"Can you come into my room when you wake please?" you read the text message from Zayn as you woke up the next morning. You wondered what was wrong. You looked down at yourself and saw you were still in your dress. You were confused. "I don't even remember going to bed last night.." you said to yourself. Eleanor and Danielle were still sleeping. You slowly got up out of bed and made your way out of your own room and into Zayn's. You wondered what he wanted. You quietly crept down the hallway, careful not to disturb anyone. You peeked into Harry's room. He was sound asleep. You checked on Liam. Asleep. Louis? Sleeping. Niall? Asleep. Everyone was asleep except you and Zayn. You made your way to his bedroom door and peek in.
He was laying down on his bed, body facing the opposite direction as the door. "Come in." he said from his bed without turning his body to look at you. You stepped on inside and closed the door. You walked over to Zayn's side of the bed. He was under the covers all safe and sound. He looked up at you with his big brown eyes. "Hey Zayn." you said softly as you started rubbing his back with your right hand. "Hey." he said back. For a few moments you were just standing there, wondering what he needed. He started moving more inward in the bed to make room for you to climb in. "Climb in." he said. You did as you were told and got into the bed beside him. You pulled the covers over yourself and turned so you would face your best friend. He kept on staring at you as if he were trying to figure out a puzzle. "What?" you giggled. No words. All Zayn did was lean over, grab your body with his arm and force you closer to him. You were confused but followed along with it.
Zayn grabbed you so your bodies were touching. You had your head under his neck and right hand on his chest. You felt him holding you. Was he okay? He just held you there under his arms. "Zayn what's the-" "Shhhhhhh." he cut you off as he squeezed you tightly. "Don't speak. Just lemme hold you for a bit." You were still confused but didn't question or fight it. You lifted your head slightly to look up at him. You could've sworn you saw a tear rolling down his cheek. He didn't let go of you. He held you for about ten minutes straight without talking. You were leaning your head in between his chin and his collar bone with your hand on his chest. After about fifteen minutes of doing absolutely nothing besides having Zayn hold you in his arms, he kissed your forehead and loosened his grip. You pushed away from him only to be able to see his face. He had a few tears streaming down his face. "Zayn!" you said as you immediately wiped the tears away from his face. He sniffled once and looked at you.
"Zayn, what's the matter?" you asked. "Nothing." Zayn replied. You sighed. So did he. "It's just that...." he started saying. You looked at him. "Last night... For some reason.... Was the first night I realized something different.." "What?" you asked. Zayn sighed again and continued on. "Last night you came home past midnight. I'm not used to that.... And it was with another guy.... Not me...." he explained. "I'm not saying that Niall isn't responsible or anything. He is. It's just that I'm so used to you being around me all the time. You're not little anymore _____. You don't need my protection now. You're a grown woman now and I just...." He couldn't finish his sentence. You didn't take your eyes off him. "I just....." Another tear rolled down his face. You automatically grabbed him. You grabbed him and held him close and refused to let go. Zayn placed his head on your shoulder and held you closer than ever. You kissed his cheek as he shed another small tear on your shoulder.
"Zayn, I'm always gonna need you." you whispered into his ear. You began stroking the back of his head with your hand. "Doesn't matter what age I am or how you view me now. I'm always gonna need you." you tried comforting him. You held him tighter. "I'm always gonna need you." repeated slowly into his ear.
Zayn pulled away and looked into your eyes. His eyes were glassy but no more tears fell. "I love you... like a lot... Maybe a little too much...." he said. You chuckled and placed a kiss on his nose. Little Zayn was always there to look out after you. He was like your guardian angel. "I love you too. A lot more than you think I do." you said. Zayn smiled and pulled you in for another moment of hugging. Just holding each other in each other's arms.
You remembered Zayn's words to you after he broke up with Perrie.
"You will always be the love of my life..."
After about another half hour, you and Zayn walked downstairs together. You walked into the kitchen, arms around each other. You two walked on into the kitchen to only be surprised to find another person in there. There was Niall sitting at the kitchen table, strumming his guitar and staring in a random direction. He jumped when he heard you to come in. He looked up from his guitar and smiled. "Hey." he said. You and Zayn both smiled back. "Hi." you replied. Niall smiled even wider and said "Come and sit?" Zayn let go of you so you could go sit beside your boyfriend.
