To Love A Beast

two || TLAB

•••Zayn•••

My bedroom door flew open, allowing my girlfriend storm through. I resisted the urge to go after her as I heard her stomp angrily down the stairs. This little scene between us happened so often, I memorized the number of steps it took for her to reach the door. I did go after her the first few times, but eventually I just let her go.

Three, two, one. She reached the bottom of the stairs. Rounding the corner to the living room now, and-

"Hi, Perrie!" Four voices called out simultaneously.

Oh, the lads were back.

Bang! went the front door. Cue short awkward silence.

"Bye, Perrie!" This time only one voice was heard.

The following oomph! sounded like something semihard hitting Louis. Probably a throw pillow. I counted to ten before sullenly making my way down to where the lads were.

"So," Harry began.

"Nope," I answered the question I knew were on all of their minds. "Still together."

"Pay up, lads!" Niall pumped his fist. The remaining three grumbled while they took out their wallets and smacked a fiver each in Niall's outstretched palm.

"Only Niall this time? I'm touched by your confidence in me," I chuckled.

This scenario wasn't new to me. Not even the least bit. Ever since Perrie and I started dating, the lads would bet on whether on not we were still together whenever she walks away angrily.

"What did you do this time?" Liam asked.

"Thought I was cheating on her," I shoved Niall to make more room for me then plopped down beside him. "Nothing I haven't been accused of before."

"But is it true this time, man?" Louis frowned at me, probably trying to figure out if I would lie straight to his face.

"No," I said firmly. "No. I get that I'm not exactly the best boyfriend out there but I wouldn't cheat on Perrie. She's done nothing to deserve that."

"What if she had, Zayn?" Lou prodded. "What if she did do something that you deem horrible enough to retaliate upon by cheating on her, would you?"

"Uh, what?"

"I meant-" he huffed.

"No, no," I cut him off. "I get what you're trying to say, Lou. But seriously? That's what you think if me? That I'm just waiting for her to fuck up really badly do I have an excuse to cheat on her? Bunch of friends you are."

I stood up and stalked away from them.

"Zayn," Louis called out to me. "That's not what I-"

"Let him go, Lou," I had my back turned and was walking away. But I didn't have to look back to know that Louis was coming after me to apologize. But Harry knew me well enough to know I was more pissed at myself than I was at any of them.

Being the good friends/brothers that they are, they'd eventually hunt me down and make sure I was okay. Harry just bought me a few hours of being on my own. I should probably be more appreciative towards the guy.

I ended up heading towards the nearest park and just walking around. I was tempted to hit the bar but we have an interview tomorrow. I didn't want to risk the hangover I know would be unavoidable. No, I wasn't letting my boys down.

It was nearing midnight when I decided it was probably high time I went back home. Knowing the lads, they'd be worried about me walking off chuffed like that. I left the house sometime after seven. I'm actually quite surprised they haven't sent a search party after me yet.