Always Come First

Chapter Nine

"Love, common wake up now." whispered Eleanor as she shook Brea's shoulder. "I've only been gone for 5 minutes, and you've dozed off." she chuckled as Brea wiped her eyes. She yawned and stood up, walking around to stretch her legs.

"Thanks for coming back. I just need someone to listen."

"I'm all ears. Here, I brought some tea for you. Let's sit in the hall, so we don't wake your friend."

Brea took the mug, and led Eleanor out into the hall. She sunk to the ground, and brought her knees up and wrapped her arms around them.

"What's the matter dear?" asks Eleanor, and she seats herself beside Brea.

"Well, nothing really. I know Abbie is going to be fine. Like, it looked pretty bad, but I trust the doctors and everything, but I'm not so sure about her. She doesn't seem like the motherly type. I know once the baby is in front of her, she will fall straight in love. But until then, she will seem uninterested and ... well, resentful." Brea pauses, and takes a sip of tea. "This is good tea by the way."

"Thanks, I always make some on my breaks." Eleanor responses with a smile.

"Anyways, back to my issues. And then there's Zayn. You might have heard me before when I was talking to Abbs, but Zayn and I just got engaged today. I love him, more than anything, but he's basically a player. He can't help himself I suppose."

Eleanor cuts in. "No no, if you guys are getting married, he better be totally committed to you."

"Oh trust me, I've told him that. And I know he tries. But even today, once we got here, I noticed him looking at that blonde nurse."

"Perrie? Don't you know about them?"

Brea looks up, shocked. "Excuse me? 'Know about them'?'"

"Yeah, they dated like 5 years ago or something."

"Hmm, he never mentioned it."

They hear the light sound of footsteps, and they glance down the hall to see Josh walking over.

"Hey girls, how's Abbie doing?" he asks.

"She's fine. Sleeping now." answers Brea, feeling her anger rise inside of her because of Zayn.

"Alrighty. Well, I'm going to slip home, grab a shower and get a change of clothes and other necessities for Abbie. She isn't going to like staying here for very long, so I might as well do what I can to make her happy." Josh leans down and plants a kiss on the top of Brea's head. "Be good you."

Brea laughs darkly. "I'm always good."

"Yeah right." he answers, poking his head in to see Abbie. He grimaces, turns on his heel, and heads towards the main door.

"So back to Zayn then. How did he and Perrie meet?"

"I'm not exactly sure. Possibly when they both modeled."

Brea leans back, hitting her head hard on the wall behind her. She knew that Zayn had modeled years ago, but she had no idea that he dated a model. It made her feel ugly in comparison to Perrie.

"Oh hun, don't feel so bad." soothes Eleanor as she rubs Brea's arm. "She's one of my friends, but I will admit she doesn't seem like she would be very good in a relationship. She cheats and lies. Like, when she and Zayn were together, we were just starting nursing school. She did modeling on the side, but when she wasn't working or on the platform, she was with a guy. And not always Zayn."

Brea just stays silent, mulling over the new information.

"But hun, believe me when I say that Zayn would never cheat on you. He may look at other girls, and think it would be nice to try out other girls, but he isn't a cheater. He lost it when he found out Perrie cheated. And if anyone sees the way he looks at you, they would know he is completely and totally in love with you."