Baby, I Loved You First (complete)

Chapter 35: Happy Birthday... Zayn?

Home. On the computer editing some photos, reading blogs, watching video and stuff.

I look at the clock and it's past nine in the evening.

"I've been on for 5 hours and counting." I say to myself.

I felt hungry so I went down to crab some cookies Niall bought yesterday. It so was delicious that I asked him to buy me more since I really love the chocolate toppings.

I opened the fridge, took the box of chocolate cookies and walked towards the staircase back to my room.

I passed by the living room where Niall, Louis, Liam, Harry and Zayn---wait, what? Zayn?

I looked back again and saw them. Zayn's here. I stared at him for seconds. It's really him. His hair grew so fast by the way.

"Hey, Ava. You took my cookies again." Niall says and I saw that everyone was looking at me. "Bring the holy cookies here, A." Harry says. "But this is mine. I have..." I say. "Ava. My cookies." Niall says. I feel embarrassed that I'm using these cookies as an excuse just not to talk to Zayn.

"Ava, cookies." Liam says. Now almost the 5 of them are calling me. Okay, fine, I'm coming.

I sat beside Niall and opened the box of cookies.

"It's so delicious. I really want you to buy more of these." I say. "Here." I placed the box in table and let them get some. "What are you doing?" Asks Liam. "Internet. I dunno what to do." I answer and munch my cookie. "Will you be having a game?" I ask them. "No." Harry answers. "Oh, okay." I pretend that I really don't see Zayn. We're strangers.

"So Zayn, where are you gonna celebrate your birthday?" Asks Harry. "Somewhere great. Well me and Niall found the place where no celebrate it already." Zayn answers. "We invited the football team and some good friends." Zayn adds. "I have to go to the bathroom. Excuse me." I stood up from my seat and sneaked at the side where I listened to them.

"Are we invited?" I hear Louis. "Yah, you, Liam, Harry, Niall, and oh, tell Eleanor, Ava, Tom and Danielle to come." Zayn says. I'm invited. Tom's invited. Is everything between the both of them fine now? I don't know if I should feel relief or not after Zayn's invitation.

Walking towards my room and I end up laying at my bed.

I've never been his girlfriend. We just dated for a few weeks. He confessed to me. I confessed to him. He fought with my current boyfriend. I can't stop thinking about him. I feel like cheating. We're acting like we're strangers and we never knew each other. We don't talk after what happened on Tom's formal party. I might end up snogging with him. I don't want any of my worst scenarios to happen again. I must always remember that I am with a guy who loves me and I love him too. Zayn and I will just be friends. Enough of this bullsh^t, Ava Tomlinson. I must end this bullsh^t. We'll be both fine as friends.

"Hey, I'm home." Tom pinches my cheek. "Oh, hello." I sat up. "Thinking too deep. Any problem?" He asks me while taking his coat off. "Nothing. I'm just tired." I reason out.

"I'll be downstairs for a while and talk to Zayn." Tom says. "Talk to who? To Zayn?" I laughed. "What? You think we can't be friends?" Tom says. "No. I'm just surprised." He says. "We're fine now. So take a rest while I have some time with the lads." Tom says and walks out.

Relief. Relief. Relief must be felt by now but why can't I feel it!?

xx

Happy Tuesday. Back to college again.

"I told you Zayn's coming over!" Eleanor says. "Alright. But he went home after. With the others." I say. "He did." I nod. "And Tom's fine with him now." I add. "Yup! We had a great laugh last night while you were sleeping." Danielle says. "You didn't wake me up!" I say. "Tom said not to since you told him you're tired. So we just leave you sleeping." Eleanor tells me. "You guys are so mean." "Uh-uh. Boyfriend's orders." Danielle says and we laughed.