When You Chose One You Lose One

Chapter 4

Two months later, Liam decided to return to his pack. In the time he had been away he had gotten his own apartment and had decorated the spare bedroom into a neutral nursery. He didn't know the gender, but he also couldn't wait to decorate.

His conscience was eating him up on the inside. It was telling him that he needed to at least tell his old pack that he was with child. He was two months along now and people at his job could smell his pregnancy.

He was still good friends with Siva and his pack and he made dinner for the boys every night. Although he hadn't been accepted into their pack, he didn't want to be. Liam just wants to be on his own. Just him and his child.

He walked up to the now unfamiliar home and he sighed. He certainly didn't know how to tell them. He'd probably just tell them straight out. He used his key and unlocked the door, being met with four pairs of eyes, three filled with rage.

Zayn stood up slowly and made his way around the couch and to the door. Liam, filled with fear, stood still as possible as Zayn approached him. He proceeded to scent the omega. His eyes widened a bit but still staying in their pointed, narrowed state. The two just stood there, staring each other, Liam's brown eyes watering a bit. He could feel the angry pheromones floating around the room and they made him sick.

He held his stomach and gagged slightly, his head bowing a bit. "Look at me," Zayn growled out. Liam then braced himself for a slap, but it came delayed and strong, making his vision swim. Zayn then just walked away as Liam picked himself up.

He cried silently. 'He hasn't changed at all in two months,' though Liam. Harry and Louis approached him. "What are you doing here Liam?" Harry asked him harshly as he clenched his jaw. Liam sniffled and tried his hardest to calm down. He knew that they knew why he was there. Louis was the only one who seemed to realize the obvious reason he was here, seeing as he was the only one focused on his stomach.

Liam POV
I stop my tears and take a big breath to prepare for what I am about to say. "I-I'm pregnant..." I say and place my hand on my belly protectively, trying to shield it from Louis' prying eyes. "How long?" Louis asks.

"Two months, and don't you dare try and say it's someone else's because I'll fucking have you all convicted of omega abuse!!" I finally had snapped. I could see that they were beyond upset with me, but now they know that I am carrying one of their baby's.

Louis moved out of my way and ushered me into the living room. I slowly made my way into the living room and sat on the couch beside Niall. The blonde asshole even crawled into my lap and sobbed on my chest. 'As if he missed me. He probably has been pampered and taken care of just like he was before I left,' I thought to myself. He cried his little heart out and I just kept my arms around his stomach, hugging my baby and trying not to cry anymore.

Harry got me a bottle of water and I politely omega took it, placing it on the couch beside me. Louis went to go get Zayn from his art studio down the hall, drawing the alpha out of his creative process and brought him to the living room.

Author POV
As the pack sat around the coffee table, all eyes on Liam, the puppy-eyed boy took a breath. He looked up at Louis first. Louis tried to give him a bit of attention, but ultimately got sucked back into Niall. He looked at Harry, remembering that the alpha was Niall's mate before this little five-way started, then to Zayn. He hated Zayn. Zayn was just horrible and there aren't enough words to describe how Liam actually feels about him. Liam sighed. He looked at his stomach then back up to Zayn.

"I'm aborting this child." He says sternly and runs his fingers through his short hair. "I will not mother the child of any of you men." He says and every alpha in the room tenses. He continues. "Zayn, you have slapped me twice since I've been pregnant. Twice. You were my original alpha and I can't believe that you would be the one to treat me like this." He says, a small bit of sass coming out. Zayn sat there silently, taking it all in with no expression. "Harry, you've ignored me. As well as the other alpha's, but that isn't your personality. You're not like that. I expected more." Harry could feel his emotions begin to melt into sadness. "And Louis," Liam says with a soft smile. "You're...I love you." 

He tells Louis and reaches over to hold the alpha's hand. "You didn't ignore me because you wanted to...but you simply followed along with the other alpha's. It wasn't okay. But you didn't mean it and I forgive you. I love you, Lou. You've been the best of a bad situation. I just want to say thank you." Louis nods as tears fall from his eyes. "I love you too Li...i'm so so-" Liam shook his head, cutting the blue-eyed alpha off. "No Lou. No apologies. The relationships that I had with you guys are broken beyond repair and no apology could fix them." He says with a sad smile.

He looks at Niall, the blonde omega in heartbroken tears. "Ni.." He says softly and Niall whimpers, crawling over to Liam and cuddling into his neck. Liam held him and rubbed his back. "I will always love my little blonde ball of joy. I will always and forever cherish you and our times together and how close we got." 

He pulls away a bit and wipes Niall's tears. "But, this pack isn't big enough for two of us. This pack doesn't need two omega's when the love and attention aren't being shared equally. I now know that none of this your fault and I need to keep telling myself that." He tells Niall softly and slowly, making sure the boy understands. Niall sobs as he listens, feeling completely at fault.

Deep inside, Liam was jealous and he was almost happy to see the blonde cry as he forced the blonde to see that the death of his child and his departure from the pack was all on Niall. "Ni, I just want you to know that you will be a great mother, and your baby will have three amazing fathers that will devote their lives to you and your bundle of joy." He smiles softly at the crying Irish lad. "Have lots of babies, fill the pack with enough kids to carry on the Malik, Styles, and Tomlinson last names for centuries and eon's to come, okay cutie?" 

He tells the blonde and Niall laughs at Liam's attempt to lighten the mood. He always envied Liam for his independent nature. Liam stood slowly, making Niall whimper because he knew what was to come.

"Li please..." Zayn says suddenly, his voice husky and strained. "Just....stay for tonight and let us figure this out in the morning. Just...please." Liam scoffed, upset that Zayn would have the audacity to care now. He made his way to the door. He grabbed his coat and walked out but was stopped by Louis, the alpha giving him pleading eyes. Liam sighed and gave in. Louis pulled him back inside and Liam made his conditions very clear.

"I leave tomorrow at noon. I sleep in the guest room downstairs, I am not to be woken up to eat breakfast with you lads. You do not touch me, you do not try and talk me out of my choice. It's my body. My child. I do what I want." He says and everyone in the room nods. It was the only thing to make him stay, so they agreed.

And with that all said and done Liam left and went to bed leaving his old pack behind in the other room all feeling mixed emotions.