Chapter 13

12th January 2011

Perrie POV

Jade is out of hospital now and apart from a few bumps and bruises she is absolutely fine. Our X Factor tour starts in a couple of days and we are rehearsing non-stop. I really miss Zayn, I haven’t seen him in about a week and although he’s called me every night, all I want to do is see him. I am pouring myself a cup of tea at the rehearsal studios and Jade shouts, “Oi Perrie, lover boy is calling.” I leave my tea and run over to the Jade.

“Hello baby,” I say, answering to phone.

“Hi love, how are you?” Zayn asks.

“I’m just at tour rehearsals.”

“Oh do you want me to call back.”

“No no. We’re on a break it’s fine.”

“Ahh well I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to go on that date with me tonight.”

“Oooo our first date?”

“Yeah. Security doesn’t think it’s a good idea that we go to Nandos because there might be fans there.”

“Oh. So what were you thinking?”

“Maybe you could come to mine and we could get a Nandos take away or I can cook you dinner.”

“You can cook?” I say and gasp jokingly.

“Yeah maybe we should order Nandos. So are you up for it?”

“Of course. I miss you.”

“I miss you too. Should I pick you up at like 7?”

“I can make my own way to yours if you want.”

“No. We’re doing this like a proper first date. I’ll pick you up at 7 sharpish.”

“You’re such a dork.”

“But you love me for it.”

“I do.”

“Don’t dress fancy though Per.”

“Thank god. Ok I gotta get back to rehearsals,” I say.

“Ok. Have fun. I love you,” he says.

“I love you too,” I say blushing and I hang up.

“Ooooo Perrie’s gone all red,” Leigh-Anne says. “And Perrie’s in loooove,” she mocks.

“Shut up Leigh-Anne,” I say, turning even redder.

“What did lover boy say?” Jade asks.

“Stop calling him that. Just we’re going on a date tonight.”

“Where?” Jesy asks, smiling.

“His house. We’re getting a Nandos takeaway,” I tell them.

“Ooo Perrie’s going to get some action tonight,” Leigh-Anne says.

“Shut up. No anyway. Not until he asks me to be his girlfriend, we’re doing this the old fashioned way,” I say.

“The old fashioned way would be to wait till marriage,” Jesy points out.

“Woah. Let’s not be talking about marriage girls,” I say. They were getting a little bit ahead of themselves.

When rehearsals finish me and Jade are driven back to our flat. On the journey she interrogates me about my date.

“So what ya gonna wear?” She asks.

“I don’t know.”

“What ya gonna talk about?”

“I don’t know.”

“How many minutes, roughly, are you going to spend licking his face off?”

“JADE!”

“Answer the question.”

“Probably half the time you spend eating Harry’s face off.”

“Oooo touché.”

“Lets stop now please. You’re making me nervous.”

“Don’t be silly Perrie. Why would you be nervous?”

“I don’t wanna mess it up.”

“Don’t be stupid. Do you know how in love with you he is? Harry is always telling me that he talks about you non stop when he is with the boys.”

“I just don’t wanna disappoint him and for him to think I’m a bore.”

“You’ve spent enough time with him for him to have realized you’re a bore already.”

“Oi shut up you,” I say, prodding her arm.

“Ouch. That’s a bruise,” she says holding her arm.

“Sorry babe.”

We pull up to our flat and me and Jade hop out. It was 6:00 and I know it will be mission impossible to be ready by 7.

I run upstairs and start choosing my outfit. I decide to wear some black shorts and a flowery blouse. When I’m dressed I run downstairs to Jade.

“Jade, will you do my hair for me,” I ask her as nicely as possible.

“Yep,” she says and she follows me upstairs to the mirror.

As Jade is plaiting the front of my hair she starts singing ‘Gotta be you’. She is being all dramatic and in her swaying around she pulls my hair, “Owwwwwww” I say. “Concentrate on the hair Jade,” I say.

When Jade is finished I hear a knock at the door.

I skip down the stairs to see Zayn standing there with his hair perfectly quaffed, wearing a white t-shirt, which was tight on his abs, and a leather jacket with black jeans. “You look gorgeous,” I say as I stare at his tight white t-shirt.

“So do you,” he says as he leans in to kiss me. “I’ve missed you so much,” he says and I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him again.

“Ewww get a room,” Jade says. We ignore her.

“Shall we go?” Zayn asks me.

“Yeah,” I say as he puts his arm around my shoulder.

