Two weeks after the torturous photo shoot VICTOR was busy making songs, working late night to find an addictive melodies, keeping their fans on toes. My mom was slightly angry with me for taking up the job and she called to just check in. Maddie said she will come around or I just hoped so.

She hated me being near dad and her family. for being too close to the stars I admired and she warned me not to get my heart broken.

But here was standing in front of the mirror trying to look decent for a meeting with Zaidan. After two days the shooting will start and I will get to see less of him while I will be with the rest of the band.

I still had to make sure Skyler was alright and he didn't feel bad about whole Zaidan and my thing if there was even a thing.

My phone buzzed pulling my attention and Skyler's name flashed on the screen.

"Skyler?" I asked in a thrilled tone.

"I need help." He said in a kind of naive confused way.

"Okay, where do I need to come?" I asked.

"Music Studio."

I rushed out forgetting that I was wearing a floral summer dress and light makeup and it might look weird to Skyler.

***

"What is wrong?" Skyler asked as I entered the music studio.

I messaged Zaidan to pick me up from the music studio as I was there to help Skyler.

"Why?" I asked not sure if anything was wrong.

"You look so nice." He said eyeing me with suspicion.

I tried to blush at his words. I am not habitual to compliments.

"What help did you need?" I asked ignoring his inquisitive glance.

"There are two things." He said.

"Okay." I encouraged him since he seemed a little worried.

"Firstly, do you like Zaidan?" His direct question surprised me.

I had no idea how to respond.

"I like all of you." I finally conceded.

I was feeling guilty for some reason.

"No, you know what I mean. Do you like him more than a fan?" I couldn't utter a word.

I was afraid I might hurt his feelings.

"Just a phase Skyler, it will pass," I answered weakly.

He smiled at me slightly amused, "I like you, Zee, I told you before but doesn't mean I will force my feelings on you. If you like Zaidan I am totally cool about it."

"Really?" I asked surprised.

"Not totally cool but I will be fine." He said and I saw the obvious pain his eyes.

He loved and respected Zaidan a whole lot more than his feelings.

"I can't help how this thinks." I pointed at my heart with a sorry look.

"I wish you can see you can't find a better guy than me." He was teasing me.

"Why do you even like me, Skyler?" I asked with an airy laugh.

"Because there is nothing to dislike about you."

"I am sorry?" I said uncertainly.

"Don't be Zee, like you said it's a phase."

I can sense the disappointment in his tone and I felt really bad. I didn't even flirt with him or anyone.

"I will be here for you always you know that, right?" I asked to make things better.

"And here comes the second problem. I composed a song and I want to get an approval." He sounded so sincere that for a second I felt proud that he trusted my opinion this much.

"Let's hear it then." I said sitting down finally tension leaving my body and we listened to his newly made melody without the lyrics yet.

I realised he did improve it by himself and sudden changes and kept talking about it with passion and excitement and I just nodded and smiled and loved the music he made and yet he wanted me to listen to it.

The fan girl in me celebrated this moment.

***

Zaidan called it a date but I was too shy to agree.

I was standing under a tree to hide from the sun rays when Zaidan came to pick me up. I sat down carefully keeping my face covered lest some scandal was created but then again no one knew Zaidan was inside the car.

I sat down and sighed in relief. I waited for him to start driving but when he didn't I looked at him to find staring at me.

"What?" I asked.

"Umm, nothing you just look really pretty." He mumbled as if he was slightly embarrassed to be caught staring at me.

I grinned to myself like a fool.

"Where are we going? You should have rested at home. You guys seldom get holidays." I said knowing well enough how packed their schedule was.

"We are going to my home." He stated and it took me a moment to realise what he said.

"What?"

"My parental home Zenna, they live here to whenever I have time I visit them." He said with a smile.

Why was he taking me to his parents? The idea was suddenly scary and even though I did imagine a thousand times in head how my bias will take me to meet his parents and how I called Zaidan's mom my mother in law but that was all fangirling.

We drove for almost an hour when we reached the outskirts of town. I was nervous and my brain was haywire. I fidgeted and kept adjusting my dress which I now thought was a bad idea.

Suddenly Zaidan caught hold of my hand in his and started walking. It had an ultimate calming effect and we walked inside a small garden with little white picket fences. It smelled of different flowers and being on the outskirts it was far from the usual honking traffic and pollution. 

The house brightly painted a shade of yellow and blue with white doors and a swing in the small patio outside. We climbed up the two stairs in front and Zaidan rang the door bell. It was amazing to see how modest this house was compared to Zaidan's fame.

