Aurora's POV
Well today is the 23rd of December, the day that I have the sacred Christmas parties with the Paynes. This year it is at my parent's house. The thing is right now I am laying on my couch eating Christmas cookies and watching a Christmas movie marathon. I am obviously pregnant. I have been showing for a good four months, but I feel like I am never going to stop growing. I told my parents I wasn't coming, they understand, and I told Liam's family too so they aren't worried about me, the only one who doesn't know I am coming this year is Liam.
"Aurora, I am about to leave. Harry is going to be here in a couple minutes." Rose said as she came down the stairs. She looked at me and sighed, "You know they say that the things you crave in pregnancy are the things your child is going to crave when they grow up."
"So, Christmas cookies are a good thing to crave, that means I get them year round" I say and grab the large tin that I had sitting on the table and start stuffing my face.
"I don't want to come back from spending Christmas with Harry to find you dead off of a sugar high. Eat something substantial at least twice everyday, if not for you then for that cute little girl that you are carrying." Rose says as she sits down on the couch and pokes my enlarged belly.
I swat her hand away, "We talked about the random touching thing Rose, it's creepy"
"Hey, I can't help it, it just looks so pokeable." She stands up and goes to the kitchen.
My phone rings and I try to lean over, unsuccessfully because I wipe off the couch and I am stuck between the couch and the table, but I grab my phone and quickly answer it.
"Hello?" I say.
I hear a yell from the kitchen "Aurora! Are you okay I heard a bang?" I see Rose rush into the living room.
"Yea I just fell off the couch" I say to her as she tries to help me up.
"Auri?" I hear a husky voice say into the phone. I am half way from standing up then I let go of Rose's hand and land on my back. Shit! That hurt! I am too shocked to say anything.
"Aurora? Are you there? Are you okay? I heard a bang."
"Liam?" I ask finally being able to find my voice. Rose gives me a holy shit look.
"Yes, you need to tell me where the hell you are!" He says angrily into the phone. Well this is not going to blow over well. I hear a knock on the door, and Rose goes to answer it.
"Well, I… um… you see… um…. I…. Uuuhhhhh" I mumble into the phone then Rose comes back into the living room and grabs the phone from me.
"Liam? Listen. Aurora isn't feeling the greatest today. She is sick and she looks like shit" I hear Rose say into the phone.
"Hey! I don't look that bad" I say back to her. I see Harry come into the living room.
"Do you see where you are love? You are stuck on the floor." Harry says as he starts laughing and sits on the couch not bothering to help me up.
"No no no no! Don't come over! What are you crazy? She doesn't need you here." I hear Rose say into the phone as Harry reaches over and helps me up. I sit back on the couch and grab my tub of cookies.
"Yes I am going with Harry for the holidays…. Well, I found someone else to watch her…. Well I didn't think that you and Aurora were on talking terms, so that’s why I didn't have you come watch her….. Luke is going to watch her." I hear Rose say into the phone and I give her a 'what the hell' look.
She brushes me away with her hand. I hear a knock on the door. Harry gets up to go get it.
"Well, then give the present to Harry and he will give it to her when we get back….. It's the best you can do… I have to go, bye Liam" Rose gets off the phone. "Damn you had to find a persistent baby daddy that only wants to love you?"
"I'm sorry I didn't find some dead beat in some alley and sex him up. I have some standards" I tell her.
"Yea, your standards are quite clear… as in the only person that meets them is Liam fucking Payne." She tells me exasperated.
"You are stressing me out Ginger." I tell her as I throw my head on the couch. I see Harry bounce into the living room, and Luke strolling behind him in a nice suit and carrying a duffle bag.
"Look what I found at the doorstep, can we keep him? He smells nice, and he looks very dapper." Harry says as he bounces to me and starts poking my belly. I give him a death glare. He knows no one has the right to poke my belly.
"I don't know, who will feed him?" I ask Harry.
"That's the best part. He is self sufficient. He feed himself." Harry says excitedly.
"Okay, I guess he can stay." I smile at Luke as I get up from my lovely couch and I go and give him a hug.
"Hey Lukey! How's it going? Need help with some paperwork?" I ask him knowing he has to get something out of watching me for a couple days.
