Half A Heart {Sequel To Made In The USA}

Chapter 3: Ecstasy

•Zayn•

"And then she just gets all worked up about how stupid I am for leaving Ivan on the bed to take a quick shower."

"You left baby Malik on the bed unsupervised?" Liam asked looking at me as if I was crazy as he mindlessly kicked the soccer ball in Louis' direction.

"He was asleep and in the middle of the bed. He hardly moves around when he's asleep. I doubt he would've unconsciously made the giant effort to roll all the way towards the edge of the bed so he can fall."

"You realize you have to apologize to her right mate?" Niall chuckled as he stopped the ball that Louis kicked towards him.

"What? I didn't do anything though." I looked at my friends as if they were crazy.

"Look Zayn before you get married you've got to learn that the woman is always right. If she blames you for burning the food-" Liam started.

"She's right." Louis continued.

"If the cable guy never came to fix the cable and she says it's your fault-" Niall went on.

"She's right." Louis repeated.

"If she is flirting with someone and she says it's because you never show her attention-" Liam explained another scenario.

"She's right." Louis said and at this point I had to stop their ridiculous theories.

"I don't want to be in a relationship where I have to be a push over guys. And I would never say Demi is right for flirting with another man." I said pointedly.

"Look every man ends up being the push over. You only take assertiveness when the woman wants you too." Louis explained as though it was the simplest thing in the world.

"Okay you all can go with that method but I'm gonna go with mine." I said as I began to fix the laces on my shoes.

"Yeah and what's that?" Liam asked.

"Let her realize I didn't do anything wrong and then have her apologize first." I explained and they all burst into laughter.

"That's definitely gonna work." Niall mocked, making everyone laugh harder. I huffed at their enjoyment of my dilemma. Despite the photo shoot going smoothly and Demi and I getting along, there was still underlining tension when we got away from everyone. I know that she still has more she wanted to say on the way I had left Ivan sleeping on the bed but she wouldn't spit it out. So instead the two of us stayed silent the entire ride home and when we  were back in the confines of our house, conversations were short and limited. I had made a little lunch for her, being sure to stick to her stupid strict diet, before leaving. A low muttered thanks was all she said before I kissed Ivan goodbye and left to meet the boys for our game.

"Alright alright boys settle down. It's time for everyone to get their ass kicked." Harry said as he walked onto the field. I shook my head at the lads, thinking they were immature at the moment.

"It took you long enough mate." Louis sassed and kicked the ball at Harry.

"Sorry I had to drop Selena off to meet up with Demi and then baby Malik distracted me." Harry chuckled and kicked the ball back to Louis.

"Alright well since you're here now let's get this game going." We all agreed and began an 'every man for himself' game. The game was for fun and jokes and of course there was a lot of teasing throughout the time we played. We each played intensely though even while joking and no one let up on their defending. This was exactly what I needed to get rid of all the stress that's been on shoulders lately.