The Creep Around the Block

3 years later... July 4, 2017



"Sam, Eleanor needs changed!" Zayn yelled from the twins room.



(Sam)



The twins had been born on July 1st, exactly 7 months after Tanner. The babies were quite early, because they grew at a faster rate, but they're as healthy as can be, other than Zayn feeding them occasionally with junk.

I named them after the two hurricanes that brought Zayn and I closer again. Eleanor and Sophia. Eleanor was blonde, and Sophia was brunette.

"Okay, don't forget to pick up more diapers." I smiled, kissing him lightly, then taking over with Eleanor.

Zayn left the apartment, not before exchanging 'I love you's', then leaving.

We had moved into the apartments after the wedding, and Eleanor and Sophia shared a room, then Tanner had a room, then Zayn and I shared, and the baby in my stomach had it's room.

Yea, I'm pregnant with my fourth child, and this time, it's actually Zayn's. I've been pregnant for 5 months, and it's been five months since we saw the crew. So they don't even know.

I finished changing Eleanor's diaper, then started cooking dinner, chicken soup. The crew was coming over tonight, then we were all going to see fireworks at their house. They'd be here at 7, and it was 6 already. I was so excited to see them, it's been months since we've talked.

I finished dinner, setting it on the table that I've remembered from the years before I moved out of here. Then the phone rang.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hey, it's Liam."

I smiled to myself, just hearing his voice lightened my day.

"Hey Daddy Payne! What's up?" I put the phone in between my ear and shoulder.

"Uhm... we were wondering if we could come a little early..." Awkward as always I see.

"Put me on speaker, Biach!"

I heard a click, then everyone greeted me, "Hey!"

"Louuuuuu!" I didn't even acknowledge the others.

"Sammmmmy! How's it going?"

"Fucking fantastic, so why'd you call again?"

A new voice was heard, Julia. "Didn't Liam ask?"

"Oh, yea, come whenever you can. Zayn's not home right now though." I said, then a knock rang through my ears.

I ran to the door and opened it, coming face to face with the one and only Louis Tomlinson.

First thing I did was hang up the phone and toss it to the couch. Then I hugged him gently, avoiding hurting the baby in my stomach.

"Louis! I missed you so much!" I smiled into his neck.

"You too." I felt him smile as well.

Then a new voice entered. "What about me?"

I groaned, then ended the reunion with my best friend. "No, Harry, I didn't miss you at all."

As soon as I stood back, I noticed everyone's eyes avert to my bloated stomach. Fuck.

"Are you pregnant?" Niall asked.

I shook my head, "No, I gained a ton of weight. All I've done the passed three years is eat, sleep, and watch TV."

I was trying not to sound sarcastic, trying to trick them, and it worked.

"Oh, sorry."

I laughed and smiled, "Come in."

They all walked in, and I could see the looks on their faces. They must've missed this place.

I watched as Perrie placed Danielle on the floor, and Dani found Tanner chilling with his sunglasses on. I heard Tanner yell, "Nelly!" Then Danielle responded, "Malik!"

It was so cute to hear them call each other with nicknames.

"So, can we see the twins?" Harry asked, a little awkward considering that he was the biological father.

I nodded, leading them to the room they were in. Harry had the look of Satan on his face, he was pissed that he didn't get to father them.

I heard the door open and close, signaling us all that Zayn was home.

"Zen!" Danielle yelled. Oh my god, yesh!

"Hey Danielle!"

I walked out to the combo of the living room and kitchen and dining room, then saw the bags from the store sitting on the couch, and Danielle was holding hands with Tanner. My heart just melted.

"Well, dinner is beginning... NOW!" I scared the shit out of Liam, who was chilling on the chair that I scared him on that day. (A/N: chapter SCARY)

We all sat at the dinner table, just chewing on food. Eleanor and Sophia were smashing food around their highchairs. It was adorable.

It was a comfortable silence at the table, until finally Conner broke it.

"So, Fourth of July huh? You all excited?"

Everyone muttered out 'yeah's and continued eating. The silence was beginning to become unbearable, so I broke it again. "Let's play a game."

"How about truth or dare? Like at the park that day..." Harry said.

Ah, good times. "Yeah. That was also the day Liam and I got together. And the same week that the creep thing started." I didn't wanna play truth or dare though. "How about we just think back. Talk about memories."

Everyone nodded at my suggestion, so Zayn started with his favorite memory, even if it wasn't the best. "I think my favorite memory was when we all went to that restaurant, and Sandra thought Harry and Sam were together."

