We MaDe It

14.

"What do you think of our Niall's situation?"

"Not infront of the kids, Louis. Help Alfie with his boots." Zayn said. He was on his knees on his bedroom floor doing up Leo's doc Martins. The little boy loved dressing up like him.

Louis groaned. He was laid in bed, happy to watch. "Shouldn't you be hassling your husband to help?"

"Haz had to take a call. You act like you didn't see that happen."

"Did he though? You've been super shady about what time he came home last night--or should I say, this morning. Is he having an affair-"

"Louis, the children." Zayn scolded slipping a hoodie over Leo's head.

"You're becoming such a bore in your old age, you know that." Louis sighed sitting up in bed. "But here's a thing, I'm pregnant and can't bend down anymore." He pouted looking at Alfie who was lying on the floor next to his brother Leo. "Sorry."

"Daddy will help me uncle Lou." Alfie said looking at Zayn.

"Alfie calls you daddy? Niall has to come home before you took over his life-"

"Don't say things like that infront of the chil-dren, Louis. And I know you already know this, pregnancy is not an illness. If you can't bend down it's not because of that you're just old." Zayn moved Leo aside. "But it's cool. Don't help. It's not like you have a nephew that needs my help."

"Zayn, you promised-"

"Louis, I can't deal with you right now, okay. Help me..don't help me. It don't matter to me. Your problems are nothing compared to Niall's."

"That translates as I'm selfish."

"You said it, not me." Zayn waved Alfie over. "Come here, Alfie. We're going to see your daddy. Are you excited?"

"Is Brookie going too?" Alfie asked.

Zayn gave him a weak smile. "No, babe. Your dad is not coming. It's just us and uncle Harry." He sighed, finished doing up the laces. "And we are bringing cookies." He said in a cheerful voice. "Yay."

"Yay." Alfie and Leo said just as excited.

"That's emotional blackmail." Louis scoffed.

"In case you can't hear it your phone is ringing." Zayn said trying to locate his own phone, he sighed out loud when it was nowhere in sight.

"Zee, its my aunt calling. Can I tell her Sebastian got the job?"

"I can't answer you there. I need to discuss that with my husband, he handles our finances. Don't let that stop you taking your call though." Zayn laughed when Louis stomped out of the room. "Let's go, boys."

"I need the loo." Alfie whispered, before dissapearing to the bathroom.

Zayn sighed, perched himself on the bed and Leo climbed next to him, sat cross legged. "You okay?" Zayn flung his arm over the boy's shoulder.

"Me and Alfie going to stay with you, forever?" Leo asked playing with Zayn's jacket.

Zayn didn't know what Brooklyn said to Leo, but he wasn't going to lie to him though. Leo was his son and will be in his life forever. Whether he wins full custody or not.

"Forever and ever." He said kissing Leo's curly hair.

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Harry stood waiting on the front doorstep for Zayn, and youngest of his clan, Leo and Alfie, having gone outside to take a work call. After which he decided to contact his father in law, Yaser, for his point of view on Niall knowing of Brooklyn's plans for a break. Or separation. The patriarch was against the knowing part until Niall was in a good place emotionally and mentally. Basically meaning, wait until he's discharged from rehab to tell him the bad news.