"It's not fair! Why can't my mummy pick me up from school?" The young boy that you had been employed to mind asks you, crossly.
"I'm sorry, Thomas. Mummy has started doing more hours at work. So I'll be picking you up from school now. I know that you just want your mum. But she will be here in a couple of hours time. And we can either spend that not getting on, or we can maybe try and get along?" You say, and he turns to look at you.
"Fine. Deal." He tells you, smiling. Less than 10 minutes later Thomas is dragging you out to watch him play on his trampoline. "Oh, come on! Don't be boring. Come and jump with me?" He teases.
"Okay, fine." You sigh, climbing up to join him. As you bounce up you recognise someone out the corner of your eye in the garden next door. You let out a small involuntary squeal and quickly duck down and pull Thomas down next to you, out of sight of the garden next door. "Thomas... Do you know your neighbours name?" You whisper quietly.
"What, Liam Payne?" He asks you looking confused, and you suddenly feel a little faint.
"Yeah... Him." You say breathlessly.
"What about him?" He asks you looking confused.
"Oh, nothing." You say, trying to sound casual. You think about how unflattering you must look bouncing up and down on a trampoline. "I think I'll just watch you jumping though, Thomas." You tell him, feeling your cheeks blush at the thought of Liam being just meters away.
"Eww! You fancy him, don't you?" Thomas asks you, miming a gagging reflex. You hit his arm playfully.
"Keep your voice down! I definitely do not!" You hiss at him, but he doesn't look very convinced. Before you have a chance to stop him Thomas is bouncing on the trampoline again.
"Please bounce with me?" He asks, flashing you puppy dog eyes you can't resist.
"Fine!" You sigh heavily and join him on the trampoline. After a few bounces Thomas calls out.
"Mr Payne! Mr Payne!" And you notice him start to look up but before you have time to be embarrassed Thomas sticks his leg out and trips you with it, his actions hidden behind the fence. You fall off the trampoline with a large yelp.
"Thomas! Is everything okay?! Stay there, I'm coming round!" You hear a familiar voice call from the other garden. Within minutes Liam Payne is standing over you. "Are you okay love?" He asks you holding out a hand and helping you up.
"Y-Yeah, I'm okay, thanks." You wince a little and rub your ankle as you stand.
"Allow me." He says, leading you to the garden bench and then kneeling in front of you, before taking your foot in his lap and massaging it gently. "I'm Liam, by the way." He says.
"I'm Y/N. Thomas's new childminder." You tell him, smiling nervously.
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you, Y/N." Liam says, flashing you a brilliant smile. "Maybe we should get some ice for this?" He asks you and you nod gently. Liam links his arm with yours and helps you hop into the house.
"Thanks for this. I can't believe I tripped like that." You blush a little as Liam places an icepack on your ankle for you.
"That's okay. Any excuse to help a damsel in distress." He chuckles, smiling at you. You can't help but smile back, failing to notice Thomas smirking at you both.
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FanfictionPreferences about Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles. Hope someone will read this and hopefully like:)