Tattooed Heart || zayn malik + perrie edwards

thirty-eight

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p e r r i e e d w a r d s
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The movie credits roll on the telly screen in front of us, I see Zayn basically falling asleep next to me. "C'mon, let's go lay down in your bed." I poke his cheek, and he shakes his head while I turn down the telly and stand up.

"No, I'm supposed to be making you feel better. Plus I slept after I left the diner, the movie was just -" he let's out a yawn, covering his mouth. His hair is a bit disheveled from me messing it up with a pillow earlier when he made a terrible pickup line. I'm already dating him, there's no need for that, but he knew what he was doing.

"...boring, really boring." He grabs my hand and pulls me on top of his lap quickly, making me yelp in surprise. He wraps one arm around my waist, and I tilt my head a tiny bit to look at him, while I move into a position to straddle him. "Oh it wasn't that bad, was it?"

"It really was,"

"I know," I laugh making him laugh as well, making me smile. It feels great to be smiling a real smile pretty much for a whole night, it's definitely been a little bit since I have. "Thank you for picking me up, I just haven't been feeling okay." I sigh and I feel his arm tighten around me.

"Is there anything I can do? I know I'm supposed to make you feel happy, but if I'm going to do that, then you have to tell me." I shake my head, "It's just myself. I mean, you make me really happy, you do. But I want everyone else to be happy too."

He nods his head, completely understanding what I'm saying. "That's including you, don't think I haven't noticed."

"I am happy,"

"Why aren't you eating then?"

I knew I crossed the line with him when asked him that simple question. The thing is, I couldn't just watch him waste away like that. I don't know why he's starving himself, but I intend to find out. Not just because I'm his girlfriend, but I'm supposed to be his best friend.

I've noticed how when the guys would go get food to bring the girls and I some, Zayn wouldn't have anything except something for me. It's not just a few times, it'd be every single time. Or at the diner, he didn't stick around to eat anything at all. Louis was telling me how worried he is about Zayn's well being and I know that Louis and Zayn are practically brothers — pretty much joined at the hip when the two are around each other. "I-I don't even know what your talking about, babe."

"It's fine that you don't want to talk to me about it, I completely understand. Just know that you can talk to me about anything, ok?"

He nods his head and I smile at him before frowning again, thinking about something Louis had told be about earlier in my day, after the diner. "I'm sorry about making a fool out of yourself in front of your family."

"Who told you that?"

"Well uh...Niall told Louis about what you had told him and when Louis was taking me home, he got on my case. He told me a few words and then started getting upset with me. I didn't mean to do that to you."

The flat is silent and now I wish I would have kept my mouth shut. I really shouldn't have brought this up. As I try to move and stand up, his grip tightens slightly. "If you ever think you're a terrible girlfriend — you're not, far from that actually. I'd just appreciate it if you'd talk to me, let me know what's going on with you alright?"

"You too, ok?" He nods slightly and instead of asking him about what's on his mind, I decide that we should get some rest. "Now, let's head to bed yeah?" This time, he let's me stand up. As I am standing up, I pull his hand with me to get him to stand up.

I tilt my head slightly to look at him before pressing my lips to his, catching him completely off guard. He places his hands onto my hips, pulling me closer to him while I wrap my arms around his neck. When we decide to pull away from each other, we just stand there smiling and looking into each other's eyes while trying to catch our breaths.

I have no idea how long we had kissed or how long we stood there, but I couldn't be happier than this moment right now and it's in this moment that I realize that I'm head over heels in love with Zayn Malik.