A few agreed on that memory being the best, but Harry, Conner, Niall, Louis, Liam, Perrie, and I didn't. Liam shared his next, "Mine would be when Harry proposed. I mean, I was always on team Zayn, but it was still cute."

Harry shared his after, "Mine's when we all went to the cafe, and Sam and I beat the shit out of Conner. I wouldn't have done it if I knew it was you though." He looked at Conner.

"Ha, that was mine too." Conner laughed.

Louis said his, "My favorite memory is definitely the double hurricane. We were all beyond wasted, and it was really funny when Zayn and Sam were scared. I had to hold in my laughs."

I narrowed my eyes at him, then Niall laughed, "The best memory beyond compare is when I found my sister. I'm 100% positive on that."

Perrie spoke up, "Mine was the dance battle. That was too funny, even though we hated each other."

I laughed, "That was my second favorite, but the best..." I paused for a moment, "was the day we all met. I would go back to those simple times and fix everything that went wrong. Except for getting pregnant the first time, I wouldn't have Tanner then. But I would fix ever letting Jess into my life, and no offence, but I would take back dating Harry and Liam, 'cause it ended badly anyway."

"Toushe." Zayn said. I just looked over at him, then burst out laughing. That's like our favorite word.

"I agree, the memory that I think tops anything in this world, is definitely meeting you guys. I don't know where I'd be if you guys weren't here." Sandra smiled, looking at us all.

Then, I felt a sharp kick in my stomach, I bent a little, it startled me a bit. Zayn smiled, knowing the little Malik in my stomach was probably giggling.

Kaitlynn suddenly looked pale. "Kaitlynn, you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, just a little pregnant. That's all." She smiled.

Wait, what?!!!

"You're pregnant too?!" My eyes got wide, and I jumped up, not very well considering I'm five months pregnant, and wobbled over to her.

"Wait, you are actually pregnant?! I thought you weren't!" Niall was astonished.

"Yeah. I may have fibbed." I turned my attention to Kaitlynn. "How far along?"

"4-5 months. What about you?" She asked.

"Same. Now the babies can date too! Tanner has Danielle, and the babies have each other." We highfived.

We sat down and finished what was on our plates, then Gemma spoke up for the first time tonight, "We should get going. The fireworks start in about an hour."

I looked at the clock. Holy fuck nuggets, she's right.

We all grabbed stuff like blankets, and baby stuff, then I grabbed Eleanor and placed her on my hip, and Zayn had Sophia, then Danielle and Tanner held hands as we walked down the stairs.

We passed the lobby, where Jack still worked. When he saw the whole group, he smiled. He must've missed us all walking down into the lobby together. He greeted us, "Hello, nice to see you together. You know, the guy's apartment is still vacant."

"Might take you up on that offer, we got one on the way now." Louis laughed.

"Hi El. Hi Sophia. Hi Tanner. Hi Danielle." Jack smiled at the children. Wow, that sure is a mouthful.

"Hi Jack!" Both Tanner and Danielle spoke at the same time.

I laughed, and with that, we walked out to the cars. Zayn, the twins, Tanner, and I rode in my new van I got. Niall, Julia, Gemma, and Conner rode in Sandra's car with Sandra. Harry, Liam, Louis, Kaitlynn, and Perrie rode together, plus Danielle.

It was a short drive to the park, considering the fact that it was just down the street from the apartments.

When we arrived, we got a spot near the picnic table where we played truth or dare. The Malik family, including me and the kids and Zayn, shared two blankets. Then the Styles family, including Harry and Gemma, had a blanket. Conner, Niall, Julia, and Sandra shared two blankets. Kaitlynn and Louis had a blanket, with Liam, Perrie, and Danielle next to them.

I layed on my back, staring at the sky. It was beautiful, all the colorful, bright splashes and sparks. They didn't form patterns, just explosions.

I may be seeing things, but I could've sworn that I saw Jess standing above me. I had to do a double take. Was it really her? Did I imagine that? I looked over at my husband, seeing if his facial expression changed. It hadn't.

I swear, I'm not crazy, she was standing above me. Jess was there. The Creep Around The Block was still there, still haunting my thoughts, still causing chaos in my mind.

Notes

Alright. Last chapter. Sorry I didn't update for a week. I was watching YouTube videos, then I thought we could use a little bit of a wait for this.

Q: Did the ending fuck with your mind?

Alright. See you at Something Stronger Than Love.

Bye! Have a great time with life, this story is offically ended.