#i would say he's my favorite Irish boy but Niall Horan took that position a while ago

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Teething

A/N: Okay so this idea is the love child of a conversation that @chrissy22787 and I had the other night when I felt like I was dying in pain and needed a doctor Niall fic but didnt know any and that combined with my love for Daddy Nialler made this lol. Please be gentle it is a pretty rough draft and it starts pretty slowly but  please let me know what you do or dont love! 

It had all started with London... 

Malcolm and Gloria were a pair of the nicest as well as the richest people you had ever known. You know how it is with wealthy people though, constantly traveling whether it was for business or pleasure. Which is why after working for Gloria for a few years as one of her many interns you were very surprised when she had told you that her and Mr. Winters were having their first child. It wasn’t that they were bad people, no on the contrary you really liked them, it was just the fact that they had never even seemed like they wanted children. 

Anyway they were having a baby and you could fondly remember the day Gloria told you in her office.

“Mrs. Winters thats fantastic! Oh you must be so excited!”

“Please call me Gloria! My mother in law is Mrs. Winter, and yes, Malcolm and I are thrilled! There’s just one problem and I’m hoping that you might be what we need to solve it.”

“A problem?”

“Well yes, you see, my husband just got a promotion and because of that we will be moving to London as soon as possible while it is still an option for me to fly there.”

“And you need me to help pack?”

“Haha! Luna no! I was going to ask how you would feel about coming with us? To London, I mean. Listen I know it’s a lot to ask and if we had another choice then I wouldn’t be asking, but we dont know many young people or even able bodied for that matter and we don’t really know anyone in London either... Malcolm and I just want someone we can trust to help in raising our child and well... we trust you.”

After a few conversations over some odd months, a certified contract, and a plane ticket later, you had made the move to London. You were the Winters’ full time nanny and you were as happy as can be. 

As the years went by you found that you couldn’t even imagine living anywhere else and Gloria, Malcolm, and little Alexia had become like family. You found yourself over even when both parents were home and you were all just enjoying each others’ company as adults. You thought nothing could ever go wrong until something finally did...

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It was a Sunday which was normally your only day off through out the week and  you were out with your friends which was also pretty normal for your day off. What was not normal was the phone call you got at almost 11 at night.

“Malcolm? Is everything okay?”

“Luna? Oh thank goodness you answered! I know its you day off but Gloria and I have a family emergency that we need to see to and we cant leave Lex alone, is there any way you could come over as soon as possible?”

“O-of course, I’ll leave right now! I should be there in about 45 minutes tops...”

“Thank you so much Luna.”

And with that you both hung up leaving you to rush over there as fast as you could.

You tried to gain as much composure as you could before you rang the door bell. You already knew that if Glo and Malcolm were a mess then the last thing Lex needed was to see another freaked out adult, and so you took a deep breath forced a small smile and pushed the button.

Mrs. Winters opened the door with a sad face and then she explained everything as you walked in.

“Malcolm’s mother is in the hospital and unfortunately it is looking very grim so we were just going to fly to Paris for a few days to make sure all her affairs are in order with everyone and to hopefully help her get better but also to be there just in case.... things dont...”

“No, of course I understand. Alexia and I will be fine please, go, and tell Malcolm we’ll be fine.”

“Thank you so much Luna. I’ll leave the number to reach us in Paris on the fridge as well as some of the family over there’s phone numbers.”

“Alright”

“Oh and Luna? We love you and Lex both so much...”

“We love you guys too Glo, now really you guys should head out before there are no more planes going out.”

*2 hours later*

“Una? My mouth hurts...”

“Your mouth huh? It’s probably from eating all that candy earlier today! Hmm lemme see, climb up babe, show me where?”

“Nuh uh! I didn’t have no candy today!”

“You mean you didn’t have any candy, what does Luna always say?”

“Una says grammar matters!”

“That’s right babe, now show me where your mouth hurts...”

“Right here!” she said as she pointed her adorable toddler finger at the back of her mouth

“Hmmm I dont see anything. Maybe you have some food stuck back there. I think we should brush our teeth yeah?”

Saying that caused the little blonde child to climb down from your lap and pull a discouraging face.

“Oh come on Lex! Do you want your mouth to stop hurting?”

Her face softened a bit

“Alright well how about if I brush with you and afterwards we can watch our favorite boys on the telly for a bit before bed?”

That got her. Lex had gad grown fond of a boyband you introduced her from your childhood and she loved telly before bed. Both reasons which caused her to beat you to the bathroom, toothbrush in hand by the time you got there.

Finally after a lot of coaxing, a small toothpaste war, and a little bit of tv you got the little one in bed sound asleep. You were exhausted and could not wait to get into the bed you had at the Winters’ house but first you made sure you had every baby monitor on and all the doors and windows locked. It wasnt long after your head hit the pillow that you fell into a deep slumber for a little while anyway.

