Corrupt
Epilogue
*Kendall’s Pov*
“Are you sure about this, Li?” I ask as we walk into Modest’s offices.
“Of course, babe.” He pivots a bit to kiss my temple. “This is a great idea. And if they don’t like it, fuck ‘em.”
I playfully gasp, wrapping my arm around his chiseled waist (seriously, he’s the death of me). “We are in public, good sir. You still aren’t allowed to swear.”
“I’ll do whatever the fuck I want.” He mocks, picking me up off my feet and draping me over his shoulder. I shriek, instantly drawing attention to us. Including some paps that lollygag around the premises.
“Li! Liam James Payne! Liam! Just put me down! My god!” I flail around on his back but he has me in quite the vice grip.
“What’s the magic word?” He shrugs as we step through the doors, both of us managing to completely ignore the paparazzi. I’ve definitely gotten better at it these past month and a half.
“Please?”
“No.”
“Pretty please?”
“That’s two words, K.”
“Sex tonight?”
He staggers a bit and I smirk because I know I’ve thrown him. “That’s also two words.”
“Sex?” I say as innocently as possible as Liam gestures to the right. Oh, we must be meeting in the Right Room.
“Let’s just go back to the whole ‘please’ thing. I’m about to go into a meeting, here.”
“Please?” I say as sultry as possible. He quickly sets me down and whispers in my ear.
“I’ve utterly corrupted you.”
“Exactly.” I grin.
“Let’s go in, they’re expecting us.”
“Look, you’re on time for a meeting once.”
“Shut up, you know that's your fault.” He holds the door open and we step into the room.
They gesture to the chairs, but Liam tells me to never sit down. “It’s how they get you.”
“Hello Liam, Kendall. You called this meeting?” Hank asks, fiddling with a pencil.
“Is the relationship not working out?” One of the businessmen whose name escapes me asks hurriedly. “Because we can find a hotter girl for you.”
I frown a bit, kind of put off. Liam catches on and wraps his arm around my waist. “Actually, it’s the opposite. We sincerely like each other now. So we want Kendall out of her contract. So that way she’s going out with me because she wants to, not because she’s getting paid.” They all look up, a bit shocked.
“No way you two fancy each other.” Hillary blurts out.
I nod. “We do.”
“So can we get her out of the contract?” Liam asks again.
“How do we know you actually like each other.”
Liam and I turn to each other, sharing a look. Deciding a surprise is best, I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him. So hard that I feel it in my knees.
He, of course, responds in earnest, wraps my legs around him and we just make out for a bit until we hear someone tapping a pen against a tea cup.
“Knock it off!” Hank snaps. I blush and fix the skirt of my dress.
“Sorry.”
“What about your money?”
“Don’t pay me. I’ll be fine if I live with Liam.”
“We don’t approve of you living together.” One bluntly says.
“Yeah, but once she’s out of the contract, what you say doesn’t matter.” Liam also puts bluntly.
“What if we don’t let her out of the contract?”
Liam and I share a quick, sideways glance. Damn. We hadn’t thought of that.
“Or else I will start being an even worse image.” I blurt out. “I will drink in public, I will do drugs on Twitcams with Liam, Zayn and Louis. And I will dress like an utter slut!”
Liam looks at me. Anyone else would’ve just seen him look at me, but his puppy-eyes are a bit wider. His poker face is good, but I freaked him out. Sorry, Li.
“Will you two wait out in the hallway so we can discuss this?” Hillary says after a prolonged silence.
Once we step out in the hallway, Liam instantly engulfs me in a hug. “That was one hell of a bluff, K.”
“Let’s just hope it works.” I say when he pulls away.
His phone dings. It’s Niall’s sound. I peer over his shoulder, “Are u guys gooooddd noww?”
“Nott yeet.” Liam texts. I almost roll my eyes; I adore him but his spelling his crap.
I’m about to say something when Hillary knocks on the window and gestures for us to come back in.
We stand again. I can feel my heartbeat in my ears and it’s not a comfortable feeling.
“You’re released from the contract, Kendall.” Liam and I exhale with relief. “Just keep in mind we’d still appreciate it if you guys didn’t drink or do drugs in public or at all.”
“I think we’re good on that now.” I smile at them, hopefully kindly.
“Thanks for the opportunity guys. Means a lot.”
“Well, don’t think it will happen again, Liam. This is a one-time thing, I hope she’s worth it.” A business man says, pointing his pencil at us.
Liam grabs my hand in is. “Trust me, sir. She definitely is.”
