White Sheets • Zalfie

Broken Car & Deyes Date?

I walked up to Marcus' house. Dear God, how did I get my self in this position. I sigh heavily. Tears were streaming down my face and I couldn't help but wipe my eyes, there was definately going to be a mascara stain.

Drenched already, I wasn't in the mood. I was praying Marcus had suddenly become a mechanic and could fix my car. I knocked on the door sniffling once more. I shouldn't have got my self all worked up.

Alfie opens the door, flashing a toothy grin. I smiled at one of my closest friends. "Hey Alf, Marcus in?" I question. He nods and opens the door more. He glares at my shoes, knowing Marcus is a little bit of a clean freak, I slipped them off, placing them by the other growing collection of men shoes my shoes standing out like a sore thumb.

"Who is it Alfie?" Marcus screams. I come the corner and smile. "Santa" I joke he smiles. "What can I do for you Zoella?" He questions using my YouTube name. "My car has broken down round the corner. Can you help me fix it or can I at least borrow your phone?" I ask giving him my best pleading eyes.

"Hey!" Alfie buts in, smiling. "I could fix your car, why didn't you ask me?" He says pretending to be hurt. "Alf, you haven't even passed your driving test, let alone fix a car" I smile hitting him playfully.

"Fine" he mutters. Marcus grabs a yellow pages, who even uses them anymore? He starts to flick for a mechanic. After a few minutes he looks up. "Zoe, I can't find any open, I can't fix it. What are you going to do?" He questions.

Shit.

What am I going to do? "I could always get a train to Bath come back in the morning" I suggest picking up my bag. "Your not wasting money, when you could just stay here?" Alfie inquires. "That's true" Marcus agrees. It does make sense.

"As long as it's okay with you Marcus?" I ask for approval. "Yeah, Niomi is coming round in a bit and Alfie's staying as well as Niomi, so it's going to be you and Alfie on the sofa, is that okay?" He questions. Me and Alfie on a sofa together, with one cover too? Okay, calm. He just a friend.

Ever since Wilf, I've been so strange getting close to other men, apart from my dad and Joe of course. Why couldn't I get over this? Calm Zoe. The door bell goes and Marcus practically jumps to get it. Alfie mouths 'Niomi' to me and rolls his eyes.

I take a seat on one of three of Marcus' sofas. I tie my hair back and wait for them both to come in. Alfie sits down on the one on the right, where as I'm on the left, and I'm pretty sure Marcus and Niomi will be on the Middle one.

Niomi comes in and says hello. Alfie suggests that we watch a film. Marcus brings out the duvet that me and Alfie will be sharing within today. He offers it between us, "Zoe can have it, I'm not that cold at the moment, Zoe looks freezing." Alfie smiles. Marcus winks at Alfie. What was the wink for? Really? I look at Niomi for translation but she shrugs her shoulders.

Marcus playfully throws the duvet at me and I catch it. I lay along the sofa and Alfie puts on Grown Ups. "Um, Niomi, do you leave anything here to remove your make up with? Evidently, I have nothing so I was wondering if I could borrow some of any is here?" I questions. Niomi nods and tells me they are in the bathroom bottom draw, I walk to the bathroom and lock my self in. Thank god.

I take of my make up and sit on the toilet seat just thinking. A knock on the door knocks me out my day dream. "Zoe? Are you okay?" Alfie. "Yeah, I'll be out in a minute, just can't get this water proof mascara off" I laugh. "If anything is wrong let me know" Then I hear the padding of his feet fade. I should go back in there really. I unlock the door and walk back in. I get under the covers and hide a little.

"Zoe" I faintly hear. "Oi" I feel a poke in my arm. "Zoeee, I'm cold" Someone moans, I slowly open my eyes to see darkness. "Zoe?" He questions again.

Oh, it's only Alfie. "I'm cold now, can I have some of the blanket?" he questions. I was super warm under here. I nod. He jumps on the sofa next to me. There's a silence. "Does this feel a little awkward to you too?" He murmurs. "Yeah" I giggle. "I don't want to make it awkward Zoe" He says. "Don't worry about it" I say nudging him lightly. He turns over so his chest is against my back. I can feel his chest rising and falling with every intake of breath and out take. We are practically spooning. His hand grazed over my thigh sending shivers along my body. I soon hear his faint snores.

I wake up to see Marcus' luminous clock indicating its two in the morning. I'm gasping for a glass of water. Marcus always tells me to make my self at home so I have no worries in making my self some water. I turn around to find Alfie sitting on the counter, I jump a little. "Didn't know I was that scary" He cackles. "You made me jump" I state. "Not going to offer your bed partner a drink too?" he mocks.

I grab a glass and fill it like I did two seconds ago with my own. I pass it to Alfie and I sit up on the counter. There is a comfortable silence before he speaks. "I don't mean to make this awkward or anything, but, can I take you to lunch tomorrow?" He questions. As a date? "A-s a d-date?" I stumble. He reaches he arm over and starts to run the back of his neck looking down, "Yeah". Alfie Deyes asked me on a date. I've never seen Alfie as anything more than a friend though? "I suppose it can't hurt. Sure" I smile. "Awsome" his eyes light up and he looks at me. "Bed?" I nod.