The Tommo Way

Chapter Eighteen: The Late Late Show and Late Night Talks

Hey everyone :) Can we please take a moment and appreciate Louis' first, incredibly brave solo interview in the Observer? This interview makes you want to hug him so bad and I'm so proud of how well he's doing. 'Back to You' is going to be released on the 21st July and I've got a feeling that this one's going to be huge! Sorry if I sound too fangirly now, I'm just massively excited for Louis' new single!
The next chapter is from Louis' POV, I struggled with it at first but I hope it turned out alright! There is not a lot of action, mainly talking, I hope you guys don't mind! Once again, a massive thank you for everyone who reads this story, it means so much <333333
Have a lovely afternoon!

Louis' POV:

"Tommo, are you coming?" I looked up from my phone and looked into the expectant faces of Niall and Liam. "Sure, just give me a sec!" I said and quickly closed the Twitter App on my phone. I had looked through the mentions of me and the other lads and was still overwhelmed by the support our fans had given us, even after -or especially after- Zayn had left the band. As usual, there were many nasty comments out there as well, but right now I couldn't deal with those so I focussed on the positive ones. I put out my cigarette and followed Niall and Liam back inside.

We entered our dressing room where James and Harry were sitting and laughing. "Wonderful, our chain smoker has finally arrived!" James teased me but I only rolled my eyes and dropped down onto the couch next to him. I knew that the smoking was a bad habit of mine but at the moment I didn't have the time nor the strength to quit. "Look boys, I know we've talked about this before but let's just go over this quickly one more time so it's going to be a nice time for all of us out there, alright?" James said and drew his cards closer.

"Okay so first of all, Louis: I am allowed to mention that you're single, right? You know this is the sort of things your fans love hearing!" James said and wiggled his eyebrows at me playfully. Liam and Harry exchanged a look and let out a stifled laugh. "What is it?" James asked them, slightly confused. "Nothing" Harry said with a grin and James frowned at him. "Harold, what aren't you telling me?" Then he turned back to me. "Louis, is there something you'd like to share with me?" He asked me curiously and I glared daggers at Harry and Liam.

"Concerning our interview: yes I am single. It's been months since El and I broke up, I think people already know." I said and filled me a glass of water. "But...?" James said and left the word hanging in the air, a grin on his face. I shook my head. "I'll tell you the 'but'-part later tonight over a drink, alright? We don't have time to get into this right now." I pointed out and James went back to his notes, obviously happy with my answer and the prospect of a proper explanation. "Alright people, Louis is 'single'" he air quoted the word 'single' which earned him a snigger from the lads "and now comes the 'not so pretty'-part." He said and we all knew what he was talking about.

James looked at us and the soft expression on his face made me once more incredibly happy that we could do this first interview as a foursome with James. "Louis, I'll ask you first, seeing as many people want to hear about the Twitter feud. You know how you want to answer this question, am I right?" I nodded. I had taken a long time to think about it and with the help of the lads I finally had chosen the right wording for the 'Zayn-matter'. "Good." James said and patted my shoulder. "Liam, you're up next so you have been warned!" James said with an evil grin and was rewarded with a weak laugh from the four of us.

"We're not going to talk about this for long, don't worry!" James said, sensing the tension in the room. "Just briefly mention it and then we can move on. If any of you feel uncomfortable, give me a sign and we'll change topic, alright?" "Cheers mate!" I said gratefully and gave James a smile. He knew how much we were dreading this interview. "Maybe we should come up with a code word for 'get me outta here'" Niall suggested and we all laughed out loud. "I got one!" Harry said excitedly. "How about 'the rise of the unicorns is near'?" I stared at him perplexed. I don't think I would ever understand how this boy's mind worked.