Hands On Learning

15. so badly

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"Ouch," Louis mumbled as he got out of bed stiffly the next morning. "My ass." He decided to give himself some tender loving care and wore a fresh pair of plaid pajama pants for school with a striped white shirt because fuck it, then noticed a new text.

H- we're online shopping for you after class today... I'll get you a few things for my place

He squealed excitedly and tried to jump onto his bed, only to tumble off when the sharp pain stopped him mid air. "Ah, fuck!" He accepted defeat for a moment and just laid on the floor as he replied.

Louis- okay daddy thanks!

H- you're welcome. come by tonight. And stay with me after your game tomorrow if you want, till Sunday

Louis- like just visit tonight? Yeah I do... it's at noon

H- good x

Louis wanted him to go too and watch him play. Teachers went sometimes. What if Mr. Styles thought he was clingy for asking? He put it off for now, fretting about what 'a few things' were. He didn't want to assume actual clothes. Ten minutes later he was dragging his bag behind him down the stairs, then tossed it the last few down to land with a thud.

"Louis how do you have so much energy to be noisy at this hour?"

"Oh, sorry. Can I stay over Lexie's tonight? I'll just go to my game from there and like, the team is doing a party after so can I come home Sunday?"

"How are your grades?"

"I finished first for my Chemistry quiz yesterday."

"Come home with it first, and then you can go if you got a good grade."

Well shit, he thought. He had changed grades before like a sneaky little fucker, he usually didn't have to though. "Okay mom, I will."

Arriving to school he could hear Liam freaking out from at least ten feet away, "Should I try to kiss him or wait for him to try? And what if he - "

"Why are you so nervous Liam? You dated that stuck up girl for like a month," Louis commented.

"Yeah but I didn't even like her really. She was always giving her bitchy opinion on everything and if I got offended she would say 'I'm entitled to my opinion.' Like she's entitled to shut the fuck up."

"Girls suck. No offense Lexie. At least you don't have a stalker. She's got in house suspension today by the way. She tried to copy me hah!"

"None taken. I want to slap her, can I slap her Louis?" She asked hopefully.

"I'm not gonna tell you to slap a girl, Lexie." Louis laughed, shaking his head.

"Damnit."

"Guys can we get back to me? I'm freaking out!"

"Just ask him questions," Louis suggested. "He seems like the kind of guy who likes to talk about himself. He checked his hair in the mirror twice while we were there."

"I want to touch it," Liam said dreamily. "And pull it. Hopefully later."

Lexie smirked. "Hell yeah. Do it."

"This is taking a weird turn." The bell rang and Louis slapped Liam on the shoulder as he walked off with Lexie. "Have fun with hot sales boy!"

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Mr. Horan

"We're gonna play kick ball outside today, seems nice enough after all that rain we've been having," Mr. Horan told the class. He led them outside; it was still a little muddy but the sun was out. After they counted off for teams, he stood at first base since they were a couple people short. When the new girl Lexie came up for her turn she kicked the ball second try and ran to first. Several feet away she slipped on a muddy patch of grass and slid right into him, knocking them both over and leaving them breathless as she landed directly on top of him.