Chapter Forty- Eight: Zayn!

{Niall's POV}


"Niooooooooooo." Asha whines as another balloon she attempted to blow up whizzes around the room.


"Right Ashi," I pick her up and carry her up to her little room. It has green walls, jungle animals wall art stickers on the walls, a fluffy green rug, her tiny little white bed, her dresser, in built cupboard, little desk, toys everywhere and a picture frame next to her bed of Ella, Asha and I. She demanded Ella put it there.


"What do you want to wear today Ash?" I ask the small child. Asha pulls out a navy blue playsuit. It has short legs but long arms. Perfect for today. "Okay. With these?" I reply and pick out her little navy blue flats and a navy blue bow for her hair.


"Yes!" She yells and I change her into those clothes, along with changing her Dora the Explorer underwear. Once she's dressed I brush her hair and it curls up again straight away. I laugh a little and put her light brown ringlets into a ponytail on the very top of her head, how she likes it and then I tie the ribbon around the headband.


"Done Ash." I hole out my hand for a high five. She slaps her tiny hand against mine and we head back downstairs.


"Ooh! Don't you look cute." Ella says to Asha, taking some food to the table. We're having the party inside but people are more than welcome to head out the back. There's snack food that will be out the whole time but the main lunch is Nachos. The amount of cheese, chips, sour cream and salsa we had to buy to feed everyone is ridiculous. We're kind of lucky Ella has two big ovens to cook it all in.


"Will there be any kids to play with?" Asha asks me.


"Yeah, Perrie, Louis-" I say before Asha pouts and crosses her arms. "Sorry." I chuckle. "Um well there will be Zuri but she's a bit small but there's going to be Doris and Ernest who are four years old and they're Louis' brother and sister and then there's me nephew Theo who's coming over from Ireland and he's five plus his little sister Abi and she's your age. There's also Liam's big sister Nicola's daughter Mia who is your age too." I explain. Asha runs around cheering and I laugh.


I hope my family like Ella and Asha. Mind you, what's not to like about them. Ella's kind, funny, smart and happy all the time. Asha is pretty much the same as well as really adorable. They should be all good!


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Anne, Robin, Gemma, Tricia, Yaser, Waliyha, Safaa, Aasir, Donyia, Karen, Geoff, Ruth, Nicola, her husband Andy and Mia are already here. So are the 5SOS boys, Leigh- Anne, Jesy and Jordan.


Mia is playing happily with Asha as they run around pushing toy trucks across the wooden floors. Jade, Harry, Perrie and Zayn walk into the room and Asha rushes over.


"Jadey! Hazza! Perrie! Zaynie!" She squeals and hugs all of their legs. Perrie bends down and high fives her.


"Zaynie!" Donyia teases her brother. He glares at her and Waliyha laughs beside her sister. Asha and Mia run off again, making truck noises and Jade, Harry, Perrie and Zayn come over and hug me.


"Happy Birthday Nini!" Jade cheers and hugs me. "Twenty- five brother!" She hands me a gift. I thank her and put the gift down.


"Happy Birthday Neens!" Perrie hugs me and the boys also hug me and hand over presents. Jade and Perrie go off and talk to the parents and Zayn and Harry stand with me.


"NIALL JIMMY PROTESTED!" I hear from the front door. Louis.


Louis skips in carrying Doris in one arm and Ernest in the other, being followed by Eleanor, Lottie, Fizzy, Daisy, Phoebe, Jay and Daniel.


"Happy Birthday Niall!" Louis rushes over and hugs me. The twins he's holding get out down and Louis' family wish me Happy Birthday. There are going to be so many people!


The next to come are Liam, Indie, Dani and Zuri. I think it's great that Indie gets along with Dani and she adores Zuri to bits.


They wish me Happy Birthday and all of the families are looking at Dani and baby Zuri on her hip. Indie and Liam are standing happily with her.


"Oh! This is obviously Danielle." I say. They all nod and Liam sighs. "And this is Zuri, Dani's daughter." I explain.


"You have a baby?" Ruth asks a little shocked. Dani nods and people congratulate Dani and pass around Zuri, all wanting to hold her. I'd be a little shocked to see Liam standing with his girlfriend and ex- girlfriend who is holding a baby too.


The door bell rings and Harry goes to grab it. When he comes back my family, consisting of Mum, Chris, Dad, Greg, Denise, Theo and Abi come into the room.


"Uncle Niall!" Theo yells and him and Abi run at me. I bend down and pull them into a giant hug. "Happy Birthday." Theo says in his little Irish accent and kisses my forehead.


"What's the craic Uncle Niall?" Abi asks me. My band mates laugh and so do some others. She's learning well young Abi.


I greet my brother, sister in law, Mum, Dad and step- father before looking for Asha. "Ash!" I yell. Ashton looks up and I shake my head. "Other one lad." I say before searching for the little curly haired one.


