Met his Match

Natalie POV
I sit on one of the boxes and wipe the sweat from my forehead. I see someone come down the stair and walk towards me. I take a moment to study him. Talk, dark and handsome. He was a war veteran and was a doctor. He comes towards me and stretches out his hand.
"I am Zayn Malik I live in 221B upstairs."
"Hello Doctor, I'm Natalie and as you can see I'm moving in."
He laughs slightly but looks kind of surprised.
"Well I just came down to introduce myself and invite you to tea with my flat mate and I."
"Well sure I just need to move everything in and freshen up."
"That's fine, how's 4?"
I smile at him.
"Perfect."
I grab a box and head down the stairs to my apartment. Finishing moving in I start a load of laundry and tidy up. Looking at the clock which says 3:55 I head upstairs. Knocking on the door Zayn opens it and waves me inside.
"Welcome Natalie."
I walk into the apartment and look around. Chock full of books and odds and ends I can tell right off the bat that Zayn's flat mate is a guy as well. I hear a voice come from the couch.
"Who's here Doctor?"
"Our new neighbor Liam. Come say hi."
A tall figure stand up from the couch and heads over. He stands in front of me.
"How do you do?" He says sarcastically doing and elegant bow waving his arm.
I laugh a bit at his antics.
"I am doing very well Mr?"
I ask doing a fake curtsy. Damn its hard when I'm in pants.
"Payne, Liam Payne."
"Oh I have heard of you."
He raises his eyebrows at me expecting an explanation.
"I read your papers. The one on cigarette ashes has been particularly useful at certain times."
"Oh."
Zayn comes in with a tea tray.
"Well I see you two are getting along nicely."
I smile at him.
"So what did you major in at Cambridge?" Liam asks.
"Nothing."
Liam looks at me startled.
"But...but."
"I didn't major in anything at Cambridge I went to Oxford."
Liam looks at me in shock.
"So what else did you observe about me Mr. Payne?"
"Well your 23 years old, oldest of four, you were painting something blue earlier and your hair color is not naturally blonde."
"Liam!" Zayn exclaims.
"Oh it is quite okay doctor. It would only be offensive if it was all true. And Mr. Payne your skills are getting rusty."
Liam looks at me and motions his hand for me to continue.
"I am 21, I am an only child, and I am naturally blonde but it was dyed a couple of months ago. I will give you the painting though that's an amateur observation I still have traces of it on my skin and clothes."
Liam just stares at me thoughtfully leaning back in his chair his hand on his chin.
"Would you like to know what I have observed from you Mr. Payne?"
Liam motions me to go on.
"Your a genius, mad but a genius, you can't stand being bored, you use drugs when there's nothing else to do, you haven't had a case in I would say 3 weeks and your a private investigator, you have been doing an experiment regarding swine within the last 48 hours, you play the violin, you have a brother and I would wager you have been by the river within the last 24 hours."
Liam looks at me in shock.
"H-h-h-how?" he stutters.
I look at him coyly.
"A woman never tells her secrets."
Liam still looks at me in shock as I stand up.
"Well thank you for the tea. I hope to see you around."
I turn and Zayn goes with me to the door.
"How'd you do that?"
I look at him and shrug.
"Simple, observation skills."
Zayn chuckles lightly.
"I think you and Mr. Payne will get along divinely."
I smile at him and head down to my apartment.

Liam POV
I sit back in my chair. How did she know all that. Zayn must have told her when he went to see her earlier. Zayn comes back in the room.
"So how much of that did you tell her?"
He raises his hands in surrender.
"I didn't tell her anything I swear mate. She's amazing."
I lean back in my chair no longer bored.
"Yes she is." I mutter under my breath.

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