love again 2 [z.m au]

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Evelyn

As I stood in front of the bay window, watching the rain fall, I felt Zayn's arms wrap around my waist as he stood behind me. His chin rested at the crook of my neck, making me shiver with his breath tickling my skin.

We came back from our vacation weeks ago, but he's been so attached since. Not like he wasn't before, but a tad bit more.

After I found him yelling my name and screaming in his sleep, he explained to me about the dream he had. And since then, he never wanted to leave my sight.

"Sleep well?" he asked me, his voice laced with sleepiness.

"Mhm," I answered and smiled softly. His sleepy voice is my favorite. "You? No more bad dreams?"

"Mmm," he hummed. "I don't remember it. But nothing bad, I'm sure."

I twisted around to face him, my arms wrapped around his neck loosely. "Good."

"I need me a you day," he said as I raised a brow at him.

"You day?"

"A day where I have you all to myself," he grinned and kissed the tip of my nose. "May I?"

"Ha," I chuckled, shaking my head. "That's new, I've never heard you day before."

"So, I'm taking that as a yes?..."

"I think you're forgetting we have two little ones upstairs," I pointed out, hiding my smirk. "Can't really have alone time."

He frowned. "Until they're awake, can I have you myself?"

And that's when I felt my lips tug into a smile as I nodded my head. "Yes."

"We can start off with a dance?" he suggested with another grin plastered on his face.

"You're being cheesy," I admitted, making him throw his head back in laughter.

"I know, I can't help it."

I smiled. "I kinda like it though."

He put on 'Sunday Morning' by Maroon 5 and pulled me closer to him, his hand resting at the small of my back.

"Sunday morning rain is falling," he sang, making me melt inside.

He twirled me around, causing me to erupt into a fit of giggles before he pulled me back and continued to sing along to the music perfectly.

When the song was over, I wrapped my arms around his neck while his rested at my waist.

"And you said you didn't know how to dance," I teased.

He shrugged nonchalantly. "I've gotten a tad better."

"I see," I said with a nod, impressed more than anything.

"Just for you," he murmured softly, before he gently lifted my chin with his finger and left a sweet kiss on my lips.

We heard a faint cry coming from upstairs, causing us to pull away from each other.

"And my time with you has come to an end," Zayn frowned, still holding tight. "But at least I got a dance in with you."

Ash's cries were getting louder and I stretched up and kissed him once more and smiled sheepishly.

"I know, I know. We still have tonight, though!" I rushed my words.

"Tonight?" He smirked. "Mmm, I like that."

I grinned and hurried up the staircase, up to Ash's nursery. When I opened the door, he immediately stopped and pouted his lips at me.

"Mommy's here, baby," I cooed as I picked him up in my arms.

His head rested on my shoulder as I rubbed his back slowly before I laid him back down for a diaper change and to put him into a new onesie.

"Okay," I huffed, as I picked him up again. "Let's go see if your big sister is awake."

Walking down the hallway, we made it to Ella's bedroom with the door slightly open. I opened it wider, and smiled at the sight. Noah was snuggled up with her as they slept quietly.

It was still a bit early and I didn't want to wake them, so I lightly closed the bedroom door and made it back down the staircase with Ash at my hip.

The smell of crepes wafted through the air and I found Zayn going in with the crepes.

"Okay!" I nodded, impressed with his cooking skills. "Chef Malik with the pot!"

He stuck his tongue out and laughed. "Good morning, Bubba! Daddy wishes he can hold you."

Ash babbled in response as I placed him in his high chair. He was content with himself and I snuck my way behind Zayn and snaked my arms around him.

"I'm thinking about a date night," he said. "But I also miss the lads."

"They can come here and we'll have a little kickback?" I suggested. "Kinda miss everyone."

"Me too. I'll call them up after breakfast and see what they want to do."

"Yay!" I squealed, excitedly.

I most definitely couldn't wait to see my favorite faces tonight.

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IM BACK IM SORRY FOR THE LONG UPDATE 😭 school got me busy. I wanted a chapter to get your Zevelyn feels back. Hopefully this helped, because it did for me lol.

-Ari xx