Don't Let Go- Larry AU

Part II: The Inevitable.

A/N: Well, i decided that there will be one more part to this, i didn't want to put so much into one chapter. But, i hope you like this....or not.

~Hunter xx.

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In the course of the next few months Harry’s health had deteriorated, and the doctors had tried to do everything possible, the cancer was terminal. They said he had a sort time to live and that they should start spending more time with him before his body starts to shut down and he has to be moved into the hospital for the last minutes of his life.

But, Louis didn’t want to hear anything that the doctors were saying, he knew that Harry was going to live and he knew that there would be some way that he could survive, he just had too. He didn’t want him to leave the twins so early in life, plus he would lose his one true love.

The constantly hacking cough and no energy made Louis so upset. He hated to see Harry in so much pain and he couldn’t do anything about it. They are lucky that his coughing hasn’t resulted in coughing up blood, then that’s when they would need to worry. With the other symptoms that they have to worry about, blood isn’t the best thing. The weight loss is so bad, he’s even swimming his skinny jeans that he loves to wear, and it’s making Harry get upset.

The many panic attacks and anxiety attacks this man has endured is freighting. Louis can’t even remember when his anxiety was this bad, not even when he first had cancer. Just seeing Harry everyday have to go through this is making it harder and harder for Louis to not break down, he needs to stay strong. But, you know all the strong ones have to break at some point, and that point is inevitable.

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“Louis, can you get me some water?” Louis looked up from the book he was reading and looked upon his sickly looking husband. He doesn’t say a word, he softly kisses Harry’s forehead and notices a slight fever to the touch of his lips. He puts his hand up to his forehead and Harry shutters from the cold touch of his hand. Louis immediately wraps his husband in a cocoon of blankets and goes to get the water, aspirin and the thermometer. He remembers the doctor telling him that if his fever is over 100 degrees that he needs to go right to the hospital.

He holds the thermometer to Harry’s mouth and waited for the beep. He looks to it and he sighs as he rubs his hands over his face.

“Harry, I know you hate it but your fever has spiked up again, we have to go back to the hospital.”

Harry groans before he speaks softly, “Why can’t I just sleep, I’m so tired. I don’t want to walk.”

“Who said you had to walk love, at this rate I wouldn’t want you to tumble down the stairs. Let’s get you dressed and then we can round up the girls.” Harry nods, and before Louis goes and unwraps him, he grabs sweatpants and a sweatshirt for Harry to slip on over his pajamas. He lets Harry do some of the changing, Louis is there to just guide him along.

Once they get Harry all situated, Louis goes and tells the girls to get ready, “What’s wrong?”

“Dad needs to go back in the hospital, and I need you two be on your best behavior, alright.”

They both nod and get dressed. They bring down the suitcase while Louis carries his weightless husband down the stairs. Louis feels tears down his neck and he knows that Harry was crying; it almost made him cry, but he needed to be strong for his girls. He carefully set Harry in the passenger set and he notices how he’s hunched over in the seat.

Louis rushes over to the other side of the car and hops right in, he starts the engine and drives as fast as possible to the hospital, probably breaking so many laws but he had too Harry started to cough up blood. The girls started to freak out, but Louis told them to call the hospital calmly and tell them what is happening.

Since Ashlee couldn’t talk properly, Morgan spoke and told the doctor on call. She hung up and told Louis that they have a transport ready as soon as he pulls in. They asked the kind of car so that they would be able to look out for it when they pull in.

Just as the car came to a stop, the nurses came to the passenger seat and quickly opens the door. They picked Harry right out of the car and carefully set him on the stretcher and gave him a pan to cough up the blood in, they want to use it for tests. Louis tosses his keys to the valet and he grabs the girls, who are attached to his waist, as well as the suitcase and walks into the waiting room. Not before he had to fill out paperwork and document all of Harry’s procedures since the cancer had come back.

He turned around and saw the two girls fast asleep on the couch. He knew this was going to be a long night. He moved them a little bit and slipped in behind them to get a much needed sleep before everything else went down hill.

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After about 2 hours, Harry’s regular doctor woke Louis up.

“Louis, I need to speak to you privately.” Louis didn’t like the sound of it, I don’t think anyone ever would. Louis carefully slips out of the couch without disturbing the girls and follows the doctor over to the corner, “I really hate to say this, but his time is limited. I don’t know how long, but there’s really nothing we can do but keep him comfortable.”

“No…no…”

“I’m really sorry.”

And that’s when he broke. The strongest out of the whole family broke, and he broke hard. He was going to lose the only person that was still here for him, he lost all his family years ago to a bad house fire. He screamed and he cried, the doctor didn’t know what to do, he never had to deal with any of this before. But, he felt his sympathy because he too lost someone to cancer, which is the reason why he is even a doctor in this field.

Louis had clutched onto his lab coat and he couldn’t help but wrap his arms around Louis until he calmed down.

“I don’t…I don’t know what to do. I need some air.” With that Louis walks away from a equally distraught doctor. He lets the girls know that he will just be outside and to stay in their seats. He goes outside and starts to pull at his hair. The tears were free falling down his face and they weren’t going to stop anytime soon.

As he was outside, he thought of his whole life that he spent with Harry. He was content with everything, but he didn’t want it to end like this, no one does. He thinks back to when they first met, to their first date, their wedding, and of course when they got their girls. He doesn’t want to lose him now, he wants more time.

He feels a presence and his head snaps up. When he finally looks up, he can’t believe his eyes.

“Louis?”