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"Whoomph!" Breath is knocked out of me when a mess of curls and desperate limbs clutch around me in koala style. I struggle to hold him up, he forgets he is nearly my height and a lot fitter than me.
"I missed you, icepacks" he says, nuzzling into my shoulder. I cup his thighs to properly wrap them around my waist.
"I missed you too, baby" I kiss his curls. "Missed you a lot"
Louis makes a face from his place when he sees us like that. "Save it for bedroom"
I adjust Liam in my arms again, he seems to be slipping down. And for that I had wrap my arms by his bum, which makes him giggle into my neck.
"Shut it, Louis" I mutter, literally carrying Liam inside and struggling to close the door with my leg. This oversized and affectionate puppy clinging to me does nothing to help me. Yet I'm not complaining.
"You spoil him" Shawn tells me from where he is strumming a guitar "He demands too much cuddling once you leave"
"And his ridiculous pout at being rejected is not so pretty to witness" Louis adds and I roll my eyes.
I ignore them as I make my way to one of the couches and plop down on it with Liam still latched on to me. I groan due to his weight landing on me and all he does is laugh.
"Ughh" Louis grimaces beside me and I shove an elbow into his ribs in scolding.
"Where's Niall?" Shawn asks me and I blink.
"How am I supposed to know?"
"He is your bestfriend?"
"Well, that doesn't mean I'm his GPS tracker"
Harry throws me a flat look. "When did you see him last?"
"Yesterday. When he was leaving after work" I inform them and look at Liam. He is silent, the same way he is sometimes. When he missed me too much, he'd latch on to me and just soak me in until he is satisfied. He is weirdly cute like that.
Maybe I'm just too enamoured with him.
And it takes him another half an hour to soak me in by rubbing his cheek against my chest, nuzzling into my neck and playing with my hair.
The boys are used to it, but they complain everytime. That doesn't stop Liam though, and I'm not complaining either. I love it when he gets like this.
He gets off my lap after that and starts with his usual rants. And pouts when Louis pretends to shut his ears with cotton buds.
"I hope you get deaf like you wish you were right now" Liam tells him.
"Keep talking like you do, I might"
Liam shoves Louis with a scoff while we laugh.
"Zaynie!" He turns to me excitedly, remembering something that he forget to rant about. "My coworker, Marshall was gifted a doggy by my other coworker for her birthday, wait what was his name? Ah.... Aiden? Alec? No wait, I definitely remember. Wait, wait gimme a minute. Shawn! Stop strumming for a minute will you? Gotcha! His name was Augustus, and he is so cute."
I raise an eyebrow at him but he goes on without realising it. And Shawn rolls his eyes before he continues strumming.
"The doggy was even cuter" Liam exclaims "It licked my face!"
"Is that why you stink?"
"I don't stink!" Liam shoves Louis again and I can just keep watching these two bicker and never get bored.
"Sniff yourself and tell me that again"
And Liam actually does that. He pulls at his collar and sniffs, frowning.
"Zaynie, do I stink?" He leans closer so that I could sniff and it earns chuckle around others. I sniff against his throat and feel myself get dazzled at the amazing scent of cologne and his detergent.
"You smell amazing"
"See?" Liam scoffs at Louis "Your nose has stopped working just like your brain."
I snicker at the annoyed look on Louis' face. And Liam continues on about the cute doggy, going far to describe the details of its eyes.
"You are literally fan girling over a dog" Louis says.
"It was cute"
"Not cute as my Hazza"
"Are you seriously comparing Harry to a dog?" Liam smirks and Louis gapes.
"Who are you?" He gasps and turns to me accusingly "You ruin him, spoil him and see how he gets"
"I'm hungry" Shawn tells Harry, ignoring us completely.
"I'm too lazy to cook" Harry slumps back on his seat to prove his point "Order something"
"I'll do it" Liam jumps up and Louis grabs the phone before he can.
