One Big Family

Sunshine and Rainbows

"Niall what are you thinking?" Demi asked Niall. He wasn't really paying attention to the group and just zoned out starring at the picture on the wall.

"Umm, nothing" he lied. He was thinking of something and it was bothering him. He was staring contently at the photograph of Demi's family; children, a father and a mother.

"Are you sort of wishing that you had a family photo with a mother?" Demi asked. Niall felt sadder that Demi could tell, he never had a mother he didn't even know what happened to his mother.

"Maybe" Niall sighed. Demi grew a look in her eye, it was pity. Oh great.

"You know what I always thought about your dad?" Demi asked raising her eyebrows.

"What?" Niall wondered.

"He does a great job being both parts" that all she told before leaving Niall alone in the kitchen to join the others in the living room.

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"Zayn are you okay?" Simon asked his son who was lying in the couch buried in bubblegum wrappers. Zayn was most definitely not fine but he couldn't tell Simon what's wrong.

"Nothing" Zayn groaned, now Simon knew something was wrong. He pulled Zayn up so he was now sitting.

"What's wrong and don't you dare lie to me." He said sternly. Zayn sighed knowing that Simon was going to find out anyway.

"Just don't be angry at me okay. I already know it was stupid and I regret doing it so much" he lied. He didn't regret starting as much as he regrets stopping. But he wasn't stupid he knew the problems there was with smoking, but it was better that he quit.

"Out with it Zayn" Simon ordered wanting to know if he should beat him or hug him.

"I've been smmm" he mumbled making the last word unheard.

"You've been what?" Simon asked confused.

"Smmking" he mumbled again.

"What?" Simon asked more angry now.

"I've been smoking alright!" He yelled "there, I regret it, I wish I never accepted the packet in the first place." He said hoping with every ounce in his being that Simon wasn't going to beat his ass.

But Simon was silent. He didn't really know what to say but he knew he was angry so very angry.

"Stay here" Simon said sternly before retreating to his room needing a breather.

With that Zayn felt worse and sank further in the couch waiting for Simon's return.

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"Louis, you in here?" Harry called, entering the little boy's room.

"Yeah" Louis called out from his bed.

"What's up baby bro?" Harry asked dropping down on Louis' bed rearranging the toys.

"Nothing much" he started but there was lots he wanted to say.

"But I think I like Ashley."

Harry stared at Louis with his eyebrows raised.

"Like him as a friend or..." he smiled. Harry thought Louis was so cute with Ashley.

"I think more than a friend" he smiled making Harry mentally "aww" at his cuteness.

"Do you want him to be your boyfriend?" Harry smiled getting really excited.

"Maybe...?" Louis smiled saying it more as a question.

"Are we allowed to do that though?" He asked. Louis didn't actually know that people did that. Date someone of the same-sex. Was that even allowed.