Sweet Lover | z.m. + n.k

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"Keep your eyes closed okay?"

"Zayn, your covering my eyes, I can't see anything anyway,"

When Zayn didn't respond I pictured his face, pouting and rolling his eyes at the same time as he moved me forward.

Once we had gotten up into his art studio he went behind me and covered my eyes claiming that I couldn't see it until everything was set up correctly, and I let him be. I knew he didn't want me to see anything until it was perfect so I decided to go along with it.

"Okay, okay, my eyes are closed I promise" I tell him and I feel his stubble brushing along my cheek as he comes in to kiss against my neck oh so softly.

"I'm gonna uncover your eyes but keep them closed okay? Can you do that for me Normani?"

"Of course I can, go on, work your magic I'll keep my eyes closed"

"Good girl," He says with a laugh and I just shake my head

"I try, I try,"

I keep my eyes closed as promised while Zayn removes his hands, I can hear him shuffling around the room and a cruse word every here and there. I didn't say anything though, my anticipation was starting to eat me alive. I kept taping my foot lightly to give myself something to do before I end up screaming with excitement. And holy hell was I excited. It was like I had never seen art before and this was going to be the first time. And in a way it was. It was one of the first pieces I would see of Zayn's. Something made for me, of me? I didn't really know. all I knew www that I was to excited to breathe properly.

Zayn took a deep breath and his whisky voice came back to me. "Okay, you can open your eyes now."
So I did. Took a deep breath and opened my eyes and was so amazed by what was looking back at me.
In a way, it was me looking back at me. But with stronger features and a determined stare. My eyes were the same shade of dark brown but I could see white stars drawn into the sides them. A sparkle. My skin was practically glowing off the campus. Beautiful and brown like God intended. When I looked at the whole picture it looked as if I was in the middle of pirouette. My leg was up and my toes were pointed. I was in a black sports bra and a spinning short black skirt. It actually looked like an outfit I once wore when hanging out with Camz and Laur.
The background behind me was all a blur, it was full of color though. Oranges, reds, and yellow. My hair was in a ponytail and as I spun my long hair was falling and mixing with the background. The entire photo took my breath away. Looking at it made me feel like I couldn't breathe but at the same time felt like I had never breathed before this.
"Well?" Zayn said quietly, I didn't take my eyes off of it but I nodded my head.
"It's more beautiful than I could have ever imagined, Zayn. It's wonderful."
Zayn hummed and I turned to see him smiling the slightest bit. And he walked behind me and wrapped his arms around my middle holding me close against his front and I closed my eyes and listened to our breathing.
"Love it, love you." I said quietly and Zayn hummed again.
"Love you, gonna put this in my bedroom, don't really know where but I know I want it there."
"That's awesome, I still can't believe you did this."
"Why?"
"I've never really been the one that people drew, the one that people wrote lines about, romantic poetry, ya know? And this... This is better than all of it, all of what I've never had."
Zayn didn't say anything at first and damned myself for a moment, guessing that I had been to open. To real. but then he spoke up.
"Then I guess I'll have to give you the whole world then."
And then I laughed. "Oh yeah?"
"You're.... Important."
"I like the sound of that."
"I jump into things, you know."
"Does that mean you jumped into me?"
"We did do everything pretty fast."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No, not right now."
"Good. But not right now, will it be?"
"Maybe."
"Where is this coming from?"
"I just know what happens when people fall fast, it dies out fast."
"Stop worrying. We're taking it one day at a time. Falling in love one day at a time. And that's perfectly fine. Stop worrying about the future. Worrying about right now. be with me right now."
Zayn clutched me a little closer and I could tell there was something he wasn't telling me but I let it be. Because like I said. One day at a time. Falling in love one day at a time.

***

We ordered pizza, cheese on one half and meat lovers on the other. Me, being the one for bacon and ham and pepperoni. While Zayn kept his plain and simple, which was a little surprising looking at his personality. he was always one for detail and being intense and then his pizza was plain and simple and it reminded me there was so much to learn from each other and I couldn't wait for that.
Zayn told me about his favorite artist and his styles of art. How he would love to one day work for Pixar and maybe even come up with a story board for his own movie, when I told him he should make something that was a mix of Steven Universe and Sailor Moon he threw of piece of bacon at me.
"But no! Listen, Steven Universe is so intense! I know it seems like a kids show but you need to actually sit down and watch like 30 episodes with me and you'll totally understand."
"You're attached to that show huh?"
"I'm feel like Garnet is my mom,"
And that's when Zayn started cracking up.
And the door flew open.
I turned quickly towards the door to see a taller man looking down at me and Zayn. He had dark features like Zayn and a head full of hair. He wasn't smiling but I knew he and Zayn had the same smile if he did. It was his dad. The man I hadn't met yet.
"Hey dad," Zayn says as he continues laughing then he puts down his slice of pizza and stands up so I decided to do the same. "How are you?" He asks as he grabs my hand and we walk towards the man.
"My day was fine. What is this?" He asks questioning us, his eyes find mine and he still isn't smiling and suddenly I feel live I've done something wrong.
"Dad, this is my girlfriend, Normani. Normani, this is my dad Yeaser."
I smile at the scolding man and I stick out my free hand. "It's so nice to meet you sir, Zayn speaks highly of you."
"Well that's good to hear," he says gruffly "nice to meet you to NorMANe"
I cringe at the mispronouncing of my name but don't correct him.
He beings to turn away but Zayn stops him. "Actually, dad, it's NorMAnee," Zayn smiles and squeezes my hand.
"Oh." His dad says and turns around walking away.

SO ITS BEEN AWHILE. I was actually planning on leaving This fic at the last chapter I posted months ago. But you guys have been messaging me so I figured. Why the hell not? I don't expect updates every week or everyday because honestly I have no idea where this is going. So. HAVE A LOVELY DAY!