Louis couldn’t help but curl up in a ball and cry into his pillow. He loved Liam, he always had. And he already knew Liam and Zayn were in fact dating but he needed to hear it from Liam. Why was life so cruel? Why did love have to exist? Everything was so unfair.
He felt his mattress dip under somebodies weight. He dug his face deeper into his pillow, not wanting to face any of the boys. He rarely ever cried in front of them. He hardly ever cried period. A warm hand caressed his back softly, humming a lullaby that Jay, Louis’ mum, always sung for him when he had nightmares as a younger lad. The Doncaster boy knew exactly who it was that was sitting beside him. In one swift movement, he sat up, hugging the curly headed lad tightly as if his life depended on it. He cried and cried into Harry’s shoulder. Harry just continued humming and stroking his back softly. After what felt like days, which was merely only two hours, Louis ran out of tears. He sniffled, head hurting and chest tightened from the constant sobs of emotional pain, and looked up at his beloved friend.
“I love him… so much… why? Why can’t he love me? Is there something wrong with me?” Louis asked, his voice breaking too often for Harry’s liking. The Cheshire lad had never seen his mate so vulnerable. It frightened him too much. He couldn’t do anything to help the eldest lad, he couldn’t find a way to make that cheerful smile appear again. Too long had it been since he saw that smile that cheered up a whole building. Too long had his best mate suffered . He had to do something about it. He had to resort to his last plan.
“Louis there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re a great person and not to mention extremelly handsome. Liam is a fool if he doesn’t see that… you have to tell him how you feel Lou… it’ll make you happier.” Harry spoke in a calm, relaxing voice.
“I can’t tell him Haz… he’ll reject me and I won’t be happy at all… I can’t live without him Haz. He’s my everything. But what hurts worse is that Zayn knows… he knows I love Liam. And he still got together with him.” Louis began sobbing again. Harry sighed heavily before kissing Louis’ forehead softly.
“I’ll be right back boo…” he whispered in his ear before standing up and walking out of the room. He strided over to the kitchen where Liam and Zayn were laughing and drinking tea. He scowled at the two older boys. “I’m dissappointed in you two” he stated sternly.
“Relax Haz, we were just having some fun.” Liam said, resting his hand on the younger boy’s shoulder. Harry shrugged him off harshly.
“You’ve got to stop playing with his feelings Liam!! He love you, you love him! Why are you still trying to make him jealous?!”
“Because I want him to make the first move Harry! I don’t want to get rejected by him!” Liam shouted.
“um guys…?” Niall spoke shyly, not wanting to get in the middle of the bickering. Harry and Liam kept fighting with the occasional remark from Zayn. “GUYS!” Niall shouted at the top of his lungs, finally getting the attention of the other three.
“WHAT?!” they all snapped as they turned their attention to the blonde boy.
“I can’t find Louis anywhere… he’s gone.” Niall said, biting his bottom lip. All the boys’ eyes widened and they frantically ran out in all different directions. Liam finally understood that Harry was in fact right, he had taken it too far this time. You see, normally when Louis got hurt or angry, he tended to run off somewhere and not appear for a couple of days. He had hurt Louis once too many times. A wave of realization hit him and he began running faster and faster to the place he knew Louis would be. As he pushed himself faster, the abandoned building finally came in view. He sprinted up the stairs to the roof and stopped right before the door. He took a moment to catch his breath before slowly opening it and there he was… sitting there with his knees up to his chest and his chin rested gracefully upon his knees. There was Louis in all his perfection. The Wolverhampton boy walked over to his not so secret love and sat next to him. He shrugged his jacket off and wrapped it around Louis’ shoulder when he realized the lad hadn’t put on a jacket before running out of the house. Louis continued looking at the beautiful sight of the sun slowly setting behind their beloved city.
“Lou…” Liam sighed, scooting closer to him. “I’m sorry… Zayn and I… we..:” he hesitated. “We’re just friends… the truth is that I wanted to make you feel jealous.” He bit his bottom nervously. Although he already knew Louis had feelings for him, he feared rejection. Maybe he had taken too long and he had already lost Louis along the way.
“Why would I be jealous of you and Zayn…?” Louis asked, still not looking at Liam.
“I know you have feelings for me Lou. And I guess I just wanted you to make the first move because I was unsure of myself… I didn’t want to get rejected. I’m not good with these kinds of things but… I guess I don’t really have a chance now huh?” Liam chuckled a bit as Louis looked at him in confusion. He took Louis flawless face in his hands softly and leaned in until their noses where touching and their breaths were quick and shallow. The older lad tensed notibly. “Louis… truth or dare…?” Liam whispered, closing his eyes and resting his forehead on Louis’ and moving his hands down to his waiste. Liam already knew Louis couldn’t resist a dare so he used it to his advantage.
“Dare…” Louis breathed out, closing his eyes also. His heartbeat was going crazy as the butterflies, more like elephants, pranced around his stomach.
“I dare you to kiss me…” Liam whispered softly, smiling when he felt Louis close the distance between them. Their lips moved perfectly in sync as they let their emotions flow out. Time seemed to stand still as they shared this passionate kiss on the rooftop of the abandoned building. The sun had finally set, revealing all the glistening stars over their heads.
“B-But I don’t get it…” Louis spoke as he pulled away from their lip-lock. “You’re with Zayn…”
Liam couldn’t help but chuckle. Louis could really be slow sometimes. “I was never in a relationship with Zayn, Lou. He’s just my friend, he was trying to help me get you to fall for me. I only have eyes for you Mr. Tomlinson…” The smile never left Liam’s face as he spoke.
“Liam James Payne you twat! Don’t you ever do that to me again!” Louis exclaimed before jumping at Liam and engulfing him in another passionate kiss.
