Photograph || Larry

8. Sides

[Bathroom, 1:15 p.m]

Louis: (to self) "Oh fuck.. He probably heard everything I said outside the door!"

(Louis pulls out his phone, dials Niall's number)

Louis: (freaking out) "Niall! I need you to come to my office! Now!"

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[Louis' office, 1:30 p.m]

Niall: "So let me get this straight.. He came in here.. you told him to unbutton his shirt.. you started photographing him.. and you got a boner.. is that correct?"

Louis: (nervous) "Y-yeah.."

Niall: "Wow that's umm-"

Louis: "I'm not gay, Niall."

Niall: "I didn't say you were.."

Louis: (exhales loudly) "It was probably just a freak thing.. right?"

Niall: (scoffs) "Yeah dude, it was probably nothing. We can't always control when we get a chub."

Louis: "So you think I'm overreacting about this, right?"

Niall: (shrugs) "Yeah it was nothing. You're straight.."

Louis: "Yeah.." (pauses) "There is one thing I forgot to mention.."

Niall: "What?"

Louis: "So after I noticed the.. bulge. I ran to the bathroom and kind of.." (hesitates)

Niall: "You kind of what?"

Louis: "I kind of.. started yelling at my penis and I think Harry may have heard."

(Niall laughs loudly)

Louis: "Its not funny!"

Niall: (laughing continues) "I'm sorry.. I'm sorry.. what!?"

Louis: "He may or may not have heard me screaming at my penis!"

Niall: "Well how do you know? What were you saying to it?"

Louis: "I started screaming that I was straight and that I didn't like men and then I heard Harry knocking at the bathroom door.."

Niall: (tries to keep a straight face) "Umm.."

Louis: "This is serious Niall! I feel like a total idiot!"

Niall: "Why do you care so much anyway? It's not that big of deal!"

Louis: "It is to me.."

Niall: "Why?"

Louis: (annoyed) "It just is alright! Sheesh!"

Niall: "Alright man, chill. I'm sorry."

Louis: (throws face in hands) "What am I gonna do! I have to face him tomorrow.."

Niall: (optimistic) "Well maybe he didn't see your boner. Maybe he didn't hear you in the bathroom."

Louis: (sighs) "Yeah.. I hope so."

[Harry's apartment, 1:30 p.m]

(Harry walks into the apartment, Liam is watching Tv)

Liam: (looks over) "You're home early? What happened.."

Harry: (nervous) "Um.. nothing.."

Liam: "I don't believe you."

Harry: "Ok.. maybe something happened.."

Liam: "What?"

Harry: (sits on couch) "Um.. ok I'll tell you.. but you have to promise never to tell anybody!"

Liam: "Ok. I promise! What happened?"

Harry: (exhales) "Ok so I got there and we started the photoshoot like usual.. so then he tells me to unbutton my shirt.."

Liam: "Why did he ask you to unbutton your shirt?"

Harry: "He said it would look sexy for the photoshoot.." (pauses) "Anyway.. so I unbuttoned my shirt until it was completely open and I started posing like usual.. and then out of no where he stopped taking pictures of me.."

Liam: "Ok.. and then what happened?"

Harry: "So I was confused, naturally. Then all of the sudden he runs to the bathroom holding his crotch.."

Liam: (laughs) "Wait.. Are you serious?"

Harry: "I'm dead serious."

Liam: "Wow that's cra-"

Harry: (interrupts) "I'm not finished.."

Liam: "There's more?"

Harry: "So I followed him to the bathroom cause I was concerned.." (pauses) "And I- um.."

Liam: "You what?"

Harry: "I kind of heard him in the bathroom.. yelling at his penis.."

Liam: (laughs) "Are you serious!"

Harry: "Yeah.."

Liam: "Well what was he saying!?"

Harry: "He was screaming at himself! He was saying that he didn't like men and he was straight.."

Liam: (chokes on beer) "W-what!?"

Harry: (cringe) "Yeah.."

Liam: "Wow.. that's so awkward."

Harry: "I know!" (stands up) "I'm gonna have to go in there tomorrow and act like nothing happened.. It will be too awkward if he knows that I know."

Liam: "Well.. he's not gay.. so it must have just been a freak thing, right?"

Harry: (unsure) "I suppose.."

Liam: "I wouldn't look too much into it.. just pretend it never happened."

Harry: "Alright.." (to himself) "Pretend it never happened.."