Remember me || Larry Stylinson AU

Forty

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We continue working on the album for two more days. Ten or even twelve hour days in the studio are a lot of fun, especially now that we have a lot more input and we're able to write most of the album ourselves but that doesn't mean we're not absolutely exhausted by the time we're on our way home at night, desperate for a hot bath and some time to relax.

Liam and Zayn fly back to London on December 22nd, whereas Niall and I chose to continue working on some of the songs with Ed and Jeff and fly out on December 23rd. I told Louis I wanted to be able to wish him a happy birthday and merry Christmas before he'd leave to spend it with his family so I have planned it so that I will arrive and Heathrow at 10 in the morning. I'll be home to spend a few hours with Louis, maybe even surprise him with the holiday I have booked for us before we both drive up to see our families for a few days.

I do wish Niall and I would fly home together but as he's flying to straight to Dublin, that makes it impossible unless one of us fancies spending a lot more time than needed on the trip back home. I can survive another ten or eleven hours by myself in the air, I've done it plenty of times before and I'll try to sleep as much as possible to avoid getting a major jetlag.

I spend some time with Louis on the phone as I walk through the house, collecting clothing items that I have left lingering around on my way to bed, not bothered to actually throw them into the hamper, probably too tired to even think straight. I listen to him talk about how much he looks forward to just spending time with his family, playing games, bake cookies but also cannot wait to see me. "I can't wait to see you either. I would say I've missed seeing your face but considering that we've skyped several times, I don't think I could get away with it" I chuckle.

"It's different though. Seeing someone in person or on a screen" Louis reasons with me. "Have you told your mum yet?" I ask, getting my razor ready as I inspect the facial hair that has become visible after days of not shaving but figure it can wait until I'm done with the cake I want to bake. "I may have" I hear him reply quietly. "What did she say?" I do wonder, I've only met his mum once and she seemed to like me but you never know. "Oh, she's over the moon just like I thought she would be. She kept fishing for news regarding you so I figured it would be best to just tell her" he explains.

When he asks me if I have told my mum, I have just started to collect everything I need for the cake. Bowls, ingredients and a good Mary Berry recipe online. I try my best to talk and not mess up the ingredients at the same time as I tell him I haven't actually told her about our relationship status because I want to do it in person, preferably over Christmas. "Understandable" is all he says before he asks me to tell him all about our latest 'studio adventures'. I tell him about finishing two songs, how Ed wrote us a song and basically all the latest developments. I don't tell him the song Ed wrote is partially about him though, he'll have to find out later.

Throughout my story, I hear Louis hum, to let me know he's listening but when he's stopped doing that and I say his names a few times without receiving a reply I'm wondering if he may have gone to the bathroom without informing me. It's not until I hear his soft snores that I notice he has actually fallen asleep. I completely forgot about the time difference and it's already 4 am in London. I end the call and place the cake in the oven before I head upstairs to shave. Once I'm done I wash all the residue of my shaving cream off of my face before hopping into the shower and getting ready for a night in bed with either a good book or Christmas movie.

By the time I wake up in the morning I notice a text from Louis, apologizing for falling asleep on me and telling me how guilty he feels. I make sure to tell him I honestly don't mind and how I completely forgot about the time difference. "I will text you as soon as I get on the plane! X" I text him and drive over to pick up Niall for brunch.