The door was opened by a little girl resembling Zaidan so much that I knew who she was.

"Dan." She squealed in joy and jumped into his arms with happiness.

"Evelyn, you have grown heavier." He teased her and I just stared at the scene in awe.

The glowing smiling Zaidan, not a star, not a singer just simple family boy right then. It was loveable. 

"Who is she?" Evelyn asked looking at me with her big eyes.

"She is my friend Zenna."

"Zenna this my six-year-old sister, Evelyn." Before I could greet her a white dog came running and started sniffing around my leg.

I was in the scared mode when the brother and sister grinned.

"He is just getting familiar with you." I nodded and stood there almost frozen with fear.

But as the dog eased up so did I and I even sat down and patted his head.

"Evelyn, you are so pretty." I complimented genuinely.

She giggled and looked at her brother maybe asking for an appropriate response.

Instead, she ran away laughing, the dog following her around.

"Mom, Dan is home." She yelled and a woman walked out after a while.

She hugged her son and then stared at me until Zaidan introduced us.

"Who is she?" She started her motherly teasing.

I was about to say friends but Zaidan beat me to it and said, "I like her a lot."

I wished in that moment for the ground to swallow me.

His mother looked immensely pleased by the idea.

"Dad who be so happy to meet her, he is out of town for work again." She said and Zaidan sighed in disappointment.

"When will he be back?"

"Three days." She answered her eyes not leaving my face as I squirmed under her gaze.

"Can you get you something to drink dear?" She asked in a sweet voice.

"Mom, can we have the choco chip smoothie?" Evelyn called out.

"Yes, she should taste heaven once." Zaidan agreed and his mother went off to make it for me and her kids.

feeling slightly awkward and out of place, I took my time to observe the house. It was small and really cosy looking with cream coloured walls and almost everything brown and white. In the room, we sat there was a large settee close to the wall on the right and on the left was a sofa. In the middle, a glass table filled the space.

Above us with three mini hanging lamps that were beautiful to look at with kaleidoscopic design. Behind the settee were four windows through which sunlight streamed in and lighted up the room even without electric help. 

"Are you alright?" Zaidan asked.

"Yes, just a little surprised."

"By what?"

"By how casual your parents are. Do they even know how many people love you? Or that you are a star?" I said in a joking manner.

He laughed at my words and his mother brought us the smoothie in the mean time.

It was really like what Zaidan said, heaven.

She sat with me talking about her hobbies and mine. Evelyn who seemed shy but at the same time she kept sneaking glances at me from behind the window.

As soon as Zaidan went to play with his  Dog name Simona, I was under the mother interrogation zone.

"I am so glad he choose a girl like you." She said with a sad smile, "Last time the girl he dated was vicious. She broke my boy's heart and he was unwell for weeks. He might be all rough and tough but he is  sweet hearted."

I knew that and I don't want to hurt Zaidan if he was serious about liking me. I can never hurt him.

"Come I will show you my room," Zaidan called out from the kitchen where Evelyn was asking him to steal some cookies for her.

I excused myself and went to him feeling relieved when he was around.

Evelyn rushed out shyly giving me a small smile.

"She likes you." He said as we walked up to his room.

"She is a nice kid, I think she likes everyone."

"No she hides in her room if a new person comes, she is smiling to you that means she likes you."

I smiled and shrugged at his words.

Zaidan's room was nothing special, just a bed, few posters, a wardrobe and lot of musical instruments.

He went ahead and sat on the bed while I choose the chair by the window.

"What did you with Skyler today?" He asked in a light tone.

"It's a secret," I said because it was fun to tease him.

He frowned as expected.

"Fine, don't tell me."

"He said he likes me." I shared this piece of information because genuinely I needed his help on this matter.

"Everyone likes you Zenna, that's the big problem."

I had to laugh his ditressed tone.

"Then I guess you have to level up a bit Zaidan." I continued teasing me as I admired a guitar leaning next to a wall.

"You are right." He said and I turned to look at him at his intense tone.

He had a slight smirk on his face when he got up and came closer. Placing both hands on the chair handles he leant closer and I stopped breathing, thinking or blinking. I was lost right now.

But that was a momentary shock which vanished as soon as he lips touched mine. My hands rose to snake around his neck and I kissed him second time confirming that this was indeed a reality, a very beautiful reality for a fangirl like me.

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The silence before the storm I guess :D

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