I'm Here to Fix You

I Dare You to Go Skinny Dipping

Chapter 29: I Dare You to Go Skinny Dipping

Zayn's P.O.V.

It was an energy-draining night that's for sure. These concerts are a blast! They will blow your minds, this was just a dream before. Now? It's really happening before our very eyes. Well, that's the fun side of it; the lads and I get to live out our dreams. I have never imagined that we'll ever get this big. Our fans are the best fans in the world, without them we wouldn't be who we are now. The arenas we've been performing in are breathtaking and huge, the support we've been getting are amazingly heart warming and media's busy as ever, buzzing rumors all over Hollywood and the rest of the world. Unfortunately, the past 2 weeks have been awfully silent between Darcy and I. We haven't spoken a word to each other at all, it's like we pretended the other didn't exist. It pained me to see her so happy with Harry. Through all the times we've spent together, she's been at her happiest with my band mate. I love to see her happy, don't get me wrong but the the thought of her being happy with him? It just doesn't seem right. Jealousy's boiling deep inside of me. I thought we already had something going on. I thought she liked me too. Is it too late for me? Too late for us?

It takes me back to that night we had in Paris, just us up in the penthouse's balcony, admiring the scenic view of the beautiful city of Paris. She came out to check on me and we were close; wanting for the other's body heat due to the freezing weather out, too close perhaps. There she was, out there with me, the moment I've been waiting for all this time. I knew it was wrong to ask her out, knowing that she and Harry are already together but I can't help it.

Nothing's going to be able to keep me away from her. I just can't let something as amazing as her to slip away.

Without her knowing it, Darcy has given me this new boost of confidence I didn't have at all before. Before her and probably X Factor, I didn't have much of a good self-esteem. I've always thought that I was never good enough, always just a second choice, always just the back up plan. But because of her? She made me believe that I'm worth it, that such a sweet, beautiful and talented girl like her would take notice in a simple Bradford boy like me. I haven't noticed that through the span of time she came into my life, my feelings for her grow deeper, deeper and deeper and there's nothing stopping it. Everything about her? It's something you can't help but love. Her charismatic charm, her gorgeous eyes, her lively vibe, her captivating smile, her soft locks, her everything is making me weak in the knees. Sadly, things aren't going my way. She's too good, too good for me and I know that already. But I want to make myself good enough, at least good enough for her.

That day, I asked Lou if I could get a new haircut and she gladly complied. She swiftly trimmed my messy jet black hair a bit and fixed it up with the help of some gel.

"Someone's looking extra handsome tonight," Lou chided once she's finished, looking very fond of her work.

"Aren't I always, Lou?" I teased, looking at the mirror laid out in front of me.

That made her laugh and roll her eyes at the same time, signaling me to go and change clothes already. I quickly changed into a blue and baseball shirt with black skinny jeans, keeping things simple. Darcy on the other hand, looked extremely stunning even in a plain white tank top paired with black skinny jeans too. I wanted to tell her she looked so beautiful tonight but Harry beat me to it. He immediately snaked an arm around his girlfriend's waist, catching everyone's attention in the dressing room. Those two are always together, it's like there's this invisible chain linking them together for eternity. For fuck's sake he even went out of his way to match her outfit. It annoyed me all the more seeing them together so I walked away, distancing myself from the happy couple.

"So you do like her," Liam's voice came out of nowhere. I turned my head around to see him smirking at me. Angelic Liam Payne does not usually smirk.