It's Complicated

Chapter 8

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             A smile automatically makes its way onto Harry's face when he feels a warm body next to him. Without hesitation he wraps his arms around the person and snuggles them from behind. He closes his eyes and starts to slip back to sleep.

"Harry? I thought we didn't do cuddling?" the body underneath him groans.

Harry's eyes pop open and he quickly removes himself from Nick.

"I'm sorry, it was just- sorry," he stutters out, embarrassed at his actions.

"It's okay if you want to. I just thought you didn't like cuddling." Nick yawns.

It's not like Harry didn't like cuddling, he actually loved cuddling, but for some reason it never felt right when he held Nick or anyone else that wasn't Louis in his arms.

This new "thing" with Nick was strictly friends with benefits. Their arrangement first started a month ago when Harry decided to get drunk and rant to Nick about how lonely and sexually frustrated he was.

That morning when Harry was nursing his hang over, Nick offered to help him with his "problem". Of course Harry initially said no, but he relented after he couldn't take the loneliness anymore. They even tried dating at one point, but they both agreed if felt too weird after the first date, so they agreed to just keep it casual.

Harry was afraid that their friendship would get weird, but so far Nick has been really amazing about the whole thing. Nothing was awkward and no lines were blurred. So far it's been really good, except for the fact Louis found out.

"No, sorry let's just forget about it." Harry stretches his arms above his head and glances over at the clock. His eyes widen when he sees the time. "Oh shit!"

Harry jumps out of bed and starts to throw on his clothes that were scattered throughout the room.

"What's wrong?" Nick sits up, looking at Harry still in a sleepy daze.

"You have to leave now!" Harry throws Nick's clothes at him.

"What? Why?"

"Because Louis is dropping Mila off and I can't have you here when he comes! Shit where is my shirt?" Harry starts rummaging under his bed.

They both had a lot to drink last night so it was kind of a blur. The only thing Harry remembers is being upset about Louis and then Nick being there to help relieve some of his frustrations.

"Wait why do you care if he sees me?" Nick asks.

Harry stands up straight and stares at Nick. "Because he hates you, and I don't want to strain mine and his relationship any more than it has already."

It's been a few days since their big argument on the pitch, and things between Harry and Louis have been more tense than usual. They avoided each other like the plague and only talked to each other if necessary.

For the sake of their kids, Harry wanted to at least go back to how they were before, when they actually talked to each other like civilized people. Having Nick half naked in his house would definitely not help.

Because of Louis's dramatic confrontation on the pitch, everyone was aware of Harry and Nick's "relationship", if you can even call it that.

Sky Sports even released an article with the headline, Sky Sports Very Own Love Story, accompanied with a picture of Harry and Nick on the cover.