Nobody Compares [l. tomlinson]

c h a p t e r t w e n t y

[A/N : I know I only use the author's POV instead of the character's, so for now I'm going to use them. Just a little reminder that I'm still going to use the Author's POV more often. Anyways, enjoy this chapter :)]

*Louis' POV*

It had been 2 weeks since I last talked to Melissa.

And it had been almost 9 years that I'm hiding my feelings for her. Yes, I've had always fancied Melissa ever since I was 13. Obvious, isn't it?

Tears started streaming down my cheek as "Goo Goo Dolls' Iris" played on my radio. I keep my eyes focused on the road but the tears blur my vision. I wipe them with trembling hands before putting my hands back at the steering wheel. I just recently conclude that driving around Melissa's neighbourhood on the middle of a chilly night while listening to a very touchy song isn't a good idea after all. I found myself laughing at the thought of me crying over some song, but let's be real here... this song catches me every time.

I don't even know why I'm here for, why I'm driving and why I'm going to Melissa's. I had never called her 'Florence', not even at my thoughts. But for now, all I know is I'm going to tell her something, but what am I even telling her? Crap!

And the next thing I knew, I'm already pulling off at her driveway.

My feet carries me to her porch and I found myself ringing the doorbell. Few seconds later, she opened it, her hair is messy and she was wearing a pair of eyeglasses. My eyeglasses. The ones I gave her before I went here to New York.

She might have noticed my thoughts because she took it off, "I, uh--", she trails but I cut her off.

"It's fine really", I smile warmly at her and she puts it back on. I tuck a hair beneath her ear before asking her, "Is Zayn here?"

"No", she smiles back and I felt a huge grin crept across my face.

"Look, I'm going to tell you something", I state even though I'm unsure of what I have to tell her.

"Sure, but let's get inside first... You're probably cold out there", she offers but I slightly shake my head.

"This... won't take a while", I say while smiling. I hope.

"Well, okay", she shrugs before smiling back again.

I took a deep breath and close my eyes, clearing my mind and hoping I won't pass out any time soon for this 'big' revelation of mine. I flutter my eyes open and look down at her, "Melissa, I-um... I...", I trail off, lost for words and she looks at me confusingly.

"Melissa, I... I", I trail off, still lost for words and she looks at me more confusingly than ever before.

This is driving me fucking insane.

"Melissa, I lo-", I state but she cuts me off, making us both surprised by her lips making contact to mine. I pull her closer to me, grabbing her by the waist and she puts her arms around my neck. For once, I've never felt this happy. I've never felt this contented. I've never felt this loved.

And a quote that she once told me while we were studying for a test at Literature hit me hard.

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.

I pull her even closer to mine even the space is close shut. I deepened the kiss, knowing she liked it as I earned a slow moan from her. Fire is everywhere for the first time in me. The burning passion is ignited inside me, the fireworks, the butterflies that are flooding my whole senses is driving me crazy. Her lips so soft yet so rough against mine. She is no inbetween, she is nothing but perfection. But I know, I had to stop.

I pull away and look away, "I'm so sorry", I state, looking down.

"Don't be. I'm the one who started it", she slightly giggles to relieve the air from becoming tensed between us.

A tear rolled down my cheek as realisation hit me, "But Melissa, I love you, I always had and always will. But to you, we're just friends, best friends at least", my voice cracking at the label.

"Louis, I... I had always loved you too, I just never admitted that to everyone, not even to myself", she states and I look at her, a smile crawling on my lips.

"You had?", I ask, my eyes gleaming.

"Yeah... and I always will", she nods at me, giggling.

"You're just agreeing with me", I tell her and she shakes her head.

"Am not", she states.

"Seems like it", I smile and she pecks at my lips again.

"I love you Melissa", I tell her as she pulls away. I look through her brown eyes, the most perfect shade of brown even though brown-coloured eyes are boring. But hers isn't, it's so full of life and joy.

"I love you too, Louis", she beams at me and I wrap my arms around her and she rests her head on my chest as I rest my chin on the top of her head.

"What about Zayn?", I blurt out and and she looks at me.

"What about him?", she asks.

"You guys, you know... The both of you are basically known as an elite couple here", I state and she shakes her head.

"I'll take care of him... but for now, don't worry about me and him, I'm still on my revenge but... Just a little favor though", she states and I nod.

"Can you atleast stay away from me in public before I finish my job with him?", she asks and I nod again because I do understand how she feels. Not that I had been there on what she had gone through but she had babbled on how she felt about it to me back then.

"Okay, I will", I smile at her and she smiles back at me.

"You're the best", she pecks at my lips again, making me chuckle slightly.

"The sea has its pearls", she starts.

"The heaven has its stars", I continue.

"But my heart", she trails off and I took her hands in mine, intertwining our fingers.

"My heart has its love", we both say in unison and I peck down at her lips. I pull her in for a tight embrace before letting go and go back to my car. I feel a stupid grin form on my lips as thousands of tonnes was lifted from my throbbing chest.

[A/N : OMFG :D we are so getting into the book rn. I hope you guys like this chapppp ;) xoxo keep on voting bc I love y'all]