I'm Done Pretending

Chapter 7

Jacqui's POV

"Liam come walk with me..." He rushed to my side, and grabbed my hand. We were the only two awake at the camp, it was early in the morning. We walked hand in hand down to the lake, where a large boulder sat. I climbed up, him following.

"We need to talk..." I forced.

"About?" He was nervous, and it was radiant.

"Us... Like, I really like you and all but you're not-"

"I like you too Jacqui, I have for awhile." He smiled which made me melt inside. It was bright, his teeth shined in the early sun.

"You do?" I asked, shocked he even said that.

"I really do, and I was waiting for the right moment to tell you..." he paused, "I was also, trying to wait until after the trip because I was planning on asking you out on a date." He blushed.

"That doesn't mean you still can't ask!" I smirked making him laugh. His laugh was so cute, so precious. Like him, the way his bed head laid around on his round and perfect face.

"That's true..."

An awkward silence came upon us. The waves from the lake rushed onto shore and splashed the grass.

I was getting really anxious, waiting for him to ask. He scooted closer to me, and wrapped his arms around me, and held me tight. He kissed my hair and rubbed circles on my back. His hands were warm and soft.

So we laid there, him rubbing my back and kissing my hair every so often. It was nice, and everything I could ask for.

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[ABOUT 25 MINUTES AFTER JACQUI AND LIAM LEFT]

Darian's POV

I woke up with a pounding headache, it was terrible. I tossed and turned, trying to find a comfortable way to lay. I kept turning, and turning, but not feeling comfortable.

Zayn had stirred in his sleep but I was in to much pain to care. He muffled under his breath and sighed loudly. He grabbed my shoulder and my body tensed. It was indescribable. He froze, staring at me. His face was still, his mouth agape.

"I-I'm going to go for a walk..." He said as he got up.

"Wait! ZAYN HOLD ON!" I grabbed his sleeve and tugged him down. He looked at me as if he was in so much pain. His eyes were glistening, wet from fresh tears forcing themselves to burst out. "I-I-I.." I didn't know what to say.

"I can't do this." He brushed my hand off, forcing himself out of the tent.

"Hold up, can't do what? I know I can be a little slow but at this point I don't know anything about whats going on. Don't do this to me Zayn, I can't deal with this shit!"

He kissed me. His lips hard and moist, pushing against mine. It was unpleasant yet refreshing. He was hesitant, his lips barely moving. Just laying upon mine and molding together. He pulled away, and looked me in the eyes.

"I can't pretend anymore that I don't care. I can't pretend that my feelings for you are just a phase. I'm done pretending that we're just friends and that everything is alright. When we kissed, yesterday, there was a spark. I wanted to believe it was just my imagination. Then today, just now, the spark was stronger. You can't deny your feelings towards me or that you didn't feel that spark. I can't love someone who doesn't love me back! It's not fair!" He cried out.

I cried too, he basically poured his heart out to me. I can't begin to explain my feelings right now. I'm an emotional wreck, I look at him and he's so hurt. I caused this.