"The last time I let you order, you wouldn't keep the phone down for another one hour" he says.
"Why is that?" I question when Liam sticks his tongue out at Louis.
"I was asking the methodology on how to cook french fries"
I smile, because I can genuinely see him doing that.
"And the person was very nice to talk to." Liam adds, cuddling into me and letting Louis make the call.
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"Zaynie, please!" Liam begs "Just some more"
"No" I say sternly "You will catch cold and I don't want that"
He looks at the ice cream tub in my hands longingly, his bottom lip stuck out and shining in brightly.
"I won't catch cold"
"Yes, you will" I close the tub with its lid and he pouts harder, trying to get me give in to his puppy eyes.
"Please, just one more bowl"
"No"
"One more spoon?"
"You don't like spoons" I point out, already starting to walk away.
"Zaynie, please" he pleads and I silence him with a stern look.
"You'll regret this once you catch cold" I tell him "It's raining heavily and eating ice cream will pave way to cold."
He sits there silently without saying anything, but pouting adorably. The boys look in between us silently, having been silent during the whole exchange. I dump the tub in fridge and join them back on the couch. Liam is still pouting.
"Here Payno, you can have some of mine" Louis offers and glares right back when I glare at him. Liam perks up in his seat, a smile breaking through before he shrinks back, sneaking a look at me and shaking his head as a no. Louis glares at me again.
"I'll just go get something else to eat" Liam says and leaves before I can offer to get him. When he leaves, all the boys glare at me in unison, including Niall. He had arrived a bit later than me at Shawn's complaint of missing him too much. They are dating, yes.
"What?"
"Allowing one more bowl wouldn't have hurt you" Niall says. "Look at him. All he wanted was one more bowl of his favourite icecream"
"He'll catch cold"
"That doesn't mean you can just order him around" Louis glares "Let him do what he wants"
I go silent at that. Louis and I, we have always clicked so well. Not that I don't like other boys but Louis was different. And now getting snapped at by him because of my concern is not so good to feel.
"I'm sorry" I tell them "I was just concerned okay? If he catches cold, he catches fever. And then his cold worsens. It has happened before and you guys saw how badly he suffered from sleepless nights"
Liam walks back in with a bag of crisps before they can reply. And everyone goes silent.
Its next morning that I'm stuck alone with Louis in an awkward silence. Liam has went out for his morning jog, Niall and Harry are still asleep. Shawn has got went to the park to meditate.
"I'm sorry about last night" Louis tells me with a sigh at last "Sorry for snapping at you"
I shrug "Maybe I was being harsh"
"Don't use that tone with him" he advices "That stern tone. He doesn't do well when he is spoken to like that. In past, people actually snapped at him the same way to shut him up"
"Oh"
"So don't use it"
I and Liam have been together for just three months now, but I have so much to learn about him. I find out something new about him everyday.
"I'm sorry" I apologise silently.
"Its okay" he tells me. And sighs. "He's just so innocent and pure, Zayn. And he has been hurt badly in past, I don't want it to happen again. Its not like I don't trust you, because I do trust you. I have never seen him so happy with someone, or someone taking so good care of him, trust me. But I can't let the gaurds down too, I can't let him get hurt again. He doesn't deserve it"
"You love him too much" I tell him "And I can't blame you for that. He's just like that. I don't think anybody can hate him"
He smiles and agrees. "So, I wanted to tell you something else"
I frown "Go ahead"
"I know you both are pretty serious in this relationship" he says slowly "And I think you are planning to ask him to move in with you, right?"
I nod, though it wasn't my actual plan.
"Just give me a heads-up prior to that?" He requests "Let me get used to the idea of no Liam in the apartment"
I stare at him, stunned. "Oh"
"I have been away from him, sure" he admits "But he never failed to call me and rant until I hang up on him. And he'll call me again to complain how I hung-up while he was talking. And if I do it again, he'll call again and complain how I'm supposed to listen to his complaint and not hang up like a rude person"
I chuckle, because I can literally see Liam complaining about it.
