Safe & Sound (Zayn Malik Fan-fic)

Chapter 17 (part 1): Niam to the Rescue

We stayed there for awhile, just staring at each other. I watched him as the one phrase went through my head.

'Pregnant with one of the boys baby'

That wasn't true, no matter what Zayn said, he was angry and he needed to fix this before things got way to out of hand.

"Zayinda?" He whispered as he crouched down in front of me. I watched him as he did the same with me.

"You need to fix this Zayn" I told him softly. I wasn't going to let this ruin his career, or affect his life in any way, this baby wasn't his responsibility.

"They won't believe me after that interview, I have to talk to Simon tonight" he told me and cupped my cheek. I slowly pulled back. The thoughts running through my head already had my entire world spinning worse than usual.

"There has to be something you can do to make them believe this isn't true" I said gesturing to the TV.

"That's what I'll talk to Uncle Si about tonight. But it's most likely I won't be able to deny what I said at that interview" he said looking up into my eyes. My mind was in over drive and I started to get up. He can't do this. No, I won't let him.

"No Zayn, you cant. I won't let you. This is your life Zayn! This is a dream come true for you, I won't be the reason it ends earlier than it should. You have no reason to take the responsibility for a baby that isn't yours! You have a family Zayn, who love you, this news is gonna hit a nerve and cause problems. And not just with family Zayn, EVERYWHERE! Escape this while you can, don't ruin your life for a worthless girl you pity" I yelled, but my tone lowered as I carried on, and the last was said as a whisper.

I didn't wait for him to say anything as I got up and walked away with tears already forming in my eyes. I blinked them back and swallowed my sobs. I looked down at my belly for a second as I tried to regain control on my emotions when I bumped into someone.

"Ah, sorry! Zazy?" They said. I looked up and met concerned blue eyes.

"Hi" I whispered.

"What's wrong?" He asked and placed a hand under my chin to keep our eyes locked on each other. I tried to smile genuinely but it most likely looked like a stiff one.

"Nothing to worry about Niall" I told him and tried to look back down but he wasn't having any of that.

"Alright, don't tell me, but answer this, does it have to do with Zayn?" He asked. I bit my lip and decided not to answer. He made an 'ahhh' sound and sent me a sad smile.

"Well, I'm all ears when you decide to talk about it. But in the mean time, you can join Liam and I on a couple of hours off" he tells me with a smile.

"And I will not take no for an answer. You have us here for you, don't forget that. Now come on" he says and tugs and my hand playfully. I smiled at him and he skips ahead of me humming happily.

"Lima bean! Zazy is coming with us!" Niall announced when we got to the front of the bus where Liam was sitting at the table and tapping away at his phone. He looked up and smiled.

"Oh that's good! But Ni where do you want to go?" Liam asks him curiously. Niall looks from me to Liam then scrunches his face up a bit, until he starts bouncing on the balls of his feet.

"Well lets go get some salt water candy since we are in Salt Lake City" he said with a big smile. He was so childlike, I couldn't help but smile. Liam chuckled.

"Alright lets go find a candy shop, ready to go?" Liam asked as he stood up and looked between me and Niall who was nodding his head furiously. I smiled at them and nodded as well. Liam clapped his hands.