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

Chapter Thirteen

That night as they were getting ready for bed Louis turned off the light and went to lay in bed beside Harry. "Louis, you can't do this."

"Yes I can. You need me here, so I will be here."

"Lou, what if Jay sees us again?"

"Then I'll deal with it then."

"Lou, please. I'll be fine."

"No you won't."

"Yes I will."

"If you really don't want me to then I won't, but if you need me then I'll stay here."

"You can sleep in your own bed. I'll be fine."

"Okay whatever Harry." Louis said annoyed.

Harry felt bad, because he had made it seem like he didn't want Louis, but in reality that's all he wanted. But if Jay didn't want them sleeping together, then Harry would just force himself to sleep by himself.

It was two a.m. and Harry had yet to fall asleep. Louis was also awake and was fully aware of the boy laying in bed with his eyes open across the room. So, he climbed out of bed and crawled in next to Harry.

"Lou." Harry said when he felt his bed dip.

"Just go to sleep Haz." Louis sighed.

Harry pretended to sleep so Louis would relax and when Louis had been asleep for a while, Harry slowly climbed over him, making slight movements to keep from waking him up. He went and sat on the floor at the end of his bed and read a book he found on Louis' bookshelf.
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The next night Harry did the same thing, but when he was almost over Louis, he saw his eyes open. "What are you doing Harry?" Louis mumbled, obviously tired.

"Um... J-just going to the bathroom."

"Okay." He mumbled, closing his eyes again.

Harry used the bathroom, procrastinating the whole time, and then went back into their room. Louis was sitting up in the bed when Harry walked in. "It was taking you a while." Louis said, not even looking up. "Didn't think you were coming back."

"I move slow in the middle of the night." Harry said, trying to come with an excuse for taking a long time.

"Whatever Harry." Louis said getting up and walking towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Harry asked, panicked.

"Doesn't matter. Just go to sleep since you obviously are fine by yourself."

"Louis wait!"

"I need some space. Give me some space. Please, just for now." Louis said, walking out.

Harry let him go and turned back towards his bed and sat.

After Louis walked out he went across the hall to his mum's room.
"Mum?" He whispered, poking his head through the door. She didn't answer so he went and laid next to her in her bed. Finally after being awake for another hour, he was able to drift off to sleep.

When Louis woke up the next morning, he saw his mum sitting on her chair across the room. "Oh boo, you're awake." Jay said, smiling at her son.

"Yeah... I'm just gonna go back to my room I guess. Sorry I came in here."

"Louis, wait. Do you need to talk? It's not like you to come in and sleep in my bed. You haven't done that since..." She trailed off not wanting to bring up what has caused Louis so much pain the last few years.

"I just don't understand Harry a lot of the time. Sometimes he really needs me to get through stuff and other times he refuses to let me just be there for him." Louis rambled, not saying exactly what he was talking about.