Without You

Chapter Forty Two

"Dante!" I called as I waddled over to them, arms spread wide for a hug.

"Look how big you are!" He gasped as we hugged.

"Well, any day now" I told him with a huge smile.

"What a coincidence!" He winked, over the top.

"Oh my god! You mean you're staying for the birth?"

"Of course I am!" He laughed. Then someone coughed behind us. I'd completely forgotten that Zayn and Frankie were still in the room.

"Sorry for uh, interrupting but as you know we're leaving soon so I'm sure Dante would love to get ready. I'll show you to your room?" Zayn said politely. It was funny to think that Zayn had previously got jealous of mine Dante's relationship and had thought we were together.

Following Zayn and Dante upstairs I returned to my room to get ready.

Guests began turning up as our house was the meeting point. I got to talk to Zayn's parents and sisters whilst we waited for everyone else to turn up. Not only was Dante staying for the birth but so were Zayn's family, they were staying in a nearby hotel.

By around 7pm all twenty of us piled into the cars to take us where we were going.

The drive was short, when I stepped out of the car I looked up at the big restaurant sign.

'Fifteen'

Once everyone unloaded from the cars we headed into the building.

"Good evening, how can I help?" A young blonde waitress greeted us.

"We have a reservation under Malik" Frankie replied with a small smile. The waitress looked down the list and smiled as she saw the name.

"If you'd like to follow me to your table" She said after grabbing the right amount of menus.

Loud chatter filled the table once the waitress left, we all looked at what we wanted to eat.

"Hey Sum?"

"Mm?" I turned to Blossom who was sat beside me.

"Frank and I were talking about having a girls holiday soon, you fancy coming?" She asked, a hopeful look in her eyes.

"Uh, I don't know. I'll have to see 'cause of the babies and everything"

Although Frankie, Dante and I were like the three musketeers at school, Blossom, along with Chad her school sweetheart who is now her husband, was in our friendship group. Blossom is what some people would call 'the life and soul of the party', loud and energetic but not in the morning! She's small with below the shoulder ginger, curly hair. Her job as a teacher and my job mean we rarely get to see each other but when we do it means a lot.

I looked over at Paul who looked like he was watching Harry's every move because our waitress had returned.

"Are you all ready to order?" She asked, trying not to laugh at Harry making a fool out of himself. "Okay, what would you like to drink?" She asked after a positive reply to her last question.

I ignored everything around me for a moment and held my head in my hands. I began tapping a rhythm with my foot to take my mind off of the weird feeling that had come over me.

"Are you ok?"

"Summer? Summer!"

"She doesn't look good"

"Shall I call an ambulance?"

I then felt one of the babies give a huge kick.

"It's okay they just kicked" I sighed in relief, rubbing my belly. "Wait, did you just hear that?" Panic filled me.

"Hear what?" Zayn asked "OW!" He shouted as my hand gripped onto his arm.

"MY WATER JUST BROKE!" I screamed as I could feel a huge amount of pain.

Several voices were giving instructions but I couldn't focus on one, I let Paul and Bruno guide me to where I needed to go.

"You can't drive her!" Someone protested.

"Shut up Niall of course we can" Zayn spat back.

"SHUT UP" I screamed through the stabbing pain.

"Shh shh, it's going to be okay babe" Zayn took hold of my hand, I was now half lying half sitting in the back of a car, Paul was in the driver's seat. Zayn and Trisha, Zayn's Mum were in the back seats with me and I couldn't see who was in the front with Paul.

"DON'T TELL ME THAT! You don't even know if it will be!" I screamed at him, trying to breathe evenly.

All that came next during the drive to the hospital was a lot of pain and screaming.

I'm sure you all know what comes next..(If not you're probably too young to be reading this!)

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19 hours later..yep 19 that's right.

They're here!

Ashley-James Yasser Malik

Lily-Mae Faith Malik

I couldn't have done it without Zayn and Trisha.

Zayn's P.O.V

Is it bad that I don't want to hold My newborn babies?

They're just so small. I don't want to break them.

Is it even possible to be that tiny?

It's an incredible feeling, knowing that you've got a beautiful fiancé and two children.

The moment I stepped out of that delivery room to tell those who were at Summer's meal that they were born.

"A BOY AND A GIRL!" I cheered happily, I'll admit tears of joy filled my eyes.

"Congrats man!" The boys all said as we shared a group hug.

"How is she?" Frankie asked after congratulating me.

"She's doing good, exhausted though. She's  going to have a sleep before she has any visitors" I told her, a smile still plastered on my face, "I need to grab Jack for a second but do you know if her parents know yet?" I asked in a more serious tone.

"As far as I know then I don't think they do. I could call them and tell them to come here if you think that's a good idea?"

"I think they deserve to know" I nodded, then darted off towards Jack.

"Hey man, congrats" Jack grinned, shaking my hand.

"Thanks man, I wanted to ask you about all the press coverage" I told him awkwardly, surely I shouldn't be discussing this RIGHT after Ashley and Lily we born?

"You've got nothing to worry about Zayn, I've got it covered the press don't know anything and they won't until you and Summer confirm it all with me and management, alright?"

"Thank god, cheers mate" We shared a quick hug.

"Get back in there man" He grinned, pushing me back towards the delivery room.