"So I'm so used to the idea of having him around" he tells me. "I'm not saying you can't ask him to move out with you, but I'd like a warning too"
"I was actually going to ask him to move in with me soon" I admit and his face falls completely. "To the apartment right beside this. It was vacated this Monday and I have rented it now"
He grins, looking so relieved.
"Thanks mate"
"I know how much he means to you guys" I reach out to pat his knee "Or how much he loves you guys. I'd never rip him away like that Louis"
He looks so pleased at hearing that. "Thanks again, Zaynie"
Its just then that we hear the door open and Liam walks in, sweaty and sexy, his hair a mess of wet ringlets sticking up.
"Wow" he raises his eyebrows "My boyfriend and bestfriend are having a private conversation. Are they talking about me?"
He drags out the last word teasingly.
"What made you think we'd settle for such a boring topic?" Louis asks him, making me chuckle. Liam glares at him and feigns hurt with an adorable pout.
"I'm not boring"
"Sure" Louis flashes him a fake smile and gets back to eating his cereal. Liam focuses the pout on me and I grin, giving him a flying kiss.
"Go take a shower" Louis smacks Liam's bum when he passes by "You stink like a wet dog"
"Well then, you have a wet dog for a best friend" Liam shot back and runs, leaving Louis gapping without a comeback.
"That little shit" he mutters at last. "He has gotten so annoying lately, hasn't he?"
I shrug "Sassy maybe"
He shakes his head "Wonder where he learnt that"
I look at him pointedly with raised eyebrows. "I think he learnt from the best"
And he scoffs with a "Oh please"
We hear Liam singing on top of his lungs in few minutes and I laugh when Louis closes his eyes, probably trying to calm down.
"Shut your mouth, you idiot!" He shouts then.
"Nope" Liam shouts back from bathroom.
"I hope you swallow the shampoo!" Louis shouts back.
"They taste better than your tea!" Liam shouts back and I burst out laughing at Louis' pissed off face.
"So" I start and he narrows his eyes at me.
"So what?"
"When are you going to ask Harry to marry you?" I question and he gasps, reaching out to shut my mouth with a panicked look thrown at his room.
"We are nowhere close to that" he hisses at me.
"This is the perfect time, trust me" I say, removing his hand from my mouth. They have been relationship for years and I can clearly see how much Harry longs for the next step in their relationship.
And I leave Louis to his thoughts. I walk along to Liam's room to hear the stupid lyrics sung in high notes again. Pushing open the door, the volume gets high. Locking the door after me, I immediately shed my cloths.
And sneak into the shower curtains. He never locks his door and I never bothered to ask why. I just hope none of his friends walk in on him while he is naked. Though I think that might have happened in past.
His singing is cut off abruptly when I pull his wet body to wet mine.
"Zayn" he gasps. Its been long since we spent time together that way. I have been away with work and I had missed this so much.
I don't answer him, instead press kiss to his wet skin by his neck and shoulder. With an excited grin, he turns around and pushes me up against the wall, taking my lips in his.
So that's how the morning is spent. In most heavenly way possible.
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"Seriously guys, there's a baby in the house" Harry admonishes as soon as he notices Liam's limp.
Liam grins sheepishly, trying hard to hide his limp.
"Who is the baby in the house again?" Niall asks Shawn.
"Either you or me, I'm not sure" Shawn answers sincerely.
"Oh" Niall nods, taking the answer serious as well.
"Why are we the babies again?" Niall questions after a moment.
"Because you two haven't fucked yet-" Harry clamps Liam's mouth shut with a horrified gasp. Because Niall and Shawn are nowhere near that stage of relationship. They had their first date just a week ago. Liam just blinks innocently, abruptly shut up by Harry's palm.
