Butterfly Graveyard (z.s au)

15

*UNEDITED

"I kind of want to just... walk around London today," Harry told Zain as he straddled his lap. "Like, do tourist stuff. Maybe go shopping or stop for lunch somewhere."

"Yea?" Zain gripped Harry's thighs as he spoke. "We can do that if you want."

"Really?" Harry smiled. Zain nodded. "Okay! I'm gonna go get ready then."

Harry jumped off of Zain's lap and made his way upstairs. He grabbed a pair of navy blue sweatpants and a clean pair of white boxers. Harry picked out a white T-Shirt as well and quickly dressed himself in them. He also slipped on white ankle socks and pulled his hair up into a small ponytail.

Harry passed the mirror on his door as he went to grab his phone, but doubled back to look at himself again. He turned to the side to look at his belly. One might think he had a big lunch if they didn't know better. He lifted up his shirt a little bit to look at his belly. It was small but it was definitely there.
Harry observed that his pants and trousers sat low on his hips to let his belly breathe — if that even made sense.

But he still looked fit in his eyes, he only had a small baby bump. Harry shrugged after looking at himself in the mirror for a few more minutes and grabbed his phone and keys and made his way downstairs.

"You look nice," Zain commented as Harry stepped into the living room.
"Thanks," Harry nodded. He tossed his keys to Zain and made his way to the mudroom to slip on his shoes.

"You can see your belly," Zain said from behind Harry. He patted Harry's belly before he bent down to put on his own shoes.

"Yeah," Harry sighed, "but it doesn't even look that big. Do you think a lot of people will say anything about it?"

"No," Zain reassured, "if they do just say you had a big breakfast or lunch."

💜

Harry and Zain held hands as they made their way past a beautiful garden and into the city of London. Luckily, they were in the less-busy part of the city, much to Harry's relief.

"Oh!" Harry chirped, "baby, there's a beautiful park nearby, can we go walk there?"

Zain smiled, "of course babe. You don't have to ask."

"Sorry—" Harry looked down at the ground, "I just wanted to make sure it was okay with you."

"Anything's fine." Zain kissed Harry's cheek.

They made it to the park and Harry was right: it was gorgeous. It had bushes of flowers here and there and large trees that shaded the walkway. There was a small river that flowed by as well. It was peaceful: people walking their dogs or playing with their kids.

Zain noticed Harry watching a couple play with their kids. "That's creepy, babe," Zain joked.

"What?" Harry shook his head, "sorry. I didn't mean to."

"It's fine." Zain kissed his cheek. "That'll be us soon, hm?"
"Yeah," Harry smiled, his dimples showing. "I can't wait to meet our baby. They're going to be perfect."
"Me neither," Zain smiled as well.

"Hey, excuse me?" A gentle voice sounded. Harry turned to where the voice came from: it was a mother and her daughter. "Sorry if you're busy, but my daughter loves you guys and she was wondering if you could get a picture with you two?"

"Oh," Harry said, "of course! What's your name?"

"Lacy," the girl said quietly. Harry lowered himself down to her level and held his arms open for a hug.

"Nice to meet you, Lacy," he said happily. She hugged him, and Harry didn't let go until she did. The mother counted to 3 to take the picture, and Harry held the girl close to him as they smiled for the picture.
Lacy hugged Harry again, this time tighter. Harry hugged back and smiled. "It was nice to meet you, Lacy. Have a good day, yea?"

"I will," she exclaimed, "thank you Harry!"

Harry and Zain waved as the mother and her daughter walked away. Harry stood up slowly, huffing. "I won't be able to do this for much longer, oh gosh." He groaned. Zain just chuckled and they continued their walk.

💜

"Can we stop somewhere for lunch?" Harry asked Zain as they made their way downtown. Zain nodded and found themselves at a quiet restaurant: Mellow Mushroom.
"It feels nice out today," Zain commented, watching as Harry scooted into the booth. "How are you holding up?"

"M' fine," Harry shrugged, "I haven't had to use the bathroom a lot today, surprisingly. That little girl we met today was so cute — ugh! It's baby fever all over again."

Zain laughed at Harry's complaint, slamming his fist down on the table. "You're silly, babe. What're you gonna get to drink?"
"Probably just water," Harry said as he looked down at the menu, "I hate you for doing this to me. I can't even have carbonated drinks!"
"Sorry babe," Zain smiled fondly at Harry. Despite all of Harry's complaining he knew that Harry was eternally grateful to be able to carry this baby. He was so fond of him, and the way Harry got so excited around children and was so caring and gentle with them.

"Are you going to release your album this year?" Zain asked. "You've finished all the songs, right?"

"Yes," Harry nodded. "I'm supposed to start touring next month. But... I don't know — with the baby and all. I'll ask my mid-wife if I can still do a few shows. I don't want to disappoint my fans."

"You won't disappoint them, baby." Zain assured. "They'll understand, I'm sure."

"I'm excited though, I think maybe at the start of the tour I'll announce that I'm pregnant." Harry spoke slowly, glancing around the restaurant. "I'll be on tour for a few months. Do you want to come with me?"

"I can do that?" Zain raised a brow.

"Of course," Harry smiled. "That way you won't miss me." Harry smirked.
Zain thought about it for a moment, looking down at the table before nodding, "okay. I'll come."

💜

Yeah idk if this counts as a douple post but 😳

Hope you enjoyed! 💜