Six in the morning and the entire garden of the house was decorated with red roses, tables and a beautiful altar in the centre of everything, the initials of Liam and Zayn in some decorations. The guards doing the last few laps around the perimeter of the house to make sure there were no security breaches, especially since it would be the first event where they would see children around again, everything had to go perfectly.

They had chosen November 7 as the date for their wedding, so Zayn would have the opportunity to feel better after the delivery, it had been difficult months for them, because being their first children they did not have the experience in everything that entailed, sometimes Zayn had to nurse their little ones while going through important documents, supervising deliveries, and all your usual activities, and as much as Barbara insisted on helping him take care of his puppies, Zayn wanted to be very present in their care, as did Liam, who could sometimes be seen at security training with one of the twins in his arms.

Shawn and Harry had taken Zayn out of his room to give him a chance to get ready without Liam seeing him. They had chosen quite elegant suits to wear to the ceremony, Zayn's was an asymmetrical blazer and high-waisted pants, both off-white, with a white ruffled shirt underneath and a beautiful white corset with lace in the shape of roses and a red ribbon that matched the wedding decorations and Liam's was a black suit with white lines almost all over it and a white ruffled shirt, perfectly balanced between modern and classic.

What they least wanted was to look like those typical boyfriends with the usual suits but with different colours. Zayn wanted to stand out, make it clear to everyone present that the one who was getting married was the boss of Icarus Rose with the love of his life, give each one of the alphas to power something to remember for the rest of their lives, in addition to the reputation they had from the beginning.

"You look beautiful." Harry murmured when Zayn was already dressed, the green-eyed omega was wearing a black blouse made of transparent and shiny fabric, white dress pants and his curls perfectly arranged, in addition to the fact that his pregnant belly stood out quite a bit .

"Do you think Liam will like it?" Zayn asked a little unsure, then looked at himself in the full length mirror in Harry's room and shook his head. "Oh no, now I asked if an alpha would like it, no, I look spectacular, I'm going out, I'm getting married and everyone is going to envy Liam because I look amazing."

"Niall says they're ready, only you, Harry, the twins and me are missing." Shawn said looking at his phone, he was wearing a beige ruffled blouse and a black bow with dress pants the same colour as the bow, his belly barely peeking out a bit, he hoped to break the news to his parents the day after the wedding moment had passed.

Barbara arrived just a few minutes later, with her grandchildren in her arms, they were wearing matching red suits with white shirts, the only difference between them was that Blair had a bow in her hair and Blake in the shirt, Barbara was dressed in a beige blouse and a pale pink tube skirt, it looked beautiful, as the mother of one of the bride and groom should have looked, only then did they prepare to go out into the garden.

The chairs were in position and the guests were beginning to arrive one by one. They had invited various partners with their families and friends they had made over the years, as well as their families. Ronan and Jane were received along with Stella by the boys, they were told to make themselves comfortable wherever they liked and that the ceremony would start in a few minutes, then the Mendes arrived, Niall ushered them to their chairs and thanked them for coming, as well as he told them that he and Shawn had news to tell them later.

They had reserved rooms in one of the most luxurious hotels in London for the guests to spend their day, since the ceremony was in the morning and the party would last until night and many had travelled from different parts of the world, and that way everyone would have time to rest and attend to the Malik babies.

Liam waited impatiently from his place, Niall and Louis behind him, in formal pants and shirts with frills and ruffles on the sleeves and collar. The alpha could feel how nervous and excited his omega was through the loop, then the music started and he saw Zayn walking towards him, holding Barbara's arm, the omega seemed about to cry, and behind them Shawn and Harry carried their children in their arms while they were in charge of throwing red rose petals, they contrasted perfectly against the white carpet that marked the path that the omega had to follow towards his alpha.

"I can't believe it." Liam whispered to Zayn once he was able to hold his hand, the brunette looked at him scared.

"You do not like it?"

"You are the most precious omega in the place." He exclaimed proudly, his eyes shining and his smile could not diminish, he felt so lucky to finally be marrying Zayn.