"Maybe, I mean I miss my partner in crime stopping." He smiles cheekily at me. I smile back at him then go back to the warmth and comfort of my couch. He sets his bag down and sits at the end of the couch that my feet were on. He lifts them up and rubs my feet. I groan, because it feels so nice.
"Rosey, why don't you ever rub my feet?" I ask her as she is grabbing her bags.
"Because Aurora, feet are some nasty ass shit!" She smile politely at me. "We are going now, I will see you in a couple days! Have a Merry Christmas and stay out of trouble." She and Harry leave.
Luke and I watch the entire movie of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, when there was a knock on the door. Luke gets up to get the door.
I can hear the whole conversation.
"Liam?" Luke says.
"Luke." I hear Liam's voice is laced with annoyance.
"What do you want? Rose told me that I am not allowed to let you see her."
"Seriously? I want to see my best friend on the one holiday that we spend together every year."
"Yes you can't see her, she doesn't want to see you either."
"Can you ask her? I will wait here. I promise." I hear Liam beg.
"Fine, but if you move, I know how to make you revel in pain without showing any signs of a beating." Luke says sounding threatening.
I see him come into the living room. I quickly shake my head, knowing what he is going to ask. He turns to leave when I remember Liam's present, "Wait Luke! Give this to him." I whisper to make sure that Liam doesn't hear me. This year I got him a ring that had a cut out of a tulip. I know he tries to always get me something with a tulip theme because I love them so much, so I thought this year he can finally have a tulip of his own.
"Liam, she doesn't want to see you but she told me to give you this." I hear Luke say.
"Okay, it didn't hurt to try at least right? Can you give her this for me please?" Liam says.
"Yea, no problem man! Listen I am sorry, I really am." Luke says and I hear the door shut. I see Luke come back into the room. He is carrying a small box. He gives it to me.
I quickly open it. I see a ring, a tulip ring that matches the one I gave Liam. How the hell does this happen? I mean we haven't even talked to each other in months and yet we have the same mindset to buy each other matching rings. No matter how hard I try to push it out of my head that he is my soul mate, it is things like this that make me realize we are meant for each other.
There is a note attached to the top of the box it reads
'Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.'
I shut the box and throw it across the room as Luke picks up my feet to sit down on the couch again.
"Do I want to know?" He ask me.
"He is just too charming for his own good." I say and pout.
"Well he is famous for a reason. What was in the box?"
"Oh just a ring, the pair of the ring that I got him. I don't like to realize that we are the same person, that we have the same thoughts because it makes me regret leaving him, and not telling him about being pregnant."
"You know, I liked you when I first met you?" Luke tells me.
"No, I had no idea!" I sit up now, "Why didn't you tell me? You know I liked you too."
"No you didn't, besides I was going to tell you the day we had the study date when Liam came suddenly, but the thing was Liam did come and I saw the way that he looked at you and the way you looked at him even though you were mad at him." Luke looks down at his hands. "I knew then that I never had a chance because even though I don't know Liam very well, you do and he knows you more than you want to admit. You guys are made for each other I don't know when you are going to realize that"
"I have realized that, I realized that close to ten year ago. Another reason I threw the box, there was a note in it reminding me all of the pain I caused him, and that I am continuing to cause him. And when he is in pain, I am in pain. I feel my heart ripping out of my chest and having it become extremely difficult to breath. I can't handle that right now, and if I ever wear that ring it will be a constant reminder of all the pain he goes through."
"I understand that. It's getting late, I have to wake up early to start doing some paperwork. Don't stay up too late, and I better not find you sleeping on the couch because I don't want to hear you complaining about your back tomorrow." Luke gets up and grabs his duffle bag and heads up stairs.
I clean up and head to bed, when I get into bed my mind wanders. Why do I bring so much pain to myself and the person I love?

Notes

This chapter is so sad, but so damn cute. Gosh! Can they get any cuter??? So update from mine and Ginger's separation... we went shopping today and we jammed to One Direction in the car it was fantastic. Love all of the comments! Please keep it up! Love that you keep reading, it makes me so happy!!!!
~Eliza(the blonde one)