He didn't know when tears rolled down his cheeks and Zayn was hugging him tightly. He hugged him back immediately, it had been so long that he had cried or felt low for this reason.
Zayn picked him up and sat on the couch with Liam on his lap. Liam didn't have the strength to protest, besides he liked being pampered like this, with Zayn running his fingers through his curls and kissing his temple, while he laid his head on Zayn's broad chest.
"What happened to you? Who hurt you so much that you don't trust anyone now?"
Liam closed his eyes and touched Zayn's wing tattoo on his chest, "I got pregnant when I was only in my first year of college. My boyfriend Mike, he didn't accept me or our baby. I was insulted by the man I loved, apparently he didn't love me enough"
A tear trickled down his cheek which was kissed away by Zayn, "My own parents, who once called me their pride, abandoned me. I was down to nothing. The ones I trusted the most, gave me the biggest blow of my life. Louis and Harry were my saviours, they welcomed me and my unborn child into their home"
"I had to drop out of uni, I didn't study on scholarship, by parents cut off my financial aid. But luckily I got this job at restaurant. I know it isn't much, but it keeps a roof over our heads and fill our bellies"
Zayn tilted his face to look at him, "You are so brave, you have no idea"
Liam blushed under Zayn's gaze, "I'm n-not"
"But I believe you are, at least more than me" Zayn mumbled and that made Liam cup his face in his small hands.
Liam caressed his cheeks, "What's your story? What is the reason behind your cold attitude?"
Zayn sighed and tightened his hold around Liam's waist, fingers slightly rubbing his hips, "I was an orphan since I was three, I don't have any recollection of my family. I didn't have a great childhood. The people at the orphanage were cruel, even though it was heavily funded, we were taken care very poorly. You know why I don't eat chocolate or sweets, because there, they used to give us stale chocolates, saying the good ones were finished"
"I'm sorry, so much has happened to you. Nobody deserves it, no child, no adult, absolutely no one"
Zayn faked a smile, "My foster parents were different. They were nice in a way that I didn't know existed. The Maliks are from Ireland and they already had a daughter, still they took me in. I'm forever grateful to them. Yaser was the one who pushed me into business. I completed only community college but my ideas were liked by a board and I got the investment. From then on, there was no looking back"
Liam continued stroking his cheeks, then jaw, "I'm so proud of you" He leaned forward and kissed his forehead.
Both didn't share a word for sometime. They stayed like that a little longer, both didn't know what they wanted. This is for the first time they've let someone into their lives and shared secrets. They felt happy, at peace in each other's company.
"I don't want to let you in, but I also don't want you to leave"
Zayn leaned his forehead against Liam's, "So what do you want to do?"
"I don't want to get hurt again, but I want to take this risk with you. Will you take it too?"
Liam waited with baited breath for Zayn's answer. He gasped when Zayn locked their lips. He felt as if all his breath were being sucked away but he never felt so alive before. He kissed back with much more fervor and passion.
Fingers tangled in the raven hair, tugging at them when he felt Zayn's tongue invade his mouth. He could only roll his eyes in pure pleasure as that tongue did wonders, Zayn's mouth was heaven. They kissed and kissed till they were breathless, but still didn't stop with the small pecks, Liam didn't want this to stop, he wanted this bewildered feeling to stay as it is.
Roses-II
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