The Sweetest Boy | l.s ✔️

-18-

Louis was walking around his living room, cleaning a bit, waiting for Harry to come home. Harry explained a few things to him, about how he has to sleep with other men for money, or Blaze will beat him to death. Louis has been trying to convince Harry in every way possible to leave that life, but Harry insists he can not.

Just the thought of someone else inside Harry or him inside someone, made Louis angry. He was cleaning to take his mind off of everything, the fact his friends are pissed at him and the fact his the love of his life is giving himself to other people. Louis sighs as he gets ready to vacuum the rug, wiping beads of sweat off his forehead.

He had the television on, it was on low, just for noise. He wasn't even listening to it when the news was on. "A local boy, Thomas Smith, is missing. At the age of only 16, he left work and never went home according to his moth-" Louis turns on his vacuum drowning the noise of the tv. It took Louis two minutes to vacuum the rug and once he turned it off, the same news was on. "He was always nice to everyone, misunderstood but such a good kid." The noise came back and Louis was rolling up the vacuum cord and while doing so, decided to look at the tv.

"If you have any information on Thomas Smith's disappearance, please call the number on the screen." The woman announced and a picture of Thomas comes on the screen and Louis paused, recognizing him. His mind flashed back to the fight with Harry that he jumped into and the incident in the parking lot. It was that boy that threatened Harry and him and now he's missing, Louis mouth hangs open a little as he processed the information. Louis completely missed the part where someone reported seeing a man in all black walking Thomas to his car and driving off.

Louis door swung open and in came a drunk and high Harry. Louis stood up quickly and went over to Harry. Louis grabs Harry's waist and walks him inside the apartment, after closing his door. After sitting him on the couch, Harry kissed Louis with force but Louis just pushed him away.

"Why are you under the influence?" Louis asks and when Harry just laughed, Louis got irritated. "Harry, this isn't okay!"

"Will you not yell?"

"No I will! I'm sick of this and you coming home high. I don't want to see you like this anymore."

"I.. I'm sorry you feel that way." Harry slurred and rubbed his nose, easing the pressure from his nose from the cocaine. "I just.. I just don't want to remember anything after I'm done." Harry rubs his finger through hair and Louis sighed.

"I know." Louis calmed down and brought his hand to Harry's cheek. "I just don't want you with anyone else."

"I'm not anyone's but yours." Harry reassured, while his legs shake.

"Why are you shaking? You okay?" Louis rests his hand on Harry's thigh.

"Y-yeah. Just something that happens when I'm on multiple drugs." Harry went into his dress by his chest and pulled out packets of drugs, hands it to Louis. "If you want any, there." Harry laid back in the couch and Louis looks at the drugs and opens a pack. Harry chuckles and praised him.

"That's my man."

Louis took some on his finger and sniffed it up, he did this a few times. Once Louis got his fix, he put the packet down and looked at Harry wondering if he should bring up what he saw on the news. Louis rubbed his nose and places the packet down on the table, contemplating if it was a good idea to bring up Thomas.

"So I was just watching the news and I saw that guy, who was harassing you, he's missing." Louis said, rubbing his hands on his thighs nervously. Harry's eyes shot open and he looked at Louis.

"What does that have to do with me?" Harry asked while scrunching up his face.

"I don't know.. just thought you'd want to know. He was the guy that was bothering you." Louis explained and Harry just shrugged, trying to keep a calm demeanor and not seem nervous. But he was.