When You Least Expect It (Larry Stylinson)

Chapter 14

"Is it something fancy?"

"No."

"Then how come you said to put a suit on?"

"Cause."

"Lou," Harry groaned, looking over to his husband and pouting at him, hoping for some type of hint.

"Stop that," Louis said, not even needing to glance at the younger lad to know what he was doing. "After 25 years you should really know that-"

"That you won't give away the surprise, blah, blah, blah," Harry rolled his eyes.

At that Louis just smiled proudly to himself, actually trying exceptionally hard to keep calm, cool and collected. He hoped everything would go perfectly, that the kids set up everything at the cafe like he had asked and Cody and Niall got the food all done.

"Why are we at the cafe, I thought-"

"I just have to pick something up quickly," Louis said, letting out a deep breath and making sure his suit and tie were presentable. "You wanna come in with me?"

"Sure," Harry looking at his husband a bit confused, not sure why he seemed so nervous, but he followed him inside the building with Dezzy on his heels anyway. "Lou what did you need in-"

"Surprise!!!"

Harry let out a shriek at the top of his lungs, jumping as soon as he walked through the door and seeing all of his family and friends smiling widely at him. He was breathing heavily, having to throw a hand over his heart and trying to figure out how to get it beating again. And next to him Louis was letting out a barking laugh as he wrapped his arm around his waist and stood on his toes to kiss his cheek and Harry swears he has never wanted to scream at his husband for giving him a heart attack so badly before.

"What is this?! What did you do?!" he asked Louis wide eyed, only to see him clutching his stomach from laughing so hard.

"Happy 25th anniversary love," Louis managed out before standing on his toes, cupping Harry's cheeks and connecting their lips.

Harry was still trying to breathe, just at the sight of everyone in the cafe and it all decorated he felt like he couldn't move, none of this seemed real. He didn't know what to say, if there were any words that could describe how he was feeling.

"You surprised?" Louis laughed, seeing his husband's face and looking like he was in complete shock.

"S-surprised?" Harry could barely get out, making their family and friends laugh just at his face. "Guys I don't even know what to say, this is amazing..."

And just at that Louis knew he did more than well, the look on Harry's face alone was priceless and even after 25 years there was nothing he loved to see more than his husband smiling.

Harry seemed to finally get out of his shock after a few minutes, managing to go around the room and hug and thank every person there. But the one person the green eyed lad wouldn't let leave his side was his husband, tugging Louis one way and then another, knowing he was really the one behind all of this.

"Papa were you surprised?!" Charlie asked, leaping into her father's arms and squeezing him tightly.

"Oh was I sweetheart," Harry chuckled, hugging his daughter back and giving her a sloppy kiss on the cheek. "I'm sure you gave daddy the idea to throw this, huh?" he asked, earning a playful elbow and eye roll from his husband.

"Nuh huh! Daddy did it all!" Charlie giggled into her papa's neck. "You gotta see all the food Cody and uncle Niall make and Al and Hayden decorate the cafe and look! Hayden is takin pictures!!" she said excitedly, pointing to the older man who took the camera away from his face and smiled and waved at Harry before taking even more pictures.