I've Got A Secret

CHAPTER 18: Unexpected Date

VERONICA’S POV

*AFTER WORK*

Because it was a Thursday we didn’t have as many costumers like we do on Fridays or Saturdays. I waited a while after my shift to receive my check from my boss, when he gave it to me I made my way to my house. It was dark out, luckily the street lights were on; I wasn’t thinking of going through the same alley where I found Glimmer, so I took the long way.

It was a long day, not because of work, but because of Zayn. I have never had a boyfriend and now that Zayn made it official, I was pretty scared. Well, not scared, but more confused of what was going to happen.

I passed through some closed stores and stopped at the intersection because of a red light. A car stopped as well, it was the only car in the intersection. It was a little creepy but I just focused on what was ahead of me. However I quickly glanced at the car and instantly recognized it, but I couldn’t pinpoint to whom it belonged.

"Hey Veronica, I didn’t recognize you" I heard as the light turned green. I didn’t know who the person was so I ignored them and continued to walk. Once the person began emerging onto the curb, I tried to walk faster but the car stopped and I froze.

"Veronica it’s me Michael. Remember? The guy you sit next to..."

"You scared me Michael! And yes I remember you; you’re in my English class" He laughed as he got out of his car; he stood under the light which helped me make sure it really was him. He pulled on his dark crew neck; it was then that I noticed it was pretty cold.

"You need a ride? It’s pretty cold" As he spoke, I could see his breath. It was abnormally weird for the night to be this cold. I hadn’t noticed the drop in temperature because of work.

"Umm, no it’s fine. I’ll walk" I didn’t know him well enough to get in a car with him, but if it was Harry, it would have been different. At that moment, I realized Harry hadn’t been at school. I would have dwelled on the thought, but Michael knocked me out of my trance.

"Come on, it’s cold. You can get sick. And if something happens to you, Zayn might beat me up" How did he know that me and Zayn where a thing now? The comment aggravated me a little. Who does he think I am, a child that has to be taken care of?

"Alright, I’ll go" I replied, sounding a little harsh but Michael gave me a smirk and opened the door for me. He climbed in the car along with a cold breeze that made goose bumps erupt on my body.

"Put your address in the GPS" Michael pointed to the GPS, but I didn’t need one.

"I could just tell you where to go; I’m not bad with directions"

"Alright" Through the streets I told him where to turn right or left. It took us about five minutes to get to my house, he drove pretty fast.

"Thanks for the ride" I said with a smile as I began to open the door.

"Hey, Veronica be careful. Zayn isn’t the type of guy that settles down for one girl" I gave him a confused look but just smiled.

"Good Night" I said as I turned and made my way to my front door.

*Next morning*

I woke up to the sound of my doorbell. Annoyed, I walked downstairs and opened the door. It took me a moment to see who it was.

"Good morning beautiful, get your stuff ready we’re going to the beach" once Zayn finished, I was startled. Beach? Right now? I couldn’t just ditch school.

"Um are you sure? We have classes to attend"

He chuckled. "C’mon be a rebel with me today"

I sighed and nodded. Before letting Zayn inside my house, I made sure my parents were still asleep. But when I checked their room, they weren’t there. I assumed they were working. David wasn’t home either.

"Wait here. I’ll go get my things okay" I said as Zayn sat on my couch. I had no idea what to pack or what to wear. How about if the weather was bad? I threw my thoughts aside and changed into a red two piece bikini and threw on some shorts, t-shirt, and sweater. I put my hair up and began to pack extra shorts and shirts. I didn’t forget about sun block or deodorant. I brushed my teeth then made my way down stairs.

Zayn was still sitting on the couch, fiddling with his hands. I offered him food but he turned my offer down. I was still a little paranoid about ditching school, but I didn’t let it show much. I grabbed a pop tart and followed Zayn as he walked towards the front door.

He abruptly turned around before opening the door, "Oh yeah, I hope you don’t mind but Niall and Glimmer are coming too"

"Of course I don’t mind, it’ll be fun" I smiled at the thought. I didn’t mind Glimmer coming along. We walked out towards his Camaro and put my things inside. Niall and Glimmer soon appeared and honked.

"Hey guys! You ready to have fun!" Glimmer’s positive aroma was contagious. I laughed and waved at both Niall and Glimmer. Zayn and I settled inside and began to drive right behind Niall. We went threw a fast food restaurants drive thru and bought food for the drive. From what I know, the beach isn’t a very warm place. Or fun to say the least. But I ignored my judgments and tried to seem excited.

