Back and Forth

Chapter Nineteen

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"Screw this," Zayn mutters and pushes past everyone and exits out the back door. Luke follows him and I'm left with Harry and Niall.

"You okay?" Niall asks.

"Yeah," I bite my bottom lip, not looking at either of them. I don't want to cry in front of them.

"He isn't angry at you, he is angry at Jason," he tries to assure me. Little does he know, Zayn hates my guts.

"It's fine," I mumble. "Could one of you take me home?"

"Yeah, I will," Niall says. "Let me just go get my keys."

I nod and stay still as he goes to get them. Harry stays with me and just looks at me with pity. It's not the first time they've witnessed Zayn and I fight and it most likely won't be the last.

"I'm ready, let's go," Niall swings his keys on his pointer finger.

....

"Thanks for the ride Ni," I tell him with a slight smile.

"Wait," he stops me from getting out of the car. "Remember when you told me how you thought Zayn was falling out of love with you? Like two months ago?" he asks.

"Yeah," I nod indicating that I remember.

"Well, in all fairness, I don't think Zayn is falling out of love with you," he says.

"What do you think?" I ask him.

"I think he loves you, but he doesn't know how to deal with it. Zayn's never been one to express his feeling easily," he says.

"We never fought this bad as we did this past year. So he didn't love me the first two years?" I ask, confused at what he is trying to say.

"That's not what I meant. All I'm saying is maybe Zayn thinks he doesn't deserve you."

"Niall you're not making any sense," I sigh confused at what he is trying to say

"Nevermind," he shakes his head. "You going to be okay alone?"

I'm okay all the other times.

"Yeah, I'll be fine."

"Are you sure? I could come in for a few minutes?" he offers. I want to be alone, but then again I don't. If I'm alone I'll end up crying and feeling like complete crap.

"That'd be nice," I say, deciding I could use the distraction.

Niall smiles and we both get out of the car. When I open the door barking erupts through the darkness and Niall clutches onto me. I chuckle a little and turn the lights on. Sugar comes running up to us and I pick her up.

"When did you guys get a dog?" Niall asks, his hand over his heart.

"She was an early anniversary present from Zayn," I tell him, rubbing Sugar's head.

"Oh sweet," he murmurs. I put sugar back down and walk into the kitchen.

"You want something to eat or drink?" I ask the Irish dude, grabbing myself a bottle of water.

"Do you have orange juice?" he asks. I nod and pour him a glass. "Thank you."

"So how long do you guys have off?" I ask. Zayn never tells me any of this stuff.

"Four months," he says. "I think Zayn is doing some promotion in those four months though, that's not really my specialty, so I don't really know. I just play guitar and look pretty."