Make the Most of It

21. Doubts

The next morning I woke up under the strong arms of Zayn who was holding on to me as if there was no tommorow. I tried to wriggle of his grasp as slowly as I could so I wouldn't wake him. I hated leaving without telling him, but I didn't want to wake him and I had to go to work.

I took one last look at him and then slipped out the door, shutting it behind me. I grabbed a notepad and pen off the small table and just wrote him a note.

Had to go to work. I'll talk to you later. XOXO

I placed the note on the counter and then left his apartment. The weather was warming up really fast since it was already April and I realized that I still hadn't finished my line of clothing. It was probably because I had spent most of my time with Zayn. I guess things do really come back to bite you in the butt.

I went to my apartment to shower and get dressed and then I decided to stop and get coffee before work.

I walked into Starbucks and waited in line for someone to take my order. Aria popped out of nowhere and gave me a big hug. She had been taking on a side job here since she was trying to find another law management company to work with.

"Hey Nikki! I haven't seen you in forever."

"Yeah it's been a while."

"You want the usual?"

"Yup." She made my coffee and after I paid, she came to sit with me at one of the tables for her break.

"So what's new," she asked.

"Well I have another boyfriend," I said slowly.

"You are going through guy after guy. Two boyfriends in not even four months," she laughed.

"Yeah well I'm hoping this one will last. I really like him."

"So who's the lucky guy?"

"Zayn." As soon as I said that, worry flashed across her face. "What?"

"Um I don't think you should be going out with him Nikki."

"Why not?"

"I know we've let him into our friend circle, but I've heard some stuff about his past and they're not very good." I was confused as to what she was saying. What could possibly be wrong with his past? He said he'd told me everything.

"Maybe you're thinking of the wrong person," I suggested.

"If his name is Zayn Malik then you need to dump him." I felt offended by how she said it. It's not like she has the right to tell me who and who not to date. But, I tried not to let my anger out too harshly because I still loved her. So I just nodded and got up to leave.

"Alright I'll um see you later," I plastered on a fake smile and left as quickly as I could.

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After work, once I had gotten home, I was debating whether or not I should bring it up to Zayn. I wanted to know so badly what Aria meant but I didn't really want to talk to her and I didn't want to bother Zayn about it if it wasn't true in the first place. It could've just been gossip, I mean.

Suddenly I got a text notification from Zayn. It was as if he knew I was thinking about him.

Do you want to come over tommorow?

I thought about it. Of course I wanted to see him, but Aria's advice had really gotten to me. Maybe it would be best if I steered clear of him for a bit. Just until he was ready to tell me what was going on.