Voices Numb: Zayn Malik

Chapter 21.

COLE'S POV:

"Would you quit staring at me like that."

I took a break from death glaring Austin to shuffle my pease around my plate.

"Why didn't you tell me that you had been taking to Zayn."

"We'll let's see; 1. You ran away from them, and 2. Would you have gone if I told you he would be at the studio?"

I shook my head slowly.

"That's what I thought."

He continued cutting his roast beef in triangles before shoveling them in his mouth. We sat, nit speaking for a while nothing but the sound of forks and knives scraping plates.

Austin once again broke the silence, "so uhh.. Just curious, what did he ask you? He sounded pretty cut on the phone about you leaving."

I sighed, "he wanted to know if I would like to move back into the apartment with him."

Austin almost dropped the glass he was drinking from. " so what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything, I said I needed to think about it. I umm, I wanted to speak to you first."

I placed my knife and fork in the middle of my plate and pushed it away from me.

"I think you should do it."

I broke my eye contact from Austin, he could defiantly tell that something was up and he was itching to say something. "Go on Austin, say what you are going to say."

"Cole, I have no idea what happened but whoever did this to you... Are you going to let them win. By not moving on and continuing your friendship/ relationship, whatever you want to call it, with Zayn. Then they are defiantly winning this game."

"You know what you are right, I will pack my stuff and be outta here before 9. Thanks Austin."

I stood up clearing my plate and then Austin's. "uh Cole, now that I've helped you. There is something that has been eating at me for a while."

"Alright shoot." Having my little talk made things seem better. Austin had given me another way got look at my situation and perhaps a third chance with Zayn. Hey third times a charm.

" I met this guy the other day and well..."

"Go for it."

"So you have no problem with me being gay."

"Why would I have an issue with YOU being gay. It doesn't effect me at all. Everyone has the right to be happy."

He cracked a humongous smile and stood up wrapping his arms around me. But the time we both broke away we were laughing uncontrollably.

After packing the dishes into the dishwasher I headed to the guest room I was staying in. 20 minutes was all it took for me to pack my bags. Of course music always was able to make even the shittiest situations feel like a party.

I finished carting my bags to the front door when I heard voices from the other room. I slowly rounded the corner. To be honest I was excited to see this guy that Austin was tripping over.

They were sitting back at the kitchen table. Austin was facing me and all I could see of the new guy was his back. He was wearing an extremely tight fitted navy blue shirt with similar shorts. Works out, defiantly works out!

I have Austin an eyebrow raise followed by a wink. I was hoping it would say "Take a slice of that cake."

He caught me gist and blushed standing up. "Cole I would like you to meet Foster."

The boy stood up. Dayyyum this boy was fine! To bad we wasn't swinging for my team.

"Foster it's a pleasure, Austin is very lucky."

"Believe me, I'm the lucky one." He moved forward to shake my hand.

"You're from Australia?"

"Yeah I moved here couple of months ago."

"Then it's true that everyone in Australia is fit and tanned."

He let out a chuckle. "Not all... But most, yes."

He finished his sentence with a wink letting me know that he was joking.

"We'll, I would love to stay and chat with you both, but I have stuff to do and I'm sure you two would like some time alone."

I gave Austin another quick hug and whispered good luck in his ear, I picked up my stuff and headed out to the boys apartment.

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ZAYN'S POV:

"Shots shots shots shots, EVERYBODY!"

"Louis, Harry I think you should maybe put Niall down."

The boys had been waiting for this party for almost 3 months now, so I knew couldn't blame them for being excited. But they were seriously beginning to get on my nerves. I would have shared in their excitement if I wasn't so upset, confused, angry and nervous about Cole.

Harry and Louis had decided it would be a good idea to hoist Niall on to their shoulders and walk around the house shouting song lyrics all afternoon. Liam had been attempting crowd control however it was not working.

"Mate are you going to move your ass of this couch tonight?"

I continued to stare at the tv.

"Zayn, you not that's not on." Liam moved his head in front of mine cutting off my vision.

" I don't fell up for it tonight. Plus I have to be here."

"Why don't you just come for two hours, it won't be that bad. Some alcohol; girls; the lights; girls."

I shot Harry a look but he was already to busy fist bumping Louis and Niall again.

Liam, now having captured my attention from the blank tv was ready to hound me. "It might be fun Zayn."

"No, I NEED to be here!"

"Why, what's so important?"

" I need to be here, in case Cole comes back."

Although I had whispered the last part of the sentence it had finally smothered the boys excitement. "It's fine, go you guys have fun. I don't mind waiting here. I will pop a DVD in, time will fly."

One by one the boys got ready and headed out leaving me in complete silence. It stayed that way until I heard a soft knock at the door. I threw myself of the couch slipping over a blanket on the way. I hobbled back t my feet and then on toward the door. There was a pain in the side of my arm and I knew it was going to bruise in the morning.

I threw open the door, my heart was in my mouth.

"Zayn?"

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

GUYS IM SO FUCKING EXCITED! I love school holidays so much, plus I'm headed to Fiji next week Ahhhhhhh. I thought that I would update for you guys in case I don't get a chance. Hopefully 3 weeks in the Fijian sun I will get a tan bitches! So anyway hope you enjoyed this chapter it was kind of a filler but my spidey senses are tingling for the next couple. Go Vote and Comment.

Xx (soon to be tanned) Lauren