Secrets [Zarry]

Missed Calls

Minutes later Nicole and Harry arrived at the coffee shop, getting a table by the back door.

"It's so nice in here. Can I live here?" Nicole asked, looking around. "I could lay down in that booth over there. That'd be my bed. I could live off of the little cakes and everything."

Harry chuckled at her, so amused with her personality.

After they got their drinks, they drifted off into conversation.

Neither of them realized how quickly time was passing, too busy gossiping and laughing with each other.

"Hey, you said I was adorable meanwhile you look like you belong on a magazine. I bet you have girls and guys bugging you for dates all the time." Nicole said after a brief silence.

Harry couldn't help but laugh. "No, just one guy."

Nicole raised an eyebrow with a little smile. "Yeah? Tell me about him."

"His name is Zayn. We met when school started and from the time I first saw him I...you know, fell apart whenever he looked at me." Harry blushed.

"He's a sweetheart, and so beautiful. He always takes my breath away. He's an artist too, and he's really cuddly and has a thing for comic books." Harry continued.

"You say he's beautiful?"

"You have no idea." Harry smiled.

"Give me one." Nicole said, encouraging him to go into detail.

"His eyes are really big like yours except they're this....striking golden brown color. He's got the longest eyelashes on the planet, perfect tan, tattoos, gentle voice, great taste in clothes. All of that." Harry said.

Nicole seemed to be in a daze, smiling a little. "He sounds amazing."

"He is. I'm really lucky." Harry said, smiling even more as he thought about Zayn.

Then, his heart sank.

"I was actually supposed to um, hang out with him tonight." Harry said, hoping Zayn wasn't waiting for him.

He probably was.

"Want to make these to go? If I had a hot boyfriend waiting for me I sure as hell wouldn't want to be here." Nicole said, grabbing her coffee and getting ready to stand.

"Wait, let me see if he's actually waiting for me. He said he might be with a friend tonight." Harry said, getting his phone out of his pocket.

"It's almost ten?" Harry frowned, knowing he was usually home by eight-thirty at the latest.

"That explains why the employees keep looking over here." Nicole said, seeing they were the last customers there.

Harry saw multiple missed calls, two from his mother, one from Niall, and the rest from Zayn.

"I'm in trouble." Harry said, getting a bad feeling.

Nicole looked at him, practically able to feel his anxiety from where she sat.

"No you're not. Let's go."

Harry quickly followed Nicole back out to her car, choosing to text his mother rather than call her because of the time.

Plus, his phone calls with his mother were private to him.

He apologized in the text, telling her what happened and that he would call her first thing tomorrow.

"I'll take a short cut back to the restaurant." Nicole said, without a doubt driving over the speed limit.

"This guy isn't going to scream at you or anything is he?" Nicole asked, feeling at fault.

"No, he's not like that." Harry replied. "I'll just tell him we lost track of time, no big deal."

"I just feel bad. Kind of like I forgot about him which I never would. I love him." Harry said.

"Everybody makes mistakes. Like you said, no big deal. My best friend forgot me in a supermarket once but I'd die for her." Nicole shrugged.

Harry looked at her and chuckled. "You have a story for every situation."

"I really do." Nicole nodded.

They were back at the restaurant in no time, making their goodbyes quick.

"Wait, can we exchange numbers?" Nicole asked before Harry got out.

For a split second Harry wanted to just say no and leave as quickly as he could, mainly because of his anxiety.

"Um, yeah just put yours in I'll text you." Harry said, handing her his phone.

Nicole typed her number in, giving him his phone back with a smile. "Good luck."

"Thanks." Harry chuckled, getting out and going over to his car.

Even though it went against his principles, Harry called Zayn while he was driving home.

He was worried, he couldn't help it.

"Babe?" Zayn answered after the first ring.

"Hey, I'm really sorry we lost track of time." Harry said.

"Who's we? Where are you?" Zayn asked, sounding angry.

"I met this girl at work and we got along really well. She asked if I wanted to get coffee after work and I planned on it being a quick event but...we started talking and next thing we knew it was ten." Harry said.

"I'm on my way home now, I'm sorry."

"Tell me about this girl." Zayn said.

Harry blinked. "Um, well her name is Nicole. She's really funny, I like her. She works with me, Jackie got me some help until Charlie comes back."

Zayn was quiet.

"So...where are you? Please tell me you're not waiting for me, I already feel awful." Harry said.

"I came over around nine after I didn't hear from you. Then when Niall said he couldn't get you to answer I decided to wait at your place for a while. I just got back to the apartment." Zayn said.

"Oh, okay. Well you know I'm sorry and I didn't mean to make you worry or anything." Harry said.

"Yeah." Zayn said, not saying anything else.

Harry swallowed. "Are you mad at me?"

He heard Zayn sigh. "I can't be. I watched you forget to tie your own shoes and trip over the laces once. I know how you are."

Harry chuckled. "You know I love you more than anything. I just got carried away because I made a new friend. It was exciting."

"Well I'm laying here in my bed with something much more exciting than a new friend." Zayn spoke quietly into the phone.

Harry's smile vanished, and he got goosebumps.

"Really? Tell me more." He replied softly.

"Well, what I have is hot and so big. It'll make you feel so good when it's inside you."

"Zayn!" Harry scolded, his cheeks on fire.

"I ordered a large pizza to eat away my feelings of abandonment because my boyfriend forgot me." Zayn said, being playfully dramatic.

Harry laughed. "Seriously?"

"Yeah. The leftovers are in the fridge now though. I'm all that's in my bed and I need my babe next to me." Zayn said.

"Well I'm almost there, I'll see you when I get there okay?" Harry smiled.

"Okay, love you."

"I love you too."