If I Could Fly

Chapter 12 - Rooftop

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Louis' POV

I dismiss the team and follow everyone to the locker room so we can all get changed and shower. I am in a particularly good mood today but unfortunately for the team I like to push harder when I am in a good mood so I do see a few lads limping their way up the steps. Although what they don't know is that since we have a game on friday I plan to go easy on them at tomorrow's practice, I was even considering ending practice early tomorrow. Which has only happened one other time and it was because it was Liam's birthday. I feel a bit guilty that everyone is so sore but this was a great practice! We worked on a lot that we needed to and if we have to go into overtime the team will thank me for this.

I am buzzin' as I walk up the steps with Liam because we just had a fuckin' awesome practice and now all I have to do is go get ready for my date. I exhausted all of the anxieties last night and today and now I just feel exhilarated. Weirdly enough running into Harry kind of calmed me down. Yeah the first couple minutes of the interaction were easily the most embarrassing of my entire life and I would have fled the scene if Liam didn't stop me. But I think tonight will be much more relaxed since we have both been sufficiently embarrassed in front of the other. We obviously both like each other and the awkward transition from friends to more has definitely been crossed. I mean... I had my tongue down his throat less than 24 hours ago.

I have no idea if it is going to be the best night of my life or a complete dumpster fire but either way I am excited.

As we walk into the locker room Liam is still going on about a biopsych paper he has to write. Apparently biopsych is not exactly his strong suit and his teacher's voice almost puts him to sleep every class. Last lecture he started copying the textbook word for word just so he would have some sort of stimulation. He has a ridiculous amount of dedication when it comes to his coursework. He is the type of person that puts 100% into everything he does. It's something I really admire about him.

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I finish showering before Liam so I pull out my phone and sit on the bench while I wait.

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Me: hey curly ;)

H: Hey Boobear :)

Me: think the lads might murder me

H: Need me to beat anyone up for you?

Me: ha! like you could if you tried

H: Heyyy I can be intimidating

Me: as intimidating as an angry kitten

H: 😪

H: I'm excited for tonight

Me: yea about that sorry I never actually asked you...

H: I like the way you asked, it was hot

Me: so you like being told what to do 😏

H: Only by you 😉

Me: save that kind of talk for tonight love

H: Yes Sir

Fuck. Okay that was hot. And I am in the goddamn locker room. Liam better hurry the fuck up before I pop a tent in my shorts, Harry should not be allowed to be causing this sort of reaction from me by two little words. I lock my phone without responding and shift uncomfortably in my seat and try to occupy my mind with other things while I wait. By some stroke of luck Liam appears next to me at that moment and quickly changes once he sees me ready to go.