Unexpected Love

Chapter 52[x]

Lisa POV

"What should I do?" Harry whispered as he looked out the peephole again.

"Just, let him in," I sighed. I didn't care if Louis saw me. He knew I was sleeping somewhere else, and it's not like Harry and I are sleeping in the same bed, or anything.

"Are you sure?" Harry asked once more before I nodded. He reluctantly put his hand on the door knob and turned it before opening the door all the way. I looked down at my hands and fiddled with my thumbs so I wouldn't have to face Louis so soon.

"There you are. Come back to our room," Louis said but I didn't look up.

"No," I replied weakly.

"Lisa, please," he said in a much softer tone before getting down on his knees so he could look up into my eyes. When he did, I knew I would break.

"Why? I thought you wouldn't want me there," I responded quietly. He sighed.

"We may be in a rough spot right now, but I would feel a hell of a lot better if I knew where you were," Louis said back and I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding.

"Louis, I love you. But I don't know if I can stay in a room with you knowing you don't want me there."

"Of course I want you there, Lisa. I care about you," Louis said as he put his hand on my cheek. I leaned into his touch and closed my eyes.

"I just don't want us to fight again. I'm so sick of the constant fighting," I admitted and opened my eyes. Louis put his other hand on my other cheek and looked directly into my eyes.

"You know what? We won't. We can just act like best friends. We don't need to be all romantic, necessarily, but we don't need to fight either. If I'm being honest, I don't want to fight anymore, either," he suggested and I smiled. At least he was putting in an effort in us starting over.

"I would like that," I responded before both Louis and I stood up. I grabbed all my stuff before looking to Harry.

"I'm really sorry for invading your privacy, only to leave a little while later," I told him and he shook his head as if he was simply brushing it off. I smiled and hugged him briefly before following Louis back into his room.

I sighed and set my stuff down before sitting on the couch. Louis sat down on the opposite end of the couch before just deciding to turn on the television. The Office was currently on, so we just decided to watch that for a while.

That 'for a while' turned into hours and hours worth of binge watching the show. It was actually hilarious.

I reached over to the bed, which was right behind us, before checking the time on my phone. Just as I did so, I yawned.

"It's past midnight," I said and chuckled. Louis laughed a little, too, before we both decided to get into our pajamas and go to sleep. And once I got into the bed, it didn't take long for sleep to captivate my mind.

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Louis POV

I groaned as my phone rang for the fourth time. I woke up on the first ring, but I ignored it in hopes that it would stop. However, this time, Lisa sat up and rubbed her eyes before gently sliding her glasses onto her face.

"Who is that?" she asked quietly, her voice a bit hoarse because of her just waking up.

"I have no idea," I breathed out before sighing and picking up the phone and answering it, seeing as it was Catherine.

"Hello?" I said and sat up, leaning my back against the headrest.

"Finally, Louis. You'd think that by the second time they'd answer, let alone the fourth. Anyway, I wanted to tell you that Lou will be at your room in about thirty minutes to do yours and Lisa's outfit and hair," she said, not giving me a chance to speak until that last sentence.