Lacey

My eyes fluttered open as the sun came through the window. Groaning I rolled over, wishing that I had pulled the curtains shut last night but the view was too amazing. I sighed and buried my head into Zayn’s chest hoping to block out the sun.

I laid there for a moment and gave in, understanding that I probably wasn’t going to be getting anymore sleep. Sighing I rolled onto my back and stretched my arms over my head before turning to look at Zayn’s sleeping form.

Smiling, I reached my right hand up and ran it across his cheekbones. He didn’t even stir. I grazed my fingertips down across his cheek towards his lips and lightly brushed them. His eyelids didn’t even flicker. Frowning I moved my fingers up and ran them across his dark eyebrows and down across his eyelids. Still nothing.

Smiling suddenly I reached up and ran my fingers through his hair. No reaction at all. I rolled my eyes, and bit my lip before tracing my hand back down his face, over his neck until I reached his chest. I traced a few tattoos across his bare chest before letting my hand drift lower towards other naked areas.

Before my hand could reach said area, a hand shot up and grabbed onto mine. I jumped slightly at the action before glancing up into dark brown eyes.

“What are you doing?” Zayn barely grumbled out. Sleep still filling his voice.

“I woke up.” I told him simply. He glared at me and shut his eyes again.

“Go back to sleep then.” He grumbled back before releasing my hand. I pouted and continued to stare at him. Eventually his eyes flickered open again before he groaned and rose his arms up to rub his tired eyes.

“I can’t sleep anymore.” I explained to him.

“Guess I have to wake up too then.” Zayn said, clearly annoyed as his head turned towards the clock. It was 9am, I thought that time was pretty reasonable to wake up to. Zayn apparently didn’t.

“The only reason I want to be awake this early on my day off, is if I’m getting some.” He told me burying his head into my neck. I giggled as his breath tickled my skin.

“It’s your day off?” I asked him, pushing him back so I could look at him properly. He furrowed his eyebrows at me and nodded.

“Didn’t I tell you last night?” He asked me. I shook my head earning a smirk from him. “I suppose my mouth was fairly busy last night.”

My mouth fell open in shock before he covered it with his own and pressed lightly kisses against my face.

“You’re dirty sometimes. So what are we doing today?” I asked him pushing him away from my face. He grinned down at me and pressed a quick kiss to my nose. “Should we get the others? We could go see the Eiffel Tower again with you guys. Skye would love that.”

Zayn grabbed my waist and pulled me back down on the bed as I tried to get up. I looked at him confused as he shook his head at me.

“I think Skye and Harry will want to be alone today.” He told me. I nodded in understanding.

“Of course, they haven’t been having a good time with each other since we got here. Skye was, well I wouldn’t say angry, just disappointed that you boys haven’t been with us.” His eyes twinkled as his lips curled up slightly.

“That’s not why they want to be a lone...” He trailed off, teasing me. I eyed him for a moment.

“What do you know Zayn? And you better tell me!” I warned him. He grinned largely.

“Harry’s been planning to do it for ages, he just didn’t know when. But the moment we knew we were coming here, he decided.” I looked at Zayn confused. “He proposed to her last night!”

My mouth fell open in shock once again as I stared at Zayn for a moment before a smile grew across my face to match his.

“No way! Ah, that is so amazing! She must be so thrilled. If she said yes. Well we both know she would say yes. There is no way she would say no!” I rambled to Zayn, he shrugged.

“Harry was nervous as hell all day yesterday. He knew she was angry at him and he got worried that she was more angry than he realised and she would say no. He’s always worried she will leave him.” Zayn told me honestly, moving a piece of my hair away from my face. I smiled at him in thanks.

“He’s got nothing to be worried about. I might not have been around from the start but I’ve seen the way she looks at him. If you look at someone that way, you never plan to leave them.” I moved forward to place my lips softly against his.

“Can I keep you for forever?” He mumbled against my lips. I let a sigh escape before pressing my lips back to his, wishing that I could tell him that he could.

“Lace.” Zayn mumbled moving his head back, looking at me with soulful eyes. I frowned at him and laid my head against his chest. His chest rose evenly as he lifted his hand to play in my hair.

“I don’t want to question this Zayn.” I said, playing with his fingers on his left hand.

“Why not?”

“Because I’m afraid if we question this, we might give up hope and it will just disappear.” I honestly told him. He wrapped his arms around me and moved around so he could see my face.

“I’m not letting you go. We will figure something out. But now that I have you, I’m never letting you go.” He told me, his eyes darkened slightly. I stared back, mesmerized before nodding and wrapping my arms around his neck.

We stayed there for a while longer before my stomach growled making us both laugh.

“We should feed you.” He said, moving out of my arms and reached for the hotel phone. I pouted as the cold seeped between our bodies. Zayn rolled his eyes and grabbed onto my hand, pulling me closer against him as he talked on the phone and ordered breakfast.

