The Tommo Way

Chapter Twenty-Five: Chili-less Con Carne and Exam Results

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Lucy shut the door to our fridge with a deep sigh. "This is really sad." She said, hinting at the lack of food in our flat. "We need to buy food, our fridge has never been emptier." I threw a look over my shoulder at Lucy's sad face before returning my attention to the boiling food on the hob in front of me. "My pay check's coming in tomorrow. Unless you've got gold mines hidden underneath your bed, which I hardly doubt, we'll have to wait with our Tesco delivery till then."

Louis frowned. "If you're short on money I can always loan you some, you know that right?" He said and looked at me worriedly. Harry and Niall nodded in agreement and Niall snuck his arms around Lucy's waist and pulled her onto his lab. "We can manage, don't worry." I said half-heartedly, the last thing I wanted was to be in depth to someone. Niall whispered something in to Lucy's ear which made her giggle and I quickly looked away.

It was Monday evening and the boys had just come back from their European Tour last night. After a long night's sleep Niall, Harry and Louis had stopped by Lucy's and my flat for a short visit. Liam was still at Sophia's place and although I would've loved to see him, I was glad to have only three more lads to feed instead of four. The red content of my pot began threatened to boil over and I quickly turned down the heat.

"What are we having?" Harry asked with a curious glance at the hob and rose from his chair to have a better look. "Chili Con Carne" I said without looking at him, trying to fix up the mess next to the stove. "But I needed to improvise a little, we didn't have any chili." A soft chuckle came from Louis. "So... it's just Con Carne?" He asked and I shot him a stern look. "Dangerous territory, Mister!" I pointed my finger at him. "I haven't seen you do any of the cooking." Louis ducked his head and grinned. "You're right, sorry."

"Yes, Louis, we have worked really hard to make the three of you a nice dinner." Lucy said from her spot on Niall's lab. I raised my eyebrows and turned down off the hob. "Excuse me? 'We' haven't done anything, Lu, I was the one who made dinner." While Niall and Harry laughed, Lucy only shrugged. "Yeah but let's be honest, would you have liked me to touch anything in the kitchen?" I shook my head fiercely and placed a hand over my heart, pretending to be shocked by the mere thought of it. "Dear god, no! The kitchen would've been in flames before we could blink."

Harry snorted into the glass he had just raised to his mouth and Niall buried his face in Lucy's neck, his shoulders shaking with laughter. I looked at Louis with a grin who shook his head with an amused expression on his face. My eyes flickered back to Niall and Lucy. I still hadn't gotten used to the sight of the two of them together.

Lucy had told me about her and Niall shortly after the four guys had taken off to their European leg but it still seemed a little odd to see my best friend slash One Direction hater snuggle with Niall Horan in our kitchen. I could tell that they really liked each but I wasn't sure if Lucy was aware of what she was getting into. Dating a One Direction member would not be easy for her but Lucy had told me multiple times that they weren't officially dating. To be honest, I wasn't sure if unofficial dating would be any easier but it was up to them.

I felt a hand on my back and my head snapped up. Louis' blue eyes looked down on me and a smile was playing around his lips. "Are you day-dreaming, love?" He asked and winked. "Maybe?" I smirked and opened the top drawer to get the pot holder. Louis hand ran down my back and he gave me a little squeeze around the waist before helping me set up the dinner table.