Zianourry Family Fluff (One Direction)

it takes time (ii)

Seeing as Liam had not seen his boys all day, once Zayn went down for the night man went home to see his babies alongwith to relieve Ed of his babysitting duties. Harry felt as though he should stay just in case, which gave Liam the difficult job of explaining everything to his little babies.

"Daddy always does bath time, though, Papa. You do nappy and jam jams," Louis pointed out as Liam lifted him into the tub along with Niall.

"I know, baby, but something happened at Papa's work today that required Daddy's help," Liam started to gently speak as he allowed the boys to play.

"What kind of help, Papa?" Niall asked this time while squeezing the water from his rubber ducky at Louis.

"Well, you know how Daddy is very, very good at making you two feel safe when I'm at work, or just safe in general?" Once the boys nod Liam continues. "Well, today a little baby was brought into my work, and he was very very scared so I had Daddy come help me calm him down. But he was still very scared when he went night night, so Daddy had to stay with him tonight."

"The baby already went night night? But the sun's still awake Papa! He's a little little baby. Littler than me," Louis says with wide eyes which causes Liam to coo.

"Yeah, bubba, I think he is more Little than you," Liam responded.

"Papa is- is he a Little baby like us, o-or-or a baby baby like a new person?" Niall asks.

"He's a Little like you, but no one ever told him he was and that can be really scary."

Bath time finishes quickly after that as do the nappies and jam jams that always follow. So now Liam was seated on their special rocking chair with each boy on a knee as he fed them their nightly bottles.

"Daddy's not leaving us for the smaller baby, right Papa?" Niall asked just to make sure.

"No, baby, never. Daddy and me would never ever leave you. Either of you," Liam coos while kissing both of their foreheads. "I was thinking, though, tomorrow you come with me to work so you could meet him. He doesn't seem to have any friends, or even a mummy or daddy."

"Doesn't have a daddy?" Louis asks with wide, shocked eyes.

"No, baby, so that's why Daddy thought it would be nice to stay with him the night. You both have two daddies who love you very much and we know you boys love to share, so we thought this would be okay for tonight."

"I like sharing," Niall mumbles around a yawn.

"Me too," Louis says quietly also yawning.

"Alright, my babies, now it's time for you to go night night."

And with two soft kisses the boys were out.

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As Harry wakes up the next morning he wonders how Liam could ever sleep in the hospital because these mattresses are not friendly to one's back at all. Nonetheless, though, the man allows himself into Liam's office– a perk he received from the hospital to convince him to stay– and grabbed one of the man's jumpers in which he had left there at one point. He then makes his way down to the small cafe to grab himself some coffee and a pastry before making his way to the room he had checked in on five times throughout the night just in case.

This time as Harry peaks his head in he's happy to see the little boy sitting up awake, however, the sad, scared look still remains.

"Good morning, Ravenclaw, did you have a nice sleep filled with pretty dreams?" Harry coos as he fully enters the room.

Harry notices the fear spark in the boys eyes the second he begins to speak, but it's soon replaced by relief when he comes to recognize the man.

"S'nice," Zayn mumbled while stroking the mattress in a way that made Harry think this boy probably has never felt a mattress this soft even though it isn't even soft at all.