The monster's gone
He's on the run and your daddy's here
~~~~~
Zayn stayed behind the scenes, And it shocked absolutely everyone
Except for Harry. Never Harry.
Because Harry saw the way Zayn rocked Estrella to sleep every night
He saw the way Zayn read her stories and the way he made sure she was healthy
He saw the way he baby proofed the whole house when Estrella started to crawl and the way he cuddled her on the couch when she napped
And being the happiest he's been for a long time when she started to walk
The way he quickly dropped everything and ran when she cried and how he didn't let her leave his eye sight the first 6 months
Then Harry would look at Yaser, standing in the back because he knows that there's a high chance Zayn would never trust him
Yaser didn't need to tell Zayn about Brian being his brother.... Yet he didn't want Zayn to hear it from someone else
Yet he saw Yaser smile when Zayn did, he saw Yaser hold back a laugh when Zayn laughed
He saw Yaser help Zayn when he needed it and got nothing but a nod as a thank you
Harry saw the way Zayn only listened to Niall when it was necessary and kept everything civil
Business.
Well.... At Least until he could
~~~~~
Zayn, Harry, Louis and Yaser were all sitting together while Estrella slept in the next room
It was just then when Zayn suddenly turned to Yaser and said
"I want to meet your wife"
Louis choked on the water he was drinking and got into a coughing fit
But Harry just smiled while patting Louis back
"What would you lose from meeting your mother?"
"Not my mother"
Harry huffed "Just meet her Zayn.... If you didn't like the feeling never see her again, end of it"
Yaser didn't say anything for the longest time before he quickly nodded "Yes. Yes of course!! Yeah uh- when?"
Zayn sighed and stood up "When my daughter wakes up" he said before he walked out
Yaser quickly turned towards Louis and Harry
"I don't-"
"He's a father, Yaser.... He isn't leaving her out of his sight until he's sure nobody on our side will betray him" Harry looked at Louis "You alright there?"
Louis (who just stopped coughing) nodded "Sorry I think I died a little"
Harry laughed and nodded "I'll go check on Zayn"
Louis nodded and kissed Harry's cheek
Harry walked out and stood outside Estrella's room and saw her now awake but still half asleep in Zayn's arms
"I won't ask for much, just keep me strong while we are there.... Ok?
Harry saw Estrella pull on the hair tie around Zayn's wrist
"Or just do that"
Harry laughed but quickly slapped a hand over his mouth
"I know you're there Harry"
Harry rolled his eyes and opened the door wider and walked in
"Did you wake her up?"
Zayn turned to Harry with a glare that made Harry shiver but he somehow managed to conceal it "Do I look like a monster?"
Harry smiled and shook his head "Nope, just like the prettiest star"
~~~~~
Zayn looked at Estrella who was quickly walking away from Harry while giggling
She then rushed to him and hugged his leg, Zayn knelt down and rubbed her back as she took deep breaths
She held onto him and squealed when Harry rushed over to her
But the door opened and it made Harry immediately stop
It's like everyone in the room froze as the woman by the door looked at Zayn
He stood up and just looked at her
All the bags she was holding fell as she walked deeper into the house.
"If I had known you'd be coming I would've dressed better...."
Zayn blinked "It was a last minute made plan"
She kept on looking at Zayn and walked closer towards him
"Keep a distance love.... Don't smother him"
"I spent years dreaming of seeing him alive, I'll be damned if anyone forces me anymore than 6 feet away" She said not looking away
Then her eyes landed on the little girl hugging Zayn's leg, then she met Zayn's eyes
"How old is she?"
"11 months" Zayn answered "How can you tell Tony and I apart?"
"A mother always knows" She said then stopped a few feet away from Zayn "How did Brian treat you?"
Zayn shrugged, not really knowing what to say anymore
"Why do you want to see me?"
She shrugged "Can't a mother want to see her son"
Zayn slowly shook his head and rubbed Estrella's cheek with his knuckle
"You're not my mother.... You're Niall's mother, you're Tony's mother, but not mine"
The room fell quiet and she smiled
"I hope to see you more often, Zayn. I have a lot I'd like to say to you"
Zayn blinked "Why?"
"You remind me a lot of my twin sister.... She had hyperthymesia too" she started to walk away but stopped "Oh, and.... Don't hurt Niall, so far he's the only son I have left" she said before she waved towards Estrella and walked away
If Zayn was shocked he didn't show it, Yaser turned to Zayn and smiled
"Would you like me to take you home?"
