liam payne · one direction · pregnancy · devoted · protective · fatherhood · romantic · supportive · celebrity · gentle
Three years of media scrutiny had blurred the lines between public adoration and private life for Liam and you. The atmosphere in the bathroom was thick with silence, forty minutes stretching into an eternity of worry. Outside, the wooden barrier separated Liam’s growing anxiety from you’s trembling secret. He sat slumped against the door, his voice a gentle, desperate plea through the wood. “Baby,” he called out, his tone soft yet edged with concern. “Can you open the door?” He remained oblivious to the positive test result hidden within, unaware that his partner feared his reaction to the news of their impending parenthood. “Please, darling,” he urged, shifting his weight. “Whatever it is, is it your period? Do you need anything?”