Different Sides Of Us (Sequel to Hired For Malik)

Chapter Eighteen

Zayn's Point Of View

My eyes met Annie's glare, and chills ran up my spine. If looks could kill, I would most likely be dead by now. The boys refused to meet my gaze as they looked towards the ground. Perrie was holding onto Harry's shirt tightly, as if she was afraid. As if she was afraid for me.

Liam walked in the door and slammed it behind him,"You have some nerve." My body was pushed up against a wall. Turning my head to the side, I shut my eyes and sighed, catching my breath. Anger pulsed through me, and I knew making a scene with Liam would not help my case at all.

Gently pushing him off of me, I walked over to a chair and sat myself down. Nothing was said, and I was guessing Annie was wondering how to approach the subject and my behavior. Though it seemed that I had nothing wrong.

"Can we just get on with my punishment?" Annie was taken back by my sudden question. "What now? Want me to take Perrie out to some fancy place with loads of cameras and no privacy? Better yet, I'll leave Lindsay alone! Come on, Perrie, let's start now." Rolling my eyes, and began to untie my shoes.

While I was looking down at the ground, Annie's heels were in my view and I looked up at her. "There is no need for your sarcasm, Zayn. It is unappreciated and unprofessional." 

Kicking my shoes off, I propped my hands behind my head and relaxed,"I'll act professional when they leave." Jerking my head towards the boys, signaling I wanted them to leave.

Harry, stepping in front of Perrie like he was protecting her in some way, spoke,"Zayn, we're apart of this as much as you. We're not leaving."

Chcukling to myself, I glanced over at Annie who looked like she wanted to pluck my eyes out,"Why am I even here? What the hell did I even do wrong?"

"You were seen with Lindsay." Someone growled. Perrie spoke with much force, it made me care for her a little more and feel sorry for what I did. But only for a second.

"Sorry for taking care of a friend, sweetheart." Something flashed in her eyes for a second, but it was gone the next. "I'm sure you would do the same."

"Don't talk to your girlfriend like that!" Harry exclaimed.

Standing up, my fist grabbed the collar of his shirt,"Says you. Why don't you stop protecting her?"

"Not my problem she's afraid of you."

That's when I broke. My fist collided with Harry's jaw. He was shocked, Perrie was shocked; everyone was shocked. Even I was. Stepping back, I let go of him and let everything that I had done sink in. I had hurt one of my closest friends. "Just tell him why we're all here, Annie." Perrie cried out. She was busy mending Harry's bloody lip, pressing a towel to it.

Annie's voice came out shaky,"We're here to save your image." Raising my eyebrow, I nodded at her to continue. "You're being seen as a cheater whenever you're with Lindsay, and leaving her apartment tonight was not the best thing to do at a time like this."

Sighing, I pinched the bridge of my nose,"I only did it because she was in need of help."

"And I understand that, I do." Shuffling of paper was what I heard, and a packet was handed out in front of me. "We need to get rid of that image. And the only way to do that, is to get Lindsay out of the picture completely somehow. And we have a solution for that."

It all clicked slowly together. To get rid of the cheating image I now held, I had to secure that my love for Perrie was real and that Lindsay and I were only friends at that.

My eyes widened at the input Annie had and I stood up, knocking my chair down in the process,"No, I won't. I will not get married to her." Pointing towards Perrie. Tears threatened to spill from her eyes, but I gave no sympathy towards her.

"It's the only way, Zayn. I'm sorry." 

My fingers grasped onto my hair before punching them at the wall,"No, you can't force me to marry her. I won't do it. Isn't there anything else? I won't talk to Lindsay anymore, I promise." 

A hand rested on my shoulder,"But the pictures of the two of you still remain. We'll announce the engagement a week from today." The sound of a closing door clicked, and Annie had left. The stack of paper laying on the table was there for me to sign, a pen mocking me as it laid on top of it.

Sitting on the edge of the hotel bed, I pressed my hands to my face. This could not be happening. They can't actually force me to marry her. Maybe engaged to her, but not actually married. Right?

"Zayn, I'm sorry about all of this. I know you don't want to do this at-" 

Lifting my head up, I gawked at her,"And you're willing to do this?"

Her voice cracked,"I-I mean, I love you. And you love me. We should try and be happy about this, right?"

Shaking my head, I picked myself up and headed towards the door,"You can speak for yourself, but I am no where near happy about this at all."

"Zayn, you still have to sign the papers." Her voice trailed off. Walking backwards, I yanked the pen out of her hand and scribbled my name on the line. "Happy? Now we can be together forever!" 

A single tear slipped out and rolled down her cheek, but I pretended I didn't notice. My hand rested on the door knob, and I twisted it open,"Where are you going? This is your room, Zayn." 

Liam.

I gave him a smirk,"I'm going to go back to Lindsay's place."

His hands formed tight fists, as he took a step closer to me,"I don't think that's such a good idea."

Crossing my arms, I took a step out into the hallway,"Why don't you go kiss Annie's ass, and tell her how happy you are to be under her control, alright? Make sure you tell her I said hello again!" 

Slamming the door in his face, I sprinted towards the stair case hoping not to get caught.

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A/N

I can't tell you how badly this sucks. Like, really bad. I just wanted to give you an update badly. 

In this, if you're confused, Perrie and Zayn do really love each other. And their relationship is partially real, other than when management controls it. And the engagement is when management controls it, so he's basically pissed about it.

Hope that clears a lot of things up if it does! And right now, I'll be working on the next chapter!

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-Taylor xx