“Should I wait up for you? Will you be coming home?”

“Shut up Jade,” I say as Zayn walks with me out the door. As we close the door behind us I say, “Oh shit. I’ve forgotten make up. Let me go back.”

“Don’t be stupid Perrie you look beautiful,” he says and kisses the side of my head.

“No I bet I look minging,” I say, worried about what I look like.

“Shut up Perrie,” he says and he opens the car door for me to jump in.

When we start driving to his house he asks, “so how have rehearsals been going?”

“Yeah they’re going fine. Just glad to have Jade back,” I say.

“Yeah we’re glad to have Harry back,” he says, “So when does the tour start?”

“2 weeks.”

“Oh wow. That’s soon.”

“And when do you go to America?”

“3 weeks.”

“Mhmm. For how long?”

“I don’t wanna talk about it Perrie,” he says, getting a bit angry.

“You know I’m gonna miss you right?”

“I know. I’m just scared?”

“Scared?”

“It’s along time to be away from you. I can’t bear to think about not being with you for so long. And in different time zones and we’ll both be busy.”

“Baby. Don’t worry,” I say as I put my hand on his lap. I am worrying though. We haven’t known each other that long and I’m not even his girlfriend. I don’t know if we’ll cope long distance.

“Anyway. Lets have a good night,” he says, “I don’t wanna talk about this anymore.”

“Neither.”

“What are you gonna order from Nandos then my little Peri Peri?” He asks, smiling because he was proud of his joke.

“Clever one,” I say and I look at him. He is looking out at the road smiling and he looks so beautiful. At this moment I know we’ll be fine when he goes away. I’d never give up on him.

“Quit staring at me,” he says.

“Sorry. I don’t know if you know that I love you,” I say, still staring. He pulls up outside his house.

“I know,” he says.

“Good.”

He jumps out the car and comes round to my door to let me out. As I get out he shuts my door and turns me towards him, kissing me lightly on the lips. “And I love you too, in case you didn’t know,” he says as he kisses my nose.

“Oh. I know,” I say and he walks me inside.

“Grab a seat,” he says as we enter his house. I’ve never been here before and it is massive. There are pictures everywhere of the boys and his family and it is so cute. “Perrie what are you gonna order?” Zayn asks.

“Um chicken wings please,” I say.

Zayn dials in the Nandos number and starts calling them.

“Hello, can I have a delivery please?” he asks, “Yeah can I have some chicken wings and a chicken burger please.” There is a pause, “Yeah that’s right. Thank you.” And he hung up the phone.

“You didn’t say the address,” I point out.

“Niall orders Nandos from here all the time so they have my address saved,” he says. “Do you want a drink babe?” He asks.

“Yeah do you have any diet coke?” I ask.

“I certainly do,” he says and he grabs a bottle out of the fridge and pours it into a glass for me and a glass for himself.

“I don’t really know what to talk about on first dates,” he confesses.

“Well this is my first,” I confess.

“Your first date ever? Wow. No pressure Zayn,” he says to himself.

“Yeah my old boyfriends just kind of skipped it.”

“Oh right.”

“I mean. Not that you’re my boyfriend,” I say, getting embarrassed. There is an awkward silence before I hear his stomach rumble. “What the hell was that?” I question him, laughing.

Oh shut up he says and he walks round to wear I’m sitting and kisses me. I kiss him back and we start a make out session before the door bell rings.

“Nice timing Nandos,” he says as he makes his way over to the door.

“What a you doing here?” I hear him say and I walk out so I can see who is at the door. I see Katy, that girl from New Years who said she slept with Zayn.

“Oh for fuck sake,” I say and I walk into Zayn’s living room, slightly pissed off.

“What do you want Katy?” I hear him say.

“I don’t think its fair Zayn,” she says.

“What isn’t fair?”

“That you are saying you want to get back with Rebecca yet inviting this bimbo to your house.”

“Excuse me?” Zayn says, “She is not a fucking bimbo so don’t even start. I haven’t said anything like that to Rebecca. I don’t know what you’re trying to achieve here.”

“I just don’t think it’s right,” she says.

“Well I don’t think it is fucking right that this is now the second time that you have ruined my night with my girl by upsetting me and upsetting here. I haven’t said a thing to Rebecca since we broke up, I don’t even have her number anymore. So get out of my house and leave me and Perrie alone,” he says and he shuts the door on the girl. He shouts, “FUCK!” in anger and kicks the door. 

To be continued...

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