"How far along are you?" a voice asked from behind Harry and he turned around from where he was standing in the middle of the baby clothes section, forcing a smile as he came face to face with Zac's ex.
"Umm eight and a half months," Harry spoke not even sure why Zayn had approached him. Zayn and Liam just lived down the road from him and Zac and it wasn't the first time they had been in the same vicinity but they had been doing good about avoiding each other because it was kind of obvious to everyone who knew them that Harry had issues when it came to the man who Zac had been on and off with and Harry was sure Zayn hated him because he had kept Zac from coming back to him.
Zayn nodded as his eyes looked at Harry's bump, "I bet Zac is scared shitless huh?" he asked as he laughed slightly. "Always told me he never wanted children."
Harry kept his forced smile at Zayn's words mainly because he caught the implication behind his tone. He was implying that Zac probably still didn't want children. "Zac was scared at first," he said as he reached down to instinctively touch his baby bump as if to protect it. "But he came around when we went to the first ultrasound," he smiled as he remembered that day.
Zac had heard their baby's heartbeat and when Harry looked up at him he had been surprised to see him crying because it was so rare that Zac cried in front of him.
"I guess he comes around to a lot of things with you," Zayn said as he turned to look at some of the baby clothes. "Being in a serious relationship, having kids, getting married..." he trailed off as he looked back at Harry. "Just funny to me how someone like you could change a man like him."
"Someone like me?" Harry questioned not even asking how Zayn knew about the engagement even though it had been a week ago and they still hadn't told hardly anyone but close friends. Harry just figured Natalie had let it slip.
"Young and naive," Zayn explained as he shrugged his shoulder. "You know what kind of man he is. He'll realize eventually that marrying is for fools and being tied down isn't what he wants and then he'll leave you alone with your child. Maybe it will be what you need though, make you stop being so naive."
Biting his tongue literally and figuratively, Harry looked down briefly as he tried to compose himself, his hand moving higher on his bump to where the baby was kicking. A baby that was proof of the love he shared with Zac and was proof of the changed man Zac was.
"It sucks you can't see that Zac isn't the same man you knew and loved Zayn," Harry finally spoke as he looked back up. "He won't leave me and I trust that. I trust him. If I didn't I wouldn't be engaged to him."
Zayn scoffed at that as he shook his head, "And again your naivety shows Harry," he sighed as he chewed his lip briefly. "Don't say I didn't tell you so when Zac does leave you," he warned before turning and walking away.
Watching Zayn walk off, Harry drew in a breath as he glared at the man until he could no longer see him. "Fucking asshole," he muttered to himself as he turned back to the clothes and mindlessly went through them because now it was hard to concentrate on anything other than Zayn's words and the fact that he officially hated the man more than he thought possible and he really couldn't help but wonder why Zayn even cared what happened between him and Zac because Zayn had Liam.
Shaking his head he slowly reached for his phone in the pocket of his jeans. Once he had it in hand he clicked on the lock screen and then went to his contacts where he found Natalie's name.
Meet me for lunch? That new place downtown- Hazza
Sending the text he didn't even wait for a reply because he knew she'd say yes, she never turned him down for lunch and lunch was where he planned to interrogate her, find out what the hell Zayn's issues where because up until today their unspoken avoidance peace treaty had been good and then out of nowhere Zayn had broken it and created bad blood between them.
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Natalie blushed as she looked down and away from Harry's gaze as they sat in a corner booth at the restaurant where they were having lunch. Harry had just gotten done asking her rapid fire questions about Zayn and she sighed not even sure where to start at with answering them.
"H..he asked about Zac the other day when he ran into me at the gym," Natalie answered the first question. "I kind of slipped about the engagement without even realizing it."
"Why was he asking about Zac anyway?" Harry spat out as he narrowed his eyes before picking up his drink and putting his lips around the straw which he sucked on angrily. "He has no business asking about Zac," he continued once he finished taking a big drink of the watermelon smoothie he had ordered.
"But he does sometimes," Natalie admitted as she tried to avoid Harry's gaze because she felt like he was giving her death glares. "Only when he and Liam are having issues."
Harry huffed out at that, "And let me guess they are having issues now?"
Natalie nodded her head meekly, "They broke up and Liam moved out of their house. Took some job out in California modeling and Zayn is upset."
"So what, he wants Zac back?" Harry asked harshly. "That's the only reason I can think for him to even be a jackass and talk to me or say the stuff he said."
"I'm sorry," Natalie apologized as she looked at Harry. "If I had known he would do that or do anything I wouldn't have told him," she sighed not liking seeing Harry in this mood. He was rarely upset or angry and she half blamed his pregnancy but she also knew a lot of the blame fell on Zayn. "But I don't think he wants Zac back...and even if he did you know Zac wouldn't go back to him. Zac loves you."
"Zac loved Zayn too," Harry countered as he sighed, his arms dropping slightly. "I trust Zac though but I don't trust Zayn, especially not after today. What if he tries to take Zac from me?"
