Enna Sona [Ziam]

Sixteen

No Way! No fucking way! Right now Liam sounded a lot like Zayn, but fuck that! He's not gonna leave his house!

The ceremony was done. Most of the guests have left after food, for which they had come in the first place. Too much food left as well, which they were packing and giving away to free shelters and homeless people living in London. Now it's the Maliks and the Paynes and some of the neighbours who lived close enough that they didn't mind staying past 11 at night to help with whatever is left. And now all of them are sitting in the huge wedding hall rented for the Malik-Payne wedding discussing how to do the bidaayi. Normally, it was the girl who left her parents' house to go live with her husband and family. Yeah, pretty sexist. But there's nothing normal here, is there? Even Farooq Chacha who came up with the Nobel Prize winning idea of a gay marriage didn't have the answer to this question.

"I'm not leaving my house! Why should I? Why can't Zayn leave his house and come live in mine?"

Liam crossed his arms on his chest with a pout on his face. He has been treated like a real damsel in distress all this week. Not anymore. If he's made to leave the Payne house and live with the Maliks, he might as well change his name into Lianna and get breast implants! Ew!

"Why should I leave? And besides my room is bigger than yours, since we are sharing-"

Zayn started, trying to seem like he's being logical, when in reality he's just trying to get everyone to agree for Liam to leave his house. There's no way he's leaving his house! And his room?! Never! That's his favourite hideaway, even if it means he'll have to share it with Liam, he's not leaving.

"We're not sharing!"

Liam said looking at Zayn. Yeah, right! He married Zayn alright. But that's the maximum he's gonna do. Why can't they just go back to their respective homes and pretend like this never happened? This was for the media anyway!

"Oye! What do you mean you're not sharing?"

Zileh asked looking sceptical. What is going on inside his head?

"Well.. I meant.. Why can't I just go back home and he can go back home and-"

Kareena hit the back of Liam's head.

"Chup! Don't worry about him, he's still tired. He just wants to sleep probably. As soon as we solve this problem, you can go sleep. Okay baccha?"

Kareena said smiling, but her eyes were challenging Liam to say something against her. Liam felt like he might cry. Why is no one on his side?

"You know you two are practically neighbours, right? You can come back home whenever you feel like.."

Doniya said trying to make peace. She really wanted Liam to stay with them. Mariyam loved Liam. Everyone did. If he was right there, then the little one wouldn't run away to the Paynes, every chance she got, worrying her.

"He can do that too. He can stay at my house and then when he feels like, he can go back to his house. Can't he?"

Liam put on his best puppy face. Apparently, it wasn't working. Because Geoff sighed and smiled at Liam. And that was a clear sign of "that's not going to work Beta!"

"I have an idea. Why don't you rent that apartment Mr and Mrs Shah used to live in? Or maybe even buy? They've gone back to India for good and that place has been empty ever since. It's just 10 houses away. That way neither of you are staying at one of your places. It will be your house!"

Roo said, feeling smart. None of these oldies can match up to her big brain. Roo for president! She mentally patted herself on the back.

"That's a great idea Roo, but they still need to stay at one of their houses for at least this week. Buying that apartment and moving in will take time!"

Zileh pointed out for Roo. Honestly, why did Roo think they could just move in tonight? Maybe Roo for Vice President then.

"Oh, yeah.. So.. We are back to square one."

Roo sighed. If she's being truthful, Roo doesn't want Liam to leave the house. Laila is already gone. And if Liam leaves too, she will be all alone. And she tends to start crying if she's left alone for long. And even thinking about her Bhai moving is making her eyes well up.

"Geoff, I think, maybe Zayn should come and live with you lot."

Yasser said surprising Liam and shocking Zayn.

"What? Baba-"

"Zayn, let me finish!"

Zayn stayed mum frowning. No.. He is not leaving his house! He is not the Kajol in this situation. He is the SRK!

"As I was saying, let Zayn stay there. Until they move into the new apartment. We can do all the arrangements. We have Doniya and Mariyam to keep us company. And Zileh is next door. It would be really gloomy if Liam left you and I can see Roo is already crying thinking Liam is leaving!"

Yasser chuckled when Roo quickly wiped her eyes and muttered a "no I'm not!"

Liam felt like the luckiest son-in-law in the world. Well, of course he is. Minus the part about being Zayn's husband, being married into the Malik family is a blessing. He would completely agree to that. On the other hand Zayn did not find the decision fair at all. Will he try and choke Liam in his sleep? It's Zayn, Liam can only pray.

"Oh wow! Now we even have a bidaayi for boys! What is next? Now I have seen everything!"

Zayn's Daadi said finally letting her mouth take over the control. She has been quiet far too long. She had to get it out.

"Maybe one of them can get pregnant Khaala! Then you will see everything!"

Zeenat put in her extra two cents no one asked for. Seriously, can't she shut the fuck up?

Before any of them can say anything Zayn answered for her.

"Maybe both of us can, Aunt Zeenat! You might see us all bloated up soon. We might forget to invite you for the baby shower though. Don't take it personal."

Roo snickered along with Zileh. And Kareena smiled knowing she was right. Zayn would be there for her son.

"Can we go home now? I'm tired! I wanna sleep!"

Zayn said to Liam and to his surprise Liam just nodded and didn't make a "it's my home, not yours" remark. Well it's Zayn's home too. Since the moment they said "qubool hai" they've given the right of everything they owned to each other as well. Zayn truly hoped that meant he can steal Liam's Batman comics without Liam chopping his fingers off.