"And you should be proud," Zayn replied with a small smile.

"Of course I am, my omega." He kissed his forehead and the judge cleared his throat.

"Today we are gathered to celebrate the union of this alpha and this omega. Despite already being linked, they have decided to celebrate their love through this ceremony. Do you want to start saying your vows?"

"I want to start," Liam said with a smile, "Zayn, my omega for as long as I can remember, we've known each other for over twenty years, officially fourteen years together, and I've loved you since before I knew what love is. We're only getting older, and I've been thinking about it lately, does it ever drive you crazy? Just how fast the night changes?, but despite everything, we are still the same children who hid among the roses so that your father would not see us, the same children who promised each other in the stables that we would be together for life, you are the same little one that I took care of and will continue to take care of until I die, not only you, but also my children. I love you, Zayn, since you came to the house like a little baby until eternity." A tear rolled down the omega's cheek and Liam took care of wiping it away with his thumb, neither of them was able to stop smiling.

"Liam Payne," Zayn began with a soft voice, cleared his throat and continued, "the alpha who taught me what love is, the one who has been by my side in my best and worst moments, if I think about the best time of my life, it's always by your side, from the night you marked me when my whole world was falling to the moment our puppies arrived, even all these years that I had to hide my true nature, you held me up and you put up with hiding together with me i'm a fool for you and the things you do, let me be your omega so i can keep loving you for the rest of my life yours or rather our life. I can't say that I everI thought I would have a family, but you have always been by my side, and I always knew it was you, simple as that, for that and many other reasons, I love you, Liam, you are the love of my life."

After their vows, alpha and omega signed, as did the witnesses, and they were officially married.

"Excellent, by the power vested in me by the government and the crown of the United Kingdom, I hereby declare you Liam and Zayn Malik, married alpha and omega, you may kiss." Zayn took Liam's neck and pulled him to meet their lips in a soft and loving kiss.

They both turned to look at each guest, both with huge smiles on their faces and a happiness they couldn't put into words. They walked down the aisle receiving petals that were thrown everywhere until they were at the side of the garden, where a car was waiting for them so they could spend a moment alone.

Louis thanked the guests on behalf of Liam and Zayn, as well as telling them that they hoped everyone would come to the sunset party, and after that they all entered the house, Harry with Blair in his arms and Blake in Louis's, both babies were asleep and too young to know what was going on around them.

"Start tidying up the living room and preparing dinner, everything needs to be perfect for when Liam and Zayn get back." Niall ordered one of the guards and he nodded before walking away.

"I can't believe those two finally got married." Louis mentioned as he sat on the couch and settled the little boy on his shoulder.

"Well, about time!" Niall exclaimed with a bottle of beer in his hands, "they have known each other their whole lives and have been linked since Zayn was fifteen, it took them too long." Shawn gave him a light blow on the arm and sat in one of the armchairs.

"Not all people consider marriage the ultimate sign of love, didn't you hear what they said? They've been there for each other all their lives, and that's the way they show how much they love each other." The brown-eyed omega said with a smile.

After that, everyone waited for the couple to get home to eat and they began to get ready for the party. They had hired a band that would play music all night, and dinner was ready. Each guest took a seat at their assigned tables, there were small photos of the Malik family in the centre of each one, and behind them was a small thank you message.

As soon as the groom and the other groom entered the room, they all began to applaud and shout, the alpha did not let go of his omega's hand at any time and once they were seated at the main table next to their family, the waiters prepared to serve everyone dinner.

The night passed between laughs and dancing, the band was receiving requests from Niall, who hadn't stopped dancing with Shawn all night. But the time for a toast to the newlyweds had arrived, Niall would be the first to speak for the night, so they handed him a microphone so that everyone would be able to hear him and he stood up with a glass of champagne in his hands and cleared his throat.

"Good evening everyone, and thank you for coming to my house on this very important night," he said trying to articulate his words correctly, "as you know, Zayn and Liam have been my brothers since I was a little Irish boy," many laughed. "But look at me now, I'm quite a man," Louis smacked him in the leg to keep him on topic and Niall complained, "okay, okay. My point is that I'm thankful that having Liam as part of my family, he, believe it or not, has always been there when I needed him because Zayn was a pain in the ass."

