Crazy Little Thing Called Love

The Date Part Two Or How We Went Ice Skating

Hi everyone, this is the second part of the chapter where Claire and Louis finally go on their date. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it. :) All the love, Summer xxx

I looked out of the window, but it was too dark to make anything out in the dark. We climbed out of the car and he took my hand into his, leading me inside the building, which seemed to be deserted. Then we walked around a corner and my jaw dropped. "You're taking me ice skating?" I asked him excitedly and he laughed and nodded. I pulled him into a hug and kissed his cheek. "I LOVE ice skating! Me and my dad always used to go when I was younger." I told him happily and bounced up and down.

Louis took my hand and let me over to where the skate rental was. The lady behind the counter smiled at us. "Good evening, Mr Tomlinson. Is everything alright for you two?" She gave me a kind smile which I returned. Next to me Louis nodded. "It's perfect, thank you. Could we get two pairs of skates, please?" After asking for our sizes she handed us both a pair of skates and we thanked her and walked over to the rink. We sat down and put or skates on and then Louis took my hand and carefully led me onto the ice. I took some hesitant steps, but my body seemed to remember what it had to do and I let go of Louis hand and did some spins and pirouettes.

Louis' jaw dropped and it took him a couple of seconds to recover from his shock. "When was the last time that you went ice skating, love?" I grinned at him and elegantly stopped in front of him. "Maybe ten years or so? Did I forget to mention that I used to take classes as a kid?" I smirked and Louis pouted. "And here I was, thinking I could show off." Chuckling, I patted his cheek and then took his hand into mine and we skated a bit together. Louis wasn't bad either and he helped me do some spins, or just enjoyed watching me do my stuff. We were both having a great time, occasionally sharing a kiss or two, but decided to call it a night after an hour and a half on the ice.

We returned our skates to the kind lady from earlier and thanked her again for letting Louis rent the place after opening hours on a Friday. She assured us that it wasn't any problem at all and then Louis guided me back towards where his car was parked. When we were both seated, he pulled out a bag from the back seats and handed me to plastic mugs and pulled out a thermos with hot cocoa in it and some cookies. I leaned over the gear shift and gave him a kiss. "I love you so much for this right now. This is the best date I've ever been on." He smiled widely at me and pulled me back in for another kiss. "I'm glad you're enjoying yourself." I reached over and squeezed his hand. "Very, very much."

He poured some cocoa into the two mugs and then opened the cookies. We sat in the car for another half an hour or so, enjoying each other's company and our hot cocoa and the cookies. When we had finished off our drinks, Louis drove me back home. The lights were on when we returned which meant that Lily was probably home. Louis turned off the engine, but we stayed in the car for another few minutes, none of us wanting to say goodbye. "I should probably get inside." I said quietly and he nodded. I leaned over and we shared a really sweet kiss, which quickly turned into a full make-out session which was only interrupted by the horn which I accidentally hit with my elbow.

We jumped apart and then started laughing when we realised who had made the noise. "I am so sorry." I giggled and Louis gently pushed a couple of strands out of my face underneath the beanie. "Don't worry about it, love." He started kissing my neck and I tried not to accidentally press the honk again, but my mind was occupied with more important things. One of his hands slipped underneath my jumper and I jumped a bit because of how cold it was and hit my head on the ceiling. I pulled away and rubbed my head. "Ouch."

Louis chuckled, but shot me a concerned look. "You alright, love?" I nodded and grinned sheepishly. "Your car probably just isn't a good make-out spot for me." I apologised and he smirked. "We could always move this inside." he suggested and after a moment of consideration I nodded. "Why the hell not, come on." His eyes widened in surprise and then his face split into a wide grin. We climbed out of his car and I quickly grabbed my purse from the backseat, before Louis intertwined our fingers and pulled me towards the house.

It wasn't that late, so I wasn't surprised when Lily stuck her head out of her door. "Back already?" she asked me and smirked when she saw Louis behind me. "Ah, I see." There was a shuffle and moment later, Niall's head poked through her door as well. "Hi, Claire, hi Lou." he greeted us. Lily blushed a bit and Louis chuckled. "Nialler, Lily." I waved a bit and then took off my shoes and let Louis help me out of my coat again. I threw a look into the mirror and saw that my cheeks were a little red and my lips slightly swollen. I was sure that Lily and Niall could put one and one together which made my blush even more.

Louis intertwined our fingers and pulled me into my room. Before he closed the door behind us, I could hear Niall shout "Be safe, mate! We don't want a little Louis running around yet!" followed by Lily's laughter. Louis shook his head and then turned around to face me. "Now, where were we?" I grinned and let him kiss me once more, letting his hands explore my body, while mine did the same. He pulled my big jumper off and I pulled off his hoodie as well, because it seemed to be getting quite hot very suddenly. Somehow we ended up on my bed with Louis lying next to me, gently drawing some patterns on my stomach. I smiled up at him and he pressed a gentle kiss to my forehead. "Have I told you how beautiful you are?" he asked me and I blushed deeply and tried to hide my face behind my hands. He gently pried my hands apart and I couldn't escape his blue eyes. "You really, really are beautiful, Claire, no matter what you might think of yourself." I blushed even deeper and he grinned a bit.

Getting a bit tired from a long day, I tried to hide a yawn, but Louis saw it. "Tired, hm?" I nodded. "Hmmmm, maybe a bit." He sat up and pulled me up with him. "Alright, then let's get you ready for bed." I reluctantly got up from my comfy bed and followed him towards our bathroom, where I lent him a spare toothbrush. The orange toothbrush reminded me of Harry's and Niall's discussion and I smiled a bit. After washing the makeup off my face, I shooed Louis out of the bathroom and quickly changed into a t-shirt and a pair of pyjama shorts before I returned to my room.

Louis was already lying in my bed, grinning like a Cheshire cat and of course he was freaking shirtless again. I also suspected that he wasn't wearing anything but his boxer shorts underneath that blanket as well, considering the fact that he hadn't planned to spend the night. Well, maybe he had, I wasn't so sure about that when it came to Louis. I slipped underneath the warm duvet and snuggled into my pillow. His arm slipped around my waist and he pulled me into him, so that my back was pressed against him. I slightly turned my head to give him a goodnight kiss and then turned off the lights. "Sweet dreams, love." I heard Louis whisper into my ear and then I was out.