Love Me Like You Do - A Zayn Malik AU

Chapter Seven

We walk towards the front of the room. Evertwhere you look there are logo's of Tomlinson Fashion. Some new items are displayed. A man walks up the stage.

"Welcome everyone to the new collection of Tomlinson Fashion." He introduces. "Please, give it up for Lottie Tomlinson."

Lottie walks up the stage in front of the room. She is wearing a very beautiful dark red dress. It is a ball gown with a nice lace top and a glittery bottom. It is gorgeous. Her hair is curled and frames her face perfectly. Her makeup is beautiful is done beautifully. "Hello, everybody." She says through the microphone. "I wanna thank everyone for coming tonight. The new collection was pretty hard to make but I am very proud to finally being able to present it to all of you." She says.
"I want to thank some people in particular. Firstly the Malik family to make this all possible. Secondly my family. I wouldn't have done this without your support, thank you for supporting me. Last but not least. Sophia, she has helped me with all the designs and I couldn't thank you enough." Sophia smiles. I can feel that Liam looks at her. They just broke up and see that he has a hard time seeing her. "Thank you." Lottie says and smiles.

Emma and I are walking past the showcases with the new collection pieces. They are gorgeous. A singer steps on stage. She begins to sing and then everybody gathers on the dance floor. I try to find Zayn but can't find him here. Niall asks Emma to dance. Gabriella and Jacob are dancing. I decide to just take a glass of champagne. I see Safaa and walk over to her. "Hello Nina." She says with a smile.
"Hello." I say politely. "Is Zayn here tonight?" I ask. She nods. "Yes, he is talking with Liam and Lottie over there." She says pointing towards the corner of the room. "Thank you." She smiles.

I walk over to them. "Hello." I say looking over at them. "Hi." Zayn says bluntly. "Hey, Nina." Liam says and Lottie smiles. "Hello Nina." Lottie says. "The new collection is amazing, it is beautiful." I compliment her. "Thank you. It means a lot to me." She smiles. Zayn doesn't say anything to me.
Zayn looks at me and then walks away. "What is up with him?" I ask. Liam shrugs his shoulders. "I have no idea, he's been acting like this since we got here." He explains which makes me feel a little worried. Have I done something wrong? Is he mad?

I leave him and decide to take some fresh air. I walk through the hall and then walk through the door. I step outside and feel the open air. The cold air makes goosebumps rise on my skin. "Are you alright?" A voice interrupts my thoughts. It is Safaa. She looks concerned. "It always gets so hot with these kind of events." She says. "Don't mind Zayn. It isn't your fault. Nina." She says with a comforting smile.

"The fame can get to people sometimes." She says.  I nod understanding his problem. "I feel stupid for not realizing that." She smiles and comforts me. "It is okay, Nina. You don't have to feel guilty." I lean back against a wall. "It will be okay." She says.

We are back inside. The warm temperature fills my body again as we enter the hallway.
We walk into the ballroom.
All of the people are dancing but I decide to just talk to Emma. She is sitting at the bar. I join her and order a drink for the both of us. "Two white wines please." I order and the bartender smiles at me. "Cheers!" We cheer and then clink our glasses. We out the glasses to our mouths.

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It is four wines later, a couple of hours later, when we get set of home by the limousine. Zayn and I haven't danced or haven't talked anymore. Emma and I take off all of our makeup, dresses and shoes, as soon as we enter my room. We fall on the bed and fall asleep right away.

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Emma is still asleep when I wake up. I look over at the clock on my nightstand. 13:00.
I quietly walk over to my bathroom and take the time to shower. I wash my body like usual. I rinse it off and then turn the shower off. I take a white towel from the rack and dry myself off. I brush my hair out and leave it like that. I try not to wake Emma as I pick out an outfit.