When You're Gone [Sequel to SOOS] [Laylor]

Chapter 16: Coming Home

"You took a polaroid of us, then discovered the rest of the world was living in black and white, but we were in screaming color..."

A|N: DO YOU GUYS LIKE THE PICTURE?!?! I MADE IT MYSELF IM SO PROUD OF IT

-Taylor-

I rest my foot up onto the couch as I lay on Louis lap. He is scrolling through his phone and I'm trying to sleep. He strokes my hair and I smile as my eyes are closed.

We are on the flight back to LA. We stayed at the island for the rest of our trip and then headed back. My ankle is still healing, but I can slightly walk on it now.

Louis has been attending to my every need, insisting that I can't walk on my foot, so he has to get everything for me. I keep telling him I'm fine, but he hid my crutches and only brings them out to me when we are going out to the beach. So he makes me stay on the couch or in a chair some place.

I swear the boy doesn't listen to me.

We had returned the crutches and the buggy back to Alex and Steve right before the helicopter picked us up. Louis had texted management to send crutches on the helicopter, that way I could have some to use, so I wouldn't have to steal Alex and Steve's.

I sigh and Louis looks down at me to make sure I'm okay. I send him a smile and he smiles back at me before returning to his phone.

-

Louis and I were crowded by reporters and fans at the airport, so it was pretty hard trying to get out of there on crutches. Eventually, one of the security guards picked me up and the other one grabbed my crutches and they carried me to the black car.

I was set into the car gently and Louis sat next to me. The doors shut immediately and soon the windows were being banged on by fans as cameras were being pressed up against it from paps.

Louis places a hand on my thigh and strokes it, making circles with his thumb. "What a happy welcome," Louis says sarcastically as the driver tries to move out of the airport parking space. "Yeah, back in the real world," I reply and Louis sighs.

The driver finally emerges from the crowd and we are driving towards Louis' apartment.

I rest my head on Louis' shoulder and he wraps his arms around me. "Almost home, love," he whispers.

-

Louis and I went inside his apartment and unpacked, well, Louis unpacked for the both of us, whilst I sat on the bed.

We are now sitting on the couch watching some TV when Louis turns it off and turns to me.

"Hey Tay?" He questions and I sit up to look at him curiously. "Yeah?" I ask him. "Okay, you love me, right?" He asks. I furrow my eyebrows and nod. "Of course I do Louis, is that even a question?" I ask him, still confused.

He blushes and holds up a finger. "Okay, wait here," he says and I raise my eyebrows at him and point to my ankle. "I don't have much of a choice," I say and he shakes his head. "Just, hang on," he says and rushes out of the room and up his stairs. I wait curiously and cringe as I hear a small crash coming from upstairs.

"I'm okay!" I hear him yell and I roll my eyes at how much of a dork he is. I hear his footsteps come back down the stairs and he emerges back into the room with his hands behind his back. "Okay, close your eyes," he says and I close my eyes with a smile. I feel the couch dip and I feel his hands wrap around my neck. I feel cool metal hit my skin as Louis' hands clasp something, which I'm assuming is a necklace.

"Okay, open," he says and I open my eyes and look down at the necklace. I see the L-shaped necklace that he got me for my birthday 4 years ago. I remember how I took it off and left it on the boulder by our river at our park and I feel tears in my eyes.

*Flashback*

I unclasp the necklace from around my neck. I stare at it and trace the L with my finger. 'I'm so sorry, Lou' I think to myself as I place it on the rock.

Louis just had to come to my interview today and come onto the stage and sing to me. I ran away from him, again, and he still won't give up. I don't know why, but he keeps trying.

*End Flashback*

"I found it on the rock at our park," Louis says and I nod, keeping my head down as the tears fall from my eyes. "Hey, hey, don't cry, I wanted to ask you something," Louis says, tilting my chin up to face him. He wipes my tears away and I give him a smile.

"I wanted to ask you if you would move in with me?" He asks me and my mouth drops. "Yes! Oh my god! I love you, Lou, of course!" I wrap my arms around his neck as he chuckles and wraps his arms around me.

"Are you sure?" I ask him as I pull away. He nods. "I've been thinking about it for awhile and I really want this, Tay. And from the looks of it, you do too," Louis says.

I wrap my arms around him again and smile. "I love you so much," I say as our lips crash together.

"I love you more," he mumbles against my lips.

-One Week Later-

I pick up the picture and stare at it, a smile coming to my face as I remember him taking it.

*Flashback*

I laugh as Louis picks up my Polaroid. "Louisss, just come lay down with me, I'm tired after that dinner," I mumble as Louis inspects the camera. I'm still in my dress and makeup and Louis is still in his clothes and he's just found my Polaroid camera.

"One picture, pleasee?" He begs me and I give in. "Fine, but then you have to come cuddle with me," I say. He nods and I get up off the bed and I go over to him.

He holds the camera backwards and I press my face against his as we smile. He snaps the picture, the flash blinding my eyes. The paper comes out and Louis grabs it excitedly while he shakes it.

I laugh at how excited he is. The picture starts to appear and Louis watches it and smiles at the final product. He shows me and I grab my black sharpie I always keep with the camera.

Lyrics pop into my head and I take the picture from his hand. I uncap the sharpie and write the date on the top white border of the picture.

December 23, 2013

I move to the bottom and write down the song lyrics that had popped into my head.

You took a polaroid of us, then discovered, the rest of the world was black and white

"But we are in screaming color, love," Louis had whispered into my ear from behind me, before pressing a kiss right below my ear. I smile and place the picture on my desk before capping the sharpie and placing the marker and the camera back onto my shelf.

*End Flashback*

Louis walks in holding a box. "Here's all of your movies, do you want me to put it downstairs?" Louis asks, snapping me out of my daze. I set the picture down and look up at him. "Yeah, yeah that'd be great, thanks Louis," I say and he shoots me a smile. "No problem love," he says as he walks downstairs.

A/N:

Idk i was gonna make this longer but oh well.

TAYLOR COMES OUT WITH A NEW SONG IN LIKE 19 hours and 49 MINUTES NOT THAT IM COUNTING DOWN OR ANYTHING

BUT OUT OF THE WOODS LITERALLY LIKE HAD THESE IDEAS AS IM LISTENING TO THE SONG FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LIKE WOW

Questions

•Fav part of Out of the Woods?

•Fav part of this book so far?

Goodnight my lovelies <3

-Em