inferno // l.s.

sixty one

we took canyon moon seriously in this bitch.

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louis had the energy to take a long shower and deep clean his bedroom with zayn's help. it mainly consisted of laundry, laundry, and more laundry, but the two of them got it done while blasting loud music, ordering pizza for lunch, and terrorizing the cats with the vaccuum cleaner.

harry called yesterday and told him they pushed his court date back until monday, which made louis frustrated, but hopefully they will get good news. and there were no openings for visitors today, which was absolute bullshit, so if louis wanted to see harry again he would have to wait until tuesday.

"how did your appointment go today?" zayn asked as louis flopped down on his bed. fresh sheets, windows open, and new air felt nice.

"good. calum's been very supportive throughout all of this."

"that's good. i've been thinking about getting in with him."

"really?"

"yeah. everyone could use a little bit of therapy. i think it would help having someone to talk to about my assault. and the coke and stuff. rehab helped, but i didn't get any help after that."

that's true. zayn went to meetings once a week while they were in vegas when he got out, but when they came to los angeles, he didn't have many resources.

"i could see if i can have michael talk to him. technically i'm not supposed to because of patient laws, but something may be able to happen."

"if not, it's okay. i just feel like i could trust him if he does really well with you."

louis yawned and pulled emma onto his tummy. he massaged his hands down her back, relaxing under her purrs.

"has harry called you today?"

"no, and i'm kind of mad about it. he didn't call me last night either but he called me after court yesterday."

"weird. he calls you at the same time every day."

"i know. when he calls me next i'm chewing his ass out."

the younger friend laid on the bed and grabbed shark from his napping spot, dragging him to his chest. "how are you holding up?"

"i'm still sad. really sad. i miss him a lot. liam's been trying to help me think positive, and i'm struggling."

"reasonable."

"they need to fucking get this court shit together. and i need him to call me. i wanna tell him about emma's antics today, damn it. he deserves to know she almost got her tail sucked in the vaccuum hose."

"i bet he would get a kick out of it."

"he would, and then he'd be mad he wasn't the one that almost did it. when he finds out it was me then he'll try and find better ways to torment her."

"but she's so cute," zayn crooned. "who would wanna torture such a pretty kitty like my emma?"

"us."

"yeah, you're right."

louis grinned and picked emma up, holding her in the air. "i'm sorry we almost turned you into dust, ems. please forgive me. pretty please?" he tipped her down to where they were nose to nose. "can i have loves?"

emma mewed in his face, so he lowered her. she curled up against his chin.

"thank you," he told her. "sweet babes."

"inferno opens again tonight."

"i know." he's not sure how that's going to work without the owners, but he doesn't have the energy to argue about it.