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Hiatus Direction 2016 - February - Secret Love Song #1
 
Welcome to the February entry for my recap of Hiatus Direction: 2016.   I'm going to take my time with February.  So, like January, this month will have multiple entries.  February 2016 is worth the effort.  Especially for Lilo.  In the Preamble, I mentioned that 2016 would be about Birth, Love, and Death, and well, February, the month of love, will focus on the Romance.   And specifically it will focus on Liam and Louis and their Secret and not so Secret Romances.   

Here is your recap of the recap so far:


Hiatus Direction 2016 - Preamble: Birth Love and Death
Hiatus Direction 2016 - January Part 1 - Freddie Reign
Hiatus Direction 2016 - January Part 2 - Into the Wilderness




So here we go  Part 1 will continue Louis' story....

Secret Love Song #1 - Louelle

To be honest, If I had been a friend of Danielle Campbell in late 2015 I would have advised her NOT to get involved with Louis Tomlinson.  In general, dating a man who is expecting a baby with another woman is going to ultimately cost you a broken heart.  Yes, I know, Spoiler Alert, but you'll just have to wait for the 2017: Solo Direction series for that Secret Love Song to Play out. 



Anyway, back in 2016, this is an example of what the tabloids were saying:

As HollywoodLife.com previously reported, Danielle is amazed by how wonderful of a father Louis is. “For Danielle, it’s just been absolutely amazing watching Louis as a father. His level of commitment and love has made her fall even deeper in love with him, and she continues to be very supportive of Louis,” an insider tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. “She understands that his main priority is his baby boy and she gets it. At first, it was a little challenging, but in the end she sees how happy Louis is and how he’s really evolved into an even more wonderful person.”

Frankly there are a lot of alarm bells in this particular tabloid paragraph which should speak for themselves.  These were not ideal circumstances for which to begin a romance.  But never-the-less, Louis and Danielle were plunging right in.

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Louelle

Feb 2016 began for Louis and Danielle (Louelle) with pap pictures of their dinner date to celebrate her 21st birthday:

<--- Only ten days after Freddie's birth

They were also spotted by Fans at a pre-Grammy Party of Feb. 14 looking very loved up.

<--- Happy Valentines Day.  We all know that a Valentines date means something....

And on Feb. 20 they were papped outside a Bristol Farm's grocery store:


 <--- The couple who shops togerther..

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The Other Side of the Coin


Oh, by the way... Have I mentioned that Louis' life was complicated?  According to Tabloid Reports Briana had thoughts on Louis' new romance.  And really, deep down, could you blame her if she wasn't pleased with the situation?

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 <--- Briana solo papped with her mother and Baby Freddie, Feb 2016

Not that anyone should actually trust tabloid articles, but here is a sampling of what they were talking about in regards to Briana, Louis and Danielle.

First, there was supposedly a custody battle going on.  There were various stories going around that Briana was denying Louis access and/or that he was taking her to court to get more time with his son.  And most articles implied that Briana was asking for Louis to empty his wallet.  It always came down to the implication that Briana was a gold digger  Here is an example article from TMZ-
Custody War Settled:  I Get Custody of the Baby... For a Price


Second, the tabloids were reporting that Briana had Banned Danielle from being in Freddie's life.  These articles portrayed Briana as a jealous shrew.   - Briana Jungwirth Refusing To Let Louis Tomlinson's Girlfriend Near Freddie

Third, were articles documenting the hatefulness and cruelty of the 1D fandom, as Briana defended herself -
Briana Jungwirth Slams Internet Trolls over Baby Freddie Photo



And worst of all was the harassment leveled against Briana and her family courtesy of the One Direction Fandom, Tinhats and Non Tinhats alike. -
Family of Louis Tomlinson's Baby Mama Forced To Call In Lawyers After Death Threats





Of course, I should mention that Tabloid Articles should never be trusted, and yet my point stands.  Louis was embarking on a new romance at the same time as welcoming his new son with poor, jilted Briana.  Which is not to say that louis wasn't doing his duty by his son:

On Feb 19, Louis posting another utterly gorgeous shirtless photograph with baby Freddie.


 <---What really matters (Bonus he's learned to cradle one month old Freddie so much better.)

The Mini-Reunion

Louis' month would end with one last stop - The Britt Awards in London on Feb. 22 with Liam for a One Direction Mini-Reunion.  And remember, I said that Feb. belongs to Lilo, and that is in part because of their joint appearance together for the Britt Awards to accept the groups latest awards.


<--- Many wish that this was the real Secret Love Song of 2016... LOL   They are so samn handsome!

Louis answered many questions that night on the red carpet, looking gloriously happy and healthy


<--- Anyone else think that Liam looks a little Jealous?  Maybe, but another spoiler alert, just wait until 2017 :)

So, this was Louis Tomlinson's life circa Feb. 2016.  On the surface, he seemed to be handling things well.  Unfortunately for him, it would not be getting any easier.   There would be many more secrets just over the horizon about an entirely different Secret Love Song, and and impending tragedy which in Feb. of 2016 no one could have imagined.


