Forever Young~A Elounor Story

Chapter 23- Don't Let Me Go

~Eleanor's POV~

I finally got to the bar that Jay told me was the closest. I got in and frantically started looking for Louis. I walked around the bar at least 3 times before finally finding Louis sitting in a chair with millions of glasses around him. 

I walked up and sat next to him. "Louis?" I asked.

"El!" Louis yelled loudly.

"Well you're obviously drunk. Let's get home, okay?" I said and then grabbed his hand.

I was surprised that Louis actually listened to me when I told him we had to leave. Usually Louis will get mad and just drink even more. We got out of the crowded bar and started walking on the sidewalk. Suddenly Louis just sat down on the grass in someones yard. 

"Louis, get up, we should get back." I said to him.

"El, just sit down." he told me. 

When Louis said that I realized he wasn't super drunk and could still function correctly for a while, so I sat down next to him. He put his arm around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. His whole body smelt of alcohol, but I decided not to care. Louis then put his hand in this pocket and pulled a box out. He opened it and there was a ring inside.

"Louis, what is that?" I asked him.

"An engagment ring," he said. "I was going to propose tonight, but my mom told me not to, so I got drunk instead." he looked down at the box and then closed it.

"Louis, why didn't you?" I asked him after a minute of silence.

"I didn't think this through El. We were only back together for a little while and if I were to propose it would be something big and special, not on some strangers lawn." Louis told me.

We sat there for a bit more and then I decided that it was time to go back. I got up and managed to finally pull him off the ground. We walked til we got to the house and I whispered to him that he had to be quiet because everyone would probably be sleeping. We entered the house and Dan, Lottie, and Jay were still sitting on the couch. Jay let out a sigh of relief. I finally got Louis up the stairs and into his room. 

I went and changed into my pjs and when I came back he was sleeping like a baby. I crawled in next to him and felll asleep thinking about the whole proposal situation.

~Louis's POV~

I woke up quickly to someone shaking me. It was Eleanor.

"Babe what are you doing?" I asked but not to loud cause I had a pounding headache. 

"It's noon, you need to get up." she told me and I knew I wasn't going to be sleeping another minute.

El left and went back downstairs. I got out of bed and changed into a shirt and a pair of sweatpants. I hung up my coat. While I was putting it on a hanger something fell out. I grabbed the box with the ring in it. "Shit. Did I tell El about this?" I said to myself, trying to remember what happened.

I made my way downstairs and into the family room where everyone was. I sat down on the couch next to Eleanor. Maybe I didn't tell her, because she isn't acting weird or saying anything about it. Or maybe she's not saying anything cause she's super freaked out. I couldn't figure it out, but decided to leave it alone and focus on today.

It was around 2pm when El and I decided to head home. We said our goodbyes, grabbed our bags, and then left. 

"Louis? Do you remember anything from last night?" Eleanor asked me after she turned down the music.

"Well, I was drunk, so not really." I said now realizing that I did tell her about proposing to her.

"So you don't remember saying you were going to propose?" she asked.

My face went pale and I didn't know what to say. "I guess I really was drunk." I said without thinking what I was saying.

"What does that mean?" Eleanor asked sounding very offended.

"I mean, we aren't getting married." I said, again without thinking.

"So were're just dating but never getting married?" she yelled.

"I mean we aren't getting married soon, like we should wait." I said stumbling over my words.

El just yelled at me then and I joined in on the screaming and it went bad from there. 

When we got back to the house El got out and slammed the door. She went into the house leaving me outside. 

~Eleanor's POV~

I was so mad at Louis! He doesn't want to marry me or have a family with me! Sometimes I just don't understand his stupidity. I grabbed Louis's pillow and a blanket, opened the door, put them on the floor and went back inside the room. I locked our bedroom door and sat down on our bed and went onto twitter.

Around 10pm Louis knocked on the door and said, "El, why is my pillow out here?" 

"You can sleep alone!" I yelled at him.

"El, stop, I didn't mean it." he said.

I decided not to respond to him and go to sleep. 

~Louis's POV~

I was still up around 2am from the storm that's going on outside. I knew that El is probably up because she hates storms and is scared. I felt bad just letting her be scared but she doesn't want me to be around her right now. 

"Louis?" I woke up to hear El's voice.

"Yes love?" I asked quietly.

"I'm scared. Will you sleep in our bed with me?" she asked quietly. 

I looked at the clock, it was around 3:30am. I got up and kissed El. She smiled at me. I picked her up and carried her to our room. We got into bed and she automatically snuggled up next to me. I held her close to my chest and kissed her forehead. I love her and I want to be married to her. I can't let other people tell me otherwise.