We Will Find a Way Through the Dark (Larry Stylinson)

Chapter Twelve

Chapter 12

The next morning Jay decided she would bring Louis his laundry that had been sitting in the washroom for a week, so she creeped quietly into his room to make sure she didn't wake him or Harry up. When she looked towards Louis' bed, she saw her son and Harry snuggled up together, sleeping.

Trying to stay calm, she marched over to the pair and shook Louis to wake him.

Louis leapt into the air when he saw his mum standing above him, waking Harry in the process.

"Lou, what's the matter? " he mumbled. When he didn't hear an answer he opened his eyes and then saw Jay staring down at him.

He then jolted up into a sitting position, throwing the blankets off him.

Jay didn't say anything, just stared. Suddenly Louis grabbed Harry's arm and mumbled, "go to the kitchen or take a shower or something."

Harry moved to get up, but before he was off the bed Jay spoke up, "No, I'm leaving. I need some time to think about what I am going to say to both of you. Do not think you are off the hook. We will all talk together in a little while." Then turned around and left.

Louis and Harry didn't say anything to each other for a minute until Louis fell back onto the bed, groaning.

Harry was scared he had blown his chance. He didn't want to have to go live somewhere else. He started to silently cry at the thought of Jay kicking him out. He covered his eyes trying to wipe away the tears but before he could he felt a pair of arms wrap around his mid section. "Haz don't cry. It's okay." Louis said, trying to soothe Harry.

"No it's not. She's going to make me leave." He hiccuped out.

"No she's not. She's not that mad. I promise you won't be leaving without me."

"Don't promise that."

"Why not?"

"Cause you don't know whether it's true or not."

"I will do everything humanly possible to make sure you stay here. Is that better?"

Harry nodded, accepting it for now.

"Boys I am ready to talk to you." Jay said calmly through the door.

Louis grabbed Harry's hand and walked out the door. As soon as they were in the hallway, Harry ripped his hand out of Louis' grasp when he saw Jay start to turn around  to make sure they were following her.

Louis' face contorted into one of sadness before going back to his previous, relatively calm face. Harry felt bad but he didn't want to make anything worse between them and Jay.

"Go ahead and sit down." Jay instructed when they got to the couch. They sat, and Jay took a deep breath in. "I still don't know what to say. I guess I'm just going to ask questions and hope you answer honestly."Pausing she continued, "What did you guys do last night?"

"We slept." Louis answered simply.

"Did you do anything before you slept?"

"No." Louis answered again. Harry was still looking at his shorts, too scared to look up.

"Are you and Harry dating? Or more than friends?"

At that, Harry slowly looked up at Louis.

"Mum! Can't just you and I talk about this? Harry doesn't need to be brought into it."

"Louis, he is a part of this family now. And it has everything to do with him. Now answer the question, either of you."

Neither of them said anything. "Louis, answer the question." Jay demanded.