the girls of the boys

street fairs and fair maidens

Meanwhile in the streets of London:

I couldn't sleep so I had gotten dressed and taken a walk through the city. Louis had joined me about 5 minutes after I left, thanks to the courteous note I wrote for him. We wove through the streets admiring the lights and the stars that glittered on the dark sky canvas.

Zayn: want to come meet Becca and I at the street fair on Cullingham?

Louis flashed the text for me to see and I glanced up at him before nodding. He offered me a grin and shook his head when my gaze didn't break after ten seconds. He shook his head and smiled at his phone as he typed a quick reply for Zayn and Becca. I didn't take long to get to Cullingham and when we did I saw Becca being illuminated by the fair lights. She was in a little black dress with Zayn's wool and corduroy jacket draped over her shoulders. Zayn had a really nice tux on and I looked at Louis as if he could explain the upper class attire. He shrugged and called out to Zayn who looked up and smiled waving us over. Louis draped his arm over me and we wove through the small crowd to meet them.

"Hey! What are you guys doing here?" Becca asked smiling and giving me a hug.

"Louis had went to talk to Harry about the incident at the party and I couldn't sleep so we came to the city! Why are you guys here . . . dressed like that?" I asked as a smile crept across my face. Becca looked down at her dress as if she had forgotten exactly what she was wearing.

"Oh" she smiled as the memory came back to her, "Zayn took me on a date." She beamed at him before adding, "at Zerrie's place." she glanced over at him smiling. Zayn scratched his head and pretended to be occupied with something in the distance. She rolled her eyes and smiled at me, "so what happened at the party?"

"Ah yes, the party where Hendall died forever," I gave a knowing look before sitting on the curb to fill Becca in on all the festivities. Zayn and Louis rounded the corner where there were some fair games to play. About ten minutes later both of them returned to where Becca and I were standing up and preparing to go in search of them. They were each carrying larger than life stuffed animals in the arms.

"Meet Spork and Fluffer," Zayn grinned a boyish grin as he checked out Louis' gigantic clue dog. I looked at Becca and burst out laughing as we walked up to meet our new pets. Becca smiled at Zayn and patted the dog's head.

"Yeah actually I won both of these, Louis couldn't hit anything," Zayn laughed and side looked Louis who pretended to punch him in the arm.

"Those games are rigged, I tell ya, nobody can win those games," he rolled his eyes as he handed me the dog.

"Mate, I did." Zayn laughed again as he got hit again, "but I couldn't stand to see Sarah go without her own obnoxiously large fair toy." I smiled and gave Zayn a quick hug before returning to Louis.

"Becca can you grab my phone, it's vibrating and I can't quite reach it thanks to this guy," Zayn shook the huge dog and tilted his hip towards Becca. She reached into his pocket and pulled out the now silent phone.

"What's it say?" Zayn asked from behind the pink dog.

Perrie Edwards: Hey Zayn, it was good to see you, you seem happy with Becca. We need to talk about something ASAP, text me when and where you can meet. x

"Uh Zayn . . ." Becca bit her lip and crossed her arms behind her back.

"What? Is everything okay?" He asked concern clouding his voice as he laid the dog down on the sidewalk before walking over to her and rested his hand on her back. His eyes skimmed the message and he glanced at Becca before his fingers flitted across the screen tapping out a reply. He hit send and looked back at Becca, shaking his head.

"What does she want to talk about?" Becca asked her little hands locking onto Zayn's arm and gazing up at his through child-like eyes.

"I don't know, I wish I did, but I guess I have to meet her," he shook his head and looked at his phone when he heard a vibrating sound.

"Well?" Becca asked keeping her eyes locked on Zayn's chiseled jaw and slight stubble.

"We're going to meet tomorrow in my flat tomorrow around eleven, is that okay?" he asked as his thumb gently brushed the side of her cheek and he looked down at her.

"Yeah yeah, that's fine, did you want me there or out of the house or what, whatever you want," she awaited a reply when he leaned down and tenderly kissed her.

"You can go wherever you like, what's mine is yours," he nuzzled her nose and brought her forehead to his lips offering a gentle kiss. She smiled beneath his gentle trustworthy embrace and nodded slightly.