Infinite Love

My Date with Ash

"Happy Birthday, Iris." I woke her up out of her newly delivered bed. "It's really my birthday." She said. "Yep, you're six!" We jumped up and ran downstairs. "Happy Birthday baby." Zayn said spinning her around. I was kind of curious when Iris said she didn't want anyone from school to come over. The teachers say she's not that social. "Iris, you sure you don't want anyone to play with you today?" She nodded. I took yesterday's leftover fruit out and put some on a plate. She picked out the grapes and strawberries and ate them, she left me with only pineapples. I ate that and sausage. "What do you want to do today?" I asked. "Nothing, can we just watch tv." She was very chill today. "We can go to the movies?" I offered. "Can we get some cake or donuts?" She asked. "Yea, anything you want." I said. I went in the room and gave Iris the phone because I had like 10 missed calls, they were probably for her. I let her call them back, about halfway through calling everyone back she dropped the phone. I guess to signal she was tired. "Okay, we can do this later." I said.

She followed me into the room and I saw Zayn laying on the bed. I sat close to Zayn and Iris went in the bathroom. "Sweetie, what are you doing?" I yelled to Iris. "Make up." I heard a clank, I got up and made sure everything was okay. "Here." I grabbed the cosmetic bag. I walked back out to the room and sat on the bed. "Zayn, I have a serious question." I told him. "Yea." He pulled my hair and flipped it to the side. "Ash wanted to make sure it was okay with you if he took me out for dinner?" I said. He messed with my hair again. "Yea, sure." He was being very open about this. "I'll let him know." I laid my head on his chest. His hand was on my shoulder. "Mommy look." Iris came out and turned the light on so we could see. I could tell she used a bottle of foundation, or a lot of bronzer. "So pretty." We said. I texted Ash to let him know i'd be ready at 5:30. "In a minute I want you to take it off, we don't want you to break out." I told her. "Okay, can I do my hair?" She twirled a strand on her finger. "Sure. Do not use the irons." Those were my simple instructions. I laid down and tried to fall asleep.

"Tammie." Zayn shook me. "Hmm," I mumbled still sleeping. "It's 4:30." I jumped out of bed. I knew I wasn't going to be ready in an hour. I showered quickly and shaved. I blow dryed my hair and curled the ends of it. By that time, it was 5:10. I put on a dab of make-up. "Iris, you cracked an eyeshadow." I yelled it. "Sorry." She just said that to shut me up. "Ughh." I let out. I wet my eyelashes and put mascara on then I curled them to hold. I slipped into my black dress and light brown patent leather heels and same color clutch. It was 5:39, not too late. The bell hadn't rang yet. Now the concierge has a policy where we have to buzz them up, I liked it better, but that took too much work. As soon as I sat down, the bell rang, "Let him in please." I said to the intercom. It took about a minute for him to get up here. "Who's here?" Iris asked after she heard a knock on the door. "Ash." She ran up to the door. "Hey, Iris." She jumped up and hugged him. "You ready?" He asked. "Zayn. He's here." I called. "Okay." Zayn walked out and I don't know if he was shocked or surprised at how well Ash cleans up. I mean he's not a slob, but you would never think he had a suit in his closet. He always wear shorts and a tank or a regular shirt.

