1+1 Makes 3 | Niam

Chapter 37

Niall's p.o.v

"Lou... he's such an ass. I swear."

Sitting in the middle of the bed, Niall glanced down at Kieran's sleeping form, fumbling with his phone as he asked "Lou? Are you there?"

Sounding pissed, Louis voice was muffled as he answered "I'm here, Ni. Who's such an ass and why are you calling at three am?"

"Liam is. I swear, Lou, if there was ever a reason why I killed him, it would be this." Running his fingers through Kieran's hair, Niall made no attempt to lower his voice as he spoke, glaring in the direction of the living room before taking a deep breath.

"Niall, did I miss something? Slow down and explain why you're threatening to kill your boyfriend and the father of your child, you were perfectly fine when Haz and I were there last week and frankly, I'm a little lost."

Playing with the blankets, Niall mentally began to count from one to ten as he replayed the argument Liam and he had shared. "Lou.... I cannot believe he actually said that. Honestly.... I swear, he didn't have to be such an ass. I mean, we both fucked up but he didn't have to be such a... He didn't have to say that."

"Liam said what, Ni?" Yawning, Louis sighed down the phone, his yawn prompting Niall to let out a snort as he launched into the explanation. Cutting him off, Louis yawned again before saying "Niall, calm down, take a deep breath, I'm coming over and you can tell me in person." 

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Opening the front door, Niall raised an eyebrow as he watched Louis walk past him, closing it quietly before he urned to face his best friend. "You didn't have to come, you know."

Snorting, Louis took a sip from the travel mug in his hands as he said "I did. Otherwise you'd only have continued to call me and then we'd have woken Haz. What did he do to end up on the couch?"

Gesturing to where Liam was laid, the older guy stretched over the leather couch, looking uncomfortable as he slept, Louis toed off his sneakers as he stared at Niall. "Let me guess, it's a long story, Ni."

Grabbing a glass of water, Niall folded his arms as he said "Maybe..."

"Maybe? C'mon Niall, it's nearly four am and I have work in the morning. Just tell me why you're making him sleep on the couch and why things have gone to shit. It's obviously complicated, so sit and tell me, yeah?"

Nodding, Niall followed Louis into the study, collapsing into one of the chairs and pulling the blanket Louis and Harry had given them last week over him and gesturing for Louis to do the same before he began to speak, his voice taking on a hard edge. "We got into a fight about working and he started to act like an ass and I apparently started to act like a bitch."

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Looking up from his laptop, Niall smiled up at Liam, nodding at the baby in his arms as he said "Hey you."

Placing Kieran on the floor, Liam instantly had to pull the laptop charger out of his grip, placing it on the desk and sitting opposite the ten month old, making faces at Kieran before saying "Hey yourself. Good day?"

Not looking up from his laptop, Niall continued to read through the email he'd received as he said "Not bad, nothing got broken today and we managed to get through nap time without a tantrum, you?"

"Very bad. Zayn left me to deal with the latest clients and I swear I've never met a pair of more annoying people ever." Straightening up, Liam grinned at Niall, pushing his shirt sleeves up as he ran a hand through his hair, leaning against the window sill as he spoke.