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You didn’t even get to check the time before you jumped out of bed and run into Alexia’s room.

‘What?! What’s wrong?! Lex I need you to use your words honey!”

“MY” gasp “MOUTH” was all you could really make out between sobs and small fingers jammed in her mouth trying to soothe whatever pain she was feeling 

It was then while reaching to pick up Lex from her crib that you realized she was burning up and her face was flushed but her poor cheeks were red as could be. A fever, just what you both needed right now.

Normally you would call her parents and let them know but you figured they were already dealing with so much you could tell them this later and you decided to take care of it on you own.

 After taking a minute to calm your the poor darling down you took her into the bathroom and drew her a bath to help cool her down. It helped a bit and she calmed down a lot but of course bath crayons will do that for a three year old.

“Do you feel any cooler baby girl?”

“Nope still hot... and still hurt in my mouth... riiiight here...” she tried to show you while opening wide

Blood... she was bleeding in her mouth! You could feel the tears swelling in your eyes but you tried to stay calm for Lex’s sake.

“Babe? Let’s get you dressed so we can go see a doctor okay?”

That was when you finally got a look at the time. 3 O’clock in the morning and you had a smalll child bleeding from her mouth and running a high fever. The only place remotely close and open would be the ER. 

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After a short drive you and Lex had made it to the ER with no real issues. Once you got into the ER you started to encounter some issues. The place was packed full of people but you tried to remain patient and managed to get Lex to drink some water.

“Alexia Winters?”

“That’s us!”

“Follow me please, Doctor Horan will see you now.”

You picked up the small girl who felt like a solid brick because of how weak she was and how hard she was clinging to your body. You could feel the tears you had been holding back start to leak and run down your face as the nurse lead you into the very quiet white room. It was empty.

“I thought you said the doctor was ready?”

“He’ll be with you in just a minute.” was all she said before she turned and left

You and Alexia both looked around

“Una I’m scared...”

“Don’t be scared you silly bird!-” You were glad she couldn’t tell you were nervous too “I am absolutely positive that the doctor is very nice...” you assured her with a small wink

Lex smiled and you both turned to look at the door when you heard a knock

“Alexia Winters? Oh ‘ello der... I didn’t know there were two of ya. I’m doctor Horan.” he gave you both a smile and you felt your worries melt away.

“Hello Doctor Horan, I’m Luna and this is Alexia...” you said motioning to Lex

“’Ello Alexia! How are you feeling princess? Do ya still feel yuck?” he asked the toddler scrunching up his nose

“Yes! Real yuck and hot too!” Lex mimicked his face

“I’m so sorry love, me and Ms. Luna are going to work together to try to make you feel better okay?”

He was gorgeous and his Irish accent was lovely. You were pretty sure you hadn’t seen him before. Unfortunately ER visits were a frequent thing for you. Between being a nanny and having the clumsiest best friend ever you were pretty sure you had met every doctor in this whole building but it would seem you were wrong.

 “Right so Luna, why don’t you start by telling me what lead you to bring your daughter in tonight?” 

“Right... my daughter...” no use getting into details “Well the poor girl has been complaining about her mouth hurting her all evening and then she woke up a few hours ago in tears and burning up and I just can’t get her fever down at all and I just dont know what to do...” you said feeling very small and practically running all your words together

“Woah you said her mouth was hurting her? Ahh it all makes sense now! Open up darlin?” He asked Lex before looking into her mouth

“What makes sense? What is it?”

“Someone is getting in their big girl teeth!” He said smiling and handing Lex a sticker

“Wait... what?”

“Oh she’s jus teethin ‘s all... Her molars in the back are comin in which can sometimes cause a fever, obviously some pain, even a bit of bleedin’ but all in all she’s gonna be just fine.” he said giving me a sympathetic smile

“Oh that’s great! Oh wow! Well I feel a lot better ha! Thank you so much Dr. Horan... I dont know what I would’ve done.”

“Well we wont have to worry about that because she’s getting a prescription for some baby orajel and lots of teething toys alright little one?” he nodded at Lex and she nodded back giggling

“Well I think she’s feeling a little better already. Didn’t I tell you the doctor would be nice Lex?” you asked tickling the small child while bringing her to your hip

“Well it’s easy to be a nice doctor when I have such amazing little patients as you!”

“Oh... are all your patients... little?”

“Well most of them are. I’m actually a pediatrician, I’m just covering for a fellow doctor who had to call off tonight.”

You didn’t know if it was fate or just plain luck that you met him that night but you had a hoped that you would be seeing more of Doctor Niall Horan. You were felling great.

Until the phone rang and you saw that it was the Winters...

Uh Oh..