☀️ Jenna Walker - July 4, 2015

"Niall works at ZeN's with me," Zayn mumbles, "I had bought it when I had first moved here, wanting a new start from what I knew... It was a good decision, I came here with Niall whom I've been friends with since birth, almost. Didn't take long for it to actually be a successful business. Vintage is in style.I really like the word zen and it involves the initials to Niall and I's name so.. I think that's cool."

After getting past our strange fears, Zayn and I just laid on the previously crowded dance floor and stared at the ceiling (though my eyes tended to drift to the boy beside me), trying hard to ignore the loud bursts of fireworks from outside. That being done by asking the DJ to play music and us talking to each other. And though I loved fireworks, I didn't mind just lying here. Especially when the DJ promised to give us a light show of his own by continuing to control the club lights.

"Clover works there too," he adds. I turn my head and look at him. "Kind of regret it because they act all couple-y."

"They're cute though," I say with a sigh.

That's when Zayn turns his head and gives me a curious look. "Why'd you sigh?"

I shrug and listen to the beats of a Panic! at the Disco song that are streaming through the speakers. "It's just one of those relationships that everyone wishes they had, you know?"

"I thought I did," he chuckles, "but then they became nauseating."

I laugh too, returning my gaze back to the ceiling. "But sometimes being a nauseating couple means that they're with the one they're meant to spend forever with."

"Don't go all deep on me, Tennessee." I see Zayn smile at me from the corner of my eyes. He pokes my shoulder so I could meet his eyes. "Not all couples that are nauseating are meant to be..."

By the tone of his voice, I know he had experienced our topic - that whoever he was a nauseating couple with happened to not be his forever. It was obvious he was not going to tell me about this relationship (and I don't blame him, I mean, we did just met a few hours ago). The only thing that had me curious was that he sounded heartbroken, like this relationship had ended merely a few days ago but he had said that Niall hadn't had the opportunity to tease him in a while. I wonder if he's still hung up on them.

So instead, I just agree. "Yeah, I guess. My old boyfriend Ryan and I were a nauseating couple but turns out he was only trying to make his ex girlfriend, Bree, jealous."

That whole story was made up but I just wanted to fill the silence that had fell between us. The truth was, back in Tennessee I did know people by the name of Ryan and Bree the only thing was I never dated Ryan and Ryan never dated Bree. As a matter of fact, Ryan was my best friend and Bree was his cousin. (But honestly, I'm not good at lying so I had to use real people.)

"Sucks," he comments, looking back to the ceiling. "You deserve better."

"You don't even know me," I remark.

"I'd like to."

"You deserve better too." After those words leave my mouth, Niall and Clover walk into the building. (And I know this because they're talking and because of the rambunctious laughter that both of them emitted.) I was the first to sit up, returning the smile Niall throws me before standing up.

Niall kicks Zayn's foot when he doesn't stand. "The show is over, scaredy cat."

"Are we leaving?" Zayn asks as he sits up, a frown forming on his face.

"Yeah. But don't worry, you can get your girlfriend's number and see her another day."

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(A/N): I really love this. Hmmm... what's Zayn's backstory?  Ugh, I love how Zayn calls her Tennessee. Aren't they adorable?

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p.p.s look at the cutie in the gif! oh ma gosh