Beat of My Heart (Zayn Malik)

Chapter 14; Hello and Goodbye

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~*Zayns POV

"Okay so I really have to ask you a question." I said.

"Yeah?" She asked swallowing.

"Uh," I looked down. "Uh do you wanna, maybe, uh, be-"

"We don't have all day Zayn!" She said.

"Zayn!?" A girl stood up from a table near us. I sighed. "Zayn Malik!" She screamed. Many girls from different tables stood up and crowded around our table screaming.

"Okay we gotta go." I said standing up and taking Tori's hand. We ran out if the door with the girls following. Girls standing outside on the street joined the group. We kept turning corners hoping the girls would die down or loose us.

Eventually we rounded enough corners that we lost them. We ran into the Walmart.

"Damn- That's an- every- day thing?" She asked out of breath.

"Every- other." I said. She took out her phone.

"Shit!" She said.

"What?"

"18 missed calls from my mom." She said. "I'm in deep shit."

"Did she leave any voice mails?"

"I don't know. Let me check." She did some tapping. She put the phone on speaker.

"Tori. I have to leave back to America. My boss is making me go. I'm leaving at four." Tori pressed the lol button in her phone.

"It's 3! Shit Zayn I have to go home!"

"I can get Paul to come get us..." I said takin out my phone and dialing his number.

"Hello?" He answered.

"Hey Paul," I said talking fast. "Will you come pick me and Tori up from Walmart? That fans chased us." I said.

"Yeah. Who's Tori?" He asked, I forgt they haven't met. I really am not sure of to answer that.

"Uh. A friend." I said.

"Okay I'll be there in five minutes." He said and hung up.

~*Tori's POV

When Paul showed up we got into the back of the car.

"Thanks Paul. Do you think you could drop is off at her house? By the way this is Tori." Zayn said.

"Hi." I smiled awkwardly. He smiled back through the rear view mirror.

"Sure. Address?" He asked. I told him.

"And we need to be there quickly." Zayn said.

"Okay." He said pulling away from the parking lot.

It was quit for a while until Zayn spoke up.

"What does your mom do for a job anyway?" He asked.

"I'm not sure exactly. I think she gives speeches." I said.

"And your dad?" He asked.

I swallowed. "Uh. He passed." I said.

"I'm sorry Tori."

"It's fine you didn't know." I said.

"Here we are." Paul pulled up breaking the awkwardness.

"Thanks Paul." Zayn said as we got out of the car.

I ran up to the door with Zayn right behind me. I opened it and ran inside. Mom was sitting on the couch with her suitcase packed sitting on the floor right next to her. She was talking to Rosie.

"Mom, why do you have to leave? So soon?" I asked tears brimming at my eyes.

"My boss. He's sending us in early." She said hugging me. "Now who's this?" She said letting go.

"Oh!" I exclaimed forgetting he was here. "This is Zayn." I said.

"Nice to meet you Mrs.Reed." Zayn said.

"Please. Call me Jane," she said smiling. "Is this the boy you have been talking about?" She whispered to me but it was pretty obvious to Zayn on what she said I could tell because he let out a chuckle.

I felt the heat on my cheeks.

"We'll it's 15 till so I should probably go." She said hugging me again. "I love you Tori." She smiled.

"I love you too."

"Shoot. I'm gonna be late!" She kissed my cheek and grabbed her bags. "Bye Rosie! Nice meeting you Zayn!" She yelled as she shut the door.

I huffed and sat on the couch. Zayn sat next to me and put his arm around me and rubbed me shoulder.

"Oh Tori," Rosie said. "Im sorry for this being last minute but I'm leaving to visit my son and his family tomorrow. You know grandma duties." She said. "Will you be okay by yourself?"

"Yeah I will. How long will you be gone?" I asked.

"A month at the most." She said.

"Okay. I'll be fine." I said wiping tears.

"Okay I'm going to go pack."

~*Zayns POV

I kept thinking about asking Tori but its just not right at the moment. It's been a stressful day for her.

"So what were you saying before we got chased out by all those girls?" She asked. Of corse she would ask with my luck.

"I don't remember." I lied.

"Oh."

"Well we should probably go get our cars." I said.

She agreed. Paul was still waiting outside. We got a ride from him to subway.

"Okay I'll see you later." I said hugging her.

"Sure." She smiled.

I got in my car and drive back to the complex. I went upstairs to my flat an unlocked the door. All the boys were in my living room just chillen.

"Why are you guys here?" I asked.

"You can't enjoy some company from your bestest friends?" Louis said.

I laughed.

"So...?" Harry asked.

"What?" I said.

"Did you ask her to be your girlfriend?" Niall asked eating the crisps from my kitchen.

"No." I said plopping down on the chair.

"Why? You were so determined." Liam said.

"Well, right when I was going to ask her some girls chased us down the road." I said sighing. "I am still determined though. I'm gonna do it."

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Well there it is! It's to cold to be typing I can't feel my fingers.

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