“We really should decide on a name…” Zac stated as he looked at the sleeping child in Harry's arms. A baby girl that was now over nine hours old and still had no name. "I mean everyone keeps asking and I hate when we have to say we don't have one picked."
Harry sighed as he studied the baby, "I just thought when I saw the baby for the first time I'd know," he frowned as he looked up at Zac. "But she doesn't fit any of the names I had picked for a girl."
Zac couldn't help but laugh because he knew that feeling. He was the same way. "What names did you pick out for a girl?" he asked curiously as he ran a hand through his hair. "Maybe we can choose from the names we both like."
"Anne was always a top contender," Harry admitted as his cheeks heated up. "Cause of my mom and Gemma and Natalie. Besides Anne though I also liked Charlotte."
Scrunching up his nose Zac looked at his daughter, "Charlotte just doesn't suit her but maybe we can keep Anne."
Harry shook his head, "She doesn't look like an Anne."
"Annabelle?" Zac asked curiously as he raised an eyebrow. "It's a name I considered in the first few months of your pregnancy. Annabelle and Corey were my top picks for girls. Though I was really into Annabelle."
Again Harry shook his head, "She doesn't look like an Annabelle either but maybe a Corey," he mused as the baby moved slightly in her sleep. "Corey Anne."
"No," Zac spoke not liking the sound of that name. "Just doesn't have the right ring," he said as he thought for a bit before smiling softly. "Cora Anne sounds better."
Harry just sat there for the longest time staring at the baby and Zac was almost afraid he was going to turn the name down but soon a smile formed on Harry's lips and Zac felt like he could breath easy.
"Cora Anne Hanson-Styles," Harry said out loud as the baby cooed before opening her eyes. "I think she likes it," he smiled more as he turned to face Zac.
"And it fits her," Zac said as he watched her open her eyes and he reached out to gently run a finger down her cheek. "Yes, your name does fit you doesn't it Cora?" he asked hearing her coo again as if she was trying to agree though in all honesty he doubted she even knew what they were talking about.
"Cora Anne it is then," Harry nodded as he moved closer to Zac. "Let's just never tell her she spent the first few hours of her life unnamed."
Zac laughed loudly but he nodded his head, "Deal," he said as he leaned in to kiss Harry's forehead. "You did so well today," he said knowing Harry had done good. "You didn't even threaten to kill me when you were pushing."
Laughing Harry shook his head as he looked up at Zac, "But I did threaten the no sex thing."
"I'm sure we'll get you past that eventually," Zac smirked as he winked at Harry who just stuck his tongue out. "It's not like you can deny me for long. Anyway, I think I'd like to have another baby eventually," he admitted honestly as he watched Cora just look around from where she was positioned in Harry's arms.
"Is that so?" Harry asked sounding utterly shocked. "Figured just one would be your limit."
Shaking his head Zac chewed his lip, "Seeing Cora I think I realize I want more than just one but maybe I'll change my mind once we get her home and this parenting thing really settles in."
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Harry awoke with a jolt in his bed as he looked around the dark room. Seeing the time on the clock he knew it was time for Cora's middle of the night feeding and yet she hadn't cried and as his eyes adjusted to the darkness he was sure he could faintly see that the bed was empty which meant Zac was gone.
Standing up Harry quickly left the room and headed down the hallway to the nursery where his now week old daughter slept and once he got there he stopped in the doorway at the sight that greeted him.
There in the rocking chair holding Cora was Zac, his hair pulled back into a messy bun and his eyes turned down to watch their daughter who was drinking contently from the bottle. It was only after a few minutes of watching this though that Harry finally registered that Zac was also singing softly to Cora. He wasn't loud but it was enough that Harry could hear him from where he stood.
Once Zac finally quit singing Harry slowly walked farther into the room, "That was beautiful, probably your best performance," he spoke watching as Zac looked up at him.
"My fans may disagree with you," Zac teased as he gave Harry a smile. "But I don't. I think it was my best performance too and I sang to my favorite fan."
