Through The Dark - Ziam/Niam

Chapter Seventeen

New cover somebody made for me, d'you like it? I hope you do-it's finally my first cover that looks professional, thank ghad. Right, I am so, so sorry I have not updated this in so long. I really am, the support on this book has been magnanimous, and I'm sorry for ignoring you all. Love you guys.

- Jenny

p.s lots of fluff in this chapter, I hope you like it ♥

Liam's POV:

 ''You really love me?'' I whispered, when the rest of our guests, Dani, Perrie, Sinead and Niall all filed out of my flat with awkward, mumbled excuses for their absence. I hadn't stopped looking at Zayn the whole time. He hadn't stopped looking at me, from the other side of the room. I wanted nothing more than to seperate the space between us and swoop him into my arms. I needed Zayn, I realized, for the first time. I needed him desperately. Right now. Zayn nodded silently.

''I've loved you for a while now, I've just been trying to distract myself and ignore all possibilities. But... Liam, do you love me back?'' Zayn took a few steps toward me, his eyes wide with fear and expectation. The breath caught in my throat.

''I-I don't... I don't know,'' I breathed, uncertain of trusting myself to say the right thing. Clearly, it was, as Zayn enclosed the space between us, and wrapped his arm round my waist, breathing his smoky breath into my face. My new favourite smell.  I wrapped my arms round his neck, in a dream-like state. I still couldn't really believe what he had just said. Zayn smiled at me, his eyes bright and twinkling.

''It's okay... as long as you'll stay with me?'' he whispered, his lips inches away from mine, his face so close, it almost made me cross-eye to hold his stare. 

''Of course, Zayn.'' I replied, running my hands up and down his back, my  heart hammering with the impossibility of the situation. Everything seemed to disappear around us, and it was only me, and Zayn, the rest of humanity isolated from our glowing presence. ''Anything for you,''

That's the moment our lips lock, in a loving, tingling kiss that sends my heart into a palpatation frenzy. I breath quick and fast into his face as I kiss him back with equal fury he is giving me, and we stand there, locked tight and secure in each other's arms, our lips tackling each other's. I had never felt so safe and at home. At that moment, I felt I could die for Zayn Malik. 

I cupped his face in my hands, kissing his rough lips with as much enthusiasm as I could muster, whilst Zayn opened his mouth to me, and allowed me entrance. And when our tongues touched-I felt as if everything was just perfect. Nothing would ever go wrong again. Zayn let out a lustrous moan into my mouth, sending shivers rocketing up my spine, as I softly nibbled on his bottom lip, sucking it as I went.

Finally, after a few, sore, beautiful, loving minutes of making out, Zayn releases his lips from mine, and instead, kisses my cheek, across my jawline, and down my collarbone, sucking painfully on my neck, breathing hotly on my delicate skin.

''I love you, Liam,'' he panted, as he smothered my neck with sloppy kisses. ''I love you, so much,''

I wish I could have said, I love you too, but I couldn't bring myself to it. I would be lying to him if I did. I just sighed heavily as he continued relentlessly to kiss down my neck, and slowly began to unbutton my top..

''No, Zayn,'' I breathed, grabbing his hands. Zayn looked up in surprise, his golden eyes huge and beautiful. I caressed a hand down his stubbly jawline. ''Not just yet. You've only just admitted you loved me. Take it slow,''

Zayn whines, none the less, takes my hand, and drags me over to my sofa, and rests upon it, keeping me held to his chest. ''Please, Liam, we still haven't done it yet. I'm desperate, c'mon... I love you,'' he mumbled between kisses he planted either side of my face. I batted him away, despite everything.