Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Decisions or How Lily Hid In A Bathroom

Hello beautiful people, I hope you're all enjoying your weekend! I hope you enjoy this chapter. :) All the love, Summer xxx

After Harry had left, I lay on the bed for a couple of minutes, just trying to process what had just happened. I had KISSED Louis Tomlinson. I had cuddled with him half-naked, all bloody night, sort of admitted that I liked him and on top of that Harry now knew that Louis had spent the night and, by the looks of it, probably thought that we had had sex last night. How did all of this even happen? Although kissing Louis had definitely sobered me up, I was still a little bit hungover and my brain didn't seem to be working properly.

I groaned and run a hand through my hair. I had promised myself to wait, not to give into the temptation, to never ever date a celebrity and I had thrown all of my believes and rules overboard this morning for one guy. But then again, Louis wasn't just a random guy. As much as I hated to admit it, I cared about him. And I definitely cared more about him than just as a friend. What the heck was I supposed to do now?

Louis would be out of the shower any second now and I had to make a decision. I had already tried to postpone the whole thing until January when I thought that he might be able to get a little bit more private sphere, but after our kiss this morning I wasn't sure if I could wait that long. What if he met someone? My thoughts were running in circles and I didn't know what to do.

The bathroom door opened and revealed a half-naked Louis who only had a towel wrapped around him which hung awfully low on his hips. My eyes lingered on his bare chest for a bit too long and when I looked up and met his eyes he was grinning with a knowing look in his eyes. "Like what you see, love?" he asked and wiggled his eyebrows. I rolled my eyes and turned my head to the other side.

I heard him walk around the bed and a few seconds later, he was suddenly hovering over me. I squeaked and tried to ignore the fact that he was practically naked, which was a lot more difficult than it sounds. "Get off me, Louis!" I tried to push him off me, but it was pointless. He grinned down at me, a playful twinkle in his eyes. "Not so fast, love." He lowered himself a bit more so that our noses were just inches apart.

Right then, I had a marvellous idea, or at least I thought it was pretty amazing in that moment, and swayed my hips a bit. "Two could play that game, Tomlinson." I thought to myself and grinned up at him. His eyes turned a shade darker and his breath hitched a bit. "You are not as innocent as you make everyone believe, aren't you, Winters?" He asked in a low voice. "Oh we are back to surnames now?" I shot back to ease the tension and I could see the hint of a smile on his face.

I was losing control way too fast, so I thought very hard on what to do next. My hesitation must have been evident on my face because Louis' eyes softened a bit. "What's on your mind, Claire? What's holding you back, love?" I hesitated for a moment and closed my eyes for a second. "Claire?" I opened my eyes again. "Please, talk to me."I took a deep breath.

"I like you, Louis, a lot more than I want to admit to myself. But if we try this now, I need time. I, I haven't had a boyfriend in such a long time and I, um... I'm not sure whether I am very good girlfriend material and or date material in general. A massive part of your life scares the shit out of me and I don't know if I'm ready for that but I really like you and I-" but Louis cut me off with his lips. I kissed him back just as passionately as he was kissing me and we made out for a bit until Louis pulled away.

"We'll make it work, Claire. We'll figure something out. I am here for you no matter what and the boys are super supportive as well and you always have Lily, okay? We'll take it slow and we won't go public until you are 100% comfortable with it, okay?" I gave him a shy smile, my cheeks burning. "Okay." He smiled widely at me and then leaned back in again to give me a peck on the nose. I crinkled my nose and he chuckled. "What's so funny?" I asked him curiously. "You're cute." he told me. I rolled my eyes at him.

We were interrupted by the ringing of my phone. We both jumped a bit and Louis groaned and rolled himself over to the other side of the bed to let me get up and grab my phone. I could feel his eyes on my bare legs as I walked over to my bag which was lying on a table near the door. "Eyes up, Tomlinson." I told him and he chuckled but kept watching me from the bed. I answered the phone.

"Hello?" There was a shuffle and then Lily's voice came through the receiver. "Claire?" she whispered and I had to press the phone to my ear to understand what she said next. "Lily? Are you okay? Why are you whispering?" There was a short silence and then I heard a door shut. "I'm hiding in Niall's bathroom." Lily told me and my eyes widened. Then a wide grin spread across my face and Louis shot me a questioning glance, but I only held up a finger.

"What are you doing in Niall's bathroom?" I asked her and Louis snorted. I gestured to him to keep quiet and he held both of his hands up. "I might have slept with him last night." mumbled Lily at the other end of the line. "You what?" I asked her and she sighed. "I slept with him, okay? I don't know, we were both beyond drunk and he was so sweet and kept kissing me and then one thing led to another and... Claire, you have to help me, I don't know what to do! This isn't like me! I mean, yes I like him, and yes, he told me that he had a date planned last night after the show, but this? I wasn't prepared for this and I'm freaking out, Claire!"

I had to bite my tongue to keep myself from laughing. It didn't surprise me that they had ended up in the same hotel room. "Lily, hey! Calm down, take some deep breaths for me. This is not the end of the world." "But it feels like it." Lily hissed through the receiver. "Is Niall still asleep?" I asked her. "Yes, and I don't want him to wake up! He will notice that we had sex and then he will drop me because he doesn't do relationships. Gooood, Claire, what if he hates me?" I chuckled a bit. "Not funny, Claire!" I bit my tongue.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have laughed. Okay, listen to me. I am sure that Niall won't drop you now just because you slept with him. He asked you on a date last night and I have seen how he looks at you. He definitely cares about you." I tried to calm her down. "But what should I do now?!" Lily asked me again, desperation clear in her voice. 

"You go back in there, wait for him to wake up and then tell him exactly what you just told me. Tell him that you're scared that you guys won't work out. Tell him that you feel insecure because he could have any girl in the world. I am sure he will understand you and you'll work things out, okay?" Lily sighed. "Okay, I'll talk to him. Thanks for being such an amazing friend, Claire." I smiled. "Same back at you, bestie." She laughed nervously. "Shit, I think he just woke up. I'll talk to you later!"

Lily hung up on me and I turned around to face Louis. "So, Lily and Niall hooked up, eh?" he asked with a grin. I couldn't exactly deny it after he had listened to my part of the conversation, so I nodded. "Our little Nialler got some last night." Louis said and wiggles his eyebrows. "I think we all saw that one coming." I chuckled. "Yep. Too much sexual tension." Louis' grinned widened and I knew exactly what he was thinking. "Put some clothes on, Tomlinson." I told him and after getting my clothes, I walked into the bathroom to take shower that I desperately needed.