Arlo Kristen vowed she was all babied out and that would be it, Cal on the other hand wasn't quite ready to give up yet. He still didn't have his daddy`s little princess as she called her.
After Ashton and Kay, had there first little girl Cal could tell Kristen was warming up to the idea of maybe one more, and then Mikey and Crys had baby Alexandra and Kristen was sold on the idea of one more leading us to Aria. Me and Luke has spoken about children we knew wanted them in the future, it was just a case of when. We both enjoyed the peace and quite and not having anyone to 24/7 rely on us both being there.
Soon enough the rest of the gang turned up and the house was buzzing with excitement and chatting between everyone, Ashton and Kay had decided that they were going to leave their kids with Ashton`s older sister Lauren tonight so they had some time to themselves. Mikey brought along Alexandra and Drew and they headed for the garden to seeing the hoods out the back. The lads lit up the barbeque and us girls sat around the pool. The kids were off for summer vacation and as tradition follows the first week of the summer holidays we all got together to arrange and book a trip off to the lake house the week before the kids went back to school, well the older ones anyways.
I had the iPad out and was scrolling through, to find the house we normally rented out. The girls and I making small talk.
“You know, next year you and Luke could be bringing your own bundle with you” Kay winked taking a sip of her wine, throwing a wink my way.
“Haha, your quite the comedian. urmm… what makes you think that?” I asked not taking my eyes off of the iPad and feeling my heart beat pick up, was it that noticeable already. I hadn't even told Luke yet.
“Nothing hun, just you know. You've been married what like 4 years now. Don't you think it would be nice to have a mini you or Luke running round with piggy and you guys” she smiled back.
“Ohh, I mean well I guess so”. I felt my shoulders relax. I could see Kristen look at Crys funny and then back at me.
“Is there something wrong Hun, you seem like its a touchy subject. I didn't mean to hit a nerve or anything.” Kay asked reaching out and grabbing my knee.
I put the iPad on the table in front of me, taking a deep breath decided I better tell them or they would mention it to Luke to see if he could get anything out of me.
“Look, you guys know that me and Luke have spoken about it. Because of the past though and losing the baby just after the wedding we decided we would wait and enjoy each others company for a while. You guys know I`ve always been open about this and because if you guys and being so amazing ive been gifted with many a niece and nephews to care for. So we didn't feel like we needed to have one of our own, that was until a couple of weeks back.”
I could feel the girls eyes burning into my skin, all of them trying to hide their smiles, tears welling up in each of their eyes.
“Now please try and keep this quite, I haven't even told Luke yet. I went to the doctors yesterday before I went into the office”. I could feel my heartbeat pick up. “ I am in fact 8 weeks pregnant” I whispered.
The three girls launched themselves forward and bundled me into a hug group hug. “Oh my god hun, I`m so happy for you” Crys smiled through her tears.
“Thanks girls, please stop crying through. You will set me off and I don't think any of us are that good to come up with an excuse of why we were all crying” I laughed wiping under my eyes from the few tears that had escaped.
“Please though, don`t say anything yet. Its still very early and still not out the danger zone. I haven't told Luke yet because he will freak and ill never get a chance to breathe alone again until the baby arrives” The girls all laughed.
“ Hey pretty ladies, what`s all the shouting for over hear, we can hear you guys shouting at the bottom of the garden” Cal asked sitting on the arm of Kristen`s chair and placing a kiss to her cheek.
“Oh nothing Kay was telling us a story about how Ashton managed to wash is hair dye towel with all the white bedding the other day and now its all pink” Crys laughed.
“Oh yeah, he was just telling us about that. Poor Jord`s, all of his school shirts went pink” he laughed getting up and walking into the kitchen grabbing four more beers for the guys.
“I`m so glad my husband is completely oblivious sometimes” Kristen whispered.
We all broke out into giggles, hearing Luke shout that the food was done. The kids dropped what they were doing and heading over to the table in the garden and sitting down. We all sat together enjoying the chit chat between everyone, the kids telling us random jokes they had come up with and trying to out do each other with whose was funnier.
After Me and Luke had cleared the plates and everyone was sufficiently fed, we showed the boys the house and booked the lake house for 4 weeks time. Couple more hours of being together and the kids eventually started to flop and the kids were all passed out in the lounge watching a film.
“Wow, this is about the only time there all quite together” Ashton laughed looking down fondly at his nieces and nephews.
“I know seems such a shame to have to wake them up and go home, knowing as soon as they cross the threshold of the house they are going to be wide awake again” Crys laughed quietly trying to peel her youngest from her older cousins lap. Mikey gently shaking Drew`s shoulder and picking up the half asleep 6 year old.
“Wow, your not as light as you used to be bud” Mikey laughed hoisting Drew further up his waist.
Soon enough the house was empty again, Ashton and Kay sticking round for a little longer as they didn't have the kids with them. I felt my eyes closing I didn't have the strength to open them again, letting sleep take over my tired body and sinking further back into the sofa. Luke coming into ask me something about the leftovers but realising why I wasn't answering him when he called me. I felt Luke lifting me up bridal style and carrying me up the stairs to our bedroom, he placed me down on my side of the bed. Pulling my jeans off and leaving me in my t-shirt I had on. He leant down and kissed me on the lips before disappearing off to finish cleaning up downstairs.
I felt guilty for not helping but sleep over took me and before long I was sound asleep again.
I woke to the nauseating feeling of my stomach doing somersaults and gurgling. I made a mad dash to the bathroom, trying to be as quite as I could. I didn't want this to be how Luke found out. Luckily he could sleep through a earthquake and still be completely clueless when he awoke. I brushed my teeth and headed back to the bedroom to find Luke day up in bed staring at something in his hands.
My heart stopped when I see Luke with tears in his eyes, I see my handbag on the bed. With its contents out on the floor.
“I can explain Lu, I know it looks bad and I was planning to tell you. I just didn’t want you to freak out” He stayed where was.
“I can’t... is this our baby?” His voice wavering as he spoke.
“Yes Lu” I whispered back.
Luke got off the bed and came round to where I was standing. He put his bands on both my arms and held me there while rubbing circles with his thumbs staring into my eyes.
“You have no idea, how much I love you at this moment in time” he whispered leaning down and placing his lips onto mine. I instantly melted into the kiss, my hand running up to his hair and threading my finger threw it. I pulled back from the kiss smiling at Luke.
A/N - okay SO this is literally the first thing I’ve written in about 3 years? so I’m a bit rusty and it’s taken me A Lot to post this so like ... if it’s bad we’ll just pretend it never happened! I want to get back into writing again so if you like this & have any ideas for what else I could write - please let me know here !! thank you💘
Luke settled back into the pillows, closing his eyes for a moment in the hopes of relaxing even just for a minute. He had recently become a dad, and even though he was enjoying being in the 'newborn bubble', a few hours of sleep wouldn't go amiss. He wasn't sure whether it was day or night; his life currently only consisting of bottles, nappies, checking up on his wife, and many cuddles.
“When do you think we should give her her first bath?" his wife's soft voice brought him back into the room, rubbing his tired eyes and directing his attention over to the sleepy baby curled up on her chest. He was in awe of the tiny baby girl that his wife had managed to bring into the world, and his heart turned soft as he watched them cuddle together.
