boys //ziam

chapter thirty-three

y'all should go read the prequel!

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a few days later and liam still hadn't heard a word from zayn. he kept his word and brought the kids over but he disappeared himself. he's definitely at zayaad's house and liam would want to go there but he promised that he'd give zayn time.

he wonders how much "time" he would take, he hopes it isn't up to a month, he misses his husband so much. he hopes they could get back to how they were before he messed everything up.

he's already told the kids about theo, and their reaction wasn't far from what they expected. jordan didn't care, although he already told him earlier than the rest. lucas was confused but a bit excited after a while at having a brother almost the same age at him.

the twins were ecstatic as well, oliver wouldn't stop asking him questions about him. he wanted to know if theo was interested in theatre or if he had any singing talents. and well, liam didn't know if he did so he told oliver to ask him.

noah wanted to know his iq and liam had no idea what to tell him. he didn't even know his, did iq size even come up in normal conversations? he told noah to ask him too so all his kids were excited about him coming, except jordan who looked like he couldn't care less.

liam knows all his sons are completely different from each other, they had their own interests and hobbies and while that sometimes causes them to clash with each other, this time it's proved to be an advantage.

they all wanted a sibling that shared the same interests with them and they're hoping that it could be theo. there's also a chance that theo could have his own interests too, but liam didn't want to deprive them of their hope.

after he tells them, he goes to his grandparents home to get theo.

"i don't want to go," theo says when liam comes to get him.

"we've been planning this for weeks theo," liam says. "they're excited to meet you."

theo shakes his head. "what if they hate me?"

"they wouldn't," liam says. "trust me."

"but i like it here too," theo says. "they're nice to me."

"look, you can come visit them anytime. you can spend a week with us and if you don't like it then you can stay here," liam offers.

theo is quiet, looking like he's considering it. "okay." he nods.

liam gives him a smile. "lets go, you've packed your stuff?"

theo nods. "i don't have much to pack."

he's right, everything he owns fits into one box and that's including the things liam bought for him.

"remind me to take you shopping later," liam says.

he nods.

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lucas, oliver and noah are all over him. theo is surprised that they don't immediately hate him, they ask him a lot of questions that he can't possibly answer.

"do you like lana?" lucas asks, as they walk towards his room. he's offered to let him share his room in the meantime while liam walks something out. liam said he was going to turn his study into his room and that would take a couple of weeks.

"i love her," theo says, honestly.

"really?" lucas brights up. "what's your favorite album?"

"ultraviolence," he says.

"taste," lucas says. "mine is lust for life but it changes sometimes."

theo nods. he sets up his things in a corner of lucas's room.