The Bet [Zarry AU] **UNDER EDITING**

23. Hold me

Missed you guys so much. Tomorrow's my last exam
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After bidding Zayn goodbye Harry came to his room and slept beside Zayra, humming some lullabies to her, while she slept with a soft smile on her face. "She must be tired", he thought.

They had spent the whole day chilling, talking, playing with each other. And it would be a lie if  Harry had said that his heart didn't do back flips whenever Zayn called her "Pumpkin" instead of Zayra.

At dinner, when, Zayra demanded him to feed her but Harry clearly denied it saying that she needed to learn eating by herself all the time now, Zayn pulled her on his lap and said,"No, princesses don't eat by themselves, daddy's feed them." And started feeding her, he couldn't say his heart melt.

He couldn't miss the look Zayra gave Zayn after he said the word "Daddy". He wished, he could tell her that her daddy loved her and was currently feeding her. He knew, no matterhow hard he tried to convince her that her daddy loved her and was just busy right now, she believed, her Daddy didn't love her that's why he was never there.

He sighed sadly then leaned down to press a kiss on her daughter's forehead.
"I love you baby girl.", he whispered and leaned back.

He fetched the phone from his pocket and looked at his lockscreen. He smiled looking at it.

It was a pic of him and Zayn with Zayra in betwen them in the tub while they both were outside of it.

He smiled at the memory of today.

"Um, let's go pumpkin, time for your bath.", He said, picking up his daughter in his arms. She and Zayn were currently watching some cartoon show in the living room while  Harry was doing the dishes in the kitchen. When he came back, the sight made him mentally cooing an 'Aww'. Zayra was snuggled into Zayn's chest while Zayn's arms were around her, holding her in a protective manner. He didn't want to break their moment but he knew, he had to, it was getting late and Zayra needed to take her bath and to be put in bed.

"But dada, I want unkie Zaynie.", she said after Harry had told her she needed to take her bath. She wrapped her arms around Zayn tightly, not wanting to letting him go just now. Zayn looked like he didn'f want to let go of Zayra either, but he knew he had to. Zayra had school the next day after all.

"Princess? ", Zayn asked Zayra. She looked up at him with puppy dog eyes.

"Go and take a bath? I promise, I'll meet you tomorrow at the school. Okay?", Zayn asked, making her nod and pout.

Harry looked at them amused. He couldn't believe that Zayra had trusted Zayn that soon, he can see how much his daughter already loved Zayn. It's unbelievable. But maybe that's what called the father daughter bond.

"Um, you want to come and help me or you want to watch some tv?", Harry asked Zayn after taking Zayra in his arms. He was looking sad, already missing his Pumpkin on his side. Zayn looked up at him as if to ask if he heard him right and when Harry nodded, his sad face lit up like Christmas lights and he nodded vigorously.

Harry smiled and said, "Okay, follow me upstairs then", and Zayn nodded again.

They went upstairs in his room and opened the bathroom door. He put Zayra down in the bathroom floor and looked behind himself and saw Zayn was standing at the door awkwardly.