i think i'm ready to dance again.

when two becomes three again

Liam
It was quite early in the morning. So early that the sun hadn't even come up yet. As he drove to Louis' house he could see a faint orange glow overtaking the horizon. He was desperately hoping that they were still sleeping and that they weren't doing the you-know-what because he had no intention of walking in on that again. He had seen it plenty of times while they were in the band and he always felt really weird about it because no one wants to walk in on their best friend four miles deep in another one of their best friends. He decided that he would just listen at the door before he walked in just in case.

He never liked being driven places. He always preferred to drive himself. It gave him time to be alone. More importantly though, it made him feel like a somewhat normal human being. Everyone always treated him like he was so special and he hated it. He appreciated his fans and the people who worked with him but sometimes he just wished they'd treat him like he was just a normal person. That was one of the reasons why he loved Louis so much. They felt a lot of the same ways about the environment they lived in so they always just acted normally around each other as if they had always known each other.

He passed his car through Louis' security gates and he parked right up next to the door. Louis had given him a key as soon as he moved in so he had easy access to the house. He let himself in, walking slowly so he could listen for any 'abnormal noises'...

It was silent. He was almost worried for a moment because it was so quiet.

He moved up the stairs quickly and turned down the hall until he reached Louis' door, pausing for a moment. He didn't hear anything.

He still wasn't even sure why he was at Louis' house. He didn't really have a reason other than the fact that he just loved being around Louis all the time. And he wanted to be able to fall back into place with Harry too. Plus Louis always looked so cute in the morning when he was still sleeping. Liam snuck into his room on a regular basis in the mornings just to take pictures of him that he would sometimes set as his background...not in a creepy way though. It was just because he loved Louis so much. In fact, he was pretty sure that Louis' background was that picture of him in the banana costume with the sunglasses...

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When he opened the door he almost cried at the sight. Harry was intertwined in Louis' arms gently, but also gripping on like it was the end of the world. Liam knew they were sleeping, but Louis' fingers were still tracing into Harry's back subconsciously as he slept. Liam whipped out his phone in a split second to steal a picture before they moved because he knew they would want it. He could feel his eyes welling up as he looked at the most important person in his life and one of his oldest friends locked in each other's arms. He knew how long Louis had waited for this. It made him unbelievably happy to see them here now.

Liam left the room, shutting the door quietly, and made his way back downstairs to make himself some coffee. Louis usually drank tea but he always kept coffee for Liam anyways.

He figured he'd let them wake up on their own when they were ready.

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"I'll be back angel, don't worry. I'm just gonna go make us some tea."

Liam heard Louis' voice travel down the hall and he knew they were up. It was probably around 8:00 in the morning now.

As Louis walked around the doorway to the kitchen so as not to run into it in his tired daze, he saw Liam through the eye he wasn't rubbing.

"Hey Li. You good?" Louis felt the need to check if Liam was okay because a lot of the time when he came by this early it was because he was dealing with something.

Louis didn't know about all those times Liam snuck in, took a picture, and left.

"Yeah I'm fine Lou. Just wanted to come by and see you. Harry too." Liam smiled up at Louis. "Plus I stole a picture of you guys sleeping again...it's really quite adorable if I'm honest." He chucked as he spoke.