My Favorite Bartender

Chapter 3

The next morning, I wake before Harper and Parker to make sure they don't see the two hand print shaped bruises on my throat. Walking out of my room dressed for the day along with a neck scarf, I'm in the kitchen prepairing breakfast and coffee for Liam, the kids and myself when Liam comes in alone.

"Morning mate, how are you feeling this morning?" he asks as he pours himself and me each a cup of coffee before he hands me mine so I can add cream and sugar.

"Throat still hurts like a bitch," I rasp out taking a sip causing Liam to nod.

Just then Harper and Parker stumble into the kitchen rubbing their sleepy eyes with their fists. "Morning my babies," I softly say to them as they lift their arms up to me. I chuckle as I squat down to pick them up after I set down my coffee cup. They wrap their arms around my neck overlapping each other and squeezed softly.

"Come on babies, lets have breakfast," I say softly as I sit them down in their chairs. Turning around to grab their already made plates but Liam has the two plates already. He smiles at me as he sits the plates down in front of the kids with an even bigger smile.

Grabbing my plate along with Liam's, sitting down in my chair once I realize Liam has my coffee mug in his hand along with his as he sits down himself. The four of us talk while we eat our food, deciding what we're going to do today. Liam and I are going to take the kids to the park since we never did yesterday along with taking them to a local community pool and then to have some lunch afterwards.

So, right now as they change into their day clothes as does Liam, I'm packing their swimming suits into a backpack along with mine and Liams and four towls, Harper and Parker's swimmies and then we're off to have fun.

Five minutes later the four of us are out of the flat and strapped into Liam's SUV heading to the park with the twins softly singing along with the song that's playing on the radio as Liam and I talk.

"So, have you finished woking on the song that you've been working on for the last few days?" I ask him as he parks in the spot at the local park.

"Yeah, Ed Sheeran and I finished yesterday by the time I left work," he says helping Harper out of her car seat as I help Parker out of his.

"Nice, is there another artist you're helping next?" I ask as I allow Harper and Parker go to the play structures.

Liam and I walk the sidewalk around the play structure talking about his work and mine as the twins play before we join them in the sandbox.

Liam stares at me for a moment before saying, "Lou-Lou, you forgot to put a scarf on this morning."

My hand instantly touches my throat. "Sh-oot, I had pulled one out this morning too."

Suddenly Parker asks as he stares behind Liam and I, "Papa, who he?"

This causes Liam and I to turn to look behind us at whoever it is Parker is asking about. Shit, it's Harry and Niall coming toward us with confused looks on their faces.

"Hello Louis," Harry greets once him and Niall have reached us. Harry turns his attention to Liam. "Hello Liam, nice to see you again."

Harry turns his attention back to me asking, "How do you know Liam Payne, Louis?" as Niall turns his attention away from Liam, as they finished their greetings, to hear my answer.

"He unki Li-Li!" Harper pipes up, she's not my shy one unlike Parker, who's leary of new people.

Harry and Niall raise their eyebrows at Liam and I at this. "Unki Li-Li?" Niall asks clearly amused.

"Yes baby, that's unki Li-Li," I tell Harper before turning back to Harry and Niall. "Liam and I went to school together. He's my roommate," I tell them.