The Air Between Us • NH

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Song: Ed Sheeran - One

All my senses come to life.

        "Cómo estás?" Zayn watched the way she blushed at him, her lips parting as she looked from Niall to him. She cleared her throat and spoke back to him, "estoy bien." Grier smiled at Zayn's playfulness towards her. His love for simple things like, different languages. "Niall, she said shes fine, if you didn't know." Niall scoffed, brushing his comment off, "yeah, I think I got that." He looked to Grier on his side, she held the glass of water tightly, looking around the studio apartment Zayn was occupying. He reached out to take the glass, her eyes watching him carefully as she relaxed with his smile.

The blonde boy with the bluest of eyes looked back at his best friend and smugly remarked, "Zayn, will you please stop flirting with my girlfriend." His blue eyes hinted with a bit of ease, nothing angered by just a simple restriction. Mate to mate. Zayn got up, walked away and came back from the kitchen with two beers. Handing one to Niall and swiftly taking a seat on the armrest of Griers chair. She stared up at him, his brown eyes capturing hers. "I think your boyfriend's a tad jealous." The rim of the bottle touching his lips, he winked down at her, she blushed. She took Niall's hand and squeezed it. "Fxck off, Zayn."

Zayn's expression changing, his hand coming flat onto his heart, he gasped, "Niall. Watch your mouth, a young lady is present." He scolded Niall. Niall waved him off, smiling at the young girl as she giggled. Zayn took a seat, his body in an exhausted position on the couch, slouching a bit. "Alright mate, Mouse says far worse things than me." "Does she now..." They both awed at her. How could such a quiet and timid young girl have such a mouth on her? She bit her lip, shaking her head, "I blame him," she said, pointing over to Niall. His expression smug, full of bull.

...

Zayn got up to take a call, an old friend from back home. Leaving Niall and Grier alone.

New message...

Mouse: you say worse things when you're begging for it :P

His finger swiped the screen to find the naughty text, his body going tense, his hand gripping his phone. He blinked repeatedly.

Ducky: Oi Oi!

Ducky: gotta feisty one :)

Mouse: xoxo

Looking up from his phone, a playful smile pulled at her lips. He leaned into her, his lips to her ear, "I can't help it if you have amazing hands." She tensed, her breathing shallow. His hand trailed down her arm. She tried to remember to breathe.

He leaned in further, grabbing her face in his hands and kissed her. Harder than other times. Harder than shes ever been kissed. Sitting back on his chair, he watched her get herself together. She looked immediately at him once she was better, "I hate you." He smiled, satisfied, "love you too, baby."