Forever Young (One Direction fan fiction)

Chapter 8 - With Your Love

Flying with your love,

Shining with your love,

Riding with your love.

I feel like I'm on top of the world,

With your love.

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Chapter 8  -  With Your Love

     I awake to see Zayn next to me. We must have talked to exhaustion. I look at my phone for the time. ‘9:00’ Three missed calls!?

I shake Zayn and mumble “Babe, wake up.” Babe; a word I didn’t know if I should use, but somehow it felt right.

He sighed and got up.

“I’ve had three missed calls, all from Liam” I say.

Zayn gives a shocked look and says “You better call him” with a yawn.

I dial Liam’s number and wait for the answer. Just when I’m about to hang up I hear a cheery “Hey Jess!”

I pull the phone back to my ear. “Hey Liam, I was just wondering what you wanted? I’ve had three missed calls!”

He laughs and says “Yeah, sorry about that. I was just wondering if you know where Zayn is? He never came home last night...”

I slowly reply with “Yeah, uh, he stayed here, but we were....” and by this point I knew Louis had stolen the phone as I heard “Ooooh! You guys!”

I answered angrily with “We were just talking and we fell asleep, don’t and I mean don’t jump to conclusions... Now would you hand the phone back to Liam?”

There was a sigh and then I heard Liam’s voice. “Sorry about that Jess! Anyway, I’ve gotta go! Bye!”

“Bye!” I yelled, but he had hung up already.

     Zayn had suggested we go for a ride and we decided that was what would happen. As we walked out to Roary’s paddock Zayn and I talked.

“Oh, and because Georgia is already busy with Fritz, we can just ride Roary together!” I exclaimed.

“But it would be way too uncomfortable for one of us with that saddle!” came his reply.

“We’ll ride bareback silly!” I giggled and ran off towards Roary. “Hey boy! Did you miss me!?”

Roary whinnied and I put my arms around his neck and stroked his mane. While I got Roary’s bridle and slipped it over his head, Zayn stroked his mane.

“You’re a beautiful boy Roary! I wonder where you get your looks from?” he said looking at me.

I snorted, possibly a bit too loud, “Hah, are you suggesting I’m a horse!? Hehe, no I get what you mean.” I said winking. “Zayn, you’re amazing, thanks for everything, the amazing things we’ve seen and done together”

I fasten the throat lash and slip the reins over Roary’s head and then turn around and bear hug Zayn.

“You’re amazing too Jess, thanks for being with me to do those things” he answered.

     We walk out of the yard, one behind the other on Roary’s back. I don’t dare command him to trot; I don’t know if he could manage it right now, so we take a nice slow walk to the creek.

I feel as if it's twenty-one questions on the way to the creek. Although; it’s Zayn, so it’s fine, plus I receive information about him, which I’m more than happy with.