I Remember You Laughing [Larry Stylinson]

Chapter 9-Upstairs

Louis watched as his friends surrounded them, shaking hands with the boy and exchanging names.

Okay- he's sixteen(yeah,I figured), last name is Styles(which is pretty cool), lives on a ranch (of course)... friendly banter about the game... small pause to glance at me because they're all mindful of my mum dying the same day of the stupid game... Now they're asking him if there are mosquitoes in the country- Eye roll - way to change the subject, Stan.

Liam seemed to somehow know Harry. Louis and Zayn looked on confused as Liam chatted with Harry like he was family or something. 

Liam, noticing their questioning looks, laughed,"You guys keep forgetting I told you my mum's family lives in Champton Valley. Harry's mum deals with my uncle's Hardware and Contracting store." Then he turned to Harry excitedly, "I'll be helping him this summer too so I'll see you, Harry!" 

Oh, that's right, Louis remembered. Liam does talk about his uncles a lot...

Louis gave Stan a look to let him know Harry was the guy at the game. Stan looked totally confused but Calvin picked up on the message and returned Louis an I-got-your-back wink, which Harry almost saw causing Louis to shoot Calvin back a wide eyed dude-what-da-heck look, which Zayn saw. Zayn, clearly puzzled, looked at Calvin who then whispered it to him. Eyes widening in realization, Zayn then whispered it to a lost Stan who gasped, finally catching on. All while Liam was yapping away with Harry, both oblivious to the secret conversation going on around them.

"Guys I'm actually gonna go upstairs for a sec. . ." Louis interrupted, leg now throbbing.

"Great! let's go!" Stan included before Louis could finish and motioned everyone -Including Harry!- towards the stairs, encouragingly pushing them along. 

That's the thing with Stan. He and Louis grew up so close that boundaries were, well, non-existent! They would always charge into each other's rooms whenever they pleased and wear each other's clothes. They even had their own clothes stashed in each other's closets. Calvin and Zayn had been in Louis' room before as well, and Liam, for a total different reason. . .Normally Louis wouldn't mind Stan inviting new friends up there but Harry wasn't just someone. His presence was literally doing things to Louis body like he owned an invisible remote control.

As they climbed the stairs he noticed the pain in his leg was growing more intense with every step. He tried to ignore it, and the others were too busy talking the whole time to notice his limp. 

"Louis, are you alright?" Well at least one of them noticed. 

Harry touched his back in concern and Louis thought he was gonna get a seizure and fall back down the stairs. Calvin and Zayn seemed to catch on with Louis' leg and they each took an arm over their shoulders and hefted him until they reached the landing.

Stan was the first one in the room followed by Calvin, Liam, Zayn, then Louis and Harry bringing up the rear. Louis bit his lip hoping his room wasn't too messy or there wasn't any embarrassing stuff lying around like dirty underwear or stinky socks. He would throw himself back down the stairs. He didn't care much about the others with stuff like that but he was mindful of what Harry might think of him for some reason. Although he had only seen the boy once before and just now met he was sending electricity searing through Louis like a live wire.

 As he entered the room he made a quick check of his surroundings and let out a quiet sigh of relief as he deemed it passable.

While Calvin and Stan were digging in Louis chest of drawers for clothes to change into, Louis,in the corner of his eye, noticed Liam slumping down on his bed without a care. Louis wondered how he could keep a casual face with Zayn sitting right next to him. He shot Calvin and Stan a look and Zayn must've noticed because he grabbed Liam's hand and smiled stupidly.