Contracts (One Direction)

Chapter 11

I stood outside the conference room fingers on the door handle, "you don't have to do this, we can have someone else discuss this with them" I felt kelly's gentle touch on my shoulder, I shook my head no "this is my thing, you know? something i should have full control over I feel like I would be running away if I couldn't face them after messing a couple things up" she nodded her head and I took a quick breath and turned the door handle. 

All 5 boys of the band were sitting on one side of the table leaving a single seat for me on the other side, a couple managers on either side. I was met with cold stairs as I took my seat, I tried to match them  but I knew I was failing dreadfully. I couldn't look at them like that because they knew...they knew the real me. "so, we're here to discuss what's going to be happening.." I started, I made a mental note of how dumb I sounded because obviously they knew why they were there. "Go on" louis shot back. I rolled my eyes and felt my cheeks start to burn, I remember during summer how, as fun as it was to joke around and make fun of each other it was the worst when they all ganged up on me. "we'll start simple" I stated, "harry and louis can start sitting next to each other during interviews, signings, whatever-" surprisingly it was harry who interrupted, "what about eleanor? how much longer will she have to stay for?" I shrugged my shoulders, "you guys keep acting like that i'll make it longer than it has to be" 

Things got quite at that moment, no one looked at each other and then I met nialls eyes. Those ocean blue eyes that i've just been craving to stare at for the past few weeks, I wanted to look away and cry or run into his arms and cry, either way I wanted to cry. "Everybody out" his irish accent loud and clear in the big room. With look of confusion the other 4 boys got up and began to leave I stood up too not willing to stay and find out what was going on but before I could slip through the door it slammed shut and there we were, face to face, all alone. I swallowed the saliva that had built up in my throat and spoke, "what are you doing.." I almost whispered ,instead of answering he asked a question himself, "are you happy like this?" He had me cornered, i was gonna break at any second but I had to compose myself and get away. I looked him right in the eye, "yes, i'm very happy thank you very much" he sighed, "why haven't you been answering my calls, i've been worried sick, all the boys say you've gone mad or something..I just..I really miss you" he said brushing his fingers through my hair and I pulled  back hitting my body against the door.

"Don't" I whispered "I don't miss you, we can't be together.." I glanced up at him, he looked broken "I have to go" I opened the door and walked as fast as my heals would let me go, I stepped into the elevator and pressed the button to go down to the lobby. Before it closed a watery eyed niall ran in and kissed my for head before just as swiftly jumping out. The doors closed, and my tears fell.

I cursed at myself for not bring sunglasses as I tried to hide my tear stained face from the papz as i got into my car, kelly wasn't that far behind, "you okay?" she asked I nodded my head but I was lying.  I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep for a while "woah! hey your nose is bleeding!" I shook out of my day dream and touched around my nose, and of course my fingers were bloody "stop the car!" I screamed. I jumped out of the car and felt sick, I couldn't breathe and my eyes got watery, I gagged a little but nothing came out, kelly handed my some tissues as i sat back into the car "great way to greet london yeah?" I joked. She didn't buy it, "are you sure you're okay?" I nodded my head as much as I could "yeah just a little stressed i'm fine i'm fine" 

I truly was fine, the nose bleeds and almost puking were normal when I was stressed out and worried the problem? over the next month I was having 2-3 nose bleeds a week. October passed by  smoothly as for the plans of "outing" the boys. They seemed happier and that made me happy. 

It was nearing the end of october and I was in my office with my lawyer looking over the contract again, "so what you're saying is if I were to quit my position the boys could breach the contract because there's no one there to enforce it?" the lawyer nodded his head, "oh my god!" I started jumping up and down, "I can't believe this!" I dialled kelly, "come to my office quick!" and hung up. "miss it's still not that simple" i sighed "why not? what's the worst that could happen at that point?" he looked down at the piles of papers "the board could sue you, you'd lose all your money, and well of course you'd lose your job" I bit my nail "it'd be worth it" I looked up and smiled as kelly walked in, "good news! i think we found a loophole!" she squealed "yayy!! omg so what's the plan?" 

"well do the boys have any bog venues coming up?" she opened her planner and flipped through november "madison square on december 3rd " I smiled, looks like there's only one more month until this is all over. I pulled out my iphone and started a group chat with niall,liam, and zayn. For the first time in months I felt a rush of reliefe flow through my veins. It felt good.