"Niall, to the point please," Shawn said.

"That's what I'm going to, that's what I'm going to do," he cleared his throat again and smiled. I remember when we were little and I met Liam, he had a face of few friends and he wouldn't let me get too close to Zayn, but over time he began to treat me like his little brother, he took care of me as not many did," his voice began to choke a bit and his hands to shake. "I still remember one time many years ago, we had barely arrived at the house and I still didn't know the place well, but I was... I was little and I wanted to play outside, so I went to the roses because they always seemed to me the most beautiful thing in the house." He cleared his throat again and continued. "It was a little dark and there were no guards around, because it was time for dinner and the few guards were at the entrances and little Niall tripped in one of the rose bushes, I remember perfectly that I put my hands first because I didn't want to hurt my face, but that only caused one of the thorns to dig into my fingers," his eyes began to crystallise as he remembered those words that the other alpha had told him, "I started crying when I saw the blood coming out of my fingers, I thought I was going to die that night and I would be alone because our parents were not there, and I couldn't scream for help because all the guards were having dinner and I didn't want to disturb them, but in the distance I saw that someone was approaching," he turned her eyes to Liam and smiled. "The great Liam Malik walked in the dark approaching little Niall who was crying on the ground..."

"Niall, are you okay? What happened to you?" The alpha asked as he crouched down to little Niall.

"I fell into the rose bush," the brown-haired man picked him up in his arms and looked at the little finger that Niall was showing him, and on it there was a huge thorn.

"Don't worry, Ni, I'll help you." Said that, he walked to the kitchen of the house and sat Niall on one of the shelves and went to where the first aid kit was and took out some bandages, some small tweezers and a little alcohol.

"Li, it hurts so much." The blond cried while he closed his eyes tightly. The alpha walked up to him and took his hand.

"Take a deep breath, I'm going to remove the thorns and then I'm going to clean you up to put a bandage on, I promise it won't hurt, okay?" Niall nodded and Liam removed the thorns with his tweezers, cleaned his fingers with a cotton ball and smiled at Niall. "Do you want the blue bandages or the SpongeBob ones?" Niall looked at both and smiled.

"Obviously the one from SpongeBob, Li." The brown-haired man agreed and put the small bandage on his finger, then he put all the things in his place and approached Niall.

"You're my little brother, so don't hesitate to come to me for help, I'll always take care of you." He kissed his finger and Niall hugged him tight.

"...And since that day he hasn't stopped doing it" he said, unable to hide the tears that fell down his cheeks, Liam saw him with a huge smile on his face, he raised his glass and looked at the guests. "But hey, I don't know what else I can say, so I invite you all to raise your glasses and toast that Zayn and Liam's love lasts all their lives and if there is something after death, that they can love each other there too and that they are one by the side of the another." He looked at Liam and smiled, "thanks for making my brother the happiest omega in the world."

Saying that, everyone shouted a cheery "cheers" and drank the contents of their glasses, Niall returned to his place and wiped the tears from his eyes before handing the microphone over to Louis.

"What can I say? I still remember the day that Niall and I found out that you were together, I perfectly remember that they were kissing each other in the field of roses, Zayn stormed into the house," he gave a small laugh and continued. "We were children playing and learning what life was, and today here we are, finally at their wedding, and I am sure that our father, wherever he is, is very proud of what we are, of what we are celebrating a love that has endured so many years, so many obstacles, a love that was meant to be," he wiped away his tears and raised his glass, "I want to toast my siblings, who are raising a beautiful family, raising beautiful puppies, running a whole business and keeping it on top, raise your glasses high, for their love."

Louis wiped away his tears and before returning to his seat, he passed the microphone to Barbara, who had been crying since the ceremony began, her chest full of pride seeing one of her children get married.