"Harry where's you mini twin with blue eyes?" I ask him. Harry gives me a confused look an then understands who I mean.


"Asha!" Harry yells. "Nio needs you baby!" He shouts out for the small child. Suddenly we hear truck noises and Doris, Ernest, Mia and Asha come running into the run pushing trucks.


"Yes Nio." Asha pulls to halt near me. Greg laughs a little at the nickname and I pick Asha up.


"Right, family." I look at them. "And those who don't know," I add. "This is Asha. She's two and a half, shares the same birthday as Louis and she's Ella's daughter. This is Ella's house," I point at Ella. "And she's my girlfriend." I finish. "Say hello Ashi." I say to her.


"Hello." She waves at my family. They all say hello back and soon the party is underway.


{Perrie's POV}


As I'm talking to Jesy, Asha runs over. "Perrie, can you help me find a jacket?" Asha asks. I nod and head with Asha up to her room. We pick a coat out of the cupboard and she rushes off downstairs. I pick up some of the mess the kids have made in here and put it away.


I hear a knock at the door and turn around. Luke is standing there. Right, haven't had to talk to him yet so this might be a tad bit awkward.


"Hi Luke." I say happily. He smiles a walks over so we're a few centimetres apart. I'm not liking this at all...


"Look Perrie, I wanted to talk about what I said in that interview." Luke says. Please tell me he wants to take it back, please, please, please.


"A- and?" I ask stuttering a little as he moves closer. Can someone come into the room right about now? Anyone, please.


"I think I've fallen in love with you." Luke admits. Oh holy flipping shit. No, no, no Luke! I try to push past him but he holds me back, pushing me into the wall and towering over me.


I close my eyes and his lips crash down onto mine. I try to break them off but he's got me up against a wall. I bite down on his bottom lip to get him to stop but that makes him go faster. His hands start to touch my boobs and I push at his chest with my hands. Get off Luke! F**king get off me!


He quickly moves his lips from mine but instead of letting me go he covers my mouth so I don't scream and starts kissing my neck. I kick at his legs and keep pushing but he keeps sucking my neck.


I lick his hand and he pulls off. I give him a terrified look and sprint out of the room and down the stairs into the bathroom, locking the door behind me. I look at my neck where there's a lovely purple mark. Shit! Shit! Shit!


As quick as I can I pull up the collar on my shirt to cover it and then walk out into the party, shaking. I see Zayn talking to Louis and Jesy and I head over there. Luke is with Calum and Leigh- Anne and he gives me a smirk from where he is. I stand next to Zayn, feeling safer near him.


"Um, Zayn." I tug at his top.


"Woah Pep! What the heck is that?" Louis asks in a normal voice pointing t the spot on my neck where Luke left a mark. "Need to watch what your doing Zayn." He chuckles at Zayn. Jesy and Zayn both look and in an instant Zayn's eyes are filled with pure anger. This is going to look so bad because he knows he didn't do that.


"Hmm, yeah." Zayn says with anger to Louis. "A word." He glares at me and grabs my wrist, taking me out of the room and into the spare room downstairs. He shuts the door behind us and walks over to me, slowly and scarily.


"I can explain." I say worried and shaking in fright. I shouldn't be scared because I know the truth isn't what Zayn's probably thinking.


"Really?" Zayn asks annoyed. "How the f**k did you get that?" He says agitated, pointing at my neck.


"Um, well-"


"No! I actually don't want to hear!" His voice getting angrier by the second. "Are you cheating on me?" He asks.


As if Zayn! As f**king if! After all the rumours of him cheating on me, I would never EVER do such a thing. I love him way too much to even think about cheating on him.


"No Zayn!" I reply getting annoyed. "Why would I do that?" I ask tearing up. Bloody hormones...


"Then how'd you get that?" Zayn asks upset. "Perrie?" He asks softly


"I was in Asha's room and he came in and started kissing me and feeling my breasts and then he sucked my neck and he admitted he is in love with me." I explain to Zayn.


"Who?" He asks annoyed again. I hope Luke has brains to run because Zayn won't be happy. "Who Perrie?" His jaw clenches.


"Luke." I reply. Zayn suddenly looks really enraged and storms out of the room. I chase after him. This isn't going to end well.


{Louis' POV}


I see Zayn come flying out of the spare room with Perrie behind him. I have a feeling Zayn didn't give Perrie that mark, but why would Perrie cheat.


"Zayn!" Perrie yells. He looks absolutely mad, scarily mad. I follow his eye trance and it's at Luke. Oh no Luke.


"Zayn don't!" I try and stop him but he walks right towards Luke who looks up and looks terrified at Zayn coming towards him.


"How f**king dare you!" Zayn yells and grabs the singer's collar, pushing him into the wall. There's a big thud and everyone looks shocked.


"Zayn!" Leigh exclaims. I wouldn't try and stop him Leigh, he won't stop.


"Why Luke? Why?" Zayn yells, holding Luke who looks terrified of the guy in front of him. I would be terrified if someone was doing that to me too.


