"-I really think their new project has the potential to be the next big thing. I know we're not sure of their credibility yet but I really believe they're worth the risk" Niall finished, making Liam hum as he nodded while overlooking the files.
"Just a few weeks in and you're already trying to convince me take risks," Liam said. "That's rather bold."
"Just go through their proposal again. We can call them for a pitch if you're interested and then you can make up your mind," Niall replied. "But I just have a really strong gut feeling about them and what they do."
"I trust your judgement" Liam paused.
"Schedule a meeting with them and ask them to prepare a presentation."
"You got it, boss." Niall smiled.
Liam was growing more and more comfortable in his position as the days passed. He and Niall had gotten closer, after working together for very long hours five days a week, and sometimes during the weekends too. Liam would even go as far as calling him a friend now.
Apart from Niall, the other employees were also slowly warming up to him, which Liam was grateful for. Liam had even hosted a dinner party at his place as a way to lighten up the situation and build a bond, which had seemed to work to some extent. Instead of blank faces, he was now being greeted by small smiles and cheerful good mornings.
Liam and Niall were once again working overtime, and at this point Liam didn't even care anymore. At least when he was working then he didn't have the time to think about Zayn. He was spending every bit of his energy in burying Zayn deep in his mind as to avoid consciously sulking about what happened.
No matter how much he tried, he couldn't seem to completely push him away. Especially at nights when he was alone in his bed, remembering how it felt to be laying down next to the other man.
How his arms would feel around Liam, how his breath would tickle his neck and how incredible it was to wake up to his soft kisses.
Just a week ago Liam saw the cologne that Zayn used in a store, and bought it during a moment of weakness. It still wasn't the same though. And Liam hated himself for missing something as stupid as the man's scent. That wasn't the only thing that kept reminding him of Zayn, though. Even small things like pancakes, the restaurant they first ate out together at or the song that was playing when he first got in Zayn's car... everything kept bringing back memories.
Liam closed his eyes before lightly shaking his head, as if trying to push Zayn out from his mind once again. Just when he was about to get back to work, his phone rang. Liam grabbed his phone from the table, his eyes widening slightly in shock as he stared at the name on the screen.
It had been seven weeks since the last time he spoke to Zayn. And now he was calling him?
Liam kept watching the phone ring, frozen. Niall turned to face Liam, furrowing his brows with a confused look on his face.
"You going to pick that up?"
Niall's question finally broke Liam out of his trance, as he decided to pick up the call. He was in half a mind not to, but he thought if Zayn was calling him after so long then it must've been important. His heartbeat quickened as he grew worried, hoping that Zayn was okay and not hurt or iin any sort of trouble.
Liam didn't say anything as he pressed the phone to his ear. After a moment of silence, Zayn finally spoke up from the other end.
"Liam?"
Liam's breath hitched at hearing his name
from the other man's lips. Until that moment, he hadn't even noticed how much he missed his voice.
Liam was definitely fucked as he realized, once again, that it wasn't just Zayn's touch that he missed. But every single thing about him.
