Will straightened as the question took him aback and he blinked repeatedly as Zayn's words finally sunk in."How do you know about Zee?" "You mumbled the name in your sleep and kept tapping and asking for where she was," he replied and Will puffed his cheeks at his habit. "Guess I was right then," Zayn's eyes fell back on his laptop. "Is it okay to be so bent on a 'fling'? Seems to me like it could be more than that."Will scoffed and let out a chuckle before saying,"Actually, Zee... Is not my fling, but a plushie." Will said and Zayn stopped typing, his head turned towards Will and he opened his mouth to say something but he stopped mid-way and stared back to his screen."You should've said that earlier." Zayn said in a low tone and Will let out a soft laughter. "Why search for a plushie anyway?""I can't help it, it's my source of comfort,""A plushie?""A plushie." Will repeated with a nod. It wasn't just any plushie, it was his companion for nine years, at the times he felt lo
Thirty minutes earlier, they got back to the hotel and Zayn sat at the edge of the bed with a tired groan as his hand pressed on his shoulder."You go ahead and hit the bath," he said "Don't you want to go in first?""it's fine, I'm beat. Wake me up when you're done." Zayn replied and with that he slumped back on the bed and his eyes went shut."Alright, I'll be quick then." Will said and made his way to the bathroom as he decided to let him be for the minute. Taking a warm bath and getting changed, he walked out to find Zayn sound asleep. He walked up to him and moved to give him a tap but he stopped, listening to the soft sound of his breath, he decided to let him be for a few minutes more."Sorry you didn't get enough sleep 'cause of me," he muttered with a smile and the buzz of his phone caught his attention. He went over and picked it up to see a message, the credited numbers he could see made his eyes widen as he knew immediately who the culprit was. His uncle was at it again.
Will raised his head and swallowed as he sat only a breath away from Zayn who kept staring at him, he wondered if Zayn's hand had slipped but what bothered him most was what pressed against his lower body. It was dangerous."Ah sorry, I..." Will said as he pulled back to get up but Zayn's hand curled down his waist and held him down. He blinked as he could feel his mind slowing down. "What are you..."Zayn sat up and Will's eyes widened as the distance between them closed up and he found Zayn's stare swallow him up."Uh... this is-" Will spoke as he withdrew his head slowly but the grip around his waist tightened and Zayn pulled him back in and Will felt his ears heat up as their bodies clashed. "You can't possibly be planning to leave after getting me like this?" Zayn said in a low voice and Will couldn't tell if it was just in his head or the closed distance made his voice sound deeper. "Huh?" was the only word Will could utter and Zayn's head fell on his shoulder as he let out a
Will stared wide-eyed in a daze as he sat on the couch with his legs crossed between his thighs as the moment kept playing back in his head. He glanced at the clock to see it was already some minutes past four, he couldn't get a wink of sleep, but on the otherhand Zayn was passed out like a log of wood."How could he sleep so well after all that?" he muttered in disbelief, a wave of regret filled him again and he let out a soft groan as he ruffled his hair in frustration.He couldn't help the thought that he had the chance to push Zayn away, he could've avoided it, all he had to move away and make Zayn pass it off as a joke... but he didn't.And that happened.He'd never been so disturbed even after a nightstand so why couldn't he get this out of his head?! He pulled his legs up in a hug and buried his head before mumbling."I still can't be this easily moved even after nine years." His fear wrapped him up and he could feel himself being sucked in by an emotion he hated, he shot up a
"That's why I'm scared. I know he isn't the type to hold a grudge, we were just able to patch things up and there might be a chance he could overlook this... but there is also a chance it could take a bad turn. The fact that there is still a chance for that makes my stomach turn, why do I keep overthinking things?!""It's just proof that you care, so I guess you have your answer to the question you've had for the past nine years,"Will raised his head at his words and his heart clenched up, he'd been avoiding it with the thought that it was just one of the fleeting emotions that come and go without a warning, but the action in the room clearfield things up. His rule of not going for the straight one shattered in a second."Even nine years isn't enough to get over it," he mumbled"I told you it wouldn't be that easy. Tell you what, first take a deep breath, it'll be fine okay? I understand what you're going through right now and I wish I could help but sadly all I can do is cheer you u
Zayn picked up his phone as he tried to stay calm, there was no sign of Will in the room but his things were still in place. He gave Will a dial as he let out a sigh to assure himself everything would be okay once Will picks up his phone... but there was no reply.He didn't want to be such a worrywart but he couldn't help it, his mind was everywhere and he felt restless. He couldn't wait in the room any longer, he strode towards the door and swung it open."Ah!" Will yelped as the door came in contact with his face with a bang."oh sorry," Zayn rushed closer and pressed on Will's hand that cupped on his forehead. "Are you okay?""Yeah..." Will winced "...or maybe not, Ouch!" His brows squeezed as he felt the shock in his head."Let me see," Will dropped his hand to give Zayn a better view, he gently rubbed over it as the spot had gone red."I hope it doesn't swell,""Don't worry it's not that bad," Zayn replied while staring at the obviously red spot."Where were you rushing to anyw
The third day of the trip went by smoothly, visiting the branch they had established in the area and overseeing the run of the products and the maintenance of the building. Satisfied with he had seen, they were able to round things up early and fly back to their main branch. The flight back was also casual, being updated with his meetings and conferences, getting a little work done and flying back safely. It was the best situation one could ever ask for,but not currently for Zayn.It felt too casual, because he knew something was up with Will but he just couldn't put his finger on it.When they arrived, Will decided to go the rest of the way on his own but Zayn insisted on going with him because it was late. After a while of Will not being able to shake Zayn off, they made their way to his house. They came to a stop at an apartment and Will got out."Thanks for the ride, you can head home now," Will said casually and turned to leave but he heard the door close up and turned to see Za
Zayn stared at the projector that revealed the sales of their products in the past few months as all eyes in the conference room fixated in the same direction. With his legs crossed and his arm rested on the chair, he pressed on his lips as he studied the graph carefully. "...with the launch of our new produce we are guaranteed increase in our sales and revenue." the staff concluded and all heads turned in Zayn's direction. The room went silent and they all waited anxiously for his comments. He straightened with a sigh and looked to his right at a middle aged woman who was in charge of marketing."Mrs. Gerald, what's your say on this?" he asked and she straightened"Well sir, I'll say the product could be considered one of our best, the design is classy and quite refrained, it's textile and durability is another great stat of it. Just what the customers would love to see," she said with a smile and then her brows furrowed as she added admittedly "...but it seems the limited color of