Niall was downstairs with the couples' children, Maya (6), Kristen (9), Joshua (14), and Max (15). He had fixed them omelets before they had to go to school. Zayn came down the stairs, coughing. Niall ignored it because he knows his husband can have very bad asthma attacks. Zayn sat down at the table.
"Are you hungry babe", Niall asked, "I'll make your favorite omelet?"
Zayn nodded, but he felt like utter shit. His stomach was hurting badly, he had a massive headache, his nose was running, his muscles were aching, he was coughing and sneezing. He felt a strong tickle in the back of his nose and turned away from his kids. He sneezed softly into the palms of his hands, hoping no one noticed.
"Bless you papa", Maya said as she took a bite of her omelet.
The site of her talking with her mouth open caused Zayn to gag into his hand, hoping that nothing more came of it.
"Are you okay dad", Joshua asked with his mouth full too.
Zayn closed his eyes and a sickly sounding burp escaped his mouth. His stomach rumbled and he squeezed his eyes tightly. He didn't want to loose what he had for dinner last night, he wanted to go to work. One Direction had a big meeting today to discuss recording with Elyar Fox. (Billion Girls singer)
XZayn felt the wave of nausea pass and thought he would be fine.
"Here you go babe", Niall said putting the plate in front of him and planting a kiss on his forehead.
Zayn gagged into his hand and then placed his arm around his queasy stomach.
"I'm gonna go get ready for work because straight after we are going to work", Niall said and then headed upstairs.
The smell of the eggs made Zayn's head hurt even more and his stomach even more queasy.
"Who's driving us to school", Kristen asked with her mouth full.
"Would you guys not talk with your mouths open", Max screamed at his younger siblings.
Zayn let out another gag as he felt his dinner rising up his throat. He started breathing heavily and coughing.
"Dad are you okay", Max asked, seeing his father turn pale green.
"Max take your sisters into the other-", his hasty sentence was cut short by bile spilling out of his mouth and falling on the floor under the table.
The girls screamed while the boys grew worried.
"Joshua take him to the bathroom", Max announced, taking charge, "I'll take Maya and Kristen upstairs to get papy."
Joshua picked up his weak dad and carried him to the bathroom. He put Zayn on the floor in front of the toilet and Zayn began heaving into the toilet. He shook as he threw up and retched in the toilet.
"Are you cold dad", Joshua asked.
Niall nodded as he shivered.
"It's h-"
"Is he okay", Niall asked rushing into the doorway of the bathroom.
"I don't feel good", Zayn mumbled with sadness.
"Aww my poor baby, do you need anything?"
"A...blanket, I'm...freezing", he said in between retching loudly.
"Max go get me the ear thermometer, Joshua get me a blanket", Niall coached.
Zayn threw up before asking, "How are the girls?"
"They're upstairs finishing up getting ready for school."
Zayn nodded and then threw up again. The boys came back downstairs with everything.
"Max, drive your sisters on your way to school. Make sure your brother doesn't skip class again."
The boys nodded and went upstairs to get the girls. Niall wrapped Zayn in the blanket abd stuck the thermometer in Zayn's ear: 103.2
"Feel better papa", the girls yelled on their way out the door.
"Bye guys have a good-", the sound of him retching loudly stopped him and the kids left.
Niall called both of them in sick and then spent the rest of the day taking care of his sick husband.