"You two haven't done the dirty yet" Louis says, eyes narrowed on Liam. "You dirty little shit"
Liam shrugs, pushing Harry's hand away. "Thanks to you and Harry for ruining my innocent mind"
Harry gapes at him while Niall and Shawn pretend they don't know us. Louis just stares.
"What has gotten into you?" Harry gasps and turns to me.
"I didn't do anything" I say with raised hands but he just scoffs.
"I'm going to need a plaster at handy" Louis mutters.
And Liam just giggles with a smug "Zaynie won't let you plaster me, hehehe"
I feel so much fond for this boy chocking me at the moment. Its inasane how much I love him. No, I haven't told him yet. I want to, but I'm hesitant for some weird unexplainable reason.
"I meant to ask" Louis breaks the silence slowly, looking serious and Liam looks like an excited puppy the next moment, quirking up in his seat. Because questions means answers for it and rants following it. Can this boy get any more cuter?
"How's Liam in bed?" Louis says, this time it's I and Liam gaping at him.
"Louis" Harry hisses, looking aghast.
"I'm sorry baby" Louis says "Liam is just so loud and talkative, I'm really, really curious if he's the same in bed. Like does he not shut up about much he likes it or does he-"
He is cut off with a pillow thrown at his face by Liam.
"Well" Niall looks at me expectantly, as if he is curious to know the answer.
"Not you too, Niall" I shake my head, horrified and he grins sheepishly.
"I didn't expect this from you, boss" Liam tells Niall and the latter rolls his eyes.
"Its Niall, Liam. I told you"
"Whatever"
"Its human's nature to be curious" Louis defends while Harry just sits there, glaring at Louis.
"Not about other's sex life!" Liam exclaims, grabbing another pillow to throw at Louis.
And Louis dodges as he answers "I'm dying of curiousity"
"Then die"
"You'll miss me, Payno" Louis smirks.
"Actually, if you don't shut up now, I'm going to plan your murder myself" Liam threatens.
I think of Louis' question instead. Though Liam is like this, whatever Louis described him as, he is comparatively very quiet in bed. Its all pleasured gasps and soft moans. I treasure it all with my heart and I'm not going to admit it to Louis. No matter how much I like him.
"I hate you all" Liam says "Except you Harry"
Harry is still glaring at Louis and the latter grins sheepishly, scratching his head.
"Better get used to the couch you are sitting on right now" Harry tells him "Because that's where you are spending tonight"
And then leaves with a scoff while we laugh at Louis.
"You deserve it" Liam tells Louis, and grabs my arm to tug me off my seat. When we reach Liam's room, he makes me sit down and climbs on my lap.
"Here we go again" He says, unbuttoning my shirt and pushing it off my shoulders. "And where is that tattoo?"
"Which one?" I smile.
"That snake one, I'm going to start from there" Liam grins when he finds it "There it is. So that's one and then this- what the hell is this?"
I chuckle "A skull?"
"Why would you get a skull tattoo?" He frowns, genuinely confused and I just shrug. "Well that's two"
He tries to count all of my tattoos, but ends up forgetting the count only to start all over again. Or I wouldn't let him finish when he looks so beautiful sitting on my lap.
"What does this mean again?" He traces the urdu name tattooed on my chest.
"My grandfather's name" I tell him and he nods.
"Tattoos look hot on you" he grins. "I love it. Especially this one, these wings. Wait, this one looks beautiful, this bandana tattoo and this one too, though I'm not sure what it is. Is it a bull? Or a skull one again? Maybe. It doesn't look like a skull though, to be honest. Did you get another skull tattoo or is it-"
I flip us over without warning and he yelps. Without giving him time to complain, I kiss him, feeling his hand trailing up my neck to knot in my hair. I can never get used to it, the feel of kissing him, the sight of him underneath me, grinning like an excited puppy.
"Again?" He rasps when I pull back.
