Keeping Up With One Direction 2

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Harry Malik couldn't remember when he told his husbands he wanted children if he ever pictured himself consoling one of them because their tongue wasn't blue. 

Sure he pictured the silly arguments and the funny jokes, he even thought of the times when his kids would have bad days and kidless Harry was positive he knew all it would take was a cuddle to cure them.

Parenting sure sounded blissful back then, and now, Harry wishes he could go back in time and smack his old self.

Niall had requested, practically demanded, time alone today on the bus. He'd been pulling the all-night shift with Max for the past week since he needed time to cool down after a show anyway. While handling one hybrid on the graveyard shift was doable, two on your own were merely out of the question.

Liam still had not become truly comfortable on the tour bus, his fussiness reaching peaks that had both Harry and Zayn close to pleading to be left off and return home. Of course, neither husband would say that to Niall who had begged and wanted so badly for this work.

Seeing the exhaustion in his husband's ocean eyes that morning when he made his solo request for some KTF "Kid Free Time", Harry surrendered his initial attitude of submitting defeat, and instead powered on by suggesting he take the older boys to the park, and Zayn could take Max for the day.

This entire plan happened before a certain hybrid woke up and heard the suggestion leave his Daddy's mouth.

Harry kept true to his word and after breakfast readied both older boys, "Lou did you grab your ball?" He asks checking the backpack he'd packed for the day, "Yeah," Louis mutters, paying closer attention to his Papa who was tying his sneakers, "You go too?" the eldest hybrid asks, he hadn't heard Zayn being a part of the plan when the announcement was made at breakfast, Liam perks up at the question grabbing the man's hands smiling up at him, "Go too!" he cheers, Zayn chuckles ruffling Liam's ears, "No Bubba, you two have daddy all to yourselves. Papa is taking Max for the day-"

Liam immediately drops Zayn's hand, as that was the most un-funny joke the hybrid had ever heard. Snapping his puppy eyes at the man he hardens his glare, "No," Zayn sighs taking Liam's chin between his thumb and finger, "I'm Max's Papa too, Bubba," Liam scoffs, he knew that but he didn't know why the man felt like reminding him of the dreadful news. 

Sometimes Liam pretended that Max only belonged to Niall, and he borrowed Harry and Zayn. On the rare times he was mad at Zayn did he consider Max was also loaning out Niall. 

"Look at me," Zayn commands clearing his throat, "You've been the grumpiest little boy lately and Papa's tired of it," Liam deflates at the scolding, the last thing he wanted was a "talking-too" before he couldn't snuggle with the man for the rest of the day. Tears well in the hybrid's eyes, as his bottom lip wobbles, Zayn shushes him pecking his forehead, "Show me that you don't need your trucks taken by being a good boy for Daddy," 

Liam rears his head back in astonishment, first, this man says he's willingly going to spend the day with Max, he has the nerve to remind Liam he's his Papa, and then he threatens to take his trucks?! Liam's heard all he needed to, removing himself from the man's grip with a low growl he trudged to Harry's side grabbing onto his Daddy's hand with a scowl toward his Papa. He'd show him.

Harry who had been a witness to the scene can't help but laugh, he scoops Liam up kissing his cheeks, "Ready to go sweetheart?" Louis grabs Harry's other hand with a sympathetic look toward Zayn, he'd been on Liam's shit list before - that boy can hold a grudge. In fact, Louis was still knocked down a few pegs from when he used Liam's Batman bowl for cereal first so he couldn't.