As sweet as Sugar

Chapter 14

After shooting a hurried text to Harry that he will take some more time to get Louis down for dinner, Zayn made his way into Louis' room. As soon as he shut the door behind him, Louis opened his eyes and literally ran into Zayn's arms. Zayn wrapped his arms around Louis' smaller body, pulling him so close that every inch of their body was touching the other's.

Before Zayn could say anything, Louis pulled his head up from where it was buried in Zayn's chest and started peppering Zayn's face with frantic kisses. Not leaving a single inch of his face without placing a kiss. Louis' little fingers, even the scarred ones, made their way into Zayn's hair, pulling him more closer when Louis covered Zayn's plump lips with his thinner pair. Of course Zayn was not expecting this but it made him feel special nonetheless.

"Hey, hey, easy there tiger", Zayn rubbed soothing circles on Louis' back.

"Please, Zayn. Please don't make me leave. I really want you guys. I will do all the work around the house. I will search for a job. I will even beg Niall. But please don't make me go. Please".

Zayn's heart shattered at the fragile state in which Louis was right now. Tears flowing in torrents down his red cheeks. His puffy eyes had lost their natural spark and was flooded with tears that were waiting to make their way down on his face. He could feel Louis' whole body literally shaking like if Zayn was not holding him right now he would shatter down on the floor like glass. Zayn couldn't help it when his own eyes watered a bit, but he had to take care of Louis now. He had to tell him that he is not going anywhere and that Niall is actually ok with him being here and with them.

Zayn gently picked Louis up by his waist and Louis instantly wrapped his legs around Zayn's waist while his arms where tightly snaked around Zayn's neck. Instead of putting Louis down on bed, Zayn sat on the edge of the bed. Louis was still clung to him like a koala, reluctant to let go of him. When Zayn tried to pull back a little so he could see Louis' face, Louis pushed himself forward on Zayn. Again when Zayn tried to pull back, Louis again pushed forward. It continued till Zayn lay flat on the mattress and Louis was totally draped on him.

When a little laugh made its way out of Zayn's mouth, Louis looked up and gave him a smile that didn't reach his eyes at all. Zayn moved Louis' fringe out of his eyes and patted his head before speaking, "You are going nowhere, Lou. Okay? Nowhere. We told Niall about you, about us as whole."

Louis perked up at the news but still was tensed. Zayn could feel it. "What did he say? Did you tell him that you three kissed me?"

Louis and the kissing, Zayn thought and sighed, "Yes, baby. Harry and Liam told him. I was there too, okay? We told him that we all like you the way we like him. And he said its fine."

"Its fine? Is that all he said?"

"Sort of", Zayn shrugged as much as he could when he was flat on bed and Louis on him.

Louis chewed on his bottom lip, his eyes not making contact with Zayn's. "But.. umm.."

Zayn hooked his finger under Louis' chin and made him look into his eyes, "But what, sweetcheeks?"

Louis blushed at the pet name, "But do you, umm, do you like him more than me? I mean if he tells you after some days to make me go, would you guys do that?"

Louis' fingers were playing with the collar of Zayn's shirt, sometimes grazing on the bare skin of his neck, which was quite distracting. And the way Louis was squirming on top of him, more on his southern area was not helping the matters. But Zayn had to answer Louis first.

"Of course not, birdie. Niall would never do that. He is really a nice person", Zayn had already started execution of Harry's plan.

"Yeah, nice person. Hope you see him when he looks through me all day", Sassypants made their way to the surface.

It took a lot of efforts for Zayn to not laugh on Louis' sarcasm. He had mission on his hands. "Well, he is a really good kisser too".

"Oh yeah? Better that me?", was all Louis said before he attacked Zayn's mouth with his own. Zayn's tongue instantly snaked out of his mouth to lick Louis' lips. He wondered, how Louis literally tastes so... Louis. As if he could name the taste as Louis.

Zayn's hands made their way down from Louis' back to little lower until they were placed flat against Louis' bum. When Louis moaned in his mouth, accompanying the rutting of his hips against Zayn's stomach, Zayn decided to move things little forward and gave a gentle squeeze to Louis' ass cheeks.

A small whimper escaped from Louis' mouth. Zayn quickly flipped them on bed so that now he was on top of Louis. His right hand holding back of Louis' neck to press his mouth harder on his own while his other hand made his way under Louis' shirt. The smoothness of Louis' skin could not be compared with anything Zayn has ever touched, not even the boys if Zayn was being honest.

They kissed little more until Louis made a noise when Zayn did not take it further than kissing and groping. "I want to do it, Zayn. Please".

"I know, baby. We will do it, when you are actually ready. But now everybody is waiting for us for dinner", Zayn traced Louis eye brows, then his cheekbones, his jaw, then his lips with the pad of his thumb.

"Okay. Yeah. But I don't want to sleep alone. We don't have to do anything. I promise", Louis literally pleaded.

Zayn hated as how still Louis felt like he had to plead for things he wanted, like he was not allowed to get the affection. He placed a final kiss on Louis' lips, "Yeah. I will be here tonight. Now let's go".

With that Zayn stood up and waited for Louis to get up from the bed, but Louis being the baby he was, raised his arms and motioned Zayn to pick him up.

Zayn sighed but picked him up while cooing, "You little bird, will be death of me one day". Louis just smiled peacefully and tucked his head in Zayn's neck.

It was Harry, who saw the pair coming down the stairs. He knew what Niall's reaction would be when he will see Louis draped on Zayn. So he quickly ran into the kitchen where Liam and Niall were sitting, waiting for all of them to join for dinner.

Harry sat on the chair beside Niall and quickly pulled him in his lap. Niall made a surprised squeak but wrapped arms around Harry and smiled at him. It was nothing new. It was like that before Louis came in their life, when they could touch each other whenever, however they wanted, Niall thought.

Harry bumped their noses lightly, "Missed you, Ni. Did you miss me all day, when you were with Ed and his brother?" Harry was not acting. He did miss Niall.

"Of course I missed you, Haz", and Niall kissed him. Soft and slow. Harry was lost in the kiss until someone cleared their throat, not so subtly.

Niall detached his lips from Harry with a sad sigh and turned to look at the pair standing on the other side of the table. Niall would be lying if he said, Louis and Zayn didn't look hot together. Because they fucking did. *Zouis feels*

Dinner went on quite uneventful, barring Niall and Louis lightly glaring at each other. Harry even got a kick under the table from Louis when he was feeding Niall a spoonful of rice. When it was too silent for a healthy environment according to Liam, he spoke up, "So Nick had called today".

Louis visibly tensed at the mention of Nick. Nick meant Andy. That meant possible news from his parents. That meant possible order asking him to come back home. It was just a couple of months till his 18th birthday. He kept his fingers crossed, praying that his parents had not asked him to come back home.

Zayn places an assuring hand on Louis' thigh while Liam just curled his fingers in Louis' hair when he continued, "Don't worry, Lou. He was just inviting us all for the party he is throwing on Halloween. So I was thinking that it's Saturday tomorrow, we all should go and look for our costumes. What say?"

Harry nodded thoughtfully, "Yeah but let's do it this way. We will not tell each other what costume we are getting till the party. Let's keep it surprise. What say?"

They all agreed on Harry's idea. Zayn even complemented Harry on being very full of ideas today. Liam laughed while Niall and Louis looked at blushing Harry, with confusion.