Just a minute (A Zayn Malik Fanfic)

Starbucks, Real faces and Knock Knock Jokes

A/N: I love this look of Perrie so this is what she is wearing today.

*Ashley's POV*

"Perrie! Where are you?" I said in an irritated tone on call, sitting at Starbucks, waiting for the usual late Perrie Edwards. "Traffic sucks babe. I will be there within 5 minutes!" She whined, "Pez you said half an hour back too!" I almost yelled on the phone.

Suddenly the door opened and Perrie entered in a hurry, looking like some Disney princess. She was a knee length navy blue dress with lots of make up and hair done perfectly. I was suddenly intimidated by her, I had put on a black, quarter sleeve button up shirt paired with dark blue denims and black, leather boots, my hair were left down.

"Really Pez?" I raised my eyebrows at her, she gave back a confused look, "You are wearing this on a casual coffee meet? You look like a Vogue model?" I half complimented, half mocked her. She squealed, "I look sexy? You know I was feeling so beautiful today morning so just wanted to dress up a bit!" She gave a toothy grin. This girl is so happy all the time, obsessed in her own world, having no troubles.

"I missed you Ash babeee!!!!" she cooed like a child and hugged me, being shorter than me, I appeared like a giant (A/N: Arushi this is our situation no? :P ) I hugged her back, "I missed you too Pezza." Seeing no hint of enthusiasm in my voice she pulled back with a frown. "What is bothering you Ashley? You are never so serious. I could sense tension in your voice yesterday also. What did Zayn do?" She asked seriously.

"He has done nothing Perrie but I-I..." unable to put my feelings into words I started to cry, something I have done a gazillion times in the last few days, in happy and in sad times. "Shh, relax okay? chill. What happen? tell me." She hugged me from one side, I took a deep breath and nodded.

I looked at the rings in my fingers, the Zashley one and the engagement one. I stroked my hand over the engagement ring, "We went to meet mom and the others at Bradford-" I sniffed, "Bradford? But your parents live in London right?" She asked, I shook my head, "Zayn's mom." I felt her nod.

"His dad broke in and cursed me being a British girl and his son being a Muslim boy and everything of that sorts. I knew that questions will be raised on me being an orphan but he behaved as if I was a disease, a disease that was so bad for his son. Don't orphan kids fall in love? And, I am not offended on that but, you know how serious Zayn is. He said that he would marry me and live here in London like we did all these years if uncle does not approve our relationship." I covered my face with my hands, "That is a good thing sweets." Perrie smiled.

"That is not a good thing Perrie! I cannot distant Zayn from his family for me Perrie, I mean his dad.", she nodded, "So what are you going to do?" She asked me, "I don't know Pezza!" I whined, giving up. "I can help you," She told me keeping her hand on my hand, I looked up at her with questioning eyes. She took a deep breath, "Break up with him." She said simply.

My entire world knocked down only by her words, I did not know what would happen if I actually did this. "Are you hearing yourself Perrie? I can never break up with Zayn!" I almost shouted, she tilted her head, "You broke up with him when he said slutty, um, whatever." She hesitated saying the entire word.

"Those were old times! I loved him but he was not my life. Today my entire world revolves around only Zayn!" I covered my left eye with my hand, "Get over him Ash. You are doing this for his good, for his happiness." Her words convinced me.

"You are-" I looked at something behind her and stopped mid sentence, everyone was here. Everyone as in, Zayn, Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, Ellie, Sophia, Eleanor and Niall's girlfriend Ariana Grande. "What happen Ash?" Perrie said observing my silence, "Don't tell anyone anything Perrie." I told her and she turned back with a confused expression.

Zayn looked up, "Baby!?" He said happily, melting my heart, I wiped my eyes and forced a smile. "What are you doing here with her love? You went to get the grocery right?" He said pulling me in a hug and I guess I saw him eyeing Perrie with disgust in his eyes, I nodded, "I saw Pez's car here and was carving for a coffee due to cold so I stopped to give her some company." I shrugged, he nodded and kissed my cheek. Every time he showered me with his love, a bit of me died because I was lying to him.

All of them hugged me and sat down, I looked at Perrie with requesting eyes and she nodded with a smile. Zayn sat next to me with his arm on my shoulder and Sophia sat on the other side with Liam. "How are you guys here?" Perrie asked them, "Ariana wanted to treat us so we are here." Louis said without giving much attention to her but answered as if he did so just because she asked or he wouldn't have even seeing her, I sensed some tension between Eleanor and Louis.

I noticed no one on the table hugged her or acknowledged her presence, there was some tension between them.

Sophia tapped my shoulder, "Um Ash can you please accompany me to the wash room? Actually my hair is a bit messed up, help me out please." She requested and I saw in her eyes that she wanted to talk to me, my phone pinged. I took it out to see a WhatsApp message from Sophia, "When I ask you to come with me to the wash room make some excuse and call Eleanor too xx." I forwarded the screenshot of the message to Eleanor and locked my phone and nodded, seconds later Eleanor's phone pinged and she looked up at us with a small nod. "Sure but for making your hair normal I need one more person, Eleanor come please!" I requested her, she nodded and all three of us got up.

"Niall!" We heard Ellie yell from the table, she looked at Niall with disbelief, "You ruined my white shirt!" She said pointing at the coffee Niall dropped while kissing Ariana. "Sorry!" He said sheepishly, she gave him a disgusted expression and excused herself from the table. "You all must stop treating me like a child, I am going to get married. I read the message you sent Eleanor." She said walking with us to the wash room while I looked back at Perrie motioning her to keep the boys busy, she nodded.

"What is wrong with you Eleanor?" I said as soon as we entered the wash room, she looked up at me with confused eyes, "What is wrong with me?" She repeated innocently. "Look at you! What happen? Briana?" I asked her she nodded with tears in her eyes.

"This stupid Modest Management wants me to put up a drama and ditch Louis so that later on they cook stories of this girl, Briana Jungwirth being pregnant with Louis' child even though she would only be hanging out with Lou and messing about with someone else, later if I want I can get back with him as all this will be fake. They are wanting all this so that they rubbish out the Larry Stylinson rumours making rounds." She was caterwauling as she hit her hand on the wall in anger.

"It is okay Eleanor! You can say no to it." I advised her as we hugged her, she shook her head, "They said they will throw Lou out of the band if I do not do what they want and I cannot kill his career for my sake." She kept her head on my shoulder and let the tears flow. "It is only for a matter of fact and at that time they will be on tour, you face time him daily and as much as I know Louis he loves you and will never ever cheat on you by doing anything with that Briana or any other girl." Sophia said giving her a little hope and she nodded.

"Happy girl!" I said and hugged her, she chuckled and hugged me tightly. "Now you miss," Sophia turned to me, I gave her a confused look. "Don't act so surprised Ash. You called me last night, I was asleep so I could not pick it up. Today also I am seeing you are lost somewhere else and I also know that you did not come here to catch up with Perrie but to talk to her. What happen?" She asked me.