Oops? ☯ Zouis Talik

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Zayn was nervously tapping the steering wheel of his SUV as he waited outside of the airport for Louis. He wasn't really sure why he was nervous it was just Louis, Louis who he'd known since he was fourteen, Louis who was his boyfriend for six years and is now his boyfriend again. It was just Louis so he should feel comfortable, he shouldn't be shaking and he shouldn't feel like he's going to pass out. 

"Sweetie, why are you freaking so bad? What happened?" Tricia asked her son who was quite honestly freaking her out with all his mindless mumbling

"I don't know why I didn't realize what he said until now, holy shit mum, he said married!" he gasped running his hands up and down his face the going back to tap on the wheel.

"He asked you to marry him!" 

"What? No, no but like he hinted that it's something he wants in the future. I don't know mum I didn't think about it after he said it but right now knowing he's gonna walk out of the airport any minute has me shaking!"

"Hey babe isn't that part of being in a relationship? What's the point of being in a relationship with someone you don't plan on marrying, especially in a serious relationship love? That's the end game innit? Just breathe and try to calm down, I'm sure he just meant- like you said, sometime in the future he'd like to marry you."

Zayn had just pulled his phone away from his ear to check the planes schedule again when there was a tapping on his window making him jump and turn only to be met with Louis.

"I've gotta go mum he's here." Zayn breathed trying to calm himself again.

"Okay Zayn, I'll pick the twins up from school and bring them bye at about two." and just like that it was him and Louis.

Louis and his beautiful blue eyes, cheerful smile and his laugh. Louis eyes were crinkled by his eyes and the sound of his laughter was softly coming through the car doors and he made his way to the boot of the SUV and threw his suit cases in, then made his way over to the passenger side. 

"Should you even be driving? Ya know broken bones an all?" He smiled softly as he slowly leaned over the center consul and gently grabbed Zayn's jaw turning his head to face him. 

He inspected the fading yellowish bruising on Zayn's face as he gently ran his thumb over his jaw. Zayn's eyes fluttered shut and he leaned in to Louis' touch. 

"I missed you babe." Louis almost whispered looking at Zayn with wide blue eyes "M'sorry I couldn't be here when you needed me."

Zayn smiled shaking his head "It's okay, I'm fine everything's okay." he sighed "Now lets get you home, I'm sure you're ready for a shower and a nap."

Louis nodded then leaned in to give Zayn a quick innocent soft peck on his lips "Are the boys gonna be there? I've missed them."

Zayn pulled out onto the road a shook his head "They've got Pre-k til noon then my mum is picking them up. She'll probably drop them off at two."

Louis' smile instantly deflated he was looking forward to seeing his sons, it's been two months. Sure Skype and Facetime were fine but he wanted to be able to hug them as soon as he stepped in to Zayn's house.

"When did they start school? I didn't even know they were in it." 

"They started the week after you left in September and they really like it. Damian likes play time and Elijah loves art, he's painted a lot of things for you."

"Oh..." Louis noted clearly saddened "I missed their first day of school? Why didn't you all tell me about it when we talked?"

Zayn took his eyes off the road for just a moment to look at Louis' expression, he was bitting his lip and looking down at his fidgeting hands. Zayn sighed resting his cast covered arm on his lap "I guess I just never thought too and I'm sorry about that, I know it's important to you, I have pictures and videos and I can tell you every detail when we get back to mine, and the boys- I guess they didn't say anything because they only wanted to talk about you, they missed you." Zayn finished looking over at Louis.