Muse

10. 🎨

"Tell me... about a moment that made me want to kill you," Liam said with a smile and Zayn laughed

"I got shot"

Liam's jaw dropped "Excuse me what?"

"Yeah. I was working on a case and got shot but I didn't realize it yet, I went back to your parent's house to pick you up. You touched my side and I winced, you noticed and then we all noticed the blood on my shirt. Your mum was a nurse so she knew what to do"

"You talk about it like it's the most casual thing ever"

Zayn shrugged "I got the job done"

Liam shook his head and stood up "C'mon, I have a portrait to finish"

~~~~~

Now that Zayn has been telling Liam stuff, he no longer has to keep wearing long-sleeved shirts and jackets anymore. All his tattoos were on full display along with the jellyfish scar

"I hope you know... I'm drawing every tattoo and that scar"

Zayn chuckled and nodded "Go ahead"

Liam stopped painting and turned towards Zayn "You didn't call me because you wanted a portrait did you..."

Zayn met Liam's eyes and slowly shook his head then looked down at his hands "If I came knocking on your door, it would've been bad for me. I couldn't just call you out here and tell you I wanted to talk."

Liam nodded and went back to the painting "I hope you know, you're still paying for it"

Zayn chuckled and nodded "I know"

"I was doing some calculations."

"Yeah"

"I found out... that we would've been married for 5 years this year"

Zayn smiled and nodded "Yeah, and it has been 10 years since I met you"

Liam nodded "5 years... yet the first 7 minutes where we met you told me you didn't want to hear me talk"

Zayn laughed and shook his head "Don't hold that against me, 10 years ago I didn't think I'd be where I am today"

"Married to a person with no memories?"

"No, a jobless duck who lives in isolation"

"A jobless duck? Did you seriously just call yourself a jobless duck?"

"Yes. Yes I did"

"Would they not... Take you back?"

Zayn shrugged "I doubt it, I'm rusty"

"Give yourself a chance," Liam said then sighed

Zayn pursed his lips and then fiddled with his ring "We'll see in a while"

"You're nervous about something," Liam said and Zayn gave him a confused look "Whenever you're nervous, or anxious. You always fiddle around with your ring"

Zayn's hand immediately dropped his hand from the ring and shrugged "Just thinking"

"About?"

Zayn pursed his lips and sighed "If... we should get a divorce"

Liam immediately stopped and turned to Zayn "Oh..."

"Y-Yeah"

And for the rest of the hour, none of them spoke a word to each other

~~~~~

Liam was standing outside on the porch thinking about what Zayn said. Part of him agreed Zayn married the old him, the person he was is completely different than the person he is.

But a part of him didn't want the divorce to happen, part of him wanted to stay in his place, and just rebuild that relationship he had with Zayn. Yeah it might never be the same but part of him still wanted it to work

Though he thinks it's because of his parents, they knew Zayn, and they loved him, they thought the world of him, and maybe that's why he wants this to work. Because Zayn is the person his parents knew was the correct one

But then again... he should be with someone he knows is correct for him, yes his parents mean a lot to him, but maybe it's time he does something for himself

He sighed and shook his head, he walked back inside. He saw Zayn sitting on the couch reading a book. He was now fiddling with the necklace he had on, he had his brows furrowed while reading the book

Liam walked into the living room and sat on the couch across from Zayn. Zayn looked up to meet his eyes, smiled then looked back down at the book

"What if I didn't want a divorce?" Liam blurted out

Zayn's eyes widened and he looked at Liam who was looking back at him.

"Liam... You don't even know me"

"I know I don't know you... but I can get to know you, you've helped me the past few days more than anyone has in the past few years. I've been living in the void of missing information for 2 years! It's frustrating to have been living like this without important moments and-"

Zayn put the book down and pulled Liam closer, Liam held onto him tightly. Zayn rubbed his hand up and down Liam's back and Liam kept on taking deep breaths

"Stop rubbing my back... I'll fall asleep"

Zayn smiled resting his head on Liam's "What's there to stay awake for?"

Liam smiled and shrugged "What's there to fall asleep for?"