Confessions of a Gay Disney Prince

Chapter 34: Listen

[Harry's Range Rover, West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, 6:41pm, Driving Home]

HARRY: "Um, where do you wanna be dropped off?"

LOUIS: (tired) "The hotel is fine."

HARRY: "Long day?"

LOUIS: "Very."

HARRY: "Not going out tonight?"

LOUIS: (really down) "No..."

HARRY: "Okay..." (silence) "Is everything okay?"

LOUIS: "Yeah, don't..." (shakes his head) "Don't..."

HARRY: "Ask about it? Got it."

LOUIS: "Yeah..." (quieter, leaning on the seat) "Yeah... Thanks."

HARRY: (looks at him, concerned, then at the road) "I got this new book..."

LOUIS: "That so?"

HARRY: "Yeah, it's really interesting. I don't know if you'd like it actually... It's a bit of a lame romance."

LOUIS: "What about?"

HARRY: "Two kids with cancer..."

LOUIS: "Wow, talk about morbid."

HARRY: (dry chuckle) "Yeah...but it's sweet. It makes your heart all warm."

LOUIS: "Who dies, if not both?"

HARRY: "I won't tell you that! That'll ruin the book. You have to read it first."

LOUIS: (turning to face him, lazy smile on his face) "Must I?"

HARRY: "Well, yeah..." (flushing) "There's this part...in the book...where the girl gives the guy a book and he reads it."

LOUIS: "Whipped."

HARRY: (noise in between a cough and a chuckle) "Yeah...right..." (deeply embarrassed) "Who does that..."

LOUIS: "So when are you gonna be done with it?"

HARRY: "What, talking?"

LOUIS: (rolls his eyes) "The stupid book so I can borrow it. I'm not about to waste money on a cheesy love story that might make me cry."

HARRY: (happy) "It will."

LOUIS: "Did you cry?"

HARRY: (shrugs) "A bit."

LOUIS: (smirking) "Knew it..."

HARRY: "A bit, okay? Just a tear or two. Manly crying. I sniffled, just...a bit of sniffling, you know?"

LOUIS: (dry, stretching the word) "Right."

HARRY: "I mean, it was sad..." (red in the face) "It's so heavy..." (Louis snorts) "Hey, you'll see when you read it..." (grinning) "You'll see! You'll cry too..."

LOUIS: "I won't."

HARRY: "Yes, you will."

LOUIS: "I won't and to prove it to you, I'll read it with you there."

HARRY: "How?"

LOUIS: "I'll stay over yours tonight."

HARRY: (practically shaking with excitement) "You'll sleep over?"