Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Hangovers Or How Harry Sends Gifs Of Himself

Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well. This chapter is dedicated to LesBH15 who made my day yesterday. Thank you for being such a dedicated reader! All the love, Summer xxx

Slowly, very slowly, I started to regain consciousness. I was definitely in a bed, hopefully mine, and I wasn't alone. After a a few seconds had past, I finally managed to open my eyes and was relieved to find my soundly sleeping boyfriend lying next to me. It was still weird for me to think of him as my 'boyfriend' but it was time that I got used to it. Louis scrunched up his nose in his sleep and shuffled a bit, making his hair stick up even more. Chuckling, I reached out and carefully pushed a few strands out of his eyes which woke him up. He groaned and groggily opened his eyes. I gave him an innocent smile which he returned after his eyes had adjusted to the light which was streaming into my room from the window. The curtains were only half-way closed and the sun was casting its bright light onto my bed, making Louis blink a couple of times, before he beamed over at me.

"Morning, love." he leaned in for a kiss, but I pushed him away as a wave of alcohol hit me. He gave me a confused look and sat up in bed. "No good morning kiss?" he asked me and run a hand through his hair, making it even messier. "Not until we have both brushed our teeth." I smirked at him and a look of realisation appeared on his face. "That bad, eh?" I pulled a face and nodded. "I'm sure I don't smell much better, but at least it's not a combination of alcohol, cigarettes and weed." I grimaced and he laughed. "Well, what can I say? I am a man of many talents." I coughed discretely and he responded by raising an eyebrow at me. "Are you somehow doubting me?" He asked and I quickly slipped out of bed and stepped out of his reach. "I would never do that." I said in an innocent tone and batted my eyelashes at him. He hummed and threw the duvet back, revealing that he, too, was only wearing his underwear. 

"Any plans for today?" I shook my head, trying to keep my hormones together which we were telling me to jump him already. Apparently I wasn't as sober as was thinking. "Not really, no. We don't have any lectures anymore or seminars and I am way too hungover to work on my dissertation." With two big steps, I was in front of my closet and found a hoodie and a pair of leggings which I could wear. However, before I could get dressed, Louis was suddenly very close behind me, his arms wrapped around my waist, holding me close to his body. 

My breath hitched and I could feel his chest vibrate with silent laughter underneath me. He started trailing kisses down my neck and my body betrayed me and sent shivers down my spine. "Lou, I..." I started to protest, but then he kissed a spot right under my ear and my mouth was somehow unable to form a coherent sentence. It took me a couple of seconds until I had regained my full mental ability, but I somehow managed to step away from him. When he pouted I grabbed my clothes and dashed towards the bathroom. "Clean your teeth and we'll talk again." I winked at him, before I made a run for the bathroom, Louis hot on my heels. 

After Louis had left around lunch time, I helped Lily and Niall clean up the flat, while making fun of Niall's hickey. "Well, someone left a mark on you, bestie." I teased him and he winked at Lily before he sent me a sly smirk. Lily glared at me, but I knew she wasn't seriously upset. "Did you run into a bed post as well, Lily?" I asked her with an innocent smile and Niall cackled behind me, making Lily glare at both of us. "What can I say? I am a man of many talents." Niall commented proudly and I snorted, but continued to wipe our couch table. 

"Well, I have already heard that once today." I told them in a light tone and straightened my back, admiring the now shining surface of the table. "Did YOU run into a bed post by any chance?" Lily asked me and now it was my turn to blush. "A lady never kisses and tells." I informed them and gracefully walked out of the living room, to get a different mob from the kitchen. Even in the kitchen I could still hear their laughter and decided to take a bit longer to select a new wipe to clean the kitchen surfaces. 

The cleaning process took up most of the afternoon and Lily and I mutually agreed to not have a party again at our flat any time soon. I flopped down on the sofa and pulled out my phone to check my tumblr and twitter for some new entertainment. My phone binged and I saw that I had received two messages, one from Harry, and my heart missed a beat, one from Ed Sheeran. My inner fangirl was screaming with joy, while I tried to stay as normal as possible on the outside. 

I appeared to have made some sort of funny noise because the other two shot me curious looks. "Ed Sheeran texted me! Again!" I squeaked out in awe and Niall started laughing, while Lily send me a sympathetic look before mouthing "Oh my Gosh!" I nodded and then opened the text, my fingers trembling a little bit. It didn't matter that I had already been invited to his birthday party. It also didn't matter that we had already had a longer conversation in his kitchen or that I had seen him a couple of times. He was still my favourite artist and one of my biggest role models.

"Hi Claire, I hope you have recovered well from my party." I felt my cheeks heat up when I remembered hanging puking over his toilet. "I was wondering if you have had some time to think about my offer and wanted to invite you over to my place some time this week to work on something together if you like? Hope you are well, Ed xx" This time, I actually squealed and dropped my phone in surprise. "What's wrong?" Lily asked at the same time as Niall asked "What's going on?" Unable to reply, I simply fanned myself, before reaching for my phone. 

"He..." I gulped and beamed widely at them. "He invited me to write a song together. At HIS HOUSE!" Lily jumped up and literally bounced over to the sofa to pull me into a hug. "Holy shit! I am so happy for you!" We pulled apart and started giggling, while Niall was watching us from the other sofa with an amused look on his face. "Do I want to know how you reacted when Claire met us?" he asked with a smirk and Lily shook her head and walked back over to him. "I think you'll sleep better at night not knowing." She patted his hair and he pulled her down to kiss her. 

My whole body shaking, I hastily typed a reply telling him that I would love to come over to his house and suggested Friday. Then I opened Harry's text. "Friends date tonight? My place, I'll provide food, drinks and DVDs. H xxx"  A wide smile appeared on my face and I told him that I'd be at his place at seven, adding a gif of him dancing weirdly at one of the OTRA shows. Niall and Lily were too engrossed with each other to wonder why I was giggling at my phone, but they did look up when I burst out laughing. 

He had sent me a gif back of him just seriously starring into the camera and I wasn't sure what I found funnier. The gif in this context or the fact that he had sent me a gif of himself. "Do you just have random gifs of yourself saved on your phone for every occasion? xx" I relied still giggling and only had to wait a couple of seconds until I received a reply, this time a gif of him pulling a weird face. I chuckled and send him a "See you later, weirdo xxx" before I showed our conversation to the other two who found it just as hilarious as I had had. 

An hour later, I hopped into the shower and left the two lovebirds alone in the living room. Not bothering with makeup, I simply put a on a pair of skinny jeans and a long-sleeved t-shirt which had the words 'I woke up this way' written over my chest in scarlet red letters. Chuckling proudly at my own cleverness, I grabbed my purse and my phone and walked back into the living room to say goodbye. "Don't wait up for me, I don't know when I'll be home." I told Lily, before I gave Niall a shirt hug as well and rushed out of the flat to catch the bus on time.