Night Changes // l.s.

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[tHIS ISNT MPREG STOP]

"Love, you there?"

Louis was on the phone with Harry, as it was Friday (one hundred and forty-three days now, by the way), but Louis just couldn't seem to collect himself at the moment. His head was frazzled with preparation for exams, work, Harry and a letter he'd received in the mail about his bills. Oh yeah, and a fucking wedding invite from his mum.

"Yeah, sorry. My mind is just everywhere, but how are you?" Louis said. Harry didn't exactly believe Louis because he knows how Louis is when he's stressed, but he let it slide because he assumes it was just because he was missed dearly by the older lad.

"I can't tell you," Harry whispered.

"Understandable," said Louis.

"I'm sorry. I want to, it's just, we aren't allowed to tell, you know?" Harry stammered, trying to explain himself. Louis just laughed, because Harry is ridiculous and he never really has to explain himself. Louis knows Harry wouldn't lie to him.

Harry just laughed because his Louis was laughing, and though he was miles away, he could still see the crinkles in the corners of his eyes.

After their laughter died down all you could really hear is Harry's deep breathing (because he likes to flare his nostrils sometimes) and, most likely, Louis' heart thumping. He felt his blood boil almost when he told Harry the dreadful news.

"My mum invited me to her wedding."

"She what?!"

"S-She inviting me to her wedding, but I don't even know who she's marrying, or what she even looks like anymore," Louis said as realisation slapped him.

"You're not going, are you?"

Harry knew how Louis' mum was. She was stuck up, prudish, ridiculously squeamish, and the most conceited and self-centred person in the world. She, also, only hates Louis and Harry because they are gay, and that's not a real reason. It can't be. You can't hate someone because of their lifestyles choices, especially since it didn't effect her one bit.

"I-I don't know. I want to. I want to go and show her how good I'm doing without her."

Harry sighed, "if you want to Louis, but please, don't let anything they say get to your head. I love you, okay."

A blush glittered across Louis' cheeks, his heart skipping in his chest. "I love you, too, Harry."

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"Hey, Lou," Eleanor said, greeting the short man happily, "ready to start hiring interns?"

Louis groaned in response, "but I hate talking to people."

She rolled her big brown eyes and picked her clipboard up off their shared desk. "Too bad, Tomlinson."

Halfway through listing to annoying girls and some boys (who were also annoying), Louis wanted to call it quits. This is proper useless. Louis can't believe that he was once on the other side of this desk at one point. He was probably nervous and fidgety and sweating, but they let him in by default because they didn't have many options.

"Hi, sorry I'm late. Missed the first tube," said the next person as they shuffled quickly to their seat, "and the second one."

Louis snorted. This girl has no hope already, but maybe he should be a little more lenient. It would be a little more fair, because really, he was just cranky, hungry and very tired.

"Hi, Makayla. Nice to meet you," she said, holding out her hand.

Louis shook it noticing the ring on her left hand, "married?"

"Ew, no." She frowned. "This is my class ring."

"Ahh, okay. For music interest you put 5 Seconds of Summer, and I'm very tempted to hire you on the spot. I love them so much. Especially -"

"Calum!" They chimed together. They looked at each other as if they were long lost siblings or something. Eleanor just looked at them, completely confused. Who's 5 Seconds of Summer?

"Do you like Cake?" Louis asked her, leaning foreword now, far more excited than he was earlier. "Or Lashton? Malum maybe? And Calum's sister, wow."

"Love Cake, Lashton, Malum, Muke, Mashton; I love all the ships and yes, oh my gosh, Calum's sister is so pretty. I almost die every time I see her. And she is auditioning for the Voice Australia and I'm so happy, I just can't even," she beamed.

Louis was in love.

This is the girl. Has to be. And she met all the qualifications, what are the odds, and her music taste is outstanding. Louis turned to Eleanor with pleading eyes and she nodded. Louis mentally cheered.

"Hired. You can start on Monday."

"Really? Wow. Thank you Ms Calder, Mr Tomlinson."

"Just Louis and Eleanor, please."

Later that day, Louis and Eleanor sat in Kobe's, eating some type of shrimp roll. Louis took that time to explain the wedding dilemma.

"After five years? Sorry Lou, but your mums an arse," said Eleanor.

"Yeah, I know. She didn't even send an invite for Harry. No, he's not here, but I'm certain she knows we're dating."

"I'm sorry; I really do wish it was easier for you."

He nodded, "you know what would make me feel better?"

"What?"

"If you come to the wedding with me."

"When is it?"

"A bout a month from now. The twenty-seventh of September," he replied, prior to stuffing more sushi into his mouth. Eleanor pulled her phone out of her pocket and sent Louis a small smile.

"Meeting, sorry, Lou."

"S'okay. I'll ask Sophia. She doesn't do much but university anyways," Louis said, waving her off, though, deep inside, he was really upset. Eleanor was like another Harry fangirl (much like Louis) so they got along greatly. Hence the reason he wanted her to join. "Oh, yeah, I want you to come to Fall Fashion Week with me."

"In New York?! Louis, I can't pay for that and -"

"I'm helping prepare one of the shows so I got free tickets. I want you to come."

Eleanor beamed, "okay, yeah, thank you, Lou."

"No problem. And you can chat with Sophia and Perrie. Maybe even Niall if I convince him to go. He'll probably make me take him shopping."

"Your friend sounds like my type of person," she joked. Louis rolled his eyes with a smile on his face. Today had gradually gotten better for the Yorkshire boy and he was thankful for that. He got the end the night with some Nando's and some film he saw on Hulu+ that didn't look too gross.

All in all, he was quite satisfied.

【an; yas Makayla 💕 and yas double update i've been proper lazy recently but it's exam time now so pls don't do the thing where you spam my inbox mmk thanks
bh .x】