Speak Now (Larry Stylinson)

Sixteen Days

~Refresh of what happened in the last chapter~

Louis had a nightmare.

Harry waited for Louis to go to his place but he didn't.

Harry hung out with Monique.

Liam called and asked Harry where Louis is.

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"You still can't remember that part?"

Louis sighed and rolled his eyes when he heard Eleanor's voice. He stood still for a moment and let out a sigh before going back to trying to figure out that step.

"Wait, I almost had it," he grumbled not bothering to turn himself around to face her. To be honest, Louis wasn't in a very good mood today. The nightmare he had two nights ago still sent threatening chills down his spine. It wasn't just the nightmare, there was the fear of what his feelings had become.

"That's what you said an hour ago."

There was a grim silence.

"Honey, it's not even that much of a big deal, you've been doing this for the whole morning. If you're going to go all grumpy because of this dance thing then I'd rather you stop practicing. There's plenty of time."

Louis turned around and faced Eleanor who was leaning against the wall. "No, I have to get this right."

Eleanor sighed and brought her hand up to her forehead. "Well then call him."

He felt something in himself jolt. Even the mention of 'him' made Louis immediately think about Harry. Ever since the nightmare he'd avoided thinking about Harry as much as possible but that had stopped working. A hopeful tingle floated around in his stomach even though his mind was trying to hide it as much as possible. Maybe Eleanor wanted him to go to Harry's. Maybe this was a sign.

"Who?" Louis asked to avoid jumping to conclusion. Half of him was hoping Eleanor was talking about Harry, the other half didn't.

"Fernando of course," she replied blinking like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

The fluttering feeling in Louis's chest sunk. The disappointment powered over the relieving feeling inside him.

Louis nodded and grabbed his phone to call Fernando. The response was only the nearly endless silence and then soon a ringtone. Louis frowned and tried again. It was the same.

"He's not answering," Louis grumbled.

"Oh."

"It doesn't matter, I'll just try later," he sighed giving a dismissive arm wave. Louis sensed something was on Eleanor's mind but he didn't bother to ask. She would say it sooner or later.

"Why don't you go to Harry's?" Eleanor asked lightly. Louis turned his head around faster than he should have. The confusing flutter began in his stomach again, but this time more on the bad side.

"What?" he blurted before he could stop himself.

"Isn't that what you want to do?" she asked confused by Louis's comment. "Isn't that why you literally spent the whole day out with me yesterday?" she added with a laugh.

Louis remembered why he spent the whole day out with Eleanor yesterday. To get his mind of Harry. After he woke up with the horrible nightmare stuck in his mind, he figured going to Harry's wasn't going to help and that spending a day with Eleanor would ease the guilt a little and make this thing he was feeling go away. For most of the day he was still distracted and stiff but as the day went it all kind of slipped from his mind.