but the wait will be worth it

chapter fifty nine

All of the weight was suddenly lifted off of my shoulders.

And that sure felt amazing, even after Louis had relieved me of any other stress I might've had piled on.

I bit my lip while remembering this morning's events. After talking for a while, Louis still managed to leave me with something to think about... for the rest of the day.

I stood while leaning on the counter as Gemma flipped through the channels on the living room tv. She finally landed on some football, just as Louis hopped down the stairs and greeted me with a smack to my ass.

I rolled my eyes as he plopped himself down on the couch next to my sister and reached for some popcorn from the table.

Mouth half full, I watched as my mum came down the stairs. She smiled sweetly and kissed me on the cheek. "You two were up early," she hummed.

I stopped chewing and flipped my head towards Louis. His eyebrows shot up as he leaned backwards on the couch, waiting for me to say something.

I turned back to my mum hesitantly and held my breath. "You, um...you could hear us?"

Gemma let out a laugh before turning to Louis with a smirk. I watched as he hid a smile behind his hand and turned back to the footie game playing on tv.

My mum laughed to herself while placing a teapot on the stove. "Well yes, dear. You were up at like 7 am making tea!"

I quickly exhaled and glanced back to Louis. "Oh, okay," I mumbled, rolling my eyes as Louis laughed hysterically.

Becoming hungry, I opened the cabinet and scanned the shelves. Deciding on a bag of pretzels, I pulled it out and moved over to the living room.

"Breakfast first, dear," my mum urged. I let out a "mhm," while ignoring her request.

I plopped myself down on the armrest next to Louis and lazily jabbed him in the stomach with my fist.

"Ow," Louis leaned away from me with a laugh. I shook my head and leaned over to his ear.

"I told you we shouldn't have done anything," I whispered. "That was too close."

Louis looked up at me with a smile. "I dunno. I actually think it's kind of hot."

I let out a scoff and reached for a pretzel from my bag. "What? You're weird."

Keeping his eyes on the tv, Louis leaned closer to me once more while reaching for my pretzels. I handed him the bag. "You know, like trying to sneak around your mum and sister. I feel like we're 16 and in high school."

I laughed and let him wrap an arm around my waist. After thinking to myself for a moment, I nodded my head approvingly and said, "weird kink."

Louis continued to stare forward before shaking his head with a laugh. I watched his eyes crinkle as he smiled. "aye, at least I don't have a pain kink."

I rolled my eyes and glanced over to my mum once more. She moved around the kitchen in her robe, cleaning magazines and envelopes off of the counter. I smiled.

"Hey mum, when is everyone getting here tonight?" I asked.

She furrowed her eyebrows for a moment. "Hm... only your aunt and uncle are staying overnight. Tomorrow everyone else will be here at 3 for the party."

I nodded. "Who's all coming."

My mum picked up her phone from the counter while half-focusing on me. She put her glasses on to read over some text messages before saying, "you know, Harry. Your Grams and Papa, Carol and the twins..." she trailed off, distracted. "Your dad, your dad's brother and the girls."