It was midday on Tuesday when I was sitting at my desk in my room and heard a faint knocking coming from the front door. Putting down my pen I walked to the door and opened it.
I was surprised to see Louis standing there by himself but greeted him anyway as I let him inside, closing the door behind him.
"So. What brings you here." I ask, turning and walking towards the kitchen, Louis following behind me.
"Zayn and Liam were out and I remember you saying you don't have any lectures on Tuesdays so thought I'd pop by and see if you're home. But if you're busy I understand." He says, taking a seat at the kitchen bench and putting two brown paper bags on top of the counter.
"No, no. It's ok, I was only doing some study but honestly I need a break." I say, grabbing two glasses out of the cupboard and filling them with water.
"I brought you a cheese and tomato croissant. I didn't get you a ham one because I wasn't sure if you ate ham or not." He says thoughtfully, pushing my croissant towards me.
"Thank Lou, I really appreciate it." The nickname slipped out without a second thought and I took a moment to gage his reaction but when nothing came I continued to pick up the food and eat.
"So, you busy for the rest of the day?" He swallows his mouthful, taking a moment to look up at me.
"Not really. I don't have many more notes to get done, can probably finish them tonight." I answer honestly. I really did need a break and I really didn't have many more notes to take so I could easily get it finished tonight.
"Would you like some company for a few hours then?" He asks, looking shy and Louis never looks shy, he was always loud and confident and unapologetically himself so I wonder what's got him so shy all of a sudden.
"I would love that. Niall's not here either and if I don't do anything I'll probably just end up staying in my room all day." I confess, looking at Louis with a lopsided smile.
"Want to watch a movie?" I ask as I finish my croissant and put the rubbish in the bin.
"Yeah sure. I had nothing in mind anyway so I'm happy to do anything." He says, standing up to put his rubbish in the bin as well while I make my way over to the lounge room and switch on the TV.
"What would you want to watch?" I flop down on the couch while he hums, walking over to the lounge room and sitting on the couch next to me.
"We should watch Grease. You know, I actually played Danny Zuko in a play at school one year." He chuckles, shaking his head.
"No way." My jaw drops open slightly and my eyebrows raise. I was not expecting that but now that I think about it, I'm kinda not surprised.
"Oh yes way." He chuckles, shuffling around on the couch to get more comfortable which he then ended up even closer to me.
"Please do not sit here and run the lines with them otherwise I will not hesitate in turning it off." I huff playfully, pressing play on the movie and sitting back into the couch to get more comfortable myself.
When 'Hopelessly Devoted To You' came on we both belted out the song together, laughing and smiling as it came to an end. I put my hand down beside me resting it on the couch.
A few moments later I felt Louis shuffling around beside me and then the next minute I could feel his hand resting on mine. I was too shocked to move but not one part of me wanted to move anyway, so I kept my hand there, the same warmth from the night at the park coursing through my body.
We were halfway through the movie when I paused it and stood up, stretching out my back in the process.
"I just need to go to the toilet." I announced as I started walking away. "Do you want any snacks?" I asked before I completely disappeared down the hallway.
"Nah, it's ok. Thanks though." He smiles at me before I'm turning and walking down the hallway to the toilet.
When I got back I laid down where I was previously sitting and tucked my legs up under my chin so that they wouldn't be in Louis' way. Once I was comfortable I pressed play once again.
During 'Look at me I'm Sandra Dee' I felt Louis reach out his arms and pick up my legs. I looked over at him with a confused expression on my face and he just simply smiled in return before placing my legs over his lap.
"You looked a bit uncomfortable." He whispered with a small smile on his face.
"Thank you." I whispered back. Our eyes locking on each other's, neither of us wanting to look away. His eyes were so blue and I just couldn't look away from him, it was like everything just stopped and it was just us two left in the world.
I was drawn out of my trance when I felt his thumb start to rub small circles over my ankles. I smiled at him which he returned and then turned my attention back to the movie, the smile never leaving my face.
We had another sing along before the movie ended, my legs still over Louis lap and honestly I didn't want to move, I could just stay here but unfortunately that wasn't an option.
"I really don't want to leave but I should probably get back to my dorm and do some study." Louis says, looking at me apologetically when I turn to look up at him from where I'm laying down.
"Oh. It's ok, I should probably finish off my study as well. I could walk you back though?" I offer, hoping that he'll take it so we have a little bit of extra time together.
"Yeah, yeah. That'd be good." He smiles softly, taking his hands off my ankles so that we can get up.
I immediately missed the contact but tried not to let it show, I didn't know if he was having these thoughts as well or if he was just being friendly.
When we were both ready I grabbed my keys and we walked down the stairs together on our way to Louis' dorm.
"Thanks for hanging today. I know we didn't do much but the company was nice. I love Niall but he can be full on sometimes." I admit, hoping I wasn't sounding rude.
I do love Niall but sometimes I just needed some quite time and he was always so loud but I guess that's what I loved about him, his bubbly and loud personality. I know Louis has a loud and sassy personality as well but it was nice to just be able to relax with him.
"Anytime you need some quite time and I'm around just hit me up, I'm honestly up for anything even if it is just watching a movie." He says as we make our way across the campus and closer to his dorm.
"Well, here we are." His steps falter to a stop as we reach his door. "I'd also like to point out that you made it here without tripping over anything. I'm proud of you." He smirks and then smiles softly at me, probably noticing the slight blush on my face that I tried so hard to hide.
"Hey, it's not the first time I've done it." I nudge his shoulder a little causing him to chuckle.
"I'll see you at training Thursday night?" He looks at me questioningly, with what looks like a hopeful look in his eyes.
"Yeah. Of course, I'll be there." I smile, my dimples slightly on display. Now looking forward to Thursday even more knowing I was definitely going to see him again.
"I'll see you Thursday then." He smiles, opening up his door and stepping inside. He turns back around to look at me, our eyes focusing in on each other once again. Blue eyes meeting green like the way a crystal blue lake meets the emerald green forest.
"Yeah, yeah. I'll see you then." I whisper, neither of us being able to take our eyes off of each other.
He smiles softly at me, tearing his gaze away and slowing closing the door. I send him another small smile before I'm swiveling around on my feet to make my way back to my dorm.
What was he doing to me.
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FanfictionHarry starts uni studying photography and meets Niall when they become roommates. Harry keeps bumping into the same group of people around campus but doesn't know any of their names. For his first project they have to pick a local sports team or on...