Playing House

14

Harry had absolutely nothing to worry about. Liam, Zayn, and Niall were as friendly as in the cafeteria. They welcomed him and handed him one of the controls and he played Mario Cart. Louis took a seat behind him and he sat between his legs and leaned his back against Louis' chest. He saw that the boys noticed and exchanged looks but they didn't comment on it. Harry couldn't be happier. For once in his life he felt accepted.

Niall's mum bought them pizza and they ate and played and talked and laughed. Before he knew it, it was almost one o'clock.
"Alright guys, I'm gonna take Harry home." Louis said and stood up.

"Now? We're in the middle of a game." Niall said without taking his eyes off the tv.

"I have a curfew." Harry mumbled.

Niall paused the game.
"Right. I'm glad you joined us."

"I'm glad you invited me." Harry said.

"Of course, any eh... friend of Louis' is our friend." Niall said and glanced at Liam and Zayn.

"Yeah." Zayn agreed and Liam nodded his head.

Harry just smiled. He and Louis left and Louis took his hand as soon as they left the house.
"Did you have a nice time?" Louis asked.

"The best. I like your friends." Harry beamed.

"More than me?" Louis asked teasingly.

"Well, I haven't kissed them yet so I don't know." Harry joked.

"Heeey!" Louis protested and pouted.

Harry giggled and pulled him in for a kiss. Louis groped his ass and pulled him closer, leaving Harry breathless when he let go. They hurried to his house and he was one minute late when he unlocked the door.
"Good night." He said to Louis.

"Hang out tomorrow?" Louis asked.

"Yeah." Harry smiled.

"Good night." Louis said and returned the smile. He pressed a quick peck against Harry's lips before he turned around and started to run.

Harry's mum was awake when he walked into the kitchen.
"There you are! How was it?"

"Great, mum. Louis' friends are nice." Harry beamed.

"I wanna hear all about it." Anne smiled and went to put the kettle on.

They drank tea and Harry told her about his evening. He mostly talked about Louis without noticing.
"You really like Louis, don't you?" Anne asked carefully.

"He's wonderful." Harry sighed happily.

Anne waited for him to continue. Harry hesitated. He took a deep breath.
"Mum?"

"Yes, honey." Anne said and took his hand over the table and squeezed it.

"I... I'm gay, mum. Louis isn't just a friend." Harry managed to get out and stared at his mother, afraid of her reaction.

She smiled and hugged him.
"I'm so happy for you."

"Are you okay with that?" Harry asked.

"Of course, darling! I love you." Anne answered and Harry got emotional.

They talked some more before he headed to bed. He cried a little. A big stone had been lifted from his shoulders. He was happy that his mum was so supportive.

He told his sister during breakfast and she was supportive too. Then he realized that he might have done something wrong. He had indirectly outed Louis as well. Maybe he didn't want his family to know? Shit!

When Louis showed up at noon he was a mess. He had worked himself up to an almost panic attack. Louis let himself in and walked into Harry's room with a smile that faltered when he saw how upset Harry was.
"What happened?"

"I did something awful and stupid and I'm sorry!" Harry said and started to cry.

Louis froze for a second but then he walked over and wrapped his arms around Harry and hugged him. He lead him to the bed and they sat down.
"Tell me."

"I came out to my mum and sister." Harry said and tried to wipe his eyes but the tears wouldn't stop.

"You did? Why are you sad? Did they hate on you?" Louis asked.

"No, they're really supportive." Harry cried.

"Why are you crying then? This isn't happy tears." Louis asked in confusion.

"I told them that you and I... I outed you. I didn't mean to, I swear. I'm so, so sorry, Louis. I was just happy and..." Harry wailed.

"Oh." Louis replied.

"Please don't hate me. I'm so sorry." Harry sobbed.

"It's okay, I think. Let me just sort me head around this for a sec." Louis said.

He stayed quiet for what felt like an eternity and Harry just looked at him with pleading, teary eyes.
"Yeah, I'm okay. It's your family. You shared something personal and you didn't do it to be mean to me. Just... Don't tell the guys? I wanna tell them when I feel that it's the right time. When I'm ready."

"Of course! Do you forgive me?" Harry asked with a trembling voice.

Louis pulled him in for another hug and lay down so Harry rested his head on his chest.
"Yeah. Don't cry."

Louis held him and stroke his hair until he had calmed down.
"So how did you feel after you told your mum? I mean, before you got upset over me?"

Harry thought about it.
"First I was relieved, you know, that I had finally told her. Then I got scared about her reaction but she just hugged me and said that it was wonderful, and that she loves me. I think she likes you too. Then I got a little emotional about it and then I freaked out over you."

"Do you feel lighter now?" Louis asked and Harry knew what he meant.

"Yeah." Harry smiled.

"I've thought about telling me mum so many times." Louis sighed.

"You'll tell her when you're ready." Harry tried to comfort and hugged him closer.

"Yeah." Louis replied.

"And Lou, no pressure from me, alright? That's your decision." Harry said softly.

"I want to. I've met this amazing guy that I want to tell her all about but in order to do that... Well, you know what I mean." Louis smiled.

"I wanna hear more about this amazing guy." Harry grinned playfully.

"Oh, he's a bit younger than me but that doesn't matter because he's really sweet. A little shy sometimes, and really smart. He's funny too. Did I mention sexy? He's that too. I'm hoping that he wants to be me boyfriend because I'm really into him." Louis said.

Harry looked up at him with a happy smile and leaned in to kiss him.
"Yes. I'm crazy about you." He mumbled against his lips.