“It was,” Niall replies. His eyes are tear-filled. He wipes them away with his sleeve. “I – I didn’t want that again when I moved here.”
Harry nods. He crawls across the blanket, around Stella, and pulls Niall into a hug. Niall holds him tightly.
Harry sits close to him after he pulls away.
“I understand,” Harry tells him. “I wouldn’t have judged you though, just so you know. I’m not judging you now. I still really like you.”
Niall doesn’t understand why or how.
“Really?” is what he says though.
“You’re still the same Niall with that Irish charm that I like so much,” Harry says with a smile, “and you’ve got a beautiful daughter.”
Stella squeals at the compliment and both boys laugh.
“I still want to date you.”
Niall bites his lip.
“Are you sure?” he asks. “I mean, Stella comes first and we share a room and stuff, and if we wanted to go anywhere, she’s gotta come with us because my dad works a lot…”
Harry nods. “I’m okay with that.”
“I also don’t think I want to have sex for like a really long time,” Niall keeps rambling on. “Don’t want to risk getting pregnant again. One baby is more than enough for me right now.”
“I’m okay with that too,” Harry laughs. “I don’t think I’m ready, as stupid as the lads might say that is.”
“It’s not stupid,” Niall tells him. He rests his hand on Harry’s thigh.
Harry smiles. “So is this happening then?”
“Only if you’re sure…”
“I am.”
Harry nods. He crawls across the blanket, around Stella, and pulls Niall into a hug. Niall holds him tightly.
Harry sits close to him after he pulls away.
“I understand,” Harry tells him. “I wouldn’t have judged you though, just so you know. I’m not judging you now. I still really like you.”
Niall doesn’t understand why or how.
“Really?” is what he says though.
“You’re still the same Niall with that Irish charm that I like so much,” Harry says with a smile, “and you’ve got a beautiful daughter.”
Stella squeals at the compliment and both boys laugh.
“I still want to date you.”
Niall bites his lip.
“Are you sure?” he asks. “I mean, Stella comes first and we share a room and stuff, and if we wanted to go anywhere, she’s gotta come with us because my dad works a lot…”
Harry nods. “I’m okay with that.”
“I also don’t think I want to have sex for like a really long time,” Niall keeps rambling on. “Don’t want to risk getting pregnant again. One baby is more than enough for me right now.”
“I’m okay with that too,” Harry laughs. “I don’t think I’m ready, as stupid as the lads might say that is.”
“It’s not stupid,” Niall tells him. He rests his hand on Harry’s thigh.
Harry smiles. “So is this happening then?”
“Only if you’re sure…”
“I am.”