It's Complicated

Chapter 10

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It was strange having Louis back in the house, but the thing was it hasn't been that bad like Harry anticipated. It was actually comforting knowing that he wasn't the only adult in the house for once. As much as he loves his children it can be stressful having to handle them by himself, so having Louis back was a huge help.

Something else that surprised Harry was that he and Louis fell in the same routine like it was nothing. It was like they just picked up from where they left off.

Harry even realized that he was unconsciously doing things that he used to do when they were living together. Like making two cups of coffee rather than one, cooking Louis's favorite meals, and he even started using Louis's favorite laundry detergent again.

Thankfully, so far no one seemed to have noticed this and Harry chose to be oblivious to it. It was only for a week anyway. Once Louis was gone, everything was going to go back to how it was.

If there was one complaint that Harry has about having Louis back under the same roof, it's the awkward encounters that keep happening. It was mostly little things like running into each other when the other one is shirtless or accidentally bumping into one another when in the kitchen.

Harry knew that there was going to be some awkwardness between them, but he didn't anticipate how often those kind of moments would keep happening. He doesn't know how much more he could take.

But thankfully today was a rare day where Harry had some time for himself. Olivia and Beckham were over at their friend's house and he sent Louis to the store with a long list of things to buy. Which was also another convenience of having Louis back.

Harry finishes putting Mila to sleep and decides to use this little amount of alone time to his advantage by cleaning the house. He wants to laugh at how lame that sounded. His 18 year old self would be shaking his head.

Nonetheless, it's been a while since he took the time to thoroughly clean the house and his mother would be very disappointed if she saw the state of it.

Nick's always telling him to just hire someone to clean for him, but Harry has trust issues with letting strangers into the house after the nanny he hired last year.

The only reason Harry hired a nanny was because since the divorce, he needed someone to watch the kids while he was away for work.

The lady he hired seemed trusting enough when he interviewed her, but one night when he came home he noticed that some of his rings were missing.

At first Harry convinced himself he just misplaced them until one day he noticed that the nanny was wearing one of his rings. He knew it was one of his rings because it was the same custom ring Louis gave him on their first wedding anniversary.

After that incident Harry was very selective with who he let into his house. He never told Louis about it because he didn't want to seem like he was struggling without him.

Thankfully now that Olivia and Beckham are a little more mature they're able to be left alone with Mila.

As for the cleaning, well Harry could handle that part on his own. He actually enjoyed cleaning, like gardening, it was a way to clear his mind.

Harry puts his airpods in and starts with cleaning the living room.

After about an hour, he was impressed at how much he had gotten done. he scrubbed the floors, dusted the furniture and did the laundry. The last thing that he had to do was restock the towels in the bathrooms. See, he didn't need a housekeeper.