As sweet as Sugar

Chapter 10

Zayn took his time cleaning the cuts and then putting bandage. Moreover, he went and toasted some bread slices for Louis. But when they sat down at table to eat, Louis looked down at his hands and started chewing his bottom lip. It must a nervous habit, Zayn thought. "What's wrong, Lou?"

Louis just shook his head before looking at Zayn and picking up a piece of toast with his left hand. When Zayn pressed a bit more, Louis spoke up, "Its... Just thank you, Zayn."

"Thanks for what, babe?"

Louis blushed at the nickname, "It's just that no one has taken my care like this since my sister."

Zayn noticed Louis' voice cracking a bit. Since his sister?, "Since your sister?"

Then Louis told Zayn the story about it which he had already told Harry and Liam on the day he shifted to this house. Zayn fought his own tears back at how fragile and vulnerable Louis must be feeling at the moment. Of course, Harry and Liam had to feel protective and supportive for the boy.

Zayn asked Louis to get up from his seat and pulled him in his lap. Zayn patted Louis' hair to sooth and Louis instantly softened under his touch and rested his head on Zayn's shoulder. Zayn continued patting his head and rubbing his hand on Louis' arm until he felt the boy leaving a relaxing sigh.

Louis sat little straighter and looked into Zayn's beautiful eyes. Taking in the detailed beauty of his irises, his lashes. The almond shaped eyes were the most beautiful eyes Louis had seen on any guy. Zayn was staring into Louis eyes. Searching for something about which he himself had no idea.

They both kept staring at each other. Eyes locked, fingers intertwined at the moment. Before any of the two could register in their mind, they were leaning forward until their lips were mere centimeters apart. It was Louis who closed his eyes, trusting Zayn. That's all he had at the moment in him, trust. Trust that these boys would not make him feel unwanted. Trust that these boys would not wait for him to get out of their lives. Trust that they could make him feel loved.

Zayn watched Louis' closed eyes for a moment before connecting their lips in a gentle kiss. It was nothing compared to the kisses Louis was sharing with Liam and Harry. One could consider this just as a peck on lips but Louis felt the feelings Zayn had put in that tender kiss.

Louis pulled back and once again sat straight, "Your boyfriend won't get mad at you?"

"Which boyfriend?", Zayn tried to sound as casual as he could. He knew that explaining their relationship to Louis can be difficult. But he had to tell him if they were going to keep him for long, and he didn't have to tell anyone if Aladdin was falling for this princess Jasmine in his lap.

"Niall", said Louis as if this was the most obvious thing in the world before continuing, "and what do you mean which boyfriend? How many do you have?"

And that was when Zayn explained their relationship to Louis. Against his better judgment Louis took it all very easily but he had this 563212154 questions to which Zayn answered ever so willingly.

Louis sat still for a moment and then said, "So that explains why Harry and Liam have not told you about the kisses."

What kisses?, Zayn thought. "What kisses?"

Zayn saw the blush that painted Louis' cheeks in an adorable pink. Louis licked his lips and places a kiss on Zayn's lips, "Kisses like this; which I have been sharing with them".

Zayn got turned on as hell as soon as he pictured Louis kissing two of his boyfriends. But he couldn't ignore the jealousy that crept up. But he was not sure as of whom he was actually jealous? Of Louis that he kissed his boyfriends or of Liam and Harry, that they got to kiss Louis all these days when he was not even talking with him.

His train of thoughts got broken when he felt Louis' fingers playing around his neck. "Are you mad at them? Or at me? It was not supposed to happen but it just did. I know I had option to not to get into this but I couldn't let it go. I like all of you. All four of you. But I knew that accepting me in your lives would be difficult. I am so pathetic, so dependent. No doubt why my parents didn't want me. So I just went with flow. I am sorry". Tears were running down at record speed by the time Louis finished his speech.

Zayn didn't interrupt him even once. He knew it was necessary for him to take out all the things he had buried in his little heart. So when Louis finished talking and started sobbing, he pulled him tighter into his chest and placed a kiss in his hair.

It took Zayn quite a lot time to make Louis believe that this was all ok and the boys would love to add another node in their circle of relationship. They were just relaxing on the couch and playing a stupid fingertips game when Liam and Harry walked into the room.

Louis and Zayn put on the show for them, just as they had decided being partners in crime. Louis could not forget the looks on Harry and Liam's faces when Zayn asked, "So I heard that you kissed my little bird here without my permission?"

In another hour or so, over preparing dinner, they both got over the shock. No one could blame Harry and Liam if Zayn received few couple of punches from them for being a twat.