Once in a lifetime

Chapter 11 Ya wa?

Not long after, Zayn was home, he sent a message to Harry letting him know he was at his apartment already but got no response. He assumed Harry was either in the shower or still coming down from the orgasm high. Surprisingly, he was not annoyed. He enjoyed knowing Harry was not able to restrain from jerking off to him, like he had done to Harry multiple times the last few days. He repaid the favour to Harry by sending him an audio note as well, he just made sure to clearly say Harry multiple times.

They spoke some more for a while, but Zayn sensed Harry was dozing off since he had a long day so as much as he enjoyed the late night talking, he sent his boyfriend to bed, with little to no resistance from Harry. He didn't want to go; however, he knew he needed to rest. After they said all the proper goodbyes, Zayn was too hyped to sleep so he decided to call Liam and see if he was still awake. He wanted to tell someone about his new relationship, though he wasn't sure what to expect as reaction.

"Why the devil are you calling me at this hour, Zayn?" First thing Li said, but Zayn knew he wasn't serious about it. He didn't sound sleepy; he was just taking a piss at Zayn.

"Because, lil shit. I miss you, so I wanted to call. That a problem?"

"S'weird, mate. I am usually the one trying to reach your stupid ass that likes to disappear."

"Don't start, Payno. I just wanted to share something with you, yeah? But, since is very late, I'll maybe tell you any other day. Better, innit?"

"Don't even think about it, mate. Now you HAVE to tell me."

"Aight, just don't freak out, yeah?"

"Zayn...mate...don't give me shit, okay?"

"Easy on now, fucker. Is a personal thing, yeah? Not related to the show."

"Well, go on then. Stop with the drama."

"I am dating someone." Zayn blurted out, as fast and as painless as possible.

"Ya wa?"

"You heard."

"Come again, please. I think I heard you wrong."

"You didn't, arsehole. I am seeing someone, like, seriously seeing someone."

"How did this happen? Do I know her?"

"Not her."

"Not her? Oh, now that's a story I wanna hear, Malik. Who's the poor soul?"

"Name's Harry. Met him a couple of weeks back, yeah? When getting the flowers for mum, remember that? I told you about the flower shop thing and how someone helped. That was Harry."

"That so? Yeah, I remember it. Was this Harry who got you into finally looking for some other options for the show? Because if so, I already approve. He also let you have the sunflowers for Trish, so I like him."

Zayn was relieved about Liam's reaction. They had been friends forever, so Liam knew about his tastes and knew he had been with few men in the past, so he was not worried about that, but it was the time he had known Harry for that concerned him. He didn't want people thinking he was rushing into this new relationship.

"He was the one, yeah. You know I thought you'd be a pain on my ass 'bout this, me dating a guy."

"Why would I, Zayno? I know you; I love you and that doesn't change because you're dating a man."

"Yeah, love you too, Li. Harry's...Harry's just different, yeah? I met him not so long ago and still..."

"I know, man. He must be a very special lad if you decided to finally take the step with him."