Roadtrip

Memphis- New Orleans

It was a four-hour drive to Memphis. Louis was jumping up and down in the car seat.
"Woohoo! I can't believe I'm gonna see Graceland soon!"

Harry laughed at him.
"You're absolutely adorable Lou. I'm looking forward to it as well. I mean, it's Elvis. Have I complimented you on the planning you have done for this road trip? I mean, I'm only tagging along but you have really thought it through, getting all the best pieces of USA. Of course, there are other things to see as well. You can't see everything at once. I, for one, would like to see Mount Rushmore. We'll just have to do that some other time."

"Thanks, Hazza. Yeah, I would like that as well." Louis beamed. He was so happy that Harry mentioned a next time. It made him all warm and fuzzy inside.

They arrived at their destination and went looking for a good hotel to spend the night in. They ate some lunch in the hotel restaurant before they got back in the car to go to Graceland.

They parked outside the mansion and followed the steady stream of people that were walking towards the entrance. Harry put on a baseball cap and tried to hide his hair. They didn't hold hands. They paid for their tickets and stepped inside the foyer. They walked around in Elvis's living room, dining room, his mother's bedroom and looked at the beautiful staircase to the upper floor as well. They continued through the kitchen and had a look around before they went downstairs to check out the TV room and the pool room.

Louis was like a child at Christmas and Harry couldn't keep the fond smile away for a second. It felt like he was grinning like an idiot but he couldn't help it. Louis was just so cute. Happy and bubbly and adorable and tiny.

Louis let out a happy squeal when they came to the famous jungle room and quickly covered his mouth with his hands. His beautiful, blue eyes were wide with excitement. Harry looked around and they were alone in the room for the moment so he leaned in quickly to steal a sweet kiss.

They went outside to pay their respect at the grave and to check out Elvis's planes before they went back to the hotel to change for a fancier dinner downtown where Harry had booked the VIP section so he wouldn't get recognized.

The food was delicious and they had a great evening together. They spent the rest of the night cuddled up in bed until they fell asleep.

The next morning they got in the car again to drive down to New Orleans to spend a couple of days there. It was a six-hour drive and they took turns driving.

Harry was behind the wheels when Louis turned to him with a smile.
"Hey, you fancy popstar. Why haven't you sang anything for me yet?"

Harry chuckled.
"Ehm, because I don't burst out singing just like that? I don't know. It's cringy?"

Louis rolled his eyes at him.
"I want to hear you sing!" Louis pouted.

"Then you have to sing with me! Find a cheesy duet." Harry smiled.

Louis's eyes grew wide.
"What? I can't sing! You're a freaking popstar Harry. Talk about pressure."

"Hey, no pressure. It's just for fun. I want to sing with you." Harry pouted.

Louis caved like he always did when Harry gave him that cute pout. He started to go through Youtube to find a song they could do together.
"Oooo let's do Perfect with Ed Sheeran and Beyonce, yeah?"

"Ed's a friend of mine. Sure." Harry smiled.

"You're friends with Ed Sheeran?" Louis shouted with his mouth hung open.

"Ehm, yeah. Great guy." Harry grinned.

"Wow, moving on. Let's sing. You can be Ed and I'll be Beyonce." Louis answered and put a karaoke version on.

Harry turned his head quickly to smile at him before he started to sing the lyrics to Perfect. Louis noticed that he changed girl to boy instead and that made his heart beat faster. Harry sang beautifully and Louis was too mesmerized to be nervous for his part of the song. He took a deep breath when it was his turn. He could see that Harry wised up and he let out a loud whistle and smiled fondly. Louis felt more confident. He couldn't sound too bad. Harry wasn't covering his ears at least. They sang the last part of the song together. When the song ended Harry turned his head to look at Louis briefly.

"Holy shit Lou! You have a beautiful singing voice."

Louis blushed.
"You don't have to say that Haz."

"Are you kidding me? Lou, listen to me, you have an amazing voice. I wouldn't just say that to be nice." Harry replied and took Louis's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. Louis was beaming.

They arrived in New Orleans and found a nice-looking hotel and booked a room for four nights. New Orleans was a place they wanted to get a chance to experience. The town was famous for its music and cultural life.

They took a long shower together, helping each other get off like two horny teenagers before they dressed nicely and headed out in the search of a great restaurant. They ended up in the Garden District at a first-class restaurant named Commander's Palace.

They ate great food, shared a bottle of white wine and they had a really lovely evening, mostly just gazing into each other's eyes.

They went back to the hotel and climbed into bed. They were laying on their side facing each other when Harry suddenly blurted out:
"I think I'm in love with you."

Louis's face immediately broke out in a blissful smile.
"You think?"

Harry smiled back hopefully.
"Let me rephrase that. I'm in love with you."

"Yeah? I'm in love with you too." Louis replied breathlessly.

Harry caressed Louis's cheek with his thumb.
"That makes me so happy. It also complicates things but I really don't want to think about that now. I just want to be happy and in love, while we spend this time together, you know?"

"I can do that for now." Louis whispered, knowing exactly what complications Harry was referring to but he didn't want to think about that right now. Instead, he leaned closer and kissed him.

They made love. It felt different this time when they had confessed their feelings for each other. They fell asleep afterward in each other's arms, happy for the moment.