The laughter from the children and squeaking from the rocking chairs was all that could heard at that moment, Liam's hand held tightly in Zayn's as they watched their grandsons wrestle amongst themselves. Lana however, was simply perched on Liam's lap, just watching her brothers.
Lana was only seven years old, being the youngest, and you could've sworn that she was actually birthed by Liam and Zayn, instead of being their grandchild. Her face was pure Zayn, yet her hair was all Liam. The two boys, however, they just had minor similarities of Zayn and Liam. They were twins.
"Papa?" Little Lana wondered, her head tilting as she saw the way Zayn brushed his thumb over Liam's wrinkled hand.
"Yeah, Lana bug?" Liam hummed, one hand falling on her back, the other keeping a grip on Zayn as they shared a fond smile.
"How did you and grandad meet?"
That has seemed to catch the attention of Roland and Daniel, because their heads lifted and a grin appeared.
"Oi, I love stories." Ro insisted, the thirteen year old flopping on the floor while his twin sat down next to him, their hazel eyes dancing with excitement.
Zayn squeezed his husband's hand gently before he chuckled and leaned back in his rocker. "You kids really want to know?"
The two boys cheered in delight while Lana whined and nodded her small head, leaning into her papa as she gripped his shirt. Zayn and Liam missed having kids around them like this, it reminded them of their own child.
"Well, it's a long story, are you guys up for it?" Li teased his grandchildren, even though he already knew the answer of course. There was a chorus of "yes"s so Liam leaned closer. Well, as close as he could without Lana slipping off his lap.
"Well... It all started on Christmas eve, 2010."
"So, Santa brought you grandad for christmas?" Lana whispered shyly, and God Liam loved how innocent she was. He hoped she'd never change.
With a happy sigh, and a small smile gracing his lips, Liam looked towards Zayn, "I guess you could say that..."
And thus, the story of love, passion, lust, and conquer began.
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The Story Of Us
Random"Papa! How did you and grandad meet?" That, right there, sent Liam James Payne into a reminiscing state as he thought back on how Ziam came to be.