Natalie shook her head as she reached across the table to take Harry's hand, "If he does he won't get nowhere because Zac is as committed to you as he can be," she spoke using her best tone to reassure Harry. "He'd always choose you and you need to stop worrying over what-ifs, okay. Let's just finish our lunch and then go home and watch TV okay. I'll even paint your nails."
"Toenails too?" Harry asked finally smiling.
"Toenails too," Natalie answered glad to see Harry smiling.
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Zac who was sitting on the bed with his laptop looked up as he watched Harry come into the room with a towel wrapped around his waist and one around his hair. "How was today?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow.
Harry shrugged, "It was alright," he spoke as he went to the drawers and opened the top one, looking for a pair of boxers. "Saw an old friend and had lunch with Natalie."
"Old friend?" Zac asked curiously as he watched Harry fumble through the drawer. "Anyone I know?" he asked with a hint of curiosity. To be honest he already knew who the friend was as he had, had the same visit from that friend today.
"Z...Zayn," Harry responded as he pulled out a pair of boxers. "First time we ever talked actually but he sure felt like an old friend since Natalie talks about him sometimes and all."
Zac couldn't help but watch as Harry dropped his towel that was around his waist and step into the boxers he had picked out. "Zayn came by here today," he spoke seeing Harry turning to face him quickly. "Mentioned seeing you and then went on this whole spiel about how he had warned you what was to come."
"He was an asshole about it," Harry said as he walked to the bed slowly and climbed in beside Zac. "Sounded so sure that you'll leave me one day."
"I won't though," Zac said as he shut down his laptop and eventually moved it to the nightstand beside the bed. "I love you too much to leave you," he smiled as he moved closer to Harry and kissed his cheek softly. "You're the only person daddy takes care of," he muttered onto Harry's skin. "Only person I want to take care of now."
Harry shivered and closed his eyes at Zac's words, "So you don't want Zayn?" he asked softly.
"Only you baby," Zac muttered as his lips trailed down from Harry's cheek to his neck. "I told Zayn as much today and I warned him to stay away from you, hopefully he will," he continued as he began to suck on Harry's skin.
"And if he doesn't?" Harry asked his hips moving up as Zac's hand brushed across his crotch.
"Then I'll take care of him somehow," Zac answered honestly as he let his hand brush across Harry's crotch again. "I'll handle him but right now I think I want to handle you and take care of you. I think you need it," he smirked as he heard Harry mutter out an mmhm.
That was all the words he needed to continue what he started, knowing that sex could help the both of them but especially Harry who he had known was probably upset after his run in with Zayn and besides yoga, sex was really the only thing that ever helped to truly calm Harry down.
"Umm eight and a half months," Harry spoke not even sure why Zayn had approached him. Zayn and Liam just lived down the road from him and Zac and it wasn't the first time they had been in the same vicinity but they had been doing good about avoiding each other because it was kind of obvious to everyone who knew them that Harry had issues when it came to the man who Zac had been on and off with and Harry was sure Zayn hated him because he had kept Zac from coming back to him.
Zayn nodded as his eyes looked at Harry's bump, "I bet Zac is scared shitless huh?" he asked as he laughed slightly. "Always told me he never wanted children."
Harry kept his forced smile at Zayn's words mainly because he caught the implication behind his tone. He was implying that Zac probably still didn't want children. "Zac was scared at first," he said as he reached down to instinctively touch his baby bump as if to protect it. "But he came around when we went to the first ultrasound," he smiled as he remembered that day.
Zac had heard their baby's heartbeat and when Harry looked up at him he had been surprised to see him crying because it was so rare that Zac cried in front of him.
"I guess he comes around to a lot of things with you," Zayn said as he turned to look at some of the baby clothes. "Being in a serious relationship, having kids, getting married..." he trailed off as he looked back at Harry. "Just funny to me how someone like you could change a man like him."
"Someone like me?" Harry questioned not even asking how Zayn knew about the engagement even though it had been a week ago and they still hadn't told hardly anyone but close friends. Harry just figured Natalie had let it slip.
"Young and naive," Zayn explained as he shrugged his shoulder. "You know what kind of man he is. He'll realize eventually that marrying is for fools and being tied down isn't what he wants and then he'll leave you alone with your child. Maybe it will be what you need though, make you stop being so naive."
Biting his tongue literally and figuratively, Harry looked down briefly as he tried to compose himself, his hand moving higher on his bump to where the baby was kicking. A baby that was proof of the love he shared with Zac and was proof of the changed man Zac was.
"It sucks you can't see that Zac isn't the same man you knew and loved Zayn," Harry finally spoke as he looked back up. "He won't leave me and I trust that. I trust him. If I didn't I wouldn't be engaged to him."
Zayn scoffed at that as he shook his head, "And again your naivety shows Harry," he sighed as he chewed his lip briefly. "Don't say I didn't tell you so when Zac does leave you," he warned before turning and walking away.
