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Chapter 39

DOUBLE UPDATE! YAY!

Harry's pov

We made our way into town, looking for a hotel to spend the night. No one would find out we were gone until the next morning so we felt that it would be safe to spend the night in the town. Matthew was getting fussy because it was well past his bedtime and it was pretty cold outside. Since the town was so small, it did not take us long to find a hotel. It was a fair sized building, we walked inside to the smell of cigarette smoke. The paint on the walls were chipping and the cheep wallpaper was peeling as well. I had no idea how the place wasn't condemned. The desk clerk sat behind her desk smoking a cigarette and... reading the Bible? Her dirty blond hair was tied up in a messy bun and her dress looked a bit too short and left little to the imagination. I wondered why she was reading a Bible. "Well, hi there, darlin', what can I do ya for?" She noticed us, or, noticed me. I was a little taken by her thick southern accent, but approached her anyway.

"Yes, do you have any vacant rooms available?" I asked, pulling my coat tighter. I did not want her to see Matthew in case there weren't kids allowed.

"We have a few." She said as she popped her bubble gum. She looked me up and down and winked at me.

"I would like to reserve one for the night, please." I said, pulling out my wallet.

"That'll be $3.21." She smiled, grabbing the key from the wall behind her. I handed her the money but before she could hand me the key, Matthew made a noise from inside my coat and he wormed his head out. "Is that a baby?" No, it's a small dog, "Kids ain't allowed in this hotel." She snapped.

"It's just one night, we promise he won't make any noise." Louis said to her.

"No kids allowed." She pointed to the plaque by the door that said it. I pulled a five dollar bill out of my wallet and slipped it to her.

"Just for tonight, yeah." I was bribing her and she slowly took the bait.

Her fingers rubbed over mine while trading the bill for the keys, "You're lucky you're cute." She smiled at me. I hated to smile back at her but I was grateful that she gave us the keys and did not ask any further questions. I looked at the key.

"Room 304." I said to Louis when we arrived at the stairway. We looked up at the stairs we had to climb. "Third floor."

"That's a lot of stairs." It took us five minutes to climb the stairs and two to find our room. The cream colored carpet was stained and the ceiling had water marks on it. But, the door locked, the electricity worked, it was warm, and the bed smelt of fresh laundry so it was good enough for one night. "This isn't that bad." Louis said and smiled at me.

I walked in the bathroom and found that there was no mold growing anywhere. "Hey, Louis." I called quietly since Matthew had fallen asleep in my arms. Louis walked in the bathroom, "If we put all our blankets in the tub, Matthew could sleep there, ya think?"

"Yeah, seems like the best crib we got anyway." Louis left and brought back all the blankets we packed and piled them in the bath tub. "Harry, why can't Matthew just sleep with us?" Louis asked after I laid Matthew down.

I turned to Louis and pulled him close before connecting our lips. He made a quiet surprised noise and kissed me back. I backed him up into the bedroom and pulled away, "Because you're the only one I wanna share the bed with tonight." I said. His eyes went wide.

"You sure?" Louis asked, his hand petting my cheek. I smiled and leaned into the touch.

"Yeah, I want you."

Third person pov

Louis slowly laid Harry down on the bed not breaking their kiss. Neither were in any rush to do anything, they just wanted to enjoy the night and never let it end. Harry was the first to deepen the kiss by licking Louis's lips;  Louis sighed happily and opened his mouth to meet Harry's tongue with his. Harry's stomach was full of butterflies and his heart felt like a tub of hot goo. Louis didn't feel any different, he felt that at any moment he would levitate if Harry's arms weren't wrapped around him; that's how high Louis felt.