The Neighbors

Chapter 5

"Oh," Harry says quietly.

"Does he come around often?" Logan asks.

"Yes, he went to his brothers house this weekend," I explain. Zayn's brother is a nice man, he is 22 years old and lives an hour away. His name is Munis. Munis and Zayn get along very well and Zayn likes to visit him whenever he can.

"Are you guys close?" Harry asks.

Zayn and I started dating freshman year, and we are very close. We met in school and I had a crush on since the fifth grade. He became my best friend in eighth grade, when my dad died. I was at a party with my friends when I found the news.

-flashback-

"Shea! It's your turn!" My friend Jane said. We are sitting in a circle people at our friend Alexis' birthday party. Alexis' parents are upstairs and everybody is in her basement so she decided it would be a good idea to play spin the bottle. I was nervous, I'd never kissed a boy and I was embarrassed that I might have to. I hesitantly put my hand on the empty Coca-cola bottle and spun it in circles. I could feel my stomach dropping as it begun to slow down. Zayn was sitting across the circle from me and it landed on him. He smiled sweetly when it landed on him. My face blushed wildly. Almost every girl in school has a crush on him. He has shiny brown eyes and dark skin that makes all of the girls wild.

"Ok, Shea and Zayn," Alexis said and held out the bowl of paper, "Shea, you can choose," I reach in and pull out a small crumpled piece of paper. Only a few other people have gone before us. One girl had to let the boy try on her bra. Another girl had to kiss the boy in front of everybody. Jane had to answer a question from the boy, he asked who she thought the cutest couple in the room would be. Jane of course said 'Zayn and Shea', making us both blush. I unfolded the piece of paper in front of me and read the words out loud.

"Seven minutes in heaven," I read and blushed. I had heard of this game before, but never played it.

"Ok, you as Zayn go in the closet over there and I'll knock when your seven minutes are up," Alexis smiles. I stand up and she drags Zayn and I into the closet and shuts the door behind us.

"Hi Zayn," I blush.

"Hi Shea," he smiles.

"Um, I've never.." I trail off.

"You know, I think that Jane was right, we could be a cute couple," he says and my stomach flutters.

"She's probably right," I say shyly.

"Should we.. Can I?" He says and puts hand on my cheek. I can't breath so all I do is nod. He leans in and his lips touch mine. I squeak at the contact. He pushes his lips against mine and they move together. His tongue slides over my lips and I open my mouth. He moves his tongue in my mouth and massages mine. He was good at this. The kiss was fun and to my surprise it wasn't gross at all. Without thinking I move my hand to his hair and run my fingers through it. My phone buzzes in my my pocket. I had a Nokia flip phone in eighth grade and mom made me take it everywhere. Zayn pulls his head away from mine and I take my phone out of my pocket.

"One second," I flip open my phone and put it against my ear.

"Um, Shea," my mom says in a shaky voice.

"Yeah mom, are you alright?" I ask, worried.

"Um, Shea, your aunt Taylor will pick you up in a few minutes, your dad..he.. He's been in a car accident," I feel my stomach drop.

"Is she going to take me to the hospital to see him?" I ask.

"No.. Shea.. The accident was serious, he was.." My mom pauses and sobs. I can feel tears forming in my eyes. I know what to expect, "he was killed, in the accident Shea," my mom chokes and I feel the tears already run down my face.

"Ok.. Um.. I'll," I swallow hard, "I'll talk to you when I get home," I frown and push the end call button with shaky fingers.

"Are you alright Shea?" Zayn asks and I look at him. I'd forgotten he was in the room.

"Um..no," I sob. He wraps his arms around me and brings me to a sitting position on the floor. I bury my head into his chest and he puts on hand on my back and the other in my hair. "Its my dad, he um.." I choke, "he died, in an accident," he hushes me and kisses my head.

"Don't worry Shea," he whispers. For a fourteen year old boy, he was awfully sweet. I sob into his shirt for a few more minutes when the door opens.

"Hey your seven min- oh my god, Shea, what happened?" I hear Alexis' voice. I can't work up the strength to reply or even move.

"Um, could you give us a few minutes," Zayn says. I can't even think straight. My mind is entirely blank as I sob into his chest. I keep my head in Zayn's chest when I feel him slip his hand under my knees and lift me bridal style. I want to look up, but I can't. I feel him carry me upstairs. He must have walked me past the whole group of kids, but I was too hurt to care. I felt the wind hit my body when we stepped outside. He was surprisingly strong for his age, but I was very small at the time. He sat me down on his lap in the driveway. We waited there that night until my aunt Taylor picked me up. Zayn surprised me with how he reacted, most boys would be scared and leave a sobbing girl. I had my first kiss the same night that I heard the worst news of my life.

-end of flashback-

"Are you close?" Logan repeats himself.

"Yeah, we are pretty close," I answer.

"We'll see about that," Logan smirks.