"Second favorite," Harry quipped as he bent down once he reached the rocking chair. "I could have got up to feed her. I like doing the middle of the night feedings."
"You looked so peaceful sleeping and she was crying so loud that I didn't want it to disturb you," Zac shrugged as he looked back at Cora, seeing her bottle fall from her lips as she drifted off. Standing he walked her to the crib and laid her down gently. "You need your sleep Harry. You're starting to show how little you get."
Laughing at that Harry stood up again as well and walked over to the crib, "Are my looks getting ruined from my lack of sleep?" he asked playfully. "I may have to put on more make up in the mornings if so."
Zac shook his head and Harry could see he was doing his best not to laugh. "Not your looks but your brain is kind of getting frazzled. I found our hair ties in the freezer for god sakes."
Harry blushed at Zac's words, "The ones we bought yesterday?" he asked sheepishly knowing them coming up missing last night had cause a bit of an argument when Harry had accused Zac of hiding them so he couldn't use them all because Harry did have a habit of using up all the hair ties.
"The ones we bought yesterday," Zac confirmed as he leaned over to kiss Harry's cheek. "It was kind of funny when I went to put up some stuff last night before bed and found the hair ties in the freezer."
Blushing more Harry just sighed as Zac kissed his cheek, "Maybe I should let you take some of the night time feedings then," he conceded. "I just..I know most mornings you have to be at the office early cause Taylor is a strict asshole and I don't want you losing sleep and your brain getting frazzled."
"But Taylor's brain is frazzled all the time," Zac spoke which made Harry laugh. "The only sane one at the office would be Isaac though sometimes I swear that's the case anyway," he shrugged as he slipped an arm around Harry's waist. "I don't mind losing sleep though when it comes to Cora and her feedings. It gives me time to bond with her and all of that stuff. I like bonding with her."
"You're probably trying to start corrupting her early," Harry mused as he moved into Zac his eyes going down to look at his sleeping daughter. "I want to keep her a goody two shoes for as long as I can."
Zac laughed at that, "I'll try my best not to corrupt her," he promised as he slowly pulled Harry away from the crib. "Now let's get some sleep before our precious angel wakes up again for another feeding."
Not arguing with Zac, Harry allowed him to lead him down the hall and back towards their bedroom. Going back to sleep did sound like a very good idea to him. Just a few more hours anyway though he doubted he'd get that long. Cora was in the habit of waking up every three hours and then it took her an hour to even go back to sleep.
He had known having a baby was tiring but he hadn't expected it would make his brain frazzled though maybe it was karma since he had never gotten pregnancy brain like most people did.
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Four months later Harry groaned as Cora reached her hands up for his hair, "Sorry little bean but not today," he cooed as he grinned down at the baby who was in her baby carrier on a counter at some dress shop where Natalie was busy trying on dresses for the wedding which was to take place next month.
"Daddy brought his hair tie and he is going to put his hair up now," he spoke as he did just that, putting his hair up so the baby who he was bent over talking too couldn't pull it, a skill she had just learned recently and one she was using on both her dads.
Seeing Cora frown once his hair was up, he bent down and kissed her cheek, getting her to giggle, "Don't be so sad cause daddy ruined your fun," Harry muttered as he pulled away. "Maybe at lunch Aunt Natalie will let you pull her hair til your heart is content."
"No, Aunt Natalie is not doing that," Natalie said and Harry turned to see her standing in front of the changing room she had been in and his mouth fell open at the sight of her in the purple dress she had been trying on. "It looks horrible doesn't it?"
Harry shook his head, "No," he answered honestly. "It looks great and you can hardly tell you are pregnant," he smiled knowing she had been afraid of not finding a dress to hide her belly well. "Is it going to have to be adjusted before the wedding though?" he asked knowing he did need to know.
"I kind of need to know so I can tell the woman who is doing adjustments on Gemma's gown," Harry said as he sighed. All of this wedding planning was getting to him but he really wouldn't trade it for the world even if it meant losing his mind though he had already lost his mind four months ago when Cora came into the world and started making him lose sleep though her sleeping habits had gotten better now.
