Louis takes a swig of his beer. "You wanna know why we aren't okay?"
"Please do tell me Louis," Harry insists.
"You"-Louis sticks his finger against Harry's chest-"are making a big deal about nothing! We both miss shit, not just me okay? So don't go...
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Louis had bought his flat during when he and Harry were on a "break". It was only supposed to be temporary, but days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months and now Louis has found himself permanently living there.
The flat was the complete opposite of what Louis has been accustomed to. Outside, Louis could hear the busy streets of London, while back at the house they were surrounded by trees protecting them from the outside world.
The flat itself was nothing special and had a bachelor pad feel to it that Louis was not fond of. It had 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, a decent sized kitchen that Louis barely uses and a balcony that looks over London.
With the kids there, it felt nice and a little homey but when they weren't, it was a different story. The flat felt too big and Louis hated living there alone. It was too quiet which was strange since he was so used to living with three children in the house. Louis never thought he would miss the sound of tiny footsteps running in the hallways and the sound of his husband yelling at them to stop.
"I'm going to my room!" Olivia announces as soon as they get through the front door.
Louis watches her leave and looks down at Mila, who was cuddled up in his arms. "Looks like it's just you and me, little one."
Mila looks up at her father with her eyes half closed. "Dadda," she says with a yawn, signaling it was time for her nap.
"I can't wait until I can have long conversations with you." Louis kisses her on her forehead.
Suddenly Louis hears Olivia squeal from her room. "Oh my god! Did you hear what Mel said about Kristen?" She was no doubt talking to her friends on that damn awful phone.
Louis scrunches up his face. "On second thought, please stay little forever."
Mila let's out another yawn and cuddles further into her father's chest. Louis's face breaks out in a fond smile and starts to rock her gently in his arms.
Adopting Mila was not at all planned. After Olivia, they weren't planning on having any more children. A few years later, the adoption agency called and said they had a baby who needed a temporary home. Of course Harry and Louis gladly took her in.
When they got Mila, she was the tiniest baby they had ever seen. She was a tiny little thing at 5 months old. The agency said that she was abandoned by her biological parents. When Louis found out he was absolutely furious and Harry had to physically calm him down. Mila was such a sweetheart and he could not understand how someone could leave her like that.
After just spending a day with Mila, Harry and Louis fell in love with her. They didn't have the heart to let her go so they adopted her. Both parents were over the moon and were so excited to raise another beautiful little girl.
But that excitement was short lived. About just 2 weeks after adopting Mila, Louis was promoted to captain for Arsenal.
Harry of course was happy for him, hell he even told Louis to take the position, but he was also scared that this could be too much for Louis to handle. Harry told Louis his concerns, but Louis told him he was being ridiculous. Soon Harry's fear turned to reality. Like he predicted, Louis started missing out on everything and was always away for work.