"So what's on the agenda today?" Zayn asked Niall about his plans for you two. Niall chuckled. "Well.. I was thinking I take her out to lunch today and go see a cinema." You and Zayn were confused. "Cinema?" you asked him. "Mhmmmm...." he nodded. You and Zayn looked each other and were quite confused. "But there are no good movies out Niall." Zayn implied. Niall raised his eyebrows. "That's what you think..." he answered. You and Zayn were confused even more now but decided not to question it. You just took a deep breath. You heard Niall chuckle on the side of you and place his hand on your back.
"Good morning!" Eleanor and Danielle came in together. "Morning." you, Zayn and Niall all said practically at the same time. A few more minutes later, walked in Liam, Louis and Harry. "Morning." Harry said in a raspy voice as he went over to the tea pot to pour himself a cup of tea. "Morning." you replied. Liam took a seat beside you and sighed. "What's wrong Li?" you asked him. "Oh nothing. I'm just tired." he said so innocently. You smiled at him. Louis walked over beside Harry to pour himself some tea as well.
"Alright then!" Louis said loudly as he turned around to face you and Niall. You looked up at him. "While you and your boyfriend go out on a date today, myself and the others are going to be going out." Niall shrugged. "That's fine by me." he said. Louis made a face. "No Niall. No, it's not fine." he said. Niall looked puzzled. "What do you mean?" he asked. "You're supposed to be jealous!" Louis exclaimed. Everyone began laughing. "Yeah so jealous." Niall laughed and said sarcastically. Louis made a face, walked straight over to him and playfully slapped him across the face. "Oh! What'd ya do that for?!" poor Niall exclaimed. Everyone else was too busy laughing to care if he was hurt or not.
About two hours later you were upstairs in your room, getting ready for your lunch date with Niall. Eleanor and Danielle were inside as well, helping you out. "Do you know where he's taking you?" Danielle asked while going through your closet. You shook your head. "He said he was taking me to a cinema." you replied. They both made a face. "Cinema?" Eleanor asked as she was going through a drawer full of your shirts. You nodded. "But there's really no good cinema out at the moment." Danielle implied. "I know! That's exactly what I said to him but he said that 'That's what you think.'" Everyone looked around at each other. "Well God knows whatever when it comes to Niall." Eleanor commented. You and Danielle smirked. They continued going through your wardrobe to find something for you to wear. "How about this outfit?" Eleanor asked as she finished placing a nice pair of shorts on top of your covers. She had picked out a somewhat baggy, thin striped black and white tee shirt along with some light wash, slightly ripped denim shorts. "And those boots." Eleanor said as she pointed to some brown combat boots. "Then you put your hair in a messy bun so you look all boho." she implied. You smiled and admired the outfit she chose for you. "Got it." you smiled.
You got on your outfit as Eleanor and Danielle helped you with your makeup. You allowed them to fix you up today. "Close your eyes love." Danielle said. You closed your eyes as you felt her putting some eye shadow on you. "One more day with Niall then you spend the last two days with us right?" Danielle asked. You chuckled. "Yes, that's right." you answered. You couldn't believe summer was over. Four more days and you'd be back in Bradford, going to school. It was hard for you to comprehend. You decided to neglect the thought for the sake of you and Niall's date. "Alright babe, you're all good!" Danielle cheered. You got up and took a look at yourself in the mirror. You loved your look. Eleanor placed a cute little flower headband on you to compliment your bun. "Thanks!" you cheered to them. "Awwww, you look adorable." Eleanor said. You thanked them again as the three of you walked downstairs together to greet the boys.
"Hey." Harry said as you guys came downstairs. "Awwwww, ______, you look so cute!" Liam smiled. You smiled back at him. "Thanks! Eleanor picked it out." you said. Louis got up and walked over to Eleanor. He put his arm around her and placed a kiss on her cheek. She kept herself from blushing. "That's my Eleanor. Always having good style." Everyone chuckled as you looked up to see Niall sitting on the arm of the couch with his hands in his pockets. "Ready to go?" he asked. You nodded. "Mhhmm!" Niall stood up from the couch and stuck his hand out for you to grab. You walked over to him and grabbed his hand. "Bye cuties." Harry said lightly as you and Niall started walking towards the door. Niall put his other hand up and waved. "Bye bye!" he said quickly. Everyone else waved and said goodbye to you two as Niall shut the door behind him.
