Sweet Creature h.s au

Eight

"You're my favorite entertainer,"

- Entertainer, ZAYN

Ella

"So, what'd he say?,"

"He- he was so understanding Judes, thought things would have turned out differently but somehow sharing that with him's made us closer in some way and it's like something's shifted," I reply to Judy, sipping on the wine I had ordered alongside my brunch.

"Shifted?" She asks.

"Yeah, mean like, we just used to hook-up and that was that, you know? And if there were any feelings it wasn't spoken out but now with everything, we've laid out everything on the table and it feels great, safe almost,"

"That's great Ell, m' so happy for you. He seems like a good guy, so far," I quirk my eyebrow up at the 'so far' but I quickly slouch down at the realization that she was right. It had only been a few weeks since we met, a few days, a week or so since we started talking properly.

"Hmm, how's Micheal?," I ask changing the subject. Micheal was the love of Judy's life, best friends since kindergarten, she fell in love, unrequited love, a cliche. My heart hurt for her nonetheless, watching her watch him get in and out of relationships all the while confiding in her unaware of her feelings towards him.

"A knob, still a knob, wouldn't realize if I went off and slapped the words 'I love you' on to his face, honestly, how the fuck are men so oblivious? It's fucking mind boggling, that's what it is," Ella frustratedly exclaims. I laugh despite the circumstances, hearing her follow right after.

"Downright asshole, that one. Still love him though, you know? To bits," She sighs, my hand reaching out to squeeze hers reassuringly.

"He'd be the luckiest guy to have you on his arm and get to call you his girlfriend. Honestly, he's missing out," I shrug earning a chuckle from Judy.

"That he is, that he is," She grins, my admiration for her grows at her optimism in every situation.

We go about our brunch without dwelling on any more heavy subjects, just me and Judy, enjoying hour favorite wine alongside our favorite Fettuccini at Ben's. A tradition, really.

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"You know Harry, the more you stare, the creepier you seem," I point out, swinging our arms back and forth as we walk back to my place after he picked me up from Ben's.

"M' not staring, nor am I being creepy. Call it admiring if you must," He squints his eyes at me, my tongue sticking out in response.

"You're pathetic,"

"Oh,"

"You really are," I bite my lip tauntingly.

"Well, you're pretty pathetic for hanging out with me like, all the time, keyword– pretty," I feel his gaze linger on me one more time, my eyes rolling as I try to fight off my smile.

"Creep,"

"Not a creep if s' my girl m' admiring, my pretty pretty girl," He coos as if he would to a child and I roll my eyes once more but then I smile and I don't stop smiling until he drops me home, making sure all my locks were locked, wrapping me up in his arms before one last kiss is placed on my lips.

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Harry

"Hey man," I walk inside Zayn's, the aroma of Butter Chicken and Naan filling my nostrils,  my mouth watering at the smell, eager to stuff my face with it.

Zayn comes into view, clad in a tacky floral apron I was a hundred percent sure was Gigi's.

"Hey babyboy, take a seat, food's almost done," I cringe at the petnmae making him roar in laughter before I take a seat next to Gigi at the dinner table.

"Hi bub," Gigi acknowlegdges my existence, looking up from her phone and I wonder, what the fuck is it with them and these stupid petnames.

"How've you been, Gi?," I ask as I take a beer from the table, popping it open.

"Been good, yeah, Uni's been a pain in the ass but m' making it through, barely,"

"What about you though, feel like we haven't seen each other in ages," She adds.

"Been a bit preoccupied... let's wait till Zaynie over there gets here, yeah?," I say, not wanting to explain everything to them twice.

A couple sips of beer and small talk later, Zayn finally lays out the food on the table and takes a seat himself.

"So I've something to tell you guys.." I start.

Zayn hums dipping a piece of Naan into the chicken before popping it in his mouth.

"Remember that girl I'd been sneaking off with.. at like almost every party towards the end of summer?,"

They nod and I scratch my throat before continuing.

"We're kind of like, a thing I guess? Dating.. dunno if we're dating though, haven't taken her out. But I like her a lot and I think we could be something, you know?," I ramble digging at my food with my fingers before looking up to see Zayn with a stupid smile on his face.

"What?," I ask.

"You owe me 20 bucks babe," Zayn smirks before turning his head towards Gigi, watching her scowl in return.

"What?," I repeat confusedly.

"Man, you used to walk into a party and ignore every girl throwing themselves at you and instead look around for her," He exclaims, the smirk still prominent on his face. I roll my eyes but realize it was true. After the second time we hooked up, I'd been a goner and since then I hadn't hooked up with anyone else.

"So like me and G thought, how long before this dumb fuck realizes he's done for?,"

"And I said at least a few months, give or take. He said a week so," Gigi adds with a shrug.

"You bet on my love life?," I scowl.

"You bet I bet on your love life, something you haven't had since what? Forever?," He snickers and I find myself throwing a piece of Naan at his face, his laughter roaring even louder.

"So are you guys serious?," He asks after the laughter died down.

"I mean, no, yes? I don't know. Hasn't been very long and she's going through some stuff so I don't want to push it. M' happy though, she makes me feel something, you know?,"

"So when do we get to meet her?," Gigi asks excitedly.

"How bout' we do dinner sometime this week, yeah?" I suggest.

"Zaynie over here can cook," I add.

And so things with her become a bit more real at the thought of showing her off to a few of the most important people in my life. But I was okay with it, I was scared but I was okay with it. More than okay with it. 

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Filler Chapter.

All The Love

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