"Are you feeling up to it? We could do it now." he replied, keeping his voice low in order to not disturb his sleepy daughter.
"Yeah, I think it would be nice to be out of bed for a while."
Luke leaned over and placed his hand on his wife's back, helping to steady her as she swung her legs over the side of the bed. The baby squirmed a little as his wife held her against her shoulder, slowly standing up from the bed.
"I think the bath is in her room, and all the things we need are in the cupboard." she informed Luke, who pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead before heading to the nursery to gather the necessary products. He grabbed the baby bath, as well as finding the shampoo and a soft towel.
"I got it, love." he set the small bath down on the side next to the sink, setting down the towel for his wife to place the baby on as she began to undress her. He filled the bath with only a small amount of warm water, to ensure it wasn't too deep for the tiny baby. He also added a dash of soap, swirling it around until bubbles appeared.
"Perfect. Here Lu, do you want to hold her in there as I clean her?" his wife asked, cradling the baby in her hands as she carefully passed her over to Luke. "Make sure you support her neck."
Luke's hands were gentle as he took the baby from his wife, smiling as she curled up and yawned in his arms. He slowly lowered her down into the water, gaging her reaction before going any further. "What do you think of that baby girl? Your first bath, huh?"
His wife's heart melted as she watched the two of them together. She had been picturing this moment for 9 months, and seeing the way Luke looked at their baby told her everything she needed to know. He was besotted with her.
"She seems like she likes it?" she chuckled, watching as the baby wriggled and looked up at her parents with sleepy eyes. "She isn't crying so that's something, I guess. I'll get the sponge."
Luke managed to support her body with one hand as he gently splashed water on to her body, making sure she was still content. "Look at you sleepy girl, you're so happy aren't you?"
His wife rinsed the sponge under the tap, squeezing the water over her body and watching as she curled her legs up and settled against Luke's hand again. "Hold your hand out babe, I'll give you some shampoo."
Luke did as his wife asked and softly rubbed shampoo through the small tufts of hair on her head, being careful not to get it on her face or near her eyes. "I wonder if she'll get my curls. I kinda hope she does, but then I feel bad that she'll have to deal with them."
His wife laughed at Luke's words, picturing what their baby could look like with his crazy head of hair. "That would be so cute though!"
The baby yawned again, reminding her parents that she would soon need feeding again and would then go back to sleep. Luke hurried his actions, carefully pouring water over her head to rinse off the shampoo. "I think that was a successful first bath, my love." he concluded, as his wife set the towel out.
"Yeah, it definitely could've gone a lot worst huh?" she replied, watching as Luke set the baby down into the soft towel. He wrapped it around her before she had the chance to cry at the change of temperature, picking her up and cradling the bundle in his arms. "I still can't believe she's here and we're parents."
"Me neither baby, can you believe we made this?" he rocked her in his arms as his thumb smoothed over her hair and down her face. "She's so beautiful."
"Yeah, we did that." she laughed softly, following Luke back into the nursery to help get her dressed. "I'm proud of us. We're doing a good job so far."
"Everything will be good as long as I have you at my side."
Summary: you and Ashton are parents of 3 already and you find out you’re pregnant again.
Warnings: the purest softest dad!sos. (all of them get cute moments and its just very soft)
Note: this was requested as an HC but i had to do it as a oneshot cuz i had to. pregnant reader x Ashton HC here
Word Count: 3.7k
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the house was abuzz with the sounds of laughter and running feet, noise slipping under the closed bathroom door as you sat on the sink top, Ashton between your legs, his hands rubbing your bare thighs as you both waited for the pregnancy stick.
there was a loud thud, followed by Luke’s voice yelling “don’t climb that!”
you and Ashton smiled at each other, glad that his friends were over for the night to take care of your three little monsters while you and Ashton shared this private moment alone.
he’d always wanted a big family.
and you were so in love with him when you’d met and then gotten married that it had just sort of happened. your first pregnancy had resulted in twins. two boys, Flynn and Ronan.
they had been a menace.
but you and Ashton had never been more in love with your small little family.
you’d gotten pregnant again a year later and the love and excitement you had felt during your first pregnancy appeared all over again.
your little girl, Nell, had been born and she was a daddies girl the moment she was placed in Ashton’s arms.
that had been two years ago.
three kids was difficult but Ashton’s band mates had stepped up.
your kids loved Uncle Cal because he knew how to cook a great grilled cheese sandwich. he’d come over and do movie nights with the kids to give you and Ashton time to rest or have a date night every now and again.
Nell’s favourite was Luke and she was always getting him to lift her up so she felt taller while Flynn and Ronan tugged at his long legs. they were always mischievous with Luke around because try as he might, he could never keep a straight face when telling your kids what they weren’t allowed to do.
and Michael was a dream baby sitter. the twins thought he was the coolest guy in the universe, with his dyed hair and video game tattoos. uncle Mikey always brought candy for them and he just lit up the moment he walked through the door.
now, with two four year olds and one two year old, it seemed right that you might be pregnant again.
your phone buzzed, signalling that the stick should be done and ready to give you the news.
“should i look or do you want to?” Ashton asked, fingers drawing circles on your thighs as he looked into your eyes, scared to look anywhere else or risk seeing the results.
“together?” you suggested.
“no matter what, you know i love you right?” Ashton grinned, dimples showing as he leaned in and kissed you softly.
“love you too.” you took a deep breath, “okay, three, two, one.”
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Michael sat between the twins, a nintendo switch in his hands as they leaned on his arms, watching him play Mario Kart. your boys had insisted on coming to the appointment but had easily been convinced to stay outside with Michael.
the gel was cold against your belly and Ashton squeezed your hand, offering you a smile while slowly rocking your sleeping two year old who was cradled against his chest in her little pink onesie.
you both looked at the screen and Ashton let out a shaky breath, “twins?”
“yes, how did you know?” your nurse smiled.
“we already have two boys.” you explained, “they’re outside.”
“well, congratulations. would you two like to know the gender?”
“yes please.” Ashton was grinning so wide you thought his face must have hurt but you knew the feeling.
“so this one on the left is a boy, and the one on the right is a girl.”
Ashton squeezed your hand again and you turned to grin at him, noticing his eyes were slightly watery, “aw baby,” you cooed, “you okay?”
“i just... i never get used to this.” he said, taking his hand away from yours to wipe at his eyes before looking down at the sleeping child in his arms, “you’re going to have a contender little bug.”
you smiled and let out a shaky breath, “five kids. are you worried?”
“of course not.” Ashton laughed, “after this we can have a whole team.”
“what are you-”
“basketball. five players. we have a whole team.” Ashton explained.
“you are wild.” you laughed.
he smiled at you, “you love me.”
“yeah. i do.”
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you were asleep in the middle of the bed, your small bump already showing under the shirt you wore to sleep. Ronan and Flynn were both cuddled against your side, fast asleep. Ashton on your other side with Nell snuggled between you and him.
the first rays of warm sunlight were seeping into the room and Ashton looked at the four of you. his happy family. maybe not so little anymore, especially with the two munchkins growing inside of you.
Ashton reached over Nell, his hand resting on your stomach. he adored the small bump already and what it meant.
Nell began to move, waking up at Ashton’s movements, “morning bug,” he whispered, “what do you say we head to the kitchen and make mommy breakfast?”
