That One Show (z.s.)

Ten

Zayn sat up at Harry's comment and immediately grabbed his hand.

Zayn: "Harry listen to me please. When all of that shit happened when we were in the band, I was young, I was stupid, and most of all...I was so damn afraid."

Harry: "so you regret it? is that what you're getting at?"

Zayn: "fuck...no Harry, that's not what I'm saying alright. I'm saying, that I had those feelings too, but I was a teen, a famous teen, and I was so afraid of the public's opinion about me twenty four seven."

Harry: "...you were afraid to tell me because of the backlash?"

Zayn: "yes. that's the only reason I kept us a dirty secret...because you know that if we would've went public management would've had our heads."

Harry: "yeah...but now I'm regretting that I didn't tell you sooner."

Zayn: "no baby don't do that...and I know you love when I call you that, don't think I don't notice your pink cheeks"

Harry blushed and gazed into Zayn's eyes

Harry: "but if I would've just opened up to you about my feelings...we could've been together forever."

Zayn: "fuck it, that was the past love...that was 8 whole years ago. why can't we be together starting now?"

A tear slipped from Harry's eye and more followed until his head was barried in Zayn's chest.

Zayn: "don't cry...I'm here now alright?"

In between breaths Harry managed to get a sentence or two out...

Harry: "I'm sorry I'm so emotional. I've just wanted to be with you for as long as I can remember."

Zayn: "how about this, how about we both lay down and go to sleep because we've had an emotionally...and physically draining night."

Zayn winked at Harry and wiped his tears before placing a faint kiss on his lips.

Harry: "I'll see you in the morning?"

Harry seemed concerned, like he thought zayn would leave him there alone.

Zayn: "don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. I promise baby"

Harry's butterflies set flight when the word escaped Zayn's lips, and he drifted to sleep in his arms...that's he's longed to hold for so long.