The Aftermath.
Love changes, changes everything
Love makes you fly it can break your wings
Love changes, changes everything
Love makes the rules from fools to kings
Love changes, love changes everything.
Louis rolled out of bed at 9:15 am careful not to wake up Harry. He sat on his side of the bed, with his bare feet on the carpet, rubbing his tired eyes. He felt as if he hadn't slept at all, which he hardly had. Harry had had a restless night, whimpering and moaning in his sleep, sometimes full out yelling which had kept Louis awake, calming him down and soothing him back to sleep. He looked over his shoulder at the still sleeping boy in his bed and knew that if for the rest of his life he wouldn't get another good night's sleep, he still wouldn't have it any other way.
Harry was curled in on himself, tangled in the duvet, his messy hair everywhere, mouth slightly open. He looked peaceful now and tranquil. Louis got up and stretched, his bones creaking. He opened the door quietly and padded out onto the landing, closing the door softly behind him. He walked downstairs urgently in need of some caffeine in his system. The house was quiet. Usually work around the house started after he left for work so since it was still 9:15 am, the house was still relatively quiet. He padded into the kitchen and saw Judy putting groceries away.
'Good morning,' he told her sleepily, yawning loudly. Judy turned and smiled at him.
'Good morning Sir. How did you leave Harry yesterday?' she asked him eagerly. Louis smiled to himself. She had probably been wanting to ask him that question since last night.
'He's here Judy. He's asleep in my room,' he told her and watched her eyes go wide and her mouth open into a silent O. She clasped both her hands on her bosom as if in prayer and her eyes welled up with tears.
'Oh Sir, you brought him home! How is he? Did he sleep?' Louis sighed heavily.
'He was restless most of the night,' he said quietly as if he was deep in thought.
'The nightmares?' Judy asked him and Louis nodded. 'Yes I was there one afternoon when he was asleep and I was doing his laundry and he woke up screaming.' Judy stopped not wanting to go into further detail about Harry's nightmares but Louis knew.
'I gave them to him,' he said barely above a whisper. 'He's afraid of me.' Judy placed her hand over Louis' and squeezed it gently.
'Love heals Sir. He will heal. He is strong and he has you. He came back didn't he? Means he's not afraid of you as much as you think he is,' Judy told him with a smile. 'Shall I make breakfast?' Louis nodded.
'Yes but can I just have a cup of coffee for myself and a mug of tea for Harry please? I don't want him to wake up and not find me there next to him. I am taking a few days off work to take care of him,' Louis told her and Judy smiled happily.
'That is wonderful Sir,' Judy told him as she turned to go make the tea and coffee.
