Baby "Jayn"

"D-dwon't g-g-go"

Chapter 26
{Louis}
This chapter is dedicated to Boobear2520 for commenting!

Louis squeezed the toddler tight in his embrace. Oh god, he'd been so worried. The boys and he had thought everything was lost. They were going to leave and go back to the parking lot, their bodyguards taking up the job. That's when Harry had heard it, and then Liam, then Louis and Niall. Sophia's eyes had widened. "Isn't that...?"
The boys has sprung down to the main floor, and Louis felt so relieved. Zayn was okay. Shaken up, but okay. The toddler was crying and the boys tried to make him to stop. "It's okay now." Louis said, pulling back. They were seated on the couch, trying their best to make Zayn calm down while Sophia informed the bodyguards to call off the search.
Zayn was sitting in Harry's lap, sobbing and hiccuping. He blubbered something, but Louis didn't understand what he was saying. Harry stroke Zayn's hair softly, one hand rubbing his back. "Shh, Zayn. It's okay, we're here."
Zayn continued to wet his shirt, and Louis frowned. "Zayn, did something happen?"
Zayn nodded, hiccuping. "J-J-Jayn...caw....J-Jayn....Loueh." he began to sob again, and Harry wrapped his arms around him, rocking him back and forth. "It's going to be okay."

"Excuse me." a man in a navy blue suit walked forward. "Are you the guardians of this kid?"
The boys nodded, guiltily.
"Well, can I talk to one of you?" he asked, his mouth pressed into a line. Louis nodded and stood up. The man walked a bit away and then sighed. "I noticed Zayn alone, he said he wanted to go to the parking lot and then he ran from me. When I went to the parking lot, I saw him there alone. There was a car speeding, I'm glad I came right on time." The man shook his head. "I think he's just really shaken up."
Louis' eyes widened. "You mean-"
The man nodded.
Louis sucked in a deep breath and glanced at Zayn. No wonder. Oh god, Zayn.
"Thank you." Louis told the man sincerely. He just smiled. "No problem, glad I could help. He's a nice little cute lad. A bit jumpy though." he said sympathetically.
Louis swallowed. "Yeah, he's had a tough past."

The man nodded. "Well, it was nice to meet you. I have to say though, you look oddly familiar, like I've seen you before. Crazy huh?"
Louis chuckled. "Do you have a daughter?"
The man looked confused, but nodded. "Yeah, how come?"
Louis smiled and asked the lady behind the desk for a paper and pencil. "What's her name?"
"Emily."
Louis scribbled down a little note and handed it to the man.
'Dear Emily, your dad is a real hero. He just saved Zayn's life! Hope you're having a good day, love. All the love, Louis and the boys, :)'
His signature was scribbled under in his messy handwriting.
"I'm Elliot, by the way." the man said.
"Louis." Louis said, handing him the piece of paper. Elliot scowled as he read the paper and Louis grinned. "Tell her you met Louis from One Direction."
Elliot seemed to think for awhile. "Wait a minute. One Direction, like the dudes on the beach, the handsome dudes with perfumes and all that right? Boyband."
Louis laughed. "Yeah."
Elliot grinned. "Nice to meet you. I swear if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have guessed at all that you're a celebrity."
Louis smiled. "Thanks again."
Elliot smiled back. "No problem." he glanced at the clock. "I should probably get going."
"Bye."

Louis walked back towards the boys. Zayn wasn't crying anymore, just hiccuping, his shaking lessening. He was clutching Harry tightly, not wanting to let go. Louis knelt down and gently took Zayn from Harry's arms. The toddler stiffened, but relaxed soon when Louis wrapped his arms around him.
"Zayn." Louis said softly, sitting down on the couch. He lifted his face so that he would look him in the eyes. "You're okay now. You're fine. It didn't happen."
Zayn's lower lip trembled and he sobbed. "D-d-da c-c-ca-"
"It's okay." Louis whispered, holding him closer. Zayn wrapped his tiny arms around his waist, letting out a shaky breath, his head on Louis' chest. The boys looked a bit confused, and Louis mouthed 'later'.
By the time they reached the parking lot, Zayn was fast asleep, breathing heavily. As Louis tried to pry the toddler so that he could sit down, Zayn's grip tightened around him. "D-dwon't g-g-go." he stuttered, sniffling. Louis nodded, Zayn sleeping on his chest the rest of the way home.