"You are sore" I shake my head. "But too irresistable"
He grins, his eyes disappearing. And I hug him close to me, the love I have for this boy choking me again. Buring my face into his neck, I inhale him, feeling him squirm underneath me.
"It tickles" he complains and I playfully bite his ear to hear him shriek.
Something I discovered only after I became his boyfriend, Liam has a weird habit. If anyone even touches his ears, he gets goosebumps breaking all over his arms and turns too ticklish. And it's the sensitive spot for him. The way he moans whenever whisper in his ear, it gets me horny all the time. Those memories.
"Icepacks! Stop it" he shoves against my chest while I laugh breathlessly. And flashes his arm indignantly. "See!"
There's goosebumps covering his skin, his hairs standing up straight like he was electrocuted.
"I love it" I say, going in to bite his ear again but he keeps me away.
"Don't get me horny, you ass" he tells me "I'm sore"
"Fine" I turn to roll of him, but he holds me to him by wrapping his legs and arms around me.
"Doesn't mean you have to create distance in between us" he tells me and narrows his eyes at me "You never let me finish my counting"
I smirk "That was the intention"
He instead pulls me down to lay on him, humming contently when we are pressed together. I'm not comfortable though, because I can feel him against me and if we continue to remain in the same position, round two is around the corner. So I pull back, pulling him up with me to settle him on my lap.
And the way he smirks tells me he knew why I pulled back. Smug little tease.
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"Z" Harry says as soon as I answer his call. "Can you come over?"
I frown. Because I was planning on having an early night due to exhaustion. And I wasn't to meet the boys until weekend.
"Is everything okay?"
"I don't know" he says "Liam isn't feeling very well. He's been too silent for my liking and Louis is trying to talk to him. Maybe you can help"
The only way to know Liam isn't feeling well is when he gets too silent. I have witnessed it couple of times and it wasn't hard to bring a smile on his lips again. But Harry sounds too worried.
"I'll be there, sweetheart" I tell him "Okay?"
"Okay" he sounds relieved.
When I finally make it to their apartment, I find the place too silent that it feels weird. Shawn and Harry are sitting beside each other in the living room, murmuring softly. Nodding to them, I make my way to Liam's room.
And he's fast asleep on Louis' chest, curled into a small ball and looks so tired. It breaks my heart to see him in any distress.
"Is he okay?" I question softly and Louis shakes his head.
"He says he doesn't want to talk about it" he murmurs softly to not to disturb Liam. "Never has he said that to me before. He always tells me what's wrong, no matter how hard it is for him. What might have happened?"
I shrug "He sounded alright this morning to me. I didn't find anything weird"
"Something must have happened at work"
"I can ask Niall" I say and Louis nods to me go ahead. Niall answers soon, but it seems like Liam was himself at work too. In fact, he'd been too enthusiastic at winning a project today.
"He did grocery shopping after work" Louis tells me when I let him know about Niall's answer. "Maybe something happened there?"
I shrug again, feeling worried. Maybe we are reading too much into this. Liam is human too, he has his bad days. But his bd days affect everyone. That's just how we are. Maybe Louis doesn't actually admit it openly, but he loves Liam too much than he can comprehend. Same goes with me. Neither of us can see him sad.
"Take my place" Louis tells me "I'll help Harry to make dinner, something special to cheer Liam up, okay?"
I nod. I'm still in my work cloths, but all I want now is to see Liam smile again.
Softly, and slowly, Louis gets out Liam's grip. And I pull his back to my front, rubbing his stomach and holding him close while he sleeps.
Maybe he knew it'd be me latching myself into his back like that, because he doesn't startle when he blinks awake and feels my hold around him.
Without a word, he twists to rest his head on my shoulder, sighing softly. I would have gotten greeting like "Missed you, Icy" but nothing comes.
Icy is short form for icepacks according to Liam. I just hope he doesn't moan that when I make love to him. Unnecessary thought right now, I know. But whenever he calls me that, I hope the same thing.
