Baby "Jayn"

"Loueh! No peeking"

Chapter 71
{Zayn}

Zayn ran as fast as he could, heart thumping loudly. He kicked off his shoes since they slowed him down and he turned to his right, into an empty room, closing the door behind him. He reached up on his tip-toes in an attempt to lock the door, but he was too short.

Zayn huffed and turned around, taking in his surroundings. He was in the training room again, the room with all the machines and where Liam often used to be. Zayn walked over to the gloves in the basket beside him. They were huge red gloves, and he faintly remembered Liam wearing them once. Where was Liam? Maybe he could help him since it seemed like Gemma and Harry's mum were down with the idea.

If he hadn't been so busy studying the gloves, he might have noticed the door open. The toddler squealed as he was lifted off the floor. "No, put Jayn down!"

"No can do, kiddo," Niall chuckled. Zayn raised a finger and pointed it at Niall. "Kiddo, no."

"Kiddo, yes," Niall said, mimicking Zayn. Zayn squirmed in the older lad's arms, trying to burst free. Louis ran into the room with a grin on his face. "There you are, you stinky troublemaker."

"No showe," Zayn said, lifting his finger towards Louis. He tried to widen his eyes and seem intimidating. Maybe if they were scared of him they would listen. Louis licked Zayn's finger and Zayn grimaced. "Yuck, Loueh."

"Okay, no shower. Instead, you're taking a bath!" Harry said, walking into the room with a few ducks. "You can play with these duckling, they'll join you."

Zayn jutted his bottom lip out and grabbed the blue duck. He studied it before letting it drop to the floor. "Oopsh, duck dwon't want to bath."

"You little-" Louis walked forward and began to tickle the little guy's sides, and Zayn laughed loudly. "Shtahp!"
He squirmed in Niall's arms, trying to kick Louis with his feet. Zayn nearly lost his breath laughing and he yelled loudly. "Owkay, Jayn bath! Duck bath!"

Louis chuckled, pulling his hands away. "Now, let's get started."

Zayn held on tightly as Niall ran to the bathroom and he couldn't help but let out a laugh as Louis stumbled upon his slippers in the hallway. "Showwy!" he called out, waving bye to him as he and Niall were long gone.

Niall set him down in the bathroom and Zayn eyed the bathtub. "It'sh big."

"Yes, it is. Who do you want to shower with?" Louis asked carefully a he stepped inside the bathroom. "Do you still want me to leave?"

Zayn pursed his lips and shook his head. "Nawiall, shtay. Hawwy, shtay. Loueh...shtay."
He glared at the latter. "No tickling, kiddo."

Louis snickered. "Fine."

Harry brought out a large white towel and placed the ducks in the sink. He then pulled up his sleeves and walked over to Zayn. Zayn couldn't help but squirm from where he stood, the hem of his shirt fisted in his hands.

"Everyone needs to clean off once in a while, and you were very brave at the swimming pool," Harry said softly, smiling. He kneeled down and grabbed Zayn's shirt, pulling it over his head. Zayn swallowed as he kicked off his pajama pants and Harry placed them on the counter-top. He was about to reach out to take off his underwear, but Zayn stopped him. "No. Jayn bath in underweaw."

Harry raised his hands up. "Okay."
Zayn tried to step inside the bathtub, but his attempt failed and he huffed. He turned around, waiting for one of the boys to pick him up. When no one did, he looked up at them with a frown and lifted his arms.
"Oh, you want us to pick you up," Louis said, scratching the back of his neck. "Okay."