Broken Hearts

Chapter 11. New beginnings

Before the party is over, we all agree to meet sooner than later at my place. Lou and Niall made good friends with Anthony and Chris, which surely is gonna bring issues to Zee and me, but it's cool enough. Ash seems to have a clearer picture of what she wants to do for her future and Regan looks like just had a dream come true.

Hannah is very talkative by the time they are all heading home, and I see her exchanging numbers with Regan and Ash. It was after all a good idea to have them coming too. I overhear jokes about the cult dismembering and someone, I think Louis (of course) takes the piss saying I'll be in Zayn's cult for life. Well, the bloke is not wrong.

When Lou, Niall, Regan, Ash and me are the only ones left, I really don't want to go. I was expecting to be able to spend the night for the first time with Zee. Not to have sex! Or well, I guess I wouldn't say no, but more like to just be with him and go over the party and just, like, talk. He seems to know what's happening in my mind, though, because he offers to tag along.

"I can go in my car, someone can go with me and I'll follow you to drop Regan and Ash. Then we can go to Niall's and then home to drop Louis."

"I can go with doctor Malik. I still want to talk more about...what we were discussing before. If you don't mind, Mr. S."

"Yeah, we know H doesn't wanna be away from you Zayn, so we can do that." Lou says, giving me a knowing smirk. Twat.

"Heeeeyyyyyyy!" I weakly protest, it's true.

"Okay, perfect. Let's go then." Zayn simpers and so do I. We're such saps.

All the way back to Regan's home, I keep eyeing the rearview mirror, right at his car. I wonder what it is that Ash wanted to talk to Zayn. Maybe she is choosing Psychology as major and wants advice. Or maybe Psychiatry. A slap in the back of my head brings me back from cloud nine.

"What the f..duck, Lou?"

"You are pining. It's not like he is gonna fuck off with your student, Harry. Get a grip." I hear Niall and Regan chuckle in the back seat.

"Back off, Tomlinson, 'm just curious what Ash is choosing for Uni. That's all."

"Yeah, right."

"It is!" He hums and if I weren't driving, I would've properly stomped.

"Well, Mr. S, I think we'll have to wait to know, I'm her girlfriend and I don't even know. I think she didn't even know until this evening." Regan replies and I feel a bit better. Still, I sigh. I wish I were there, but not to pry. Just, like, to be with him.

I try to make my sulkiness a bit less obvious, chatting with Regan who is still over the moon for meeting Niall and even more so, for having him hear her sing. She rambles about also hearing songs that are not out yet, and she said her favourite is Save my Life. I smirk at that, considering that was all me.

We talk about music mainly, so Lou, the only one who is not that interested, starts messing with Niall, telling him Zayn sings better than him and that he'll have to book extra hours with his vocal coach to ever hit the lowest high note on Zayn's registry.

I chuckle when Niall tells him off and Regan seems quite offended by Lou's words. Luckily, we are just seconds away from her house, so I don't have to stop any attempt of murder inside my car. I call Zayn to tell him we are here. Not like it's an excuse for me to hear him or anything.

"Hi babe." He says on the other line.

"Hey baby. So this is Regan's." I say, turning on the intermittens.

"Yeah, kinda figured. Ash might've mentioned it." Oh, so he's is little shit mood.

"Well, smartarse, say your goodbyes so I can walk the ladies to the door." I reply, grumply. His sweet laugh comes through the speakers of my car, making my friends and my student roll their eyes at my enamoured sigh before hanging up.

"Thank you very much for this, Mr. S. It was amazing. I loved meeting your friends, your boyfriend and your cult. I'm glad to know you're trusting in love again and that your heart is healed." Regan says and I smile at her.

"Thank you actually for coming. I hope Ash had a good time too."

"I bet she did. I think she might've got more than what she expected by meeting doctor Malik."

"Let us hope whatever it was she wanted to talk to him about, he was able to help. Though 'm sure he was."

"Yeah, me too or she wouldn't have asked to come with him."

Ash and Zayn meet us in front of my car. Regan and Ash say bye to Zayn and I reach out to hold his hand for a bit. It's like I've become clingier now that we said we are together. He indulges me, though, stroking my fingers. I kiss his hand before letting it go and he whispers "Soon" when he sees the girls have walked towards Regan's house. I nod and follow them while he returns to his car.