🎤🎤🎤🎤Liam🎤🎤🎤🎤
Oh god. Liam couldn't bear the idea of what would have happened. No.
"That's why he was so shaken up." Louis said sadly, Zayn upstairs sleeping in his room.
Liam unclenched his jaw and took a deep breath.
"Wow, aren't we great." Niall mumbled. "Been almost two weeks and we nearly got him killed." he said angrily.
"Shut your mouth." Louis said harshly.
"I'm sorry, but I don't think I was the one to lose the kid." Niall shot back.
Louis' eyes darted to the floor, and Liam could see the guilt on his face.
"Mistakes happen, Louis. It's okay." Harry said, shooting daggers at Niall. "We don't even know the whole story."
As much as Liam was exploding with anger and wanted to take it out so badly on Louis, one look at his face made him waver.
"I-I should have made sure he was in the shop." Louis said, swallowing thickly. "I can't even look after him, and I'm supposedly the oldest." he said angrily.

"Hey, don't be hard on yourself. " Liam told him. "If there's someone who stinks as a parent, then it's all of us. I don't know how Simon thought we'd manage to look after Zayn. But Louis, it's not your fault."
Louis bit his lip, averting his gaze. "But if I had been careful, Zayn wouldn't have ended up where he was."
Harry shook his head. "No buts. That's fate, it's bound to happen. We should be happy Zayn's still here with us, okay."
Liam nodded in agreement, letting out a relieved sigh. Harry was right. Zayn was here, it was better not to discuss the past.

🍀🍀🍀🍀Niall🍀🍀🍀🍀
Niall yawned and put on some shorts and a shirt. He exited his room, running a hand through his hair. As he was about to walk downstairs, he noticed that Zayn's door was ajar.
Niall pushed it open and walked inside. Zayn was sitting on his bed, his face buried in Ziam. He seemed to be talking to the stuffed animal. Zayn lifted his face up, hugging Ziam tightly. His eyes were puffy and red, and Niall felt his heart sink. He walked over to the toddler, carefully sitting down on the bed. Zayn looked up, a little pout forming on his lips. "Good M-Mowning."
Niall smiled, reaching over to grab the tiger they'd bought yesterday. "What are you going to call him?"
Zayn shrugged. "Tigew."
"Hmm, come on be creative." Niall teased.
Zayn didn't smile. "Owkay, h-hish name ish Woaw."
"Wow?" Niall raised an eyebrow.

Zayn shook his head. "Woaw. W..woaw."
"Wow." Niall repeated.
A giggle escaped Zayn's lips and he shook his head. "Woaw." he strained.
"Woah?" Niall was confused. But Zayn seemed to find it funny, so it was a good sign.
"No, Nawiall." Zayn facepalmed. "It'sh Woaw. Tigew shaysh Woaw!"
Niall chuckled. "I don't think tiger says wow, or woah for that matter. Maybe they do when they get meat though."
"No! Shtupid, it's Woaw!" Zayn groaned.
"I get it, kiddo. It's Wow. Wow the tiger." Niall laughed.
Zayn's face reddened and he shook his head. "Ywou dwon't get it, kiddo. It'sh Woaw. Tigew getsh angwy and shays Woaw!"
Nial made a face. "Don't they growl? Like Roa-" Niall paused. "Ohh! Roar!"
"Yesh!" Zayn huffed. "Dat'sh what Jayn wash shaying. Woaw."
Niall blinked and bursted out laughing, making Zayn blush. "Shtop it. It'sh not funny." he clamped a hand on Niall's mouth as he began to giggle uncontrollably himself.

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Sorry for the late triple update, but I ended up sleeping for a long time. Now I'm awake in the middle of the night 😑 with chocolate and headphones. And my stuffed animal. And ice tea. 👌😊

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