Slowly Falling

Chapter 14

{Perrie}

I was nervously tapping my desk, thinking abut what Zayn was called into Mr Lewis' office for this morning. I mean, surely he couldn't be firing him, he had one last chance left, and we wasn't late. If Zayn got fired, I don't know how I cope. Zayn's my rock at work. Whenever I'm stressed out, I can always rely on him to calm me down. If he wasn't here, I'd just... well I don't know. 

At lunch, I waited outside Zayn's office, and noticed he wasn't there. I figured he'd already gone down to the fire escape so Jade and I both made our way down there. He wasn't there either. I had a quick smoke, before chipping out the nicotine stick before it reached the butt. Jade went and got her lunch, and I went and searched for Zayn. I approached his office, and peered in the window, and noticed he was sitting at the desk, doing absolutely nothing. 

"Hey baby, what's up?" I said, opening the door. I entered his office and went over to him, my bum perched on the edge of his desk. 

"Nothing. I'm fine. You had your lunch yet?" Zayn acted. 

"Zayn. I know when there's something wrong with you. What is it? Tell me what's wrong" I said as he stood up. 

"There's nothing wrong. I'm fine" he lied again. 

"What happened with Mr Lewis this morning?" I asked, Zayn's eyes left mine and he looked down. "Did he fire you?" Zayn shook his head. "Then what's wrong?" 

"I got a promotion" Zayn said. My eyes widened.

"Zayn! That's great! Oh my god, I'm so proud of you" I said, pulling him into a hug. "But wait, why are you upset about a promotion?" I asked.

"Mr Lewis thinks I have the potential to be a boss. A boss of a different company. There's a great job up for grabs, perfect for me actually. I'd be a higher authority than Mr Lewis, and I'd be in charge of the entire company. There's just..." Zayn stopped and looked at me in the eyes. 

"There's just what?" I questioned. 

"The promotion, the new company.. is based in the United States" Zayn frowned and my face dropped. The USA? Zayn was being shipped off to the USA?

"America? You're going to America?" I stuttered, trying not to get upset. 

"I haven't accepted it yet. I wanted to talk to you first. I can't leave you Perrie" he sighed, leaning his forehead against mine. 

"How long will you be gone for?" I asked, holding back the tears that were threatening to fall. 

"The promotion lasts a year. I'd be gone for a year" Zayn answered and the tears in my eyes flooded out. 

"A year? Zayn.. I love you, and I really want you to take this opportunity, but a whole year? I can't last that long without you" I cried into Zayn's shoulder. 

"I know baby. But I was thinking... what if you came with me?" Zayn suggested, I looked up at him, my vision slightly blurred from the tears in my eyes. 

"Zayn you know I would. But everything I have is here. My apartment. My family. My friends. My job. I'd have nothing if I went to America with you" I responded. 

"You'd have me" Zayn whispered. 

"You know what I mean. I love you, and I couldn't think of anything better than to go to America with you. But I can't I'm sorry" I said, cupping his face with my hands. 

"Then I'll reject the offer. I can't go to America for a year, without you. I just can't" Zayn answered. 

"Zayn no. This is a perfect opportunity for you. You've always send to me you wanna be the leader of your own company and now you have that chance. You can't give that up, because of me. I'd feel guilty" I explained. I held Zayn's hand and his fingers intertwined with mine.