Things I Can't

Chapter 5

Happy fathers day! Sorry I haven't posted all day :( I was pretty busy today lol so uh yeah I'm gonna start now

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-Louis POV-

The week away from Harry had finally passed and I couldn't have been happier. We met up at our next concert, extremely happy to see each other. We stayed next to each other during the whole concert, sang our solos together, stuff like that. It was amazing.

After the concert, we went back to our flat. We didn't do much, just watched movies and ate a lot of junk food. We stopped watching movies at some point and just started talking. We didn't really talk about anything in particular. Just talking about random things. I liked it better when Harry did all the talking and I just listened. His voice made me happy.

We started watching our old video diaries, too. I saw Harry start to tear up. I almost did, too. We both missed those days so much. Those days when we all smiled 24/7 and laughed every second of every day and just didn't care about anything. We were ourselves. Things were like that until Modest! signed us. Then, all the pressure was on us. We didn't get many breaks, didn't get to see our family as much, all of that stuff. We all changed, too. We started with the tattoos and the haircuts and everything. It was all bound to happen soon, anyways. The only time we could be ourselves with management around was when we were on stage. Being on stage is my most favorite thing in the world, and also for the other boys. But, even on stage, Harry and I are restricted from showing affection.

After a while, we both fell asleep on the couch, his head on my lap and my arms over his shoulders as if I were a human seatbelt, protecting him. I don't know how long we slept, but I'm sure it was for a while. And in that while we slept, we were happy. We were happy to be with each other and to be in each other's arms.

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"Harry, Louis, get up. We're going out tonight!" Niall yelled. "What the..how the hell did you guys get in?" Harry asked as Zayn, Liam, and Niall walked in through our front door. "You always leave a key in the mailbox outside. You should find a better hiding place." he said. Harry and I got up, putting things back in place from before we fell asleep. "Where are we even going, anyways?" I asked. "I don't really know the name of the place, but it's some kind of club place. It'll be fun, don't worry!" Niall said, jumping into the couch and laying down, with Zayn and Liam jumping on top of him and making a dogpile.

Harry and I went into our room and started getting ready. I didn't really try to look nice when I got ready. I just put on jeans, a black t-shirt and sneakers. Nothing special. Harry, on the other hand, looked like he walked out of a magazine. He had on a dress shirt with a tie, dress pants, shoes, and some cologne. "You look nice," I said, looking him up and down. "Thanks. We should probably get out there, they're probably waiting for us."

We walked outside to find Zayn, Liam, and Niall sitting on the couch and eating some of the leftover food from earlier. "C'mon lads, lets go." Harry said, grabbing his keys.

The three of them got up and followed us outside to the car.

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-Niall POV-

"Wow, this place is..busy." Zayn said as we walked in. It definitely wasn't like the place I saw online. There were girls dressed in slutty clothing, shirtless men taking shots with half naked girls, and even a few pole dancers. I definitely wasn't complaining.

"Alright lads, see you in a bit!" I called to the boys as I walked towards the group of drunk dancing girls. Tonight was gonna be fun.

-Harry POV-

This place looked like so much fun. I wasn't very interested in the girls too much, but I was looking forward to the drinks. Louis and I walked over to the bar and asked for a couple shots. They were brought to us shortly after. We both took them instantly, and man, they were strong. I was already feeling sort of woozy. Louis must've felt the same, because he called for two more. They were brought to us and we took them again quickly. We were buzzed by now. "I'm gonna go to the restroom, Haz." Louis said as he stood from his stool and stumbled to the bathrooms. I sat there, checking a few things on my phone when a girl walked over to me. She was skinny and short, with bright blonde hair and orange skin. Definitely not my type if I were...you know.

"What's your name, hot stuff?" she said, slurring a few words. "Harry. And I'm not available." I answered. "Oh come on, Harry! Just one dance?" she asked, almost spilling her drink. "Fine." I said. 'If it'll get you to leave me alone,' I thought. I followed her to the crowded dance floor. She started grinding on me as I awkwardly stood there, not knowing what to do. I slowly backed away behind another guy, and she started grinding on him instead.

I went back to the area at the bar where i left, only to find Louis sitting there talking to a girl. "Hey Lou, who's this?" I asked, gesturing to the girl. She was obviously a little drunk and seemed to be getting Louis drunk, too.

"Oh, this is my ex, Hannah You remember her, right?"

Great. His ex.

"Of course I remember her."