"Nice man, that Versace?" Zayn asked. "Gucci Custom." He said. As we walked out, Ash threw his hand around my waist and I let him because I was going to see if Zayn would let it pass. He did, what is going on with him. "Love you baby, i'll be back later." I kissed her and we walked down to the elevator. In the front of our building was a black private car. "To the Ritz." He directed the driver. "So, why did you offer me out for dinner?" I asked. "So we could catch up and you know." He kind of cut himself off. "Mmm." I mumbled. We pulled up to the Ritz-Carlton after a twenty minute ride. "So babe, what are you going to get?" I asked. He thought I slipped up, but I call everyone babe. "Um, I think i'll get the teriyaki salmon with mashed potatoes. You?" He answered. "I don't know. maybe the cubed steak or the crab cakes." He knew what was next. The waitress came and asked for our order of drinks, "A cranapple martini on the rocks, please." I said. "Jack Daniels' and a coke." He said. "Coming up, do you know what you guys are going to order?" She asked. "Teriyaki salmon with mashed potatoes and she'll have the crab cakes with asparagus." He remembered. He grabbed my hand. "So, let's talk." He said. "Let's ask questions, instead." He suggested. "Okay, you first." I said. "Why do you look at me like that? Like now." I was staring into his eyes. "It's just, me. Your eyes are so perfect." I twirled a strand of hair on my finger.

"Do you still like me?" He shot his eyes away. "I can't answer that." He was still looking away. "Answer it." I shook his hand and turned his face to me. "Honestly. Yes. I do." He blushed a little. "It's okay." I dropped my head, 'I can't get mixed feelings. This is terrible, I should've never asked.' I said to myself. "Are you okay?" He asked. "Yea. I just thought of something." I kind of lied. "If you want me to take you home, I will." I shook my head no. "It's okay. I th-." I stopped. Tammie you are married. MARRIED. We continued on with our funny but awkward dinner. We went to the movies, just because. "I'm your baby tonight." He sang to me. "Let's see that one." I pointed to the comedy. "Large popcorn." He said. He got the popcorn on the other side and we went to the theater. We fed each other popcorn, there was kind of a huge mess. We tried to throw it in each others' mouths'. There was no one in there to see that we did it though. There was so much popcorn in my dress. "I love you, Ash." I was so into the moment.

"I love you too." He said. He threw some hair behind my ear and we leaned in for a kiss, but then the lghts came on. Thank goodness for the lights. I can't kiss him. Zayn is at home waiting for me. "Okay, let's go." We said at the same time. "Jinx. Double jinx, triple jinx." I couldn't think of what came next. "Quad Jinx. You owe me a kiss." I saw that. He drove me back and he walked me up. "What floor again?" He asked. "P1." He pressed it. Without a word being said I kissed him, but it turned out to be more than a peck. His hand on my waist and my hands on his shoulder. When the elevator door opened, we stopped. "Wow!" I exclaimed. "Yea. Uh, good night." He walked back to the elevator. Did I make it awkward? I feel so wrong, and I should. "Zayn. I kissed Ash." I said quickly. "Okay, was it how you kiss me?" He said. "Zayn? What is wrong with you? Shouldn't you be upset?" I shouted trying not to wake Iris. "No. Should I?" I was done with Zayn. "So, let me call Ash and tell him to have sex with me!" He nodded. "One night stand, right." "Okay. What did you do?" I asked. I stood next to him as he laid on the bed flicking thru the channels. "Come here." He pulled me out into the living room. He probably knew I would yell, so he closed the bedroom door. "You know when Harry and I went out?" I had a feeling as to what he was going to say.

"What? Did you have a one night stand, huh? You want me to get even with you?" I shouted. "Yea." He mumbled, "That's actually exactly what happened." He turned away. "Zayn, did you cheat on me?" I started to cry. "No, babe." I ran upstairs and slammed the door. He knocked on the door constantly, "Baby, open the door." He said. "Don't baby me." I had stopped crying. "Fine, Tammie open the door." He turned the knob and tried to wiggle it open. There was silence for a minute. Then I heard the lock turn. I quickly sat against the door, but he got in. I ran in the bathroom. "I have a key for that too." He opened the door and came in. I was sitting on the toilet, he sat on the counter. I faced him. "Who was it?" I asked. "A dancer. She took me to the back. It was meaningless." He said. "Zayn, you have to earn back my trust, cause that was really stupid. It was stupid of me to follow through with the kiss as well. Were you going to tell me?" I sighed. "I don't know." He got down. "I'm sorry." He walked out the bathroom.