"Zayn!" Yaser exclaims at his son. "What the heck are you doing?" He looks angry.


"You're so out of line Luke!" Zayn yells in Luke's face.


"Really? How?" Luke starts to stir Zayn up. Zayn's not dumb Luke, he'll figure out what you're doing.


"Don't." Zayn growls. "You can call her hot, I put up with that but feeling and kissing is completely out of the question!" Zayn yells.


Oh Luke...


Ashton sighs and yanks at his hair. "You dick Luke! You absolute dick!" Ashton roars at his band mate.


"And I know you can't help who you fall in love with, BUT TRY AND NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH MARRIED PEOPLE!" Zayn fumes at Luke. Luke's in love with Perrie. Oh this just got bad.


"Least I'd remember to use protection." Luke growls back. Suddenly Zayn's right fist smacks into Luke's face and he lets him go, Luke dropping to the floor holding his jaw.


"Zayn!" Tricia yells at her son. I look at Luke's bleeding mouth. Zayn walks out of the house and we hear the front door slam shut. Suddenly everyone's looking at Perrie.


"What in the world was that about?" Jesy asks Perrie. I've kind of pieced together that Luke's in love with Perrie and he left the mark on her neck, but I'd be nice to clarify.


"Did you do something?" Jade asks Perrie silently so she doesn't offended her. Perrie shakes her head and stands next to Niall.


"I didn't. Luke did obviously." Perrie glares at him. I ask her to explain so this story is clear. "Went to get Asha a jacket, she left, Luke pinned me to a wall, Luke kissed me, I tried to get away, finally did, came down, Louis pointed something out, Zayn got mad, told Zayn, Zayn attacked Luke." Perrie makes it very short.


We all look at Luke whose trying to stop the blood pouring out of his mouth. Ella rushes over and fixes him up.


"Mate, you're in deep shit." Calum says as he helps Ella fix Luke up. We all get chatting agin, trying to ignore what just happened. I walk outside to Perrie whose sitting on the edge of Ella's deck.


"Hey Pep." I sit down next to her and sling my arm around her shoulder. She smiles and me and then goes back to playing with her fingers. She does that when she's thinking about something, I know that as a fact. "What's on your mind?" I ask. She shrugs and we hear someone behind us.


Luke is the person we see when we turn our heads. "Yes?" I ask, still annoyed at him.


"I came to apologise," Luke says. "I was completely out of line and I take back everything I said. I'm so sorry for doing what I did Perrie, I never meant to hurt anyone. I was stupid." Luke apologises.


"It's okay Luke. Maybe just keep your distance from Zayn and work your way around this. I'll settle him so he's calmer and doesn't hurt you again," Perrie replies. "Are you okay?" She asks.


"Yeah. You?" He asks. She nods and I make eye contact with him. I nod my head to tell him he's doing the right thing. Luke smiles and heads back inside.


"Look, I'm going to say goodbye to everyone and then go and find my freak of a husband." Perrie stands up. "See you soon Lou." She hugs me, kisses my cheek and then heads off. What a mess..


{Zayn's POV}


I trusted Luke. I actually believed he would never do such a thing. I'm so flipping mad with him!


I hear the front door open and close and I head out of the music room, along the corridor and I stand in the door frame. Perrie walks in through the entry room and looks at me and shakes her head a little.


"Hiding?" She asks and walks down into the kitchen. I follow after her and sit on the stool opposite from where she's standing at the bench. "You have every right to be angry with him because I am too, but you don't punch him." She says.


She's right. I knew I shouldn't have punched him, especially in front of the families.


"I'm sorry I hurt Luke and you, I was out of line." I shake my head. So was Luke but I'll get over that eventually. Perrie looks hurt, I can tell. Suddenly I realise why I've hurt her. "Perrie! Oh my God. I'm so sorry I accused you of cheating." Cover my face. "You always believed me and I didn't even listen to you. I jumped to a conclusion. Boo I'm so sorry." I say to her.


Perrie lets tears slip of her eyes. I rush around to Perrie to comfort her. I hate seeing her cry because of me, or anyone else for that matter. I wrap my arms around her petite figure and hold her tightly for five minutes, letting her cry into my tee.


"Sorry, hormones." She steps back, sniffs and wipes her eyes. I shake my head and move some hair from her face.


"No I'm sorry. You have every reason to cry." I hug her again. This time we both sway from side to side gently for a few minutes. "Give a little time to me or burn this out. We'll play hide and seek to turn this around. All I want is the taste that your lips allow. My, my, my, my, oh give me love," I whisper sing to Perrie.


She shuffles so we're facing each other and moves onto her tippy toes, slowly pressing her lips to mine. The fireworks explode within me and I gently kiss her back. We pull apart and rest our heads and noses together, looking into each other's eyes.


"I love you so much Pep, don't ever forget that." I whisper.


"I love you too Zayn."

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