Restricted

Chapter 11

Louis awoke with a pressure on his legs and one extremely sweaty hand. This struck him as odd seeing as his other hand was kinda really cold. He peeked his eye open just as a hand clamped back over his own, matching in sweatiness. So that's what it was.

He looked up to see wide and destroyed chocolate eyes peering down at him. Louis, allowing the memory of why he fainted in the first place to float back into his mind, retracted his hand immediately and scooted away from the younger boy, almost passing out again.

Liam opened his mouth in what looked like an attempt to say something; only a strangled choked sound was produced. He blinked and looked down, appearing to be clearing his eyes of the tears that had sprung up there.

"Lou-" he managed.

"Just don't, Liam." Louis closed his eyes, and after a beat, "Don't."

"I didn't do this to hurt you, I don't even know how it happened!!"

"You don't even know how it happened..." Louis echoed, then scoffed as sarcastically as he could manage. "I mean I knew you were dumb Payne but I didn't think you were certifiable."

"Louis you don't understand. I- just let me explain and-"

"You're not even GAY Liam! How could you do this to me? How could you bring him into your sexuality crisis? Why didn't you tell me? You KNEW how I felt about him! All those phone calls? Am I not worth your loyalty anymore? Was I ever?" Louis was almost in tears himself by the time he'd finished.

He shoved the cat that had taking a nest up on his lap so he could get off the bed. He started pacing the room and running his hands through his hair furiously,

"I told you Liam. I called you the. next. day. And told you I thought I had feelings for him. Strong feelings! Did that mean nothing to you? Are you really so obsessed with yourself that you had to take this from me?"

Liam's face was soaked with tears at this point but Louis couldn't find it in himself to care. Liam knew Louis cared about Harry. He'd been told all the feelings Louis had had and plans to make Harry his. And Liam went after him. Liam took Harry from Louis. Why? Louis suddenly had the strongest urge to understand why Liam would possibly feel inclined to betray him in this way.

Louis slowly stopped fidgeting with his hair and walked over to the opposite side of the bed from where Liam was sitting, "Explain it. All of it."

Liam nodded slowly and took a deep breath; adjusting himself in the chair and taking another deep breath.

"NOW Liam." Louis snapped.

Liam jumped at Louis's harshness but Louis was still feeling absolutely no sympathy for this giant dick in front of him. Liam couldn't possibly understand the pain Louis felt when he saw him walk behind Harry in the bakery. The initial confusion, then extreme bewilderment when Liam wrapped his arms around Harry's back as Harry smiled that smile Louis loved so much. The horrific realization as Liam turned him around and cupped the back of his head as he kissed him passionately and the fervor with which Harry returned his kiss. The feeling of his entire body giving up as his suspicion that Harry had a boyfriend already being confirmed in the worst way possible. The pain that that very boyfriend was supposed to be his best friend. Louis began to feel weak all over again and sat down on the bed, burying his face in his hands as he waited for Liam to explain. He didn't have it in him to snap anymore.

"Well- uh- at first I mean.. The first time he came- I just" Louis let out an impatient huff at Liam's inability to form a coherent sentence. Liam, realizing this, straightened up and wiped at his cheeks furiously, obviously trying to regain some composure. Fuck him.