I woke up and didn’t notice anything for a few seconds. My mind was fuzzy and I was extremely tired. But then I looked over and saw that Zayn was driving his car. “Good morning, sleepyhead,” He said sweetly as I stirred. I remembered that we were going to Chicago for his cousins wedding.
“Morning,” I groaned and leaned my head against his shoulder. Heat blew on my body lightly, keeping me warm. “I don’t even remember getting up.” I yawned and looked up at him with my sleepy eyes. He smiled down at me and the looked back at the road. Even at such an early hour, Zayn still managed to look effortlessly beautiful. He looked well rested and just plain beautiful while I imagined I looked quite the opposite.
“You hardly got up,” He chuckled. “You got dressed and then collapsed back on the bed. I really didn’t want to get you up, so I carried you out to the car…”
“No, you didn’t,” I scoffed and looked up at him. Had he really carried me to his car? I had absolutely no recollection of it ever happening. That was so sweet of him to do that for me.
“Oh, yes, I did,” He smiled at me and took my hand. I felt shivers travel through my body as he touched my hand. Such a simple thing made my heart go wild. “We’ll be at the hotel in half an hour, so you can go back to sleep if you want.”
“No, I’m fine,” I smiled and kissed his hand sweetly. “Do you want me to drive at all?” I offered because he had been driving the entire time.
“I’m good for now,” He said and then turned the heat up a little bit. I angled the heater at myself more so that it would keep me toasty warm.
“So…what am I going to be wearing for the wedding?” I asked a few minutes later. We had pulled off of the highway and were driving through the city. I hadn’t been to the city in a while so it was amazing to look at all the huge buildings and all of the different types of people.
“I have no clue,” He shrugged. “Either some traditional dress or something non-traditional.”
“What are you wearing?”
“A tux,” He smiled. I couldn’t wait to see him in a tux. If I thought he was sexy in uniform, I couldn’t wait to see him in a tux. I just hoped it was well fitting and made him look hot, which wasn’t hard.
“You’re going to look so handsome,” I looked at him and he blushed a bit. We continued driving to the city and then finally came up to the hotel. The building was absolutely huge and I was in awe as we got out of the car. Zayn gave the keys to the valet who ran right up to the car the minute we pulled up. It was freezing cold outside and the cold air hit my body when a man opened my door and helped me out of the car. The valet opened the trunk to get at our bags. More men came to the car and unloaded all of our bags. All of the men were dressed very nicely.
Zayn placed his hand on the small of my back and led me inside. We walked into the lobby and up to the front desk. I was glad to get out of the chilly air and inside the lobby. Zayn checked in as I looked around at the huge lobby. It amazed me how much wealth some people had. I felt very out of place in my jeans and shirt while people were walking around in fancy clothes. I could feel their judging eyes on me and it made me feel like I was under a microscope.
“Ready to go, darling?” I felt Zayn behind me and I nodded. We got to the elevator quickly and he punched the floor number in. By how many numbers he pressed, I could tell we were near the top of the hotel. Even the elevator was extremely fancy, which I had expected. I looked up and saw that the ceiling of the elevator was a mirror.
“It’s so beautiful here,” I said as I leaned against Zayn in the elevator. I was still a little tired from sleeping, but I would wake up soon. He wrapped his arm around my waist and his fingers caressed my skin through my shirt.
“Only the best for my girl,” He kissed my forehead and then the doors opened suddenly. He took my hand and we walked down the long hallway until we made it to the one of two doors that was in the hallway. He took the key and slipped it in the card reader and the door unlocked.
He opened the door for me and I walked inside in awe. The fatigue that had been previously plaguing me was suddenly gone. The room was huge and that was just the living room. I ran past Zayn and into all of the rooms. I could hear him chuckling behind me as I ran around like a mad woman. There was a large king sized bed and a huge room for our bedroom with a large master bathroom right next to it. There was also a kitchen and another bedroom in case we needed it. It was just too much to comprehend. Everything was so lavish and so expensive and I had never experienced anything so amazing before.
Our bags were on the floor of our bedroom and I ran to the bed and collapsed on it. “This hotel is amazing.” Even the bed was so lavish. I felt like I was lying on a cloud. I sighed and felt the bed dip. I looked down and saw Zayn crawling up to me. He laid his body gently on mine and I looked into his eyes. He kissed my forehead lightly with his soft lips and I smiled a bit.