Natalie shook her head, "It should be okay. It's actually pretty loose in the belly and the wedding is just next month," she smiled as she went back into the changing room. "I think I'll go with this dress though, especially since you said it goes with the one Gemma picked out," she spoke through the door.
Harry nodded his head though Natalie couldn't see him, "I'm glad finding your dress wasn't as long as finding Gemma's," he said before laughing. "Gemma was so picky and she even still is having adjustments made to the dress. According to her she just wants it a bit shorter than what it is."
"Just imagine if Zac was the one with bridesmaids," Natalie said as she laughed. "He'd go crazy and the dresses probably wouldn't even match."
"If Zac was the one with bridesmaids we wouldn't even be having a wedding," Harry stated as Natalie came out of the dressing room. "Heck he doesn't even really help with the planning but again that's probably a good thing cause again we wouldn't have one if he did. He'd just refuse or state that we could just elope."
Natalie laughed again and walked with Harry to go pay for the dress, "How did you get him talked into Ireland as the place where you are getting married?"
Harry went silent and smiled at that thought. It hadn't been hard to get Zac to agree to have the wedding in Ireland. It had after all been where they made their relationship official and where he had saw the ring that inspired his engagement ring. Ireland was a special place for them and it had recently voted to allow gay marriage.
It was the best spot and all Harry had to do was ask and then pout a little and Zac had melted. After that Harry had settled on the venue, some outdoor place near a castle and then he had chosen Gemma and Natalie as his bridesmaids while Zoe would carry Cora down the aisle as Cora would be their flower girl.
Harry was still surprised at how well Diana and now Walker too were coming around to Zac's sexuality but ever since his baby shower things had been different and they both loved Cora who Harry swore had both of her grandparents wrapped around her finger.
The only one who still hadn't seemed to come around was Kate but she was a cunt and Harry wasn't sure if she'd ever come around even though she had allowed Isaac to be one of Zac's best men along with Taylor.
"I have my ways," Harry finally answered as he gave Natalie a smile. "Now let's pay for that dress and then go do lunch. Cora and I both are starving," he said as he moved the baby carrier up slightly which made Cora giggle again. "See starving."
Harry sighed as he studied the baby, "I just thought when I saw the baby for the first time I'd know," he frowned as he looked up at Zac. "But she doesn't fit any of the names I had picked for a girl."
Zac couldn't help but laugh because he knew that feeling. He was the same way. "What names did you pick out for a girl?" he asked curiously as he ran a hand through his hair. "Maybe we can choose from the names we both like."
"Anne was always a top contender," Harry admitted as his cheeks heated up. "Cause of my mom and Gemma and Natalie. Besides Anne though I also liked Charlotte."
Scrunching up his nose Zac looked at his daughter, "Charlotte just doesn't suit her but maybe we can keep Anne."
Harry shook his head, "She doesn't look like an Anne."
"Annabelle?" Zac asked curiously as he raised an eyebrow. "It's a name I considered in the first few months of your pregnancy. Annabelle and Corey were my top picks for girls. Though I was really into Annabelle."
Again Harry shook his head, "She doesn't look like an Annabelle either but maybe a Corey," he mused as the baby moved slightly in her sleep. "Corey Anne."
"No," Zac spoke not liking the sound of that name. "Just doesn't have the right ring," he said as he thought for a bit before smiling softly. "Cora Anne sounds better."
Harry just sat there for the longest time staring at the baby and Zac was almost afraid he was going to turn the name down but soon a smile formed on Harry's lips and Zac felt like he could breath easy.
"Cora Anne Hanson-Styles," Harry said out loud as the baby cooed before opening her eyes. "I think she likes it," he smiled more as he turned to face Zac.
"And it fits her," Zac said as he watched her open her eyes and he reached out to gently run a finger down her cheek. "Yes, your name does fit you doesn't it Cora?" he asked hearing her coo again as if she was trying to agree though in all honesty he doubted she even knew what they were talking about.
"Cora Anne it is then," Harry nodded as he moved closer to Zac. "Let's just never tell her she spent the first few hours of her life unnamed."
