Infinity //1D AU ✓

Chapter 16

~How many nights have you wished someone would stay?,

Lay awake only hoping they're okay~

Harry pulled into a parking spot near the front of the post office. Ed had already taken high-quality pictures on his phone and emailed them to Simon, but the hard copies needed to be sent to him as soon as possible. Thus, where they currently were. "It's fine. I'll go in alone." Harry said, grabbing the papers. "Won't let them cheat me out of a deal."

And while he went in, he left the others to discuss what they'd been discussing. "Today is Sunday. Wedding is in six days."

"Okay, Louis." Liam snarled, since his friend was just stating the obvious. "But when do we tell Zayn?"

"After the rehearsal dinner." Niall suggested. "Oh, and can I get some new hair dye on the way home? Haven't had a change up in a while, and I don't want Evelyn to find me."

"Fine." Louis sighed. "But, after the rehearsal dinner? That's so close to the actual wedding? He'll probably uninvite us." Liam was very quiet for a moment. "And that's five days away?"

"Five days in which the information can get to Simon." Ed pointed out, before going back to playing Candy Crush and sipping his Starbucks.

"It's our only option. It'll feel like an intervention if we pull him out of his pre-wedding getting ready stuff. After the rehearsal dinner, we'll just sit him down, and tell him about everything."

"Oh my god, I have to prepare a speech." Louis thought, ready to throw up after listening to Niall's speech.

"What? No you don't." Liam told him.

Louis just looked out the window. "There's a lot that I haven't said about Luke. And I think Zayn needs to know it."

"That sounds really dark, Louis. Did he hurt you?" Niall turned around, a worrisome look in his eyes.

Louis opened the car door to catch a breeze, and then he laughed, but it didn't relieve any tension. "Yeah."

"Physically? Emotionally? Mentally?" Liam asked, also worried.

"I-i don't, don't want to talk about it." He replied to that, watching his boyfriend come back out, without the important papers. "How'd it go?"

"Pretty boring, really." Harry replied. "Let's go home."

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"So, we decided that we're going to talk to Zayn on Friday night, after the dinner." Niall told Harry, as they pulled up in front of his mum's house.

"That reminds me. Lottie's coming to the dinner." Louis said, looking at his grubby nails.

"We should totally get manicures." Harry gushed, and then realized what he said. "I mean, like, to make sure that your nails stay healthy."

Liam pursed his lips a bit. Louis sighed. "We can go sometime tomorrow, if you want. But I want to get like Catwoman nails. Matte black."

"Can I get my toenails done? Firetruck red." Niall added. "Also, pedicures are amazing."

"I want something sparkly." Harry smiled at his family.

Liam was over the whole thing, but it was nice for him to see how serious they were about the whole event. Not only girls could get their nails done. "Is this how gay people make their descent into gayness?" Ed asked, laughing.

"I will stab you with my catwoman nail." Louis laughed at him.

"Gay people don't have to be flamboyant. And they don't have to label themselves. There's plenty of people with many other sexualities that are flamboyant, or extra. I just happen to like being flamboyant." Harry said. "I like to dress nice. Wear some frilly shirts on occasion. Who cares? It's 2018. Be who you want to be."

"Amen." Louis said, snagging Ed's drink. "I love you, Hazza."

"Love you too, Lou Bear."

"Get a room!" Niall and Liam yelled as Harry got out of the car. Then they laughed at their synchronicity.