Issues Inc. | AU

|Alive|

Louis P.O.V
I knocked on Riley's door, my mind was telling me run but me legs were frozen in there place. She whipped open the door, looking up I saw that her head was purple now.I raised my hand to question her but she read my mind quickly.

"It's temporary dye I'm washing it out tonight, don't worry." I nodded feeling a pang in my chest from how she talked to me like none of this shit never happened.

"So," Riley stood there awkwardly, "what's in the bag." I held it up watching her eyes go wide.

"Chipotle a steak bowl with white rice, corn cheese, and lettuce...or as I like to call it a 'steak salad with corn." she giggled grabbing the bag from me, inviting me in. I felt a bunch of memories flood my head.

This was our first house together ever. It was the exact same, still smelled like dog shit.
There were so many great things that happened here. Splatter painting the art room, the food fight in the kitchen, way too many things happened in that goddamn bedroom, and painting the guest room into...the baby's room, only to be torn apart by an upset Riley.

"Cmon its warmer upstairs, the heating still hasn't been fixed down here." I followed her up the steps glancing at the pictures I expected her to take down.

Riley climbed into the king sized bed and laid her food in her lap, switching the tv on. I stood by the door, not feeling in place. She looked at me and tapped the spot next to her.

"Just because we had a little fall out doesn't mean you can't sit on the bed." I smiled taking the space next to her grabbing my food out of the bag.

"Do you wanna take a tour around the house?"
Riley suddenly asked out of nowhere, I guess she saw me looking around amazed.

I nodded slowly getting up and following her, she stopped at the balcony. "This was the time you were mad at me and I threw stones up here, cracked that window right there." I explained looking at the shattered window.

"I have no idea why you grabbed the biggest rock in the backyard, to throw at the window." Riley laughed walking back inside, down the hall into the art room.

The floor had paint on it from our makeshift newspaper floor covering. Riley laid on the ground staring at the ceiling, somehow we painted little tiny glow in the dark stars up there.

I turned out the light and laid with her, in the middle there was writing that said 'L + R forever and always'.

I stood up turning the light back on, walking back through the house. Riley caught up with me and suddenly stopped. Looking back she stared at the closed door, it had a soccer ball and the name William at the bottom.

"Riley," she put her hand on the door knob, "love don't open that door."

She gave me a pleading look, I finally huffed and allowed her to open it. It was the exact same, the crib smashed on the ground. Stuffed animals laid everywhere, pictures of the ultrasound and the positive pregnancy test on the ground. Riley bent down grabbing the letter telling us the gender.

"Congratulations Ms.Farrell and Mr.Tomlinson, you've created a bouncing baby boy, he is to be conceived on December 22 or 23. Two more months until you get to say hello to your son William Tomlinson." I heard a few sobs and a thud, she laid on the ground full out crying.

I didn't know if I should comfort her or cry myself, I chose both. Holding her in my arms I felt home, something I didn't feel when I was with Eleanor.

She looked up at me and pulled my jacket sleeve, I looked at the tattoo on my wrist that had William's initials on it. "I fucked up so much Lou, I'm sorry." Riley put her head on my arm, tears went down my forearm.

"I did too," sighing I placed her in my lap, "we would've been the most fucked up parents, we'd be the kinds of parents who would put beer in the bottle and milk in our cup. " she laughed and held on to me.

"No, that'd be you I wouldn't let my child have beer at 2 months." I shook my head looking into her dark brown eyes, she'd always call them dog shit colored eyes but, I saw a warm loving woman that I shouldn't have let down.

"I'm sorry about everything." she nodded and whispered in my ear.

"I'm sorry that I acted so mature and called you Mr.Tomlinson." I laughed and squeezed her nose. Riley stared at me and started to lean in, finally she kissed me. I hated not being kissed by her for a couple of seconds, I don't know how I survived the past few days.

I heard the door slam open and I saw Harry, Zayn, Liam, Niall, Ryan, and Sophia at the door. "You fucking prick." Harry came at me punching me right in my jaw.

Riley fell off of my lap as Harry slammed my face in the ground, I tried to fight back but he had a head start. "Harry stop!" Riley screamed yanking him off.

He took one last punch and I felt dizzy, there was blood everywhere on my face and on my shirt. I looked up and felt my head weighing down, slowly my eyes closed.

Darkness surrounded my vision.

I was out.

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-Rain