Hold Me (Sequel to Save Me) A One Direction Fanfic

XXIII

One Week Later:

The car ride was quiet. Zayn yawned as he rested his head on the seat trying to fall asleep, he couldn’t though as his brain worked overtime refusing to shut off.

“Pst!” Niall kicked him from the next seat over as Zayn sleepily looked over to him. Liam asleep on his chest. “You look tired mate. You should get some sleep.” Niall whispered as he rubbed his hand through Liam’s hair. Zayn tried not to roll his eyes at the two of them, unimaginably tangled together in the back bench seat of the van.

“I can’t sleep.” Zayn whispered back.

“You haven’t slept much in the past week bro, are you alright?” Niall whispered observantly.

“I’m fine.” Zayn lied.

He hadn’t been sleeping well, Niall was right, ever since Perrie last visited him he had been hoping she would make another appearance. Unfortunately she hadn’t and Zayn found himself losing sleep not wanting to close his eyes in case she did show herself.

“I think you should call her.” Louis blurted out from the row in front of Zayn.

“I’m not calling her.” Zayn groaned for the millionth time that week. “She doesn’t want to hear from me.”

“How do you know?” Louis asked twisting around so his chin was now on the back of his seat.

“That’s a fair question mate.” Niall agreed with Louis.

“Will you two drop it?” He snarled.

“Ok, ok.” Louis conceded as Niall too fell silent. Zayn reached into his pocket pulling out his phone checking the screen for updates.

He could call her, but how do you even begin a conversation like that? He sighed shoving his phone back into his pants pocket as he slipped his headphones over his ears cranking the volume on his iPod up.

Finally they pulled into the driveway of the flat as Zayn and the rest of the lads plus Paul climbed out of their seats milling into the living room.

“Alright Zayn and Harry, you have tomorrow off. Louis, Liam and Ni you have radio interviews. Then on Friday you two will be doing radio interviews all day promoting the new album while Louis, Liam and Ni have the day off. Come Saturday we fly out for Los Angeles to start the third leg of the tour.” Paul announced to them in the middle of the living room. “Enjoy your days off, by the look of you lot I say you need it.”

They all smiled thanking him as he made his way to the door leaving them for the night.

“God, more interviews… How many did we do today?” Harry asked tiredly.

“Felt like 20.” Liam groaned as he stretched up against Niall on the couch.

“At least they are radio interviews right? That way we can look like shit.” Louis joked.

“Too bad we all don’t have the day off together.” Niall complained.

They all murmured in agreement.

“Well I’m beat, I’m going to bed.” Liam yawned looking over to Niall who nodded. “Yea, me to Leemo, right behind you.”

The two of them walked out of the living room together, hand in hand as they made their way to Niall’s room.

Zayn followed them down the hallway walking sleepily towards his room. Thank god the twins were with his mother, he could barely keep his eyes open. The bed was warm as he pulled his sheets over his head falling asleep instantly for the first time in a week.