Second Chances

“Right now? You’re having the babies right now?” Harry repeats.

“Yes. And if you don’t get your ass moving, so help me.” I say through gritted teeth.

The boys jump up and Harry pulls his car keys from his pocket.

“Get in the car!” I yell at all of them as we make it outside.

Harry is freaking out.

Niall keeps his distance from me.

Liam has his hand over his heart.

And Louis stares at me with a funny look.

“How are you so calm and the rest of the guys are tripping balls?” he asks.

“Their male.” I shrug.

Louis shrugs his shoulders as we all get seated inside the car.

“We have to pick up Zayn.” I say.

“You’re in labor. We don’t have time.” Harry explains.

“Go to the apartment now.” I demand.

“Harry, I think it’s best if you listen to her.” I hear Niall whisper.

I smile to myself as Louis laughs.

A pain blossomed through my stomach.

Why did have giving birth need to be so painful?

I try to call Zayn but he doesn’t answer.

It takes up the entire ride there.

The drive to the apartment was short.

I hurry and get out of the car.

Luckily, Zayn walks outside before I can walk in.

His shocked expression appears.

He really has missed me.

“What are you doing here?” he asks.

“I’ve been trying to call you. Why don’t you pick up?” I say with lack of breath.

“And when they say labor is painful, they’re not kidding. It really hurts.” I add.

“You’re in labor?” Zayn slightly yells.

“And then the baby shower. It was beautiful. I wanted you to…” I stop as the pain occurs again.

“Okay, you’re not making any sense Ana.” Zayn blurts.

“No. Everything makes sense. You and I, we make sense. Everything is clear.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The thing that’s most clear is that I am truly, madly, deeply, completely in love with you. I can’t imagine spending any more time away from you. I need you in my life Zayn.”

I watch his shocked expression transform into a smooth, calm look.

His eyes express his feelings.

The feelings he has for me.

I am in love with this man.

And I do want to spend my life with him.

“Ana. After all this time, you expect me to….” Zayn starts.

I scream.

The pain is exhilarating.

My adrenaline is pumping.

Now I’m freaking out.

“I need to get to the hospital.” I cry turning back to the car.

The rest of the guys and Zayn follow.

Zayn takes a seat next to me.

Harry speeds away.

“Listen to me.” Zayn continues. “How do I know that if things get tough, you won’t just run away again?”

“Don’t try to blame this on me. You ran away too.” I wince.

“You broke my heart. You completely destroyed me.”

“Things haven’t been so easy for me either.”

Liam tries to soothe my breathing.

I feel my frustration rising.

Zayn rambles on the whole ride and I ignore him.

I can’t deal with this right now.

We make it to the hospital and enter through the ER.

I am immediately taken to the birthing floor on a gurney.

Zayn is still talking.

The boys are separated from us.

“Just breathe Ana. Everything will be okay.”

“Don’t tell me that. You don’t know!”

“Everything will be okay!” Zayn shouts.

“Please refrain from yelling at the patient.” The doctor says.

“I’m not yelling at her!”

“Shut up Zayn!”

Zayn scoffs.

“What does it take for you to realize that I’m not leaving? A baby shower?” he asks back at me.

“What about the me being with you at the very first appointment, defending you, the proposal, and now?” he adds.

“Zayn. Please.”

“What about the fact, that the ring on your finger is how I really feel about you?” he says calmer.

“I didn’t realize.” I whisper.

“And what about the fact, whether you like it or not, I’m going to be standing right next to you holding your hand through this?”

I smile weakly and hold out my hand.

Zayn grabs it and squeezes tightly.

“And the fact that, I am going to be with you after the babies are born, because I love their mommy.”

More tears come from my eyes, but not from pain.

“And what I want more than anything else in the world, is to be their daddy.” He whispers.

“I wouldn’t want it any other way.” I whisper back softly.

“Ana. I don’t think you really know how much I love you. I need you to promise me when I say that I’m in and that I’m not going anywhere. I know I messed up before, but believe me when I say I’m not leaving you.”

I stare at him with watery eyes.

“Can you believe it?” he asks.

I don’t answer.

I shake with fear.

“Can you?” he repeats squeezing my hand tighter.

I gulp before nodding my head.

“Yes. I believe it.”

I have never seen Zayn smile any wider.

He kisses my forehead and we look down to the doctor.

“You have to push now.” The doctor explains. “Push.”

I push will all my might.

I push for our babies.

I push for my fiancé.

And I push to my new life.

Before I can blink, I am lying in the bed holding my son, Max Malik, with Zayn next to me holding our daughter, Lana Malik.

I look at him and he kisses me softly.

Even though we put each other through a lot of shit, we were able to make it through.

I guess the only real way to cure pain is to add a little more.

Because everything new distracts the old.

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