friends to lovers - lilo

09

"I saw the kiss, Louis. Was that pretend or was it something else?" Niall asked as he adjusted his glasses. Louis looked at himself in the mirror, admiring his outfit. It was a grey sweater that showed off his collarbones and some black skinny jeans, he thought it looked good and he was proud of that.

"Hm? With Liam?"

"No shit, Louis. Who else? You probably won't kiss any other person if they're not Liam."

Louis smiled at Niall and leaned against the wall next to the mirror, "That's true, Ni. Yes, it was a real kiss, I think. We just kind of stared at each other and somehow our lips touched, so I'm pretty damn happy."

"Do you think Liam has feelings for you?"

"That's the thing, I don't know. He is so confusing when it comes to it and it frustrates me. I want to know, and I'm sure that moment at the party was something." Louis was sure Liam felt something when they were together, he was sure that Liam is just confused and needs to figure it out. He'll give him some time and Louis hopes he can get Liam to open up.

"Don't worry, Lou. I know how he is, just needs to figure it out and maybe this fake relationship will turn into something real," Niall assured as he squeezed Louis' shoulder. Louis nodded, "Yeah, real."

"Now, let's go to the club! I want to drown myself with some drinks and Liam, Harry, and the other lads are waiting for us."

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Louis and Niall walked into the nightclub and everything was energetic with club music and colorful lights and lasers. Louis' first instinct was looking for Liam since he wanted to talk to him about the kiss. He looked at the crowd and to the bar.
Louis walked over to the group who were sitting, drinking a couple of beers and vodka. "Lads, have you seen Liam?" Louis yelled, the music trying to block out his voice. "He was here! Don't know what happened, think he wanted to smoke for a bit. He'll be back!" Stan yelled back. Louis sighed and sat down next to Niall, who was making out with Harry. He shouldn't be worried about him, it makes him look overprotective. He'll be back. Have fun, Lou. He'll come back to dance with you. Because he loves you and you love him.

-

It's been over an hour and Louis didn't touch a single glass. He gave up and started walking towards the crowd. He's probably at the bar. He squeezed his way through the crowd and sees the figure of a tall man with a quiff, leaning against the counter. Louis felt relieved until he saw something.

Liam was next to Sophia, who had her arm across his chest, whispering something to her. Louis was still, completely solid. He felt like he couldn't breathe. Louis felt his chest burst when Liam leaned closer and watched them kiss.

Louis started shaking his head slowly at first, backing away.

"No, no, no, no."

Louis wanted to believe it was just a nightmare, but the sight of Sophia wrapping her arms around Liam and his hand on her waist was burning into his mind. He started to shake his head rapidly, tears starting to run down his face. He pushed through the crowd, wanting to disappear. He was humiliated, he was upset. Louis headed for the exit as he heard Niall call out to him.

"Louis! Louis, what the fuck? What happened?"

Louis stopped and turned to Niall, his tears staining his cheeks, "Liam fucking figured it out, Niall. He sure fucking did." Louis ran out of the club, leaving Niall confused, yet angry. "Niall, what happened?" Harry yelled, grabbing the attention of the rest of the group. Niall crossed his arms, starting to laugh. He didn't find the situation funny, but he knew immediately that Liam was with somebody and he wanted to punch someone.

"All right, someone go calm Niall down. Where's Liam? He should go run after Louis," Stan said, bringing Niall to a chair.

"I don't think so, Stan. Go find him, do it!" Niall yelled, clenching his fists. "Okay, I'll go look for him. Stay calm, babe," Harry said as he started searching. He saw what was happening and he too was angry.

"Liam, what the fuck?! What the fuck do you think you're doing?" Harry yelled as he gives Liam a shove. Liam's eyes flew open and Sophia backed away in fear. "Who the fuck do you think you are, huh? You are a fucking dick for this, and I don't want you near Louis again, all right? Don't ever go near him and I'll make sure you'll regret it, twat," Harry spat as Stan ran up to them, holding Harry back.

"Calm down! Liam, what are you doing? Aren't you and Louis together?" Stan asked, his eyes narrowed. Liam was left speechless, trying to gulp. Security arrived to the scene and pulled an angry Harry away and Niall followed, not even looking back at Liam.

"You fucked up, man. Like Harry said, don't go near Louis. After what you did, I'm sure he'll never forgive you."

Stan walked away, shaking his head. Liam stood there, completely frozen. He was fucking confused and then realized what just happened. Pure guilt took him over and he ran his hands through his hair, frustrated with himself. Louis.

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Louis slammed the door behind him, his chest rising up and down. He was soaked with rain and sweat since he ran to his place in the rain. He ran to his room and slammed the door once again, locking it. He stood there, his chest aching. He noticed a red box with 'TOMMO' on his nightstand. Louis grabbed it and threw it at the wall, bruising the box. He finally fell to his knees and broke down, his sobs filling the room. I'm a fucking idiot. He will never love you that way. He's an asshole.

Louis placed his head on the edge of the bed, continuing to sob and sob. "Liam," he sobbed, shaking his head. He felt hopeless.

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yeah, call me evil. (kinda teared up writing this, too) ALSO, THANK YOU FOR 1K READS I'M SO HAPPY THANK YOU THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU