Unwanted // one direction fanfic

Chapter 23

“What?” Everyone spat all at once.

“Niall can you take her it’s hard to search holding her.” I pleaded, Niall took the sleeping girl and set her on his lap.

“Who’s Zack?” Louis asked.

“My son.”

“Then who is she?”

“My daughter.”

“How?”

“Twins.” I shrugged.

“Why are they here and why didn’t you tell us?” Niall asked quietly.

“Skylar sent them and because she didn’t want me too.” I took a deep breath. “Can we have this little pow wow later I’m kind of freaking out right now?”

“Any hints to where he may have gone?” Liam asked.

“None.”

“How old are they?”

“5...”

“Damn this kid is smart.” Liam breathed scratching his head. “He managed to run away just like his mom did.” That made a lightbulb go off in my head.

“We need to split up and check every bus station or stop near here, I fell asleep for like a half hour but I doubt he can run or walk that fast.” I thought for a second. “Oh and never tell Harry about this.” The boys nodded and we went off in pairs of two, one looker one driver. Louis came with me and Niall and Liam took my car and Nicki. The car ride was silent at first.

“I guess now you’re figuring out that being a dad isn’t that easy.” Louis laughed dryly. He was now the proud father of a four month year old baby boy.

“It was fine until he disappeared. They only got into a fight once and I managed to get them to eat all their food twice and I got them everything they could want and-”
“It’s more than that Zayn.” He turned to me. “You’re son left for a reason he didn’t just go for a walk I’m guessing he’s not that dumb. It’s not just about the actions of doing things it’s about understanding your kid and what they need on a physical and emotional level. It’s about being their protector and going the extra mile to make sure these kinds of things don’t happen.” I stared at my feet.

I couldn't think of anything to say.

"I guess that's a bond that forms at 4 in the morning and they're crying so loud you are actually considering giving them to your mom as a Christmas gift; or when you watch them take their first steps and hope they don't use that new found ability to go the wrong way; or when they finally start talking and you're so excited but regret it when the won't shut up. I understand why Skylar didn't want to go through that all alone, it's the most amazing yet heart wrenching thing in the world. It never gets easier either, you never stop worrying and smiling, home videos mean more as the time passes. Especially since they were the only thing she had."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"You had the band to take your mind off of things and fall back on, same with me, Eleanor went to college and has a part time job, Aiden has a full time job, but Skylar came home to everyone moving on, she was a job out of college, you were gone, she just had the babies and she knew that... and I'm guessing she's still a stay at home mom?"

"Yeah, her and Aiden just had a kid 2 days ago, a premie by two months that isn't doing so well." I mumbled.

"Do you know how much that must hurt her? She just wants her kids safe just like you, except they're all she has, and you walk in after 5 years and expect to take them from her."