"Hey" I can't help the worry at all. He looks up at me silently, his face emotionless. I want to see that sunshine smile I fell in love with the first time I saw it, but it's no where.
"You okay?"
"I'll be fine" he tells me, nuzzling into me again."Thanks for coming"
I sigh "Don't thank me. I'm worried baby. Do you want to talk about it?"
"Its silly"
"Whatever it is, just talk about it if you want" I tell him. "Silly or not"
He sighs again and toys with my black tie. "Promise you won't get mad?"
I pause. I'll never get mad at him. Sure, we have our usual disagreements but it never bothered us that much. We moved past it like it was nothing.
"What happened Liam?"
"I ran into my ex today" he tells me. He doesn't ever go in detail about it, just told me he's had worst exes and he's not in touch with any of them.
"Okay..."
"He..." He pauses to pick the right words "Looks like he was actually trying to reach out to me but I had blocked him. He wants to, um, get back with me"
"Why did you guys break up?" I question, though I feel anxiety grip my insides at the very thought of losing Liam.
"The usual shit" he tells me "He said he doesn't get some peaceful alone time because I keep disturbing him"
"Asshole" I mutter "Now he wants you back?"
"He said he made a mistake and he wants a second chance to make up to me"
I close my eyes, my jaw clenching without meaning. And I feel his hand on my cheek, trying to loosen the tension building in me.
"I said no" he tells me softly. "I said I have completely moved on from him. But he was persistent, so I told him I have a boyfriend already"
"Okay, what did he say?" I look down at him, calming down a bit.
He closes his eyes. "That you'll leave me for the same reason he left me. And then I'll be alone and go running to him. He was mad he lost me once and for all, I get it. But the things he said about us after that...."
I realise that Liam is equally scared of losing me. That thought makes all the tension disappear in me.
"Baby, he's an asshole" I encircle my arms tighter around him to embrace him closer. "Don't listen to him"
"Everyone of my exes found me cute and exciting when they first started dating me. But after a while, they got tired of me. I-I can't bear it if it happens again"
"Baby-"
"I'm not accusing you'll do the same thing" he rushes to explain "But our relationship, its been smooth. There were some bumps on the road, yes, but real smooth. We just clicked like two pieces and we fit so well together. Like it's made to be or something. But after what he said, I'm scared all of this will be ripped off me and I can't have it. I really can't"
"Baby" I rub my hand against back "Fuck him. He's just jealous of us, and don't let him create doubt in us. If it's meant to be, it will be okay? We are meant to be"
"You'll never leave me right?"
"I'll never" I swear "I can never survive a day without you, baby. Never a day without seeing your beautiful face or listening to your voice. You have become so important to me"
He still looks at me uncertainly, so I kiss his forehead and pull him to my chest, holding him close.
"You'll always be my baby, no matter what" I whisper into his curls "Meri Jaan"
I feel his smile against skin of my neck from where he's buried his face there.
"Okay" he says softly "I trust you"
I smile and kiss his head.
"I'm sorry for worrying you guys" he apologizes "I'm really sorry, Icy"
"Its okay baby" I pull back to kiss his nose. "You can tell me anything okay? And you are human too"
He smiles "Thanks, Zaynie"
After a while, Louis comes walking in to call us for dinner. He is visibly relieved when Liam latches himself to Louis in koala style and apologizes in a rush, going on with rants of how much he hates his insecurities.
Louis just smiles and struggles to carry the oversized puppy to dining hall. But both of them collapse on their way and leaves them both giggling like baffoons. And I can't help but grin at that.
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Its after I'm dropping him after a date that I feel like I don't want to let him go. Like, I know we'll see each other soon. But I want to spend more time with him. Its already late, nearing twelve. But I couldn't make myself walk away.
We had a dinner with my family. Liam was so nervous that he was trembling all over. But my mum had adored him, and my whole family is wrapped around his finger too. Except my dad maybe, he scares the shit out of Liam. But I know my dad likes Liam too. I mean, who won't?
