One Night Stand- A Liam Payne Fan Fiction (Completed)

The Velvet Blue Box- Chapter 9

 As soon as I got off the plane, I immediately felt better. Something about the fresh Bahamas air made everything okay. Tropical palm trees were everywhere. Even coconut trees were close by. 

 "We're finally here!" I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes we are hun." Liam said right behind me.

"Are you excited?" he asked.

"HELL YES I am babe. This is going to be amazing here."

"I have to make a pit stop on the way to the hotel. Is that okay?" he asked.

"Sure babe. I'll catch a ride with the boys back to the hotel. Meet you there?"

"K. Thanks hun. Love you!"

He lightly pecked me on the cheek before running off.

I'm still getting used to this whole love you thing though. I must have made Liam say it to me about thirty times on the plane, but it never got old. Ever.

"Hey Lou! Wait up!" I called. "Can I catch a ride?"

"Of course you can! Any girl of my best mate Liam can come with me anywhere she wants," he said.

"Awesome. Thanks Lou," I said giving him a grateful smile.

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All the way to the hotel the boys were goofing off in the car. Since I was coming and Saige was with us too, there was one less seat and Louis had to drive us instead of Paul, who met us at the airport. He was coming with us too because he still had to discuss things with the boys before they went on tour again. Suddeny, the car swerved to one side.

Note to self:

 Always wear a seatbelt when Louis is driving. Always.

He kept swinging from side to side on the road.  For a good five minutes he even drove on the left side of the road because he forgot that we were in America.... That guy who flicked us off didn't seem too happy. Honestly, I don't know how Louis got his license in the first place. The driving instructor must have thought he was cute or something.

The ride was actually pretty fun though. Just for Niall, for a good twenty minutes we all sang Justin Bieber songs. Pretty badly too.

You would think that international pop stars would be able to hold a note, but in the car we were all TERRIBLE. The kind of terrible that would make Simon crack up and boot you off on the first round of the Xfactor. Yup, we were that bad.

By the time we got to the hotel, it was already almost time for dinner. I pulled out my phone, and in a couple minutes a picture of Liam flashed on the screen while it started ringing the special tone I set just for him- Gotta be you. I pressed the answer button, and then put my phone up to my ear.

"Hey babe, what’s up?"

"Nothing really, just finished doing my little errand. I'm hungry. Wanna go out to dinner?"

"Sure luv, where to go though?"

"Meet me at the Italian restaurant next to the movie theater k babe? I wanna take you out to a nice dinner tonight."

"Okay luv, I'll meet you there in a little. Have to dress myself up a little first though. Be there in a jiffy."

I blew a little kiss into the phone and then hung up. Then, I entered my hotel room so I could find a nice outfit that I'd brought to wear tonight.

The room was ginormous! There was one giant bed in the middle, and a built in kitchen next to it. I walked out onto the balcony and I saw the soft Caribbean waters and the beach with the bright sun standing proudly above it. I walked back into my room, and there standing in my bedroom was Lou and Saige. 

I noticed that there was a door leading into their room... We all had connecting ones! For some reason, this made me feel like I was actually part of the one direction family now. It made me feel like they accepted me and loved just as much as Liam does. A warm bubbly feeling started rising up inside of me.

"Hey guys," I said casually. 

"Hey Zoe," Louis said. "Saige and I wanted to know if you would come dancing tonight with us."

"Ugh, so sorry Lou! I promised Liam that I would go out to dinner with him. I'm actually getting ready for dinner right now. Rain check okay?"

"K, sounds good to me. Better leave you alone now though. By the looks of it, it seems like your going to be spending a whole lot of time getting ready."

I didn't understand what he meant until I looked at myself in the mirror. My normally curly hair was bunched up in knots, and when I sniffed my clothes, I smelled like plane.

"O my gosh! I look terrible! Okay, bye Lou and Saige I really have to go now to get ready. Love you guys!" 

With that, I ran into the overly big bathroom to take a quick shower. 

Once I was done, I quickly combed my hair and put on a short blue mini dress. Slapping on a pair of heals, I practically ran out the door to dinner. 

Finally, I got there.

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Liam was waiting for me at the table already. Holding a bouquet of roses. Roses just like the rose he gave me on our first date. Best. Boyfriend. Ever.

"Here you are my love," he said handing me the flowers.

A little giggle escaped my lips before I was able to say, "Thank you babe. They're wonderful."

It seemed to make him happy that I loved them so much. After picking them up to smell them, he leaned across the table to give me a kiss. Like always, it made my insides melt. All could think was that I wanted more.

"Enjoying Atlantis so far?" He asked.

"How could I not? This place is beautiful."

The whole rest of the night went on like a blur. The only conversation I remember clearly in my mind is the last one we had in the night.

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 Dinner was over, and we were just getting ready to leave.

Then, Liam reached into his pocket.  He pulled out a small velvet-blue box.

Getting down on one knee and grabbing my shaking hand he said,

"Zoey. Every time I see you my heart skips a little beat. I know the way we met was, well very peculiar, but I have come to love you. You ARE the love of my life. Ever since I met you, I knew there was something special. Something about you that I loved. Now I know that I love everything. Your smile, your knotty hair, your laugh. I love it all. Not until this afternoon though when you told me you loved me did I fully understand and recognize that you were the love of my life. That we would always be there for each other, for better or for worse.  That we would always help each other through the rough times. I know I might be moving fast but I feel it in my heart that you're the one for me. I love you. Zoey Hepburn, I love you with every fiber of my being, and I want to be with you for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?"

He opened up the little blue velvet box, and inside there was a diamond ring. It sparkled in the light, and it was beautiful. It was perfect. His hopeful baby brown eyes peered up at me, pleading for a hopeful answer. Liam Payne wanted to marry me. He wanted to marry Zoey Hepburn. 

Tears started welling up in my eyes.

Finally, I gave him an answer.

"I-I can't."

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