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After about twenty minutes of painfully awkward banter, Hailey was finally taken into Lydia's office. To say Harry was relieved would be an understatement. Hailey was just a tad too overbearing, too nice. That coming from him was saying a lot. There was just something that slightly unsettled him about her. He couldn't quite put his finger on it though. But he wanted to reserve his judgment. Maybe Hailey was a nice girl and she was just nervous. After all, the first time he met Reagan she knocked him out cold. First impressions aren't always everything.

Thinking of Reagan he looked across the room at her, she was typing away on her laptop, undoubtedly tweaking some things for the album.

He walked over and leaned over her shoulder, she shifted uncomfortably.

"That looks ace." He muttered, looking at pictures from the shoot she was planning on using for the promo. She had already started putting their logo on it.

"Well, all I did was edit them a tad." She said, her cheeks flushing.

"Still look better than before."

She nodded, "Thanks."

The tension between them was unbelievable considering how close they had been just a few weeks ago. Louis looked at them uncomfortably, wishing that things could just go back to normal. Not just for Harry, but for him as well.

Louis still didn't know how to quite take the news of him being a father. It hadn't sunk in yet. It just wasn't something he ever thought would happen right now. He was so young, Briana was just his friend. He could never see himself loving her, really loving her. He didn't look at her the way Harry looked at Reagan, no, he looked at her as his friend. And now, as his companion on this new journey they were about to embark on.

But looking at Harry and Reagan in that instant just made Louis want to strangle Harry. It made him forget everything else that was happening in his life at that moment. Why? Because it was just so fucking painful to watch Harry attempt small talk. How one human being could be so charming yet so incredibly awkward baffled him.

"Ah, just let them be, Tommo." Liam said, not even turning from his writing but knowing that Louis was sturying the pair, "Harry needs to just get it all out on the table."

"Get what on the table?" Niall asked, leaning forward in his chair, attempting to catch a glimpse of Hailey inside of Lydia's office.

Louis rolled his eyes.

"He needs to just clear the air." Liam tried.

Niall furrowed his brow "What? Did he let one rip?"

Louis covered his face with his tattooed hand, "Really, Niall?"

"What?"

"They need to talk. That's it. They need to talk and get over whatever it is that's making them act so weird." Liam said, looking up from his journal and looking directly at Niall, a great deal of frustration etched upon his face.

Niall shrugged, "Just say that."

Liam was about to say something, but Louis held up his hand, "Just let it go, mate."

"What's up with them anyway. Is it because of Hailey?" Liam asked.

Louis nodded, "Well it all started when Lydia said she was coming to the states, didn't it?"

"So Reagan and Harry are a thing right?" Niall asked.

"We established this already." Liam replied.

"Yeah, but they don't act like it."

"Are you kidding me, look at the stupid look on his face. He's completely smitten." Liam said, a tad too loudly.