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it's been two days since the family arrived back home from michigan. all is well, everyone is back to doing the things they normally do. liam isn't home, having left to go do a grocery shopping haul. soon, his and zayn's families are supposed to be coming to visit and they plan to have a big cook out at their house. it's something they try to set up every year, since they're not always able have these gatherings very often throughout the year because of work, travel distance, etc. it's always nice to be able to see all their extended family once and a blue moon, catch up and see how everyone is doing or what they've got going on in life. even if it's just for one day every year.

anyway, zayn is home with the boys. his schedule is looking pretty clear and he hasn't got anything to do. he's relaxing on the patio, slouching in the chair as he plays the harry potter game on his phone as a way of keeping himself entertained for a while. occasionally, he peaks up from the screen to watch niall and louis run around in the backyard, kicking soccer ball around and trying to score goals on one another. roughly shoving each other, yelling insults and laughing loudly. a few times they were end up wrestling around on the ground harshly.

zayn doesn't say anything, he's used to the boys roughhousing. they've been beating the crap out of each other since they were small children, nothing is new. as long as no one is bleeding and everyone's still breathing, there isn't any need for him to get involved. he continues playing his game, pretending not to see louis getting choked out by the older as he tries fighting his way out. meanwhile harry's in the house away from all the action, chilling comfortably on the couch while watching anime on the tv.

occasionally, texting mitch as well, giggling whenever the older boy would say something funny, or dirty. he returned fully to normal since his asthma flare up, no longer feeling the effects of it. it's not likely he'd have another one anytime soon, but he's been taking it easy in the nicely conditioned house since they'd been back. he hadn't been able to have mitch over since being back, but they had facetimed and that kinda made him feel better. especially since the older boy made an effort to cheer him up after the asthma scare.

it's past noon, close to one o'clock. everyone still wrapped up in what they're doing. harry had grown hungry and decided to skip off to the kitchen to make himself something to eat. while he's rummaging through the food pantry through all their ready -to-eat snacks. he pulls out a pack of veggie straws, ripping the package open and starting to munch on them. unexpectedly, he hears the doorbell ring. harry skips out of the kitchen over to the door to answer it, opening it without checking who it is first. he thought that it was liam, because he forgot his key at home, but instead he's met by two older people. harry freezes, but relaxes almost immediately when he recognizes them as eleanor's parents.

"hi," harry greets them timidly, looking between the man and woman, standing with his body slightly hidden behind the door.

"hey, are your parents home?" mrs.calder asks. harry nods, fixing to turn around and go get zayn, but he didn't have to because the man was already on his way over.

"h, who's at the do-" zayn starts, cutting himself off and stops in the doorway. harry quickly scurried back off to the living room. "oh, it's you."

"yes, i do believe there's some, matters we need to discuss." mr.calder declares. zayn, although not in the least bit excited about it, nods his head and steps aside.

"well, come inside," zayn tells them. the other man nods, moving to come into the house, while mrs.calder remains standing there. zayn raises an eyebrow. she smiles sheepishly, holding a finger up.