~~~~~
On the car ride home, Louis was the first to speak up
"What is hyperthymesia?"
Zayn sighed and rested his head against the window and shook his head while snapping the hair tie around his wrist
"He remembers everything" Yaser said
Louis quickly turned to Zayn "You have photographic memory"
"A form of it" Yaser said while Zayn stayed quiet
Louis blinked and looked at Harry who was playing a game with Estrella and avoiding eye contact with Louis
"He knows" Zayn mumbled
Louis sighed "Who else knows?"
The whole car stayed quiet then Zayn cleared his throat "Liam knew...."
"And now it's time everyone knows"
~~~~~
"YOU SON OF A BITCH- no offence Yaser- YOU'VE NEVER TOLD ANYONE?!" Zayn sighed and Stiles cringed "Sorry...."
"What will you do now?"
Yaser sighed "We turn Brian's side again him" The room went quiet "And Zayn starts being in the field again"
"I never agreed to that"
"Zayn. You have to.... If you want someone to stay with Estrella Harry and I will gladly, but you need to get out there and show Brian you didn't give up" Louis said
Zayn rubbed his jaw but sighed and nodded
"First, we need names"
Zayn nodded "I remember them"
~~~~~
"Where you go?" Estrella asked sitting in Zayn's bed, swinging her legs
Zayn looked at all the suits then sighed "I have work"
She frowned and tilted her head to the side
Usually when Zayn has work, he's at home with sweats and in front of a computer
Estrella got up and stood beside Zayn, and Zayn turned to look down at her
"I help you choose"
Zayn nodded and went to sit back on the bed "Go ahead"
~~~~~
"She's saying she helped choose what you wear" Yaser said standing beside Zayn
Zayn nodded, snapping the hair tie around his wrist "She did" He then stopped and turned to Yaser "Are they all in the room?"
Yaser nodded and Zayn looked out the window at Louis who was teaching Estrella how to carefully pet Clifford
~~~~~
Everyone looked at Zayn and quickly stood up
"You went against Brian" Douglas Finnigan said glaring
"More like he went against me, he's the one who had guns aimed at me" Zayn said with an unimpressed tone
"You've been shooting him since-"
"I know, since I was 12 and he's been bitching to all of you about it-Don't even think about taking your knife Silvestor, keep your knife in your boot"
The whole room went quiet and Zayn cleared his throat
"Whatever Brian has told you, I assure you that it's a lie."
All of the men stood up but one, Miles Devoni
"I'll need proof that you are Zayn."
Zayn sighed and looked at him "You have a daughter named Claire, you've got her initial tattooed under your ear"
Miles froze "How do you know that?"
Zayn sighed "Claire told me when we were 6"
Miles squinted his eyes "There's no way that's how you remember it."
Zayn shrugged "I can even point to it with the lights closed"
Miles blinked and nodded "Close the lights"
Yaser walked towards the switch and closed the lights.
The room went quiet as Zayn's footsteps were the only thing heard
He walked until he reached Miles and pointed towards a place behind his ear
"It's not behind this ear, it's being my other one"
"No. It's behind this one, behind your other one is the initial of your wife's name"
The light went on and everyone came to stand behind Zayn
He moved his finger and a cursive C came into view
"How-"
"Hyperthymesia" Zayn said stepping back and walking to stand beside Yaser
The room felt tense and Zayn blinked
"I have a daughter.... Brian-" Zayn gripped the hair tie around his wrist "Brian took my son and her other father away- along with Tony's help"
Everyone in the room slowly say down and Yaser let out a breath
"Alright then-"
"Yaser, how can you tell the difference between both of your sons?"
Zayn stayed quiet and turned to Yaser
Yaser opened and closed his mouth "Well.... For one, Tony wouldn't wear glasses for the life of him" He laughed quietly under his breath "Zayn has this-" Yaser moved his hand and turned to Zayn "I don't know how to explain it. Their eyes are different"
Everyone in the room collectively scrunch their noses
"Zayn has brighter eyes" Yaser said "Just focus and you'll see, Tony has a dark circle around his eyes...." Yaser looked at his hand "Just like my mother" He said then cleared his throat and turned to Zayn "And Zayn's eyes- he has a freckle in one of them, if you look hard enough you'll see it"
"Your father had that too, didn't he?"
Yaser slowly nodded "Yes...."
After that, questions got thrown at Zayn. About.... Everything
His hyperthymesia, his IQ, his school high score, what he can and can't do
Zayn hated it, but he did it
For them