Eleven

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'I-I can't draw you' Louis felt his mouth go dry as he spoke.
'Of course you can.'

Louis felt his cheeks go a rosy pink colour once again and pinched the skin between his thumb and finger. Harry made his anxiety flare up so badly, but somehow in a good way. Harry made him awkward and embarrassed and he had never felt that way about someone before.
'Yeah, okay fine..' Louis spoke without realising as his gaze was still on Harry, taking in his features. He blinked a few times snapping himself out of his gaze. 'I um, need to shower first though..' he spoke shyly, rubbing the back of his neck anxiously.
'Yeah of course, you had a long night.' Harry laughed a little as he stood up. 'I should go and get changed myself. How about I bring some food with me when I come back?'
'Um, sure. Let me grab you some cash?' Louis went to stand up before Harry refused.
'Nah, it's all good. It was my idea so I'll grab it, don't worry.' Harry grinned warmly at Louis as he patted his pockets, checking he had his phone, wallet and keys. 'Okay, I'll come back in about an hour or so?'
Louis nodded as Harry reached the door. They both waved a goodbye before the door clicked closed behind Harry.

Louis felt a huge smile sneak across his face and butterflies fill his tummy. What the hell was he doing? He ran his hands over his face then through his hair before getting up and heading to the bathroom. He started running the shower, leaving it to run and reach a good temperature then heading to grab a towel. He brushed his teeth while he was waiting then went to grab his phone. On his way back he scrolled through his playlists before deciding on just having a radio station on.

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After his shower he headed to his bedroom, keeping his music station on and decided to send a text to Fran to check in.
*Hey Fran, thanks again for inviting me last night. Had alot of fun.*
He dropped his phone onto his bed as he went to start getting dress. He was dressed as far as boxers and a navy blue tshirt when his phone rang. It was a video call from Fran so of course he answered straight away, making sure to keep the camera on his face.
'Hey Lou! Last night would not have been the same without you so you don't need to thank me! We'll have to do it again sometime. Maybe a quieter one next time?' she laughed as she spoke, knowing Louis had a huge hangover. 'How is the hangover treating you?' she carried on.
'It's not too bad actually, I had painkillers pretty much straight away so that helped...'
'I bet your company helped too.' Fran winked at Louis as she spoke. 'Wait, is he still there?!' she lowered her voice to a whisper this time.
'Um, not currently no...'
'Excuse me, Mr Mysterious.. What exactly does that mean?!'
'He's heading back over here soon..'

Fran didn't say anything and just looked at Louis, obviously waiting for further explanation which made Louis chuckle.

'So, he asked me to draw him.. He's gone home while I showered and is bringing food back I think..' he felt his cheeks go slightly red as he spoke.
'Oh my gosh, what? That's adorable! So I should really let you go, ready for when he comes back right?'
Louis nodded with a smile that made his eyes crinkle. They said their goodbyes and ended the call. Louis checked his hair in his wardrobe mirror, styling it slightly then grabbed his grey skinny jeans and socks, finishing getting dressed before making his way into the kitchen and flicking on the kettle to make a cup of tea and set up his sketch pad and pencils. He had sweaty palms and was so nervous of messing up. He took the mugs from earlier on and washed them while he waiting for the kettle to finish boiling. As he finished putting the cleaned mugs on the drainer, there was a knock at his door.

Louis opened the door to let Harry inside, who had a huge paper bag tucked under one arm and a takeout tray with four takeout cups in the other. Louis raised his eyebrows slightly at the amount of food.
'So I didn't know what you wanted..' Harry mumbled with a shrug of his shoulders as he came inside.
He placed the bag and drinks on the kitchen side while Louis shut the door behind him.
'So I got, fries, nuggets, cheese bites, side salads, and wraps..' Harry took each item out of the bag as he spoke. 'Then I got a hot and cold drink..' he looked over at Louis when he pointed at the drinks. Louis has a small smile on his face that told Harry he appreciated the thought.
'Look, I'm still learning what you like! I'm sure I'll learn quickly!'
'Well you've done a great job as I like everything you brought..' Louis let out a small laugh as he waked over to join Harry.
'Winner!' Harry spoke as he bit into a nugget, holding the box out to offer Louis one, which he took straight away.

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