Zayn was crushed, he thought him and Ariana were connecting really well. He had no idea that she was into Justin. It made no sense to the dark haired boy.

Why did she agreed to be my date if she was Justin's? Was it because I was late?

He thought to himself. More questions filled up his mind, making him overthink.

Harry noticed that Zayn looked hurt.

"Zayn, are you alright?" He asked, wondering how his friend is really feeling.

Zayn snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the curly haired boy next to him.

"I fucked up."

"How?" Harry furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, not knowing what he's talking about.

"Ariana was suppose to be my date, but I was too late. Now she's with Justin." Zayn frowned.

"Wait, you're into Ariana?" Selena asked, surprised. "Aw, how cute!"

"Uh...yeah." Zayn said, awkwardly, not knowing how to respond to that.

Harry didn't want his best friend to get with his stepsister at first, but now he actually wants them to be together.

"How about I drive you to my place so you guys can talk?" Harry suggested.

"I don't know. She's probably disappointed in me, I don't blame her." Zayn shook his head.

"You don't know that. Now come on." Harry said, before walking to the parking lot with Selena.

Zayn followed them, nervous to face Ariana.

Shortly, Justin parked by Ariana's house.

"Thanks Justin. Not just for driving me home, but for making this night unforgettable." Ariana pecked his cheek.

"Anything for my baby girl." He smiled, making Ariana blush.

"Do you want to come inside and watch a movie or something?" She asked, wanting to spend more time with her new boyfriend.

"Of course." He agreed as they both got out of the car.

They walked onto the porch where Ariana notice the lights were off in the house. That means Joan and Robert aren't home.

She opened the door with her key and they both went straight upstairs to her room.

Justin saw a bucket of pink paint on the floor, against the wall.

"You're gonna paint your walls pink? I'm not surprised." He chuckled. "I still remembered that's your favorite color."

"And I still remember yours, Mr. Purple." She teased.

"Hey, purple is a cool color." He chuckled. "But when are you gonna paint these walls anyways?"

"I don't know. I never have the time." She shrugged.

"I can help you paint them if you want. It would be fun." He offered.

"Ok, maybe tomorrow." She said as they both sat down on her bed.

"So what are we watching?" He asked.

"The Notebook." She answered, putting on the movie.

"I already saw that."

"You like chick flicks?"

"They're okay. I watched a lot of chick flicks with my exes."

"Really? How many exes did you have?"

Ariana was curious to know how many girls he had dated.

"Uh...I think 15." He said, trying to remember.

"15?" Ariana raised her eyebrows.

"Well most of them were just little flings." He said, truthfully. "So what about you? How many boyfriends did you have?"

"2." Ariana frowned, remembering her exes.

"Oh." Justin said.

He thought that she would've dated more.

"They both broke my heart." Ariana added.

"I'm sorry." Justin responded, feeling bad that he asked.

"It's ok, I got over it. They both aren't worth my time to be crying about." She told him. "Now let's watch the movie."

Harry parked in front of his house and Selena recognized Justin's car.

"Justin is here." Selena pointed at his car.

"Are you serious?" Harry groaned.

"You should drive me home." Zayn told him.

"No, she needs to know that you didn't stood her up." Harry got out of the car.

Selena and Zayn got out after him.

"I don't think this is a good idea. Justin been through enough." Selena followed Harry who's walking onto the porch.

"Yeah and it would be awkward when he's there." Zayn caught up to them.

"Ok, but Ariana needs to know the truth. I don't want her thinking my best friend is a bad guy." Harry opened the door with his key and walked inside.

He went upstairs while Selena and Zayn followed him. He then knocked on Ariana's door.

"Yes?" Ariana asked, a little nervous.

"It's me, Harry." The curly haired boy responded.

Ariana sighed in relief that it wasn't Joan or Robert. She went to open the door and saw Harry crossing his arms. She also saw Selena and Zayn standing behind him. She was shocked when she saw the dark haired boy.

They entered her room, making Justin have a confused look on his face.

Harry nudged Zayn's arm, wanting him to start talking.

"A-Ariana can we talk?" Zayn asked, awkwardly.

"About what?" She furrowed her eyebrows.

"About tonight. I'm sorry that I didn't showed up on time. I had work." He said the truth.

"If you knew you had work, then why did you ask me to be your date?" Ariana asked, angrily. "It doesn't matter anyways, because I'm dating Justin now."

Zayn had a shocked expression on his face. He looked at Justin, then back at Ariana.

"I thought my shift would be done by the time the carnival started, but there was a lot of customers today so my boss made me stay longer." He explained.

"Couldn't you take the day off?" She asked.

"I wouldn't get paid for that day, and I need the money. My dad lost his job so my mom is struggling to pay the bills." Zayn answered.

"Oh...I'm sorry." Ariana didn't know what to do, but feel bad for the dark haired boy.

"But it doesn't matter now, right? Since you have a rebound." Zayn furrowed his eyebrows.

"I'm not a rebound." Justin stood up from her bed. "And I didn't know that you were her date."

"You're using her as a rebound too. You were just with Selena and now you're moving on that quick?" Zayn scoffed.

"Selena and I weren't in a real relationship." Justin retorted.

"But your feelings were real for her." Zayn shot back.

"Guys stop!" Ariana shouted.

"I told you this wasn't a good idea." Selena whispered to Harry.

"You know what? I'm out." Zayn stormed out of the room.

Harry went after him.

"I'm sorry, mate. I didn't know it would get this ugly. Let me drive you home." Harry offered.

Zayn ignored him and walked out the door.

Harry sighed as he ran his hand through his curly brown hair.