Louis watches Harry. Harry talks to the interviewer with the others but Louis just watches him. If only they could be together. Louis sighs, resting his chin in his hand. He would gladly give up anything to just have Harry in his arms. Harry laughs at something Niall says and Louis can practically feel his heart stop.
After the interview, Louis walks home and sits on his couch, thinking. Niall walks in and then slows down when he sees Louis.
"Oh, hey, Louis." Niall says. "I didn't realize you were home."
"Then why are you in my house, Niall?" Louis asks, turning to look at him.
Niall pauses. "Food." He says. "I ran out."
"Of food?" Louis asks.
"Of chips." Niall says.
"Ah." Louis says. "Well, whatever, take some. I don't care."
"You good?" Niall asks, reaching into the cabinet.
"Fine." Louis says, leaning back against the couch. "I'm fine."
Niall walks over, sitting on the arm of the couch, holding a bag of chips. "You don't look fine." Niall says. "Chip?"
Louis waves a hand. "No, I'm good."
"Well, what's up?" Niall asks.
"Nothing." Louis says. Niall doesn't know how he feels about Harry and he thinks it should probably stay that way.
"Then why is your face like that?" Niall asks.
"This is just my face," Louis says.
"No, it is not." Niall says, moving closer to him, legs crossed. "What's up? I won't tell anyone."
Louis sighs. "It's Harry."
"What?" Niall says, confused. "What did he do?"
"He didn't do anything." Louis says. He sighs heavily, running a hand over his face. Niall doesn't say anything, waiting for him to explain. "I'm in love with him."
Niall's mouth falls open slightly. "You're in love with Harry?"
"Yeah." Louis says. "But he isn't in love with me so I just keep it in."
"Louis, he...he loves you too." Niall says. "He won't shut up about you when you're not there."
Louis shakes his head. "That's not true."
"Yes, it is." Niall says. "He loves you, Louis. You should tell him."
Then as if on cue, Harry walks in. "Hey, Lou!" He says happily. "Hey, Niall!"
Louis looks at him, following him with his eyes as he sits down. "Hey, Hazza."
"I have to go." Niall says, patting Louis's shoulder. "See you guys later."
Harry sits next to Louis, waving to Niall as he walks out the door. "Lou, what's up? You look weird."
"It's...nothing." He sighs.
"Hey," Harry says, putting one finger on his cheek and turning his head back to look at him. "What is going on?"
All of the words Louis knows fall out of his brain when Harry's eyes meet his. "Uh..."
"What is it?" Harry asks.
"It's you, Harry." Louis says. "It's always you."
"What?" Harry says.
Louis doesn't say anything. He moves forward and kisses him. Harry kisses him back after a minute, shocked. His hand falls to his lap. Louis pulls away and they sit in silence for a second.
"Sorry." Louis mumbles.
"No." Harry says. "No, don't be sorry. I like you too, Louis." Louis's face breaks into a smile. Harry smiles too. He kisses him. "Glad you finally got your senses together."
"Yeah." Louis says. "I guess I was kind of an idiot before."
"Yeah." Harry says. "Yeah, you were." And he kisses him again.
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A/N: Hey, that's a nice number of words. Anygay, thanks for reading. Love you guys! <3.
