Roads (Larry fic)

Chapter 4

Hey sorry for the slow update... I have no excuse. Oh well...

Louis' POV:

After gathering loads of the hotels free luxury supplies, I put on my clothes from yesterday and fix my hair in the mirror.

I admire the way Harry looks while asleep and go to wake him up.

I lie down right in front of him, our noses almost touching. I can feel his soft breaths on my cheeks. I look at him for a moment longer before saying "Harryyyyyyy..."

He opens his eyes and stares into my face before jumping back and falling off the bed with a yelp.

I'm in hysterics and and can't contain myself as Harry gets off the floor with an unamused look on his face. He starts to brush off his clothes and fix his hair, even though it already looks perfect.

"That wasn't funny, Louis" he says, "I almost had a heart attack, I thought you were a stranger or something."

"Sorry" I say. "But your face when you fell back off the bed" I start laughing all over again. And even when I finally start to calm, little snorts escape my mouth occasionally.

"We need to get going now" Harry says, reaching for his t-shirt. I realise now that it's actually a Rolling Stones top, but I could hardly tell by how faded and worn it is.

"Yeah, I took all the complementary items from the bathroom" I smile, proudly.

"Smart." Harry says.

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Before too long, we are downstairs and returning the key to the receptionist.

We get coffees from the shop and head to the carpark. I can see the boy from the lobby on the far side struggling with getting his car started. Me and Louis sit down, both watching him.

"Should we help him?" I ask.

"Yeah, I think so" he says.

We get out and start walking over to him. I ask "is everything alright"

Niall looks up at me "nah, my car is bust," he says "I don't know why it's not starting, it was working fine yesterday."

"Oh" Louis says, sympathetically.

Niall walks to the boot of be car and opens it up, only to get a face full of smoke. He starts coughing and stumbles away from the car.

"Well, I don't know much about mechanics, but that can't be good." I say.

"Shit." Niall says. "Why does this have to happen now?"

I bring Louis to the side as Niall calls the company and for a truck, trying to figure out what to do, without much luck.

"Do you think we should give him a lift to as far as we can?" I ask.

"Yeah, probably"

"But he could be dangerous" I say, slightly concerned about the amount of random people I'm letting into my car.

"He doesn't seem dangerous" Louis says, watching as Niall kicks his car tire and then hop around, clutching his now aching foot.

"Yeah..." I say, thinking.

"Screw it" I decide "I'll ask him now"

"Niall!" I say, grabbing his attention.

"We could give you a lift to as far as we can, you could try to catch a train or something from there. We are heading North." Louis says.

"Really?" Niall asks, smiling.

"Sure" I say, patting his shoulder.

With the details of Niall's car getting towed confirmed, we set off with me driving, Niall in the passenger seat and Louis reluctantly sitting in the back, pouting.

"We need to go to a store and get some new clothes" I say and they agree. But for now, we enjoy the ride in the morning sun, with the roof down, despite the cold, and the wind blowing through our hair. Cruising down the nearly empty roads, heading no where in particular.

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This was a bit of a filler chapter.
Don't worry, things will get a lot more interesting once all the boys are together. I just don't want this book to feel rushed.

Thanks x
-Blue