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"The calm before the storm..." Harry whispered, curls brushing into Louis neck as Louis carded his fingers through his hair. He chuckled in agreement, pressing the cool liquor bottle to Harry's face.

"Reckon Niall will bring a bird?" Louis asked Harry, fiddling with the closed lid of the bottle. Harry contemplated the thought for a few seconds before nodding his head slowly. A low rumble could be heard down the road and Harry and Louis heads, as always, turned in synch.

"Evenin' lads!" Niall bellowed out his car window as he pulled up beside the boys. He cracked the window down further, letting the smell of booze out. The car shuddered as he hopped out, slamming the door behind him as a girl climbed out of the passenger seat. Louis eyed her up and down. She was pretty different to the girls Niall usually pulled. A little fuller in places, freckles, pale skin, not exactly wearing high-end fashion. Neither Louis nor Harry minded.

"And who would this charming woman be, Niall." Louis laughed, offering his hand out to the girl as she stepped forward, flashing pearly white teeth in a small smile. She took his hand slowly, gripping it loosely as he shook it.

"This, Louis, would be Isabel. One "l", no "e" at the end!" Niall stated proudly, planting a sloppy kiss on her cheek as she blushed. Harry laughed, tugging on Louis sleeve to get his attention. It took Louis a second to register the gesture as he stared curiously at Isabel for far too long, heart fluttering a bit in his chest.

"Yeah babe?" Mumbled Louis as he blinked slowly at his boyfriend, eyes flickering back to Isabel quickly before coming to Harry again. Harry stopped his movement, staring behind Louis as his cheeks drained of colour a bit, jealousy kicking in.

"Do you want a drink?" Harry said, mouth forming a straight line. Taking the bottle gratefully from Harry, Louis cracked the cheap wine open in one swift move.

"Wanna do swapsies?" Louis cheekily laughed, tipping the bottle upside down as he took a massive swig, holding the bitter liquid in his mouth. Nodding slowly Harry leant forward, opening his mouth as he met Louis' lips. Louis opened his mouth slowly, letting the wine dribble into Harry's mouth as Harry swallowed greedily. Harry licked into Louis mouth, cradling his head in his hands. Louis pushed into the kiss, going so far as to tower over Harry as he lowered him back onto the bonnet of the car. Head dropping to the bonnet in a low thunk, Harry pulled away from the kiss.

"I need to catch my breath!" Harry giggled, taking another swig from the wine as he began to slide off the car. Louis stopped him quickly, grabbing hold of his jacket and swinging a leg around his waist. Harry liked this position, it left him so vulnerable, so safe. Leaning in for another kiss he pulled himself up, grabbing hold of Louis top and pulling him down a bit. A soft grunt left Louis' mouth as he took a quick sip of the wine, swallowing quickly as he met Harry.

"Are they always like this?" Isabel whispered as Niall let out a throaty laugh, kicking at Harry's feet as he slid even further down between Louis legs. A bellow of "Gedda room" was heard as Louis grabbed hold of Harry, hauling him back up, lips still attached. A quick middle finger was flipped before the kiss was once again broken for more cheap wine.

"Well, I'm sure Isabel is having the time of her life. Lad you haven't even introduced yourself." Niall pointed out as Louis pressed a kiss to Harry's cold forehead.

"He's Harry!" Louis said cheerily, unhooking his leg and pushing Harry up the car a bit more until he was resting amongst the windscreen wipers. Harry nodded, taking a small sip of the wine as he waved at Isabel, spitting the drink at Louis. A small scream left Louis mouth as he leapt away. He brushed at the few drops that had landed on his grey jacket, flicking the residue back at Harry, grimacing.

"Grow up Haz!" He yelled, no hint of a laugh as he took his jacket off. Harry stopped smiling, pulling his knees up to his chest as Louis threw his jacket into the backseat. Swinging the bottle back and forth between his legs, Harry waited for Louis so he could apologise. It was childish, it was stupid, it was Louis favourite jacket even though it was Harry's and three sizes too big. Resting his head between his knees Harry thought of something to say as Louis rummaged around in the messy boot for a blanket or jacket or something that could keep him warm.

"Eh, don't mind him. He's always dramatic." Niall reassured, taking the wine from Harry and handing him a beer instead. Full strength, sorta what Harry needed right now. Niall took a massive sip of the wine, draining the bottle before he threw it off the side of the ledge they were near.

"I am NOT dramatic, Niall James Horan!" Retaliated Louis, slamming the boot shut as he came back, a blanket draped around his shoulders. He took a seat back next to Harry, sitting a bit too close to Harry as Harry opened his mouth to say something.

"You used my full name you fugger, that's pretty dramatic in my books." Niall countered, swinging his beer bottle around. Neither Isabel nor Harry knew where that had come from. The magical alcoholic Niall.

"Louis, I'm sorry. Wasstupidofme." Harry gushed out, mumbling the last part. There was a moment of silence as Louis stared out across the city, the lights reflecting in his eyes. Harry doesn't remember a moment Louis had ever been proper mad at him, didn't want to remember if it had ever happened. Too much of Harry's heart belonged to Louis to make Harry anger Louis.

"S'kay I guess, just gonna have to buy stronger detergent for the flat." Louis replied, cracking open a cider that had been resting againt the windscreen prior to their spiff. Harry nodded, pulling the sleeves of his jacket down to make sweaterpaws in the cold air. Turning around to look at Niall, he looked back quickly eyes wide as he tugged softly on Louis blanket. Louis turned, a glazed look in his eyes as Harry noticed the cider was already empty. Harry nodded to the pair behind him as Louis eyes grew aswell, giggling as he looked around Harry to get a better look.

"Little shit!" He hissed as a muffled grunt left Niall's closed car-door. Niall's head was thrown back against the backseats headrest, arm between his legs as Isabel's head bobbed up and down between his legs. His eyes squeezed shut as he gripped her head, the cars lights turned off, their beers long since left behind in the dust beside their car.

"Beat us to it, hey?" Harry laughed and Louis kissed his cheek, apple cider breath being blown away by the wind. Harry sat, a bit in shock and a bit in relief, his eyes flittering to meet Louis'. Louis shook his head, answering the silent question as Harry's whole body flooded with relief, slumping against the car window as Louis leant back with him. Harry's head rolled back as he drained the leftover beer in one swift swig, holding the liquid in his mouth as he turned to Louis. Lolling his head to the side, Louis opened his mouth to Harry as Harry leant over, a small bit of beer dribble out of the corner of his mouth as he pushed his lips against Louis'. Tilting Louis' head back he drained the beer into his mouth, feeling Louis swallow it all.

"God I love you." Harry whispered before Louis was almost violently sticking his tongue down his throat. And the night did indeed end with a very sloppy drunk blowjob in the back of Harry's car, the city backdrop stretching out for miles behind them.

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