Darling, hold me l.s

Chapter12

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The next day......

"I'll pick you up." Louis says as Harry sits on his bed.

"Earth to Mr Styles?" Louis says again with an amused smile. Harry snaps out of it and looks at Louis.

Fuck. He's so beautiful. Harry thinks. And fuck I'm so horrible.

"Yea yea. Sorry. My appointment ends at 5:30." Harry says.

"Okay." Louis says. Louis then sits on the floor in front of his bed. Harry looks down at him. Harry smiles, biting his lip. "What're you doing Louis?" Louis looks up and chuckles.

"What aren't I doing" Louis says dramatically, Louis then extends his arms and falls backwards onto the floor. Harry laughs.

Louis, then, only raises his head from the floor to look at Harry. "Have I told you yet, that you, sir, have the most beautiful-"

"-laugh? Maybe a few." Harry finishes. Harry's happy. He feels safe.

He hasn't felt safe in a very long time. Louis is like home. A quiet home. A place you can be yourself, and not be judged by others.

Harry stares at Louis. Studies his red flannel that sits tightly along his chest. (The flannel Harry wore yesterday). His black jeans. His messed up hair. His gorgeous face structure.

"Come here." Harry says. Eyes twinkling from the bed. And- Louis kinda has a mini heart attack at that. And can't help but feel a hint of something going on in his pants. Not now Louis, he thinks.

"Yea. Yea okay." Louis says. Louis sits up from the floor and stands. Louis then climbs on the bed. Never breaking eye contact. Harry shuffles closer and brings his hands up to the collar of Louis's flannel and fiddles with it. "You're incredible" Harry says. Louis raises his eyebrows, "kinda random but damn, I'll take it. Thank you Harry Edward Styles".

Harry smiles and then mimics Louis's eyebrow raise. Louis looks at Harry with adoration and instantly plans to ask him out for the third time.

"Want to watch a film tomorrow?" Louis asks.

"Sure. Which theater?"

"Oh- I was thinking here. It'll just be us. My mom will be leaving to go on a short business trip."

"Oh." Harry says.

Ok.

"To watch a movie?" Harry says jokingly. Louis then raises his right eyebrow. "Or.... how about we watch Fifty Shades Of Grey and then play a game where you have to reenact everything that happens in the movie?" Louis says.

"You cheeky lil bugger" Harry says slapping Louis's arm.

"Heeeeyy" Louis whines. Harry rolls his eyes playfully. Louis looks at Harry. His permanent smile fading.

"How about I just sleepover? It's Friday after all." Harry all of a sudden says.

If Louis were drinking something he'd probably spit it out.

"That's probably the best thing you've said all day." Harry smiles. It then gets quiet.

Not awkward. It's never awkward. The air is heavy with thought.

"Harry?"

"Yea?"

"Are the nightmares still bad?". Harry stiffens.