That One Show (z.s.)

Nine

Once they both got settled in the bed, Zayn being the big spoon like always...they pressed up against each other and absorbed the heat radiating off of both of their bodies.

Harry: "you know...when I was dating Camille?"

Zayn: "yes of course I remember"

Harry: "I told her things before we broke up that kinda of just came out...and I wanna know what she said to you that night Z."

Zayn: "she called me, and it was an unknown number but I picked up...and she said hello in that French accent and I immediately knew it was her."

Harry rolled over so he was facing Zayn

Zayn: "so I asked what she needed and she basically said, Harry and I broke up a few weeks ago and he told me it's because he's had feelings for you since he was 18, and he just couldn't shake them."

Harry: "...I guess that's a short way of putting it. I said stuff like that...she just kinda sped to the point but, I guess I-I- I don't know Zayn."

Zayn: "if she sped up the story, I wanna know the whole thing. I wanna know how you feel right here and right now."

Harry: "When we were 18, we were infatuated with each others presence."

Zayn: "yes, there's no doubt about that."

Harry: "but for you, it was nothing more than just a game...it was all just fun for you, the shit we did."

Zayn: "wait...I don't know wha-"

But Harry interrupted him mid sentence

Harry: "no let me finish...for me Z, it was so much more than that. Yeah the sex was hot as fuck, but when you left after hooking up, I found myself thinking of all of the coupley things I wanted to experience with you, and I just wanted to hold your hand and cuddle...and just be yours."

Harry paused and sat up to look down at his hands with a sad look on his face.

Harry: "but every time it was just you and me...all we did was has sex. I loved it, don't get me wrong...but I always wanted so much more than that."

Zayn was at a loss for words because Harry just let everything out...

Zayn: "I had absolutely no idea you felt that way...w-why didn't you say something to me?"

Harry: "...because I was so afraid of losing my best friend. We did EVERYTHING together Zayn, and I was so overly nervous about losing that...so I kept my feelings to myself and just learned to enjoy the small amounts of intimacy you gave into."

Zayn: "come cuddle me please...I don't like that you're so distant right now."

Harry shook his head and refused

Harry: "that's just gonna make me give into more, and we need to talk...you said so yourself."

Zayn: "why are you being so stubborn all of a sudden? This was when we were 18 years old for fuck sake."

Harry: "I know but for me Z, it's never gone away. And that's exactly what I told Camille."