Capture Me

Chapter Five

"I was so bored all day. You can't go to work again," I said to his chest as I hugged him tightly. I inhaled his smell and felt a wave of calm rush over me. I felt like I was home with him. He was my home.

"I think you were just bored because you had to study all day," He winked and put me down on the ground.

"I would've been bored regardless," I smiled and kissed his lips softly. I pulled away and looked up at him with a smile before he pulled me back in again. His hands cupped my cheeks as he kissed me.

"I have a surprise for you," He said once he pulled away. He reached down and pulled out a bouquet of a variety of flowers and handed it to me. "For finishing your first semester of college."

"Zayn!" I smiled and took them. "They're gorgeous." I sighed. "I'm not done yet though." The thought of finals loomed over my head but I pushed the thought away so I could be present with Zayn.

"Close enough," He shrugged. "I'm just so proud of you, Ava. You've grown so much this year."

"Zayn," I blushed and turned away from him. I needed to find a vase for the flowers and I didn't want to listen to his embarrassing praise.

"I'm serious, babe. You went from failing school and not even planning on going to college to finishing your first semester with amazing grades." I heard him from behind me as he followed me.

"And it's all because of you," I spun around to look at him and saw him shaking his head with a smile. I reached the kitchen and looked through the cabinets until I found a big vase.

"It's not. If you didn't have the inner drive to do it, you wouldn't do it," He said softly as I filled the vase up with water. I heard him next to me as he unwrapped the flowers from the plastic wrap and started cutting them shorter.

"You gave me that inner drive, Zayn. I owe so much to you. You've made me a better person," I smiled up at him and put the vase on the counter. He leaned down and kissed me passionately, pushing me against the counter.

"You've made me a better person too, Ava. You inspire me every day and make me so happy to come home. I can hardly sit through work without thinking about how much I want to go home and be with you. I love you so much." He kissed for forehead softly.

"I love you too, Zayn," I smiled up at him and kissed him again. We pulled away from each other reluctantly and Zayn put the flowers in the vase as I sat back down to study. He came up behind me and rested his head on my shoulder. His arms snaked around my waist and squeezed lightly.

"I need to take a shower, want to join me?" He whispered in my ear, his hot breath cascading down my neck. He kissed my neck and I felt goosebumps rise on my body.

"I need to study," I said and turned my head to look at him. "I want to get as much done as possible before we go out to dinner." I reached up and caressed his cheek with my hand.

"Alright," He sighed and kissed my hand gently. "You know where I'll be if you happen to have a change of heart." He started walking down the hallway backwards as he looked at me with a cocky smile.

"You're really tempting me, Zayn," I gave him the stink eye.

"Isn't that my job?" He winked and turned around as he continued down the hallway. I let out a sigh and turned back to my studying. In just a few days I would be able to agree to all of Zayn's sexual propositions and even propose some myself. But for now, sadly, my priority was school.

The one thing I wanted was to go upstairs and have Zayn slam himself into me as I whimpered beneath him. F.uck, I needed to get back to my studying.

I was able to concentrate for about five minutes before it was so quiet that I could hear the water and a soft hum coming from upstairs. I found myself picturing Zayn's wet, naked body as he stood in the shower. Heat spread between my legs as I thought of all of the things he would do to me in the shower.

Our previous shower encounter played in my mind as I listened. I bit my lip hard and gripped my pencil tightly as I restrained myself from running upstairs, ripping my clothes off, and dropping on my knees in front of him.

F.uck. Okay, now I really needed to stop letting him get in my head. I actually needed to concentrate now.

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"Are you almost ready?" I heard Zayn say from the bedroom. He was waiting for me to finish up.

"Yeah, I'm just putting on mascara," I called back and did one final swipe across my eyelashes before putting the tube back in the drawer. I walked out and watched his lips curl into a smile. I was wearing jeans and a sweater because he had told me just to dress casually.

"You're so stunning," He stood up and walked over to me. He was also wearing jeans and a sweater and somehow managed to look ten times better than me. His hands found my waist and pulled me into him. He kissed me softly and then held out my jacket for me. I slipped into it and then he took my hand as we walked out to the car.

"You look very handsome yourself," I smiled and kissed his cheek quickly. He squeezed my hand lightly and opened my car door for me. "Handsome and a gentleman – I might have to keep you." I winked up at him and he shut the door with a chuckle.

He climbed into his side and started the car up. "Well since we're engaged you do have to keep me." He kissed me quickly before pressing a button and opening the garage door behind us. He backed out and started driving to the restaurant.

"You know, you didn't really help me concentrate earlier," I joked.

"And why is that?" He smiled.

"Because I kept thinking about you and you wouldn't leave my mind," I laughed and turned my heated seat on. Zayn's car heated up much faster than mine so I was toasty warm in no time.

"Were you thinking about me showering?" He winked.

"Yes," I blushed.

"What specifically were you thinking about?" He pressed and I felt my cheeks heat up ten times more.