Chapter 18: Things Aren’t so Great
The next morning Louis woke up to the sound of Liam’s alarm. He heard a sigh come from his husband so he turned on his side to face Liam. Liam was laying on his back, staring at the ceiling. Louis shifted closer to Liam, laying his head on Liam’s bare chest.
“Another day, yeah?” Liam asked. Louis hummed and pressed a kiss to Liam’s collarbone.
“Yup.” Louis replied.
“Are you going to talk to Zayn today? You know it’s killing him that you’re ignoring him.” Liam said. Louis closed his eyes and ran his hand over Liam’s abs slowly.
“I know it is but I don’t know what to do that will make him understand. He needs to realize that we’re not going to put up with his bull shit any longer.” Louis told Liam, sitting up in their bed.
“Whatever, I’m not going to argue with you about it, Lou. Do what you want.” Liam mumbled before slipping out of bed. Louis watched Liam disappearing into the bathroom, slamming the door behind him. Louis groaned before getting out of bed himself and going into Harry’s bedroom. Louis walked in and made his way over to Harry’s bed. Louis ran his hands through Harry’s short hair, smiling at his son. Harry made a little noise of disagreement, making Louis chuckle quietly.
“It’s time to wake up, my little Har-bear.” Louis said softly. Harry’s eyes opened slowly and he blinked up at Louis. He noticed how flushed Harry’s cheeks looked, so he felt Harry’s forehead with the back of his hand. Louis frowned when he felt that Harry was warm.
“Are you feeling alright, love? You’re a little warm.” Louis commented. Harry shrugged and sat up, cuddling into Louis’ body. Louis sighed and pressed a kiss to Harry’s warm head.
“Does anything hurt?” Louis wondered and Harry nodded.
“What, sweetheart?” Louis said. Harry pointed to his throat and stomach before resting his face back on Louis’ chest. Louis wrapped his arms around Harry and held him close.
“How about you stay home from school today? I don’t want you getting anyone else sick. We can lay on the couch and cuddle.” Louis told his son who nodded.
The two of them got up and went to Niall’s room to wake him up. Niall seemed to be in a good mood, smiling and giggling as the two of them entered the room. Once Niall’s diaper was changed the three boys went down to the kitchen so Louis could make breakfast. Harry claimed that he wasn’t hungry but Louis wanted him to eat something so he just fed him some fruit.
A few minutes later, Zayn came down to the kitchen. It was really awkward but Zayn simply sat down and ate his breakfast in silence. Liam came down only moments later, walking over to Louis to peck his cheek and get his coffee. He frowned when he noticed that Harry wasn’t changed.
“Why is Harry still in his pajamas?” Liam asked, standing next to Louis and leaning against the counter. Louis took a sip of tea before setting his cup down on the counter.
“He doesn’t feel good and he’s warm so I’m going to keep him home, cuddle with him, make some soup or something.” Louis said with a shrug.
“Save me a bowl, babe?” Liam asked, grabbing Louis’ waist and rubbing his thumbs into the bones. Louis hummed, leaning up to kiss Liam.
“Of course I will.” Louis replied. Liam hugged Louis tightly, moving so his mouth was right above Louis’ ear.
“Have you talked to Zayn yet?” Liam asked. Louis pulled away and shook his head, biting his lip. Liam sighed and rolled his eyes slightly. That pissed Louis off, so he pushed Liam away from him. Louis really wasn’t in the mood to deal with both Liam and Zayn misbehaving.
“Don’t you have to go to work?” Louis asked Liam, raising an eyebrow at him.
“Grow up, Louis.” Liam mumbled before walking over to the table. He pressed a kiss to both Niall and Harry’s head then waved at Zayn.
“Bye boys, have a good day. Feel better, Har-bear.” Liam said. He gave Louis a look before grabbing his briefcase and walking out the door. Louis took the glasses off his face and pinched the bridge of his nose.
“Are you okay, Daddy?” Harry asked innocently from his spot at the table. Louis put a fake smile on his face, nodding a bit.
“I’m fine, sweetheart. Are you all done with breakfast?” Louis wondered, walking over to the table and sitting down to help feed Niall. Niall hit his hands against his high chair table, opening his mouth wide for Louis to feed him a piece of banana. Niall hummed and started swinging his legs, opening his mouth for more.
“You are such a greedy little boy, aren’t you?” Louis cooed, making Niall squeal. Suddenly Zayn stood up, taking his dirty dishes to the sink.
“I’m off, then.” Zayn said without looking at Louis. Instead, his gaze stayed focus on the ground. Louis nodded and hummed, letting Zayn know that he heard him. Louis then heard the door open and close, indicating that Zayn had left. With a sigh, Louis stood up and started cleaning off the table. He picked Niall up from his highchair, kissing his cheek obnoxiously and making the one year old squirm away.