Nell rubbed her eyes but nodded, small hands reaching out to grab the front of Ashton’s shirt as he lifted her up and got out of the bed, carrying her down to the kitchen. he wanted to carry her while cooking but the three times he’d tried it before had not worked so, much to her dismay, he set Nell in her chair.
“sing dada.” she said, still rubbing the sleep from her eyes before stretching her little arms over her head and yawning loudly.
“what do you want me to sing Princess?”
Nell shrugged, “dunno.”
Ashton laughed, admiring his princess for a second. her beautiful curly hair and the dimples in her cheeks that she got from him. he began to sing “you’re insecure, don’t know what for, you’re turning heads-”
Nell let out a small streak, covering her face with her hands, “not dat one dada!” she laughed.
“why not Princess? don’t you like One Direction?”
“no.” Nell said stubbornly.
“you know, i used to be friends with them-”
“sing your own song.”
Ashton laughed again, giving in immediately. there was no use even pretending not to be completely wrapped around his little girls finger. he began to sing one of their older songs and Nell frowned, making him stop, “now what bug?”
“sing the heart one?”
“the heart one.” Ashton repeated.
“black heart.”
“that’s Uncle Mikey’s song, bug.”
“sing it.”
Ashton rolled his eyes and began singing while he cooked breakfast.
he was just about to flip the last pancake when you came down the stairs, a twin holding each hand. “pancakes!” Flynn grinned, running towards his dad who scooped him up, settling the child on his hip with one hand.
“hey there lil man.” Ashton smiled.
“flip the pancake!” Flynn instructed.
“okay master chef.” Ashton laughed. it was a bit of a struggle to flip the pancake with just one hand but he managed, earning claps from everyone, “thank you enthusiastic audience participants.”
“those are some big words,” you smiled, running a hand through Nell’s curls, “right Nelly?”
she nodded, looking with big eyes at her dad.
you helped Ronan get up to his chair before sitting down and watching Ashton cook. it was sweet domestic moments like this that solidified the fact that you’d found your soulmate.
Ashton set Flynn down, “set the table bub.” he said, reaching the plates from the high shelf before handing them to the four year old who was more than eager to bring them over to you. you stood and set the plates at the bigger family table instead of the island area you’d been sitting at while watching Ashton.
the kids all sat down at their seats and you went to help Ashton but he shook his hand, “take a seat Sweetheart, i got this.”
he brought the pancakes and the bacon over to the table, grabbing everything you needed before sitting down. he looked at you with a smile as you served the kids. he adored the way you knew exactly what each kid wanted to eat.
Ronan always said he wanted a full pancake but he could only ever get through half of one. and he was a menace on the bacon, always asking for at least six pieces.
Nell liked Ronan’s other half of the pancake and no bacon.
and Flynn liked a whole pancake smothered in syrup and only two pieces of bacon.
Ashton waited until everyone had food before grabbing some for himself.
you all ate and chatted. Flynn and Ronan had just started taking karate lessons and they were super excited to show their moves, Ashton settled them down by promising they could karate chop him to their hearts content after breakfast.
and as always, Ashton did everything in his power to make Nell laugh.
you watched with an amused smile while he stole Ronan’s last piece of bacon and then pretended he hadn’t. “what? where did my bacon go?!” Ronan asked while looking around wildly.
“i don’t know where your bacon is Ro.”
“you took it!” Ronan screeched, pointing at his dada.
“i did not!” Ashton said in mock shock.
“yes you did dada!” Nell insisted.
you finished breakfast and Ashton eyed you, “you sure you’re full Sweetheart.”
“yeah.” you said, hands on the small bump of your belly, “feels like i’ve eaten a house!”
your kids all laughed and Ashton grinned as Flynn hopped off his chair and came to press his face against your stomach, “hi babies!”
you smiled and looked up at Ashton who gave you a look, “you’re eating for three darling, just want to make sure you’re not hungry.”
“i’m fine.” you assured him.
when breakfast finished you stood up to clean but Ashton waved his hand again, “sit down babe, i got this.” you watched him clean up with a smile, admiring his strong shoulders under his sleeping shirt. the way his honey curls looked in the sunlight. you loved him and you’d love him until the day you died.
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Ashton’s strong hand helped you into the warm water before he got in behind you. you leaned back against his chest as his arms wrapped around you, hands settling on your large belly.
“i feel like a balloon ready to pop.” you groaned, resting your head against Ashton’s shoulder as he pressed his cheek against yours.
“due date is soon sweetheart.” he mused.
you both sat there, enjoying the closeness and the quiet.
“thank god for Luke and Cal agreeing to take the kids.” you sighed.
“i’m pretty sure they wanted to see the Disney movie anyways, our kids are just an excuse for them to be in the theatre.” Ashton chuckled slightly, fingers lightly brushing over your skin.
you groaned when Stella, your baby girl moved. she’d been getting fussy. Ashton joked that she was just excited to meet you guys.
Ashton’s fingers immediately began lightly tapping over where Stella should be in your stomach. you’d found out a week before that Stella calmed down to the beats that Ashton liked to play on your skin.
Stella stopped fussing and you smiled. Ashton was an amazing dad and it was something you adored about him.
before long, you’d fallen asleep. Ashton smiled, pressing a kiss against your shoulder. he loved you and your growing family more than he’d loved anything in his entire life. and in moments like these he thanked whatever god brought you two together.
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the days leading up to your due date were hectic. Luke, Calum and Michael were all staying at the house with you and Ashton, two of them always there in case it happened. Ashton refused to leave so Calum did most of the grocery shopping.
everyone was on edge, even the kids.
the Twins were excited to have two more siblings and Flynn had taken to talking to your belly and falling asleep against it. and wherever Flynn went, Ronan followed. so most night, Ashton would get to bed, Nell in his arms, and find you asleep with the twins.
you were cooking with Calum when your water broke.
Calum turned the stove off immediately, helping you to a chair, “i’m going to grab Ashton.” he said, voice calm and collected.
he ran out to the yard where Ashton was allowing the twins to karate chop him to their hearts content while Nell laughed.
Ashton ran into the house, almost slipping on the floor from where your water had broken, “shit!” he yelled.
your eyed widened as a chorus of “daddy said a bad word!” erupted from the twins who were running after him and Nell simply laughed from where she was in Calum’s arms.
“Luke! Michael!” Ashton screamed.
Luke and Michael both came running, wide eyed and ready to help.
“Luke, get the hospital bag. Michael, help me get Y/N to the car. Calum, get Nelly in her car seat with the twins.” Ashton instructed as Michael ran over to help you stand up.
“which car?” Calum asked, walking after you, Ashton and Michael while the twins practically bounced around at his feet.
“i’ll drive Y/N with Michael, you and Luke can take the kids in your car is that okay?” Ashton asked.
Calum nodded, his car still had the car seat from the other day when he had taken Nelly to get ice cream.
you took a deep breath, “Ashton we’re about to have two more kids.”
he smiled at you, helping you into the car, “yeah, we are.”
“i love you.”
he grabbed your face, kissing you, “i love you too.”
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all the nintendo switches in the world couldn’t have distracted the twins who were all but bouncing around the waiting room while Michael tried to get them to sit down.
Nelly had fallen asleep on Luke’s chest and Calum went to go get snacks to settle the twins down.
in the delivery room, Ashton’s hand kept you grounded as you followed the doctors instructions. “okay, i need you to push now.”
