Clouded Judgement (One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter Thirteen.

It had been a week since Essie had returned home. It had been arranged for her to stay at Ree’s for a bit, because her parents weren’t home. The days had been long and tedious, as familiar as Ree’s house was to Essie, she couldn’t seem to process the strangeness that three mere weeks had been bestowed upon her.

She didn’t remember what Jay had done, she didn’t remember Ree’s broken heart, she didn’t remember her hook up with Zayn. It was all too weird for her. Her best friends together? When did that even happen? She was too mindfucked too care. She was on a thousand pain killers, her head would continuously throb. She wasn’t allowed to consume alcohol for a few weeks. She couldn’t even be comfortable standing. Head rushes invaded her head every now and then, her eyes throbbed miserably. She was pale and helpless and she hated it.

Niall would often visit the house at odd hours to check up. He would bring home Chinese take out for the three of them and would sometimes throw Ree out of the house and just cuddle with Essie. He missed her a lot, and even though it was only three weeks he didn’t want to miss out of any more time with his beloved.

But the one thing no one had even mentioned to Essie was the tiny little itty bitty detail about the X Factor. It gnawed at Niall and Ree’s mind, they very clearly remembered the fit she had thrown when she had found out about their… talents and neither Niall nor Ree wanted a replay of that night.

That night…

Ree hadn’t seen Zayn since that day in the hospital. He had been to the apartment once or twice to check up on Essie, but she had always very cleverly hidden herself every time he had come. She regretted being so stubborn and difficult, but she wanted her fragile heart to mend itself before she asked for a proper mature explanation, if ofcourse Zayn was willing to stick around that long.

She considered it a test, which she sincerely hoped he passed.

The doorbell chimed for the third time that day, Ree sighed heavily and reluctantly pushed herself onto her feet. Essie and her were sitting in the master bedroom, rummaging through piles of old movies.

“Ess, if that’s your Irish boyfriend again with more take out, I’m pulling out my shotgun” cried Ree as she hopped towards the door, her stomach grumbling at the thought of Chinese.

“By all means, shoot him. I’d like to see you try.” Essie called from room.

Ree fiddled with the retarded lock on her front door.

“Niall for god’s sake no mo-“ Ree’s face molded into a stony mask when she swung the door open. “Alright so you’re not Niall.” She stated, resentment polluting her words.

Zayn was standing in the doorway, his face nervous and taut.

“You’re right, I’m not.” Before Ree could even breathe her face was in Zayn’s warm hands and his lips were crushing hers.

His arms gathered Ree into them, and he pulled her body towards him. Her fingers traveled up his back and entangled themselves naughtily in his hair. She tugged at his black hair, allowing him to invade her mouth. Before she knew what had happened, her back was against the opposite wall, Zayn’s tough chest pressing against hers.

“I’m really sorry baby”, whispered Zayn huskily against her lips. “You need to understand, please listen to me.”

She didn’t feel the need to reply; instead she implied her forgiveness by pulling at his lips again. He didn’t hesitate for another second, his arms heaved her up and she wound her legs securely around his waist. They remained intertwined as Zayn and Ree tumbled their way into Ree’s bedroom.

“Ree?!” cried Essie from the other room.

“Little busy right now Ess, get back to you later!” Cried Ree without breaking her contact with Zayn.

From the other room, Essie didn’t give another thought to Ree’s room door banging shut as Zayn kicked it, balancing Ree in his arms.

Ree’s heart began to race as Zayn threw her on the bed and decided on his own accord to close the light. She saw the light disappear from the room and enter his eyes as he crawled over her, lowering his body and kissing her cheek softly.

“I take it you’ve forgiven me?” his voice tickled her ears, sparking fireworks in her chest as his hands slipped under her back around her waist.

“Don’t flatter yourself Malik, just because you kiss well doesn’t mean all’s well.” Snickered Ree in the dark, content in Zayn’s arms, enjoying the pressure and heat from his body, allowing him to tickle her ear with his words.

“Okay then, I think I’m going to stop trying then.” teased zayn, lifting his body off hers and heaving himself onto the bed beside her, leaving his hand to linger around her waist, his fingers traced slow circles on her skin.

“Oh that was you trying? Pretty petty if you ask me.” Cooed Ree, her tone tipping dangerously close to seductive as she watched Zayn’s eyes wander around her body.

“if you want me to try harder, it’s not problem doll. You just gotta give me your word that all’s forgiven.” Zayn’s eyes were sparkling slyly.

“Aw babe.” Smiled ree, as she turned around and rested her elbows on the bed. “I don’t think I can remain mad at you. I just want an explanation really. You left me so lost and confused when you wandered off with that… girl. And then I find you in some alleyway? Alone? With only her? I was angry Zayn..” her lips dropped into a sad smile. “But I’ve decided to let you explain.”

Zayn’s face softened into a smile as he held out his arms and gathered ree into them.

“I promise I’ll never hurt you like that again.” He whispered into her scattered hair. “I promise as long as our feelings hold true, you won’t ever feel threatened by another woman again.”

Ree smiled into his chest and lifted her head and urged her lips to find his. As she felt his warm tongue slide into her mouth she realized she believed him, whole and true. And when ahe felt his fingers flirt with the edge of her tshirt, lifting it carefully and comfortably so she wouldn’t get frightened she allowed his hand to travel under her shirt. His cold fingers touched her warm stomach tentatively and almost immediately she felt a frenzy of emotions shoot through her body. With one hand she made her way upto his neck and willed her fingers to entangle themselves in his hair, with the other she pressed the small of his back firmly against her hips, telling him as politely as she could; she wanted him.

He got the message loud and clear and he took the liberty to flip her over, confining her underneath his strong body, keeping her back firmly against the bed. Their lips were still intact and the space between their chests was sizzling with tension. With one swift movement he grabbed the helm of her tshirt and pulled it over her head. As the constricting garment was freed from around her, she began to clutch at the cloth on his chest.

“Take it off, or I’m putting mine back on.” She whispered hoarsely, her lips violently swollen from the passion with which he kissed her.

As if he had been stung, his body jerked up and in a similar swift movement; his shirt was lying on the floor, revealing his bare chest.

Ree’s chest began to rise and fall rapidly as she drunk in the pure perfection of his tanned skin, the tattoo on his chest, the curves of his waist and the engraving of his abs.

And as she watched him he watched her; he watched her purple bra rise and fall in anticipation, her concave stomach, her curvaceous hips and without further hesitation he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her towards him not wanting to waste another minute.

He kissed her and as he kissed her he unhooked her purple bra and she unbuttoned his jeans and as she graduated to unbutton her own jeans he proceeded to reveal himself fully, and once he was vulnerable he helped her to his state and together they fell back onto the bed panting and gasping before once more intertwining themselves again. 

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