To Be So Lonely || l.s. ✓

Chapter 46

Louis lay the pair down in Harry's bed, holding him tightly.

Harry was actually shaking now, his day having gone from good to awful. Louis just made sure to hold him close, to let him know he was there by whispering, sweet reassuring words in his ear.

After a while Louis began to rock him gently, singing softly in his ear. Harry's tight grip on his shirt loosened little by little as he started to drift off, Louis sighing in relief.

He hated seeing Harry like this, his sweet Harry so upset. He felt as if if he let go of Harry, he would fall apart- shatter like a China doll.

They lay there for a couple of hours, Louis eventually falling asleep as well. When he awoke, Harry was still asleep, though he looked a lot less distressed and a lot more relaxed.

Louis sighed in relief, hoping Harry would have calmed down completely by the time he awoke.

It didn't take too long for Harry to wake up, looking slightly surprised that Louis was still there.

"Hey." Louis smiled softly, brushing the curls out of Harry's face.

"Hello." He spoke quietly, his voice raspy.

"How are you feeling?"

"Cosy."

Louis let out a small laugh, pressing a kiss to the tip of Harry's nose. "You feeling better then?"

"Think so. Sorry about earlier." Harry murmured as he sat up, looking ashamed.

"You don't need to apologise. Do you get like that a lot though? I want to know how to help you."

"Dunno, some weeks it happens loads and some it doesn't happen at all."

"How do you deal with it if it happens?" Louis tilted his head.

"I don't really, I just cut myself or I um, I kinda like get drunk or high. Or I just sit through it."

Louis immediately frowned, "have you ever tried to just sleep it off? Because that seemed like it worked."

"I can't sleep it off." He sighed, "I don't think I can sleep without you." Harry admitted quietly.

"In that case I'll have to stay over every night."

"Please do."

"I will." Louis nodded, "of course I will."

"Thank you."

"Babe, obviously not today, but we need to talk with the boys about announcing the band coming back and a tour."

"Thought we were announcing that on the 10th anniversary?"

"We were gonna but we've ready got practically an album written- somehow- so we're thinking we'll announce it earlier."

"Okay." Harry nodded, "and tour earlier?"

"Yeah."

"Okay..."

"You'll be fine honey, I'll be there with you. And we can announce our relationship beforehand so we can be closer on stage if you want."

"Simon will kill us."

"It's either we come out or we leave the band to him. We have the upper hand at the minute."

"God I love having more power than Simon." Harry smiled. "So you think we can tell everyone soon?"

"Yeah, I do. I think we should announce us, then the band, then tour."

"Is it too early for us to come out next week?"

"I don't think so." Louis spoke.

"I can't wait." Harry grinned, seemingly haven forgotten the events of earlier, "we can be free. We can kiss on stage!"

"We can kiss now?" Louis suggested, pushing Harry back down and kneeling on either side of his legs.

"Let's kiss now."

Louis placed his hands by Harry's head, Harry's sneaking up around Louis's waist as Louis dipped his head down.

Their lips moved in sync, Louis's tongue tracing over Harry's bottom lip, both tongues tangling together.

When they pulled apart Harry beamed up at Louis, lifting his head to peck his lips again.

"I feel like we've been together for years." Harry mumbled.

"Me too."

"I'm so happy you're mine."

"You're my favourite person." Louis rolled off Harry, hugging him to his chest.

"You're cheesy."

"Can't believe I'm stealing your role."

"Hmm."

//

"Louis, you're late." Liam scolded.

"Yeah Louis, you're 10 whole minutes late." Niall mocked with a laugh. "And in your own home."

"It's not my home, it's Harry's." Louis flipped them off.

"Why are you late Lou?" Harry looked over his shoulder.

Louis walked into the room with his hands behind his back before brandishing a bouquet of flowers.

Harry squealed, jumping up and climbing over the back of the sofa. He took the flowers, grabbing a vase and filling it with water before putting them in the vase.

Louis giggled at his eagerness, his eyes widening as Harry ran back over, "I love flowers!" He grinned before kissing Louis.

"Oh my god, they're sickening." Liam muttered, though a smile was on his face.

Louis swooped Harry up, placing the both of them on the sofa. "How did you lift me?" Harry asked, looking quite amazed.

"You're not that heavy love." Louis murmured, "plus," he spoke a little louder, "I'm strong."

"Right, I'm gonna interrupt. What's going on with everything?"

"We want to come out next week."

"Oh my god, yes!" Niall grinned.

"Mhm." Harry nodded with a smile.

"This is so exciting." Zayn agreed, "you're gonna be alright with all the shitty press and stuff though, yeah?"

"Well it's not gonna be much different to the stuff were getting at the minute." Louis shrugged.

"Yeah and at least they won't think I'm fucking every girl I talk to, though they might think I'm fucking every boy. They'll make me out to me a maniser."

"At least we know you'll only be fucking me." Louis shrugged again.

Liam just groaned at that.

"Anyway, then after we come out, maybe a week or two after we can announce the return of the band, release the album, then tour."

"I'll let Salmon know." Liam nodded.

"Salmon?" Zayn raised his eyebrows.

"I'm joining the bandwagon of calling people we don't like by names that aren't theirs." Liam explained.

"Ah, right."

Harry shifted so he was sat on Louis's lap, Louis holding him against his chest.

"They're so cute." Niall murmured, "oh my god, and they're kissing."

"Look away Lima, look away." Zayn placed a hand over Liam's eyes.

Louis and Harry pulled apart, seeming to have remembered that they had company.

"Nice to have you back in the room."

"Sorry." Harry blushed.

"It's alright, I get it, I get it. Honeymoon phase and all that." Zayn teased, "anyway, it's about time."

Harry nodded with a smile, "yeah."