safe haven │ larry stylinson

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Louis' POV

Not even 10 minutes later on the plane, the pictures of Harry holding Freddie were everywhere. Instead of going crazy Louis decided to turn off his phone. He couldn't change it anyway.
Sitting in his seat waiting for the plane to go up in the air he listened to Freddie who was sitting next to him. "Dad?"
"Yeah love?"
"Why can't Harry sit with us?"
The blonde turned and looked over where Harry was sitting next to Niall. As far away as possible.

For a moment Louis tried to think of something he could say, how he could explain to his son that the man who was his boyfriend and who had been with them for the last weeks was just a colleague now. He couldn't. But he didn't want to lie.
"He just wanted to sit with Niall, you know? They haven't seen each other in ages"
"But they could sit next to us!" Freddie pouted and Louis put his arm around him.

"I'm telling you a secret, but you can't tell anyone alright?"
Freddie nodded and looked at him curiously. Louis leaned down and kept his voice down.
"There are some people who don't like that Harry is with me. And that's why we have to keep it a secret. For now. Will you help me keep that a secret?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Yeah..why are there people who don't like that? Harry is nice!"
Louis looked at Harry who was looking back at him. A smile made its way on both their lips before he looked back down at Freddie.

"He is. And that's the problem. You know, people get jealous. That's why your mum worries about fans sometimes. Some people just... aren't nice. Remember?"
"I guess.." The boy looked at Harry in disappointment.
"So we'll never go out together...?"
"We will love. But for now we need to start to stay away from him. But we'll be together soon. I promise. Pinky promise?"
"Pinky promise" Freddie grinned and leaned against his father.
"Can I watch Spiderman?"
"Of course"
So he watched Spiderman. And while Freddie was focused on the screen in front of them, Louis was focused on the curlyhead a few seats away. He was laughing at something Niall had said and Louis smiled.

"Are you fucking kidding me Louis?! We spoke about it. Several times! I warned you. I told you what would happen! But you just didn't listen. Now you'll live with the consequences." Simon looked at him in disgust, his face red from anger. He pushed Louis back in his chair and took a few steps back before facing him again.
"You think I wouldn't do what I said?! You think you can protect any of them? Truth is, Tomlinson, you can't. You can't even take care of yourself. Pathetic how you whined after him all those years. You don't really think you could protect them, did you? Or did you put your own wellbeing in front of theirs?"

He didn't want an answer. Louis wasn't supposed to say anything. He just kept quiet, knowing that anything he would say would turn back against him.
He felt small. With every word, every accusation, he felt smaller and smaller. His eyes were focused on his hands and the inside of his cheek was bloody from his biting.

"I will destroy you, Tomlinson! You and your pathetic family. You think they would be models without you? Without me? They wouldn't be anything. Nothing more worth than dirt. Than you." He spat and Louis flinched, knowing that he was right in one thing. He was nothing.
"At the end of the day, you won't have anything left. And if you think it ends there, you're wrong. When I'm done with you, you will never see that son of yours again. She will never let him be with you after I revealed what you really are. An alcoholic with a cigarette addiction."

"Please Simon.." Louis dared to look at him, his body shaking.
"Shut the fuck up, Louis. You've done enough. You've ruined everything! Just because you had to fuck him instead of any fucking model!"
Simon rased his hand in fury and Louis flinched. But nothing happened.
Instead Simon leaned down. "I will make sure that you have nothing left when I'm done with you. Neither Harry nor your son will want to have anything to do with you once they realise what a pathetic brat you are!" With a loud smacking sound his hand met the table and Louis jumped.

He looked around as he woke up, sweat dripping off his face. Realising that it had been nothing more than a dream, Louis exhaled in relief and looked at Freddie - who was gone. His seat was empty and Louis nearly jumped. He looked around, looking for his son and sighed as he saw him sitting on Harry's lap. "Thank fuck"
He leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes, suddenly well aware of his fear. Losing Harry and Freddie would be his end. They were everything to him. Even when he pretended to be tough and joked around all the time to make everyone feel good. He was scared.

Louis had to face it. He didn't know what to do. He knew he had to do something or he would lose Harry sooner or later. And if he did something he risked losing him either way. But would he? Would he leave him if he knew? No more secrets. Another thing he had promised. To be exact he hadn't broken that one. He just hadn't told him that there was another thing Harry didn't know about.

He looked at both of them laughing and smiled. There was only one way to find out.
"You alright lad?" Liam looked at him from his seat and Louis nodded.
"Yeah, just didn't sleep very well"
"Saw that. Wanna talk about it?"
Louis shook his head and unbuckled his seatbelt. "Thanks though. Just a bad dream"
"Alright- Lou?"
"Li?"
"You know that I'm- I listen if you need or want me to. You can talk to me. I know you had to keep this whole... relationship secret. And I don't wanna lie, I'm mad about it. But that doesn't change the fact that we're best friends, right?"
"Thanks Liam" Louis smiled at him and Louis leaned back in his seat. Louis looked over at Harry and smiled even more.

"They've been laughing for an hour or something already" Liam chuckled.
"An hour? How long did I sleep?"
"About three hours"
"Oh"
Liam laughed and Louis stood up to make his way towards Harry and Freddie. Before he did, he looked back at Liam.
"Eh, Payno? Don't think I'll take it easy on you in our next water fight"
"Oh I hope so" Liam grinned and Louis did as well. With a clasp of hands he walked over and sat next to them in the empty seat.

"So, what are the two of you laughing at?" He smiled as both of them looked at him and started laughing again.
"Louis you idioooot!" Freddie grinned as he looked at him, shouting the words in Zayn's accent.
"You're watching This Is Us?" Louis looked at Harry, then at the screen where the Campfire Scene was playing over and over again. "Wait- did you just call me an idiot Fred?"
"Yes dad"
Freddie giggled and jumped as Louis wanted to catch him. "Alright. Now you've got a big problem"
Freddie laughed and quickly hid behind Harry.

"Not that big actually" Niall commented with a cocky smile from the other seat and Louis glared at him. Before he could reply something, Harry started laughing.
"Good one Niall"
He just glared at him as well. "I thought I was the sassy one?"
"You're lame dad" Freddie looked over Harry's shoulder and the curlyhead and Niall both started laughing again.

"Alright. Now I'm doing this the Tommo way" He tried to catch Freddie but he kept hiding behind Harry.
"Oi, hiding behind Harry isn't fair!"
"Why? Cause he's bigger than you? Even I'm nearly as big as you dad" Freddie grinned and Louis shook his head in amusement before he couldn't help but laugh as well.
"What did you do with my son?"
"He is indeed your son, love" Harry laughed and Niall agreed.
"He's handling you the Tommo way"

Louis leaned back in the seat and chuckled. "Guess I've got a problem then"
Before he could say something else, Freddie jumped on him. "The Tommo waaaaay!"
He started tickling him but Louis quickly turned it the other way around.
"Daaad! Stooop!" Freddie laughed and tried to catch a breath.
"Did you call me an idiot?"
"Yeaahaha" He giggled and tried to get away but Louis didn't let him.
"Do you take it back?"
"Noooo!" Freddie laughed and pressed his head against Louis' stomach.
"Pleaaaase dad! Stop!" Freddie begged laughingly and he stopped for a moment.
"Do you take it back?"
"Ok! You're not an idiot. You're just small!" The boy exclaimed before jumping back on Harry's lap who was already crying tears from laughter.
"You- you should see your face!"