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Waves 🌊

ZAYN

There is a swelling storm
And I'm caught up in the middle of it all
And it takes control
Of the person that I thought I was
The boy I used to know
But there, is a light
In the dark, and I feel its warmth
In my hands, and my heart
Why can't I hold on?
It comes and goes in waves
It always does, it always does
We watch as our young hearts fade
Into the flood, into the flood
The freedom, of falling
A feeling I thought was set in stone
It slips through, my fingers
I'm trying hard to let go

It had been two months since Zayn and Joe ended things, things were looking up for Zayn more now. Him and Joe were in good terms and even met up a few times, sometimes for coffee and sometimes at a party of a mutual acquaintance. Joe had started dating a woman recently, a dancer and Zayn was happy for him. Joe deserved all the happiness he had and more. The only downside to all of this was that Joe teased Zayn about the Harry situation relentlessly. It was little nudges whenever Harry's name seemed to come up ( which happened too much for Zayn to cope with ) or when one of his songs would come on or they passed by a poster, it was little winks and innuendos that made Zayn blush to the high heavens.

Zayn had finally said it to himself enough that now he fully understood that in about 4 more months when the entire merch line for Harry's album was complete and Harry was about to drop his album and the design team wouldn't be in constant contact with said singer and Zayn would slowly fade into the background and be another person who had worked on one of Harry Styles' albums he would get over his little crush on the Cheshire native. He knew it was only because he has been working in such close quarters with the gorgeous man that his attraction for him seemed to grow to an extent that he was always thinking about him. He would get over it.

Which is exactly what he was telling Joe while they were sat on his couch with take out boxes and soda cans all over the place and a movie playing in the background that neither of them was paying attention to. It started off as a simple hangout but Joe wanted to prod at the Harry topic so now they were here.

Joe's only response to Zayn's very thought out explanation was, you don't know how things are gonna turn out to which Zayn just scoffed and went to get more soda. While in his kitchen he heard his phone start to ring, Joe let him know it was an unknown caller and Zayn asked him to pickup and put the phone on speaker. " Hello " what the hell?!?!?  Zayn knew that voice anywhere, Harry Styles had just called him. Thinking Zayn was a normal human being and didn't have his voice memorized Harry clarified letting him know that he was the one on the line. Zayn quickly rushed over and took the phone out of his smirking friend's hand and put it to his ear taking it off loud speaker even though that made Joe pout quite a bit. " Hey Harry, what's up? " " Oh I had to ask the reception at the label for your number but I just was wondering if you'd be willing to meet me tomorrow? There's just a few things I want to get checked, I mean I know that tomorrow is one of the only days you get off so it is actually completely okay if you say no but I was just curious-

" Harry, Harry" Zayn interrupted what sounded like very cute nervous rambling but he knew that wasn't possible cause why would Harry Styles be nervous asking him to meet ? And replied with, " I am down whenever you are, since you have my number now would it be okay for you to just text me the details? " " Yeah, yeah that sounds perfect. Thank you. "

After saying their goodbyes Zayn looks up to a grinning Joe only to tell him that it was official business Harry was calling him for and to not get any ideas. At the same time Harry looked up from his phone to the smirking faces of his three best friends. Liam had his face in his hands, Louis was trying to hold his laughter in while Niall was looking at Harry like he was an idiot.

Liam spoke first saying, " You idiot we told you to ask him out not ask to meet to discuss business." Louis and Niall spoke simultaneously, " What are you even gonna discuss you absolute walnut?" " And where are you gonna take him?"

Harry knew exactly where he was taking him but now he had to come up with questions about his merch for the guy he had finally come to terms with crushing on for the past few months.

Zayn recieved a text from the number he had recently saved as " Harry " which in and of itself was crazy to him -
Harry- 12:30 , Beachwood Cafe.

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AN- I am so so so sorry for being gone this long. A bunch of stuff came up and uni started back up and I have been swamped.