Chapter Nine
TROUBLE IN EVERY CORNER
"How do I look?" Mark said, coming out of the fitting room.
"Brilliant!" Zayn said, seeing his father wearing the suit he chose. "You look so good in that suit da...Mark." he uttered, catching that last word in the last second.
"I see you chose a suit for yourself too." Mark said, checking Zayn in a black suit and he can't help but see how good looking Zayn is. He shook his head, getting that thought out of his mind.
"Yeah, though I have trouble choosing a good tie for it. Would you mind picking one for me?"
"Of course." Mark said smiling. He went to the rack of assorted ties and chose one among the lots.
"Try this on." he said to Zayn, handing him the one he chose.
Zayn got the tie and forced a smile, trying the tie on his neck but kept on fiddling on it like he doesn't want to try it on. Mark got the feeling that Zayn doesn't like the tie he chose.
"You don't like it?" Mark asked him, feeling a bit hurt.
"No, I like it...it's just," Zayn said, biting his lip, clearly debating whether or not to say what's bothering him.
"No its fine. If you don't like it we can choose another one." Mark insisted.
"No, I like it." Zayn said again, just making Mark think that Zayn was lying to him to avoid hurting his feelings.
"Then why not wear it?" Mark asked him, surprised to hear a tinge of anger in his voice.
"I- I don't know how to wear a tie." Zayn said, face completely blushing.
"Oh." Mark said, taken aback with Zayn's confession.
"I mean I'm still practicing...still practicing to do it on my own, it's just..." Zayn said, now face so red Mark was worried all those blood in his face would pour out of his pores.
"Well you should have told me earlier," Mark said grinning, getting the tie from Zayn's hand and coming closer to Zayn, tying it around Zayn's neck, the heat brought by their proximity was making Mark lose focus in every turn. But after a series of errors along the way, Mark finished tying it, fiddling on the knot once more before letting go. Zayn smiled at him, not even noticing how nervous Mark was.
"Thanks." Zayn said, facing the mirror, admiring his father's knot once more. It's still exactly the same way his dad did it. "You still got the best knot." Zayn muttered.
Mark's brows creased, hearing what Zayn said under his breath. "Still?" he asked. But before Zayn could answer, Niall and Kian arrived, the younger one assisting Kian who seemed to be having a hard time standing up.
"What happened to Kian?" Mark asked worriedly.
"Uh, he saw this beautiful dame and" Niall started chuckling, his face turning all red. "The lady smiled at him, then he turned into this state." Niall laughed some more. Mark tried assisting Kian but started laughing himself.
"Oh Kian." he said, trying his hard to stifle his laugh.
"No, she was smiling to Niall." Kian said, his voice coming out hoarse and dry.
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Back To West (1D x Westlife AU Fanfic)
Hayran KurguA hilarious ride of time and music. After an unknown incident in the school bringing them in the past, Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn discovered that their fathers were all members of a huge band named Westlife. But for some reason, this fact...
