The Letter (Zayn Malik Fanfiction) [2013 Watty Awards]

Chapter 35

Beverly's POV

"Harry Edward Styles! Stop staring at me everytime a new song comes on in my music library!" I exclaimed irritated at the One Direction's heart throb, Harry Styles. "There is something wrong in your music library!" "There is not a problem with my music library! This is my music, you can't do anything about it Styles!"

The van came to a stop thankfully and I left Zayn's and my penny board and the bouquet of roses in the car, Harry promising to bring it back to the hotel. I got off and shut the door loudly, irritated. Zero by Varsity Fanclub came on as I tried to calm myself down.

I looked at the shop's sign. A sweet store? I saw the blue sticky note on the door and walked towards it before taking it off the door.

So how was your trip with Harry Styles, girlfriend? Walk in and look for a familiar face :)

-Your boyfriend

A familiar face? I pushed the door opened and a sweet smell filled my nose. I smiled and took another step to realize that I was surrounded by sweets. I looked around to see kids smiling as their parents brought the sweets they wanted. I smiled at the kids' happiness. I looked around for a familiar face but didn't find any. I saw a crowd at the corner of the shop. I walked towards the crowd to see what was so interesting. Liam was in the middle of the crowd, playing with the kids. Carrying them, piggybacking them. "You know you'll be a great dad?" I said smiling as Liam turned to see me smiling.

He put down the kid in his hands on the ground and ruffled the boy's hair as he told them he had to get back 'work'. The kids groaned but the crowd dispersed as Liam walked towards me. I turned off my music this time since it was so noisy, no use listening. I put my headphones properly on my neck as Liam reached me. We didn't speak, we just looked at each other smiling. "A great dad huh?" he asked scoffing softly smiling.

"You're good with kids. They love you," I said looking around at the children who were grinning widely. Liam looked around too. "Kids. They're really adorable even though they demand a lot of attention when they are a baby but when you see that smile on their faces, all irritation or tiredness you have would have disappeared," Liam said running a hand through his hair smiling.

"Seems like you long for a kid..."

"I do. Their smiles," he said smiling softly.

"Get a girlfriend, settle down and then talk about it," I said smiling as I playfully punched him in the shoulder. He rubbed the spot I had hit him, still smiling. "Zayn will make a great dad too..." he said trailing off.

"I'm sure. The way he takes care of Beth and Brandon," I said smiling as we walked towards the counter.

A small girl bumped into me and she looked up to me, apologizing but the lollipop in her hand had dropped onto the ground. I bend down to her eye level as she looked at the lolly on the ground, she looked like she was gonna cry. I took another lolly off the shelf, unwrapped it and gave it to her. I passed some cash to the cashier as I ruffled her hair. Her face lit up seeing the lolly. She looked up at me smiling. "Thank you!" she said and I smiled looking down at her.

"You're welcome!" I said ruffling her hair lightly before she ran with the other kids licking the lolly. Liam looked at me smiling. "You'll be a great mum," he said as he handed me a packet of sweets.

I opened it and took out one of them. It was circular in a shape of a cylinder. My name was at the top, a heart in the middle and Zayn's name at the bottom. Pink, light purple and yellow straight streaks surrounded the cylinder. 

I looked at Liam. "Custom-made. It took Zayn a really long time to find this shop," Liam said as a small boy bumped into him. The small boy quickly apologized and then ran off while Liam chuckled softly. "You have a soft spot for kids don't you?" I asked smiling slightly as I folded my arms facing Liam while he just looked at me innocently. "Yes I have a soft spot for kids." He admitted blushing slightly.

"That's not to be embarassed about! I'm sure many people have a soft spot for kids!" I said smiling and Liam nodded before he dug his pockets.

He took out a blue sticky note from his back pocket and passed it to me smiling.

Like the sweets? Did you know that Liam has a soft spot for kids? Truthfully, me too ;) Next destination, follow Liam Payne. 

-Your boyfriend

P.S. It's your last place :) in case you didn't notice, it's almost 3 ;)

I looked at my phone clock and indeed it was almost 3. "Let's go?" Liam asked and I nodded smiling. We exited the sweet shop waving goodbye to some of the kids who waved goodbye to us first. 

"Can I just say if I could, I will stay in that shop forever," Liam joked and I smiled as the boys' van once again was at the front of the shop.

Liam opened the door for me and I got in with him behind me. "Let's go Paul," Liam said and Paul nodded as he drove off.