Chapter 8

The next day

Zayn POV

Me and the boys are on our way to the X Factor studios for the final tonight. We’re not performing but we’ll be on Xtra Factor.

I’m really excited because I’ll spend more time with Perrie if we’re not performing. Little Mix are in the final tonight and it is them against Marcus Collins. The girls are the favourites to win but they are still worrying. Me and the boys have all tweeted this morning.

“ @zaynmalik: it’s the final tonight guys lets get voting :) 09016161603 lil mix to win ! for the groups retweet this :) ”

“ @louis_tomlinson 0916161603 ! vote little mix now!”

I really hope they do win. They deserve it so much.

We pull up to the studios and as usual there are loads of our screaming fans. We get out of the car and wave at them then head into the studio. It’s really busy. There are people running around everywhere panicking. The show is due to start in about 30 minutes and everyone’s going crazy. We’re filming a little bit with Sophie-Grace and Rosie before the show so we go to our dressing room to dump our bags before heading into the corridor to meet them. I know I probably wont see Perrie until after her performance because I haven’t found her yet, but I want to do this filming quickly so I can head over to the backstage area and watch the girls.

These two girls are so cute and hilarious. After a bit of our chat with them Harry asks them, “Who do you wanna win tonight?”

“Little Mix!” they scream.

“Good choice. Zayn likes them too,” Louis says, smiling at me, “Ow!” he says as I elbow him in the stomach.

“We like them because they wear pink,” Rosie says.

“Me too,” I say, hugging Rosie.

When the interview finishes I run backstage to try and catch the rest of the girls’ performance. They’re singing Silent Night and they sound so beautiful. Perrie is doing the long high notes and her voice sounds amazing. The whole arena is silent as they are captivated by the girls’ voices. When they finish everyone is on their feet, even all the judges. They get amazing comments from the judges and then skip off stage.

“Perrie, over here,” I shout at Perrie.

“Zaynieeee,” she says giving me a big hug.

“That was sick,” I say, still hugging her.

“Thank you. Hey I’ve gotta get dressed and run through the song,” Perrie says.

“That’s okay I’ll go hang with the boys.”

“Or you can come with.”

“Yeah okay lets go,” I say and follow her to the dressing room with the rest of the girls.  When we get in the room I sit down on the sofa and wait while the girls get ready in the changing area.

“Okay lets do this,” Jesy says, pressing the play button on the little CD player.

Cannonball starts playing and Jade is the first to sing. I watch, mesmerized, as the girls perform what will be their winners single if they win tonight.

“That was amazing,” I say when they’ve finished singing.

“Really? You don’t think the harmonies need to be tighter?” Perrie asks.

“No it does sound really good. Honestly,” I say. Perrie comes and sits next to me, leaning on my chest. I put my arm around her and kiss the side of her head.

“You nervous babe?” I ask her.

“Yeah, this is it isn’t it. All these months and this is it. I don’t wanna mess it up and let the girls down,” she says.

“Impossible,” I say, turning her face to face me. “You couldn’t let them down. You’ll still be brilliant no matter what happens,” I tell her, then I kiss her forehead.

“Thank you. Lets go then girls,” she says. “You can go hang out with the boys now. I’ll see you after the show.”

“Okay. I’ll see you later,” I say hugging her tight. “And don’t worry, you’ll be great.”

With that I go back to our dressing room to watch the rest of the show. When I get into the dressing room the boys all turn to look at me.

“Where’ve you been?” Niall asks.

“You know where I’ve been, with Perrie.”

“You’ve spent no time with us all day,” Louis says.

“Guys I’m sorry. I’m here now. It’s a big day for her and I’ll worry if I think she’s not alright.”

“We’re your best friends. She’s not even your girlfriend.” Niall says, looking upset.

“Look. I said I’m sorry. I’ll stay with you now, okay?”

“Okay,” Niall says and I sit next to him, giving him a hug. I worry about him sometimes. He focuses on his food but sometimes I think he’s upset that Louis, Liam and Harry have girlfriends. He doesn’t want to lose me too.

When the girls have finished performing Dermot says, “After the break we will be finding out who the winner of X Factor 2011 is!”

“Hey guys you wanna go watch by the side of the stage,” I ask.

“Nahh I’m gonna stay here mate,” Harry says and Louis and Liam also say no.

“I’ll come,” Niall says.

“Cool. Lets go then brother,” I say, putting my arm over his shoulder as we make our way to the backstage area.

By the time we get there the girls are back on stage with Gary, Marcus and Tulisa as Dermot says, “And the winner of X Factor 2011 is… … … … LITTLE MIX!” The girls start screaming as I turn to Niall. I lift him up in the air and swing him around, screaming “YES!”

The girls are all crying as they perform  there winners single, Cannonball for everyone. Marcus comes off stage and Niall says, “Well done man. You were awesome!”

When the girls come off stage after their winners performance I make sure I’m the first to hug Perrie.

Perrie POV

I can’t believe it! I can’t even understand it right now. We run off stage after performing and the first person I see there is Zayn. I jump into his arms and lock my legs around his waste. Then suddenly we are kissing. He is holding my back, carrying me, while I hold onto his neck, running my hands through his hair as we kiss passionately. I unlock my legs from around his waste and he lets me go. Our foreheads pushed together as I tell him, “I’ve wanted to do that forever.”

He kisses my lips, then my nose, and says, “me too.”

He holds the side of my face as we both smile at the ground, then he lifts his head up to kiss my forehead.

“PERRIE!” I hear a voice shout.

“MUM!” I shout as I pull Zayn over to all my family. Me and my mum share a long hug as she tells me how proud she is of me.

“Mum, this is Zayn,” I say, clutching onto his hand.

“Nice to meet you Mrs Edwards,” Zayn says, holding out his hand for her to shake.

“It’s Debbie and it’s nice to meet you too,” she says, shaking his hand. “I’ve heard an awful lot about you.”

“Muuuum stop,” I say, fearing she’ll embarrass me. “Well I’ve got to go and do some Xtra Factor interviews so I’ll see you tomorrow mum.” I say and me and Zayn walk off.

Zayn POV

“Do you want a lift home after your interview?” I ask her, hoping for some more time with her.

“No that’s okay. I’m going to the wrap party with the girls. You’re welcome to come if you want,” she says.

“No I better not. I’ve got an early start tomorrow. You have fun with the girls,” I say, kissing her head.

“Call me tomorrow?” she asks.

“Of course I will,” I say and I take her face in my hands and kiss her lips. “Bye baby.”

“Bye,” she says, kissing me again. And she turns around to head off with the girls to the Xtra Factor studios.

I head back to the dressing room, smiling to myself, remembering that kiss. I loved being the first person she saw when she came off the stage and I loved that amazing kiss. I walk back into our changing room to a chorus of “aww”s.

“Niall told us about your kissy kiss kiss,” Liam teases.

I laugh nervously.

“Sorry about before bro. We love you and we can see you really like her,” Harry says, “and I can’t believe our little Zaynie is growing up,” he says, ruffling my hair.

“NOT THE HAIR!” I shout as I tackle Harry onto a sofa.

“Ahh not grown up yet,” Louis says as the boys all pile on.

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