“you got this.” Ashton said, kissing your knuckles.
the first one out was Stella.
Ashton laughed as the nurse announced, “it’s a beautiful baby girl.”
because of course the fussy, drum loving baby would be first.
while Stella got cleaned, you pushed out the baby boy, who you’d decided to name Henry.
Ashton kissed your hand one more time before pulling away to go stand with the nurses who were cleaning the twins. Stella was done first and the nurse set her in Ashton’s arms.
he cooed at her, “hey princess.”
he brought her over to you and you you melted at how small she was in his massive arms. he had the same look he’d had when he first held Nell. not that he hadn’t looked that way with Ronan and Flynn but there was just something about the girls, a protective aspect that was a bit different.
you held out your arms and Ashton settled her in them while he went to go get Henry.
when he returned with your new baby boy you both melted.
after a little while Ashton asked if you wanted him to grab the kids. you nodded and let him set Henry in one of your arms so you had both babies cradled against your chest.
Ashton kissed your forehead, muttering an ‘i love you’ before leaving. in the waiting room, Calum had just calmed down the twins but when Ashton entered they jumped up again, “Daddy!”
their screams woke Nell who yawned and buried her face against Luke’s chest, gripping at his green shirt while he stood, big blue eyes wide.
Ashton smiled, kneeling on the ground, “you two wanna meet your new team mates?” he asked.
they laughed, both saying “yes yes yes!”
“is Y/N okay?” Calum asked.
“she’s fine, it went perfect.” Ashton assured them, “i’m going to let these munchkins in to see her and Cal maybe you can come too? then if you wouldn’t mind, maybe you can take the kids home, it’s pretty late.”
Cal nodded, “yeah, sure.”
“Nelly do you wanna come see your new brother and sister?” Ashton asked.
she made a face, and then tears began to flow, “what if you like them better than me?” she hid her face in Luke’s shirt who looked at Ashton, not sure what to do.
“aw, love bug, don’t think that.” Ashton assured her, coming and holding out his arms, he coaxed her to let go of Luke, “i love all of you Princess. you, and Ronan, and Flynn-”
“and mama?” Nell asked.
“especially mama.” Ashton smiled, “i have enough love for all of you, you’ll always be my little bug, Nelly, you know that.” he wiped away her tears, “you ready to meet your brother and sister?”
she nodded, resting her face against his shoulder.
Ronan and Flynn grabbed Calum’s hands and Ashton led them to the delivery room.
“there are my babies.” you smiled when they entered.
“yeah, we’re all here.” Calum grinned and you laughed.
Flynn and Ronan ran to the bed, peering up at the babies.
Calum went on one side of you while Ashton went on the other, Ashton’s hand going to rest on Ronan’s head while Nell peered down at the babies from where Ashton held her.
“they’re beautiful Y/N.” Calum smiled at you.
“want to hold one?” you asked.
Calum’s eyes widened and Ashton’s heart swelled in his chest, “yeah.”
“here take Stella.” you said, motioning for the one closest to him. Calum gently took her from your arms before he squatted down on his knees so Flynn, who had been standing next to him, could see his new sister.
“she’s so small.” Flynn smiled, gently reaching out a finger to touch Stella’s hand.
“here Nelly, why don’t you sit with mama?” Ashton suggested, moving so Nell was sitting on the bed. he lifted up Ronan so all of you could look at Henry.
while your kids looked at their new brother, your eyes went up to Ashton who grinned down at you. it was a silent ‘i love you’ but it was obvious you were both feeling it. you were always feeling it, every moment.
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Flynn was on Calum’s shoulders while Ronan was on Ashton’s as they tried to push each other in the pool, a game Ashton called chicken fight.
“get him Ronan, get him!” Ashton encouraged.
“dad!” Flynn screamed, looking at his father like he was a traitor while his twin tried to push him of Calum’s shoulders.
“you’ve got this Flynn!” Calum said, also encouraging the five year olds.
you sat with Michael and Luke in the shade, watching the fun. Henry was in your arms and Michael had Stella while Nell sat with Luke and Petunia.
the first months had been very stressful. you and Ash never asked for help but the other three always showed up, ready to take the kids for a few hours.
Ronan and Flynn had both just started kindergarden which made life easier.
“i’m going to get lunch started.” you said, handing Henry off to Luke.
“you sure you don’t want me to do it?” Luke asked.
“Luke. i wouldn’t let you feed my children if you were the last cook in the world.” you smiled.
Ashton watched you go inside, “hey guys, i think you should swim with Uncle Cal for a bit, i’ll be right back.”
Ronan and Flynn both groaned but Ashton carefully took Ronan off his shoulders, setting the child into the water and holding him until he began to kick his feet and flap his limbs that were wrapped with arm floaties, “you good rock star?” Ashton asked, making sure before he let go of his kid.
“yeah!” Ronan smiled.
Ronan and Flynn were both really good swimmers and Cal was there in case, as Ashton got out of the pool he felt no worry, drying off before entering the house and closing the sliding door behind him.
you were humming to yourself, one of their old songs, and it made Ashton smile as he wrapped his arms around your waist, pressing a kiss to your shoulder, “can’t believe you still sing that song.”
“she looks so perfect is a national treasure Mr. Irwin.” you smiled, continuing to make sandwiches.
“hmm, debatable, mrs. Irwin.” he smiled against your skin.
his hands teased the skin under your shirt at the waistband of your pants. “Ashton!” you laughed.
“baby number six.” he teased.
“or with our luck, six and seven seeing as for some reason my womb likes twins.” you rolled your eyes.
Ashton’s lips stayed on your neck, “i’m thinking one more, then we can have a hockey or volleyball team.”
“really?” you grinned.
“train them for the olympics or something.”
you laughed, finally setting down the butterknife as you turned around to face him, arms going around his neck, “have i ever told you how much i love you?”
“every day baby.” he grinned, “have I ever told you how much i love you?”
“every hour baby.” you smiled. your gaze went over his shoulder and out the window and you laughed, “babe look, Ronan and Flynn are teaming up on Calum again.”
Ashton turned around, moving you in front of him with your back against his chest again, he chuckled when he saw Flynn on Calum’s back and Ronan attached to one of his arms as Calum waded through the water pretending to be Godzilla.
“i’m so happy.” you whispered, looking at Luke who had Henry on his chest and was singing softly to Nell who was asleep with her head on Petunia’s stomach. and Michael, rocking Stella to the sound of Luke’s voice.
the man you loved stood behind you, chin on your shoulder as his arms provided safety around you, “me too Sweetheart. me too.”
okay daddy!ash taking princess out to dinner to make sure it’s okay that he proposes to you and then going ring shopping with her!!! LAURA IM NOT OKAY this idea popped in my head and now i’m a mESS
bro what about when ashton asks reader to marry him but he has to get Princess’s approval first and he asks her if it’s okay for him to marry her mommy and he proposes in the sweetest way possible
IDEA! your daughter having a daddy & daughter date with ash and she’s like “so when are you and mommy gonna get married?” AND SHE’S GOTTA HELP PICK OUT THE RING LIKE HE HAS A FEW HE LIKES AND HE HAS TO RUN IT BY THE PRINCESS FIRST
ok hi I cant stop thinking about Ashton talking to his princess about proposing to y/n and y/n overhears and she cant help but smile so big adhauerh
Heyyy! I’m absolutely loving your Ash posts with his little princess! I was thinking, maybe another part where he asks you to marry him after joining him with your daughter on tour?