"My little one," began without being able to hold back the tears of happiness from continuing to go out, "I think your brothers already said everything, you have shown that true love does exist and that there is no barrier that prevents you from loving each other, I still perfectly remember the day you entered the dining room with mischievous smiles on your faces because Liam had marked my little Zayn, and I couldn't feel more proud of you, because you made a huge decision that you have kept until today, a union that brought me two beautiful grandchildren, I want you to know that you have the most beautiful family that I could ever be so proud to be a part of," Louis patted Barbara's back and she smiled. "And since everyone is telling stories, I want to tell one of the happiest memories I have," she cleared her throat and wiped the trail of tears that had fallen down her cheeks. "There is no way for a mother to forget when her little one did things for the first time, like when he said his first words or when he laughed at some funny face his father had made," she looked at the couple with a huge smile of pride and continued, "but there is nothing that has caused me more tenderness than seeing my little Zaynie take his small steps towards the arms of the little boy of only two years who was waiting for him with open arms, the baby who would soon become a beautiful alpha and eventually into the alpha of my Zayn." Liam's eyes filled with tears and Zayn looked at both of them with a frown but a smile on his face.

"No one had ever told me that," said the omega, and at that moment Liam took his wallet out of his pants, in it there were several photos of them with their brothers and of the babies, but the first photo that could be seen was of two babies hugging on the living room floor, one had hair as dark as night and the other the most beautiful smile in the world.

"One day I was going through some of your father's papers and I found this photo, I decided to keep it and I asked Barbara who they were, and she told me it was us, and since then I've taken it with me everywhere." Zayn took the face of his now husband in her hands and kissed him.

"Now I want to propose a toast to the Malik family. I wish you health and happiness, and I will always be here for you." Everyone raised their glasses and shouted joyfully, Zayn kissed his husband again and could swear that this would be the happiest day of his life.

The party continued and the guests were getting more and more drunk, Niall had opened the bar informing that the beer was courtesy of the brewery he owned and the wine from Louis's vineyard, the Irish man was a little overdone and Shawn was beginning to think that that was a bad idea since they were sitting with their family.

"And what is this news that you have for us, honey?" Diana Mendes asked with a smile.

"Tomorrow morning we'll tell them, mom, today is Zayn and Liam's day." Shawn smiled at his mother, feeling Niall's hand go up his leg more and more, the omega gave him a dirty look, leaned towards him to whisper in his ear. "Hold still, Niall, we're at a party... With my family."

"Don't worry, my most beautiful omega, I'll keep the secret that we're already expecting our first cub." Niall said in a rather unsuccessful attempt at a whisper, the Mendes family looked at the couple with wide eyes and Shawn pinched him in the arm. "Ouch! What'd you do that for!?"

"Shut up Niall." Shawn muttered, but the alpha wasn't paying attention.

"Did you know you're the prettiest omega I've ever met? I can't believe my omega is so beautiful." He sighed with a huge smile, which made Shawn return the gesture. "Also mom Styles, mom Tomlinson and mom Barbara, but no, you're a beauty... Hey, I have three moms! But it's an odd number, it can't be possible," he rested his forehead on Shawn's shoulder, but seconds later he looked up at his mother-in-law. "I know! Mother-in-law, I have you a proposal," Diana was trying not to laugh with everything her son-in-law was saying, "What do you think if you are my mother Mendes and I am your son Horan? Wait... It's probably Malik, because I'm Malik too," he looked at Shawn excitedly, "and, you are also Malik!"

"Niall, you're putting on a show with my whole family" The omega said, although he was actually quite amused by the situation. Niall gasped in outrage.

"Why are you treating me like this, omega? Are you mad at me?" He raised his palm to his mouth, his hand slamming into his face.

"But how is it that my son is already expecting a puppy?" Michael asked with a frown, Niall's expression changing to one of excitement.

"You're right, Papa Mendes! My omega and I are already pregnant, and it's going to be a precious little boy or girl, or precious, did I already tell you that everyone in your family is beautiful? Imagine, a puppy with Shawnie's lovely face and my blue eyes, blonde like...wait, I'm not blonde anymore! I'm sorry, sugar cube, our kids aren't going to be blondes."