“Are you sure about this, Li?” I ask as we walk into Modest’s offices.
“Of course, babe.” He pivots a bit to kiss my temple. “This is a great idea. And if they don’t like it, fuck ‘em.”
I playfully gasp, wrapping my arm around his chiseled waist (seriously, he’s the death of me). “We are in public, good sir. You still aren’t allowed to swear.”
“I’ll do whatever the fuck I want.” He mocks, picking me up off my feet and draping me over his shoulder. I shriek, instantly drawing attention to us. Including some paps that lollygag around the premises.
“Li! Liam James Payne! Liam! Just put me down! My god!” I flail around on his back but he has me in quite the vice grip.
“What’s the magic word?” He shrugs as we step through the doors, both of us managing to completely ignore the paparazzi. I’ve definitely gotten better at it these past month and a half.
“Please?”
“No.”
“Pretty please?”
“That’s two words, K.”
“Sex tonight?”
He staggers a bit and I smirk because I know I’ve thrown him. “That’s also two words.”
“Sex?” I say as innocently as possible as Liam gestures to the right. Oh, we must be meeting in the Right Room.
“Let’s just go back to the whole ‘please’ thing. I’m about to go into a meeting, here.”
“Please?” I say as sultry as possible. He quickly sets me down and whispers in my ear.
“I’ve utterly corrupted you.”
“Exactly.” I grin.
“Let’s go in, they’re expecting us.”
“Look, you’re on time for a meeting once.”
“Shut up, you know that's your fault.” He holds the door open and we step into the room.
They gesture to the chairs, but Liam tells me to never sit down. “It’s how they get you.”
“Hello Liam, Kendall. You called this meeting?” Hank asks, fiddling with a pencil.
“Is the relationship not working out?” One of the businessmen whose name escapes me asks hurriedly. “Because we can find a hotter girl for you.”
I frown a bit, kind of put off. Liam catches on and wraps his arm around my waist. “Actually, it’s the opposite. We sincerely like each other now. So we want Kendall out of her contract. So that way she’s going out with me because she wants to, not because she’s getting paid.” They all look up, a bit shocked.
“No way you two fancy each other.” Hillary blurts out.
I nod. “We do.”
“So can we get her out of the contract?” Liam asks again.
“How do we know you actually like each other.”
Liam and I turn to each other, sharing a look. Deciding a surprise is best, I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him. So hard that I feel it in my knees.
He, of course, responds in earnest, wraps my legs around him and we just make out for a bit until we hear someone tapping a pen against a tea cup.
“Knock it off!” Hank snaps. I blush and fix the skirt of my dress.
“Sorry.”
“What about your money?”
“Don’t pay me. I’ll be fine if I live with Liam.”
“We don’t approve of you living together.” One bluntly says.
“Yeah, but once she’s out of the contract, what you say doesn’t matter.” Liam also puts bluntly.
“What if we don’t let her out of the contract?”
Liam and I share a quick, sideways glance. Damn. We hadn’t thought of that.
“Or else I will start being an even worse image.” I blurt out. “I will drink in public, I will do drugs on Twitcams with Liam, Zayn and Louis. And I will dress like an utter slut!”
Liam looks at me. Anyone else would’ve just seen him look at me, but his puppy-eyes are a bit wider. His poker face is good, but I freaked him out. Sorry, Li.
“Will you two wait out in the hallway so we can discuss this?” Hillary says after a prolonged silence.
Once we step out in the hallway, Liam instantly engulfs me in a hug. “That was one hell of a bluff, K.”
“Let’s just hope it works.” I say when he pulls away.
His phone dings. It’s Niall’s sound. I peer over his shoulder, “Are u guys gooooddd noww?”
“Nott yeet.” Liam texts. I almost roll my eyes; I adore him but his spelling his crap.
I’m about to say something when Hillary knocks on the window and gestures for us to come back in.
We stand again. I can feel my heartbeat in my ears and it’s not a comfortable feeling.
“You’re released from the contract, Kendall.” Liam and I exhale with relief. “Just keep in mind we’d still appreciate it if you guys didn’t drink or do drugs in public or at all.”
“I think we’re good on that now.” I smile at them, hopefully kindly.
“Thanks for the opportunity guys. Means a lot.”
“Well, don’t think it will happen again, Liam. This is a one-time thing, I hope she’s worth it.” A business man says, pointing his pencil at us.
Liam grabs my hand in is. “Trust me, sir. She definitely is.”
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8/6/13