Adopted

Old Experiences. New Experiences.

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"NiNi," Harry squeals, running forward to embrace his best friend.

Niall chuckles and the two boys hold each other tight. Niall pulls away and turns to hug Louis, but the older boy moves away from him to hug Liam's waist tighter. He lets out another sob and buries his face as deep as he can into his Daddy's tummy.

"Why is Louis crying," the blond asks the adults.

"He's just a little anxious about us going. He'll be okay," Zayn tells him.

Niall nods and walks towards Louis. He rests his hand on Louis' shoulder. "Don't be sad, Lou. We get to play for hours and hours!"

Louis' grip on Liam doesn't loosen. He and Harry were sick for half a week before either were finally fully recovered. The past days have been filled with nonstop praise and cuddles from Daddy and Papa and the two men had decided yesterday that today would be a just them day. So they called Nick over to babysit the boys and have a little play date with Niall while they're gone. Harry seems fine, but Louis has grown so attached that the thought of being away from his daddies makes his heart pound.

Niall feels a little hurt that Louis doesn't share his excitement for the day. Nick understands that Louis needs a bit of privacy with the daddies and puts arms around the two youngest boys and walks them out of the kitchen.

"Doesn't that sound fun, Baby? You can show Niall your keyboard! And I made cookies for you guys to have as a snack after your nap!"

Louis shakes his head. "Don't leave, Daddy," he begs.

Liam looks up at his husband and gives him puppy dog eyes, regretting this decision. He doesn't want his little boy to be upset because he's gone. But Zayn narrows his eyes slightly and shakes his head no.

"It's just for a few hours, Louis," Zayn says. "You're gonna have lots of fun with Niall and Nick."

The blue eyed boy knows he's lost his battle because Papa used his firm voice. The voice that he always seems to use when he doesn't want any arguments.

Louis looks up at Liam with sore, red eyes and a wobbly lip. "What if you forget 'bout us? What if you find another little boy 'nd he's better than us?"

The daddies coo. Liam pries Louis' hands off of him so he can back away and look him in the eyes. "Louis, we are coming back. Nobody in the world could ever be more special to us than you and your brother. We're never replacing you!"

"And it's impossible to forget about someone as cute as you," Zayn adds, pinching Louis' cheek.

"Promise," Louis asks.

"Promise," they say in unison.

Truth be told, Zayn and Liam were even more nervous than Louis about leaving today. Their excursion is almost a test to see how Louis reacts to them being gone while he's in his little space. The two times Nick has babysat him the boy wasn't very attached to the men and was fine as long as Harry was with him. They can only hope he's well behaved and doesn't cry too much.

Liam picks Louis up and the boy snuggles into his chest. The men take him out to the living room where Niall and Harry have already sprawled their bodies out on the carpet. Niall reaches up to ruffle Harry's extra soft curls and Louis feels a burn of jealousy in the pit of his stomach. He wriggles around in Liam's arms, indicating for the man to set him down. Liam chuckles and releases him. Louis drops to his knees and joins his brother and friend on the floor.