Picture Perfect | Larry Stylinson

Sixteen

Louis wasn't going to let Harry know, but with him gaining more information about how guarded Ellie has Harry, he was about ready to punch a hole in the wall. The entire point of him getting with Harry was for them to be able to flaunt their relationship publicly. He was slightly mad at Harry because it was because of him that they had to walk on eggshells. If he would've acted like a normal human being about the consequences of a one night stand, well, they wouldn't be in the predicament that they were. He also didn't think that he would have to fear a fucking lawsuit from some batshit crazy manager.

"Are you okay, Louis?" Harry suddenly asked, appearing in the doorway of the bedroom, a concerned expression on his face.

"Huh? Yeah, I'm okay. Why?" Louis asked, replacing what he assumed was a scowl with a smile.

"You looked like you were angry," he responded.

I am, you twit, Louis thought to himself.

However, he just shook his head and set down the picture frame he was holding. "I'm not mad. Just a bit tired. There's no reason to be upset. I'm alone with you."

As much as Louis was frustrated with how his plan was getting altered, he knew that he needed to act like nothing was going on. Thank God he was an actor. He went over to Harry, wrapping his arms around the submissive boy's neck, planting a sweet kiss on his lips. Harry responded to it, looking at Louis with his big doe eyes after they broke apart.

"I have a meeting with Ellie tomorrow morning, by the way," Harry told him.

"Tell her to drop her lawsuit idea, yeah? I want to walk around with you," Louis said with a teasing smile.

"I would, but I don't think she'll buy it. She doesn't like to listen to me," Harry expressed.

"We'll make her listen," Louis said, grabbing Harry's lips with his own.

Louis could tell that Harry wasn't going to try and challenge Ellie's authority. He wasn't the kind of person that really liked conflict, especially when it came to someone that had such a close impact on him. That was aggravating in Louis' mind because he would personally tell her where to go. Granted, Louis was the opposite of Harry in that aspect, being that he was a bit hot-headed.

"You want me to just tell her to leave everything alone and then we're caught out on a date?" Harry asked, looking at Louis with a raised eyebrow.

"Well, yeah, that's the point. Who cares what she thinks about it?" Louis told him, a smirk on his face as he snuck in another kiss.

Harry pulled away, looking at Louis with an insulted expression on his face. "I care. She helps me with my career, Louis. I can't have her angry with me or she'll quit on me. I don't want that. She's been a close friend for a few years now. If she found out that we've been dating behind her back, she'd go nuts. I think I'm her only friend. I can't just betray her like that."

"You don't have to tell her that we've been in a relationship. We'll just give it a few days before we go out in public," Louis told him, hoping that would help to ease him into the idea.

"Yeah, but it would be too coincidental. I go to her office and tell her to forget about everything having to do with you and to saddle up her hounds and then show up on a date with you somewhere a few days later? She isn't stupid, Louis. I'm hurting her enough as it is. I'm not going to build up more lies when I don't know if this relationship is even going to go anywhere," Harry explained to him.

Louis was silent. Hearing that Harry actually had doubts about their 'relationship' made him even more frustrated. He let go of Harry's shoulders. "You don't think this relationship is going anywhere? Are you actually joking, Harry? After all of this bullshit, you're just going to up and end it randomly. Is that what you're trying to tell me?"