I smiled and listened to him order the perfect breakfast with everything that I loved. He seemed to know so much about me without me even telling him. The smile slipped from my face the moment Edmund wandered into my mind. He barely knew anything about me and we had known each other a lot longer than Zayn and I. I was engaged to a man who barely knew me.

“Hey, are you okay?” Zayn asked me quietly the moment he hung the phone up. I forced a smile across my face and nodded at him. He frowned and reached down to press his lips to mine.

“Don’t fake smiles with me please. I know better.” He told me. I looked at him shocked that he could tell my fake smile so easily. Not even my parents could tell or they just never cared. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing.” I told him shaking my head and resting my head back against his chest. He stayed still for a moment before giving in and placing his arms around me cocooning me within him. I closed my eyes and allowed his smell and feel to surround me completely, to sink in to my very bones.

-

There was a knock at the door making both Zayn and I groan as I rested comfortably on top of him. We were sprawled across the couch staring at the television, neither of us really watching it, instead just enjoying the feeling of being together.

“I’ll get it.” I muttered to him before pushing myself off him and heading towards the door. I wiped my eyes tiredly before pulling it open. I ended up face to face with Niall and Tate.

“Hey! You two have been hiding all day.” Niall said walking past me and over towards Zayn on the couch. Tate smiled at me and I greeted her back before shutting the door behind her.

“Heard about Skye?” Tate asked me. I nodded at her.

“Zayn told me this morning. Have you seen her?” I asked.

“Nah, her and Harry were locked up in their room all morning despite Louis loud attempts to get in the room. Harry had apparently called reception to not allow him the spare key.” I laughed at her.

“Harry text me before to say that they had snuck out so to tell Louis to stop trying.” Niall continued as Tate and I sat down on the couch. I continued to laugh at their story.

“Poor Louis.” I said, resting my head against Zayn’s shoulder as he wrapped his arm around me.

“Yeah poor nosy Louis.” Zayn snorted. I giggled at him.

“So what have you two been doing all day?” I asked Niall and Tate as the snuggled together on the couch to the left of us. Niall’s face turned red as Tate glanced around the room. Zayn began to shake from laughter from next to me as a blush rose to my cheeks.

“Good to know!” I exclaimed as Niall began to laugh loudly. Tate turned to smile at him fondly before placing a kiss on his cheek. He squeezed her even tighter against his side as she happily sat there and played with his fingers. Their relationship was so easy and simple. I had never seen them fight or disagree. They were both so carefree and it worked for them so well. Their relationship was perfect for each other. I could probably watch them for ages, just on how they interact with each other.

I jumped, as a loud noise snapped me out of my trance. I glanced over the back of the couch to see Louis stalk into the room and land on the couch next to me. Eleanor, Liam and Danielle soon followed. Eleanor smacked the back of her boyfriends head before sitting on the arm rest next to him. Liam and Danielle took up the rest of Niall and Tate’s couch.

“Stop throwing a tantrum.” Eleanor scolded Louis. He glared at her before moving over and making enough room for her to sit down on the couch properly.

“Are you still sulking because they won’t let you see them?” Tate asked Louis rolling her eyes at him. He glared at her and huffed.

“I just want to celebrate with them.” He tried to reason. We all knew he was just being nosy.

“Let them celebrate first and then we can celebrate.” Eleanor told him.

“So I assume she said yes then?” I asked everyone. They all froze for a moment and glanced between each other. No one actually knew.

“Well I guess we kind of just assumed since their spending the day together, if she had said no they probably wouldn’t be...” Liam trailed off, frowning.

“It’s Skye and Harry. Of course she will say yes.” Dani said quickly. Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Let’s order dinner.” Niall said reaching for the hotel phone. Zayn threw up his hand in annoyance. We all turned to look at him.

“Just invite yourselves to stay guys. It’s fine, we didn’t want time alone or anything.” He said glaring at them all. Instantly 7 faces pouted at him, including mine. Zayn looked at me shocked before turning to see everyone else with the same face.

“Fine!” He grumbled waving his hand at Niall to call for dinner. I grinned at him and pressed a quick kiss to his cheek, earning a smile in return.

“Why don’t we go out, we are in Paris?” Louis suggested.

“Well for one reason, the only reason you want to do that is because you’re hoping to catch Harry and Skye. The other reason is because well you know, we have Lacey with us...” Eleanor trailed off as everyone glanced towards Zayn and I.

Eleanor was right. It was suspicious enough that, to the rest of the world, Zayn and I were the only ones without partners on the Paris trip. If we went out for dinner it would seem too much like a date and it’s too hard for me and Zayn to ignore each other in public half the time.

“Right, stupid idea.” Louis said instantly as an awkward silence filled the room until Niall’s voice started to speak to the phone. I buried myself further into Zayn as he held on tighter to me.

Notes

Sorry for late post! Easter weekend has kept me very busy, had family literally everwhere!! Hope you all had a good weekend!

And thank you for all the comments on the last chapter I'm glad you all liked it!! :D