Rollerskate Love

4

Suggested by clrlcysls

Niall returned to the DJ box when the rink started to fill up with skaters again. Louis tried his best to skate but fell numerous times and he just knew that he would have big bruises everywhere. He could see Niall laughing at him every time he fell on his ass and around summertime he was ready to throw in the towel. How was he supposed to be an independent Omega when the only job he could get was the one he couldn't do?

He noticed that the rink was getting empty of people.
"Dinner?" Niall asked.

Louis screamed and jumped back and fell on his ass again.
"You came out of nowhere!"

Niall laughed and helped him up.
"Sorry. If we eat now we can practice for at least an hour before people show up again. It's usually slow this time."

"Oh, okay. Yeah, thanks!" Louis beamed.

They used the microwave to heat their food and ate quickly before they headed out on the empty track. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun blasted through the speakers. Niall took his time explaining how to properly roller skate and got really technical about it, talking about gravity and stuff. Louis was getting frustrated as was his inner omega. As a beta Niall couldn't sense that but he must have read his facial expression.
"I'm doing you a favor here. Relax!"

"I'm sorry." Louis sighed.

"It's fine. Okay, the easiest way of doing this is if I skate behind you and hold your hands. Are you comfortable doing that?" Niall asked.

"Sure." Louis hurried to agree.

"One step at a time, take it really slow." Niall instructed and got behind him.

He took his hands and held his arms away from the body. Louis felt ridiculous but didn't utter a word. He slowly rolled his left foot forward and then his right one. He didn't fall. Encouraged he continued forward.

The music changed into that song from the Dirty Dancing movie, I Had The Time Of My Life. Louis giggled. They continued to skate. Niall let go of his left arm and came up beside him, only holding his hand. Louis immediately lost balance and dragged Niall with him.
"I'm sorry, are you okay?"

"Yeah. You really suck at this." Niall laughed.

"I know! Harry is gonna fire me." Louis whined, close to tears.

"Hey, no. Come on, get up on your feet. Let's try again. I'll go in front of you this time." Niall said.

He took his hands and started to skate backward, pulling Louis with him. Louis smiled. He was skating.
"Am I interrupting a passionate moment?" Someone said behind him and Louis immediately started to wobble.

Niall stopped them both from falling and looked at his boss.
"Hi, Harry. We're just having fun."

"Recreating that scene from Dirty Dancing?" Harry snorted.

Louis glanced at him. He didn't look happy.
"Don't be silly. It's a mixtape. I didn't exactly plan the song choice." Niall chuckled.

"Right. Get back to work. People are starting to arrive." Harry said and left the track.

Louis hung his head.
"Hey, don't mind him." Niall said.

"Don't mind? He's me boss, Niall! I really need this job. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get a job as an omega?" Louis stressed.

"Uhm, no. Why?" Niall asked, dumbfounded.

"Omega, Niall. That's the only reason." Louis sighed.

"That's stupid! Well, Harry is a great guy. He doesn't care about stuff like that." Niall answered.

"I hope so." Louis said.

Niall returned to his DJ box and Louis tried his best to stay on his feet. It went better this time. Niall mostly laughed at him but he was a good teacher.

When his shift finally ended he was ready to cry. His feet were aching and he was exhausted. He sat down and removed the roller skates and rubbed his feet.
"You made it through your first day. How are you feeling?"

Harry had a tendency to sneak up on him.
"Great!" Louis immediately answered.

"Get some sleep. You start at four tomorrow." Harry said.

"In the morning?" Louis asked and stared at him in horror.

"In the afternoon." Harry said and laughed.

"Oh, right. I'll be here." Louis smiled. He was so relieved. Harry hadn't fired him. He hurried out of the building and drove home before Harry changed his mind.

What happens next?