Love Me Like You Do - A Zayn Malik AU

Chapter Four

Lily and I decided to drive together since her car is at the garage. I tell her about yesterday, the dancing and that he texted. "Are you in to him?" She asks me which makes me realize that maybe I am. I step on the break when the traffic light turns red in front of us. "The soccer game is tomorrow night." Jacob has told me that yesterday night. "I am going." She says with a stern look. "Are you?" She asks me as I step on gas again. "What do you think" I say sarcastically while pulling up on the school's parking lot. She laughs. We both step out and I lock the car behind me.

I have exams. I am about to have the second to last one today. If I pass these, I am done with school. I have different schedules. If I finish this exam, I am then allowed to go home. Then will have one last one on the second of April. Then I will have the results.

We all finish our tests. I am aloud to leave.
We all pack up our stuff and head out.

Mother and father would leave town tonight, so they can have sometime together.
Ever since my grandfather died, my father got the hotels, buildings etc, my parents are very busy. We all love the hotels and all of the work for the hotel. Of course it is fun but sometimes it sucks to have very rich parents.

I drive through the gates of the house and park my car in the parking spot. I step outside and lock the car, after taking my stuff out of the car and shut the door. I lock the doors behind me and then walk over to the door. I step inside and close the door behind me.

I walk up the stairs and walk towards my bedroom. All of the maids are off today. I walk downstairs towards the hotel. I open the big white doors that give you entrance to the hotel. "Nina."

Rose takes me with her towards the restaurant. "Peter." She signals the waiter. "What would you like to drink?" Rose asks me still smiling bright. "Green tea." She turns back towards the waiter. "One green tea and one Cappuccino." Peter walks up with the orders and then Rose smiles. "I want to ask you something." I listen to her. Is she nervous? "Would you like to be my faithful witness at my wedding?" I smile brightly.

"Yes, of course." I say very excited. "I have already asked Jacob, since he wasn't home tonight." She says kind of relieved. "I am just very exited." She says with a warm smile. "And one more thing. Would you like to plan my wedding, I am so busy with everything for work and way too nervous."  She says. She looks pretty guilty like she doesn't want me to do the hard work. "Sure, I would love to." I say as she takes a clipboard with a paper on it. "This is the list." She motions something to Peter and he then stands next to us. "Can we have a bottle of champagne?" She asks him. "Of course." He then walks away and comes back with a cooled bottle.

We talk about the wedding and how my exams went. "Was it hard?" She asks. "It went okay." I answer as she takes a sip of the champagne again.

She looks at her watch. "Sorry, Nina I have to go. I have a appointment." She says. "Thank you very much for this all." She says while kissing my cheek." "I love you." She says and her heels make clicking noises as she walks away.

I check the list. I have enough time for some tasks already and begin on the flowers. I check my laptop for a site and begin to dial the number. I wait a moment and then a man picks up.

"Hello, this is Dan from Floral Weddings, how can I help you?" I check the site and look at the name of the flowers. "I would like to have five of the Pink and White Rose bouquets for six bridesmaids and the bride." I hear the man repeat my order and then he replies. "For when?" He asks. "28th of August." I say. "Okay, on which name should I put them?" He asks me. "Nina DeLafayette." He goes over my order to make sure everything is correct. "You can pick them up on the 27th of August? If that is okay with you?" He asks. "Yes, thank you very much." I check off: pink/white flowers for bridesmaids.

I walk towards the house and lay my laptop down on the dinner table. I walk back towards the hotel. "Is there any mail?" I ask Mia, who is behind the reception. She hands me the envelopes.
I thank her and turn around to walks towards the elevator. I drop them off at my father's office. 

Coming back from the hotel, I am walking in the kitchen. I decide to make an early dinner. The thing that I love to make is Pasta Carbonara. I am not the best chef but I need to eat. I turn on the speakers and start with cooking.

When I have eaten my dinner, I check the time.
When my iPhone makes a sound. I walk over to the glass coffee table where I have put my iPhone down.

19:00 x be there

I smile and then look at myself in the mirror. Heading upstairs, thinking of what to wear and I feel nervous. I walk into my closet. I search trough the dresses. I spot a black lace dress. It is not to fancy and not to casual. I strip down and change into in a robe. I sit down behind my vanity. I decide to lightly curl my hair since it is already a bit wavy. I apply some eye shadow, eyeliner and mascara. I think about the lipstick. Pink or red.

I choose a light pink color and then take my phone. I step into my heels. I walk downstairs and then step into my car. I know where the Midnight Park is but to be sure I put a note in my navigation.

I drive towards the palace and drive to the back. There is a parking lot that is a few blocks from here. I park my car and then lock it behind me so I walk towards the entrance.

The entrance is a gate which is lit up with little fairy lights.
The gate is opened so I decide to step through. The whole park is lit up with lights and candles. I see a shadow of somebody. The person turns around. "Hello Nina." Zayn says with a smiling expression. "Hello." I say shy. He looks at me from top to bottom and smiles as he meets my eyes again.

"You look beautiful." He says. I know I am probably blushing. He is wearing a black blouse with black pants and a black vest. "You look handsome."

He takes my hand and walks with me. We walk through the park. It is quiet, nicely quiet. Peaceful. "Where are we going?" I ask because he hasn't said a word. He just grabs my hand tighter in his hand. "We are almost there, Nina." He says as we pass a row of trees. "Okay, we are here."

He lets go of my hand and I look up. There is a blanket laid out on the grass. There is a picknick set up for two people. There are lights and candles on in the place which makes it very romantic. "Shall we?" He says.
We sit down on the blanket and I look at all the delicious things that are laid out on little plates in little bowls and cups. "Would you like some champagne?" He asks already reaching for the bottle. I nod and hold out the glasses so he can pour it in.

We eat, talk and drink. It is not even awkward when the silences fall between us. It is fine like this. I check the clock tower of the church. 22:00. When we are done with eating, we walk through the park. The moonlight accents Zayn's features. He has beautiful brown eyes, he has a slight stubble on his cheeks. 

We are now at the gates saying our goodbyes. It is currently 00:00. "I liked it tonight." He says as he embraces me. "I liked it too." He pulls away from the hug and kisses my cheek. I feel fireworks ignite inside of me. "Good night, Zayn." I say with a smile. "Good night, Nina."

I step into car and drive off. It is very quiet on the streets. There isn't a big crowd of cars. I think of the way he looked at me. His eyes meeting mine, every time he looked at me. I smile to myself when I think about tonight, my stomach flutters at the thought of tonight.

When I arrive at home and parked the car, I enter the house. The lights are still on as I enter. "Hello." I say to see who is still up. My mother replies. "Hello darling." She is sitting on the couch. There is classical music playing on stereo. "You look beautiful." She says as she sees me standing in the living room. "Thank you."

We talk about some things and then I decide to go to bed. I am very tired. "Good night." She says as I take of my heels. "Good night." I say and then I walk upstairs. Entering my room, I set my heels down on the floor.

Just as I take of my makeup and brush my teeth in the bathroom and I decide to turn of the big lights. I lay down in my warm bed and then turn on my alarm. My phone is on the charger and I fall into a sleep.