As Niall continued to babble nonsense, Louis was drinking drink after drink at the table next to his, his protective arm around Harry's waist, his little sisters were in a kid-friendly area, only Lillibeth, Jane, Ronan, Stella, Dotty and Mia at the table.

"The wine from your vineyard is delicious, Louis." Dotty indicated, leaving the glass on the table, Louis smiled at his sister.

"Just don't go drinking too much, Lotts, you're too young for such things." Louis said, already slurring a little.

"Honey, you've got more drinks than I can count on one hand," Harry said with a smile, Louis frowned.

"Not true, omega." Harry laughed and nodded, Louis got up from the table. "Well, I'm going to get more wine because it's over," he said, holding out the last o and leaving the table.

The Tomlinson Styles family was still talking animatedly, until Harry saw his alpha stagger not far away with a bottle of Niall's beer, he would never tire of that alpha.

"I think I'll go for Louis because he's about to fall down." The omega warned with a smile, his mother and mother-in-law agreed.

Harry walked towards Louis, who as soon as he looked at him, his eyes shone brightly, it seemed like it was the first time he had seen the omega. He tripped over a chair again, but he held on with one hand resting on the table as he ran his hand over his hair, trying to comb it without success.

"What do my eyes see? You look like an angel, what's your name, omega?"He asked flirtatiously, Harry held back his laugh.

"Harry," he replied, trying to sound serious.

"Harry, a beautiful name for a beautiful omega, have I seen you before?" His gaze fell on the mark that adorned the curly's neck, he snorted in disappointment, "I see you have alpha, where is he?"

"Well, my alpha is very drunk." He replied with an amused smile, Louis snorted.

"And he left his precious omega alone at a party? It seems that he is a very bad alpha, has your alpha told you that you are the most beautiful omega of all?"

"Well, sometimes." Harry had decided to play a little with his alpha, who looked at him horrified.

"What do you mean sometimes?! That's unacceptable... unacceptable," he yelled in horror. "If you were my omega I would give you heaven, earth and stars."

"Oh yeah? You would?"

"Yeah, why don't you drop that alpha of yours and come with me instead?" He tried to move towards Harry, but this time he fell to his knees.

"I can't leave my alpha," Harry said, trying to help Louis up.

"Why not? That idiot doesn't even know what he has, I'll know how to value you." His gaze fell on Harry's belly and he widened his eyes in surprise. "I'll provide for you and your pup!"

"Lou, I can't leave my alpha because you're my alpha, silly." He said fondly, Louis gasped in surprise.

"My omega? You're my omega?" He yelled excitedly and Harry nodded, then Louis jumped up, "I'm a lousy alpha! How come I don't tell you how beautiful you are every day you wake up?! Harry, you are the best omega in the world, I love you!"

He kissed the omega's lips and crouched down in front of his belly again, Harry smiled tenderly.

"And our puppy, the most beautiful puppy of all the puppies in the world, oh no! What if I don't tell our puppy that they are beautiful every day of their life?" He hugged the omega's belly and began to kiss him many times.

"Come on honey, let's sit down again." Harry said trying to pick up the alpha again, he stood up and shook his head.

"No omega, I have to announce to everyone at this party that you are my omega and I am your alpha, what if another idiot tries to rob you? That can't be possible!" He started walking towards a nearby table, where several partners were talking. "Dear partners! Have I introduced Harry, my omega yet?"

"Tomlinson, a lovely evening," replied a dark-eyed alpha, Louis smiled in agreement.

"You're absolutely right, but it's not as lovely as my omega," Louis said with a bright smile, placing his hands on Harry's belly. "And look at his tummy! Isn't it the most beautiful of all? There's my daughter! We already know her name, but I won't tell him what we're going to call him... River!"

"Louis!" Harry yelled and the partners laughed. "Apologies gentlemen, my alpha is a little over the top."

"Don't worry, Mr. Tomlinson, you're lovely." Harry nodded goodbye and they went to the table where the Mendes were.

