Baby Blues (Zayn Malik Fanfiction-One Direction)

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Emma returned to the hotel and moved her things into Zayn’s room.  She was sitting on one of the bed’s looking over Denise’s notes for the meet and greet that night when Zayn opened the door.  He looked at her but didn’t say anything.  

Emma sighed.  It was going to be a long tour.  

Zayn watched as Emma went back to the papers in front of her, but he knew she wasn’t really reading them at all.  He turned and went into the bathroom to take a shower.  Could he handle being in the same hotel rooms with her?  On his bus?

The meet and greet ran like clockwork.  Girls of all ages in tears at meeting their favorite group.  She didn’t hear anything as to her and Zayn breaking up, so maybe he was just lying about that she thought.  The concert flew by and everyone returned to the hotel.  Everyone was hungry so they all went to the hotel restaurant.

“I’m just gonna head up to bed.” Emma said.  She knew that she wasn’t wanted there by Zayn.

“No you’re not.” Niall said, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.  “You are part of the One Direction family.  What makes you think you’re going to bed?”

Every time that Emma looked across the table, Zayn was watching her.  And just as quickly as she would look at him, he would look away.

The next couple of weeks passed.  Neither Zayn nor Emma saying more than two words to each other.  They would hold hands and he would put his arm around her whenever they were around fans or the press.  But in the privacy of their rooms, he ignored her.  She wanted to reach out to him so many times.  Harry tried to talk to her, but she shut him out.  

Zayn practically bit Harry’s head off whenever he tried to talk to him about Emma.  The stress was beginning to get to all of them.

The tour went to Seattle with a two-day break in between before they headed to Vancouver.  Emma was backstage, letting the first group of fans go through to meet the guys.

“Emma, we’ve got a big problem.” She heard in her earpiece.  It was Denise.

“I’m on my way.”  She hurried out of the arena to where Denise was.  Emma surveyed the situation and wasn’t happy.

“Shit!” she yelled.  She looked around for Paul, anyone from security.  Finally she saw Paul and yelled in his direction.  “Paul! Get your ass over here.  Now!”  He hurried over to her.

“Lift me up.  Now!”  She hadn’t noticed, but Liam, Niall, Louis, Harry and Zayn were behind them, watching from behind a curtain.  Paul put Emma on his shoulders and she whistled.  Very loudly.  Silence fell over the pushing crowd.

“If you don’t stop pushing, someone is going to get hurt! If you don’t stop pushing, no one meets One Direction.  Got it?!”  There were nods of heads in the crowd.  “Now everyone, please back up a bit and when it is your turn.  No pushing!”  Paul let her down and she was about to go into the back when she heard it.  

Crying.  She turned and saw a little girl crying.  Emma immediately rushed over to her.

“Love, are you okay?” the little girl rushed into her arms and clung to her.

“They were ..sniff…pushing me and…and….I fell down…and…sniff..sniff….I don’t know where my mommy went and….sniff sniff….and I’m scared…..sniff…” Emma reached up and smoothed the little girls hair down.

“We’ll find your mummy love.  Don’t you worry.” Emma reached into her pocket for a Kleenex and gave it to the little girl.  “Blow your nose.”

“Victoria, oh my God honey.  Are you alright?” Emma heard a voice next to them.  She looked up at the woman as she gathered the little girl in her arms.

“Mommy, this nice lady helped me.”  The woman looked at Emma and smiled.

“Thank you so much.  Everyone was pushing and Victoria fell down and I didn’t know what happened to her and……”  Emma put her hand on the woman’s arm.

“It’s okay.  Really.”

“Mommy! Look!”  The little girl gasped and was looking around behind Emma.  “It’s Zayn!”  Emma locked eyes with Zayn.  He had seen the whole thing.  

Emma turned back to the little girl.

“Is he your favorite?“ she asked.  Little Victoria nodded her head.  Emma smiled.  “He’s my favorite too.  Would you like to meet him?” she asked.  The little girl smiled with a big grin on her face and shook her head.  She could barely contain her excitement.

“Victoria, we will just wait our turn like everyone else.” Her mother said.

“That’s okay.  Come on.”  Emma reached down and took the little girls hand and led her to where Zayn was.  They all went into the back behind the curtain and away from the crowd.  Pictures were taken and autographs given.  The mother couldn’t stop saying thank you and little Victoria was glowing.

The meet and greet over, Emma headed down one of the corridors.  She stopped when she heard footsteps behind her.  She felt a hand on her arm and turned to see who it was.

“That was really a nice thing that you did.”

“Thanks Zayn.  Have a good show.”  She turned to walk away, but he stopped her once again.

“You were so caring for that little girl.”  He hadn’t let go of her arm.  “It looked….”

“Looked like what Zayn?” she asked.  She wasn’t sure of where he was going with this whole conversation.

“Never mind.  I’ll see you later.”  He turned to walk away.  It had looked so perfect to him.  Seeing Emma with that little girl.  Her affection towards her.  It nearly broke his heart.