I Love You ~ Louis Tomlinson

Much Better

"My love?" Louis asks, knocking on the bathroom door of their small bus. In lieu of answering, Natalie opens the door to let him in. He smiles seeing her slightly disheveled appearance. She's wearing one of his larger sweatshirts, hitting just past the tops of her thighs. Her hair is in a messy bun at the top of her head and she has her tooth brush hanging out of the side of her mouth with a little bit of toothpaste dripping from her lips. He leans over, wiping the bit from the side of her mouth and she gives him a silly grin. "Do you have any plans for tonight?" He asks. 

She lets out a muffled noise to try to answer and then giggles, spitting into the sink to answer him properly. "Other then spending any minute I can with you, no. Nothing," she shrugs. They'll be at a hotel later today which she is really excited for. All things considered their bunk isn't too uncomfortable, but nothing beats a real bed and a room to themselves. 

He squeezes his way into the tiny bathroom and wraps his arms around her waist, he hooks his chin over her shoulder after he moves to kiss her cheek. "Good morning lovie," he says sweetly. 

"Morning, did you sleep well?" She asks and looks up at him through the mirror as he smiles back at her.

 "I did, even slept in a bit," he replies with a little yawn. 

"I noticed," she replies happily. "I'm glad I didn't accidently wake you up."

"You could have,"  he says as he kisses her cheek again, moving his head down to nuzzle into her neck, "I wouldn't have minded." His words are muffled against her skin, but she understands him anyway. 

She smiles at her cuddly boyfriend and moves a hand up to gently rake through his hair, scratching lightly at his scalp like she knows he likes. "So, tonight?" She reminds him. 

He hums and it vibrates onto her skin giving her goosebumps. He finally picks his head back up and gives her an answer of sorts, "Will you go on a date with me?" He asks, giving her a big pearly white smile. 

She turns around in his arms to look at him. "You're going to ask me out while I'm dressed like this?" She laughs, gesturing to herself. 

"Baby, I want to be with you no matter what you look like or wear. You are always so so beautiful my love," he says and then leans forward to kiss her lips gently. Almost like he's trying to reassure her without speaking too. 

Even after his lips leave hers Natalie keeps her eyes shut, sinking in the feeling of having her sweet boyfriend so close to her. "Thank you," she whispers, not wanting to break the moment. 

Louis puts a hand under her chin, gently forcing her to look at him, "You don't ever have to thank me for complimenting you sweet girl. It's only the truth," he says tenderly. 

And Natalie just has to kiss him for that. When she pulls away she smirks at him a bit, "Well I'm still gonna." 

Louis huffs and pulls her back into a hug. She never gets full information on what the date later will entail, but he does tell her to dress comfortably. She suggests he should just pick something out for her and he happily complies. 

The boys don't have a show today, but the 5 of them never really have time off. Today they will have vocal lessons and record for the next album. They arrived at the hotel a little bit ago and the producers were able to set up a makeshift studio in an empty conference room. 

While the boys have their vocal lessons Natalie decides to bake some cookies to pass the time. She'll bring them to their little recording studio in the afternoon for the boys to snack on. She's still allowed to sit in on basically whatever she wants, but due to Louis' tendency to get distracted by her presence they kindly asked that she sit lessons out. 

Soon enough afternoon rolls around. The boys are thankful for the treat and she's more than happy to sit and talk to Louis while they wait on all the other boys to record their parts. The two of them sit on the small couch, her legs draped over his and his hand playing with her fingers in her lap. 

Occasionally one of the boys will join them to chat or relax and she'll basically have to sit in Louis' lap, but that doesn't bother the pair one bit. She has fun, but she really enjoys herself when it's Louis' turn to get in the booth. 

She's completely rapt whenever she gets the pleasure of hearing him sing, but hearing him like this is her favorite. She closes her eyes and sits in the peace and stillness of just hearing his voice. From her little spot outside where he's recording she can only hear him and there's no other place or sound that can be better than that. 

A few hours later Louis is finally officially done for the day. They go up to their hotel room to start getting ready for whatever Louis has planned. 

"You excited for our date?" He asks her with a wide smile, slinging an arm around her shoulders. 

"I would be more excited if I knew where I was going," she trails in a sing-songy voice. 

He laughs at her and brings her closer to kiss the side of her head. "If I told you, I'd ruin the suprise," he smirks. 

She sighs, but gives up. As stubborn as she can be, somehow he can be more. 

"C'mon angel, you'll like it I promise," he says, grabbing her hands and putting his nose under hers to get in her eye line.  

She huffs, but her smile betrays her, "Okay, I trust you." 

"Alright,"  he says, picking her up. She giggles and wraps her legs around him as he starts running. "Let's go get ready."