Beneath The Lies (Completed)

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That morning Louis woke up in a bed alone, his skin covered with goosebumps.

His mind was racing with possibilities, the worst one came to mind; Had Harry left him.

He swallowed the lump in his throat as he made his way into the kitchen.

Harry had an emergency
Harry isn't going to leave you
Harry love you
Harry wouldn't do that to you
Harry isn't like that anymore

All of these thoughts were put to a stop when he saw the note, the breath being knocked out of his chest

Dear Louis,

I can't do this anyone. Thanks for last night, but it's over

Love, Harry.

Louis wants to scream, he wants to cry, he wants to yell, he wants to destroy himself. He can't believe this.

It had to be some awful dream. It had to be, Harry loves him, he said so himself. Harry wouldn't lie, would he?

His phone started to ring, pulling him from his thoughts. He felt a sense of calm rush over him seeing that it was Zayn.

"Hello." Louis answered, voice a bit shaky as he sat down on the kitchen floor.

"Hey Lou, Was wondering if-"

"Please come over." Louis says, sounding almost desperate as he closes his eyes.

"Okay, yeah mate. I'll be there in a few." Zayn says, worry laced in his voice.

Louis doesn't reply, he just hangs up and puts his phone down, his breath slowing as he wraps his arms around himself.

And thats how Louis sat for 10 minutes, numb and covered in love bits from the night before by a man who didn't love him.

"Louis." Zayn whispers, making Louis jump. He was so in tune with his thoughts that he hadn't heard Zayn enter into his apartment.

Louis shakily points to the note on the fridge, hoping it would explain enough, he didn't know if he would be able to talk about it.

Zayn sighs heavily, fists clenching, "That fucking prick!" He shouts, trying his best not to punch a hole in the wall.

Louis stands up and wraps his arms around Zayn's waist, his forehead on his chest. Zayn immediately calms down and wraps his arms around Louis's naked figure.

"I'm so sorry, baby." Zayn says, moving one of his hands to gently run his fingers through Louis's hair, "He's such an asshole."

Louis closes his eyes, breathing a bit faster, "Why wasn't I enough for him?"

"Louis-"

"No." Louis cries, "Is it my face? Am I too much of a cry baby? Did I love him too much?"

"No no," Zayn coos, "Louis you are more than enough, Harry just lost the only person that genuinely will ever love him. Louis it's his loss. He is an asshole. Such an asshole, but you are perfect. Everything about you. He didn't deserve you."

"I love you, Z." Louis says, sighing heavily, "I kinda wanna get wasted and watch movies with you, if its okay." He says, "I just don't wanna deal with this right now."

"I'm not letting you drink." Zayn says quickly, "But I suppose I could clear my schedule for you." He jokes, smiling softly.

When Louis went to take a shower, Zayn really did clear his schedule. He canceled going to Niall's party, he took time off work and even got Niall to go feed his dog.

Louis steps out of the bathroom with a pretty pink silk robe on that he had seen one day when shopping with Niall and he just had to have it.

"Guess someone got a bit wet for me." Zayn jokes and Louis scrunches uo his nose in disgust.

"You are filthy." He says, shaking his head and then turning the fan on high. It was oddly hot in his room and he could still smell the sex from last night.

"Come lay down." Zayn says, holding his arms out for Louis, "We can watch The Office."

Louis quickly complies, moving to lay in Zayn's arms, sighing contently at the feeling of safety it brought over him.

"Thank you Zayn, for being there, you know."

"There's nothing I wouldn't do for you, Lou."

Louis nods, sighing as he looks up at Zayn for a moment, before looking back down at his chest.

He hasn't cried yet. He doesn't want to cry. He guesses it hasn't hit him fully yet. He knew that as soon as Zayn left he would lose it and breakdown. That's why he was being so clingy.

Zayn was the last thing Louis had that was solid. Zayn loved him and Louis knew it. He was thankful to have him. Louis knew Zayn would always be there for him, and he was thankful for that.

He hated Harry, He hated Harry for making him fall in love with him. He hated Harry for constantly lying and breaking his heart.

This time if Harry came back, Louis wasn't going to let himself give in. He wasn't going to give Harry another chance.