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Chapter fourteen

 Standing on the other side was... Zayn. Either him, or my number one spot. The answer isnt hard. He hesitates but gets back into fight mode. I smile as tears brim my eyes. I can't do this. 

"Attention please!!" I shout, silencing the whole room. "I... I would like to... Forfeit, and give my number one spot to, Blade. Thank you for your attention but I have to-" I quickly run out before my voice cracks from crying. I run to my room and slam the door, only to hear a knock a few seconds later.

"Go away!" I yell like a child. 

"Shadow let me in!" Zayn yells. I sigh and wipe my eyes. I go out in the hallway and he traps me against the wall. "What the hell was that?? You said you would never give up your spot!! So why??" 

I stay silent making him even more mad. "You wouldn't understand." I say after a minute of him glaring down at me.

"Then make me!"

"No! You don't want to know and I dont want you to!" Before I can say more he rips my masquerade type mask off. "Zayn please..." I beg before he leaves me there. Hes furious. He leaves me there, feeling broken. 

 

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A week later I finally go to work. Smart, I know. Go to work on a Friday and then have the rest of the weekend to drown my sorrows in ice cream and crappy Rom-coms. Anyway, I ride with Owen instead. I've already spewed all of it to him so he understands. I haven't done anything other than sleep, use the bathroom, and cry. Not even eat. I walk into Zayns office and avoid eye contact. I give him his information for the day and then leave and do my own thing until the meeting. I don't pay attention like always, and when I look through my sketches, I see the drawings of Zayn and the one of Zayn and me especially hit hard. I start tearing up and excuse myself to the restroom.

"It's okay. It's okay. It's okay." I keep repeating to myself. I take 10 deep breaths and sigh. I wipe my tears and go back to the conference room. I see people looking at it as if they want to search through it, including Zayn. I rush up to it and snatch it up, causing him to look up at me. I gulp and dit down, diverting my gaze to a woman giving me a death glare across the table. 

When the meeting is done she stops me. "Um, can I help you?" I ask slightly annoyed.

"Stay. Away. From. Zayn!" She whisper shouts.

"Trust me when I say, you can have him. I don't want any part of him." I reply.

"Good!" She says and walks up to Zayn whispering something in his ear. They go off somewhere so I go back to my office. Great. I find them in his office, not doing anything, but that doesn't stop her from touching his arm and stuff. Or the shot of jealousy in my heart. I look at him, on the verge of crying again, and he sees it. 

"We'll talk later. If you would excuse me, I have some business to take care of." He says to her with zero emotion in his voice. I hurry to my section and shut the door. Well...

Chapter fifteen

 I put my head in my hands and take deep breaths the stop the racing of my heart. Not that that worked. My door slams open and my head pops up and instantly back down when I see that its Zayn.

"What was that?" He asks, anger and frustration dipping from his words.

"It doesn't matter. You wouldn't understand, and this time I really mean it!" I respond, gradually getting louder the more I spoke.

"Really? Then make me understand, and not make me figure it out!"

"What's the hell is the point?!" I shout. "You hate me for lying to you, when there is no reason that I needed to tell you!"

"The point is I want to know and I'm your boss!" He fires back.

"Yeah well I want a lot of things I don't have so you are just going to have to deal with it!" 

"Really?? What could you possibly want?! More money? More friends? A better job? A fuck toy??"

"Oh my god you ass! No! I dont want any of those! I want my parents to be alive. I want my brother and sister to actually give a damn about me, and I want you!" I blurt out. Oh shit. I didn't mean to tell him the last part.

"Why the fuck would you want me?? Another one night stand for your majesty??"

"Where did you hear that??"

"Lydia!" He says. I put the pieces together and realize Lydia is the woman from before. 

"Wow. Thank you for thinking so highly of me, that you believe anything that petty bitch tells you!" I get up and walk to the opposite side of the desk hes on.

"Well if that isnt true then why would you want me??" He yells angry.

"You know what. I don't. At all. I was stupid and said some random lie."

"Bull. If that's true then why did you almost cry when you saw the pictures of me you drew?? And why you did again when Lydia was here talking about you and all your guys!" He states walking to my journal. I pick it up before he can get to it.

"I told you. That is the truth." I say looking down and trying to calm myself so I let anything else slip out of anger.

"Tell. Me. The. Fucking. Truth. Storm!!" He yells at me.

"You know what! Fine! You're right! Its all bullshit! Me! You! This job! The fights! Petty bitches! The whole fucking world! But most of all, the fact that I love you!" I scream. My hand flies to my mouth but not in time. A pair of warm lips beat me to it.

Chapter sixteen

Wow. It's not like this is my first kiss but I'm still in awe. His warm pink lips mold perfectly to mine. He puts his hand around my waist and my hand finds his dirty blond hair. He pushes my back against a wall without breaking it except for small breathes of air.

He finally breaks it a while later and quietly replys, "I love you too." Leaning his forehead against mine.

"Really?" I ask.

"Yes. And I'm sorry that I just left you there but that's why. It hurt before when you would get hurt but knowing all those times that it was you. And then you finally came to work I was excited but then you ignored me so I assumed you were mad at me so I didn't try anything. I'm so sorry Storm..." He explains tearing up a bit.

"Hey... It's okay..." I begin before I start swaying a bit.

"Storm are you okay?" He asks concerned.

"I'm... Fi-" I say but can't finish for the fact that I'm consumed by darkness.

 

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I open my eyes and brightness fills them right away, causing me to blink a few times. I sit up feeling a bit weak, and discover I'm in a hospital. 

"Hey Storm... You're awake..." Zayn whispers next to me while holding my hand.

"Hi." I whisper back, smiling at him. "Why am I here?"

"The doctor told me that she found that you hadn't eaten in over a week. Is that true?" He looks hurt by it. 'Why?' I think to myself.

"Well... Yes..." 

"I'm so sorry Storm!! I'm so so sorry!" He tears up again so I put my hand on his cheek.

"Zayn, it is not your fault. I should have told you the second I found out it was you. So don't blame yourself." 

"How did you find out?" He asks looking up at me still holding me.

"Well I wish I could say I wasn't stupid and blind, and it was because of your eyes, I mean look at them...  But it was because when you sat in my car on the day of my interview, your shirt rode up a bit showing your tattoo. Which is so cool by the way!" He leans down and kisses me gently, but quickly pulls back when there are two squeals at the door.

Chapter seventeen

 I look at the door and see Owen and Zach. Zayn looks confused and I start laughing at all of them.

"Hey guys." I say.

"Oooooo girlllll I told you!" Owen drags Zach over and sits on the other side of my hospital bed. I blush a lot and look at ceiling while he continues. "I told you, that night when you were crying and telling me the story, I said that it would all work out and that he would love you!" I blush even more and look at them to "shut up" but they do the opposite.

"Yeah! You were all like, "I'm never going to have feelings for someone again! It's stupid and just UGGGHH!!" But now your all over each other and smoochy smoochy!" Zach continues for his boyfriend. Oh God. I look over at Zayn who has his eyebrows raised looking down at me.

"Is this true, Ms. Dark?" He asks and I answer by blushing and looking away. "Hmm... Interesting."

 "Thanks. What great friends I have." I say sarcastically while I roll my eyes at my two best friends.

"Aww thank you!" Owen says. "Its good to know you love us!"

I grunt