The Job (Ziam)

Chapter 4

Zayn took out his phone and messaged Louis.

Zayn: Lou, tomorrow's an office party. They said I can bring friends along so i'm inviting you and Haz.

Louis: Ooo okay! What time is it?

Zayn: Oh yeah, it's at 7:00 at Funky Buddha. We'll all go together.

Louis: Sounds fun! At least this way I'll get to see Mr. Hottie ;)

Zayn: Ayy eyes off my man.

Louis: Ofc I'm just kidding you donut. I love my Hazza bear <3

Zayn: Okay good. Now stop texting me. I'm tired.

Louis: Okie byeee

Zayn: Bye Lou

Zayn checked the time on his phone and it read 8:45pm. He shut his phone and headed to the bathroom for a quick shower. He entered the shower and turned it on. He first felt the coldness of the water but then it gradually became warmer and warmer.

He sighed as he thought about the party. What was he going to wear? How is he going to style his hair? Is it a formal party or an informal one? Too many questions floating around his head. He didn't even notice but he'd stayed in the shower for thirty minutes already thinking about tomorrow.

He got out of the shower in only a towel around his waist. He looked at himself in the mirror for a while before getting into bed. He always loved the feeling on getting into bed right after having a hot shower.

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He woke up to the sound of his alarm. Goddammit, he'd forgot to turn the alarm off for the weekend. He groaned as he switched it off and tried going back to sleep. After 15 minutes of tossing and turning in bed, he finally decided to get up and make some tea.

He glanced at the clock and it read 10:59am. He decided to head towards the bathroom for his morning regimen. After that he walked to his closet to find something casual to wear. Some grey sweatpants and a black t-shirt would work, he thought.

He had a lot of time to kill before the party so he decided to finish off some paper work that Mr. Payne had assigned him. His thoughts slowly went towards Mr. Payne. The way his name screams authority but in reality he's like a teddy bear, but like a really really hot one.

"Focus Zayn" he said to himself as he started reading the papers.

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Zayn heard the bell ring. He walked towards the door and opened it to find Louis and Harry all ready for the party.

"Guess who's ready to party? This guy right here!" Louis cheered and pointed towards himself as he walked in.

"Louis I'm only inviting you because I trust that you will not get drunk." Zayn said as he closed the door.

"Yeah, yeah." Louis brushed him off.

"Harry, I trust you to take care of this one." Zayn said turning towards Harry.

"I got you man." Harry said reassuringly.

"Thanks haz." Zayn smiled. He glanced towards his watch, "Okay lads, it's 6:50 so I think we should get going."

"Yep. We'll take my car." Harry said as he picked removed his keys from his pocket.

"Wait, do I look okay?" Zayn asked both of them. He chose to wear black jeans and a white t-shirt with a dark brown leather jacket on top. He decided to go for more of a casual outfit instead of a formal one.

"Yeah you look good Malik." Louis commented.

"Okay then, lead the way Tommo." Zayn said as he grabbed his jacket.

All of them headed out the door and sat in the car.

"Do you guys know the basic rules or do we have to go over them?" Zayn said, mainly referring to Louis.

"No getting drunk, no embarrassing you, no creating a scene- Am I missing something?" Louis said confidently.

"No and just don't embarrass me in front of my boss okay?" Zayn pleaded.

"Of course Z, don't worry about us." Harry said calmly.

Harry started driving and Zayn kept thinking about how to approach Mr. Payne. In order for Mr. Payne to like him, he has to make an impression and talk to him. What was he even going to say? As he thought, the car came to a halt.

"We're here." Harry said.