One Shots

One Shot #1 - Pleasant Surprise

I awaited impatiently for Zayn to come home from work. There were billions of thoughts racing through my head. I was so excited to tell him the big news. 

I thought up many possible ways to deliver the news to my husband and finally decided I would just lay it on him. No dragging on like I usually do when I have to tell him something important. 

I checked my watch, 5:32pm. He was supposed to be home 20 minutes ago. I anxiously bit my lip, wondering where he could be.

Suddenly, I heard the old tires of Zayn’s car pull up into the driveway of our home. I began to pace back and forth, smiling like an idiot. I pressed myself up against the window, trying to hide myself behind the curtains while I watched Zayn step out of the car from the front window of our house. 

I watched him pull out his suitcase and slam the car door. His head turned to face me in the window and I quickly shielded my face with  the curtains, hoping he didn’t suspect anything. 

I heard the sound of his footsteps against the pavement and the creaking of the front door. I pushed myself away from the window and my lovely brown eyed husband slipped into the house.

“Sofia, I’m home.” He sang, shutting the door behind him.

I ran over to him and threw myself into his arms. 

“Well, someone’s happy.” He said, hugging me back tightly. 

He gently kissed my forehead and I stepped away from him, preparing myself to tell him the big news.

We had been waiting so long for this moment. My heart began to race. Zayn stared right into my eyes and his face lit up with joy. I could tell he knew what I was about to tell him. 

“Zayn,” I said, smiling. “I’m pregnant.” 

• Written by Aviva.

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One Shot #2 - First Kiss

“Madeleine!” I heard Louis calling my name. 

I spun around to see what he wanted and jumped back in surprise to find him standing right in front of me, panting. I had just left his birthday party after a night of good times and laughs with all of his family and friends.

“Louis, what’s wrong?” I asked, chuckling. 

He lifted up his finger, his other hand on his knee, trying to catch his breath. I couldn’t help but laugh a little bit more. 

“I forgot to tell you something.” He panted. “Something important.” 

We had been talking all night. What could he have left out?

I put my hand on his shoulder and helped him stand up straight. 

“What is it?” 

I was taken by surprise as I felt Louis place his hands gently on my waist, pulling me towards him. I looked up into his bright blue eyes, confused. He just gazed back into mine, smiling. 

“Madeleine,” He began. I felt my heart begin to race faster and faster by the second. “I really like you, a lot.” 

I curved the sides of my lips into a smile and I felt my cheeks burn. I’ve liked Louis for years. I couldn’t believe this was happening. 

“Really?” I murmured, in disbelief. 

“Really.” Louis assured me. 

“Why didn’t you tell me before?” I wondered. Louis and I have been friends since grade school. I’ve been waiting for this moment since we were ten. 

“Because I was a coward. I was afraid you wouldn’t like me back.” He explained, refusing to make eye contact with me now. I didn’t say anything back to him because I could tell he was thinking about something.

“Wait,” he said, staring into my eyes again. “You do like me back, right?” 

I smiled.

“I don’t know, maybe this will answer your question.” I said.

I locked my arms around his neck and kissed his lips passionately in the moonlight. The boy I’ve been waiting for my whole life was finally mine.

• Written by Aviva

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One Shot #3 - Jealous 

I wanted to throw up as I watched Liam flirt with a tall, bleach blonde, gorgeous girl wearing blue bootie shorts and a white crop top.

Why couldn’t that be me? Why couldn’t I be that pretty? I thought to myself. 

I felt my stomach tighten into a knot, watching her laugh bluntly at all of his jokes, twirling her hair and chewing her gum. It made me sick. I didn’t even think Liam was into those kind of girls. I thought that maybe for once, he liked me back. But I guess I was wrong.

I couldn’t take it, I turned on my heel and stormed out of Liam’s house, running out into the pouring rain. I lived down the street from Liam so I really didn’t care that it was raining.

“Tanya, wait!” I heard someone call from behind me. Liam.

“What do you want, Liam?” I spat without turning to face him.

“I want you to tell me why you just ran out like that.” 

I rolled my eyes and turned to walk towards him. 

“You know, it really doesn’t matter. So why don’t you go continue flirting with whoever that girl was and I can just go home and we can forget about this.” 

Liam looked confused. “What do you mean flirt?”

I was getting impatient. I really wasn’t in the mood to have a conversation in the middle of the street, soaking wet.

“Oh, you mean Lily?” He said. “She’s my cousin, I wasn’t flirting with her! You should know by now that I like you!” 

My heart stopped. Suddenly everything around me didn’t matter anymore. it was just me and Liam.

