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"pa, where yer goin'?" niall asked. his voice was still raspy from having just woken up. it was around five in the morning and niall has waken up to go pee, and he saw liam fully dressed walking around his room, the door was cracked open slightly.

"oh, morning ni, what you doing up so early?" liam asks as niall walks into the room, rubbing his eyes.

"i had to piss." niall says. liam grimaces at niall's choice of wording, but shakes his head ignoring it for now. "are you going somewhere?" niall asks again.

"i was planning to go spend a day at my mum's house." liam tells him. he needed a day out of the house, and what better place to spend it at his mother's house? liam was feeling a little weird lately, and after the little thing with zayn, he was a little on edge. not to mention he woke up to the conjoined twins sleeping soundly on the sofa, it was slightly awkward. liam wanted to avoid any conversation when zayn woke up, so he decided to head off to his mum's early. it wasn't like he was going away for a while, just going to visit, and maybe get a little off his chest. maybe he would feel better. his mum always knew how to make him feel better and always had the best advice.

"can i go with you?" niall asked. obviously liam wasn't going to deny niall of seeing his grandparents so of course he nods his head, smiling slightly.

"course ni. go get dressed quickly, don't make such a ruckus, don't want to wake the others." liam tells them. niall narrows his eyes and crosses his arms.

"are you trying to sneak out?" niall asked suspiciously. liam sighs.

"maybe. does it matter?" liam asked. nial grins, shaking his head.

"nope, let's do it." niall says, popping the 'p'. he turns to leave the room to go back to his own and quickly find something to change into. liam let's out a breathy laugh before he walks off to grab the car keys, holding them tightly so they don't jingle around too much. it doesn't take niall long to get dressed, not forgetting to grab his phone and charger off the nightstand. soon he's following behind liam as they go towards the front door. they successfully make it out without waking anyone, and head to liam's car.

"papa, shouldn't we tell them where we're going?"

"i left a note on the kitchen table." liam tells him. niall nods as he buckled himself into the seat. liam drives off towards the main roads. thankfully since they left so early there's not too much traffic. his mom's house is about a thirty minute drive from there they live. so, it was a bit of a way down the road, but it wasn't that bad. liam turns on the radio and immediately hears one of zayn's songs playing. he quickly switches to a different station, sighing. niall gives him a knowing look.

"did you and dad get in a fight?" he asked. liam glances at him briefly, shrugging his shoulders.

"not really a fight, it was just a conversation."

"a conversation that lead to him sleeping on the couch." niall replies. liam sighs softly.

"things have just been a bit weird, it's nothing serious." liam tells him. niall bites his lip, looking ahead at the semi empty streets.

"yeah, i've noticed." niall states. liam looks at him as that halt stared light.

"noticed what?"

"dad spending shit load of time with harry." niall answers. liam is quiet as he presses on the gas when the light turns green, looking to be in thought. "that's what it was about, wasn't it?"

"yeah well, partially i guess, but it doesn't matter anymore. i'm most likely the only one bothered by it, so i need to let it go." liam sighs. he feels bad that he feels that way, but he can't help how he feels. he just feels like his family isn't like it used to be before, he can feel it changing and he's not sure that he likes it or not. niall shakes his head.

"it bothers me too pa." niall mumbles.

"it does?"

"yeah i mean, i've always known that harry is dad's favorite, so i'm kinda used to him getting special treatment then lou and i. but y'know, sometimes i miss quality time with him. it's only a matter of time before he gets busy again and i'll only be able to see him during dinner time." niall admits. "but, i don't let it bother me as much anymore pa, i'm used to it. you shouldn't neither pa." niall says. liam feels bad that niall feels that way. why should a child be used to their parent loving another child more? and not getting the attention they desire?

"trust me ni, i am." liam sighs.

"don't feel so bad, harry may be dad's favorite, but you're my favorite pa. you're always here for me when i need you, and you're always the one i go to when something happens. i love you, and i don't want you to feel like you're not appreciated, cause i appreciate you." niall says. he knows liam has been feeling a little left out, and lonely and he felt bad. he knows exactly how liam feels because he feels the same. niall doesn't always voice how he's feeling all the time, but he notices things too, he's not dumb. he's sure louis sees it too, but louis is never good with expressing himself, he likes to bottle things up and pretend nothing gets to him. it was the sad truth, but they learned to love with it.

"i love you too ni. it's really nice to hear you say that." liam says, glancing at niall, his eyes slightly watery. niall nods, smiling weakly at liam.

"and i mean it papa, otherwise i wouldn't be sitting in this car with you at five am, to go sit at grandmas old boring house all day." niall jokes. liam laughs softly, wiping his eyes.

"her house is kind of boring, isn't it?" liam chuckles. niall nods smiling. liam started to feel better after the little talk with niall. the sky was still a little dark as he drove down the road, and the music playing softly in the background gave him somewhat a peace of mind. it lifted some of the weight off his shoulders, he felt less under appreciated than he had before. he guesses a little assurance was part of what he needed to lift up his spirit. "do you want to grab something to eat before we get there?" liam asked after driving a while in silence.

"do you even have to ask? i'm hungry, and it's way too early." niall says. liam chuckles softly and nods. he pulls into the nearest mcdonald's and they order their food, before continuing the drive to liam's mum's house, eating their food in the car. the rest of the drive is silence because nothing else really needed to be said.

they spent the rest of the day at karen's house, not doing much of anything other then catching up and seeing how one another have been doing since the last time they saw each other. the day goes great, and they end up staying until dinner, eating over at her house, until they finally decide to leave to go back home. it was pretty plain and boring there, but it was time well spent. both niall and liam felt better after talking everything out, and spending time with one another. and none of the other stuff seemed to matter anymore at the time.

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i rushed this but i was tryna get in a double update before i got too lazy.

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