"I always thought it was weird that you never invited me over to your place but I get it now," Zayn said with a chuckle as he looked around Liam's massive room.
"You never asked to come over either" Liam replied as he turned around to face Zayn. Both of them were lying naked on his bed, just done with their second round of sex.
"I figured maybe you had roommates or something, and since we were keeping our thing hidden... my house just seemed like the safer option," Zayn explained.
"Makes sense," Liam hummed.
"I like your apartment," Zayn stated.
"I don't," Liam said casually. "I like yours more. It's personal and... homely.”
"You can put up some pictures on your walls and get some plants, maybe. Spruce up the place a bit," Zayn suggested.
He, too, had noticed how empty Liam's apartment was despite the state of the art furniture. It almost looked like a demo home, and not like somebody had been living there for years now.
"Maybe," Liam muttered.
Zayn reached forward to play with Liam's hair, which had gotten longer since the time he quit his old job.
Liam's mind was racing a thousand miles per hour once again, and he couldn't help but overthink.
"So, are we... are we together now? Like together together?"
"You're asking if we're in a relationship?" Zayn raised a questioning brow. Liam paused for a second, before nodding.
"I'd like to believe we are. And that we're exclusive to each other. Of course, only if you want to be as well. I know I do."
"I do too," Liam replied. "I'm tired of running and hiding"
"So am I," Zayn said with a soft smile on his face as he twirled Liam's hair between his finger.
"Boyfriends, huh? Who would've thought?"
"I haven't done this... relationship stuff in a long while. My last one was in high school which is completely different now that we're both busy adults. So I... I'm going to try my best but I know I'll mess up from time to time" Liam admitted.
"We're human, we make mistakes. I know sometimes I let my fears overwhelm me and do stupid things, but I promise I'm going to do my hardest to be the best boyfriend possible," Zayn said. "I want to make you the happiest man alive."
"Being with you makes me happy."
"You make me happy too," Zayn smiled.
"This just got very corny" Liam muttered,
breaking their eye contact as he awkwardly looked away. He wasn't used to having a heart to heart anymore. Zayn chuckled as he kept a hand on Liam's cheek, grazing it gently with his thumb.
"See? We're already doing boyfriend stuff"
Zayn grinned.
"I'm going to bite your hand," Liam grumbled, feeling his cheeks get hotter. He wasn't easily flustered, but that's just the effect Zayn had on him.
"Kinky" Zayn winked, making Liam look back at him with a blank expression on his face as he struggled to keep from smiling.
"Sure. If you're into that" Liam said.
"Only thing I wanna be into is you," Zayn replied as he shifted closer, wrapped his arms around the other man. Zayn was big on cuddling, something he had earlier kept at bay. But now he was letting it all out.
"I'm going to bite your shoulder" Liam said in a muffled voice.
"If you want to mark me then just say the words, Jaan. You know I'm all yours now," Zayn paused. "I've been all yours for a while."
