Zayn turned to Liam, his eyes wide open in a panicked expression.

"Shit, shit, shit." Zayn cursed, quickly hopping out of bed and looking around in despair, trying to figure out what to do. Liam stared at him waiting for some form of instruction.

"Zayn?" his mom called out once again. Zayn hopped from foot to foot on the spot before rushing over to open the door slightly.

"Yeah I'm up here mom!" he replied, before closing the door again and rushing back to pick up his boxers. He put them on and picked up Liam's and threw them at his face.

"Get up Liam!" he whispered at him in frustration. He knew he shouldn't be annoyed at him but the tension had made him short-tempered. He ran his hands threw his hair, thinking of what to do, when he heard footsteps coming up the stairs.

"Fuck…" Zayn hissed, he ran over to Liam who was struggling to pull his jeans up and grabbed him, pulling him over to the closet. He opened the door and pushed him inside.

"Stay quiet," he warned, before closing the door. He jumped back into bed and threw the covers over himself just as his mother knocked on the door. She waited a few seconds before entering, and saw Zayn pretending to wake up.

"Still in bed at this time? Gosh Zaynie you're so lazy, I wouldn't be surprised if you'd been sleeping there this whole time." Liam had to stifle a laugh at the nickname. She walked over to Zayn and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek, before walking around the room picking up the clothes off the floor. She picked up Liam's shirt and looked at it intensely. Zayn felt his heart begin to race. "I haven't seen this one before… is it new?" she questioned.

"O-oh yeah it's new." Zayn stuttered, breathing a sigh of relief in his head. 'That was too close…' he thought. She folded up the shirt and walked over to Zayn's closet and began to open the door.

"Mom wait!" Zayn blurted out. He reached his arm out in desperation but it was too late. The door was wide open and a shirtless Liam was stood in his closet, his jeans around his ankles, blushing furiously. A silence fell upon the room as all three of them took in what had just happened. A few moments passed before Zayn couldn't stand the tension any more.

"Mom, this is Liam…" he sighed. He saw no way of covering this up, and decided now was as good a time as any to tell her, "…he's my boyfriend."

Liam's face was a mix between shock and happiness. Of course he tried to hold back the smile that was threatening to escape, but inside he felt so proud of Zayn. He'd not only come out to his mother but also referred to him as his boyfriend for the first time, confirming their relationship. But this joy was short lived as he came back to reality, and remembered that he was standing half naked in front of his boyfriends mother. He began to flush red again. Zayn's mom turned around and walked over to Zayn, who was now standing beside his bed awaiting her reaction.

"Well it's about time! I thought you were never going to get a boyfriend." she smiled, reaching her arms out and embracing her son in a tight hug. Zayn shot Liam a confused look but he just shrugged in reply, equally bemused by the sudden turn of events.

"But… how did you know?" Zayn questioned.

"Well let's just say someone needs to remember to clear his internet history more often." she said, giving a look of mock disappointment. Zayn blushed and looked to the floor as Liam choked on the laugh that was trying to leave his mouth, much to Zayn's annoyance. He still couldn't hold back the smile that was appearing on his face, though. He felt such a sense of relief knowing he didn't have to hide anymore.

"Does dad know or…?" Zayn asked hesitantly.

"Not yet... You'll have to give him some time but I'm sure he'll come around," she smiled. They hugged once more before she walked out the room, leaving the two boys alone again.

"Wow." was all Zayn could say. Liam smiled and walked over to him, putting his arm round his shoulder and kissing his cheek.

"That was brave of you." he complimented.

"It's not like I had any other choice." Zayn laughed. Both boys sat down on the bed as they tried to process what had just happened.

"So I'm your boyfriend now…?" Liam grinned, breaking the silence.

"Well, I guess, I mean that's if you want to be?"

"Of course."

They hugged each other and kissed lightly before Zayn stood up and took Liam's hand.

"Well, now that we're official, how about we go on a date?"

"That sounds great." Liam stood up and both boys beamed at each other. They made their way downstairs, hand in hand, and walked through to the living room so Liam could say goodbye.

"It was nice meeting you Liam," Zayn's mom smiled from the sofa, "look after my Zaynie!" Zayn cringed and rolled his eyes at her insistence on embarrassing him with the nickname.

"I will," Liam smiled back, before the boys moved to the front door, "she seems nice."

"Yeah… so what time should I pick you up tonight?" Zayn asked.

"Seven? My parents are kinda strict with their curfews…" Liam said shyly.

"Seven is fine," Zayn smiled, reassuring him that it didn't matter, "do you want a lift home?"

"Nah it's okay, I can walk." They kissed once more before Liam left down the drive. Zayn waited under the door frame and watched until he had walked out of sight before closing the door and walking back to his room. He lounged around watching TV for a while before realising he was supposed to pick Liam up in an hour. He had to decide what to wear tonight; he knew it didn't really matter, but he wanted to make a good impression on their first official date. After a quick shower he picked out a casual shirt and tie and paired it with skinny jeans and black converse, before styling his hair and checking himself in the mirror.

"Damn…" he whispered to himself as he noticed a small blemish beginning to form on his chin. He ran downstairs and walked into the kitchen where his mom was on the phone. She saw his impatient expression and asked the person on the end of the line to hold for a moment.

"What's the matter?" she asked. Zayn pointed to the mark on his chin and she rolled her eyes, walking through to the living room and picking up her make up bag, pulling out a small tube of concealer. She dabbed some onto his chin and rubbed it in and gave him a nod.

"Thanks," he smiled, "I'm gonna head off now, I'll see you later."

"Take care."

He left the house and got into his car, double checking the directions Liam had written out for him before sending a text to Liam and driving off.

'Be there in 5 gorgeous x'

This chapters kind of short but I thought it would be a nice build up to the next one, where they go on their first date. I'm really excited to write that chapter! ^^ haha~ oh and iv just made a new tumblr for ziam, the link is on my profile if anyone wants to check that out :) review if you can! I love reading them xx