Secrets

Part 14

When the boys come into Louis room, Troy is with them and Louis just doesn't want to be anywhere near his dad, he feels himself getting worked up and agitated.

The boys are relieved when they see Louis is okay, Louis senses his dad is angry and cold at the sight of Louis alive, he really thought he'd killed him this time

"Hey kiddo" Drew says and he makes his way straight to Louis side, Louis is lying on his side and Drew grabs his hand and kisses his forehead

Louis can feel Drew's love and it makes him want to break, he doesn't want to put Drew through this, Louis can tell Drew is really upset at the thought of losing him.

"Drew" Louis whispers so only Drew can hear

"Im here, I've gotcha, I promise" Drew tells Louis and Louis couldn't be more thankful for Drew in this moment

Scott and Harry hang back and observe the interactions, Troy seems emotional but withdrawn and normally Harry and Scott would say he's a distraught father, but there are little things giving him away that Scott and Harry both notice

"Louis, kid, we're so thankful you're okay" Edward says as he comes to sit next to Drew on a chair

"We thought we'd lost you again Louis" Andy says

And if Louis isn't mistaken he and Edward sound a little clipped, god only knows what rubbish Troy has fed them

"How are you feeling" Drew asks

"Im fine" Louis whispers

"Louis, we don't understand what pushed you to do this, can you help us understand, please" Andy says looking towards Louis.

Harry and Scott notice the second Louis is asked he looks straight at Troy. Troy smirks slightly back at Louis. He's loving this, making everyone think Louis is crazy and going off the rails.

Louis doesn't say anything

"Please don't close off Louis, we want to help you and we can't help you if you don't let us in" Edward says

Louis avoids everyone's eyes and doesn't respond

"You're being a little selfish Louis, I'm not going to lie, putting dad through this and so soon after mum? I just don't understand" Andy says upset

"Dad said you weren't taking your kidney medication, Louis, do you know how dangerous that is?" Edward follows up

"We didn't realise how bad things were Louis, how much dad was putting up with. We're disappointed to say the least" Andy says

"Andy, maybe we shouldn't be doing this right now" Scott tries gently

Scott and Harry understand Andy and Edwards frustration comes from love, it comes from a place of worry, but Louis doesn't and they can see him starting to break

"He needs to understand how much his actions have hurt everyone" Andy says defensively

"Dad doesn't deserve this and doesn't need to be treated like this, look what Louis did to his face" Edward says pointing to the scratch on Troy's face

Harry and Scott look on confused, there's no way they believe Louis did that

"Boys it's okay, we will get Louis the help he needs, even if that means keeping him here longer than seven days" Troy says

That gets Louis upset, he sits up completely and starts pulling his drips out

"Lou, you can't do that kiddo, just relax" Drew says as he tries to calm Louis,