Echoes of Love

You'll be alright

Harry's POV:

As I walked back over to him, I noticed he was in his head and didn't know I was standing in front of him with a pair of his favorite black jeans, a pair of boxers, and one of my hoodies he likes, which is of course my purple one.

I crouched down in front of him and put the clothes down beside me before I slowly rubbed up and down Lou's thighs. He turned his head, blinked a few times before looking at me with his gorgeous ocean blue eyes.

"Hey baby," I signed.

"Do we have to go today?" he signed.

"Yes, we do, sweetheart," I signed.

"Me don't want to," Lou signed.

"I know, baby, but we can get your favorite croissant for breakfast and after school we can cuddle on the couch and watch any Marvel movie you want," I signed.

"Okay, but I get extra cheese in my croissant if I go," he signed.

"Yes, you can have extra cheese if you go, but first you have to get dressed so we can go," I signed.

I handed him the pile of neatly folded clothes. He began getting dressed, and so did I. I chose to wear a pair of blue jeans and my blue hoodie. Once we were both dressed, I fixed up my hair to look like I hadn't just gotten out of bed, then combed my fingers through Lou's hair before going back through with his hairbrush.

After a few more tears and breakdowns, we finally got to the car, and I drove to Lou's favorite breakfast place. I picked up a ham and cheese croissant with extra cheese for him, and I got myself a bagel with cream cheese, bacon, tomato, and avocado.

We happily ate our breakfast together on the way to school. Lou seemed more relaxed with each bite of his croissant. The warmth of the food and the familiarity of our morning routine seemed to soothe him a bit.

As we pulled up to the school, I noticed Lou's shoulders tense again. I reached over and squeezed his hand, giving him a reassuring smile. "You got this, Lou. Just one step at a time, remember?" I signed.

He nodded, though the apprehension in his eyes was still there. I parked the car and we walked towards the entrance together. The building loomed large, but I knew we were facing it together.

"Remember, I'll be with you in most of your classes," I signed, hoping to remind him that he wasn't alone.

He took a deep breath and nodded again, clutching his backpack a little tighter. We stepped inside and headed to the front office because I had to talk to the principal about Lou and get him changed into my classes.

I held his hand tightly in mine as we walked through the multiple hallways to the front office. Louis' breathing got uneasy as we were about to go inside so we sat down outside taking time to calm his breathing down to a steady pace.