He let go of my arms and put his hands behind his back. He looked down at the ground, then back up at me. “So um…Niall tells me that you’ve spoken about me a lot…is that true?” I asked. He sighed. “Yeah” he said. “Surprised, I mean…I’m just a girl you broke up with 4 years ago” I said. “Ivy…there’s something I need to get off my chest” he said. “Um, ok, go ahead” I said. “I…I never meant to break-up with you” he said. My jaw dropped…Madison was right!? “You…didn’t?” I asked. “It was a mistake. I was having such a bad day that day, I took it out on you that night. I never wanted us to end…I was being a stupid teenager who didn’t realize what he was losing” he said. I tried not to smile, I bit my lip to stop myself. “What I’m trying to say is…I’m so, so sorry” he said. “Even for all those names you called me?” I asked. “I didn’t mean it, I was being stupid. And none of them are true anyway, you’re not a slut, you don’t deserve to go to hell, you’re not a bitch, and of course people can love you. And…remember the part about me saying I didn’t love you?” he asked. I nodded. “I lied, I did love you…and…I still…” he began. Suddenly, Harry, Liam and Louis came back. “Hey bud! We’re back!” Liam said. Harry looked at me. “Oooo, who’s this gorgeous thing?” he asked. Zayn clenched his fist and punched Harry’s arm. “Ow!” he yelled. “That’s Ivy…Ivy Harrison” Zayn said. “Ivy Harrison…your ex-girlfriend you never shut up about?” Louis asked. Zayn punched Louis’ arm too. “Ow!” Louis yelled. “Liam, if you don’t wanna get punched, don’t say a word” he said. Liam held his hands up and backed away, I laughed. “Nice to meet all of you” I said. Suddenly, a One Direction song came on, it was Best Song Ever. “Alright! We’re on!” Harry yelled. “Come on Zayn, let’s go dance!” Louis yelled. The 3 of them ran onto the dance floor and started dancing. I saw Niall drag Madison onto the dance floor, they joined the other boys. Zayn turned to me and smiled. “Wanna go out there and dance?” he asked. “Um…” I began. “Come, if I know you, you haven’t lost your love of dancing for sure” he said. I laughed. He held out his hand. “Just take my hand and we’ll dance the night away” he said. I felt myself blushing as I took his hand and he dragged me out to the floor. All 7 of us started dancing like a bunch of idiots. I started smiling, I knew this night wouldn’t turn out so bad. At the end of the song, a slower song came on, it was Little Things. Madison and Niall start dancing with each other. “Aw, isn’t that cute?” I asked. “They really are perfect for each other” Zayn said. I wasn’t looking in his direction, but I knew he was looking at me. “Ivy…” he began. I looked at him, he started biting his lip. “You um…wanna dance?” he asked. Even though he asked me, it’s not like I had a choice, cause he grabbed my hands and we started dancing. I looked behind Zayn and saw Harry, Liam and Louis smiling. They gave me a thumbs up, I don’t know why, but they did. Suddenly, I heard Zayn talking. “So Ivy…” he began. I looked up into his eyes, trying to not get lost while staring. Staring into his eyes is making me realize though, this isn’t just a simple high school love anymore. My love lasted all these years, and somehow Zayn was brought back to me. This is real.
