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Part 14

By the time Saturday came around again, Zayn was a nervous wreck. It was hard thinking about the fact that even though he and Harry had just discovered how much they wanted each other, they were at risk of breaking up. Therefore- so far at least- he was breaking his promise to Louis. He wasn't even trying to tell Harry the truth.

He didn't want to miss what was happening now. He didn't want to miss lying out in the floor, next to Harry who was giving Liam raspberries on his tummy. He didn't want to miss being apart of something he felt he was lucky to be apart of in the first place. Why would he?

Each time Harry would blow onto Liam's stomach, it would just do something Zayn. He didn't know what the feeling was or why it was there. He just knew he loved it so much.

"'Gain Pa." Liam demanded and Harry made another one.

Liam's giggles of enjoyment and happiness filled the air once again, bouncing from wall to wall and Zayn's smile stretched to his ears. That little boy didn't know how happy he was making him. He didn't know how he was helping to change his unsatisfactory world into one full of contentment and cheerfulness.

"Draw Pa."

"You wanna draw?"

"Yeah."

"Go get your crayons then. I'll get you some paper."

Zayn breathed out and reached out to touch Liam. But just as he nearly swiped him, Liam ran off out of his reach. That caused him to frown.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked after he noticed his facial expression.

"N-Nothing."

"Are you sure? You've been quiet."

Zayn looked at him and nodded. "I'm sure. I was just watching you and Liam. How you two are. It's nice."

"And also innocent fun." Harry added. "Have to keep him at this age as long as possible. I'm really hoping he never turns out exactly like like me. I hope he's total opposite."

"Total opposite? I don't know about that. His Pa has a lot of great traits you know. It wouldn't hurt if he did some things like him."

Harry smiled and leaned over him so his face was above his. "A lot? Are you saying that just to flatter me?"

Zayn laughed. "No. Why? Is it flattering you?"

"It most certainly is." And he leaned down to plant soft kisses all over Zayn's face.

Before he could plant too many, the doorbell rang.

"That's Niall. Go get the door and I'll get Liam's copy paper." Zayn announced through laughter.

"Okay." Listening to Zayn, Harry got up and left the living room. He didn't need to peek through the peephole because he already knew who it was. So he unlocked and opened the door.

"Niall, how are you?"

He smiled warmly. "I'm fine. How have you been holding up?"

"Just fine, actually. Thank you. Come on in."

He looked hesitant. "I'd love to but I can't stay long. I have Katy and Ana in the car. I know you weren't expecting them to come along too."

"They're your wife and daughter, right?"

"Yes."

"Don't be silly. Bring them in and we'll all chitchat together."

"Well this is about catching up on how you're doing with taking care of your drinking problem. Are you sure?"