Don't forget where you belong

Chapter 8.

Thursday was slow and boring. Harry had suddenly gotten used to having Louis around again and just a day without him was pure torture. He tried to keep himself distracted with books when he was at work but he found himself looking over at his phone more often than he'd like to admit. Louis was busy, he'd told him he would be. But Harry couldn't help but miss him, it's not even been a day. How will he ever survive Louis leaving for tour. Especially not knowing where they stand. Well, he knows where he stands, but Louis... He did look at Harrys lips yesterday, and he always wants hugs, and he's become more open to Harry, just over a couple of days. Harry didn't know what it means though. Louis was a hugger, that was not a lie, it could just be Louis being Louis, but for some reason it felt like more. Maybe it was just Harrys wishful thinking.

He needed to clear things up before Louis left, for his own peace of mind. Maybe it was fast? but it's not like he's going to ask him to be his boyfriend. Just try and work out where Louis stands. I mean surely Louis must understand Harry wanting to know before he leaves.

When he finally got off work, he took Hera for a run and made dinner. He got back to the piano, he had realized it was going to be a long and tedious process, he wasn't a pro at this, far from it. Louis made it look so easy, it was not.

He spent a few hours at the piano when he finally decided to give up for the night, he hadn't gotten much done. He fed Hera while he had a cup of tea before walking her one last time.

As he was trying to get comfortable on the couch he thanked Louis for insisting on having such a big couch. 'We need to be able to cuddle' he had argued, lately it's not been used for much of that, but it came in handy nonetheless.

Just as he was about to fall asleep his phone vibrated, usually he would ignore it. But lately Harry is a love-struck teenager

Lou <3

Hi Curly, I filled my cup today. Told management how I want it.

Harry smiled at the screen

Good for you Lou, proud of you. <3

Harry debated adding the heart for a long time before finally deciding it could be a quick way to figure out where Louis stands.

Lou <3

I'll text you tomorrow. Goodnight Curly <3

Good night Lou. <3

Harry was now wide awake. Louis sent a heart back! It couldn't be a typo, right? No, but maybe it was just a 'thanks for the advice'? Harry is going to drive himself crazy with all these doubts in his head. He needs to find out where Louis stands. What if it pushes Louis away, he doesn't want to scare him off. But he needs to know, he has the right to know, right?

Harry lies awake for a while, thinking of every possible outcome before he manages to fall asleep.

He tossed and turned all night and when the alarm finally went off in the morning, he felt like he hadn't gotten any sleep at all. He reminds himself he's probably going to see Louis today, that gives him enough energy to pull himself off of the couch. He feeds himself and Hera before walking her and having a shower.