*Donyia’s POV*

Just got off the phone with Perrie. It’s so great that she’s dating Zayn now! I had to make sure that Dalila stopped pursuing him and having Perrie tell her not to was the best way to do it. Not only do Perrie and I think they're wrong for each other, but my other sisters do too. I feel really bad for doing this to Dalila, but it’s for her own good.

I know that she and Zayn wouldn’t work well as a couple and Perrie really likes him. Plus she’s a way better fit for him. If I succeed, I’ll be saving Dalila from heartbreak, and making my other best friend really happy. I can’t lose! I just hope she doesn’t find out that Perrie is dating Zayn yet. Who knows how she could react.

I hear a noise coming from downstairs; it’s the front door opening. That means Dalila is probably back. I hear her creak up the stairs and then I see my door open. “Hey.” she says deflated.

“Hey…what’s wrong?”

“She said I shouldn’t go after him either. …this stinks.” she says flopping down onto my bed.

“Oh it’s okay, Dalila. I think it’s just best to not pursue it. I mean if he really liked you, he would’ve told you by now, right?”

“Yeah I guess..”

“Do you wanna grab some lunch?” I ask.

“No thanks…I’m just gonna go home. …I’ll see you soon.” she says walking out of my room.

I follow her down the stairs saying, “Wait don’t leave! Can we at least hang out for a bit?”

“Sorry, Donyia but I just don’t feel up to being with anyone. I’ll call you, okay?” she says going towards the door.

“Okay…sure. I’ll see you later, bye!”

“Bye…” she says before closing the door behind her. Wow…she seems really down. But that’s to be expected when you get shut down by your best friends.

I’m sure she’ll be over it within a few days. I mean this is just my brother. And he doesn’t even know about this and he also has Perrie now, so things will be totally normal when he comes to visit in a couple of weeks.

Perrie is supposed to be doing a Little Mix gig at that time so that works out well for keeping the relationship a secret from Dalila. By the time 2 weeks rolls around, she’ll be just fine and totally over Zayn.

*Zayn’s POV*

What a crazy 2 years I’ve had with the lads. I can’t believe how far we’ve come and how much we’ve done since we got off X Factor. I’ve barely been home to see my family, or Dalila. I really miss her.

I gotta say it did really hurt to hear from Perrie that she doesn’t like me back. And as a result of that, I’m forced to date her. I don’t even really like her, but she really likes me and I thought there was a high enough chance that Dalila would like me back that I agreed to date Perrie if she didn’t like me.

Every day since I made that deal, I’m regretting it more and more. But I guess I’m so desperate to have a girlfriend that I’m willing to date someone I don’t like in the slightest and not end it no matter how much I want to.

I suppose even if this relationship is one sided, I should tell Dalila about it when I see her today. I hope she can make it this time. Every other time I’ve come home, she couldn’t get to the house.

Finally I’m home. It’s been too long. I open the door and shout, “I’m home!!” and before I know it my family comes out to welcome me back. I kept looking around hoping I would see Dalila, but I didn’t see her…again.

“So…Dalila couldn’t make it again huh?”

“Actually we can’t get a hold of her. We’ve Facebooked, tweeted, emailed, texted, and called her several times but she still hasn’t answered.” Safaa said.

“That’s strange…she always answers one of those. Maybe I should go over there and surprise her!”

“Nooo! Um….I’ll go. I’ll have her come to you. She’ll be all the more surprised to walk in and find you here. I’ll be back!” Donyia says running out the door. …well that was weird. I just hope she gets to come over this time. I really want to see her beautiful self again.

“Well we’re going to pick up dinner so Zayn you stay here in case Donyia and Dalila get back before we do.” Mum says.

“All right sure thing.” I say as they head out. I go and sit on the couch to wait for the girls to get here. After a while, I hear the doorbell. Probably the girls trying to fool me into thinking it’s someone else. They never ring the doorbell. I go up to the door and open it.

“Hi D—Perrie?!” I say in shock as my girlfriend throws her arms around me.

“Zaynie!!!” she yells in my ear as she hugs me.

"Perrie what are you doing back? I thought Little Mix had a gig."

"We did but it was an outdoor venue and it got rained out, so I get to spend the night with you!" she squeals.

"Fun...c'mon let's sit." I say leading her to the couch. We just talked and caught up on things for a while. I guess it was for longer than I thought, because before I knew it, my parents walked in the door with our dinner.

"Oh hello, Perrie! What are you doing here? Didn't you have a show with the girls tonight?" Mum said.

Before Perrie could answer, my sisters walked in, saw her, and said, "Perrie?! What are you doing here?..." totally surprised.

"I was supposed to have a show, but it got rained out so I came back here to see my baby!" she says kissing my cheek.

"Well uh...I don't know if you should stay." Waliyha says.

"Why not?" Perrie and I say together.

"Because Donyia texted. She's on her way here with Dalila!" Safaa says.

"Zayn they're right...I probably should go. You'll still be here tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah but...just because Dalila is coming doesn't mean you have to leave. You're best friends." I say confused.

"Yeah but....uhm...we got in a little fight yesterday and I don't want to see her yet. It's too soon after." Perrie says.

"Nonsense. You can work it out and both of you can stay. C'mon you're my 2 favorite girls after all." I say putting my arm around her not really meaning it.

Before I could do anything else, Perrie grabs me and kisses me. At that same moment, Donyia and Dalila come bursting through the door. Perrie and I are still kissing and when we hear the door slam shut, we stop and look up.

My sisters are looking at the ground and Dalila is looking at me with the most hurt eyes I've ever seen. I don't know why seeing us kiss made her upset. She doesn't like me, just like Perrie said. But before I could ask her anything, she went right down the hall to the bathroom and slammed the door.

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