"Niall, keep your hands to yourself" Shawn complained with a smile, Niall euphorically shook his head.

"No, cotton candy, I can't leave you alone for even a moment," he said scared, he approached his ear, "I can't leave you alone at a party full of mafia people!" He whispered scandalised. Shawn laughed.

"But Niall, you're a mobster." Shawn replied and Niall covered his mouth.

"But don't say that in front of your parents! What are they going to think? I'm a delinquent?" He looked at his in-laws, who were trying not to laugh. "I studied marketing, did you know? I have an honest job and it's not illegal at all, my brother can confirm that information."

The party continued almost until dawn, Niall did not stop dancing and singing each song next to Louis, they were both so drunk that it was impossible for them to walk without tripping, and when all the guests had gotten into their respective cars in the direction of the hotel, they members of Icarus Rose prepared to go to sleep.

"I'm going to carry you to the bed, Hazza, because you're too pretty to go up the stairs to our room, and I'm going to carry you out the door," he drawled as they both walked in the direction of the elevator that had been installed upon request. of Louis, because in his own words 'Harry could not go up and down so many steps every day, because he could fall'."

"Really? And what else are you going to do? "Harry said, humouring his alpha, walking with one hand on his hip and the other on his belly, because his back was hurting too much.

"This floor is not worth walking on," Harry couldn't help but laugh at the last thing, "come love, I'm going to carry you up the stairs, because that's what alphas have to do, and I'm the strongest alpha and most powerful in all of England, what am I saying England, in the world!" And just as he said that, he tripped over the living room chair and fell on it, causing Harry to let out a tired sigh. He walked over to the alpha and helped him up again before approaching the elevator, and once inside Louis leaned his head against one of the walls and looked at Harry with a huge smile on his lips.

"What's up, Lou?" He asked before yawning.

"I'm the luckiest alpha in the world," he said without taking the smile off his face, the omega's cheeks blushed and he lowered his gaze.

"Yes?" he questioned, humouring him.

"Yeah, there's no more beautiful, kind and loving omega I've ever seen, except for that one I saw at the party, but he told me he had an alpha, so it doesn't matter." Harry chuckled and walked over to Louis.

He put his arms around his alpha's neck, and just before he could kiss him the doors opened and Harry smiled as he took his alpha's hand and led him into their room. Louis was still mumbling about how beautiful Harry was.

Once in the room, Harry went directly to the closet to get his pyjamas and his alpha's, but a loud hit stopped him. Louis had tripped and was now lying next to the bed, Harry smirked at that image.

He couldn't lift him, because he couldn't make much effort, but what he could do was cover him with a thick blanket and put a pillow under his head, then he left a kiss on his lips, which the alpha didn't even feel because he was already long gone in the arms of Morpheus.

"I love you, Lou, goodnight," he whispered before falling asleep, knowing that his alpha wasn't listening.

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An icy breeze woke Niall from his sleep, he woke up upset realising that he was asleep in front of the patio door towards the house, with only a blanket on top of him, his head aching and spinning, unable to keep a single thought in mind. until he remembered his omega.

"Oh no, Shawn!" He quickly got up from the ground, looking all over the garden. "Omega, sorry! Where are you?!"

He was mentally blaming himself, if something happened to his omega it would be totally his fault, he should have drank less the night before, his alpha was very angry with himself.

"Who are you looking for, alpha?" A voice asked from the back entrance of the house, Niall turned around and saw his omega leaning against the door frame with a warm robe and a cup of coffee in his hands.

"Omega, sorry! I shouldn't have let you sleep outside, I'm a terrible alpha," the blue-eyed exclaimed running towards the omega, who smiled sideways.

"Sleep outside? Me?" He asked playfully, "I didn't sleep outside, I was warm the rest of the night between the sheets, you were the one who collapsed at the door and had the bad luck that no one could pick him up."

Niall looked at him in astonishment, his brain processing all the information he had just received.

"So you didn't sleep out here," Shawn nodded mockingly and Niall sighed in relief. "So I'm a great alpha, I can sleep in the cold weather, but my omega will never get cold." He said proudly and Shawn laughed.

