"I know"///ziam au

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Zayn hugged Liam's side trying to relieve his stress, "Yknow you don't have to do it, I don't know how Mike will feel but I know it won't be good"

Liam nods biting on his lip. "Liam don't think so hard, you just need a little break yeah? How about you and Mike stay here, and I get the groceries"

"You sure?" "Yeah yeah, you two have fun. You need a distraction" Liam smiles a little, "Thank you" "You're welcome" he says kissing his cheek a couple times.

"Now let go now before it starts getting my crowded" Zayn says standing up to grab his shoes. Liam gets up as well, "I'm lucky to have you" "All don't get all sappy on me Payne"

Liam flushes opening his arms, "I have to be sappy" he says wrapping his arms around the smaller man. "Yeah because that helps you get some tonight" "It worked right?" Zayn pecks him him, "Nope, nice try"

Liam scoffs following him down the steps, "We'll see" Zayn rolls his eyes fondly, "Einstein, you want anything from the market?"

Michael grins at the nickname, 'Chips' he signs before holding seven in his arms. "Got it, and you sappy?" He says refers to Liam. "Something good tonight"

Zayn grabs the keys and his jacket, "Har har" he says opening the door. "I'll be back" he yells before closing the door. Michael puts seven in her bed going over to Liam punching at his legs

Liam picks him up, "What do you wanna do?" 'We watch Star Wars?' Liam nods setting him back down, "I get the popcorn and movie. You get your blanket" Michael nods rushing up stairs

*

"Why did I even ask for you guys to come along?" Zayn groans holding onto the shopping cart watching his two friends Louis and Luke goof around in the empty aisle.

He scowls watching them kiss, "Excuse me, this is a family market sirs" Zayn says loudly making sure to grab Michael's favorite chips, Doritos.

"Oh buzz off Zayn, we do it all the time" Louis says throwing a bag in his cart. "Your buying that right?" "Of course I have money"

"Good, because I'm not buying your crap anymore. You didn't pay me back last time" Louis frowns, "Really? I must've forgotten. Sorry zee" "Sorry Zee my ass, give me my twenty dollars"

"Lukey can you pay him back for me, pleeeeeease?" Louis begs with his puppy dog eyes. Zayn leans on the cart snorting slightly, knows Luke couldn't resist.

"I'll get something in return?" "Anything you want" Luke smirks fishing for his wallet for the twenty handing it to Zayn, "There you are sir"

Zayn takes it, "Oh Luke your so nice. See Louis why can't you be like Luke?" "Excuse me, he tied me up last night" "And you probably loved it" Zayn says cringing

"True true I did" he says hugging Luke, hiding his face in his chest. Zayn gags continuing to walk down the aisle, "You guys coming over for dinner? Michael hasn't seen you guys in years"

Louis squeals, "Of course, I wanna hear the little bug talking" Luke nods, "And he owes me a cookie from that soccer game we had" "Aw Lukey you'd be a great dad"

Zayn snorts turning the corner, those two were always caught up in each other. Like lovesick puppies, he used to be jealous of them before he had met Liam.

They were so different but perfect for eachother. Zayn himself didn't think he'd find a respectful, kind, handsome guy until he met Liam.

He was so grateful to have the big lumberjack, as he calls him, in his life. And his little lumberjack too, he felt Michael was his own too.

As Zayn continued to the next aisle, he hears Luke and Louis on the other side laughing loudly probably disturbing the other shoppers

He noticed an older couple at the end of the aisle looking at can goods. Zayn tilts his head staring for a while, he isn't supposed to stare. He was taught that staring was rude to strangers, but these people looked very familiar

He quickly looks at the loaves of bread when he see them look away. I hope they didn't feel him staring, he glanced back and noticed them closer chatting to each other

Zayn drums his fingers on the cart looking back to see if Luke and Louis were around which they weren't. Zayn mind was blank but he had a gut wrenching feeling that he should approach these people

His feet begins moving towards them, he's halfway there no turning back now. He found himself standing to the side of them, "Um excuse me?"

They turn around catching his attention, they both give him warm smile. They literally look so freaking familiar, Zayn thinks

"I'm sorry if I'm interrupting you two, but you two look very familiar" he says fiddling with his hands. The man nods chuckling, "Oh we get that a lot, it's fine" he says nodding. The women nods smiling, but the smile isn't up to her eyes

"Where are you from, may I ask?" "Wolverhampton, but we moved years ago" the man says, Zayn bites his cheek a little. He looks like Liam, but it couldn't be, right?

"Really, d-do you guys have kids?" "Well three, two girls and a boy. But our son, well we haven't seen him in five years. Why?" Zayn swallows thickly, "M-my boyfriend, he hasn't seen his parents in five years"

The women suddenly interested looks at him weirdly, "Really?" "Yeah and you two looked kinda of like him. C-can I show you a picture? Maybe you might know him?"

They both nod turning to him as he pulls out his phone quickly. He goes in his photos picking out his favorite picture of Liam, they went to a bowling alley for a date. He just got finished his turn and he was walking over, he had his adidas hoodie on

He caught Zayn trying to sneak a picture and smiles cutely for him. He handed it to the man unsurely, "His name is Liam" he adds, he was nervous because he could have the wrong people

He watched as they both gasps getting teary eyed. "My baby" the woman chokes out wiping her tears away. "You're his parents aren't you?"

They both nodded making him smile, "I'm so glad I walked up to you, I wasn't sure if I was going crazy or not" The man laughs nodding, "I'm glad you did, look at how big he got Karen" "he looks like you" The woman, Karen, says sniffing

Zayn smiles at them both, he found Liam's parents! He's not sure if this is good or bad, depending on how Liam feels about them

What if he doesn't want to see them?