Through the Dark | LT

Chapter 14

I sat on the couch, groaning in boredom, and Niall laughed as he sat down next to me. I smiled at him, and I continued groaning. Niall threw a pillow at my face to muffle my screams, but to no avail. Louis came into the living room and saw me, and he laughed. He helped me up from the couch, and he grabbed a football. "Wanna go shoot around at the turf centre?" I smiled and replied, "Sure!" I grabbed my sneakers and pulled my hair up into a ponytail, and I wore my old warmup teeshirt from when I played for my University. I still played for them, but I was in rehab from a broken ankle. Louis knew my rehab limits, and he knew what I was allowed to do and not do. I grabbed my ankle brace and put it securely on my ankle, and Harry said, "Don't hurt yourself again, smalls!" I laughed, and Louis grabbed his car keys as we left.

We arrived at the turf club to see paparazzi beginning to pull into the parking lot. Louis mumbled a curse under his breath, and I smiled. "Hey, it's fine. They have no proof that we're together or anything, so they won't make anything up." Louis squeezed my hand, and we got out of his car and walked towards the entrance, the paparazzi swarming around us, screaming our names. We finally made it into the turf club, and we had the field to ourselves.

I kicked the ball to Louis, and he kicked it back. "Hey Megan?" He asked, and I looked up after I trapped the ball. "After this workout, I just want to check up on you at the flat." I knew what that meant, and I knew I couldn't refuse. Instead, I kicked the ball to Louis alot harder and growled, "Okay." He looked up again, and we began shooting. "We've known each other for so long, and I think we should get back into the midnight heart to hearts, the jokes- everything. I miss it." He said, and I smiled as he passed the ball to me. I replied saying, "I would love that, Lou. I really missed you while you were on tour. You'll always be my best friend. No matter what." I said, before sending the ball rocketing into the back of the net. Louis smiled, and I knew that he would want to resume this conversation. Meanwhile though, he passed the ball back to me and said, "Your shot's coming back!" I smiled and said, "It's all thanks to you, Coach Tommo!" He flashed a toothy smile at me, and I couldn't help but laugh. How could you not love this kid!?

We got in his car to head to the flat, and we entered the flat to see nobody home. It was completely empty. I found a note that said,

'Louis and Meggo,

Harry and I went to the recording studio. Liam's out with Zayn and Perrie. We'll be back in a few hours!

Niall x'

I smiled, looking at Louis. "We have the house all to ourselves! What should we do?" I asked, and Louis didn't even let me finish my question before swooping me up and carrying me outside. The inground pool was a few yards away, and Louis was headed towards it. I laughed as I hit Louis' arm and said, "Let me go!" He smirked evilly and threw me into the pool. I surfaced and saw Lou, doubled over in laughter. I climbed out and chased Louis around the yard, yelling, "I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A GREAT BIG HUG!!" Louis got trapped in a corner, and I gave him a wet hug. "Ew!" He yelled, and I laughed. Louis' eyes looked into mine, and I looked up at him. "You're the best, Louis." I said. He smiled, putting his arm around me and leading me inside. We sat down on the couch and Louis blurted suddenly, "Can I ask you something serious, Meg?" I nodded in reply, and what Louis asked caught me by surprise.

"Why were you going to jump that night that Zayn found you at the Thames...?"