That Boy is Mute | Clem x Louis Fanfic [Highschool AU]

38 - New Man

Clementine

After finding the cause of the noises last night, it wasn't long before both teens had gone back to sleep and would deal with that in the morning.
Well, morning had arrived and Louis was the one to be awake first, which was unusual for the pair.

Leaning against the side of the bed, the dread head boy was sat on his carpeted floor with his sketch pad in hand. His back was facing Clem, leaning against the bed, so he was unaware of her now being awake too. Crawling behind him, Clem had an idea on sneaking up on him.

Being above the boy in height, Clem had the advantage this time. Which was unusual for her short height. Placing her hand under the boys chin, she then titled his head backwards to meet his view. He gave a small smile at the gesture.

"Morning Belouga." She whispered, sleep still evident in her voice.

'More like lunchtime.' He simply signed back, showing the time on his phone screen. He was right, it was nearly 11:30am.

Shrugging to herself, Clem just gave a small chuckle. "Details, who cares for them? Not me." She responded.

'Well, details is what allows for artwork like that.' Louis retorted, showing off an impressive sketch to his girlfriend.

"Alright, alright. I get it, artist." She simply smirked back.

In an attempt to shut her up, Louis grabbed the sides of her face with each hand, and pulled the girls face down to his level. Meeting in the middle for a kiss, Clem instantly responded.
She didn't have the heart to deny the sweet boy a kiss, especially after recent events.

"I know what you're trying to do. I think it's time you stop putting it off, and meet this guy that Nicky is seeing." Clem finally said, pulling away from the light hold.

Groaning to himself, Louis knew she was right. That didn't stop him from asking, 'Do I have to?' To which his girlfriend gave a solid nod in response.
And, there was no arguing with that.

Nicky and Matt, the new boyfriend in question, were busy chatting away in the kitchen to even notice the new presence of the two teens.

"Hey there Louis. And Clementine?" Matt greeted, sounding unsure of the girls name. In confirmation, she gave a solid name when the man made eye contact.

In response, the dread head boy made an attempt to be polite. Assuming he didn't know sign language, he just gave a small wave to the older man.

Chiming in to break the hint of tension, Nicky spoke with a cheery tone. "I was just doing some pasta, if anyone fancies any?" And glanced at the three faces in the room.

'No thanks, I'm-' Louis signed, before being nudged in the ribs by the shorter girl.

Giving him a death glare, from the side, Clem pulled on a polite grin and instead said "Of course we will. Won't we Lou?" Dropping the hint to her boyfriend.
He gave an obvious eye roll at that. There was no bother that others saw it.

"Wonderful. It will be ready in a minute." Nicky beamed, seemingly oblivious to the whole exchange before her.

That brunch that followed, was very awkward to say the least. There was lots of stares, glances between people and silence most of the time.