Uncover pt.2

Chapter 29

Mark squatted down next to Harry as he helped him up from the ground. 

"Are you okay?", Mark asked as Harry brushed off his elbows and nodded his head. 

"Yes, I'm fine.", Harry said while licking his lips as he peeked over Mark's shoulder where Louis kept trying to fight John. 

But at that point Paul had been able to at least separate the two boys. John leaned against the wall and wiped his mouth on his forearm to see blood. He had a bleeding lip and nose and an enormous pain on his right eye. Louis also had a bleeding bottom lip and a red mark on his cheekbone. 

"Holy shit! What is going on?", Maxwell exclaimed from behind Harry as he and Tim also had heard the fight and came to check what was happening. 

"I am wondering the same thing!", Paul said firmly and looked at Louis then at John. 

"He is a piece of shit!", Louis yelled while pointing at John who gasped as if he was completely innocent.

"But you had to beat him?!"

"He pushed Harry on the floor!"

Paul shook his head and grabbed a piece of paper that Mark had gotten from the closest bathroom. He handed the paper to Louis who pressed it against his lip. Mark handed paper to John who pressed it against his nose. 

"Can you two take him out?", Paul asked as he turned to Maxwell and Tim while gesturing to Harry who kept his eyes on Louis the whole time. 

The boys agreed and walked out to the bus along with Harry who kept looking over his shoulder where he saw Paul pulling Louis aside meanwhile Mark took care of John. Neither of the three that walked away could hear what they were saying but it was obvious that Paul was mad, Louis was still high on adrenaline meanwhile John visibly crumbled like a victim. 

Back on the bus Harry enlightened the two of what had happened while they waited for the others to come back to the bus. Harry sat on the couch in between the two of them who had given him some water and a small package of ice for his chest as he felt a pain there still. 

It felt like it took hours before Louis and the others came back to the bus. Entering the bus John walked first followed by Mark and Paul who walked between him and Louis to keep them separated. John walked right to his bunk bed. Mark followed him after getting band-aid and some ice. Louis walked straight inside and located Harry the first thing he did. Maxwell made space for Louis so he could sit next to Harry.

"Are you okay?", Louis asked and caressed Harry's cheek while frowning. Harry pouted seeing Louis' lip that had started to swollen and the red mark on his cheekbone had started to turn purple and blue. 

"I'm okay, are you?", Harry pouted and gently touched Louis' cheek where the mark was. 

"I'm okay as long as you are, baby.", Louis said and slightly flinched as Harry's fingertip slid across the mark on his face. Paul handed Louis a pack of ice and Louis placed it on his bottom lip that was pulsing, making the pain more acknowledgeable. 

"I'm sorry...", Harry whispered once the others had left the two of them alone. It had been getting dark and it was late. Everyone was tired. Louis shook his head and pulled Harry into his arms.

"It's alright, I'm sorry too."

"You just defended me though... I threw the first punch...", Harry whispered as he buried his face in Louis' chest while hugging him. 

"Don't worry about. It'll be alright, baby cakes.", Louis said soothingly while hugging Harry tightly. 

Eventually Louis and Harry crawled into the same bunk bed for the night as well. Even though it was dark they could see each other clearly as they laid facing each other. Harry closer to the wall and Louis closer to the edge. Harry kept soothingly caress Louis' cheek while looking at him with a pout. Louis couldn't help but look fondly at his little boy. 

"What happens now?", Harry whispered while he kept caressing Louis. 

"I'll have a video meeting with my manager about the incident. But that's all I know.", Louis answered before he gently pecked Harry who pecked him back. 

"And what about.. him?"

"I want him gone, honestly. But it's difficult with this tight schedule to get rid of him and find someone new who knows all the songs...", Louis said in a sigh to which Harry nodded his head understandably. "But I'll keep my distance. Focus on you, the fans - give them amazing shows, and hang around Maxwell and Tim as well."

"Good.", Harry pouted and cuddled up to Louis who wrapped his arms around him, holding him closely while playing with his curly hair. They laid in silence, Harry with his eyes closed meanwhile Louis kept playing with his hair. "Louis?"

"Yes, love?", Louis whispered and looked down at Harry in his arms. 

"I know you wouldn't.", Harry mumbled as he was on the edge of falling asleep. Louis kept his eyes on Harry who gently rubbed his cheek on Louis' chest.

"What are you talking about?", Louis asked while brushing some hair away from Harry's forehead.

"Cheat. You asked me earlier if I knew you would never do that to me, and I do know that. I trust you enough to know that you wouldn't cheat on me.", Harry mumbled and nodded his head with his eyes closed to confirm his words. Louis smiled and licked his lips. 

"I know, baby. Right back at you.", Louis whispered and pulled the blanket higher up on Harry's back while Harry made himself smaller and even more comfortable in Louis' arms.

"And I love you.", Harry whispered and placed a lazy, soft kiss on Louis' chest. 

"I love you too. So much."

...

The following morning the bus had already started driving by the time Louis and Harry woke up. Louis woke up by a text on his phone from his manager since he had texted him the night before to find a solution to the fight as soon as possible. 

Manager: See you in ten. 

Louis sighed and carefully pulled himself up without disturbing Harry too much. Though not much was needed to wake Harry up. Harry yawned and pouted as he saw Louis standing up by the bed. 

"It's okay, you can sleep some more. I gotta have a meeting with my manager.", Louis whispered while caressing Harry's cheek after gently pushing his hair away from his face.

"What time is it?", Harry mumbled in his morning voice while rubbing one of his eyes. 

"09.23 am.", Louis said while tucking Harry in who curled up in a ball smiling. 

After tucking Harry in, Louis walked out to the dining area where the rest of the boys already sat, eating breakfast. Louis showed a small smile while setting up his laptop on one of the tables and sighed while he waited for his manager to call him up. 

"Do you wanna be alone?", Maxwell asked while chewing on some bread from his sandwich. 

"Naah, it's fine." 

Louis started the meeting as soon as his manager's name popped up on the screen. Louis told the entire story, or at least as much as he could without exposing his secret relationship with Harry and the fact that it was about John being a jealous fucker. Though John was around he tried to expose it, knowing how much trouble it would cause but Louis along with everyone else managed to stop him every single time. According to his manager there was only one solution, and that was to find someone else to play the bass. Since John had been causing drama and tensions within the band before. And his behavior now was no different. And if one fist fight managed to happen, who was to say that another one was impossible. Which Louis couldn't even hesitate to agree with. John of course had to make a whole scene as he heard the words coming directly from the manager, the fact that Louis didn't even get to express his opinion about it first. But as with everything else, his scenes only made it worse for himself. Louis would keep in contact with his manager who would try to solve it as quick as possible, but John had to play in the band until they found someone to replace him with.