“No.” Niall pouted, gently pushing Louis’ face away. Louis grabbed Niall’s chubby hand and pretended to nibble on it, making Niall burst out in a fit of giggles. Louis grinned, his mood instantly lifting. He pressed another kiss to Niall’s cheek and thankfully he didn’t pull away.
“Thank you for making me feel better, bud. Can I have a kiss now?” Louis asked, tapping his cheek. Niall leaned forward and gave Louis a ‘kiss’ which basically was Niall resting his lips against Louis’ cheek.
“Awe! Thank you, babe!” Louis exclaimed, wiping a bit of drool off his face. He turned to Harry, outstretching his hand for Harry to take.
“Shall we go cuddle and watch a movie, hon?” Louis asked. Harry nodded and got out of his seat, gripping onto Louis’ hand. The three of them went into the living room. Louis set Harry and Niall down on the couch, going over to the DVD collection.
“What should we watch, boys?” Louis wondered, knowing that neither of them would respond. Louis picked up two movies, holding them up.
“The Incredibles, or The Wizard of Oz?” Louis asked, showing Harry the DVD’s. Harry pointed to The Wizard of Oz and Louis nodded, putting it in the player. He pressed play and walked over to the couch. He lifted Niall up and sat down in his place, setting Niall in his lap. He opened his arm and Harry cuddled into Louis’ side, pulling a blanket over the three of them. They sat there for a while in silence before Harry spoke up.
“Daddy?” He asked, making Louis turn to look down at him.
“Yes, love?” Louis replied.
“Do you think my new boyfriend will miss me because I’m not at school today?” Harry asked innocently, staring up at Louis with wide eyes. Louis smiled, brushing some hair off Harry’s forehead.
“Maybe. Do you have any new girlfriends I should know about?” Louis wondered but Harry shook his head.
“I don’t like girls, I like boys. I want to have sex with boys!” Harry exclaimed. Louis’ eyes instantly widened.
“Harry!” Louis said loudly, not believing he actually said that.
“What? I’m just being honest!” Harry replied with an innocent look on his face. Louis let out a quiet chuckle, shaking his head.
“You can have sex with boys, but not until you’re way, way older. Like my age, older.” Louis told Harry who nodded.
“Okay, Daddy.” Harry said, making Louis roll his eyes. He was such a cheeky little thing.
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Meanwhile at school, Zayn sat with Travis, Josh, and Perrie during study hall. Perrie and Josh were doing some homework which left Travis and Zayn to talk amongst themselves. Travis had been acting a little quiet, and Zayn was starting to become quite paranoid. Zayn nudged Travis knee with his own, making Travis look up from the table and at Zayn.
“Yeah?” Travis said quietly.
“Everything okay?” Zayn asked, rubbing his thumb against the back of Travis’ hand. Travis nodded and his attention turned back to the table. Zayn sighed and leaned forward, kissing Travis’ temple gently before he rested his forehead against it. Zayn nuzzled his nose against Travis’ cheek, making the smaller boy shiver.
“You know you can tell me anything, right?” Zayn whispered and Travis nodded. He looked over to Perrie and Josh who got the hint.
“Were going to grab a snack from my locker.” Perrie said, both her and Josh standing up. Once they had walked away, Travis looked over to Zayn, a frown on his face.
“I have to go back to Wisconsin for a few days.” Travis breathed out. Zayn froze.
“B-but… you just got back.” Zayn stuttered, staring intensely at his boyfriend.
“I know, but my grandma is fighting for custody and we have to get this settled. Connor got a lawyer and we’re going to fix this mess.” Travis explained.
“I just fucking got you, Trav.” Zayn mumbled, tearing his gaze away from Travis.
“I know, babe. But it’s just for a few days! I’ll be back before you know it!” Travis replied, trying to cheer Zayn up.
“What if it’s bad news? I can’t fucking date you when you’re halfway across the world!” Zayn exclaimed. Travis sighed and grabbed Zayn’s face, bringing their lips together. When Travis pulled away, Zayn was pouting at him.
“If it turns out that I have to move, we can still Skype and stuff. We can still talk, babe.” Travis said, brushing his thumbs against Zayn’s cheeks.
“It won’t be the same as holding you. I won’t be able to hug you, kiss you, touch you…” Zayn whispered, making Travis blush.
“Hey, nothing his set in stone. As of now, I’m still living here. So be happy for me? Please?” Travis pouted cutely, making Zayn sigh and nod. He wasn’t too happy about the situation at hand, but he would do anything to see that beautiful smile on Travis’ face.
Everything was absolutely falling apart for Zayn.
UGH! I'm so sorry the last few chapters have been boring and bad but I've had a bit of writer's block so please bare with me? I had a busy week last week and I had to take the ACT on Saturday but now I'm on break so I'll try to write more. Also, thank you to @xNo_Jimmy_Protestedx for giving me some ideas for this story! You rock! x
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