Skinny Love { A Zalfie Fanfic }

Zoe

I was hanging out with Lucy in our room when there was a knock at the door. Lucy went to get it and I stayed on my bed, scrolling through Twitter. Lucy came back a second later. "It's Jack, he was wondering if we wanted to go down to the lobby to hang out with everyone," she stood there smiling at me, expectant. 

"Umm, I think I'll stay here," I wasn't in the best mood since Alfie had gotten mad at me and I would just stay in our room to cool off before we had to go film. 

"Alright," she said with a grin before walking out of the room to join up with Jack. The door slammed quietly and I lay back on the bed. What had I done? I really hoped that Alfie wasn't too mad at me, I really hadn't meant to hurt his feelings. 

To my surprise Alfie was ringing me. I looked down at my phone, first in shock then with pleasure. Alfie was ringing me. 

I answered immeadiately. Hopefully he would forgive me. 

"Hey Zoe, can you come down to my room? We need to talk," he said this all very quickly, almost urgently. I responded quickly back, it seemed like it was important. 

"Be right there," I hung up and grabbed my bag. I could just go to filming right after. I walked down the stairs to the floor where Alfie's room was. I only remembered which one it was because Lucy had pointed it out to me on the way up. She thought I fancied Jack, and that 'I would want to know.'

I knocked softly on the door and smiled when I heard movement from within. Alfie answered the door, he looked quite distraught. 

"Is everything alright Alf?" I asked. I was really worried. What if this was still about what I had said to him earlier.

"Not really actually. Jack is going to ask you out and I really don't want him to, and this is going to be a horrible trip," he said this all so quickly it took me a second to comprehend it all. Why would Alfie not want Jack to ask me out? Did Alfie like me? 

My eyes lit up, maybe he did. 

"Do you," I paused, gulping, "Alfie do you like me?" I spluttered out the last bit. Looking up at him expectantly. Hoping, pleading, that he was going to say he did. I wanted so desperately to be out of the friendzone. 

"Zoe," he started to speak, I continued to look at him, not breaking eye contact. He was cut short though by a knock at the door. It was Lucy. She started to talk, telling us we had to go film now. Alfie stood up and opened the door talking to her briefly. I stood up, grabbed my bag and walked over to his side. 

"Yep, we're ready to go," I said with a smile. I looked up at Alfie one more time, hoping for a look in his eyes to confirm the fact that he liked me, but there was nothing. I would never know now. And, I was forever stuck in the friendzone. 

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I was sitting talking with Lucy over in a corner of Gleam Offices. We had all just finished filming and it had been a blast. We had all had loads of fun. Lucy kept asking me question about Jack, and if I fancied him. I repeatedly kept telling her I didn't.

"And you're sure you don't like him? Not even a little bit? He is very handsome."

"I don't!" I said for about the one millionth time. 

"Fine," she said with a little giggle and a sigh. I sighed as well, why couldn't everyone just listen to me for once and realise he wasn't the boy for me. 

Lucky for me, he decided to start walking over to me. He had been sliding off of the railing of a staircase for the last fifteen minutes and it had actually started to get quite annoying. Thank goodness he stopped. But now he was coming over here. 

I took a deep breath, I could deal with this. 

"Hey Zoe! Lucy," he said nodding at both of us. He took a seat next to me, I think I groaned on the inside a bit. 

"I'll leave you two alone," Lucy said with a wink in my direction before standing up to go and talk to Jim and Marcus. I looked around the room, trying to find someone who could help me in my predicament. Then again, last time I had Alfie help me, that hadn't gone too well. 

I looked over at Alfie. He was sitting alone looking off into the distance. I don't know if it was just me or not but he looked really sad and distant, and a bit angry. I tried to bring my attention back to the matter at hand though. Jack. 

"Hmm, oh hi Jack," I said nonchalently, smiling at him through pursed lips. 

"I was wondering if you wanted to get a coffee sometime," he said with his gorgeous smile. How could I decline that? I looked back over at Alfie who was still staring into space. Did he really like me? Should I risk it? 

"That would be wonderful," I said looking back at Jack and smiling. 

What had I just gotten myself into? 

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