Love Me Like You Do - A Zayn Malik AU

Chapter Twelve

My head pounds as my alarm wakes me up. My eyes open and adjust to the light shining through the curtains.
I roll over again and stand up to walk towards my bathroom. After doing everything that I need in the bathroom, I walk over to my closet and put on a pair of jeans with a vintage pattern, a peachy top, a white blazer and a pair of bangles. 
At last I put on my flats and my chunky earrings. I have an appointment with the people that I am going to assign for the jobs. I blow dry my hair and apply some makeup.

I walk downstairs. Rose is at Lance's house obviously. Jacob is still in his bed. Mother is still in her bed as well. I believe dad is in his meeting.
When I am in the office, I get the file with documents. I take my phone and put it in my bag. I spot a little note on the table. Breakfast in the hotel, Dad
I smile and then walk towards the hotel to meet him there.

I see him reading the newspaper when I walk inside. He smiles when he sees me walking towards the table where he is seated. "Good morning." I say when I have reached him. "Have you slept well?" He asks as I sit down in front of him. "Yes." I pour in some tea for myself since he already has some. "Have you?" I ask him. He nods and then we eat breakfast.

When we are finished, we talk some more and then he has another meeting. I let Peter clean the table and then order a water. Then Christian, the first applicant arrives I stand up and meet him. "Good morning." He says and I say the same.

During the conversation, I realize two guys walk inside. Liam and Harry. I give him the papers and he fills them in. He hands them back to me when he has signed them and I do the same. "Congratulations." I say and then he smiles. I give him his schedules. I then shake his hand. He smiles. "I will see you soon." I say.

When I am done with all of the contracts and applicants, I sit back in my seat. "Busy?" I hear Harry as he and Liam take their places. I nod and drop my pen on the file. "Don't you guys have a hangover?" I ask them raising my brow. "Lots of water and Advil." Harry says. "I don't drink." Liam says. "What about the others?" I ask. "Well, Louis is still asleep and Niall didn't drink. Zayn was so drunk!" Harry says a little too loud which makes everybody look at us since he is famous and everybody knows about them being his friends. The gossip magazines will be full with this news.

"Would you like to order something?" Mike asks us. I look at Harry and Liam. "An espresso, please." Harry says and then Liam answers. "Cappuccino." I think for a moment. "Green tea, please." I say and he writes down the orders on his little notepad. "What are you going to be doing today?" Liam asks. "Well, I am going to be helping the new applicants with their job." I answer and then sigh. They nod. "And you?" They laugh. "Well, when the others are awake, we were planning on movies and clubbing." Harry says. 
"Sounds fun." I say. Mike comes with the orders. He sets them down in front of us and then leaves. Liam's phone rings and he smiles at the screen. Harry smirks when he sees the caller's ID.

He walks off for a moment to get the call. Harry laughs and sips from his coffee. "Who is that?" Harry laughs again and then leans closer. "It is his soon-to-be girlfriend." He says emphasizing the world, girlfriend. "Soon-to-be?" I ask. "They are beginning a relationship." He says. I look over at Liam, who has a very big smile on his face as he walks back to us.  He sits back down and then puts his phone away in his pocket. "What's wrong?" His smile fades as he looks at Harry who is still smirking. "Nothing." Harry looks on his phone which makes a little noise. "Zayn is awake. He is coming this way now." He says with a smile.

The files are in my bag when Zayn arrives. His bodyguard is walking behind him and takes a seat at the table next to us. Zayn sits down in of the empty chairs at our table. I see Peter and all the others faces look up at him. "W-would you like to order something?" Peter asks him when he arrives at our table. "Yes, please." He says. "A black coffee, please." Peter writes it down and I order a drink. "Good afternoon." He says followed by a yawn after Peter has left. I can tell that he wished he had slept longer. "Finally awake, mate." Liam says with a laugh. "Yes, duh." Zayn says with a laugh. "Are we going to be eating lunch here?" Zayn asks. Harry nods after we all agree. "Good because I am starving." Peter comes with the drinks and then asks if we want anything else. We get the menu cards. I look through the different lunches and decide on an Italian Sandwich. David comes back for our orders. Everybody orders and he writes all of it down.

I see Rose and Lance enter the restaurant. She looks a bit uneasy when she sees me. I know her well enough for her to feel guilty about her having a discussion with my mother. She always is but she is scared to go towards her, to say she is sorry. She smiles at me and then she walks towards an empty table with Lance.

Our food gets set down and we all begin to eat. Rose stands up and a couple of minutes later she comes back. Zayn has almost finished his food as Rose comes towards our table. "Enjoy your meals." She says and smiles. We thank her and then she walks back towards her table. When we are all finished with our meals, Harry speaks up. "I have to get going, I am meeting up with Louis and Niall." He says. We have all payed, say our goodbyes which leaves me and Zayn alone in the restaurant. "Are you okay?" I nod. "I am nervous for tomorrow." I tell him and he nods. "We are going to the movies." He says and I smile. The bodyguard follows us outside towards the car.