Disappearace 2

Epilogue

Harry woke up when Louis turned on the light.
"Lou? Turn off the light! I'm sleeping." He whined.

"What year is it? Louis asked and shook him awake.

"2015." Harry mumbled. He refused to get up just yet.

He slumbered but woke up again from the sound of an upset Louis. He immediately turned around to look at him. A chunk of his long hair got stuck in his face and he couldn't see. He brushed it away. Louis was talking to his mum. He wrapped an arm around him. Louis was trying to convince his mum to go see a doctor. Harry instantly worried. Was Jay ill? Harry knew how much she meant to Louis.

"Are you okay? What's going on?" Harry asked as soon as Louis hung up the phone. 

"I had a really awful dream." Louis said and started to cry and buried his face against Harry's chest.

Harry immediately wrapped his arms around him to shield him from anything that could hurt him.
"

Heey, it was just a dream. You're okay. Wanna tell me about it?"

"Uhm, I fell asleep in this hotel room. Look, I'm wearing me clothes in bed just like in me dream and then I woke up in Doncaster in 2019. I had time-traveled. Me mum was dead, and Fizzy too and you had a new boyfriend, Nick!" Louis rambled between sobs. 

That sounded strangely familiar. Harry shrugged that feeling away. He focused on one part of what Louis had just told him. It was definitely a dream.
"

Now, that sounds like a crazy dream. Nick and I? Would never happen. Time travel? That's not real, Lou."

"It feels really fucking real!" Louis muttered. 

They just lay there for a while until Louis had calmed down. Louis moved his head so he could look at him and reached out a hand and started to caress his hair.  

"I really like your hair, you know?"

"I know." Harry smiled and pecked his lips. 

"I love you, so fucking much." Louis said sounding emotional. 

"I love you too. More than anything." Harry replied. It always made him melt when Louis showed this side of himself. He was so lucky to have someone like Louis in his life. The next thing coming out of Louis' mouth took him by surprise.
"

Harry? Will you marry me?" Louis asked. 

It was so sudden but Harry didn't have to think about it. He answered yes and smiled happily. Wow! Louis just proposed to him. It was one of the happiest days of his life.

They told the boys at breakfast and they all congratulated them. They had decided to wait and tell their families until they could see them face to face.

Harry already thought about what kind of wedding he wanted but Louis seemed a little off. He was still worrying about his mum after his nightmare and Harry didn't point out that it was just a dream.

Louis' mum called the next day while they were at the airport. Louis stepped away to talk in private and Harry watched him worried. Louis seemed upset. He finally hung up and came over to them.

"Me mum might have cancer. I have to go home." 

"Shit! Of course!" Niall immediately said. 

Harry was devastated. All he wanted was to hug his soon-to-be husband but they were at a public place. He couldn't do that.
"

I'm going with you." He offered instead. 

"No, our label and management won't let us cancel our shows. You know that. Speaking of, we're about to resign our contracts. I don't think we should do it. I don't want to split up the band but we can't continue like this. We're exhausted. I know you all would be amazing solo artists." Louis said. 

Harry was shocked. They had this conversation before. He was the one who hesitated to resign. Louis on the other hand had said that they should keep going. They had even argued about it. What changed his mind? Probably his mum's current health issue. Harry understood.

"Let's not discuss that now. Let's book you a flight to England and we'll deal with our label. Go be with your mum." Liam answered. 

Since everyone else hugged Louis, Harry could hug him as well. He held him a little longer than appropriate and whispered in his ear.
"I love you. Call me as soon as you land."

Harry had to continue the tour without Louis. He talked to him on the phone and he worried. It didn't look good. A week later Louis told him that his mum had leukemia and broke down over the phone. Harry wished he could hold him.

Louis stayed with his mum and first opportunity Harry flew to England to see them. The doctors had caught it in a very early stage and luckily she made it through.

They had a band meeting and decided to take a hiatus. They stayed with Louis' family while they planned their wedding.

They got married in September. It was a small, beautiful wedding and Harry couldn't be happier as he promised to love and cherish Louis for the rest of his life.

They were finally free from their old management and label and Harry was excited to see shat the future would bring with Louis by his side.

The End