Sweet Lover | z.m. + n.k

004

"So what are you going to do?" Camila asked me for the seventh time since we had pulled out of Starbucks.

"Well I'll be coming back tomorrow if that's what your asking," I say easily, the whole situation still had me flushed and excited. I couldn't stop thinking about Zayn even if I had wanted too.

"We should go to the mall! Help you pick out a new outfit for tomorrow!" Camila says before turning the car around.

"Camila, no! You don't have to do that," I try to tell her but she only rolls her eyes. "I don't even have any money with me for an outfit!"

"Don't worry about it, I'll treat you. Now shush,"

I sit back in my seat a little dumbfounded because Camila had just met me today and she wanted to spend money on me?

Lauren turns back and looks at me with an easy smile "It's easier if you just let her do what she wants with you,"

I nod "I'm starting to figure that out,"

Lauren chuckles before turning back to the front. Camila continues to talk but slowly begin to tune her out and think about Zayn. There was just something about it him that was so enchanting about him but I couldn't place my finger on what it was.

When we made it to the mall, Camila smiled and stopped the car, throwing her hands up in front of her. "This is where I belong," she sighs happily and Lauren snorts as we all exist the car.

"Come on, let's go." She says grabbing my hand and then Lauren's and pulling us forward. I couldn't do anything but comply to her wishes.

She took us straight to Forever 21 which was one of my favorite stores as well so we all headed in and practically ran to the racks of tops and skirts.

Runaway Baby by Bruno Mars blasted through the speakers as we looked around calling each other's name asking if this was enough to make Zayn ask me out on a date, if this skirt would be to short, or if I should go for cute and trendy or rock and grunge.

"Hey, Camila what do you think about this one?" I asked showing her a high waisted black skirt with pink roses all over it.

Camila looked it over tapping her chin "I think that's the one." She says with a smile, and I smile back.

"Camz!" Lauren calls out coming over bringing a black crop top with the word 'Bo$$' with dollar signs on it over "Check this one out,"

"That's so cute," I say walking over to the top and touching the soft fabric before placing the skirt under it. Luckily the color of 'Bo$$' was the same shade of pink the skirts roses were.

"This is it," I say nodding at the outfit

"But what about shoes?" Camila says looking around the store. But I shook my head.

"Don't worry about that, I've got some cute sandals at home that would go with this perfectly,"

Camila smiles "Well then let's get out of here!" She squeals and claps her hand before taking the outfit out of Lauren and I's hands and taking them to the check out counter, we followed her and as she placed them on the counter as the lady placed them in bags for us, Camila pulled out a credit card and handed it over to pay. I still felt really weird about her buying the stuff for me so as we left the store to head back to her car I smiled at her.

"Thanks for this, but don't worry. I'll pay you back. I swear."

Camila just shakes her head "You're already paying me back, silly."

"Huh? What do you mean?" I questioned

"Were friends, thats enough for me." She says with a smile.

My smile grows on my face "Thanks, Camila."

She nods "Call me, Camz, but come on. I have to get you home so you can try on your outfit!"

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That night I didn't sleep, my mind was to busy and to alive thinking about Zayn and how I would speak to him tomorrow. Would I say hey Zayn, do you still want me to come to Starbucks after school? Would I play it cool instead? Act like we didn't have those conversations yesterday? Like I didn't go out with Lauren and Camz and buy a new outfit?

I never talked to guys like this. I didn't know what to do. I was never the one to have a crush on someone but that is exactly what this is, I was walking in new territory.

So when I woke up from my restless night, I got dressed in my new outfit and wore my hair down and in soft curls so it rested on my breast, coloured black and ombré red, added some spark to go along with my chocolate skin and dark brown eyes.

I was just about to leave the house when my phone rang, I quickly grabbed it and took the call.

"Hello?"

"Hey it's me, Lauren."

"Oh hey Lauren what's up?" Before I had gone home from our shopping trip yesterday we had all exchanged numbers, Camila had said something along the lines of friends have each other's numbers luckily I didn't mind because i considered both brunettes as my friends.

"Not much, but were outside. Are you ready to come out?"

"I didn't know you guys were coming to pick me up," I said making my way towards my doors again.

"You didn't think we would let you walk through the doors of our high school to talk to Zayn alone did you?" I could hear Camila question through the phone and I can't help but smile at her appalled voice. I chuckled and made my way to my driveway. Black range rover shining in the sun.

The door opens and I hop in the backseat.

"Do you think you're ready?" Camila says looking back at me, curls still covering her heart shaped face and falling into her eyes.

I nod and let out a shaky breath "As ready as I'll ever be." I say smiling at my friends

This is a really weird place to end this chapter but I didn't want it to be super long

-Sher