The Contract

Only business

As dinner comes around Liam was finishing up some work at the agency when Zayn strolls into his office. Mostly everyone had gone home for the day, but Liam always stayed later than usual. He glanced at the sleek modern clock behind the model and realizes he lost track of time.

"Dinner. Right. Uh sorry I just got caught up in some things." Liam says closing his laptop and gathering his things.

"No I'm sorry to interrupt. I just didn't know where to meet you since you never sent the details so I just figured I'd stop by here I uh didn't even think to knock sorry." Zayn chuckles out the last part.

Liam holds back laughter because as high strung as he may be in the fashion world, he's really a shy timid person. "You're good. So what do you feel like." He responds while locking up.

"I ate a pretty big lunch with Harry so nothing too crazy. Oooo how about McDonalds. Some fries would smack right now."

As they step into the elevator Liam turns to Zayn as if he's crazy. "You're kidding right?"

"No. No I'm not." Zayn smirks. Zayn LOVES McDonald's which explains why the tabloids have written many articles about it. "MODEL DOWNS HAPPY MEALS!?" Liam recalls the tmz headline that came out about 5 months ago.

"Yeah how about no. I really don't feel like explaining to my father why another headline has come out about you and that god forsaken place." He says as he unbuttons his dress shirt.

Zayn's eyes get the best of him as they dart to Liams slightly exposed chest. He starts looking around but somehow they make their way back to it. A few seconds later he clears his throat. "Hey don't talk about my boy Ronalds house like that. For your information that place is like heaven for some of us. You're just too lame to go there." He winks

"We're not going there." Liam states sternly.

They get off on the main floor and head to the car. When they approach Liam takes his suit jacket off before he sits in the driver seat and Zayn's eyes immediately find their way to the nicely fitted shirt around his biceps. Maybe it was the dream that had him acting like this.

Liam is a very attractive man. He will admit that through and through. His personality on the other hand... not so much. Zayn has always figured this is why he's not attracted to him like that. Doesn't mean he can't stare from time to time.

"Are you going to get in?" He asks breaking Zayn out his thoughts.

"Oh sorry I was just uh- thinking about something."

"Sure." Liam says getting situated. "So is that place on the square good."

"Uh Yeah that's fine." Zayn says sinking into the luxury leather seats while buckling his seatbelt. How is this dinner going to go? He wonders. What more can they talk about. He feels like it's a pretty straight forward answer now.

It wasn't until after he had lunch with Harry that Zayn had read the contract from beginning to end. It hurt him a little but what other choice does he have. It took him a while to see it through his parents eyes. He felt betrayed but at the end of the day they were just wanting "the best" for him. Even if that meant signing his life away. He hasn't forgiven them yet though. He doesn't know when to talk to them.

They drive in a comfortable silence. Neither looking at each other the whole time.

Liams mind is racing. He's trying to figure out what to say and how to say it. He knows sometimes he can come off a little uptight when it comes to meetings and such, but he realized this is not only about his life from now on but Zayn's as well. He feels responsible for him. As sure as Liam is about everything this is probably the first time he doesn't know how to feel about this. It scared him.