Once in a lifetime

Epilogue Once in a lifetime

"Babaaaaaa! Ekaraj and Priya are messing with daddy's belly again! Come tell them something." Maddie said, one more time about her unborn siblings. Harry was seven months pregnant, and expecting twins turned out in one hell of a challenge. He wanted to eat, cry and sleep on repeat. He was a sex-crazed man now and Zayn was nothing but careful, because Harry's belly was something to behold. Luckily, the food cravings were not giving him nauseas anymore and he could tolerate Lou's smell from time to time. Anyway, why did he always need to smell like bacon...or something like it? His babies hated it. They seemed to love Shawn, though, and he had the time of his life bragging about it and taking a piss on Lou and Niall, who now felt left out and was trying to convince Sha to get him pregnant too.

Ele was thrilled, to finally have someone to share her newly gained experience with parenting. Luca was so big and had started his baby talk, but they were sure he had learnt to say Zen and Harreh. His godparents were beyond proud, Lou was trying to teach him to say mate and Ele would pinch his nipples ever time she heard him.

Madison, who currently wanted to be called Mitali, because if the babies could have south asian names, she could too, always tried to convince them not to kick much, but to no avail. Her brother and sister only listened to their baba, which was totally unfair. When they moved, she would squeak too, scared they would come out of her daddy's belly right in front of her and she was completely amazed by the fact her parents liked that, how could they?

"Yes, meri jaan, coming! Zayn gritted out from the kitchen, and Harry smiled. His babies liked to kick an awful lot and the only one who managed to sooth them up was Zayn. Harry caressed his belly and asked his babies to stop scaring Maddie, Mitali. He didn't give up on his original wish to be pregnant for their wedding, so after they got back together, they started working on it, not that it took them much to be in the mood, anyway.

They married two months ago, and Harry got to brag about his baby bum in his white gown, even more so when two days before their wedding they had the doctor's appointment where they saw their twins were a babyboy and a baby girl. Maddie ever since had been mommy hen, making sure Harry eats well, that he takes his vitamins and she speaks to her siblings before going to school, after getting from school and every possible time in between. Like now, she was sitting with him in the couch, patting Harry's belly.

"M' here. What are your siblings doing now, meri jaan?" Zayn asked, kissing her in the cheek.

"They are kicking daddy. It seemed like he was hurting, I asked them to stop but they didn't listen."

"Good job, doll. You are a great older sister. Babies will learn to listen to you. Afternoon snack is ready in the kitchen counter for you if you wanna take it now, I made your fave. I'll take it from here, yeah?"

"Thank you, baba. I love you."

"I love you too, meri jaan."

"Heeey!" Harry cried laughed.

"I love you too, daddy." Maddie said with a giggle, running to the kitchen.

Zayn talked to the babies in urdu, singing to them Harry's favourite song. That was like an instant tranquilizer for them. Harry sighed enamoured, staring at the father of his three kids.

"S' not fair, y'know? I have them inside, I get the kicking and hunger and vomiting, and you get all the attention. I'll have a serious talk with this two when they are out." Harry joked, petting Zayn's hair.

"Well, our kids love me as much as I love you, babe."

"And as much as I love you, too. I guess you do have a thing to win over Styles' hearts. Can't blame them, I was the very first one to fall for those cheekbones, look at'em. God-shaped cheekbones."

"Shuddup, Mr. Malik."

"Well, you know what I think about what we have. We are meant to be, angel. We were meant to meet that day and fall in love and have the amazing family we have now." Harry said, pecking him.

"You know what I think? I think that it only took me a woman to show me what it means to love."

"How so?" Harry asked, surprised.

"I had to know first what the incorrect way of loving was because I chose the wrong person, so when you came to my life, I knew what it felt to have love around. The real, almighty type of love."

"Oh, I see."

"Yeah, it took the incorrect soul to show me what loving the correct soul was like. Because, babe, our love is the kind you find once in a lifetime, only when you are lucky enough to meet your soulmate. The kind of love that overcomes anything."

"Yes, because we are soulmates. That's why it felt right since the beginning, even if we didn't properly get it at first. Now look at us, one beautiful daughter and two more kids on the way."

"Right? All because I wanted sunflowers for my mom."

"All because I wanted sunflowers for my mum."

"And now, we have a pink alien princess, and orange baby aliens on the way. What more could I want?"

"Sometimes I do feel like they are eating me, though." Harry laughed.

Zayn giggled at the memory of Harry asking if a baby alien would want to eat him because he was tastier on the inside. He leaned and whispered something very, very filthy into Harry's ear, making him blush and gulp for air. Zayn laughed aloud and they kissed, until they heard a soft cough at their side, followed by a giggle.

"You're always kissing. Uncle Lou said is disgusting that you are always kissing and that's why he doesn't let me have Luc overnight, because you would only kiss and not watch us over."

"Uncle Lou is a bitter old fu..."

"Zayn..."

"Uncle Lou is just bitter because Luc loves us more, meri jaan."

"So, is it normal to always kiss?"

"When you have a boyfriend or husband and you love each other very much, it is, doll." Zayn said, smiling and pecking Harry and his belly again. Maddie stared at them deadpanned.

"Mhm. So, I have must tell Andrew about it."

"Who?" Both asked her.

"Andrew, dads."

"Yeah, but who the f...who is Andrew, princess?" Harry asked now.

"Well, my boyfriend, of course."

"Oh fuck, m' going into labor now." Harry cried and at the same time Zayn gasped, horrified.

"You, shuddup and calm down." He said, pointing to Harry and then, "You, sit down, young lady."

"But, uncle Lou said it was fine."

"Motherfucker, I'll kill him." Both said again, making Maddie giggle, amused by her parent's reaction. It was just like uncle Lou said it would be.

The End?