“You, you like me?” I stuttered. 

Liam came even closer to me and wrapped his arms around me. “Of course I do.” 

He took off his jacket and put it over my shoulders.

“Since when?” I joked. 

He laughed, water dripping down his face. “Since the second we met. You’re all I ever think about.” 

My stomach filled with butterflies, sending chills of pleasure down my spine.

“Well guess what?” I teased.

“What?”

I smiled then lunged myself towards him, my lips pressing to his. We stood outside together, soaking wet. But not caring, I felt Liam kiss me back.

And for once, everything was absolutely perfect.

• Written by Aviva

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More than just friends

There he was, my best friend since we were 5, sitting across from me as beautiful as always. I’ve always thought of him as a brother to me, someone I could count on and turn to when I was upset, but lately i’ve been second guessing those things, wondering if we could ever be more.

“Liam?” 

He looked up from his phone and smiled at me “Yes love?”

“What do you want to do today?”

“Well, I was thinking we could stay in, maybe play cards or watch movies or something”

“Sounds good” I giggled as he kissed me lightly on the cheek. I usually thought of that as a friendly gesture, but it made my heart skip a beat.

What’s going on with me? I can’t like him. This would ruin everything. He makes me so mad sometimes, he always sends mixed signals. He treats me like a girlfriend then calls me his sister. I don’t really know what to think anymore.

“Mariana, are you okay? You seem out of it” I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at him 

“Im fine, just thinking”

“What about” He moved closer and put his arm around me, he looked at me with his gorgeous brown eyes and made me weak

“Life” 

“Fair enough. How is the boy situation? Do I need to beat anyone up cause I will”

I laughed and messed up his hair

He pulled me onto his lap and looked down at me “I’m serious. If any boy messes with you I will injure them”

“There is this one boy, but i’m not sure if he likes me back. I don’t know what to do about it” I tried to sound as innocent as possible, hoping he wouldn’t catch on

He stroked my hair softly and kissed my forehead “Any boy would be crazy not to like you”

Should I tell him? 

“What’s his name?”

My heart was racing fast as I tried to come up with something quick “Uhmm.. Well you know him”

“Ohh, I do” He winked at me “Who?”

“Umm.. Zayn. Ya, but don’t tell him”

His face was hard to read, I looked him in the eyes and for a second I could have sworn I saw pain.

“That’s great.. I could hook you guys up” He forced a smile. Yep, definitely pain.

“Please don’t. Let’s just enjoy our time together, You’re leaving soon anyways” Another reason to be upset.

“Yea, I have toy story 3, want to watch it?”

I laughed, he’s always had an odd obsession with Toy Story, I remember when we were little, he would force me to play with him and make me be bo peep and he would be woody. I still remember one day when we were around 7 he told me that when we grow older he promised to love me just like woody loves her. I still think of that day, it sounds pathetic but I’ve held on to that promise- he’s probably forgotten it but it’s never left my mind.

“You love disney don’t you”

“Not as much as I love you” He smiled and picked me up, walking me over to the famous couch we’ve always watched movies on. I hate when he tells me he loves me, it gives me false hope. 

“You too” I mumbled

He threw me down on the couch and tucked me in a warm blanket, cuddling up to me and putting his face in my neck. Our bodies fit together so perfectly, everything so familiar. It sounds cheesy but I can just tell that he’s the one.

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“Liam, are you crying?” I giggled as I saw a tear stream down his face

“Shush you know I always cry at the end of Toy Story” He wiped a tear from his cheek

“You’re adorable, did you know that?”

“I try” He winked and stood up

“Mariana, come here for a sec”

Confused, I stood up and followed him into his bedroom. As soon as we got inside he pressed me against the wall and pushed his lips onto mine. 

The moment was perfect, my whole life I was waiting for it. So many things were running through my head but I pushed them away and deepened the kiss. He grabbed my hands and pulled away, pressing his forehead onto mine. I could feel his warm breath on my face, my knees were weak and my heart was fluttering.

“Babe, I’m sorry if you like Zayn but I couldn’t take it anymore. I’ve been in love with you since I can remember, you don’t understand how many times i’ve wanted to do that”

I squeezed his hands and looked him in the eyes, getting lost in them “I never actually liked Zayn, I was so scared you wouldn’t like me back so I never told you”

There was a small burst of silence, giving us time to let everything sink in. 

“Mariana?”

“Yes love”

“Will you be my Bo Peep” 

I almost melted. He did remember. 

“Of corse” I smiled and kissed him again.

-Alex xx