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of apologies

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-of apologies

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"Daddy, Papa sad?" Adam asked as he waddled into his parents' bedroom, clutching Chris' hand tightly as the one year old scooted on his bum.

Zayn looked at his two sons, running a hand through his hair. It had been half an hour since Liam stormed out of the room and Zayn had remained transfixed in his position, unsure of what to do.

"Yeah, baby, I made him sad." Zayn admitted, kneeling down in front of both of his sons. "Why? Papa naughty?" Adam asked, jamming his thumb into his mouth, sucking on it intently as he listened to his Daddy.

"No, people were being mean to Papa... and Daddy accidentally said something mean to Papa too." the raven-haired man quipped up, scooping Chris into his arms before sitting criss-cross legged on the ground so that Adam could climb into his lap.

"Daddy bad! Say sorry!" Adam demanded, his bottom lip jutting out to form a pout. Zayn smiled and ran a hand through the toddler's raven locks, rubbing a few strands in between his fingers as he thought over it.

"Yeah.. yeah you're right!" Zayn exclaimed and the two little boys looked at their father with wide eyes, "Will my little boys help me apologise to Papa?"

Adam and Chris nodded furiously, even though Chris had no idea what was going on, but if his older brother was agreeing to something, it was bound to be fun.

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"Papa!" Adam screeched, running outside into the backyard, his broken power ranger clasped tightly in his hands.

Liam looked up from where he was plucking the blades of grass from the ground, wiping his eyes as he got up immediately to tend to his son's needs. "What is it, Addy?" Liam's voice came out hoarse and cracked as he scooped Adam into his arms, taking the toy from the 3 year old's clutch.

"Chrissy play with Addy, power ranger break, and-- and--" Adam babbled in one breath, and Liam had to coax him to breath and tell the story clamly whilst he examined the toy in his palm. "Chrissy hurt, power ranger sharp!"

Liam's eyes widened and he sprinted inside, Adam still in his arms. He placed his son onto the ground, heading into the living room quickly to tend to Chris.

He was baffled when he came across an empty room, no shrads of broken toys and his 'hurt' son in sight. "Adam, where is--" Liam started as he walked back into the kitchen, only to clamp his mouth shut when he found that his son was no longer in his place, instead there stood his husband, clutching a bouquet of flowers.

"Zayn?" Liam squinted at him, hoping his red and puffy eyes weren't so visible, "What-- Where are the boys, what happened to Chris? Is he okay, Adam said--"

Liam was cut off as Zayn stalked forward and pressed his lips against Liam's, before pulling back and smiling at his husband's dazed expression. "Both of them are fine, Li, I just.. I didn't know how to get you back inside." Zayn admitted, chewing on his bottom lip, before handing Liam the bouquet, "Here, these are for you, Chris and I picked them from the front lawn."

Liam gently took the bouquet, burying his nose into it as he inhaled the scent. "Um, okay, thanks. I'm just going to go now." Liam made a move to leave but Zayn stopped him by placing a hand on his elbow, pulling him back into his chest.

"Liam, I'm so sorry, love." Zayn whispered, biting the shell of Liam's ear-lobe. Liam stiffened before he released a shuttering breath, relaxing and leaning into Zayn's embrace. "No. No, I'm sorry, Zayn, I over reacted. I'm sorry." Liam sighed, turning around in his husband's arms, peering down at the shorter lad.

"Liam, it's not just your fault. It's mine too, yeah? I'm sorry for calling you fat, it was a joke, I swear--" This time Liam cut Zayn off by placing his lips against the smaller lad's. "I know, baby. I was just being really sensitive, but we're both at fault." the brunette assured, hugging his husband.

Zayn exhaled, wrapping his arms tightly around Liam's neck as they swayed slightly, both men whispering how much they loved the other into each other's ear.

"I made your favorite," Zayn mumbled as the broke away from the tight embrace, though both still had their arms wrapped loosely around each other, "Chicken steak and mushrooms. I know you were craving it."

Liam chuckled, pressing a kiss on Zayn's nose. "Thank you, baby. But what about the boys?" he asked, as both men took a seat in front of each other.

"I fed them already, they're watching Teletubbies right now." Zayn confirmed, before he scooped some mushrooms onto his spoon, leaning forward as he urged Liam's mouth open. "Here comes the choo choo train." he giggled as Liam accepted the bite. The brunette swallowed and grinned, holding Zayn's cheeks as he gave him a light peck on the lips. "You're amazing, you know that?" Liam complimented, loving the way Zayn's cheeks heated up, "And instead of the choo choo train, why don't I show you the Payne train tonight, hm?"

One look at Zayn's flustered and red face, gave Liam his answer.

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*breathes heavily* fluffy ziam, fuck.

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