Meeting One Direction

Chapter 21

I woke up with a giddy feeling, remembering that today was my first date with Zayn. I wondered where we were going. But, it didn't matter that much, as I was going to be with Zayn.

Quickly, I made my way down to my kitchen and poured myself some coffee and then added some flavored creamer. I then pulled up my email on my laptop. I quickly responded to some emails from management before making my way to my bathroom to take a quick shower.

After I got out, I noticed I had a text from Zayn. I opened my phone with a shy smile to respond. The text read:

Hey love, I will come pick you up at 12. Wear something casual. xx

I replied:

Sounds great! Can't wait :)

It was 8:30 meaning I had roughly three and a half hours. I needed to prepare for Gretchen, get ready, and plan for an upcoming event for the boys. Before Zayn came, I wanted to have the guest bedroom set up, obviously have myself ready, and have contacted a few designers regarding the event for the boys.

I slipped on a pair of athletic shorts, a tank, and my running shoes-excuse me joggers. I decided to let my hair air dry so that it would be in its natural waves. I walked into the guest room and started to get everything out of the boxes. I had all the boxes for the room sitting there, I just needed to unpack them. Thankfully, the boys had assembled the bed when they had helped the other day, so I just had to make it. I had purchased a classic white bedspread. It was perfectly gender neutral and could be spruced up very easily. I also threw on the green throw pillows. Next, I hung up the grey curtains and then I plugged in the lamps that were placed on either side of the bed.

After finishing up the guest bedroom, I sat down in the living room and grabbed my laptop. The boys' next event was a movie premiere. I had a week to contact all the designers that were interested in dressing the boys for the event. I had to contact Armani, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren. I quickly sent each company a separate email. I asked them to send me pictures of their upcoming collections for men's formal wear. Over the next few days, I would have to sort through all three collections. I didn't just want to go with one company; I wanted the boys to all look a little different.

Now that I had taken care of business, I could finally get ready. It was 11 o'clock. I pulled out a pair of jeans, a crop top, and flats. The jeans were medium wash and had a bit of destruction. I cuffed them at the bottom before slipping on my black Ked's.The crop top was very soft. It was white, short-sleeved, and said Carpe Diem in a fancy black script.

I pulled my hair into a half up, half down ponytail and added a black bow. For makeup, I kept it simple with a pink lip and a little bit of eyeliner on the top lash line.

As I grabbed my pink cross body bag, I heard a knock. I quickly snatched a black cardigan as I made my way downstairs. I took a deep breath before I opened the door.

"Hey babe," Zayn said giving me a peck on the cheek.

"Hey, so where are we going?" I said as we made our way down the hall to the lift.

"I thought we could go get some lunch," Zayn said taking my hand in his, intertwining our fingers.

"Sounds great, but um, where are we eating at?" I asked.

"That, is a surprise," Zayn answered with a grin. "So are you excited about Gretchen coming?"

"Oh my gosh, so much! I set up the guest room today so everything is all ready! We will all have to eat dinner together on her first night!" I replied.

"We? I think I would be more of a third wheel, and don't you want to have like girl talk?" Zayn asked raising an eyebrow as we stepped into the lift.

"In we I mean you, me, Gretchen, and the other boys," I explained.

"Oh, well as long as you're cooking, I'm there!" Zayn said.

"Of course! What do you think I should make?" I asked as we exited the lift.

"Hmmm. How about you make Gretchen's favorite food, since she is the guest," Zayn suggested.

"Great idea! I know just the thing!" I cried.

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"This is amazing!" I moaned as I took another bite of my sandwich.

Zayn had taken us to a sandwich shop called Brunel. I had gotten the Crispy Bacon and Avocado sandwich. It was delicious. Zayn had gotten a Club sandwich. We chatted about work. The boys started work on their next album the next day and Zayn was really excited about it. Apparently, they were trying a new sound. We also chatted about the movie premiere. I still needed to find myself something to wear. I would have to do some research on the shops in London. Unfortunately, the premiere was extremely formal and I would need to get a gown.

"So are you going to the premiere as my date and stylist or just my stylist?" Zayn asked.

"I hadn't really thought about it," I said. "There aren't any rules about us not being together are there?"

"Not that I know of. But I was wondering whether or not you wanted to keep us out of the press for awhile..." Zayn said.

"Yeah, I feel like that would be a good idea. I don't think the fans are used to me even being your stylist yet. I think that we should keep it quiet for a few months," I said.

"I understand, I want to make this work, and I think that keeping us out of the press would be what's best for us," Zayn agreed.

"But of course we can tell our close friends and everything," I said.

"Yeah, we can tell the lads and Gretchen when we all have dinner," Zayn added.