Just finished the Daddy!ashton and i NEED one where ash gets princess to help with him proposing please! Love you!
Why hasn’t daddy!ash proposed yet???!?!?! I NEED this in my life.
ya’ll have been requesting this from day one. 3k words of pure fluff have fun with ur heart. this is my christmas present to you all. love u xoxo
masterlist is linked in the source
this is part seventeen
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It was a rare day that you got with just your little girl.
Ashton was tracking for the record for the day and then he and the boys were off out to celebrate the final day. Plus Ashton was stealing her for the day tomorrow as they were going shopping for their theatre date of Finding Neverland. Which gave you an entire day with your princess.
As she climbed into your bed, Ashton having long since vacated his spot, she snuggled close with the small stuffed bear that never hardly left her arms when she was tired.
Most days, you had a list of stuff to do, but Ashton had gotten the last of chores that needed whilst he had his day off and your little girl had her last few days at school.
“Mama, can we bake today?”
“‘Course we can baby. What do you want to make?” She pressed closer to your side, her eyes falling shut as you ran a hand through her hair.
“Cookies n cupcakes.” Her words were half slurred as her breathing evened out and you half smiled, picking up the book on the bedside table. It wouldn’t do either of you any harm to enjoy this lie in and so you took full advantage of it.
When you both next woke up, you felt a lot more refreshed than you had done in a while, and the two of you were in the kitchen with the ingredients all across the counter.
“Cookies or cupcakes first?” You asked your little girl who gleefully cheered.
“Cookies!”
The mixture was easy to make, but it was mostly stopping the both of you from eating the raw dough.
Whilst the cookies were baking in the oven, the two of you washed and dried the bowls and equipment before you set up for making cupcakes.
You had the playlist playing through the speakers in the kitchen, a grin on your face as you helped her prep all of the ingredients before the timer went off for the cookies.
It felt like bliss being able to enjoy this time, taking short videos of her and snapping as many photos as possible, your favourite being the messy selfie she’d all but demanded you to take and send to Ashton.
He sent one back of him and the boys in the studio, waving at the camera.
With the cookies out to cool down, both of you sharing a warm one with a giggle and a promise not to tell Ashton when he got home later on, you began the attempt of making cupcakes.
This was more familiar territory as the two of you sung and danced your way around the kitchen flour everywhere and giggles echoing around the room.
By then time that Ashton crept into bed at about one am, you snuggled closer as he pressed a soft kiss to your forehead.
“How was it?” You mumbled, cracking open an eye to see him switch the bedside lamp off before curling his body around yours.
“Tracking went good, all finished up and shouldn’t need any extras. Party was a success. Pretty sure Luke left with the girl he’s been chatting up.” That made you giggle before snuggling closer as his arms tightened around you.
“She’s excited for tomorrow. We baked cookies and cupcakes. You have a very special one that she decorated by herself.” You hummed and he laughed softly.
“I look forward to it. Get some rest, love.” You were out like a light.
The next morning, you’d fully expected to have to wake Ashton up, especially after the long night he’d had. But the space next to you was empty and your daughters giggles were echoing up to your room, making a soft smile appear on your lips.
As you reached the kitchen, you felt your heart almost burst at the sight of her sat on the counter top, trying to shove a cupcake that had been made yesterday into his mouth.
Ashton was laughing whilst trying to take a bite, pausing to chew before peppering her face with kisses.
“The best cupcake I’ve ever had!” You watched as her face lit up with the biggest smile.
“Looks like I’m not needed for breakfast today.” You commented, both of them turning to look at you with cheesy grins.
“Sorry mommy! Daddy wanted a cupcake but I told him he could only have one if I fed him.” You laughed at this as you greeted Ashton with a quick kiss, blowing a raspberry on your little girls cheek before making breakfast for yourself.
“When you and your dad get back later, we’ll head out for dinner, how does that sound?” Your question drew an excited ‘yes!’ from her and Ashton laughed as he set her down on the floor.
“Go get changed then, princess. We’ve gotta leave in thirty minutes.” And with that, she was off upstairs, her footsteps stomping across the hallway as she headed into her room.
“And you, Mister Irwin, owe me.” Ashton grinned as his arms slipped around your waist, his lips finding the sweet spot on your neck with ease.
“You know I’ll make it up to you. For now, I’ve gotta get ready because if she’s ready and I’m not, there will be hell to pay.” He chuckled as you sighed dramatically before shoving him from the kitchen.
“Go on then. I’ll see you later, handsome.”
—
Once they were in the car and away, the excitement increased tenfold.
“Did you remember the notebook daddy?”
Ashton held up the little book before passing it back to her.
“It’s your job to keep it safe. We’ve got an appointment with the ring people which means that we’re gonna shop for yours and your moms dresses first and then we can go and see them.”
This earned him a playful whine of annoyance and he laughed as they headed into the city.
“Patience princess. We need to get the dresses first before we do anything.” This earned him a dramatic sigh in return before he rolled his eyes at her and turned the radio up, both of them singing along.
—-
It was the third store of the day before their appointment and they’d managed to find your dress pretty quickly.
Ashton had a good eye for colours and he knew what colour suited you best.
But his princess was determined to find one that matched her moms and he was helpless against her puppy dog eyes that she pulled which had him caving almost every time.
“Wait-daddy you gotta close your eyes!” He grinned at the sales assistant who’d been helping them out.
“Okay, my eyes are covered.” He called out once he dramatically placed a hand over his eyes, earning a giggle.
“Open ‘em daddy!” And as he pulled his hand away, he couldn’t get over how sweet she looked in a dress that wasn’t too dissimilar from yours.
“What do you think daddy?” She took the obligatory few steps forward before giving a small twirl and he grinned before putting on his best commentator voice.
“And here we have, a wonderful princess modelling the latest collection, a cute red dress, matched with a small black cardigan that makes her look like an absolute superstar!” he watched as her cheeks went very red, a shy giggle escaping as she rushed over to him, his arms opening up automatically.
“You really think so daddy?” Her tone was shy and he smiled, pressing a kiss to her cheek.
“I know so princess. I think we’ve found your dress, don’t you?” She nodded her head before beaming up at him. “Go get changed, I think we can grab some food before our final stop of the day.” Her excited gasp made him laugh as she ran straight back to the changing room, the sales assistant helping her once more.
He could hear her excitedly telling the assistant where they were going.
“My daddy is finding a ring for my mommy!”
Once she was out of the changing room and holding his hand, they paid for her outfit before heading out and to the building that housed their appointment.
It wasn’t overly obvious that it was a jewellers, but as they went up the stairs and reached the set of doors that led in to the actual store, he chuckled as her eyes took in the plethora of rings that adorned cases.
“Wow daddy.” She whispered as they moved to the counter so she could study the rings a lot better.
“Hey there guys, you our two o’clock?” Ashton nodded to the assistant.
“Yeah. We said we had a rough idea of what we were looking for. You got the notebook princess?” He turned to her and she grinned, her free hand clutching the small book before offering it to Ashton.
The assistant moved them over to a part of the counter where they could show the different ideas and soon the assistant was moving around the shop picking up various rings to show the two of them.