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The next installment will cover Liam's bombshell.   









 
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Hiatus Direction 2016 - January Part 1 - Freddie Reign

This is the first official installment of Hiatus Direction 2016.  It will cover part of January, but will focus on the birth of Freddie Reign Tomlinson.  The first born child of One Direction.  

Here is the link to the Preamble

Happy Birthday Freddie Reign



Well, I did say that the year 2016 began with a birth.  Louis Tomlinson's complicated life was about to become a whole lot more complicated.  More complicated then anyone could imagine.  

Late in the Night/Early morning of Jan 20, 2016, Louis Tomlinson tweeted:




Throughout the day on January 21, 2016, rumors were growing around the fandom that Briana Jungwirth was in Labor, and that Baby Tommo's arrival was imminent.  

And so in fact, it came to pass that on January 21, 2016,  Louis Tomlinson, age 24 became the father of the first One Direction offspring.  A baby boy named  Freddie Reign Tomlinson

However, as there was no announcement that day or the next, the fandom waited anxiously for the news.  In the Afternoon of the 22nd, Louis was papped near the hospital going into a Sunglasses Hut.  It was duly noted by the tabloids that he appeared to be wearing a hospital bracelet.

 <--- You can see the bracelet on his left wrist.  (And more on the Sunglasses Hut visit later.)

Finally on the 23rd Louis himself announce Freddie's birth via his Twitter account:





He also posted a jaw droppingly beautiful shirtless photograph holding his newborn child.  Louis and his Little Lad.  



 <--- Louis with his two day old son Freddie, published on Jan 23, 2016.  Look at that teeny tiny newborn human.  Look at his brand new dad, not quite yet knowing the right way to hold a newborn... Handsome, strong, sweet and vulnerable.  Human.

Later this photo leaked of Louis holding Freddie in the hospital... with the sunglasses.  

<--- Alert!  New dad being a geek!



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So, What Did It All Mean?

For Louis and Briana, it meant transitioning into parenthood in a very public way.  On Jan. 25th and 26th, days after the birth, they were papped taking Freddie to his doctor's appointments.  There would be many pappings to come because apparently, "Boybander with a Baby" is quite the draw.



 <--- Louis taking his son to the Doctor's Office




<--- And BTW Briana was there too, every step of the way.  And hey, you Trumpish Larrie Birthers, get a load of her post-baby bump, which the Big Larries have brainwashed you into thinking didn't exist...

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For the Fandom, it meant more division then ever.  The Larrie Tinhats were NOT happy.  The Big Larrie bloggers had been promising their poor little flock members, since July of 2015, that "There Is No Baby".  So, now they were scrambling and stewing up the new theories they would use to try and explain why the thing they said would never happen - had happened.

The main theories revolved around photo shopping babies into Louis arms, borrowed children from Modest employees, and the one they finally settled on - Freddie is a doll.  That's right.  They decided that the adorable child Louis so lovingly cradled in the above photograph was the result of photo shop or even more despicably, a doll.  Because, they explained, "Louis would NEVER pretend to hold a baby that wasn't his and claim it was unless "Boss Man" forced him to".

How could anyone disrespect this beautiful child?  And yet there is a large pestilence of such people in the 1D fandom who long ago let their jealousy run away with their common decency.  psst.  the $^*%$ Larries.  They must be addressed in regards to their horrendous response to the birth of Louis' child.  And I will.  I promise.

 <--The Larries, quite honestly don't know what they hell they are talking about.  (Briana's photo with her newborn.)



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As I mentioned in the Preamble, while Louis and Briana worked to establish a co-parenting relationship for their newborn son, Louis was also dating Danielle Campbell.  Jan 30 was Danielle's 21st birthday, they were papped going to dinner to celebrate.  



<--- Complete with baby blue balloons to celebrate Freddie's birth as well as celebrate Danielle's birthday.

As I said, and will continue to repeat, Louis life during this time was complicated.

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Before I move on, there is one last subject to address regarding Freddie's birth.  Johanna Deakin, Louis mother, and the mother of six others as well, came to Los Angeles to greet her first grandchild.    She was a Midwife by profession, so of course she was there to welcome Freddie.  Jay provided us with some wonderful pictures of Louis with newborn Freddie:


<---These are the best!  Louis was a loving new daddy.

But, in retrospect, the most important photo was this one:

 <---Johanna Deakin with her first born son, and his first son, January 2016.


Later in the year we would learn just how truly precious this photo is.

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There is more to say about January.  The other boys were doing things too.   So the next post will be January Part II.  Not all months will need two parts.  In fact some months later in the year were very low key.  But not January, that's for sure.  So see you in Part II.








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