love again 2 [z.m au]

∞ f o r t y - t h r e e ∞

omg I made my first Zevelyn manip lmaooo im shook they're so cute 😭

Zayn

I woke up to the sound of Evelyn humming Ash back to sleep. It took me a few seconds to realize that we weren't in our home in London but instead, we're in Evelyn's old bedroom at her parents in Seattle.

Our home away from home.

Evelyn walked back to bed and gently laid Ash between us. I couldn't help but stare at her with only the moon as our light in this room.

Her hair was in a messy bun, she was bare faced and looked snug in my t-shirt. Definitely my favorite look on her.

"I miss it here," she whispered, her fingers lighting caressing Ash's cheeks.

I sighed. "Me too, baby."

"Do you think we'll ever move back?" she asked, quietly.

To be honest, I didn't have the answer for that. With my father's sickness and his company that's slowly being handed to me, I don't see us living here again soon.

"Never mind," she added. "Don't answer that. I already know."

I never really asked her how she felt about London. And I still feel bad for making her make such a big move to a place she isn't familiar with and leaving her parents.

"Do you like London?" I asked her.

"It's only been a couple months and I'm starting to," she replied and I felt somewhat relieved. "It's just going to take a lot to get used to. Ugh, I'm being a little dramatic, I'll be fine; we'll be fine."

"You're not being dramatic, Ev. I get how you feel. Just know that you've got me and your best friends. Plus our two babes," I told her, sincerely and heard her chuckle slightly. "If you're ever feeling homesick, we can always come back here for a few days. Okay?"

"Okay," she mumbled, followed by a faint yawn.

I propped myself up on my elbow and leaned over and kissed her soft lips before laying back down, listening to Ash and Evelyn's soft breathing to lull me back to sleep.

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Tonight is the rehearsal dinner before Niall and Lauren tie the knot tomorrow.

"Oh my goodness," Evelyn huffed as she approached me. "I'm going to lose my mind."

"What's up?" I asked, amused at her frustration.

"Lauren has officially become a bridezilla," she explained. "I know I should be calming her down right now because that would be the right thing to do as the matron of honor but I just need-"

"Ev! Come here, please!" Lauren called out, cutting her off and she let out another sigh.

"Coming!" she yelled back before facing me.

"Hey, she's just a bit overwhelmed with all this, everything will be just fine, babe," I assured her.

"You're right," she agreed, nodding. "You're always so optimistic."

"Because of you."

"You made that sound like its a bad thing."

I grinned. "It's not. You've been rubbing off on me since I've met you."

"Evelyn!" Lauren yelled again.