Zac laughed loudly but he nodded his head, "Deal," he said as he leaned in to kiss Harry's forehead. "You did so well today," he said knowing Harry had done good. "You didn't even threaten to kill me when you were pushing."
Laughing Harry shook his head as he looked up at Zac, "But I did threaten the no sex thing."
"I'm sure we'll get you past that eventually," Zac smirked as he winked at Harry who just stuck his tongue out. "It's not like you can deny me for long. Anyway, I think I'd like to have another baby eventually," he admitted honestly as he watched Cora just look around from where she was positioned in Harry's arms.
"Is that so?" Harry asked sounding utterly shocked. "Figured just one would be your limit."
Shaking his head Zac chewed his lip, "Seeing Cora I think I realize I want more than just one but maybe I'll change my mind once we get her home and this parenting thing really settles in."
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Harry awoke with a jolt in his bed as he looked around the dark room. Seeing the time on the clock he knew it was time for Cora's middle of the night feeding and yet she hadn't cried and as his eyes adjusted to the darkness he was sure he could faintly see that the bed was empty which meant Zac was gone.
Standing up Harry quickly left the room and headed down the hallway to the nursery where his now week old daughter slept and once he got there he stopped in the doorway at the sight that greeted him.
There in the rocking chair holding Cora was Zac, his hair pulled back into a messy bun and his eyes turned down to watch their daughter who was drinking contently from the bottle. It was only after a few minutes of watching this though that Harry finally registered that Zac was also singing softly to Cora. He wasn't loud but it was enough that Harry could hear him from where he stood.
Once Zac finally quit singing Harry slowly walked farther into the room, "That was beautiful, probably your best performance," he spoke watching as Zac looked up at him.
"My fans may disagree with you," Zac teased as he gave Harry a smile. "But I don't. I think it was my best performance too and I sang to my favorite fan."
"Second favorite," Harry quipped as he bent down once he reached the rocking chair. "I could have got up to feed her. I like doing the middle of the night feedings."
"You looked so peaceful sleeping and she was crying so loud that I didn't want it to disturb you," Zac shrugged as he looked back at Cora, seeing her bottle fall from her lips as she drifted off. Standing he walked her to the crib and laid her down gently. "You need your sleep Harry. You're starting to show how little you get."
Laughing at that Harry stood up again as well and walked over to the crib, "Are my looks getting ruined from my lack of sleep?" he asked playfully. "I may have to put on more make up in the mornings if so."
Zac shook his head and Harry could see he was doing his best not to laugh. "Not your looks but your brain is kind of getting frazzled. I found our hair ties in the freezer for god sakes."
Harry blushed at Zac's words, "The ones we bought yesterday?" he asked sheepishly knowing them coming up missing last night had cause a bit of an argument when Harry had accused Zac of hiding them so he couldn't use them all because Harry did have a habit of using up all the hair ties.
"The ones we bought yesterday," Zac confirmed as he leaned over to kiss Harry's cheek. "It was kind of funny when I went to put up some stuff last night before bed and found the hair ties in the freezer."
Blushing more Harry just sighed as Zac kissed his cheek, "Maybe I should let you take some of the night time feedings then," he conceded. "I just..I know most mornings you have to be at the office early cause Taylor is a strict asshole and I don't want you losing sleep and your brain getting frazzled."
"But Taylor's brain is frazzled all the time," Zac spoke which made Harry laugh. "The only sane one at the office would be Isaac though sometimes I swear that's the case anyway," he shrugged as he slipped an arm around Harry's waist. "I don't mind losing sleep though when it comes to Cora and her feedings. It gives me time to bond with her and all of that stuff. I like bonding with her."
"You're probably trying to start corrupting her early," Harry mused as he moved into Zac his eyes going down to look at his sleeping daughter. "I want to keep her a goody two shoes for as long as I can."
Zac laughed at that, "I'll try my best not to corrupt her," he promised as he slowly pulled Harry away from the crib. "Now let's get some sleep before our precious angel wakes up again for another feeding."
