A Year of Celebration

May, 27, Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake, Brockworth, England

On their way to Brockworth, Harry had trouble containing his excitement. A couple of weeks prior, they had visited a clinic with Lottie, and now they just waited to see if it had been successful. They had begun the process the day after they returned from Amsterdam.

Since Harry's manager Jeff still hadn't come up with some sort of plan, Harry hadn't told him about it yet. The dedicion of having a baby was his and Louis', and he was done waiting. They held up their end of the deal. Next week, they would start recording their new albums. Mitch and Sarah had agreed to play on his album, and he was grateful for that.

They had decided to do a road trip by car this time and drove to Brockworth, currently discussing the event.
"Why are you even surprised? Of course, I'm gonna participate. You should too!" Louis said.

"I'm not gonna break my legs running after a cheese, Louis." Harry muttered.

"Who said anything about breaking legs? Come on, it's fun! Please?" Louis pleaded.

Harry glanced at him before he looked at the road again.
"It's scary!"

"It's just a hill, but fine. I'm not gonna force you. Will you cheer for me?" Louis smiled.

"Front row, darling. I'll even wear a cheer leader outfit if you want me to." Harry giggled.

Louis laughed.
"Maybe in private."

"Just be careful! That scar is a reminder of what happens when you try and compete and don't for second think that I've forgotten you running in front of bulls!" Harry said.

"I'm sorry, love. I promise to be careful this time." Louis said softly.

They had a great road trip and reached Copper's Hill in time. They disguised themselves before they stepped out of the car, and Louis went to sign up, using a fake name. Harry stared at the hill in the meantime. It was steep. He gulped nervously. He had no desire to spend another night at a hospital while his boyfriend was in surgery for a broken arm.

Louis returned with an excited smile. He discretely fixed his wig.
"It starts in half an hour. I should get up there to find a good spot."

"Alright, be careful! Remember that you're going to be a dad soon." Harry said and hugged him.

Louis smiled brightly and pecked his lips before he headed up the hill. In the meantime, Harry found a spot in the front. Thirty minutes went by fast, and before he knew it, the competition began. He watched as a big round cheese rolled down the hill, and people started to run, falling and rolling around. He looked for Louis as they came closer. He spotted him and cheered. Louis was in the front.

He gasped as Louis fell and tumbled down the hill, but he got up and continued to run. Harry knew that Louis competitive strike would set in, and he just hoped that he would come down unharmed.

Louis' wig and fake beard had been thrown off somewhere along the way. Harry started to cheer as he was spptisching the finish line and he couldn't believe it. Louis won! He didn't catch the cheese, but he reached the finish line first.

Caught in the moment Harry ran up to him and threw himself in his arms. Happy that he won but mostly relieved that he hadn't broken anything. Louis laughed and swung him around, making Harry's wig leave his head. Louis kissed him.
"The winner of the Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling, no other than Louis Tomlinson!" A voice in a microphone said, and Harry sbd Louis froze and stared at each other.

Louis let go of him, but the harm was done. They looked around at a sea of cameras.
"I think we just came out publically." Louis mumbled.

"Yeah." Harry gulped.

Someone handed Louis a big round cheese, and he glanced at Harry and rose it over his head, making a victory lap. People were screaming. Harry heard his name mentioned, and Larry. He was about to faint.

Louis took his hand, and they sprinted for the car. They hurried to get in.
"Shit." Louis said.

"Yeah." Harry gulped.

They looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"Not how I pictured our coming but, but I'll take it, I'll take it." Louis managed to get out.

"Ten years of media training down the drain." Harry giggled.

"Our managers will be furious." Louis pointed out.

"Definitely." Harry agreed.

"Are you okay?" Louis asked and squeezed his arm.

Harry thought about it.
"Yes. You?"

"Yeah. It feels like we came out on our own terms even if it was accidentally, you know what I mean?" Louis said.

Harry nodded his head and smiled, and Louis started the engine and backed out of the parking lot.

Five minutes later, their phones rang. Harry looked at the display.
"Our management's. I guess there's pictures of us on the Internet now. That was fast."

Louis took Harry's hand, and they parked the car at the side of the road and answered.