"Give the phone to Harry right now!" yells Jeff, Harry's manager, into the phone.
"No!" exclaims Louis. "Talk to me instead," he continues.
"This has nothing to do with you, Tomlinson; hand the phone to Harry!" Jeff answers.
"I won't allow you to talk to him right now," Louis scoffs.
"For the love of God, Tomlinson, this is serious. HE BROKE THE CONTRACT!" shouts Jeff.
"I KNOW, DON'T YOU THINK HE'S AWARE OF THAT?! I WILL CALL YOU BACK," Louis yells back at Jeff before hanging up the phone.
He tosses the phone on the bed and tries to comfort Harry, "It will be ok sweetheart, we'll-" he is cut off by the phone ringing again. "I SAID I WOULD CALL YOU BACK!" he yells into the phone.
"Lou, it's me, Anne," a gentle, tender voice responds.
"Oh, sorry mum, I thought it was Jeff," Louis says softly. "Here talk to Harry," Louis adds as he offers the phone to Harry.
"Mum!" Harry exclaims, crying.
"It'll be fine, dear. "We're all in this together," she replies, trying to reassure Harry.
"No, it won't, it won't be fine," Harry cries, sinking into Louis' arms.
"Mum, do you think you can come here?" Louis asks, taking the phone from Harry. "Harry needs you," Louis says.
"I'm on my way," Anne says before hanging up.
"Do you want us to leave?" Zayn asks.
"No, please stay with me," Harry responds, "all of you. I need you guys," he continues.
"We're not going anywhere," Niall replies, wrapping everyone in a tight hug.
"We're right here with you," Liam says.
"We need a plan," Louis adds, "I want to call Jeff with a plan, I don't want him to cook up some stunt. We're done with those," he adds.
"No more stunts, please, I'm exhausted," Harry adds.
Zayn, Niall, and Liam all agree. They get Harry to calm down, eat some cereal for breakfast and gather around the dining table.
"What if we just come out?" Harry asks, his gaze fixed on Louis.
"I don't believe that's possible yet, sweetie," Louis responds. "Your management will never agree," he adds.
"But the harm has already been done. Why not simply go ahead and do it? I'm sick of hiding Lou," Harry says.
"I understand, love, but not yet. We need to wait," Louis says.
Harry says nothing and just looks down at the floor, tears welling up in his eyes.
"I agree with Louis that we need to wait. It's not time yet," Zayn replies, and Niall and Liam agree.
"So, what's the plan?" Harry asks, brushing away his tears.
"What if we claim that someone hacked into your account and posted it?" Liam asks.
"I like that idea; it's not plausible, but the panic might move to someone hacking into a celebrity's social media," Niall says.
"Yeah, we could publish an official statement, and I think Jeff would agree," Harry replies.
"What do you think, Louis?" Harry asks as he waits for an answer.
There's a knock at the door before Louis finishes his sentence. "That should be mum," Louis says. He goes to open the door and finds Anne standing there. She appeared to be carrying several bags of goods. Anne drops all the bags and hugs Louis tightly, and Harry runs up, "Mum!" he cries. Anne extends one arm, welcoming Harry into the hug. They all remain, hugging and embracing one another.
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One At Last?
FanfictionA year filled with stunts for both Harry and Louis, but it was a huge success. They are finally home for Louis' 31st birthday and Christmas. Will the year conclude happily, or will it be one of the worst of their lives?