"Here we are. Out to cinema!" Niall sang. You chuckled. "But I still don't get it. There's literally no cinemas out. Are you lying to me?" you asked. "I would never!" Niall immediately said as he let go of your hand so you could hop into the van. He got in on the driver's side and shut the door. He buckled himself in. "Just true me babe. When have I ever steered you wrong?" he asked as he started backing out of the driveway. "Well..." you said sarcastically while tilting your head and raising an eyebrow. Niall stopped driving, looked at you with his mouth and eyes wide open. You laughed. "Kidding!" you said to relieve him. He chuckled once and then returned to backing out of the driveway.
"Just in case you were wondering... Louis decided to take us all to McDonald's for lunch. This is nothing you should be jealous of..." you got a text from Zayn when you were close to the cinema. You chuckled. "What?" Niall asked with his eyes on the road. You giggled again. "Zayn just told me Louis took them all to McDonald's." Niall made a "pssst" sound with his lips. "Yeah, I'm so jealous.. I go to McDonald's like every other week.." You smiled to yourself as you texted Zayn back. "Hahahahahaha!! Niall says he's very jealous ;) Bring me back a cookie milkshake and put it in the fridge? Extra large please just in case Niall wants some :)" He quickly texted back "Sure thing babe! Enjoy your lunch and unknown cinema!! :D P.S Louis says that Niall should be jealous. Very jealous...." You rolled your eyes and thought about how silly they were. They were the biggest idiots in the world. "Well alrighty then.... Thanks babe. See ya later! Xxxx" "Bye loveeeeeeee. Loveee youuuu :D" You put your phone back into your bag.
"We're here!" Niall cheered as he parked in front of a cinema. There were a couple food stops inside so you figured it was nothing fancy. "Come on babe." You hopped out of the van with Niall waiting to grab your hand and go inside. He opened the door and walked on in. "So what ya feel like having? I'm sorry it's nothing fancy..." he apologized to you. "Don't apologize!" you automatically said back. "I'm fine with whatever." you smiled. Niall smiled back at you and kissed your cheek. "Alright well..." he said. Your fingers were locked together. "You got your choice of burgers, chicken fingers, French fries, hot dogs, popcorn, what would you like?" he asked so sweetly. You smiled. "I could go for a burger and fries to be honest." you replied. "Burger and fries it is!" Niall cheered as he started walking over to the concession stand with burger and fries. "Hi!" Niall cheered to the lady behind the counter. "Hello! What can I get for you?" she asked. "Can I get two cheeseburgers with large fries?" he asked. "Sure thing." she replied. You watched Niall take out his wallet from his back pocket and take out some cash. The lady got your food and Niall paid her the exact amount. "Thanks." he said as he grabbed the tray. He started walking in the direction of a table and two chairs. You followed him.
He set the food down and pulled out your chair. "Thank you!" you said as you sat down. "My pleasure." he replied as he got into his own seat and handed you your burger. He started unwrapping his and happily began eating it. "So which show are we seeing?" you asked as you finished chewing a bite of your food. Niall swallowed. "We don't need tickets." he answered. You were confused from the beginning of this morning because there were no good cinemas out. But now he's telling you that you don't need tickets. "I don't understand." you said. Niall chuckled. "I figured you wouldn't." he smiled as he took another bite of his burger. He acted so innocent. You gave him a look. "I got you babe. Now eat your food before I do." he commented. You couldn't help but disregard his attitude and eat your meal. He was too cute. About halfway through the meal, Niall grabbed a French fry and placed it in between his teeth with one end sticking out. You looked at him and laughed. "I think you're supposed to eat the whole thing if you want to get it in your stomach." you remarked. Niall smiled with the fry in his mouth. He attempted talking to you. "You're supposed to grab the other end with your teeth." he said. It came out a little weird because he couldn't move his lips but you understood him. You leaned over the table and grabbed the other end of the fry with your teeth and bit it off then swallowed it. Niall smiled with joy as he happily ate the rest of the fry inside his mouth.