He tried not to get disheartened at the fact that none of them screamed out to him. He was determined and so was his little girl who vetoed a lot of the rings almost instantly.
It took a while before the assistant found the ring that had her gasping in excitement.
“Daddy look! This is like nana’s too!” Ashton found himself staring at the ring for a second before he felt that feeling in his gut, an excited twist.
“You reckon that’s the ring we’re getting for your mom?” She nodded vigorously and the assistant laughed.
“It’s a solitaire twist band with a princess cut diamond, 18 carat white gold.”
“Daddy, we have to get it!” He laughed as he pulled her up so that she could see the ring closer. “Mommy’s gonna love it.”
Ashton could feel his heart in his chest going miles a minute.
“Yeah, I think she is princess.”
—
You’d thought nothing of the small looks your daughter and boyfriend shared every so often. You knew they had their own inside jokes, so it didn’t bother you as much as the week carried on and before you knew it, it was time for the family date night.
Finding Neverland had been on the list of things you wanted to eventually see, and you knew that Shay had deliberately let slip to him about it, so when he surprised you with the tickets for your birthday, you knew this was going to be a good evening out together.
The show itself was incredible. You couldn’t help but share a look with Ashton every time the two of you glanced down to your little girl who had her eyes glued to the stage in awe.
By the end of the performance, she was going over her favourite parts before you finally realised that Ashton wasn’t driving you home.
“Ash?” You glanced over to him and his face held a grin.
“We’re doing a detour.” Was all you got in return which only served to confuse you further.
But you waited patiently.
Eventually you recognised the area and this only made you question what was going on.
“We’re going to Cal’s? Why didn’t you just say?”
“Nope. That’s a pit stop. Dropping someone off with her uncle as they’ve got a few friends around. We’ve got one more stop before we’re joining the party.” He explained and you nodded your head.
When he pulled up to Calum’s place, you went to get out, but Ashton stopped you.
“Don’t worry, love. I’ll sort her out.”
You eyed him suspiciously for a second before your daughter distracted you.
“Mommy, can we go to another show like the one tonight? I really enjoyed it.”
“Of course baby. We can look at the shows and how about you pick the next one, yeah?” She nodded her head and Ashton pressed a soft kiss to your lips before getting out of the car and then helping your princess out.
He was back in under five minutes, his lips in a full grin.
“I think a certain princess of ours is going to get taken out by one of her uncles that isn’t Luke. I’ve just had to placate two very jealous band members.” This made you laugh as he peeled away from the drive.
You talked about the album, the possible tour that would happen once it was dropped and the promotional tours as well. The discussion then turned to your job and the possible promotion on the horizon.
Eventually, Ashton pulled into one of the overviews of LA and you found yourself grinning.
“We haven’t done this since she was five.”
“Special treat.” He grinned as the two of you got out and he took your hand. The walk around was nice and you rested your head against his shoulder as the two of you walked.
“What are you thinking about, love?” His question was quiet as the two of you came to a stop, watching over the area.
“Us, the future, how much I love you.” You rattled off softly. “How lucky I feel to have you in my life and hers, and how excited I am for a quiet weekend with you.” This made you both laugh as you turned your head towards him and he leaned down, pressing a soft kiss to your lips.
“Thing is, I’ve been thinking the same thing.” You smiled at him as he pulled away slightly, taking his hand in yours.
“Ash?”
“My future with you, I see us, I see my little family that has made me a better person, a better lover, a better dad.” His tone softened entirely and you could feel the tears in the corners of your eyes.
A gasp escaped as he got down on one knee and you knew there were tears as he produced the small ring box.
“Holy shit.” Left your mouth and he smiled.
“Even knowing you had your little girl, I still wanted to know you, to be apart of your life. I can see my future without either of you in it. Both of you are such a part of my world that I cannot begin to describe how much love I have for you and her. I want to make us, a foundation for our family in the future. Will you marry me?”
“Yes, a thousand times yes!” You finally managed out, your heart hammering in your chest as he took the ring from the box and slid it onto the third finger of your left hand. He kissed it softly before you cupped his face, bringing him up to press your lips against his.
His arms wound around your waist as he picked you up easily, spinning around and making you laugh into the kiss as you finally wiped the tears away once your feet were on the ground.
“I’ve had this planned for months, but the ring, that was the very last thing we got.” He whispered, pressing a soft kiss to your lips once more.
You could see his own stray tears, your fingers lifting up to wipe them.
“We?”
“Last weekend.” And then it hit you. The secretive looks and shared giggles.
“She kept it secret. I’m impressed.” You finally got out before the two of you laughed and he kissed you once more.
“Shall we go tell the others the good news?”
“I’ve been duped. You’re a good planner, Irwin.” He grinned as he led you back to the car and kissed you once more.
“I have to be. I live with a rambunctious soon to be eight-year-old who gets bored easily.”
When you arrived at Calum’s and stepped through the door, you were greeted an excited squeal as your daughter rushed from Calum’s side and wrapped her arms around your waist.
“You are a sneaky little miss. But it’s the most beautiful ring in the world.” You whispered to her hair and she giggled.
“I had to be sneaky! Daddy promised me it would be worth it. Will he be my real daddy now?” You were crying yet again as you held her tightly.
“Looks like it baby. I said yes, which means-”
“Mommy’s getting married!” She squealed excitedly and moved from you to Ashton and that caused the cheer from the gathered group of friends and, to your amazement, Ashton’s family, and you laughed through the tears that were falling.
“I told you I have to be a good planner.” He smirked at you and you could only smile as Anne reached you first, her arms wrapping around you as she welcomed you to the family.
Summary: Sometimes fight happens, but when Y/N has left the house Luke is left to be comforted by his son when he wakes up during the screaming and yells.
Luke’s head was buried inside of his large hands, his curls sticking out from between his fingers. They stood straight in the air when he let go of the face to lean his hands on his neck instead.
His elbows were pressed into the white dining table and he was looking so tired but that wasn’t the reason for his sudden frustration.
The dinner plate had been pushed forward. Half eaten, he had barely touched his peas. So much for making a huge dinner tonight, delicious curly fries and a massive amount of Bernaisé. It was right the preparation for the trashcan instead.
The TV was turned on in the background, faintly loud and coming from the living room as it always was. But he didn’t know what show was on, he couldn’t even listen to it.
It was echoing voices in the back of his head.
He had been starving when he sat on the chair. He had skipped lunch to get home sooner, basically throwing the papers away from his hands to get out of the door. It was just one of those days where he craved to come home.
When getting out of bed this morning, he knew it would be one of those days.
Those days where he just wished he could bury himself into his sheets. Not wanting to get up and just snooze the phone repeatedly. It was such a satisfying feeling turning off his alarm and sleeping longer but this wasn’t the occasion at all.
He had a deal with Ash to finish a song. A great one and a song he was looking forward to, but to be honest he just wished he could skip a day or two.
Being the good guy he was he decided not to. He knew that Ashton would be disappointed if he didn’t show up and besides if he finished it today he knew he wouldn’t have to get up tomorrow morning as well for another day at the studio.
So it was a happy feeling coming home. He was looking forward to it, to just sit down and come home before dinner. Usually, it wasn’t always like that. He would always show up late after William was put to bed and after dinner had been eaten. He would just go for the plate placed in the fridge with foil over it.
