I woke up the next morning to the smell of bacon and my head throbbing. I slowly opened my eyes, but as soon as a ray of sun caught my sight, I regretted even thinking I should open my eyes. I let out a loud groan which was met with a chuckle.
"Partied too hard Tommo?" I quickly realised it was Zayn, and I buried into my covers even more making him laugh again. "There's pain meds next to you with water. Liam being the dad he is left 'em for you. Breakfast will be ready in about 15 so get dressed or Niall will be mad that he did all that cooking for nothing," he told me. I just groaned in response slightly nodding knowing that's be enough for him.
I could tell he left after that because I heard him shift in the bedroom and then the door close. My stomach grumbled loudly which made me decided I needed to get up. I sat up and prepared myself for the battle with the sun once again. I slowly opened my eyes and was exposed to the burning rays going into my eyes making my head ache worse. I let myself adjust to the light and took the meds while finishing the water. I tried hard to remember a lot of last night but it was all so fuzzy. I know we played truth or dare, but I don't remember anything past going into the bathroom. What happened last night? It felt as though the events were in my head, but the throbbing was jumbling them so I couldn't make a cohesive thought. I sighed feeling defeated. Thinking about it was only gonna make my headache worse so I decided to just check my phone.
Snapchat: Harry Styles Snapchat: Harry Styles Snapchat: Honey bear
My eyes widened as I read Harry's name. With each letter, the night slowly flooded back into my mind. The bathroom, the nudes, and the messages last night. Not only did I like Harry's nudes last night, I basically told Harry I'd send him nudes again today. What the fuck was in that beer last night? I quickly opened the messages I received from Harry because Eleanor's picture could wait.
Harry Styles: hey big boy, good morning, just a reminder it's your turn ;) Harry Styles: but only if you want to of course! i realised that could've felt like i was putting pressure on you but there's no pressure! i can even delete the screenshot if you'd like but know your secrets still safe with me! not like i have many people to tell haha! i'm looking forward to your turn but only if you choose to! <3
I couldn't help but blush at his message. How could he go from so bold and flirtatious to so nervous and rambling in a few moments? I smiled rereading him calling me 'big boy'. Something about that made me feel special. Something about him made me feel special.
Why have I never decided to spark up a conversation with him before? We've had classes together multiple times thought our entire time in school, yet I really never even tried because he was just the 'lonely art kid' and people would think I was weird for talking to him. I honestly felt ashamed of myself for caring that much about my reputation. Looking back on it, I've always treated him like he wasn't there. Most people did. I felt really guilty about everything the boys and I said about him last night. He deserves more than that. The least we could be doing is giving him the respect of being himself and us going about our day and we didn't even give him that.
I reread his message again for what felt like the 12th time contemplating what it was I was getting myself into. I couldn't fathom what was crazier, the fact that Harry wanted to send nudes back and forth or that I was really considering it. I couldn't fight the burning curiosity that was lit by him last night. I had to see where the hell this path was gonna take me, for the better or the worst. I quickly typed my response before I could chicken out of it.
Me: Let's have some fun ;)
I hit send with shaky hands. I don't know what the fuck I'm doing. I have a girlfriend! And I love her, I do, but something about Harry is so infatuating. I feel like I'm under a spell. What she doesn't know can't hurt her, right? I'm just exploring myself, and I should have a right to do that. At least that's what I told myself to justify it even though I knew it was wrong. I opened Eleanor's snap and was met with a very stunning photo of her. She looked beautiful, but her hair didn't quite fall as delicately as Harry's, her cheekbones didn't lift her face in the same way, and she just wasn't glowing.
I quickly snapped a picture of myself laying in bed making sure my muscles showed telling Eleanor she looked beautiful and that I'm a lucky man. I then took another picture with a little more effort for Harry. The caption read: "Just a little show before the main event ;)". I was going to hell for sure, but it felt worth going to hell and back for the experience.
"Louis!" I heard an Irish lad yell, "breakfast!" I smiled loving our little Sunday mornings. I think I loved this part more than the beer and gossiping. The morning's reminded me what a wonderful family I had chosen for myself.
I got myself changed into a simple pair of jeans and a jumper before heading downstairs. All the lads where sitting at the table putting their plates together. I smiled watching from a far trying to make sure my brain absorbed this into my memory forever. My stomach growled loudly making the boys look over at me.
"How are feeling?" Liam asked me with a mix of concern and a little bit of mocking.
"Okay, but I'll feel a lot better once I get food in my system. Thank you for the pain meds Li it was very kind of you." He smiled and nodded with his usual 'no problem' face. I walked over to my seat and started making my plate. "It smells and looks so good Niall. Thank you." He smiled at me and sat down in his seat after he had cleaned the kitchen. I always tell him he doesn't need to worry about it, but he always insists on cleaning up, so I stopped fighting him on it. We sat there laughing and eating our Sunday breakfast just enjoying each other's company. Things couldn't have been better than this. Until they got even better. My phone vibrated in my pocket so I pulled it out and looked to see a notification for a snapchat from Harry across my screen and I couldn't help but smile. Now things couldn't be better.
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a/n: hi lovelies! i hope you all are well! i gave you all an update on sunday because this is sort of a filler chapter! i hope, however, that you all still enjoyed it! the song above is 'soaked' by benee! she's a phenomenal artist and i felt this song fit what louis was feeling for this chapter! im gonna try and do that for all the chapters in the book! if you can please vote, comments, and share! i'm very excited for this book! thank you for reading and thank you for supporting me! sending all my love! ~ruth ♡
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