Falling Apart (Ziall Horlik)AU

Chapter 18

Zayn's POV

We were all sitting around a big table in a conference room at the hotel. Our whole management team, my lawyer and Simon on one side the five of us on the other. Niall was holding my hand under the table, while I nervously looked at the people looking through the contract I was going to end.

I can really say that the medication I was on now worked to keep me calm because I would definitely be having the worst anxiety attack of my life right now if it weren't for it. I also think that just having a small part of Niall comforting me was keeping me calm.

"So, we have another contract for you to sign. This one says you agree to not speak of any inside things of the management team, of how we paid you, the way shows and rehearsals were ran, but most importantly the personal relationships in this band. There are multiple things that you will be signing on, as well as agreeing to not get paid any more for upcoming events, albums or merchandise sold. You will also pay us over a million dollars for quiting the contract before it was fully fulfilled as well as compensation for the other members of the band that will definitely be taking a pay cut for your decision because they want to continue being One Direction. Also, you are not to talk to the media, fans or any other way of letting out why you left other than what we tell you to say. We have a flight for you to go back to London tonight and the news will be let out tomorrow. After the news is let out, you are not allowed to have contact with any of the boys for as long as possible. Phone calls are the minimum of what is allowed, but nothing else that could be leaked into the public is." David said, then slid over the rest of the papers to me. I let go of Niall hand to look through it, but he just rested it on my thigh.

"I'm willing to sign all of these except for the one about personal relationships." I told him and passed back that paper. David looked like he was going to kill me with his fingers, but I found that amusing. I'm not going to sign away my right of speech just to get out of this band.

"I think you'll rethink that if we out your pretty little boyfriend when he doesn't want us to." He told me lowly. Liam sat up straighter in his chair and gripped the table.

"You're using threats against him to get what you want?" Liam asked, then took the papers from me and started reading through them. Louis leaned over Liam's shoulder and read them too. Harry would let out a sniffle every once in a while and Niall would just pet my thigh soothingly.

"We're not using threats, Liam. We're saving you all from crashing and burning after this idiot leaves you guys." David hissed. Liam slammed the papers down on the table and stood up, his chair falling over behind him.

"What did you just call him?" He asked him coldly. I got all the papers I wanted to sign and signed them quickly, but I felt uncomfortable with the amount of cold tension between David and Liam.

"Right, idiot isn't very accurate. How about faggot? Is that good?" David said. I dropped my pen and looked up at the people across the table from me. Simon looked like he had just tried to swallow a golf ball, but Liam took further actions and jumped across the table faster than I could process what was going on.

Niall squeaked and stood up, Louis ran over to the other side to get Liam off of David, even though we all knew that he didn't want to. Harry stood up and ran out of the room in tears.

"Don't call him that!" Liam yelled as Louis and Simon pulled him off of David. I looked at the papers I signed and left them where they were. I got Niall's hand in mine and ran out the door with him. I didn't want to be in the room with that stuff. I signed the papers that I wanted to, so they can stop  calling me names and being ass holes to me.

Niall and I ran up to my room and locked the door behind us. I looked at him and he looked back at me with a desperate look in his eyes.

"You leave tomorrow." He told me like it all just sunk in fully. I nodded, then did the only thing I knew I wanted to do before I had to leave and not be able to see him for who knows how long. I took two quick steps to him and kissed him so hard. His hands moved up to my hair and pushed his face closer to mine.