He could tell that you were happy as well. Pretty surprised that he had shown up earlier than usual and for once he could eat dinner with all of you together.
It was driving so well. It had been a while since he had been feeling this peaceful without stress.
But that was when things took different turns.
A little thing he had forgotten in William’s kindergarten changed everything. Things had turned into screaming matches and even though your son was sleeping upstairs you had a hard time trying to stay quiet.
Things turned out so bad you had left. Leaving Luke behind to his thoughts and to his mind. He was feeling so alone.
“Daddy?”
It was as if time stood still. Yet Luke’s head rushed to look to his side. He doubted his ears but were met by his son standing with a confuzed gaze.
“How did you get down here?” Luke asked a bit stunned. He still hadn’t gotten used to the fact that his 4 year old had finally learned to walk down the stairs by himself.
If someone asked him he still felt William was a newborn, sleeping in his arms when he came home.
“I walked.” William smiled, showing how proud he was because of his new skill.
Luke couldn’t help but form a smile as well. It wasn’t often that he saw developing from William because he was always home to see it the second time after the first. He was never there to actually experience baby steps when it happened.
“Of course. I’m proud of you.” He ran a hand through his hair and tried to look a little more present. He didn’t want William to get the wrong impression of what was going on.
Sadly, with a four-year-old in the house, it had become a hard deal trying not to show true emotions. When he was younger it was easy because he didn’t understand, but for every day he’d become his own individual.
“What’s wrong?” A gutted feeling ran down Luke’s spine by his question.
He looked down onto his pushed plate, trying to come up with something to say that wasn’t too disturbing. He was torn between lying or explaining to his son that things weren’t always that easy.
“Come over.” Luke nodded his head, hearing his pajamas feet slide over the beige carpet.
He moved his chair back so he could take a seat on his lap. He was warm from the sheets he had been sleeping under and Luke could tell that he had been sleeping for a bit. The sleep in his eyes spoiled.
“Why did you wake up? Bad dream?” He tried to see if he could save it.
“I heard the door shut. Very harshly. It startled me.” William explained and pointed toward the front door.
Luke’s face fell and he had a hard time trying to come up with an explanation. Sometimes life wasn’t this easy, and without you at home, he didn’t know how to handle it properly.
But then again. There wasn’t a dictionary on how to become a parent.
“Where’s mommy?” He leaned his head to the side when he noticed the seat in front of Luke was empty.
Luke sighed heavily, leaning his head on the top of his son’s head. He could feel his curls tickle, something he had gotten from his father.
“You know sometimes you get sad and you cry?” Luke asked and William nodded your head in agreement.
“There are many reasons to cry, and one of these happened because of mommy. We weren’t speaking nicely to each other so mommy got so sad that she left the house.”
Luke could tell William had a hard time understanding what he was talking about.
“So mommy is sad?” William asked and Luke nodded his head in agreement.
“But why didn’t you comfort her?”
Luke sighed heavily again, not knowing what to respond. It was a very good question indeed. He knew William wouldn’t understand because both you and him always comforted William when he was sad.
“Because sometimes dad is stupid...” Luke looked down at his feet.
William looked at his father with the matching baby-blue eyes. He could tell that Luke had nothing to say and he scanned his face a couple of times.
Luke was trying his other best not to break down in front of his son. But it wasn’t easy.
Just like he had raised him, William quickly wrapped his arms around Luke’s neck. He wasn’t big but Luke still felt like he was a small boy in his son’s arms.
“Don’t cry, dad.” He whispered in his ear, and Luke nodded his head with trembling lips, feeling one tear fall down from his eye and onto his cheek.
Requested: No, but inspired by a blurb from @sicksos
Word Count: ~2.5K
Contains: Giving Luke the best Christmas gift of all this year. it’s all FLUFF for once enjoy!!!!
You were sitting there, staring at the stick on the counter and you took a deep breath.
It’s been nearly three years since you and Luke had started dating, you were serious and the two of you were extremely committed to the other. You talked about any and everything, except for the future that the two of you shared.
The timer had gone off, and the lines had appeared. Both of them.
You quickly called your doctor, scheduling an appointment for later today to confirm what those two little lines on that pregnancy test already told you. You walked out of the bathroom, your gaze falling on the sleeping figure of him and smiled to yourself as you climbed back into the bed beside him. He wrapped his arm around you, his eyes never opening but he nuzzled his face into the crook of your neck and you took a deep breath as you thought about how that little stick was about to change everything.
* * * * *
“Pregnant? Officially?” You asked, your hand moving down to your stomach as you cradled it mindlessly. Your doctor nodded, a smile on her face as she wrote down on her clipboard. She had the ultrasound equipment pressed against your midsection, the gel cool against your skin.
“You’re not that far along, so I don’t want you to get anyone else’s hopes up yet, but I want to see you back here in two weeks, okay?” She said, and you nodded as you wiped off the gel and waited for the doctor to leave before getting dressed once again. You were nervous yet excited; nervous as to how Luke would react but excited because the two of you have created something absolutely beautiful.
You left the doctors office, climbing into your car and got started on the drive home. As you were at a red light, an advertisement in a store window caught your eye and you turned your car at the light and pulled into the parking lot. There was only less than three weeks until Christmas, and you were determined to make this the best Christmas for him yet.
* * * * *
You placed the picture frames inside each of the boxes, smiling to yourself as just how proud you were of this gift for him. You heard the front door shut and quickly shut the boxes, shoving them under the bed in the guest bedroom and walked out of the room and into the hallway. You leaned over the staircase and saw Luke standing in the doorway with bags in his arms but his concentration was on his phone in his hand.
“Baby,” You called and he looked up, a smile spreading across his lips as he pushed his shoes off of his feet and set the bags down onto the floor. You walked down the stairs, wrapping your arms around him from behind and he chuckled as he pushed his phone into his pocket and tried to turn around in your arms.
“Michael just told me about the annual party at his and Crystal’s place,” He said and you nodded as you just squeezed him even tighter, “Everyone will be there, me and you, Calum, Ash.”
“Did Ashton ever go out with Tara?” You asked, and Luke shook his head as he brushed a lock of your hair behind your ear and kissed your forehead.
“No, he’s not in the mood for a relationship right now.” He muttered, and you rolled your eyes as you stood there, wrapped in each others arms.
“I’m so excited that we finally have a Christmas together. Just the two of us baby, we get to sleep in, watch movies, spend the day with each other, just us.” You whispered, and he smiled as he nuzzled his nose against yours, kissing you again.
He finally escaped your arms and picked up a few of the bags and hid them behind him as he slowly backed up, but a groan fell from his lips as his back hit the wall. He walked up the stairs, keeping the bags hidden and you peaked around the railing to make sure that he wouldn’t go into the guest bedroom.
“Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, you need to stop procrastinating on gifts every year baby,” You called, and you heard him laugh as you walked into the kitchen. Your hand instinctively fell to your stomach, grazing it slightly as you looked down. There wasn’t anything there yet, but you were ready for the day that there was. You sat down on the couch, admiring the twinkling of the lights and the way that it gave off a soft glow throughout the room.
“God baby, look at all of these presents underneath the tree.” Luke yelled as he was walking back down the stairs, and you rolled your eyes as he shoved the ones that he had clearly just wrapped underneath the tree before falling onto the couch beside you and his arm wrapped around your shoulder as his head fell against your own.
