Daisy's Daycare 🧸 Zouis {COMPLETED}

CHAPTER 2

Louis pulls into the parking lot of Terry's diner, parking in his usual spot and getting out of the car. He walks into the diner, surprised to see that Zayn is there, talking to Louis' boss.

Louis walks over and Greg turns to him. "Ah, Louis. This is Zayn. He's our new employee, I would love it if you could show him the ropes."

Louis smiles at Zayn. "Of course," he says to Greg who looks at him thankfully.

"Great, I have to go now, I know I can trust you," Greg says to Louis before heading out the door hurriedly.

"I guess see you around was sooner than we'd thought, huh?" Louis says to Zayn. He doesn't mind though, happy to see Zayn again.

Zayn laughs a bit. "Yeah I guess so. How long have you worked here?" he asks Louis.

"A few months. My mum passed away not too long ago, so I'm working to help out my dad with our financial situation," Louis explains.

Zayn looks at him sympathetically, now understanding his situation a bit more. "I'm sorry to hear that. I'm new in town, so I figured I'd better get a job to pay rent," Zayn says.

"You live by yourself?" Louis asks.

"It's just me and Niall, yeah. I lived with my family back home, but they never really approved of me taking care of Niall, so I moved here by myself," Zayn explains.

"Oh, that must be hard," Louis says, cursing himself in his brain for stating the obvious and sounding like a dork.

"It is," Zayn says solemnly, but then he smiles. "But Niall makes it worth it. He's all that matters anyways."

Louis wants to ask about Niall's mother, he's curious, but he doesn't want to pry so he doesn't say anything.

His attention is brought away from Zayn as a woman coughs loudly. Louis turns to the counter to see a lady waiting impatiently. "My apologies, m'am," Louis says. "What can I get for you?"

After a long day of taking orders and cleaning tables, Louis is getting ready to leave when Zayn stops him. "Thanks for training me," he says.

"No problem, it's an easy job anyway," Louis says. Then an idea pops into his head and he rubs his hands on his pants, nervously. "Hey, you have to pick Niall up, right?" Zayn nods

Louis takes a breath. "Why don't you two uh, come over to my house. Y'know, so Niall and Liam can have like uh playdate?"

Zayn smiles at how cute Louis is when he's flustered. "Sure, that sounds great."

The two drive in their cars to the daycare center and go in to pick up Niall and Liam. Liam comes running up to Louis, dragging a smiley Niall with him. "Lou!"

Zayn picks up Niall and Niall smiles pointing at Liam. "My fwiend." Zayn's face lights up and he smiles at Louis. Louis smiles back, joyfully.

"Hey, Li. Did you have fun?" Louis asks Liam, taking his hand as they begin walking outside.

"Yes!" Liam says, skipping alongside Louis, smiling widely. "Me and Niall are friends now. He doesn't talk a lot, but he played with me. We both like trucks."

"Oh really? That's great, Li. Would you like it if Niall and his Daddy came over to play?" Louis asks Liam, who's face lights up.

"Yes! I can show Niall all of my trucks!" Liam exclaims, looking up at Louis with excitement. "Please can he come over?"

"Of course," Louis says and Liam's face lights up. Louis turns to Zayn. "Can I have your number," he asks, blushing a little. "So I can't text you my address?"