“I’m glad you love it,” He chuckled against my skin. “We have a family dinner at 7, so that’s when you can meet everyone formally.” I nodded and he kissed me before rolling off of me. “What do you want to do until then?”
“You need to sleep,” I said and trace his face lightly with my fingers. “Go to sleep and I’ll start unpacking.” He had dark circles under his eyes and his skin looked paler than usual, I could just tell that he was exhausted. Yet he still looked absolutely amazing. He was blowing off how tired he was.
“I don’t want to sleep,” He shook his head and started to sit up, but I pushed his chest down. It was endearing that he wanted to stay awake with me even though he was clearly exhausted.
“You look incredibly tired, Zayn,” I sat up and pulled a blanket over him. “Go to bed.”
“As you wish,” He smiled and closed his eyes. I looked at him for a few seconds before I climbed off the bed quietly. I went over to my bag and opened it so I wouldn’t wake him even though he probably wasn’t even sleeping yet. I grabbed my shower necessities and some new underwear to wear when I was done. I walked to the bathroom and shut the door. I needed to refresh myself before I met his family.
After a quick shower, I got dressed in the same clothes that I had worn earlier and walked back into the bedroom. Zayn was absolutely knocked out and I could hear small snores coming from his mouth. I let him sleep and walked into the living room where I turned the TV on.
* * *
“Well, what if I mess up the story of how we met?” I questioned Zayn as I put an earring in one ear. We had to leave in ten minutes to get to the restaurant in the hotel where Zayn’s family was having the large dinner.
I was basically fully ready to go, but I wanted to get ready as slowly as possible. Needless to say, I was extremely nervous. Not only was I meeting his close family, but all of his extended family as well. If I said one wrong thing, it would be said in front of his entire family. If I did one wrong thing, his entire family would be there to see it.
I felt an enormous amount of pressure on my shoulders. I could easily f.uck this up and ruin it for both of us. I could make his family hate me or hate him the minute I slipped up.
“Then you mess it up and we both die,” He kissed my neck sweetly. My eyes widened and then I realized he was joking with me. “Nothing will happen, darling. Don’t worry about it.” His hands rested on my waist as I put my other earring in. His touch seemed to calm my nerves a little bit, but I was still extremely worried about meeting them all.
“What if they don’t like me?” I said for the 20th time that day. All I could think about was the negative aspect to meeting his family; that’s what you get when you’re naturally a pessimist.
“We’ve already gone over this, sweetheart,” He smiled as I spun around to look at him. His hand caressed my face to calm me because he could probably see the worry in my eyes. “They will love you. I have told them all about you and I can’t imagine that they won’t fall in love with you as much as I have.” I sighed and then looked at myself in the mirror once more. My hair was in a loose bun at the back of my neck and the deep purple dress that Zayn had picked out looked perfect. “You look so stunning.”
“Thank you,” I blushed.
“I don’t know how I’m going to be able to control myself,” He kissed my neck softly, but I could tell he wanted to give me a hickey. He pulled away before he got too turned on and ended up delaying the arrival at dinner a little longer.
“Well, you’re going to have to,” I giggled and kissed his cheek. He took my hand and kissed it gently, sending my nerves into a frenzy.
“I don’t know…” He chuckled. “We might have to leave early so I can f.uck you in the closet.” I giggled a bit at his comment and then he kissed my hand lightly. “Let’s go meet my family, yeah?” He said and we started walking out of the hotel room to the restaurant downstairs.
Zayn held the door of the hotel room open for me as we walked. His hand held my cold and shaky one firmly. His thumb rubbing small circles on the back of my hand to comfort me.
“I’ve never been so nervous,” I said softly as we waited for the elevator. Zayn stepped in front of me, blocking my sight of the elevator doors.
“Sweetheart,” He said calmly and held my face in his hands. “You’ll be with me the entire time. Please don’t be nervous, it’s making me feel bad for having to put you through this.” His lips kissed mine gently. “I’m so in love with you and I want my entire family to know that, don’t you?” I nodded and his lips kissed mine harder this time.
“I love you,” I said softly as the elevator doors opened behind Zayn.
“I love you too,” He smiled at me and took my hand. We walked into the elevator together and Zayn wrapped his arm around me. “They’ll love you, darling.” He whispered in my ear softly and I only hoped that it was true.
AN: Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates!! And if you don't celebrate happy sunday or whatever day of the week you are reading this on!! Thank you soooo much for reading this update. Please comment and vote because it makes me sooooo happy!!
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