Hidden Identity ~Larry AU~

Chapter Sixteen

"Louis...what is this?" Harry asks, a magazine in his hand

The cover displays a large caption that says, 'Louis Tomlinson caught CHEATING on his gay lover, Harry Styles! (pg. 4)'. A set of five pictures are on the cover under the caption, Louis and a tall, model looking girl holding hands and then kissing on one. It makes Harry's stomach drop the first time he lays eye on it and he's scared. He's scared that Louis really has been cheating on him. The article says that the identity of the girl is not confirmed, but surely will be revealed soon enough.

Louis takes the magazine from Harry's hand and skims the cover, his eyebrows scrunching up and raising, "Harry, honey, this isn't true!" Louis murmurs

Harry gulps, "Do you know that girl?"

Louis sighs and sits up on the couch, "Come here and sit next to me," Louis says, patting the spot next to him on the couch.

Harry slowly makes his way over before plopping down on the couch next to Louis. Louis gathers Harry up in his arms and lies his head on Harry's shoulder.

"Harry, love, there are a lot of rumors about me. I'm a celebrity and people want to know me. Therefore, magazines, like this one, make up lies to try and sell more magazines to fans who want gossip, even if it all lies and they know it. I love you, Harry. I'll always love you. I would never cheat on you, honey. Besides, when could I have seen this girl? I stay inside practically all day! I only go out when we go for dinner with your mother and John," Louis mutters into Harry's neck

"Yeah, I'm sorry, I just don't want to lose you..." Harry replies, kissing Louis on the forehead.

"You won't, trust me," Louis assured

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"So, who was that girl you photoshopped to Louis?" Derek asks offhandedly, bringing his cigarette from his lips and blowing out the smoke

"Some model girl who know one knows, and no one will find out who she is. I did some photoshop some changes to her, made her lips thinner, eyes from green to blue, tan skin to freckled white, and I made her a bit rounder. So even if they find a girl, they'll simply look similar, but not be the same person," Maya answers with a shrug

Derek smiles and takes another drag from the cigarette, "You're pretty smart. But why are we really doing this? You haven't explained your reason to me yet," Derek says, intrigued

"I...I need someone to love me. And Louis...Louis looks at Harry the way I crave to be looked at," Maya murmurs

Derek throws his cigarette on the porch and stomps it to make sure the porch doesn't catch on fire. He looks at Maya, pushing his shaggy black hair out of his face and straightening up.

"Why don't you just go find someone else to love you besides a dude whose taken?" Derek wonders

"Because...the way I want Louis to look at me, its the way that my father looked at my mother," Maya confesses

Derek closes his eyes and sighs, "Do you want to talk about your mom?", He asks

Maya looks up at him, her eyes wide, "You don't really want to listen, do you," She says quickly, averting her eyes to the ground

"Not really," Derek says with a shrug, "But I'm willing to listen. You just look like you need someone to listen, not to talk. And I guess I can do that, because honestly, I can see there is something distracting you from our mission, and I need to crush that, if I'm going to help you," Derek says with a shrug

"Alright. So, my mom abandoned me when I was seven. My dad bought me whatever I wanted after she left. I always got my way, even if I had to cheat for it. I found my mom after five years of searching two years ago. She didn't fight for me. So I gave up on her. But I think about her all the time, I wonder how she let the love that dad offered her, the life he offered her go. I wonder how she could have," Maya finishes with a sigh