almost // l.s

twenty seven

"harry," louis said quietly. the pair were sitting on the beach by zayn's sister's resort, basking in the sunlight, "we need to talk."

harry peered up at his boyfriend, eyelashes blocking some of the sun, "yeah?"

louis laughed. but it wasn't his usual laugh- it was like a cackle, one that would be dubbed for an evil queen, "see that girl over there?"

the younger boy looked out onto the beach. he could only see seven other people; zayn, liam, niall, two toddlers, someone who was presumably their mother, and a pretty girl with long brown hair. harry suspected she was who louis was talking about, "yes, i see her."

the girl began to walk over to the boys, eyes clearly trained on louis, and she smiled widely. harry was immediately punched in the face by his own brain. the girl looked like eleanor- louis' ex-girlfriend- except shorter and curvier. louis cat called. harry furrowed his brows and turned to look at his boyfriend.

"she's so hot," louis gushed.

"you're gay," harry said matter of factly.

the older lad raised an eyebrow, "and who are you to decide that for me, harry?"

he was confused. louis had said hundreds of times that he loved harry and that he was gay. what the hell was going on?

"hi," the girl spoke with an american accent, "i'm danielle."

louis stood up and smirked, flexing his muscles ridiculously, "louis."

they shook hands, lingering for a little too long.

"what brings you out here?" she giggled, completely ignoring harry's existence. the boy stood up, anger and upset flowing through his bones. 

louis shrugged, "just a random getaway, maybe to find someone cute."

danielle laughed, high and melodic. harry hated her. he hated her, even more, when she started kissing louis. kissing him. their actual lips were touching and harry wanted to slap her. he balled his fists as louis wrapped his arms around her waist. 

"harry?" louis' voice rang out as a tear slipped down the boy's face. however, it seemed like he was calling from far away. 

"lou!" harry screeched as the couple began to fade away, a dark cloud surrounding them. the water at the beach started rising, blackening with every inch it moved. harry was furious and terrified as the air became tense and inky, he pulled at his hair.

"harry, shh, it's okay," louis' calm voice said. he could no longer see danielle and his boyfriend but he wasn't sure he wanted to.

harry screamed and cried but louis didn't stop talking to him, sending sweet words his way, but it was all so confusing. what was happening?

suddenly, the curtain of blackness was lifted and replaced by louis' piercing blue eyes.

"harry!" he exclaimed, diving into his arms.

"get off me!" the younger boy screamed, "get off me, cheater!"

"what?"

"you know what you did. you kissed that random girl on the beach you- y-" harry breathed deeply, feeling his boyfriend's soft hands on his tear tracked cheeks.

"it was just a dream baby," louis whispered, "only a dream."

harry gasped and nuzzled his head into the crook of louis' neck, breath fanning out over the soft skin, "oh."

"shhh-"

"i'm sorry."

"go back to sleep. i'm right here, yeah? never gonna kiss anyone 'cept you, harry," he smiled.

-

"i guess i'm just scared," harry explained as he sipped a cup of hot chocolate. louis was standing before him, clad only in a pair of calvin klein boxers, making breakfast and drinks.

"yeah?" he said, turning around, one hand balancing a plate of toast, the other gripping a mug of tea.

"yeah," he confirmed, looking down, "i'd never, sort of, been in a relationship before you and now that it's getting serious i'm kinda terrified."

louis chuckled, "i know, darling, i get scared too, but we have to come above it, hmm?" he sat on the side of the table, and tilted harry's chin up with his fingers.

"mm," the younger boy hummed in reply.

louis hopped down, "well then, styles, what shall we do today? maybe not the beach..."

"definitely not," he giggled, "we should do something with the lads- let our hair down for once."

louis nodded with raised brows, "yeah! especially now your locks are all long and gorgeous- i love that."

harry blushed, "thanks."

-

"this is the place!" niall yelled right into louis' ear as the car pulled up alongside an outdoor market, packed with tents and gazebos. the irish boy had been paying so much attention to his gps that he'd been overly thrilled when the group arrived at their destination.

"ok, ok," louis babbled, "keep your pants on."

the shopping ground was beautiful, all lit up- even in broad daylight- with every stall you could possibly imagine. harry was immediately drawn to the milkshake bar which he'd begged louis to take him to earlier.

"yes honey," he'd said, "of course you can combine chocolate and cookies and cream to make chocolate cookies and cream."

harry had then fist pumped the air and screamed like a seven-year-old girl.

after getting the "best milkshake of all time," the lads wandered around the market for a little while. niall bought plenty of street food, zayn grabbed some new shower products and cologne- liam scoffed at the femininity of his actions- while the latter bought himself an array of custom guitar picks which cost a lot more than they were worth. liam didn't care.

just as they were about to leave, something shiny caught harry's eye.

"lou?" he questioned quietly.

"yes?"

"do you think i would suit rings?" he held up his hands and showed them to his boyfriend.

louis smiled, "of course you would darling. pick out as many as you'd like, i'll buy them."

harry shook his head, "you always spend money on me."

"i enjoy it."

so harry picked out three beautiful rings; a rose, a turquoise gemstone (he said it matched louis' eyes) and one with the word 'peace' embroidered on the outside. he decided the were beautiful, and slipped them onto three of his fingers.

"you like?" he asked his boyfriend.

"i love," louis replied, snaking his arms around harry's waist.

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sort of a filler chapter lmao. hope you enjoyed this emotional rollercoaster and i didn't scare anyone too hard with that beginning.

thank you for reading. love you all. treat people with kindness.

alyssa xx :)