Good to be bad .

Chapter 21

I hustle threw the busy crowd
until I reach the other end of the cave and I take the stone nook to the left ..

Suddenly I'm pushed against the wall by my stomach .
Zayn towers over me with a hallow expression .

"Where were you ? I told you stay with me " he snaps and I push him off me .

"I am ok ! don't you think I can look after myself ?" I snap back at him and he smiles slyly before pushing me back against the wall with hand on my waist and the other above my head locking me in .

"Look after yourself ?" he questions and I can hear the sarcasm in his tone.

"Yes " I reply quietly .

"And that's why I held your hands in the woods .. But you're not afraid of the dark " he replies and there's that dark edge again washing over him .

My heart starts to flutter fast as I try to hold his gaze , I try my hardest to keep my emotions in check but he can tell , there's a trace of a smug smile etched on his lips .

"Coming here tonight it frightened you because it's unfamiliar to you but you like it " he whispers .

"I doing you a favour, I didn't want to be here " I reply sourly .

"But yet here you are , with me " he replies coyly .

"I don't care about you " I blurt out and he freezes .
Oh shit ..

He shakes his head slowly before his eyes narrow in on mine , he looks dangerous and he has my heart beating so fast that my head begins to feel light .

"The hardest part about acting like we don't care is knowing how much we actually do " he replies darkly and his mouth edges closer to mine until I feel his hot breath on my lips .

His hand on my waist loosens and he holds its much gentler , with his other hand he lightly traces my bottom lip with the pad of his thumb before running his hand softly down my cheek and across my neck , exploring my features like I'm a foreign object to him , my eyes lost in his motionless and wary at the same time .

The music around us fades and suddenly it feels like its just me and him and nobody else .

"Some times it's easier to say you don't care then to explain all the reason why you do " I whisper quietly to my surprise and I flench my eyes shut in annoyance .

Why the hell did I just say that ?

Suddenly his lips softly press against mine and I'm frozen ..

He kisses them lightly again and caresses my cheek softly with his hand.

My lips begin to move with his slowly and suddenly I wrap my arms around his neck deepening the kiss welcoming his touch opening my mouth granting him access .

Suddenly he pulls away leaving me breathless and he presses his forehead against mine hard .

"I wish I was better at telling you how I feel " he whispers quietly with a faint smile and he raises his eyes slowly to meet mine again .

My heart skips a beat and I swallow the lump in my throat .

"Why can't you tell me how you feel because the way you act confuses me" I reply and I drop my hands limply to my side .

"Lets go " he says sternly and he grabs my hand in his to pull me along .

"Zayn wait " I protest and I keep my feet planted firmly on the ground .

"What Riley ? what is it that you want?" He shouts , he looks angry and lost all at the same time .
His eyes narrow in on mine once again like he's searching for an answer .
"I don't know " I shout back and I yank my hand away before escaping in the opposite direction .