"Go" he chuckles when I refuse to let go of his hand.
"Shall I come up with you?" I pout "We'll cuddle to sleep"
"You know how we'll end up" he smirks "And Louis is not very fond of getting his sleep ruined because of us"
I pout harder and he laughs.
"I'll see you soon. Go" he pushes against my chest after planting a sweet kiss to my cheek. "I'll miss you"
"Then don't make me go" I groan and I'm still pouting, refusing to act like a grown up.
He is grinning so wide, like this amuses him like anything. His grown ass boyfriend refusing to leave because he'll miss him too much.
"Icepacks, come on. I'll miss you too but we can't spend every second together right? That's not how life works, though I wish it does"
I tug him closer to me and hold him close as I kiss him. I have already stolen four kisses since we got to his place, but well, nothing seems to be enough when it comes to him.
After I pull back, I murmur in his ear.
"Move in with me" I murmur and he freezes. I pull back to find him gaping at me. He looks surprised and shocked, good one or bad one, that I'm not sure.
"Zayn...." He trails off softly. Alright, a bad surprise. He seems conflicted at what to respond.
"Yeah?"
He gulps, shifting in his place. "I want to but.... Louis....Harry....Shawn....." He trails off like that unsurely with a wince.
I smile. "We won't be far away from them"
He frowns. "But your place is twenty minutes away"
"I know, baby" I kiss his cute button nose. "Remember the flat that was vacated recently? The one beside yours?"
His eyes widen. "Yeah?"
"I have rented it with my savings" I shrug.
He seems to be conflicted again at how to react to his information. "Why did you do it?"
"For you, you idiot" I cup his cheeks to rest my head for against his. "I didn't want to rip you away from your best friends. They'll be just a one minute walk away, and you can yell for them if you feel too lazy to do that"
He doesn't say anything to that. So I pull back to look at him in concern and gasp when I find him in tears.
"Liam, hey Liam!" I gasp again, not really knowing what to do. I have never seen him cry for that matter. And it's not really good to witness. I mean, he still looks beautiful but no. I don't think I can witness him cry.
"Liam? Baby why are you crying?" I ask in panic. He shakes his head with a watery chuckle and wipes at his cheeks.
"I...I-Nobody has ever done such a big favour to me" he tells me, his voice chocked up. "They found my friends annoying all the time, wanted me to cut ties with them but you....thank you so much, Zaynie. Thank you"
"Is that why you are crying?" I ask weakly "Oh my god"
"You have no idea what you just did for me" He shakes his head again "You are my precious boyfriend and I love you so much"
I freeze, of course. Because I was the one whose supposed to say that first. Not him. Well.....
"Oh" I know. I can be idiot sometimes.
"Oh?" He repeats with a cock of his eyebrow. "That's all you are gonna say?"
And it reminds me of the first time he confessed about his feelings to me at the beach. I'm still an idiot.
"Of course not" I rush to say "I was just shocked okay? I didn't expect you to- fuck- you should have given me an warning so I could have warned my heart prior. It has fainted now"
He laughs, his eyes still wet and glistening but with happy tears. "Heart has fainted? You are such an idiot"
"You love me...." Sorry, my brain is too slow to process this.
"Yeah, I do" he nods. "How can one not? You are basically what everyone would dream for. So kind, beautiful and smart. So understanding too, I really am so fucking lucky to have you. And I'm so fucking glad Louis decided to knee me that day"
I laugh now. "Me too"
"I can't believe we met through my dick"
That makes me laugh harder, my laugh echoing off the silent surrounding. The stars are winking at us from the sky, and the sky is so beautiful. Its like the night was made for us.
"I love you too" I finally say and he grins.
