Chapter 28

Perrie POV

“Hello Niall?” I say into the phone while Zayn is in the shower.

“Hi Perrie, how are you?”

“Yeah I’m good. This is a little bit awkward… but Zayn knows that we went on a date,” I admit to him.

“What? How?” he asks, shocked.

“I told him.”

“Why would you do that?”

“It’s a long story but I couldn’t lie to him.”

“Urgh he’s gonna hate me,” Niall says.

“He said he would talk to you but he wasn’t mad. I was just warning you so it doesn’t take you by surprise if he brings it up sometime.”

“Ok. Thanks Perrie, I’ll talk to you later love,” Niall says and hangs up the phone.

That was harder than I thought. I know didn’t like me that much but I shouldn’t have got between two friends. I knew that I liked Zayn so I should never have even gone on a date with Niall. While thinking about Zayn and Niall’s friendships my mind reverts back to what happened with Jade. It’s only been one day so I don’t think I’m ready to talk to her yet but I do need to go and get clothes from our apartment.

“You alright babe?”

“Mhmm,” I mumble as Zayn walks out of the bathroom with a towel round his waist and his hair and body all wet. I start blushing when he notices that I’m staring.

“Hey you,” he says as he places his hands on the side of my face and kisses my lips softly. I run my hands through his wet hair as I kiss him back.

“Eww. There’s still conditioner in your hair,” I say as I wipe my hands on his towel, “Get back in the shower.”

“You should come too,” Zayn says playfully, “You stink.”

I playfully hit him on the arm before following him into the bathroom.

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Jade POV

I feel bad. Me and Perrie haven’t spoken since the fight and this is the longest we’ve ever gone without speaking. I don’t know what to do because I don’t want to back down. We were both in the wrong. I shouldn’t have said what I said and she shouldn’t always take Zayn’s side. He isn’t good for her but she just doesn’t know that yet. Or maybe she knows it but doesn’t want to admit it because she loves him. She needs me. Last time he made her so unhappy. He is possessive and she’s completely changed since she’s been going out with him.

I should call her or text her or something. I know it’s not her fault. I know it is his fault but I won’t let him take my best friend from me. I love her too much. She has to come back at some stage anyway because all her stuff is here.

Sam went home early this morning so now would be a good time for her to come round and we can speak properly, as long as Zayn isn’t with her.

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Perrie POV

“So, what you up to today?” I ask Zayn as I blow-dry my hair and he plays with his phone on the bed.

“Might go see Niall,” Zayn says, “Do you wanna come?”

“No I’ll stay here. But don’t make this into a bigger deal than it is okay? I’ll be upset if you get angry with him.”

“I’m not going to get angry with him. I just want to speak to him,” Zayn says and I finish drying my hair.

My phone rings and it is a text from Jade saying ‘Come round cos we need to speak x’. A kiss at the end, that’s not bad. I’m not sure I’m ready to speak to her yet but I need to go, I can’t leave it too long or it’ll be even more awkward.

“Hey Zayn, can you drive me to my apartment on your way to Niall’s?” I ask, turning round to look at Zayn on the bed.

“You sure?” Zayn asks, looking up from his phone.

“Yep. I need to talk to her at some stage,” I tell him.

“You want me to come?” he asks.

“No, I don’t think so.”

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As I undo my seat belt, ready to get out the car outside my apartment, Zayn asks, “You sure you don’t want me to come in?”

“No it’s fine. I’ll call you if I need you, ok?”

“Ok,” he says and he pecks my lips, “I’ll see you later babe.”

I hop out the car and use my key to open up the door to the apartment, waving to Zayn as I walked inside and shut the door.

“Jade?” I call as I put my keys back into my pocket.

“In here,” she calls and I make my way into the lounge and see her sitting on the sofa.

I sit down next to her and she says, “Look, Perrie I’m sorry.”

“It’s ok,” I say, interjecting.

“No, let me finish. I’m sorry but I’m never going to be ok with Zayn. I don’t think he’s good enough for you and I don’t support your relationship,” she says, taking me by surprise. I didn’t know this was how she felt.

“So this is what you got me over here to say?” I ask.

“No, I wanted to say that I’m never going to like him but I don’t want that to ruin our friendship. I love you and I definitely don’t want to lose you.”

“Why don’t you like him?”

“I just don’t. We’re never gonna get on because of the Harry thing and I don’t think he’s good enough for you. I don’t think he treats you nice enough.”

“What? Are you joking?” I say, getting angry, “Look Jade, I love you but you’re being unfair. ‘He doesn’t treat me nice enough’? What about that time he looked after me for months while I was recovering eh? He was the only person I had. He tried to make everything perfect for me and even when we were fighting he wanted to be with me. I was annoying him but he didn’t want to leave me because he wanted to look after me and make sure I was ok. He has never left me; I dumped him and forced him to go to America. He postponed his career for me so don’t try and get it into my head that he doesn’t love me or treat me well because he treats me like a princess.”

“Perrie, I’m sorry,” Jade says and I reach across the sofa to hold her hand.

“And he love you too Jade. He wanted you to be with Harry and that boy is his best friend, you’re the only person I’ve ever known who Harry has dated that Zayn has been happy with. When you and Haz were in hospital he spent more time with you then with Harry. Yeah that may have been to look after me but when I left for a bit to call your family and the girls he waited with you and when I got back he was praying for you. It’s just this little Harry thing and we’ll get through this Jade, I promise you,” I tell before bringing her into a tight hug.

“I don’t know if it will though. I never see you anymore,” Jade says as I hold her into the hug.

“We’ll spend this evening together then, okay?” I ask her, “Just us two.”

“Okay,” she says as she lets go of me, smiling.

I don’t know if she still feels the same way about Zayn but at least this is an improvement. I don’t want to lose her. Her and the other girls are my best friends and there is nothing more important to me in the whole wide world. I wouldn’t survive without them so I need them to get on with Zayn, otherwise I don’t know what I’d do.

“I’m just gonna go and call Zayn quickly and tell him not to pick me up or anything,” I say as I stand up from the sofa. I see Jade looking down and playing with her shirt. “If I’m longer than two minutes then I’ll let you pick the movie ok?” I ask and walk out of the room, getting my phone out.

“Hey Zayn,” I say as he answers his phone.

“Hi baby, need me to come and get you?”

“No it’s ok. I’m sleeping here tonight and spending some time with Jade.”

“Ok, well have fun. Love you.”

“Love you too. I’ll see you tomorrow,” I say and hang up

I head back into the lounge and Jade says, “You were more than two minutes, I get to chose.”

“I was not, but ok,” I say as I lay on the sofa, snuggling up to Jade, ready for our movie night.

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