"Of course, alpha. Now let's go inside, my parents are already waiting for us and we can't sit at the table with them like this."

Niall dressed in the clothes that the omega had prepared for him as quickly as he could while his omega served him a glass of water and gave him an aspirin for his headache.

"You know," the alpha started as he approached Shawn, "if I wasn't Irish my hangover would be ten times worse." Shawn laughed. "I'm serious, we have some resistance, also the British, did you see Louis? We were gone, but I was happy, we all were."

He looked at himself in the mirror one last time and went over to kiss his omega.

"I promise you that this will be the last time I drink so much, especially now that we are expecting a beautiful baby that I have no doubt will be exactly like me, you'll see, the Horan genes are strong."

Shawn laughed and they both headed for the dining room, where the Mendes were already seated and in front of them was a cup of tea and some cookies that Barbara had probably made herself.

"Good morning," Niall began and went over to leave a kiss on the cheek of Shawn's mother. "I hope you had a good rest, "he kissed the cheek of his omega's sister and finally shook hands with Mr. Mendes before leaving to sit next to his omega. "I'd like to start by apologising for my behaviour last night, there are times when we talk and other times when whiskey and other drinks talk for us, and I know all the nonsense I said last night could have sounded funny but I hope you weren't offended and don't think I'm a teenager who gets drunk every weekend." Everyone burst out laughing.

"No way, Niall," Diana began. "It was your brother's wedding and everyone looked quite cheerful, plus we've seen you in serious moments and we know you're not always like this."

"Besides, you didn't say anything that could have offended us, maybe you confused us a bit with the fact that you are a Malik and that our son is too, but other than that everything is fine." Michael said this time and Niall laughed.

"That's something I can explain," he said as he poured himself some tea. "We use our own last names, however, legally we are Louis and Niall Malik, therefore, when Shawn married me, he became a Malik, as well as our future children..." After that, he smiled and looked at Shawn.

"There's a topic we'd like to take up today." Shawn added before taking his alpha's hand and intertwining his fingers.

Everyone's eyes were happy and fixed on the couple.

"I know it might have come out yesterday, but Shawn and I are expecting a pup." The alpha finally said and everyone squealed with joy at the news.

They stood up and the first to receive a hug was Shawn from his mother, whispering in his ear how much she loved him and how excited she was to meet her first grandchild, then her sister, and finally her father, who couldn't be more proud

"Oh Niall, come here son" Diana said, to which Niall nodded with a smile and walked over to wrap her in a warm hug, followed by Aaliyah and finally Michael Mendes's arms around her shoulders.

"Many congratulations son" she said, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I'd like you and me to share a few words when we can be alone."

Niall pulled back and swallowed before nodding with a smile, they finally sat down to continue their evening.

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"Your dad is going to kill me, and I think I'm catching a cold, he's going to kill me for being a drunk who can infect his pregnant omega," Niall stammered once they were in the room, Shawn was looking at him lying on the bed, with a mug of chocolate ice cream in his hands.

"He's not going to scold you, say less kill you, stupid, he just wants to talk to you." Shawn said with some disinterest, unable to prevent a tender smile from creeping over his lips, it seemed adorable that the alpha was so nervous to talk to his father.

"He's going to kill me, what if I said something that pissed him off last night and he wanted to wait to kill me, until now?" Shawn got up from the bed and walked over to Niall, grabbing him by both shoulders and forcing him to meet his eyes.

"He's not going to kill you, alpha, you're just going to talk about father to future father things, you're going to be fine, you can handle everything." He encouraged him before giving him a small kiss on the lips, Niall nodded. "Now go, to my father... He doesn't like to be kept waiting long."

The Irishman walked through the corridors of the house towards his office, where Michael was already waiting for him. He had to admit that he felt very nervous about what was going to happen, but it was something he had to face. Upon entering the office, he ran into his father-in-law sitting in the chair that he had settled in the corner, Niall tried to suppress the laughter that was stuck when thinking about the infinity of things that had happened in that chair, but it would be in bad taste to have to explain it to his omega's father.

