We MaDe It

33.

Night time came bringing an end to the wonderful day the Styles have had. Everyone retired to bed. Zayn held back going to sleep to call Leo. There was a nine hour time zone gap between them. Brooklyn's parents took Leo to Australia to see extended family.

It was a quarter to midnight, Zayn was feeling sleepy but kept himself awake scrolling through his phone
looking at pictures of Leo sent to him by Shawn. He chuckled, most of the snaps were taken using funny face filters, even with those he could see his son was laughing genuinely.

That pleased him greatly as though not necessarily unhappy about going away with his grandparents Leo hadn't seem enthusiastic about the trip. Zayn gathered that's because it would be the first time Leo went on a trip with Brooklyn's parents without Brooklyn there.

Zayn makes a point to call him, find out the kind of night Leo has had, whether he slept okay then proceed to wish him a good day ahead. So there he was sat on the couch patiently waiting for the right time to make the call and relay all of the above to Leo when out of nowhere someone tapped him on the shoulder yelling,

"Boo!"

"Mother fucker!" Zayn jumped up startled almost dropping his phone on the floor. As the person was behind him he turned around to see Niall laughing quietly. "What in the devils name, Niall?"

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Niall wheezed with laughter clutching his stomach.

Zayn clutched his chest, his heart beating fast. "This isn't funny, Niall."

"I am sorry, Zee." Niall chuckled. "What you doing sitting in the dark anyway?"

"I'm waiting to call Leo. The fuck you doing tiptoeing in the dark?" Zayn said taking a seat as well as a deep breath. "Why aren't you using your crutches?"

"I don't need them when I've got a knee brace on, isn't it?" Niall smiled looking at him. "Are you alright?"

"Am I alright? I nearly shat my pants, Niall. Does that answer your question?" Zayn scoffed. "Switch the bloody light on, will ya? Asking if I'm alright."

Niall laughed going to switch the light on, then came back to sit beside him, "I apologise for scaring you, Zee."

"I could have thrown my phone on your face you thought about that?" Zayn punched him not so hard on the shoulder. "Why you're still up anyway? Your boyfriend want some midnight snacks?"

"Sebastian is not my boyfriend. We are consensual adults engaging consensually in sexual relations with neither labels, ties nor strings attached. And he went home as he's not obligated to be with me all the time." Niall smiled. "Did that answer your question?"

Zayn chuckled. "I'm teasing you, mate. Whatever he is or not to you, its not my business. So, why aren't you in bed? Need a pee?"

Niall sighed. "I was going to the kitchen make a bottle for Alfie. I figured, when he climbs out of his cot to go to your room I'll coax him back in there giving him the bottle. I know we're working toward weaning him off completely but I don't know what else to do. You think that could work?" He asked biting his lip.

"Well_" Zayn thought that would be taking two steps back. But Alfie was not his son, Niall calls the shot. "Whatever stops your son cockblocking my husband and I is worth a try, Niall." He smirked.

"You're such a horny bastard." Niall said just as Zayn's phone buzzed. He got up on his feet. "That's my cue to leave then. Say hi to Leo for me. Good nite, Zee."

"G'nite, Niall." Zayn looked at his phone expecting to see what he'd been waiting for. A text from Shawn who always messages to inform when Leo was awake. He barely read the first word which was a 'hello'', a video call came through, he accepted immediately.