Moments (A Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson fanfic)

Chapter Eight

Vanessa’s POV

                Yawning, I realized I fell asleep on the couch again, on top of my laptop. I opened my laptop and refreshed my Twitter page, BOOM! My followers exploded as well as my tweets to me, oh but they weren’t death threats or anything in that category. No, they were mostly tweets that basically said that I have earned their respect. I smiled in satisfaction. I grabbed my phone from the coffee table and saw that I had a missed call from ASOS. They did, however, leave me a voicemail. I listened to it: “Hi, this is Marina from ASOS, calling to tell you that you have been promoted to model in our advertisements. Come around 2 p.m. on Friday for the photo shoot, okay? If you have any questions, just call me back! Thank you and goodbye!” I started screaming. Melissa ran out of our bedroom. “WHAT’S WRONG?!” she asked, alarmed. “I got a promotion!” She let out a sigh of relief. “That’s great!”

                “So what are you up to today, Melissa?” She looked down and smiled. “Hanging out with Louis.” “Oh?” I said wiggling my eyebrows at her. “Now tell me again on how you two aren’t boyfriend and girlfriend already?” Her face turned pink. “Oh come on! You can’t deny it when I say that you two are meant to be!” I walked across the living room to the kitchen. “Louis and Melissa sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in the baby carriage!” I sang, teasingly. I put two slices of bread in the toaster. That’s when my phone beeped.

From: Zayn :)

I am so very sorry about what happened on Twitter!

To: Zayn :)

Ah, don’t sweat it! It’s not your fault and it’s not like I care :)

From: Zayn :)

You Americans and your funny expressions! X

                Dork, I thought to myself. I kept a keen eye on the toaster. For once, I would love to see the toast pop out of the toaster. “What are you doing?” asked Melissa. “Huh?” I looked up at her. Right at that moment, the toast popped out. “DANG FLABBIT, MELISSA!” I grabbed the toast and stormed out of the kitchen. “WHAT DID I DOOOOO? BABY COME BACK!”

Melissa's POV

     I wake up to the sound of my phone going off. 1 new text message. I was a little annoyed that I couldn't sleep in a bit longer since I had the day off. But then I saw who the text was from and I instantly started smiling.

From: Louis

Would you like to hang out at my flat this afternoon? :)

To: Louis

I would love to!(:

From: Louis

Great, see you later, love.

      I jumped out of bed, took a shower, put on my outfit of the day: a purple flowy tank, belted white skirt, and wedges; and did my hair and makeup. I talked to Vanessa for a little bit and told her my plans for the day. Then, I was out the door on the way to Louis' flat.

Vanessa’s POV

                Melissa left a while ago for her date with Louis. I, on the other hand, have boxing classes to attend to soon. I signed up not too long ago. I’ve always wanted to learn how to box. I packed my gym bag, grabbed my phone, and walked out the door.

                I went inside the building, kind of bouncing, eager for something new. “Excuse me?” The receptionist looked up. “Yes?” “I’m here for my first lesson.” “Ah, sign in here and let me see if any of the teachers aren’t occupied with somebody.” She looked down on her clipboard. “Seems that all the teachers are occupied, hmmm… GALILAH!” A girl came running towards us. “Yes?” “Show this girl how it’s done” the receptionist said with a wink. OH MY GOD, IT CAN’T BE… “Oh! Weren’t you the one that came over to my loft with the stripper Channing Tatum?” Yup, it was that obnoxious neighbor from the other night, just dandy… “Yeah, I was the one that came over but I didn’t have a stripper with me.” “Right, no you threatened to call the REAL cops. Heh, well I’m glad you didn’t, then I wouldn’t be here right now, eh? My name’s Galilah Blume.” She gave me a friendly smile. “My name’s Vanessa Ferreira.”

                “Okay let me wrap these around your hands.” Galilah started bandaging my hands. “Now put these on” she said handing me gloves. She put on protectors over her hands. “Give me your best shots.” I started punching her. “Wow, you’re really good at throwing punches. Are you stressed out or something?” “Well I’m working as a dancer for Karmin for their London concert and I’m also an ASOS model.” I said while I kept punching. “Ah, that’s a lot of work on your hands; I’m surprised you haven’t passed out yet! But I can relate, I’m trying to become an actress around here.” Galilah started to tell me that she came to England to pursue a career in British films. We kept talking and got to know each other better for about an hour until my session ended.

                “You did a good job today! Glad I got to know my neighbor. Wanna go get some pizza?” Galilah asked. I grinned. “Yes!” Maybe that “obnoxious” neighbor isn’t so bad after all…

Louis' POV

     "Haz, please leaveeeee." I said pushing Harry out the door. I told him to go to one of the other guys' flats until after Melissa left. I love Harry but I know he'd be bothering us the whole time. "Did you propose yet? I'm the best man right?" My point exactly. "Shut up please." I said trying not to laugh. "You're cheating on me with Niall aren't you? I'd make a much better best man than him. Just saying." he said as I closed the door in his face. "I THOUGHT WHAT WE HAD WAS SPECIAL." I heard him shout. "I LOVE YOU." I shouted back.

     "I can't wait until Melissa gets here." I said to myself as I paced around the flat with nothing to do. Just then there was a knock at the door. Melissa's here. I ran to the door like an ecstatic 2nd grade boy going to Disneyland. I casually opened the door even though my heart was racing. "Hi!" I said, maybe a little too excited. "Hey!" she said as she stepped inside and hugged me. "I'm so glad you came!" I said as I walked into the living room. "Me too!" she said and smiled brightly.

     "Do you wanna watch a movie before dinner?" I asked. "Sure!" Melissa said excited. "Go pick one out." I told her as I pointed out the DVD rack in the corner of the room. She picked out The Notebook. I couldn't complain though. It's a really great movie. During one point in the movie it looked like she was shaking. "Are you cold over there?" I asked. She nodded so I pulled her closer to me and wrapped a blanket around her. Towards the end of the movie I heard sniffling. I started smiling to myself. I thought it was cute that she cried in this movie. "You okay, love?" I asked smiling. She looked up at me smiling with watery eyes and said "If you're a bird, I'm a bird!" We both started laughing. She's so adorable.

     "Is spaghetti okay for dinner?" I asked as I walked in the kitchen. "Oh my gosh!" Melissa exclaimed. "What's wrong?!" I asked. "Louis Tomlinson can cook?! I am shocked!" she said sarcastically. "Very funny." I chuckled. "Just don't poison me." she said and smiled. "I would never." I said and smiled at her. About a half hour later I walked to the table carrying both of our plates. "Dinner is served." I said in a horrible French accent. She laughed at me and said "Stick to British, I like you better that way." There was silence for about a minute as we ate our non-poisoned dinner. I looked at her for a few seconds. I couldn't hold it in any longer. I grabbed her hand, looked her in the eyes and said "I really like you, Melissa."