Anything Can Happen

Chapter Nineteen

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Harry POV

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

I turn my head only to meet his already facing mine. Louis and I are both sat on the couch of his living room, snuggled in a blanket while each of us are reading a book of our own. I gently fold the corner of the page I'm on, and shut the book to make sure all of my attention is on him.

"Why do you ask?" I question softly, giving him a small smile in the mean time.

He shrugs his shoulders, and his gaze leaves mine for a split second, but later returns to where it had been, "I'm not sure, if I'm being honest. It's just- I'm twenty three, and in five years will be twenty eight. Shouldn't I be thinking about my future plans?" He pauses, and I know his question was rhetorical, so I don't respond. I only wait for him to continue... "I mean, twenty eight! I've met people who were younger and are already popping out children! That's five years H- Five. Years! I'm not ready for that commitment, I'm not ready for-"

"Hey!" I shout while laughing.

He's rambling, I had told myself before interrupting him.

"Firstly, shut up." Louis laughs while I remain serious, "Live in the moment! Don't worry about five years from now," I joke, elbowing him in the side with a small laugh.

There's a brief moment where I could've sworn I heard him laughing, but I might have been fooled based off of the serious look he is giving me right now. He stares at me deep in the eyes, and slowly shuffles his way closer to me. He gently rests his head in my lap, and lays silently. I brush my fingers through his hair effortlessly, and finish speaking, knowing that my response wasn't what he was looking for,"in all seriousness, I think, no. I know you're ready for that step. I can't believe you don't know this by now! Lou, you are more than amazing with me, and as for children, you don't have anything to worry about. I've seen you around your siblings, Lou. It's apparent that you are meant to be a father, and I'd be more than blessed to be the father alongside you," I finish.

Louis looks at me with watery eyes and a bright smile, which causes my smile to grow ten times bigger. I lower my head to capture Louis' lips with mine. I cup my hand around his cheek, and can feel him pulling me closer to him by grabbing the back of my neck.

I slowly pull away, having one last thing to say, "And I really, really, really hope that you see me in your life five years from now, starting a family with you..."

I try to avoid Louis' eyes, afraid of what they might say. He grabs my face with both of his hands, forcing my attention to be put on him, and only him.

There's no escaping his gaze now.

"I love you, yeah? You know that. I have wanted to spend the rest of my life with you since kindergarten, Haz, literally," he chuckles, and I join. God, can this man be any more amazing? Whenever he laughs, he gets these crinkles around his eyes that cause me to smile, no matter the circumstance, "Like you said, lets live in the moment, and not rush anything for the future. But in case you're wondering what my answer would be to a certain question," he pauses, giving me a knowing look, inquiring the obvious, "I would say yes every time."

I break into a smile, and the only words that are said afterwards are, "I love you's".
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Louis POV

Months pass by, and another school year starts up. It's strange, really, getting back into the school schedule. You'd think that I'd understand the feeling, having gone through the same exact schedule as a student, but it's something that I guess I'll never be able to get used to.

A new school year, with new students.

Something I've picked up on about myself is this: I don't "do" new. I can't stand it! It's almost as if my brain can't adapt to change, and whenever it's exposed to it, I go into lockdown mode. I remember as a kid throwing temper tantrums over a new pair of tennis shoes after I had worn my old ones, simply because "they weren't like the others," and were new. Of course, that's on the easy end of the spectrum, but you get the point.

But how can people do it? How do they easily accept change? Last year, I had a wonderful group of kids, and I grew a special bond with every one of them. They were special! And now, I have to do it all over again.

That's what I hear most teachers say that they love most about there job, though. That each year, there are a new group of kids that you're being introduced to, and each student is different than the next. So why is it so hard for me?

Simple: comparison.

I'll of course compare each class with the other, and, of course, there will be some years that I enjoy more than others. I'm just dreading the year I get an amazing group of kids, only for them to go away, and for me to have new students the next year.

My brain compares every good thing that has ever happened in my life to whatever is going on in the present. If whatever occurred in the past is better than now, I am suddenly overwhelmed with a certain sadness, and I suddenly begin to doubt that my life will ever be as good as it was. Everyone has experienced this, whether or not it's for the same reasons as me; it's the feeling of never being happy again.

However, I haven't really experienced this kind of sadness for a long time, because when I look back into the past, I wasn't with Harry. Everything now looks better than it did, simply because he is by my side!

This is what I've convinced myself a soulmate is.

A soulmate is someone who changes your life only for the better. You look back on what your life used to be like, and question how you ever lived without them by your side. They make every day worth living, because you know that each day to come will be better than the last.

Harry was my best friend before becoming my soul mate, and I think that's the perfect way to do it.

Fall in love with your best friend. Fall in love with the person you can truly be yourself around. Fall in love with the one you can talk about anything and everything with. I think back to when I first knew that I liked Harry, and, as I've mentioned before, there was never that "it" moment. I can't pick out a time or an event where I suddenly knew that I was in love with Harry.

It just kind of happened!

Slowly but surely, I knew that I was in love with my best friend, and from then on pictured in my head what a life with Harry Styles would be like.

I'm living my biggest dream, which is why every day will always be better than a day in my past.

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