Summer to Remember

Chapter Fifteen

"I'll call you later" I heard him say as I bent down to clean the mess I made. Still in shock, I didn't notice when Zayn opened his bedroom door.

Ella, what happened?" he asked kneeling down in front of me.

"I w-w-was bringing you your supper but I dropped it, silly me!" I stuttered trying to sound casual.

"That's really sweet" he said as he helped clean up the disastrous mess I made. We were both looking down, picking up the broken plate pieces when he looked me in the eye and said "Can we talk sometime?". What he said on the phone was still in my mind but I didn't say no to him, plus I wanted to know why he was acting so weird.

"Sure" I said as I gave him a half-hearted smile.

"Oh, I forgot to say. You look beautiful today" he confessed as we finally finished cleaning the mess.

"Umm, thanks" I said smiling. "Your dinner isn't exactly edible now, come eat with us downstairs" I said before walking down the stairs with the remains of the plate in my hands.

I walked into the kitchen to find Harry asking me what happened, "Nothing, I dropped the plate" I lied. Just at that moment, Zayn came into the kitchen with the biggest smile on his face.

"Good evening lads" he beamed as he sat down in his chair. It was a weird transition, one second he was sad and one second he was happier than ever. I could tell the boys were confused because they all looked at each other with puzzled looks on their faces. "What?" he said as he took a bite from his plate that I replaced.

"Zayn are you bipolar?" Harry said in a serious voice as I sat down beside him.

"No..." Zayn chuckled. "Ella, dinner's delicious!" Zayn said smiling in my direction.

"Yeah, you're welcome" I said focusing on finishing the spaghetti on my plate. It was an awkward supper to be honest, everybody just seemed too busy eating and nobody really talked.

"That was amazing babe" Harry said as he leaned in close and gave me a peck on the cheek.

"Glad you like it hun" I said grinning. The rest of the boys thanked me for the meal as well and headed in their separate ways.

I was putting the plates in the dishwasher when Zayn startled me by saying "Can we talk now?",

"Sure" I managed to say.

"Meet me in the backyard" he said before heading off. Harry was busy playing a video game with Louis so I took this opportunity and opened the door leading to the backyard. It was kind of dark outside but I found Zayn sitting on one of the tanning chairs by the pool. Walking up to him, it felt like my heart leapt into my throat, I was nervous for some odd reason.

"Hey" I said as I grabbed a chair and sat beside him looking at the flickering lights of the pool.

"So how are you?" he asked.

"Better than ever!" I said grinning.

"Ella..." he said but I interrupted him saying "Zayn, I heard your phone conversation today". I don't know where I got the courage to say that but I didn't want to deal with any nonsense, I wanted to be honest with him.

"Oh... You know then" Zayn said casually.

"Know what?" "That I have feelings for you" he admitted.

"Look Zayn, I really like Harry and he's amaz-" I was explaining until I got interrupted.

"Ella, Harry's like my brother, I know him well enough. He's known as a heart breaker, a serious relationship isn't for him. He's going to end up breaking your heart and I don't want to see that happen to a girl like you." he confessed looking me straight in the eye. I was unable to speak, I didn't know what to think.

"Look, it's flattering that you care about me but honestly Zayn if Harry knew..." I said waiting for a response.

"I don't care what he thinks" he replied but I honestly was fed up with his bullshit.

"Zayn! Stop, Harry's my boyfriend, ok?" I rudely stated.

"Just remember what I said, it won't be long until he breaks your heart" he said and I quickly rose from my seat angrily and walked over to the door slamming it shut. I leaned against the door, my blood was boiling in rage, I hadn't been this angry for a while. After calming down I went in search for the rest of the boys, as always they were in the living-room.

"Hey!" I greeted them smiling. 

"Babe, we were just talking, what do you think about going to our beach-house for a week?" Harry asked as he put his arm around me.

"That sounds great! A much-needed vacation!" I replied and all the boys seemed pleased with my response.

"How about we go tomorrow? We can all pack tonight" Liam said and we all agreed.

"I'll go tell Zayn, where is he though?" Niall asked.

"By the pool" I said with no emotion. The boys all left to pack their bags and it was finally just the two of us. I sat with my legs crossed, I positioned myself right across from him.

"You're beautiful" he said as he sat across from me as well. Those two words made my heart race even faster than before. I smiled blushing, and he reached out his hand to lift my chin. Our noses were almost touching as he looked me right in the eye and said "What I feel towards you is indescribable, I want you to know that".

"Harry, where were you all my life?" I reply smiling as I lean in closer and our noses touch. I could feel the warmth of his breath on my lips , I shut my eyes tight wanting to live in this moment forever. He leaned in closer and our lips touched for the second time, it felt like sparks were exploding before my eyes. His lips read the true meaning of love, the soft gentle kiss gradually turned passionate. Gasping for air, I was longing for more but we were both caught off-guard as Niall walked in.

"Whatcha guys doing? Oops, did I come in at a wrong time?" he said.

"No" I chuckled.

"Perfect timing Niall" Harry said sarcastically.

We both looked at each other and couldn't hold in our laughter, "What's so funny?" Niall questioned.

"Nothing, I'm going to go pack my bags for tomorrow" I said getting up from my seat.

"I'll help you" Harry said as he held my hand and followed me out of the room.