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Liam didn't back away, or call him names... instead he just cuddled upto him and held him

They were now laying in bed together, and Liam felt like Zayn was holding onto him closer than ever when he got an idea

Liam then pulled away and Zayn looked near offended, but Liam took his shirt off and laid back down

He motioned for Zayn to come closer and Zayn just buried his face into Liam's shoulder and hiked Liam's legs up his hip

His hands rubbing Liam's back while he found comfort in Liam... just Liam, Liam played with his hair, Liam's hands on him and Liam's lips on his hairline

Just Liam

~~~~~

"Are you sure?" Liam said, looking at Hermes, Dionysus and Hestia while Zayn looked at him

Hermes smiled and nodded "Yeah, we are. You both need more time to get situated. With the baby almost coming, you need all your moments of free time that you could get"

"Good riddance" Zayn mumbled, but he got a look from Liam; he mumbled a quiet 'Sorry' and held Liam's hand

"We'll still come of course, but we won't stay for much longer unless it's necessary"

Liam smiled and nodded, he was then pulled away from Zayn and picked up in a hug

He laughed and hugged Dionysus back and laughed louder when Hermes joined in on the hug

He was nearly squeezed between them and Zayn was frowning, but it was Hestia who pulled him into a hug

He hugged her back and she smiled

"Look at you, finally not hissing like a cat when someone touches you"

"Touches don't always burn" he said then let out a groan when Dionysus and Hermes joined them

Liam was standing alone and laughing, the 3 eventually let Zayn go, Hestia took Liam into a hug, she whispered something to him and he blushed, they all then said one more goodbye before they left

Zayn picked Liam up and walked into the living room, he sat down and Liam laughed as Zayn took his (Liam's) shirt off

"You smell like idiots, and I just want you"

Liam smiled and cradled him, Zayn seeming to let out a sigh of relief while focusing on Liam's breathing

"Take yours off" Liam whispered; and Zayn, of course, did what Liam asked

He hated pulling away but his shirt was quickly thrown towards Liam's and a blanket was pulled over them

Liam added his own little touches to the house, there are little ones, such as the increasing number of pillows, all dark tones that also match the throw blanket... and there's a big one as he changed the leather dying couch that was in the room to a much more comfortable one

And Zayn was grateful, because his home is Liam's

"Sleep, love. I'll be here when you wake up"

Zayn kissed Liam's collarbone "Promise?"

"On my life; and everything and everyone that I love"

~~~~~

The baby is more active, which does lead to some slight discomfort for Liam but he ends up cherishing those moments; Because of the excitement on Zayn's face whenever the baby moves.

Liam would always place Zayn's hand to feel the baby's movements, Zayn would always end up hugging or kissing him

Liam would laugh and Zayn would kiss him more

There's nothing more he wants than to hear Liam's laugh during the darkest days

And, Since they can no longer sleep chest to chest, Liam sleeps with his back to Zayn's chest, and he'd place Zayn's hand on his stomach while he slept

After there most recent doctor appointment where the nurse addressed her worries over Liam and the baby and the chance Liam having the baby early

Which they're trying to avoid, Zayn was unable to sleep because of how worried he got but, Liam promised him that he'd know if something went south during the night but barely sleeping isn't a good idea

So now, Zayn and Liam are constantly touching, whether it's in sleep or they're awake

~~~~~

Zayn woke up as soon as Liam moved his hand away, the smaller of the two made his way into the bathroom and Zayn sat up against the headboard rubbing his face

Liam came out and sighed as he laid back down, Zayn gave him a tired smile then held him from behind

"Sorry if I woke you up" Liam mumbled with his hand on Zayn's

He shook his head and sat up, he got off the bed and knelt down in front of Liam

Liam gave him a tired smile and played with his hair when Zayn kissed his stomach

"Let's let mama sleep, yeah" he mumbled and his voice filled with exhaustion

Yet hearing what Zayn said made the sleep disappear from Liam's, Zayn got back behind him and fell asleep pretty quickly,

But Liam stayed awake, with his hand on Zayn's, thinking before he eventually fell asleep

~~~~~

"You're giving him high blood pressure, I hope you know that"

Liam was standing on a ladder as he screwed something into place and shrugged "I don't give him butterflies so I may as well give him something"

Dionysus chuckled "Why are you insisting on you doing it? You could easily ask him or anyone of us to help..."

Liam's shoulders fell along with the smile he had, Dionysus' followed, he then went towards Liam and got him down

They both walked towards the small rocking chair in the room, Liam sitting on it while Dionysus sat on the floor with his legs criss-cross

"Why ARE you insisting on doing the baby's room?"

Liam shrugged weakly "Because... no matter how good things are-" he sighed "What if my mum was right?" he said then looked at his hands

Dionysus took them and massaged Liam's wrist gently "What did she say, little one?"

"She said that-" Liam sighed "The only thing keeping Zayn from kicking me out IS the baby, that I'm here for a reason and it's to insure that the future heir to the underworld stays safe"

Dionysus frowned and started to massage Liam's other hand

"What if I've been telling myself that Zayn and I are growing something, that he actually enjoys those quiet moments with me, and all those laughs don't actually mean anything, that I'm just looking into them for the sake of looking into them because I love him and I want it all to be real"

"No. You know he loves you, I'm sure beneath all that excessive thinking you know that, I know that, Hermes and Hestia do too..."

Liam frowned "Yeah, but does he?"