For our beautiful boys sequel

Chapter two

Zayn paced around his office, his staff watching him. Waiting for him to say something. Anything.

'I don't believe this,' zayn finally said. It was the first time his staff saw him with genuine fear in his eyes. When zayn didn't even know how to solve a problem, the company knew they were in trouble.
'Its true,' his advisor said bluntly
He had never seen his staff look so angry at him.
'when this company crashes and burns I will not be here to see it,' a worker harshly spat
He got up with his briefcase
'I quit!' He declared
Zayn's eyes widened with fear, his staff had lost confidence and trust in him. He had made a fatal mistake, a mistake that would most likely cost his company.
A few other workers followed the worker's lead and walked out.
'No please don't go!' Zayn begged
'You caused it and now you have to fix it only when you fix it will we be back,' Another worker said bluntly.
There were only a handful of zayn's workers left, they looked at him sceptically.
'I hope you have a plan,' Ruby said
'I will fix this, I promise,'

Niall was not the type to get angry, that's why zayn wasn't so scared about telling his husband. Zayn hoped to get reassurance from his blonde haired loving husband. Niall had always been there through thick and thin, he would understand.

'YOU DID WHAT?!' Niall half-shouted. He knew zayn was in a tough place and it would not help if niall got angry but he couldn't help but be shocked.

The Malik company had been threatened by a woman named Stacey. Zayn foolishly let the most important documents of the company get into the hands of Stacey she also had tricked Zayn into signing something that could ruin the business, she now could potentially take over the business and leave Zayn with nothing.
'How did it happen?' Niall asked
'I..was tricked,' zayn breathed
'When will she claim the business?' Niall asked, he put a protective arm around his husband.
'Thankfully not soon, she will wait till spring when our sales go up then she will claim everything,'
'Shit!' Niall said getting up and putting his hands through his hair.
'can't you get your lawyers in?'
'No, they can't help us if she has the files,' zayn said

Niall started gently massaging zayn, trying to be comforting.
'Its okay we will solve this. We always do,'
'I'm meeting with her tonight. She lives in the caravan park,' zayn said
'She's a traveller?' Niall asked quite surprised.
'Yes and she outsmarted me,'

The two men walked to the dining room, zayn started cracking some eggs and making him some food. He liked to cook when stressed, last year when his tax revenues were in, the family ate like kings every evening.

'I'll come with you tonight,' niall suggested 'when you meet with her, maybe she will be more intimidated if there's two of us,'

'No I appreciate that you are trying to help but I think you should stay with the boys when they get home, I don't think they should know about this,' zayn said
'They are 14 and 15 now, they can handle it,'
'I know...it's just...I don't want to s
'I really think I should come I'm worried-'
'Ill be fine,' zayn said

As if on cue the two boys came dashing through the door, laughing their heads off. Their happiness contrasted to the morbid scene inside the house.
Niall could not help but laugh when his children did, it was infectious.
'Papa what are you doing home so early ?' Harry asked
Zayn shot niall a look because niall looked like he was going to tell them the real reason why.
'Just.' Zayn shrugged
Zayn kissed his two boys on the head and walked upstairs gloomily.
'Whats the matter with papa?' Harry asked
Niall fiddled his thumbs and then changed the subject.
'Harry you have grazed your leg let me put a plaster on it,'
'He fell over again,' louis said jokingly rolling his eyes
Harry looked defensive though.
'I am not a baby I don't need a plaster,' harry said
Niall raised his eyebrows 'not even your harry potter themed plasters I know that you love them,'
It pained harry to refuse them 'my body will do the healing,' harry declared
Louis laughed at Harry's tough guy demeanour he was going for, he hoped that harry knew there was more to being tough than refusing a harry potter plaster.