Not arguing with Zac, Harry allowed him to lead him down the hall and back towards their bedroom. Going back to sleep did sound like a very good idea to him. Just a few more hours anyway though he doubted he'd get that long. Cora was in the habit of waking up every three hours and then it took her an hour to even go back to sleep.
He had known having a baby was tiring but he hadn't expected it would make his brain frazzled though maybe it was karma since he had never gotten pregnancy brain like most people did.
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Four months later Harry groaned as Cora reached her hands up for his hair, "Sorry little bean but not today," he cooed as he grinned down at the baby who was in her baby carrier on a counter at some dress shop where Natalie was busy trying on dresses for the wedding which was to take place next month.
"Daddy brought his hair tie and he is going to put his hair up now," he spoke as he did just that, putting his hair up so the baby who he was bent over talking too couldn't pull it, a skill she had just learned recently and one she was using on both her dads.
Seeing Cora frown once his hair was up, he bent down and kissed her cheek, getting her to giggle, "Don't be so sad cause daddy ruined your fun," Harry muttered as he pulled away. "Maybe at lunch Aunt Natalie will let you pull her hair til your heart is content."
"No, Aunt Natalie is not doing that," Natalie said and Harry turned to see her standing in front of the changing room she had been in and his mouth fell open at the sight of her in the purple dress she had been trying on. "It looks horrible doesn't it?"
Harry shook his head, "No," he answered honestly. "It looks great and you can hardly tell you are pregnant," he smiled knowing she had been afraid of not finding a dress to hide her belly well. "Is it going to have to be adjusted before the wedding though?" he asked knowing he did need to know.
"I kind of need to know so I can tell the woman who is doing adjustments on Gemma's gown," Harry said as he sighed. All of this wedding planning was getting to him but he really wouldn't trade it for the world even if it meant losing his mind though he had already lost his mind four months ago when Cora came into the world and started making him lose sleep though her sleeping habits had gotten better now.
Natalie shook her head, "It should be okay. It's actually pretty loose in the belly and the wedding is just next month," she smiled as she went back into the changing room. "I think I'll go with this dress though, especially since you said it goes with the one Gemma picked out," she spoke through the door.
Harry nodded his head though Natalie couldn't see him, "I'm glad finding your dress wasn't as long as finding Gemma's," he said before laughing. "Gemma was so picky and she even still is having adjustments made to the dress. According to her she just wants it a bit shorter than what it is."
"Just imagine if Zac was the one with bridesmaids," Natalie said as she laughed. "He'd go crazy and the dresses probably wouldn't even match."
"If Zac was the one with bridesmaids we wouldn't even be having a wedding," Harry stated as Natalie came out of the dressing room. "Heck he doesn't even really help with the planning but again that's probably a good thing cause again we wouldn't have one if he did. He'd just refuse or state that we could just elope."
Natalie laughed again and walked with Harry to go pay for the dress, "How did you get him talked into Ireland as the place where you are getting married?"
Harry went silent and smiled at that thought. It hadn't been hard to get Zac to agree to have the wedding in Ireland. It had after all been where they made their relationship official and where he had saw the ring that inspired his engagement ring. Ireland was a special place for them and it had recently voted to allow gay marriage.
It was the best spot and all Harry had to do was ask and then pout a little and Zac had melted. After that Harry had settled on the venue, some outdoor place near a castle and then he had chosen Gemma and Natalie as his bridesmaids while Zoe would carry Cora down the aisle as Cora would be their flower girl.
Harry was still surprised at how well Diana and now Walker too were coming around to Zac's sexuality but ever since his baby shower things had been different and they both loved Cora who Harry swore had both of her grandparents wrapped around her finger.
The only one who still hadn't seemed to come around was Kate but she was a cunt and Harry wasn't sure if she'd ever come around even though she had allowed Isaac to be one of Zac's best men along with Taylor.
"I have my ways," Harry finally answered as he gave Natalie a smile. "Now let's pay for that dress and then go do lunch. Cora and I both are starving," he said as he moved the baby carrier up slightly which made Cora giggle again. "See starving."