Watching Zayn walk off, Harry drew in a breath as he glared at the man until he could no longer see him. "Fucking asshole," he muttered to himself as he turned back to the clothes and mindlessly went through them because now it was hard to concentrate on anything other than Zayn's words and the fact that he officially hated the man more than he thought possible and he really couldn't help but wonder why Zayn even cared what happened between him and Zac because Zayn had Liam.
Shaking his head he slowly reached for his phone in the pocket of his jeans. Once he had it in hand he clicked on the lock screen and then went to his contacts where he found Natalie's name.
Meet me for lunch? That new place downtown- Hazza
Sending the text he didn't even wait for a reply because he knew she'd say yes, she never turned him down for lunch and lunch was where he planned to interrogate her, find out what the hell Zayn's issues where because up until today their unspoken avoidance peace treaty had been good and then out of nowhere Zayn had broken it and created bad blood between them.
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Natalie blushed as she looked down and away from Harry's gaze as they sat in a corner booth at the restaurant where they were having lunch. Harry had just gotten done asking her rapid fire questions about Zayn and she sighed not even sure where to start at with answering them.
"H..he asked about Zac the other day when he ran into me at the gym," Natalie answered the first question. "I kind of slipped about the engagement without even realizing it."
"Why was he asking about Zac anyway?" Harry spat out as he narrowed his eyes before picking up his drink and putting his lips around the straw which he sucked on angrily. "He has no business asking about Zac," he continued once he finished taking a big drink of the watermelon smoothie he had ordered.
"But he does sometimes," Natalie admitted as she tried to avoid Harry's gaze because she felt like he was giving her death glares. "Only when he and Liam are having issues."
Harry huffed out at that, "And let me guess they are having issues now?"
Natalie nodded her head meekly, "They broke up and Liam moved out of their house. Took some job out in California modeling and Zayn is upset."
"So what, he wants Zac back?" Harry asked harshly. "That's the only reason I can think for him to even be a jackass and talk to me or say the stuff he said."
"I'm sorry," Natalie apologized as she looked at Harry. "If I had known he would do that or do anything I wouldn't have told him," she sighed not liking seeing Harry in this mood. He was rarely upset or angry and she half blamed his pregnancy but she also knew a lot of the blame fell on Zayn. "But I don't think he wants Zac back...and even if he did you know Zac wouldn't go back to him. Zac loves you."
"Zac loved Zayn too," Harry countered as he sighed, his arms dropping slightly. "I trust Zac though but I don't trust Zayn, especially not after today. What if he tries to take Zac from me?"
Natalie shook her head as she reached across the table to take Harry's hand, "If he does he won't get nowhere because Zac is as committed to you as he can be," she spoke using her best tone to reassure Harry. "He'd always choose you and you need to stop worrying over what-ifs, okay. Let's just finish our lunch and then go home and watch TV okay. I'll even paint your nails."
"Toenails too?" Harry asked finally smiling.
"Toenails too," Natalie answered glad to see Harry smiling.
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Zac who was sitting on the bed with his laptop looked up as he watched Harry come into the room with a towel wrapped around his waist and one around his hair. "How was today?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow.
Harry shrugged, "It was alright," he spoke as he went to the drawers and opened the top one, looking for a pair of boxers. "Saw an old friend and had lunch with Natalie."
"Old friend?" Zac asked curiously as he watched Harry fumble through the drawer. "Anyone I know?" he asked with a hint of curiosity. To be honest he already knew who the friend was as he had, had the same visit from that friend today.
"Z...Zayn," Harry responded as he pulled out a pair of boxers. "First time we ever talked actually but he sure felt like an old friend since Natalie talks about him sometimes and all."
Zac couldn't help but watch as Harry dropped his towel that was around his waist and step into the boxers he had picked out. "Zayn came by here today," he spoke seeing Harry turning to face him quickly. "Mentioned seeing you and then went on this whole spiel about how he had warned you what was to come."
"He was an asshole about it," Harry said as he walked to the bed slowly and climbed in beside Zac. "Sounded so sure that you'll leave me one day."
"I won't though," Zac said as he shut down his laptop and eventually moved it to the nightstand beside the bed. "I love you too much to leave you," he smiled as he moved closer to Harry and kissed his cheek softly. "You're the only person daddy takes care of," he muttered onto Harry's skin. "Only person I want to take care of now."
Harry shivered and closed his eyes at Zac's words, "So you don't want Zayn?" he asked softly.
"Only you baby," Zac muttered as his lips trailed down from Harry's cheek to his neck. "I told Zayn as much today and I warned him to stay away from you, hopefully he will," he continued as he began to suck on Harry's skin.
"And if he doesn't?" Harry asked his hips moving up as Zac's hand brushed across his crotch.
"Then I'll take care of him somehow," Zac answered honestly as he let his hand brush across Harry's crotch again. "I'll handle him but right now I think I want to handle you and take care of you. I think you need it," he smirked as he heard Harry mutter out an mmhm.
That was all the words he needed to continue what he started, knowing that sex could help the both of them but especially Harry who he had known was probably upset after his run in with Zayn and besides yoga, sex was really the only thing that ever helped to truly calm Harry down.
