Beside You [ZaynxLuke mpreg] *edited*

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*Zayn's POV*

"Liz? Hi. How are you doing?" I asked, trying to calm down the angry Aussie on the other end if the call. I heard her chuckle, and I tried to relax, but I knew I would still be hearing an earful from her considering she felt like a second mom to me when I was in Australia all those years ago.

"Well, Zayn, I would be better if my son or his boyfriend would tell me about the fact that I have a granddaughter and another on the way. Oh, and I heard that you two are going to get married," She said, a little bitter might I add. I gulped, and sat down on the closest chair. I ran a hand through my hair, trying to figure out what to say.

"I'm so sorry you had to hear from someone who wasn't Luke or I. But I promise we'll catch up as soon as we can. We both have a lot going on right now," I said, trying to ease her a little. I heard her sigh and a bag zip up.

"I'm glad you said that because I'm about to get on a flight to England. I"ll see you shortly Zayn, and please tell my son that he needs to answer when his mother calls," She said before hanging up. I put my phone down on the table, and rubbed my hands on my face. I felt someone rub my back, and by the feeling of the hands I knew it was my mom. I sighed, lifting my face to look at my mom.

"What was that about? I thought you stopped talking to Liz when you left Australia," Liam asked. I shook my head, standing up and walking over to the fridge to get a water bottle to take back to my room. I heard the front door open, and a very happy Luke walked into the kitchen. He frowned when he saw me up, and gave me a look that said I should head back to the bed room. I sighed and started walking away, hearing Luke give brief greeting to my mom and Liam.

When I got to my room, I sat on the bed, crawling up to the headboard, and Luke came in with Peighton in his arms. He set her on the bed, and she came up to cuddle with me. Luke gave me a look that said I was going to have to explain myself. I just sighed, and reached out to him, trying to get him to come closer to me. He reluctantly did, sighing as I laid my head on his shoulder. He grabbed my hand and squeezed it, rubbing the knuckles with his thumb.

"Zayn, why were you in the kitchen? You know you're supposed to be taking it easy," Luke said in a voice I'm assuming was supposed to be stern. He let go of my hand, wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

"Well, Peighton here was being a toddler, and causing my mom some stress. I was just about to come back in here when you walked in, I promise," I said, looking up at Luke. I gave him a small smile which he returned. We sat in silence, until Peighton decided to be nosy.

"Daddy? Who is Liz?" She asked. I tensed up, hoping we could discuss this without her in the room. Luke seemed to want to know what she was talking about. I sighed, knowing there was no way out of this one, especially since she was on her way to visit.

"I got a call today from your mom, Luke. She seemed very upset about the fact that we haven't told her anything since we got back together. Also, she is on a plane over here to meet Peighton, and probably talk some sense into you," I said. I felt Luke tense up. I knew he didn't like it when his mom got up in his business, but he needed to talk to her about this. I looked to Peighton, and she still looked confused.

"Liz is Papa's mom?" She asked. I nodded at her, and her face lit up like it was Christmas. "I have another grandma? This is so cool!" Peighton squealed, and ran out of the room. I chuckled at her, and I looked at Luke. He looked as if he was still processing everything I told him.

"My mom is really flying out here? To meet our daughter, and to talk about our lives together?" He asked, being all skeptical about it.

"Yeah she is. She also said that you need to learn how to answer your phone when she calls," I said trying to lighten the mood. That didn't work, and Luke still looked unsettled about the whole situation. "Luke, what's wrong?" I took him a second to gather his thoughts, and it looked like he didn't want to say anything. He took a deep breath and began.

"When your family left Australia, I wanted to stay in contact with you, but my mom had other plans. She was still trying to get over the fact that I was gay, and she didn't like the idea of us being together, She thought I would meet a girl who would make me realize that me being gay was a phase. When the lads and I started the band and when we started getting a following, she tried so hard to make me hide that part of my life. She would set me up on dates with her friends daughters, and she changed my number so you couldn't call me anymore," Luke explained. I had no idea she did that.

"Oh, Luke. I'm so sorry you had to go through that," I said. Luke shook his head, and looked as if he was going to cry.

"That wasn't even the worst part. When I had that burst at the hospital with that pap, she saw it. She called me when she knew I wouldn't be busy. She started yelling at how ashamed of me she was, so I after that conversation, I never answered her calls. I didn't want to have to deal with this quite yet. I was hoping we had a little bit more time before she came here. I'm sorry, Zayn," He whispered the last part, and I pulled him into a hug.

"It's not your fault your mom is crazy. I'll try to limit how much time she spends with Peighton, and when we have to meet up with her, we won't do it here. If she is ashamed of you because you showed the world something that means so much to you, then she shouldn't be around our daughter," I whispered back, kissing the top of his head. I heard a knock on the door, and Liam popped his head in.

"Hey, Trisha and I were going to go get some food for you guys. We'll take take Peighton with us so you can have some alone time," Liam said with a cheeky smile. We laughed at him as he closed the door. I cuddled into Luke even more, as I felt my self suddenly become tired. Luke's arms felt so good around me, and I slowly dosed into sleep.

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It's currently 12:45 am and I've been trying to write this all day. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Also, GOD BLESS AMERICA FOR FINALLY LEGALIZING GAY MARRIAGE. It's been a long time coming, and that's why my mom is mad at me. God forbid her own daughter supports gay marriage.

Anyways, I love you guys a lot.

~Rachel