sex partners // louis

Chapter 39

LOUIS POV

Finally.

We leave for home today. I wonder if Abby has forgotten that we have a house together back home.. We haven't talked about it so I guess I shouldn't bring it up until we get home.

"Lou, you zoning out on us?" Ab asks me, snapping her fingers. "No- I'm good." "Oh really? What did I just ask you?" Fuck. "Um, er-" "Exactly. I tooold you to get some sleep." "I can sleep on the plane, babe."

ABBY POV

"Yeah, you had your own seat last time. Mine sucked major-" "Hey, can I have a word with you, Abby?" Sammy interrupts me. "Yeah." She pulls me over by the wall. "Has Marcel, um, said anything to you about me?" "like, in what way?" "In any way. Does he talk about me? At all?" "Well, I'm not sure. I haven't really had time to just sit down and talk with him." "Okay. Well can I give you my number? Maybe you can try and talk me up while you guys are back home?" she looks really nervous. "Shit, are you into Marcel?" I ask her, smirking. "Yeah," she replies. I give her a hug. "I'm really going to miss this place. Coming with us to the airport?" She nods. "Sure."

"What was that about?" Lou asks me as I come back to him. "Well, I guess she's got a thing for Marcel." "No- really? Too bad she lives, like, across the fucking world." "Yeah. Let's put our suitcases in the car." He grabs his suitcase and walks out ahead of me. I sigh and drag my shit out behind him. As much crap that's happened here, I honestly don't really want to go home.

We hug Elyse's parents goodbye, (which is awkward as hell because we barely ever saw them- we just met them.) and we get into Elyse's car. It's her, Liam, Lou and me. Samantha is in her car with Marcel, Niall and Harry. "Elyse?" I hear Liam's soft voice from the front of the car. "Hmm?" "Do you remember when I called you over the summer?" "Um, yes. I do." "And we talked for hours?" "Yes, what are you getting at?" "I- I don't know. I just wondered if you thought that was weird." "No, I liked it. We barely ever talk, Liam. It's nice to do that once in a while." "Can I call you? Like, all the time?" He asks her. I can tell he's really damn nervous. I look at Louis to make a kissy face, but he's asleep, his head against the window. "Yes. I would like that, Liam. I've missed you." I smirk to myself. I wonder how many people are going to end up in relationships before we get out of the country.

When we pull into the parking garage at the airport, everyone else is already here. "Guys! I can't believe you're actually leaving." Samantha tells us. We all smile, but you can tell there's sadness hidden in them. I don't want to leave. I don't. I've said this in my head a million times, and it's how I feel. I know this trip was supposed to be an escape from everything. Hell, I just got out of a fucking mental hospital. But even though all the shit with Noni happened, it still felt good to be away from my home. To be away from everything. Even though more drama was created for us here, we were still away from home. And that's all that mattered.

Elyse and Samantha walk us in, but they can't go past security. We spend a good twenty minutes hugging, exchanging phone numbers, and saying our goodbyes. When I hug Elyse, she whispers into my ear, "thank you". "For what?" I ask. She pushes me away, holding me by the shoulders. "Noni really appreciated you trying to help her. I know she did. You connected with her. Something none of us have been able to do in a long time. Thank you." "There's no need to thank me, okay? Take care of yourself. Maybe someday you can come and visit us!" She smiles, a tear running down her cheek. Thinking about Noni must be really hard for her- I understand. After everybody is done saying goodbye, etc., we head through security and are finally waiting to board the plane. 

I'm sitting on the floor leaning on the wall, with Louis next to me. "Abby?" "Yeah?" "What do you think it's going to be like when we go home?" "The same as when we left." I murmur. "Yeah, but it'll be different." "How?" 

LOUIS POV

"How?" she asks me. She doesn't remember the fact that I bought us a house. Well, I didn't do it myself- I had lots of help.. But that isn't the point. It was something really big. An amazing step in our relationship, and she doesn't even remember. "Seriously?" "Are you saying that living together is going to change everything? If that's the case.." "Wait- you remembered?" "How the hell could I forget? Who do you think I am?" I shrug. "I- we just haven't talked about it, I guess I thought maybe you wouldn't remember." She laughs a little. "You're crazy, Lou. You know that?" I smile slightly. "Yes, I do." "Good, because that's one of the reasons why I love you." 

ABBY POV

We board the plane, and I actually get to sit next to Louis. "You ready?" he asks me, squeezing my hand. I nod my head, and the plane starts to back out toward the runway. "I'm ready." I say, my voice a whisper. I make it through the first half of the flight before I have to pee. Louis is asleep, so I make my way to the bathroom in the back of the plane. I pee, then go back to my seat. Louis is wide awake, and he looks relieved to see me. "What?" I ask, laughing a little. Where does he think I could have gone? "Nothing. I went to sleep with you and woke up without you. I better never have that happen to me again, okay?" "Fuck, that was deep. I can't promise you anything. Death wants to take me, it will. Promises with a half awake sex partner aren't going to change that." Not sure how we went from acting like kids to talking like civilized adults. He looks angry. "Abby, stop joking about death. Just sit back down." I do as told, and fall asleep for the rest of the flight.

sorry for that awkward pov switch in the beginning. it was accidental and im too lazy to fix it. i fixed the woopsie publishing problem i had lol hope you still love me ^_^ i spent an hour listening to ptv writing this lmao im cute