“You know, it seems as if we’ve never talked about it and I know that there might be a reason. I don’t want to scare you babe but, this just has me thinking of the future. A future where there might be kids running around the house, a baby in my arms as I sit here on the couch and they’re all excited because Santa comes tomorrow night,” He said, chuckling to himself and you looked at him with wide eyes as he had an excited look on his face.
“I know that we’re only dating, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about. Having kids with you babygirl, it blows my mind. They’d have their beautiful looks from you, my dazzling personality.” He said, and he shuffled down slightly and put his head onto his lap as your fingers went to his hair.
Oh how you wanted to tell him, you wanted to run upstairs and grab the gifts from underneath the bed but you wanted to wait. You had to wait.
“Also, what happened to our rules about gifts?” You asked, and he turned to look up at you as he shifted on the couch so he was now on his back, your fingers still moving through his hair as he hummed.
“See, I found a loophole babygirl. We said only one present on Christmas day.” He said, and you nodded as you waited for him to continue, “But you didn’t say how many presents for Christmas Eve. So, therefore, I was able to get you as many presents as I wanted, and you have no way to argue it because you’re going to open all of them tomorrow, except for one.”
He had a cocky smile on his face as he leaned forward, pressing his lips against yours as his hand wrapped around to the back of your neck and he pulled away with a satisfied smile on your face. You felt as if you were going to cry with how sweet he was, that he had thought about your futures together already.
“You, Luke Hemmings, are an absolute genius.” You said, and he chuckled as he laid back down, his hair tickling the inside of your thigh as you took a deep breath. You wondered that if he pressed his ear up against your stomach that he would be able to hear the heartbeat of your child inside of you.
* * * * *
Your eyes opened to the soft light streaming in through, Luke’s snoring from beside you keeping you awake. You pressed a kiss to his forehead, before pushing off the bed and walking down the stairs. It was Christmas morning, and Luke had a bit too much to drink last night so you were going to let him sleep in. It was good seeing everyone again, you missed them dearly throughout the days where you’re all so busy or the days when they were away on tour.
You placed the kettle on the stove, turning it on and leaning back against the island as you waited for the water to boil. You walked back up the stairs, pulling out the gifts that you had wrapped a few days ago and placing them under the tree. Yes, you had only agreed on one gift on Christmas morning, but he deserved this.
You smiled softly as you saw Luke’s Christmas sweater from the night before on the couch, and pulled it onto your body. It still smelled like him, just with a combination of liquor and peppermint. You heard the tea kettle start to whistle, and you grabbed the mugs that he had gotten you yesterday from the cupboard and placed them onto the counter. You reached up to get the hot chocolate mix from it, and dumped some of it into the mugs and then grabbed them and walked upstairs.
You set them down onto the bedside table, before sitting against the bed as to where Luke was still sprawled out. You shook his shoulder gently, waking him up and he groaned as he buried his face into his pillow. You rolled your eyes as you shook him once more, and he huffed as he turned to look at you.
“Baby, we can sleep all damn day, why are you waking me up right now? It’s not even dawn yet,” He whined, and you giggled as you rubbed his back as he hummed to himself.
“First of all Luke, it’s past ten. Second, it’s Christmas baby now come on. I have some gifts for you downstairs that I’m really excited about.” You whispered, leaning down to press a kiss against his cheek and he sighed but pushed off the bed and grabbed the mug from the table.
“Come on babe,” You said, pulling him down the stairs as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes and yawned loudly.
“Did you say gifts? As in plural? As in you fought me hard on the fact that I got you more than one?” He said, a condescending smile on his face and you laughed as you sat down on the couch and pointed to the two boxes beneath the tree.
“Yes, now go get the gifts and open them.” You mumbled, cozying up into the couch, soaking up the warmth from the mug in your hands and watched as he sat on the floor in front of you as if he were a child, “Ah, no, the blue one first.”
He frowned as he set down the red gift, a suspicious look on his face but he still tore into the wrapping and threw it beside him, and revealed a small, velvet box and he opened it. Since he had been so into rings lately, you got him one with the date that the two of you started dating, followed by your name engraved on the inside of the ring. That way, everyone would see his ring but only the two of you would know what it really stood for.
He gasped, a fake smile on his face as he slid the ring onto his finger and you laughed as he held his hand out, “Baby, did you just propose to me? Oh my gosh, you couldn't have waited until I got my nails done but it’s fine.”
“Luke,” You interrupted, and he smiled as he leaned forward and pressed his lips against yours before pulling away and you pointed to the red box now. You pulled your phone out and started recording him, and he made a stupid face at the camera and you rolled your eyes at how much he was like a child. He climbed back over to where it was and opened it, his face confused as he saw that there was something upside down but he pulled it out.
Open this one first x
He nodded as he opened it, slowly and carefully and he keeps looking up at you as he’s taking the wrapping off of it. Your hand floated down to your stomach, biting down on your lip as he finally pulled off all of the wrapping. He saw the first picture, the sonogram from your first appointment and he was confused.
“Baby,” He said slowly, and he looked at it closely until he saw the inscription at the bottom and he nearly dropped the frame as he looked up at you, “baby Hemmings? Baby Hemmings?”
“Open the other one,” You instructed, your hand openly cradling your stomach now as his eyes welled up with tears and he quickly did what he said. He brought his hand up to his mouth as he tried not to cry, turning the frame so you could see it again.
“Baby Hemmings,” You whispered, moving down to the floor with him as he stared at the image in his hands. He wiped at his eyes, laughing as he crawled over to you and laid beside you, his hand moving to your stomach as you finally shut your phone off and he pressed a kiss against your shirt.
“I can’t believe you’re pregnant babygirl. We’re going to start a family,” He murmured, his hand grazing you as you nodded and ran your fingers through his hair, “Oh fuck, this all makes sense now. Why you didn’t drink last night, god how did I not get that?”
“Luke, there are nights where I haven’t drank before.” You said, and he snorted but whined as you slapped his bicep.
“So how far along are you babygirl? Is it going to be a boy or a girl? We should start thinking about names. Oh, and we have to talk to the boys about this that way I can be home for at least the first year of our childs life.”
He paused as he looked up at you, tears in his eyes once again as you smiled down at him, “Our child. Babygirl, we’re having a baby.”
* * * * *
“Guess what,” Luke said, practically bouncing on his feet as his hand was interlaced with yours. You smiled at him, resting your head against his shoulder as everyone was sat in the living room in front of you, “We’re pregnant! Well, she’s pregnant. But I helped!”
You laughed as you covered your face, feeling your cheeks turn red as your parents stared at you but your mother quickly pushed off the couch and wrapped her arms around you.
“My baby is having a baby,” She said, her voice breaking as she was nearly in tears and you hugged her back tightly before she was pulling away and hugging Luke as well. You smiled as you listened to all of the congratulations, and the teasing on Luke’s part.
“We aren’t certain on the gender or even how far along I am yet, but the doctor is estimating that the due date is in July,” You said, your hand dropping to your stomach as your mother cradled you in her arms.
“Isn’t that exciting? We could have the same birthday. That would be the absolute best thing in the world,” Luke murmured, kissing the top of your head as he looked around at all of the family and friends in the room, “This baby is going to be spoiled as hell.”
