Stay (A Zalfie fanfic)

Chapter One

Zoe's POV

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Today I am going to Brighton with my bestest chummy Louise, Marky Butt Butt, my brother Joseph (or Joe which is what we all call him), Caspar my little slut... and Alfie.

How do I describe Alfie? Every time I look into his deep brown eyes I have to force myself to look away. I blush uncontrollably and my heart beats at 100mph. I get butterflies whenever we facetime and I just want to tell him my feelings but I know that if I do, he won't understand and he won't feel the same. The only people who know how I feel are Louise and Caspar. I can't even tell my own brother for fear that he will tell Alf as they are extremely close friends. I'm so hopeless.

I apply my make up carefully (making sure it is natural as I know that Alfie doesn't like the OTT look) , and throw my ombréd hair up into a messy bun.

"Joe!!!!" I call out.

There is no reply.

"JOSEPH!!!!!!!!" I yell.

"YEAH?" he shouts back, running down the stairs.

"Time to g.." I get cut off by Joe tripping over his foot and falling flat on his face. I literally can't breathe I am laughing so hard.

"Oh shut up Zo! I've really hurt my arse! Come on, let's go you idiot" he says, blushing so much he goes the shade of a sunburnt tomato.

*Two Hours Later*

"CHUMMY!" screams Louise from across Costa. She runs across the shop and grasps me and Joe in a back-breaking hug. We haven't seen each other for a whole month so it's really nice to be together again!

"Can't........ Breathe........." gasps Joe and he starts going a slightly purple shade.

"Oops! Sorry Joe! It's just been a while since I saw you two and I am SO excited! Joe, Marcus and Alfie are with Caspar inside Topman if you want to go and see them, let me have a catch up with my chummy!" replies Louise.

'Ok, Ok, I know when I'm not wanted, have fun, I'll see you a bit later.' says Joe, waving and walking out of Costa to go and find the lads.

I know Louise has something to tell me but I don't ask straight away what it is as I know she will tell me when she wants to. She flicks her blonde and pink dip-dyed hair of her shoulders and stares at me with her piercing eyes. This is her signal to let me know that she wants me to tell my news first, so I'm going to have to wait a while to be told want she is clearly desperately holding in. Sigh.

I launch into a huge gossip about what has happened in the last month. Louise had lost her phone and needed to get a new one today and she had no internet at her house so I really couldn't get hold of her. I tell her about Joe bruising his bum, how Dad met someone but I'm not sure about her as I have only met her once and she seems okay, but it is almost as though she is hiding something... Joe seems to be accepting of her though so I guess I will have to be accepting too...

I also tell her through gritted teeth that my complete ARSE of an ex has been trying to get back in touch with me, telling he that he misses me and all the usual bull crap.

'ZOE ALFIE HAS A GIRLFRIEND AND HER NAME IS JOANNA AND SHE IS A COMPLETE BITCH AND WE ALL HATE HER BUT DON'T WANT TO LET ALFIE KNOW THAT WE HATE HER SO WE NEED TO TRY AND BREAK THEM UP CHUMMY I AM SO SORRY I KNOW IT HURTS.' Louise suddenly says, without taking a breath. Anyone else would have absolutely no idea what she said but I heard each and every heart-wrenching part.

Alfie has a girlfriend.

'WHAT?!' I yell, tears threatening to fall.

'Chummy, I am so so sorry, I was asked not to tell you but how could I not?! Come here.' Louise pulls me into a hug and I let the tears fall. I hate crying, especially in public, but this is all too much to take in. Today was supposed to be amazing. But now how can it be knowing that Alfie has been taken from me?

"Zo, are you okay?" asks a painfully familiar voice.

I nod and look up wiping my eyes.

Alfie Deyes is standing right in front of me, looking at me with his brown, worried eyes.