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Chapter 32

Do you ever feel so nervous that everything seems to be going in slow motion, and all you can here is your pounding heart?

If so, then you know exactly how I felt as Zayn started to approach me. His whole demeanor was calm and collected, but the atmosphere was full of pressure. All eyes were on us, but my eyes were glued to his as my breath hitched in my throat.

Zayn was about to kiss me on the lips in front of everyone at my baby shower. Of course I'd been waiting for this moment for what seemed like an eternity, but that doesn't mean I wasn't shitting bricks.

When Dani had said, "Okay Zayn, kiss Eve exactly where you kissed the doll.", everyone had realized along with me what was about to happen.

I didn't even want to look at Liam.

I gulped as he stood in front of me silently, almost waiting for my cue. All I could do was blink, which seemed to be enough for him because before I knew it, Zayn was leaning in slowly, and I was closing my eyes.

As cliche as it sounds, I felt as if I was being electrocuted as soon as his soft lips touched mine. His hand cupped my cheek as I kissed him back slowly, not caring that this was probably only supposed to be a peck on the lips. It was our moment and no one could take it away from us.

I longed to deepen the kiss as I played with the hairs on the nape of his neck. I could hear faint cheering as we continued our kiss, and I smiled into it. My smile was quickly wiped away when I came to the realization that this probably wouldn't happen again.

That's why it was all the more painful when Zayn pulled away from my lips, probably coming to the realization that we'd just kissed, and kind of gotten carried away.

I just kind of stared at the floor, trying to catch my breath in a way that wasn't completely obvious.

There was a very uncomfortable silence in the room. Everybody with eyes was staring at us, probably just as baffled as we were. What did this mean?

Finally, Eleanor broke the silence. "Right, uh I think it's your turn Jack." Her nervous laugh at the end was just confirmation that no one had been expecting that to go down. I had a feeling the rest of the shower would be incredibly awkward.

After Jack and Miranda had their turn, I realized that Harry was about to kiss my ass, literally. Everyone seemed to forget about the awkward mood that had been previously set and laughed at Harry as he took hesitant steps towards me.

"I'm sorry Eve." He laughed as he bent down. Everyone was in hysterics when he pecked my bum. It was a weird, but good way to bring some distraction to everyone's minds.

I couldn't help but meet eyes with Zayn a few times, his expression completely unreadable. We were going to have to have a talk sooner or later. I wondered if it had meant something to him, or if it was just a stupid kiss. God this day had started out so drama free!

Eventually, we had some cake and the shower came to a close. I lingered by the door, bidding the guests goodbye, thanking them for coming. Ruth and Nicola stuck around a bit longer than the others, but eventually went home too. Once everyone was gone, Danielle and Eleanor started to clean up. As soon as I began to help, they stopped me.

"Oh no you don't." Eleanor shook her head.

"What? I can't help?" I crinkled my eyebrow at her, feeling bad since they'd already done so much.

"No, you need to go talk to someone." Danielle gave me a pointed look, then nudged her head to the kitchen, where the boys were finishing off the leftover mini sandwiches.