Forever Young (Sequel to 'Gotta Be Lou')

Chapter Eleven

The next morning I woke up and had the perfect idea – the perfect proposal, the perfect song and the perfect line. I couldn’t stop smiling at Louis and now and then he smiled back at me confused. Of course he didn’t complain about my good mood but somehow I needed to get rid of him to get the stuff I needed so I asked him right at the breakfast, “Hey, wanna go out any soon? We haven’t been on a date for a while.”

Instantly his face lit up and he nodded. “Sure, where do you want to go?”

“It’s a secret,” I smiled, happy he agreed. “You should dress nice and I will do the rest, okay? But I will need you to let me be alone today so I can make it perfect.”

Louis rolled his eyes and pecked my lips. “With you every date is perfect, even if we would sit in dustbins, Haz. I love you.”

I shivered and blushed, chills were running down my spine. “I love you, too but I want to make it perfect. Please.”

He sighed and nodded with a slight smile on his lips. “If it makes you happy... I’ll go and visit Zayn in the meantime so you know where to find me then, okay?”

I nodded relieved and planted a kiss on his forehead. “You’re the best, Lou and you won’t regret it!”

“I already know I won’t,” he smiled and kissed me again. “So, I guess you want me to leave now?”

I sighed and rolled my eyes. “I don’t want you to leave but I need you to leave.”

He chuckled and nodded, slipping into his TOMs. “Alright. I’ll be at Zayn’s if you need anything, okay?” He went out of the room and I watched him leaving the house, walking up to his car. Quickly I got dressed and ran downwards to my car.

Soon I was at the jewellery again. It didn’t felt like I was there soon enough, the trip seemed to take like forever! I went in – the woman from yesterday already smiled at me. “I was expecting you, sir,” she smiled.

“Yeah, I guess, I made it obvious that I really wanted to buy that ring...” I murmured sheepishly and gained a cheeky grin by the woman.

“Well, have you made your decision on what you want to be on the ring?” She asked friendly as I came closer. She showed me the ring again so I could take it between my fingers. The cold silver lay on my warm palm, sparkling by the light it was reflecting.

A smile crept onto my face when I looked up into a pair of brown eyes. “Yes,” I said and nodded.

***

“So, where are we going?” Louis asked the next morning before I had even opened my eyes. He always knew the moment when I woke up and I also knew about him – the way his breathed hitched the moment he realized he was in my arms. Although we were together for pretty long now he still wasn’t used to wake up in someone’s arms in the morning, but I didn’t mind. That was the way Louis was.

“I’m asleep,” I murmured sleepily and rolled around, away from him. Immediately I felt colder, the heat of his body was missing. So I rolled over again and snuggled myself as close to him as I could.

“You’re not. Now, tell me.”

I shook my head and stretched. He flinched as I suddenly hit something and my eyes shot open.

“Harry!” He exclaimed, rubbing his nose. “Not the way a day full with love and a date should start...” He murmured and pointed out his tongue at me. “You’re no good boyfriend.”

I blushed deeply. “I’m sorry but you were in my way. I guess you already stretched.”

He shrugged and pointed his tongue out at me again. He crossed his eyes so he could look at his own nose and I rolled my eyes at him. I got up and opened a drawer in the bathroom. I took the mirror and gave it to Louis.