Wild Heart z.m.

7. solutions and feelings

"and you can tell everybody,/this is your song/ it may be quite simple but now that it's done/i hope you don't mind, i hope you don't mind/ that i put down in words/ how wonderful life is now you're in the world."

as naomi sang the last verse of your song by elton john(quite beautifully, zayn thought), the bride walked down the aisle, proudly wearing the flower crown naomi made before taking the stage. she was an excellent problem solver, and took care of the complications quickly and efficiently.

and the look of adoration and pure love on liam's face when he saw his wife-to-be was priceless.

somewhere between the exchanging of the vows and the pronouncement of husband and wife, the band arrived. before they actually played, however, liam dedicated and sung a beautiful rendition of tenerife sea by ed sheeran to renée. it was safe to say there was not a dry eye in the place.

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"come on zayn. just a little more," she said. he stumbled and the arm around her shoulders tightened.

every guy in the place wanted to dance with naomi, and he felt a little bitter she was having fun with them and not him. and apparently a jealous zayn and an open bar didn't make the best combination.

but finally, finally, they made it to his bedroom. zayn slowly peeled off his jacket and button up, then collapsed on his back onto the bed and naomi carefully removed his shoes.

as she soundlessly walked out of his room, she heard a slurred, "stay. please."

she hesitated momentarily. "okay. i'll be on the couch if you need me. just get some rest," naomi responded quietly.

"no... with me." his drunken mutterings were barely audible. naomi hadn't had a sip of any drink, champagne or otherwise, so when she sat on the bed, back against the headboard, and ran her fingers through his dark hair in a soothing manner, she was fully aware of what she was doing.

"hey zayn?"

"hmm...?"

"have you ever felt a potential love for someone? like you don't actually love them, and you know you don't, but you could? you realize you could easily fall in love with them, and you like them a lot, you really do. you think about them often, but you don't love them. but you could, though." she pauses for a moment. "you know you could."

"yeah?" he mumbled tiredly, already half way to dreamland.

the corner of naomi's mouth rose slightly. a warm feeling engulfed her as she thought about her epiphany.

"yeah."