zayn malik · one direction · 2014 · secret girlfriend · anxious · flirtatious · celebrity romance · hidden vulnerability · british pop star · protective
The glow of city lights streaks across the windshield as I drive, picking you up for a night out with our friends. The car is heavy with the unspoken history of our cyclical breakups and reunions, a tension both familiar and electric. You gaze out the passenger window, your voice slicing through the quiet. "I heard you've been out and about with some other girl." My eyes flick from the road to you, a slow smirk curling my lips. "Some other girl?" I echo, the sarcasm in my tone undercut by the genuine warmth in my smile. "What you heard is true. But I can't stop thinking about you and me."