The Malik Triplets

Chapter 26: What Do You Want?

Vexi's P.O.V

We've been Malik's for just over a month now- meaning there is less than a month until our thirteenth birthday and less than a month and a half before both One Direction and Little Mix will be on tour. Zayn leaves for tour exactly one week after our birthday and Perrie follows the following week with us.

Over the past two weeks, after being introduced as the Malik Triplets, our schedule has been pretty hectic, from shuffling between One Direction and Little Mix tour rehearsals and interview about the newest family, it's been a little hard to find time to sleep, never mind relax. Today is Thursday May 15th and one of the only days that both Perrie and Zayn have off before they leave for tour.

Perrie had made us a bunch of sandwiches for lunch and we were gathered around outside on the deck. The sun was out, which doesn't happen very often, especially with absolutely clear blue sky's and not a cloud in sight.

I throw the little blue ball that squeaks across the yard. Hatchi's little legs speed across the freshly cut grass and into the garden where the ball had landed. Once he found the ball, he runs back to my feet, dropping the ball and his little body bounces with excitement with his tongue out, anticipating another throw.

I tease him and pretend to throw the ball but hide it behind my back. He chases after nothing and stops in the middle of the lawn, turning his head from side to side, trying to figure out where the ball landed. I laugh to myself, watching the confused puppy.

"Give him a break, Vex" Zayn appears behind me and takes the ball from my hand behind my back.

He whistles to get Hatchi's attention and holds the ball out to show Hatchi where it is. Once Hatchi sees the ball, he runs up the stairs onto the deck and jumps excitedly at Zayn's feet. We chuckle at the excited puppy and Zayn throws the ball across the yard, hitting the fence with a rather loud bang and it bounces back into the yard.

"Zayn!" Perrie scrolls.

"Oops" he chuckles.

Kyra is sat in the sun with dark shades on and 'My Sister's Keeper' by Jodi Picoult in hand. She's spread out along two chairs enjoying the sun with Prada at her feet. Letty decided to use this time to sketch the large, vibrant green Ash tree that's placed at the very back of the garden but shades almost three quarters of it and when the sun sets, the tree casts a shadow over the entire house.

Perrie had a rather large document with her schedule for her tour that she was looking over. She had been told that she gets a week off sometime after she gives us to Zayn to go to Australia and she was trying to see if it was worth flying out and spending time with us or going to visit her father for a couple of days. She has to look through pages of documents to figure out what dates she gets off.

Perrie groans from behind Zayn and I. "All I'm understanding from this is that I'm not getting any sleep for a few months" she slaps the paper onto the table.

Zayn chuckles giving her a knowing look, Leticia smirks, concentrating on her sketch and Kyra doesn't acknowledge, too engrossed in her book. Zayn throws Hatchi the ball one more time and turns to Letty. He walks around the table and stands behind her, admiring her work. He reaches over the table to get one of the sandwiches and that's when Letty realises he's there. She tilts her head back to look at him upside down.

"Yes?" She crinkles her nose and is most likely squinting behind her sunglasses.

"It's looking really good, baby" he complements her on her drawing and kisses her crown.

'Baby' has become his favourite pet name for the three of us. Letty doesn't like it that much and I think he knows it and does it on purpose.