We drove for about an hour and a half. Throughout the car ride, Zayn and I didn’t speak much like usual. We parked in a public parking lot and to my surprise, it was actually sunny. Despite the slight breeze, I wasn’t cold. I got my bag and left the rest for the guys while Glimmer and I reserved a spot right next to the shore.

"Feels great out here doesn’t it?" Glimmer asked as she took off her sweater.

"Yeah it actually does. Whose idea was to come though?"

"Oh mine! I thought we needed a break" she winked before stripping off the remaining clothes which were over her bikini.

As I was about to do the same, Niall and Zayn appeared. "You guys are carrying this shit back" Zayn said as he dropped everything on the sand. Glimmer and I set the chairs and towels on the sand while the guys began to dig inside the cooler. I guessed they were hungry again.

"Well now that this is done, Veronica lets go inside the water! You do know how to swim right?"

"Well obviously" I responded along with a are-you-serious expression. I took off my sweater and shorts. I wasn’t going to take my shirt off, but since the weather was nice, I decided to take it off. I was about to run into the water when a pair of arms took a hold on me from my waist.

Once I turned around to see who it was, he whispered "You look gorgeous baby". Zayn never failed to make my cheeks burn. I smacked his hands off me and turned to look at him.

"C’mon lets get in the water" I said, trying to sound as seductive as I could.

"Okay fine fine I’ll go. I’ll be your life guard if there’s any trouble… or if you just want to have fun" he smirked and winked at me which made me laugh. I took his hand and ran into the water. It was freezing to say the least but after a little while, I got used to it. I assumed Zayn did the same because he busted out laughing. This was probably the first time I’ve seen him laugh this hard. It was great.

For the next couple of hours, Niall, Zayn, Glimmer and I swam, played soccer, and volleyball. We all got a pretty amazing workout. Actually, Niall didn’t want to go in the water at first. It was then that I found out he didn’t know how to swim, it was hilarious. So Glimmer and I took it upon ourselves to teach him and it worked out pretty well.

I was exhausted. I had called my mom and told her about a "project" I had to work on with Glimmer right after school and luckily she believed me.

"Well I say it’s time we go get something to eat… I’m starving! Now who’s with me?" Niall practically yelled as he ran off towards the car.

"He’s such a kid sometimes, I love it" Glimmer said as she began packing up. I helped her take all the things back to the car since the guys had actually left us to take everything back. We managed to half carry and drag everything back to the cars without anything breaking or spilling.

"I don’t know about you guys, buy I’m in the mood for a cheeseburger"

"Niall I think there’s a bit of drool on your chin…" Glimmers comment had everyone laughing.

We managed to calm down and followed Niall to some place he commented as "amazing" and "best burgers you’ll ever have". After about 10 minutes of driving, we parked in front of a Five Guys restaurant. I completely knew what Niall said about this place being amazing because it really is.

We went in and ordered. I love French fries so I went all out and got myself an order of fries to eat there and one for the trip back home. It was around four in the afternoon when we left the restaurant. Once we were inside the car, Zayn started to fiddle with his keys.

"Um are you okay there?"

"Oh well… I have something to give you Veronica"

Before I could respond, he took out a velvet jewelry box. My eyes widened.

"I don’t know exactly why I got you this but… once I saw it it reminded me of you" he said as he opened the box, keeping his eyes on the box. Inside was a necklace with a small locket that had diamonds around it. The locket was simple; silver with a small heart in the middle of it. I thought it was absolutely amazing.

"Oh my… thank you, it’s wonderful Zayn!" he gave me a smile and motioned me to turn around. Once the necklace was in place, I turned back around to face him. His face was so close to mine it took me by surprise. I didn’t back away and when he took notice, he began to lean towards me. Our lips clashed together, his tongue begging for entrance, which I granted. My hands made their way to his neck and I began to fist his hair in my hands. I have a feeling the kiss would have led to other things if Niall wouldn’t of had interrupted with a honk.

"Oh shit" was what I managed to say. Niall had scared me crapless. I locked eyes with Zayn and he smiled, "You’re amazing". I smiled and looked down at my hands only for Zayn to have his hand lift up my chin to look at him. He gave me another kiss before he turned on the engine and followed Niall out of the parking lot. We spoke here and there on our way back.

Once we got to my house, I was relieved.

"Thank you for today. I had a great time"

"No thank you Veronica. Because of you I’m happy"

"Well you make my heart flutter so I guess the feeling is mutual… goodnight Zayn"

He laughed and kissed me again, "Goodnight beautiful"

I walked inside my house and ran straight to my room. It was nothing new, Zayn’s words did really make my heart flutter. I found it hard to believe that I was actually liking him back.