Chapter Four
-Chapter Four-
"See you later, sweetie." Lauren calls and my father says nothing. Wasn't expecting it anyways. I walk outside and the cool air nips at my face. Zayn's footsteps follow behind me. I walk up to my car and Zayn gets into the passenger seat.
"Lexus?" Zayn says and I smile.
"Yeah. I love it." I say starting the engine. The car roars to life and I smile.
"What year?" He asks and I pull out of the driveway.
"2012, I got it for a graduation present from high school, after I crashed my old one." I say and Zayn stiffens beside me. "Oh, don't worry. I'm an amazing driver now." I say, turning off my street. I stop at the stoplight, and see a cute puppy outside. He's so small, and prancing around like he owns the street, adorable!
"I hope the fans don't find us." Zayn's voice breaks me from my puppy freak out. I look up to see the green light and I press the gas lightly. Then I realize what he said.
"What do you mean?" I say, somewhat confused.
"Well, where ever we go, the fans basically know where we are at every second. They don't know we are staying with you and your father. But, if we go out, they can find out, and then, poof. Your house will be surrounded." He says as if it's normal.
"Want some sunglasses?" I joke, handing him my black aviators. His laughter fills the car and I smile. He takes them and puts them on.
"Thanks." He says. I guess he didn't know I was joking. That's okay, it could help. I pull into the gas station parking lot.
"Snacks first." I say and get out of the car. Zayn follows as we walk inside to be greeted with the lovely 7 Eleven. "What do you say? Soda and chips?" I ask him as we walk down the aisles.
"Yeah, I'll grab the soda, you can pick up some snacks and we'll meet back here." He says and I nod. He turns left, and I turn right. I see the chips and I have no idea what the boys like so I just take what I like and hope it works. Plain Lays, Cool Ranch Dorito's, and Barbeque Lays. I take some gummy bears, Skittles, and Hersey drops. That seems pretty good. I head back to where Zayn and split and I see him leaning against a stand there.
"This good?" I ask him as I lift up the goodies.
"It's good." Zayn says with a smile. I see that he holds a twelve-pack of Coke, Sprite, and Root Beer.
"I love Root Beer!" I cheer and his smile widens. "Let's check out then!" I call and march to the register. I place my stuff down and Zayn does the same.
"How are you doing today?" The man at the register asks us and then he looks up and I am met with the familiar brown eyes that I dread to see. "Victoria Cowell?" Damn. It's Jake Ross. "I didn't think I would ever see you again!" he calls and gives me a hug over the counter.
"Yeah, what has it been? Eight years?" I ask and he nods. I meet him back stage at one of the television shows my father judged at. He was there because his mother was auditioning. I started talking to him, because I was excited to see someone my age there. We goofed around for a while, and left after his mom got bashed by my dad and the other judges. I never thought I would see him again, and I was okay with that. I thought that he would hate me after all the stuff my dad said, but right now I guess that's not the case.
He finishes ringing us up and I start to pay, and Zayn hits my hand away.
"What the heck dude? Let me pay!" I protest against his actions. He shakes his head with a smile.
"Never." Zayn says and Jake takes his money.
"Fine, next time I pay then." I state and Zayn laughs, I bring my eyebrows together and he laughs harder.
"You're not going to pay for anything around me. I would never let you." Zayn says and I groan. I know he is trying to be a gentleman, but I don't want to always be paid for, it makes me feel guilty.
"Are you two dating?" Jake asks me as he stuffs the snacks into a bag. As I'm about to answer, I am interrupted by my phone ringing. I look at the number, and I don't know it, but I answer anyways.
"Hello?" I ask and I hear a laugh.
"Hey. It's Louis. You guys should hurry because I finished the fort and I'm getting bored. You guys are taking forever!" Louis complains and I laugh.
"What has it been, 10 minutes?" I ask with a smile.
"Maybe." Louis admits and I laugh again. "Just hurry!" he complains and ends the call. I laugh before putting my phone back in my pocket. Wait! How did he get my number?
"Louis is dying at home." I say to Zayn with a smile. "He wants us to hurry up so he won't be bored anymore." I finish and Zayn laughs.
"Let's go then." He says and I grab the snacks and Zayn grabs the sodas.
"Bye Jake! It was good seeing you again!" I say and slide my open arm around Zayn's waist as we walk outside he gives me a confused look. "Just go with it." I whisper to him and he nods.
When we get everything in my car, I get into the driver's seat and I start to drive to the movie store. "Thanks, I just really didn't want him asking me for my number. I know he was going to, I could see it in his eyes. It's not that I don't like him, it's just I don't want to go back. It's just a bad memory." I say and Zayn nods.
We get to the movie shop, and when we walk inside, we see a group of girls. Zayn pushes me in front of him, and we make a big circle around the store, so we don't have to pass the girls, until we get to the horror aisle.
"Sorry there is a chance that one of them could be a fan." Zayn whispers and I nod.
"It's alright. You can pick the movie, and we can go." I say to him and he nods.
"You don't like horror do you?" he asks and I nervously shake my head. "I'm sorry then." I shrug at his words and he grabs a movie. "This one isn't as scary as the others here, I promise." He says and I nod. We take another big circle around the store to get to checkout. Zayn sticks to his promise, and refuses to let me pay. We quickly get out of there and I give him a high five.
"Awesome! What was that? 30 seconds?" I joke and, thankfully, he laughs. "Let's get home." I say and climb into the car. I pull out of the lot and we head home.
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The ride home is short and peaceful. Zayn and I talked and it was nice. I walk inside, Zayn following, and I head for the kitchen. I take out three big bowls and three small bowls. I pour some chips in the big bowls and the snacks in the smaller bowls. I start walking upstairs and I see my dad and Lauren on the couch.
"Hey, there are some snacks on the counter. I have some for upstairs so you can have some of the ones down here." I say and Lauren smiles and my dad nods, not even looking at me.
"Thanks sweetheart. Enjoy the movie." Laurens says to me and I smile. I head up the stairs and walk down the long hallway to my bedroom. I hear laughter on the other side of the door, and I smile before walking in. I set down the snacks on my desk and I look around my room.
"Woah!" Is all I say to the scene in front of me.
~A/N~
Hey guys! Sorry for the wait, but thanks for all the reads! I hope you're liking it, and I'll update again soon!
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