Your lunch ended. Niall threw out your garbage and took you by the hand. He checked his watch. "Ah, perfect timing." he said. "For?" you asked. He chuckled. "The movie silly." "But I still don't understand-" "Hush princess. Let me lead you." he said. You hushed up. You didn't ask any more questions. Niall smiled again, leaned in and placed a kiss on your cheek. "Now just follow me." he said as he tightened his grip on you a little and made his way to one of the ushers in front of the theaters. "Tickets?" the man asked as Niall approached him with you. "Ummm.. I don't have tickets." Niall answered. "No tickets?" the man asked awkwardly while raising his eyebrows. "I'm the 3:00 appointment." The man's eyes widened. "Oh you're the 3:00?" he asked. Niall nodded. "Alright then, follow me right this way." the man said as he started walking into one of the theaters. Niall followed him with you in his hand. You were massively confused.
The man stopped in front of one of the theaters and said "This one." Niall smiled and tipped the guy. "Thank you." he said. The man smiled at the generous tip he was given. "No, thank you!" he smiled. Niall gave him a smile as the man walked away. "Well this is our movie." he said to you. You didn't say anything. "Come on." Niall said. You two walked on inside together to reveal an empty theater. "Empty?" you asked him. "Mhmmmmm..." he said to you. "Now, where would you like to sit?" he asked while gesturing. You looked around the empty theater. "In the middle." you said. "Middle it is." Niall said. You and Niall walked up the stairs into the mid section of the theater and into the middle of the middle aisle. You two sat down and looked at the black screen in front of you. "Comfortable?" he asked. You nodded as you put the arm rest which separated you two up and leaned against his shoulder. He wrapped one arm around you and rubbed your shoulder. "Lights!" Niall called. Suddenly, the lights dimmed down.
You weren't watching anything new. But you were surprised when the picture came upon the screen. Niall had rented out a theater for you two. And only you two. On screen, began playing the movie "The Notebook"
You looked up at Niall once you realized what film it was. He looked down at you and smiled. "The Notebook?" you asked while grinning. Niall smiled down at you and nodded. "Do you like that movie?" he asked. You nodded. "I love it." you said. Nialler smiled and said "I'm glad. I thought you might." You smirked at him. He was perfect. Perfect in every single way. You leaned up and planted a simple kiss right on his lips. You slouched back down onto his shoulder as he kissed the top of your head. You were at more comfort and ease than you've ever been before. In his arms. Watching a chick flick he chose himself.
You began crying towards the end of the film. You held back your tears but couldn't do it very well. Tears poured from your face as you began shaking a little. You got very emotional. Niall could tell because he tightened his grip on you. He began rubbing your shoulder with the hand that was wrapped around you. "Shhhhhh baby. Shhhhh.. It's only a film." he tried comforting you. You looked up at him without moving your body and saw his eyes were glassy. He was holding back tears. But he was obviously doing a better job than you were. He didn't let his tears fall.
The movie ended and the screen slowly went back to black and the lights slowly came back on. Niall automatically looked down at you to make sure you were okay. "Are you alright love?" he asked. You nodded as you let one more tear fall down. Your nose and eyes were red. You sniffled once. "Awwww, baby come here." he said as he stood up with his arms wide open. You stood up and wrapped your arms around him as he did the same. He rested his head on yours and rubbed your back. He rocked you back and forth and kissed the top of your head again. "It's only a film baby." he said into your ear. "I know." you replied. He chuckled slightly as you allowed yourself to sniffle one last time before letting go and looking him in the eyes. He looked right back at you.
"So you're saying..." you started off speaking. "You're saying that you rented out this whole movie theater. This private theater just for the two of us to watch an upsetting romance movie that isn't even playing in theaters anymore?" He thought about it for a minute. "Yeah, basically." he replied. You laughed and hugged him once more. He squeezed you tight and kissed your head once again. "Thank you." you said inside the hug. "Anything for you darling." he said to you.
"Anything for you...."