Baby "Jayn"

"What?"

Chapter 72
{Liam}

Liam watched as Louis scored yet another goal. He whooped loudly. "Who's the boss now, huh?"

Gemma rolled her eyes and she slapped Harry's neck, sending his hair flying. "I thought you were good."

"I am," the older one complained. He glanced at Niall who was munching on the tortilla crisps, dipping them in salsa every few seconds. "Louis's doing all the job, Niall's too busy eating."

"Ha ha ha," Niall said with a mouthful.
Liam rolled his eyes, a small smile on his face as he turned his attention back to his phone.

"I need a break, let me go drink some water," Harry said, rubbing his eyes. "Liam you wanna take over?" he asked.

Liam shook his head, scrolling through the collages of their trip in Australia, deleting the pictures that were taking too much space.

"Oh crap, I told ya to decrease the volume," Niall said, and Liam looked up to see a sleepy Zayn coming down the stairs. His raven black hair was tousled, one hand holding Roar tightly while the other's thumb was in his mouth.

Liam wasn't sure if the toddler was awake or not, his eyes droopy. "Zayn?"

Zayn didn't even look up, only walked over to the couch and sat beside him, thumb still in his mouth. Everybody was watching him closely, the game on pause.

"Did the noise wake you up?" Gemma asked softly. Zayn frowned, his growing fringe shielding his eyes from view. He pushed it away. "Ow," the kid mumbled and Liam frowned. "What hurts?"

Zayn slumped his head against his side, almost in a sleepy trance, Roar falling to the floor. Liam gently lifted him up and on his lap, checking his face for any injuries. Zayn opened his mouth, eyes drooping again.

"Does your teeth hurt?" Harry asked, exiting the kitchen and sitting beside Liam.

Zayn hummed in a yes, and Liam instructed him to open his mouth. A new tooth was coming alright and Zayn seemed to be rubbing it with his thumb.
"The pain will go away, you want to eat sometching?" Liam asked.

Zayn opened his eyes, a pout forming on his lips as he shook his head. He even seemed too tired to talk. Resting his head on Liam's lap, the kid let his eyes droop, thumb still rubbing his tooth. "Ow," he mumbled again, frowning.

"What do we do?" Harry asked, looking at the other boys. Liam tried to think of something, but he wasn't very good when it came to so young kids.

"We give Theo a teether," Niall said with a shrug. "Maybe we should have bought one for Zayn."

"Yeah, you used to have one too," Gemma said in agreement, nodding towards Harry.

"Zayn?" Louis asked softly, leaning forward and pushing the toddler's hair out of his face. He seemed fast asleep, face scrunched up. Liam shifted to lift him up, but Zayn stirred, sitting up and opening his eyes. He looked around at all of them staring at him and he frowned. "What?"

Liam watched in confusion as Zayn rubbed his eyes, rubbed his new tooth a few times before yawning again. He then went back to finding Liam's thigh as a wonderful pillow, laying down on it. Harry laughed quietly as Zayn sprawled his legs on his lap, making himself comfortable between the two.

And that's how they played the rest of the game, volume low and a sleeping Zayn lying between Harry and Liam, neither moving in fear of waking him up for good.