Louis P.O.V –

Harry had left right before dinner. He said he had some paperwork for his tour that he needed to sign so he was going to pick up dinner and go get that done. I hated thinking about how he was going to be leaving in just two short weeks. We have talked about Kayden and I coming to visit once she is on summer break. He insisted on paying for everything, and as long as Kayden wants to, I'm not about to say no. I still don't know how she is going to react when Harry has to leave for three months, but hopefully visiting will break it up a bit and make it easier.

I was lying in bed, thinking about how and when we would explain to K that Harry is her father. I didn't want to do it any time soon and thankfully, Harry didn't push me on that. We both agreed that the best time would be after his tour is over. That way, he would be around all the time again. As I drifted to sleep, I wondered how she will take it. Will she be happy or Will she get mad about not knowing sooner? It could go either way when it comes to a four-year-old.

I woke up at 1am to a loud banging on my front door.

"What in the bloody hell?" I said to myself. I walked downstairs and opened the door. As soon as I did, Zayn stormed inside.

"Zayn, are you aware that it is one o'clock in the fucking morning!?" I asked him impatiently.

"You have to tell him." He said tiredly. When I gave him a confused look, he continued. "You have to tell Harry that you and I aren't really dating."

I laughed at him. "You had to tell me this at the hour?! What the hell Z?"

"Your boyfriend had me pinned against the wall of a restaurant bathroom tonight Louis!" He spat.

"Not my boyfriend." I corrected.

He put his hands on my shoulders. "Louis! Did you not hear me?!" He shook me. "Harry pinned me to a wall and screamed at me for cheating on you!"

I looked at him shocked for a second and then broke out into hysterical laughter.

"Man, I did not see that coming." I said when my laughter calmed down. "Why did he assume you're cheating on me?"

"I was on a date with Perrie." He answered simply. "You have to tell him Louis. That was the deal. No jealous popstars!"

I let my laughter come to a stop and then sighed. "Alright. I'll tell him tomorrow." I told him.

We sat in silence for a couple minutes. I was still trying to wake up. Then Zayn told me something I really didn't expect.

"You do know he has feelings for you right?" He asked.

I scoffed. "No he doesn't."

"Oh. Okay. So I must have been imagining things when he screamed in my face about how perfect you are and how I'm an idiot for cheating on you." He said sarcastically.

My jaw dropped when I heard that. "He- He said I'm perfect?" I asked in disbelief.

"Yup." He said, popping the p. "When I called him out on it, he started to stutter."

I chuckled. I thought about how cute Harry looks when he is flustered. I shook my head.

"No. No I can't think this way." I said suddenly. "There was a reason I stopped talking to him five years ago. Being with me isn't an option for him. Not one that doesn't involve risking everything, anyways."

"Louis." Zayn said calmly, getting my attention. "Have you met Kayden? She is your daughter." He pointed out. "Yours and Harry's daughter. The daughter he is now involved with. He is already risking everything and it doesn't seem to me like he cares."

"Which is all the more reason not to be with him!" I exclaimed. "What if we try and it doesn't work out? What if he doesn't want to see me at all anymore so he doesn't see Kayden either?!"

"But what if it does work out?" He asked. "What if you and Harry have the ability to be a family with Kayden, but you won't ever know because you're too scared to try." I shook my head and he continued. "Look Lou, I remember your drinking binge after the night you had sex with Harry. You wouldn't talk about what it was, but I could tell something definitely had you torn up inside."

"It hurt." I said. "I wanted him, but I couldn't have him." I explained. "And then it was like divine intervention stepped in and gave me Kayden. At the time, I didn't know if it was the universe punishing me for letting a guy that I didn't even know take my virginity, or if it was a way of giving me a part of Harry I could actually have. Regardless, I loved her all the same."

Zayn could see I was getting upset. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me in close.

"One day it will all work out babe." He told me softly. "Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but one day. One day, Kayden will know about Harry being her dad. One day, you and Harry will admit your feelings to each other and fall in love. One day, you'll get the family you have always wanted for you and your baby girl." He kissed the top of my head lovingly.

I sighed and cuddled closer into Zayn, allowing him to comfort me. We both fell asleep like that, neither one of us aware of Kayden sitting at the top of the stairs, listening to our entire conversation.