I Can Catch You (Laurmani)

Chapter Two

We get to the dorm and I'm hoping that Dinah will drop the rest of the night from her mind. Unfortunately, as I'm getting undressed she notices the black bomber jacket that I definitely didn't come to the party in.

"Lauren that's not yours, right?" She asks but I can tell she already knows the answer. Not just because she didn't see me in a jacket the entire first half of the party but also because she has already done a full inventory of my closet to see what she can and can't wear.

"No, it's not." I say shortly, still undressing myself.

"Do you know whose it is?" She asks with her eyebrows raised and arms crossed. "Or you just picking up random jackets now?" She adds in a head tilt just to annoy the hell out of me.

"A girl let me borrow it." I say with a shrug.

As I climb into my bed, I see the gears in her head turning and I realize she's figuring it out as her thinking face turns smug. "That girl wouldn't be the gorgeous friend of one Ally, would it?" She says wiggling her brows.

"I have a boyfriend Dinah. And I'm pretty sure I'm straight." I say rolling my eyes and laying down.

"Ok one, those weren't the questions which I guess indirectly answered my question. Two, your boyfriend is a dick. And three, you never know 'til you try." She adds with a wink.

"I'm asleep Dinah. Turn off the lights." I say closing my eyes.

She lets out a huff but a few seconds later it's darker so I know she listened. It's quiet for a few minutes before I hear some movement from the other bed. "Think about it Lauren." She says since she knows I'm still awake. I don't say anything but I know she knows I heard her.

It's too late. Im already thinking about it. I probably am thinking about it because she gave me the attention that I craved tonight. My boyfriend wasn't giving me compliments or talking to me or simply just staying next to me so of course I start to feel good after someone does all that and a little more. My thoughts drift into dreams and my dreams aren't very different than my previous thoughts.

The next morning, I awaken with a slight headache but thats just from the dehydration so I go to grab me a bottled water. Typical Dinah is still knocked out on her bed so I grab my things and decide on a shower.

My mind wanders to the events that took place last night and I become angry all over again. His apologies don't mean much when he's doing the same shit over and over again. And it's not just the parties. His ass is annoyingly cocky in general. I'm trying to think of his redeeming qualities but they're hard to come by. Yeah he's cute, really cute or whatever but I don't care about that much. His accent is a plus, when he isn't using it to get what he wants. He's a nice guy I guess, when he's sober most of the time. I decide to give myself a few days to calm down and think rationally. I'm definitely not accepting his apology first try when he's bound to come to the dorm later on.

My short shower ended up longer than expected because when I exit the bathroom Dinah has an annoyed expression on her face. I'm trying to figure out why until I turn and see Zayn sitting on my bed with a teddy bear in his hands. He has a nervous smile on his face and it doesn't change as I cut my eyes at him. I tighten my towel around my body and cross my arms.

"You just gonna sit there or are you going to say something?" I ask eyebrow rose and hip jutted out.

He looks over to Dinah, who is still staring at him with the annoyed expression and back to me with pleading eyes. "Do you umm," He clears his throat. "Do you mind speaking in private?" He asks with a small smile.