"Mr. Mendes," Niall nodded once he was in front of the alpha, who gave him a warm smile that helped him relax.

"Please, call me Michael, son, after all we are family now," said the man shaking the young man's hand.

"What did you want to talk to me about?" Niall finally asked, sitting down next to the man.

"You see, Niall, yesterday you mentioned something that really caught my attention," the alpha got tense instantly, trying to remember all the nonsense he said in the state he was in the night before.

"I'm so sorry Michael, anything that may have offended you or your family. I..."

"No, not at all, son. You asked my wife if she could be your 'Mama Mendes,' and this got our attention because..."

"Oh, it's a thing I have with Harry and Louis's mothers, because they're like my brothers and I..."

"Niall, could you stop interrupting me?" The younger alpha nodded. "Okay, thanks. As I was saying, this got our attention because you don't need to ask, Niall, from the moment you accepted my son as your omega you're already a part of of our family, so if it's comfortable for you to call my wife 'Mom Mendes', that's fine, much more so now that they're going to give us our first grandson or granddaughter." Niall's eyes filled with tears and he nodded, wiping them away with the torso of his hand and rushing to embrace Michael."

"Thank you very much, can I tell you Dad Mendes?" He asked her between small sobs and Michael laughed.

"Of course, son." He patted him on the back and Niall finally pulled away.

"I'm so glad you decided to make that deal, and that Shawn agreed, of course. Before we met I saw him in a restaurant in New York, he threw his water on me when I wanted to ask him out," he laughed a little at the memory. And who knew, now that same omega is waiting for my firstborn, our firstborn.

"Sounds like something my little boy would do," Michael nodded with a smile. "You know, Niall, before Kasper passed away, we were about to do business, you know, he wanted to expand his market to America and I of course wanted to expand my business to this territory," he began to recount. "Unfortunately, we already know what happened, and I didn't want to pressure Zayn to continue his father's business with me. He was very young and I didn't want it to seem like I was taking advantage of his inexperience to expand the business."

"Not at all, Michael, my brother has always been very capable," Niall pointed out, but Michael shook his head with a smile.

"And I don't doubt it, Icarus Rose is at an all time high thanks to him, but the deal that Kasper and I wanted to make..." Michael sighed and looked around the room. "Kasper was aware that my little boy had presented as omega, and there is no better way to establish lasting alliances than through a marriage or link..." Niall nodded, not understanding much.

"I guess so."

"But do you know why it is, son?" Michael asked.

"I can deduce that it's because he can't break that easily, at least not the bond." Michael nodded.

"That's right, it's practically something unbreakable and that's why it's the best. In addition to the fact that this business is about respect, you must earn the respect of your partners to go far, you have earned it because being very young you knew how to honour a last name as big as Malik's, they built a business they were just getting to know."

"Where are you going with this?" Niall questioned.

"I had wanted to associate myself with Icarus Rose before Zayn started, and I knew that unfortunately getting Shawn married was the best way to achieve it, I wanted to discuss it with Kasper, have them live together during their childhood, that my puppy omega would meet one of his alphas and that they decide to unite properly, that would bring us many benefits." Niall looked at him astonished, "although he knew that it would probably be you, Louis was too big for Shawn, and not to mention Zayn, besides that you were always the little darling of Kasper," the youngest alpha smiled at the memory of his father sneaking him sweets, allowing him to fulfil his every whim as a child.

"And what would have happened if we had rejected each other?" He couldn't help but ask, his curiosity had always characterised him. Michael sighed.

"Everything would have continued as if nothing had happened, it's the best way to do business, but not the only way, and I've always been very clear that my family comes first and then work," he replied solemnly. "If Shawn had refused, he would have continued with his normal life in Canada, preparing to inherit the business, and it's something to keep in mind, son, especially now that you're going to have the joy of being a father, no deal is more important than the happiness of your family."

Niall nodded, knowing full well what Mendes was referring to, because in Icarus Rose there was nothing more important than family. And he had to take care of his own.