"I know" he tells me "But I got fed up waiting for you to say it. You always did when I'm asleep but never when I'm awake. Why didn't you just tell me? Did you think I'd be mad or something? If you did, lemme tell you, I'm so happy with you than I have ever been with anyone. You loved me for who I am and it's honestly all I have ever wished for. You are my wish coming true, icepacks."
I'm going to cry too and it might be pretty to watch but I'm not gonna act like a sap.
But I am one when it comes to him. Ugh.
"I'm speechless" I admit, resting my forehead against his again. "My heart is going to fall into coma"
He chuckles and kisses me, his hand weaving through my hair to pull me close. Our lips move in that very familiar sync but it still manages to make my heart race everytime like the first time.
"So that's a yes" I whisper hoarsely after I pull back and he nods.
"Definitely an yes" he says and hesitates. "What if you don't like my annoying self around you all the time?"
"Baby, I can't get enough time with you" I shake my head "I miss you so much whenever I'm away from you. Nothing will change in between us, we'll only have the same home. Okay?"
He nods and pulls back to grin at me like an excited puppy again. "Let's go"
"Where?"
"Just somewhere." He tells me "We gotta celebrate this night because this such an important night to me"
I chuckle and pick him up bridal style to carry him to my car. He's too giddy at being carried around to complain. Instead gleefully swings his legs with his arms wrapped around my neck and laughs heartily. I plan on making him laugh and smile like this for rest of our lives.
Instead of opening my passenger seat, I tell him to open the back seat. Lying him down on it, I climb over him, waiting no time in kissing him. He gasps and trembles as I press hot kisses and sweet kisses down his throat after that, his hands clutching my body in death grip.
He moans softly when I tug at his ear lobe with my lips and watch as goosebumps break out all over his skin instantly. He complains weakly and I can only chuckle.
"I love you" I tell him again and he grins so wide that his eyes disappears.
"I love you too" he tells me the next instant. "I love your smile. I love your eyes. I love your hair. I love your lips. I love your voice. I love your scent. I love your possessive ness over me. I love your-"
"Stop" I shake my head. I know he rants all the time, but I'll prefer if he doesn't rant about this. Its honestly too much to soak in. Its crazy how much you could love a person. Really.
"Someone's shy" he teases.
"Shut up" I tell him and wince when I realise the awkward angle I'm lying on. "We better get going. Where to?"
"I want icecream" he declares and I agree. Picking him up again, I seat him down on the passenger seat before taking the driver one. Both of us can't stop grinning like fools for rest of the night.
After we have the icecream, he tells me to put the car on auto and tells me to get down. We walk hand in hand together through the deserted road as the car follows us silently. Days spent with Liam are always special to me, but tonight is too special.
And I think he feels the same, from the shy and abashed smiles he's throwing at me.
"Can we move in this weekend?" I question, breaking through the silence. Maybe he's just basking in the happiness, and that's why he is silent. He swings our hands in between us few times before answering.
"No" he tells me "I'm occupied this weekend"
"With what?"
"I promised Louis I'll help him to choose a ring for Harry" he smiles, his smile excited and happy. "So I'll be busy with that"
"Wow" So, Louis took up on my advice then. Good. "I'm happy for them"
"Yeah, me too" Liam swings our hands again and he's going to send my arm flying in air from how fast he is swinging it. But I'm not complaining when do I ever? "I can't wait to watch them get married"
Well. I know it's too, too soon. But will we end up marrying each other? Liam and I?
I desperately hope so.
If we do end up as husbands, he'll become Liam James Malik. And it sounds so amazing in my head.
I look at him, imagining him as my husband. I find him already looking at me, and from the look on his face, he's been thinking the same thing. He looks away quickly though, cheeks tinting pink and smile getting impossibly bigger.
I chuckle before tugging him close to pick him up in bridal style again. Even if I'm smaller than him, fuck it. I'll love to carry him around. And he chuckles abashedly when I hold him close to my chest and buries his face there, his face too hot with blush.
Alright. Liam Malik in future it is. Our second little secret waiting to be revealed.