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Harry wakes up the next morning, still confused and embarrassed about the dinner and its ending. He doesn't know why he called it a date, really. He didn't think it was one. He knows the guy is straight. And he wouldn't ever want a date with such an arrogant and famous person. For Harry, Tomlinson is a very rude and self-centred person, only thinking of what benefits him. He is not surprised his father is always mad at him.

The boy decides to let it all go, in the end, he will probably never see the famous man ever again. His life is back to normal. He is waiting for the necessary stuff to be delivered today for his sculpting. Meanwhile waiting, he sketches more of the faces, scanning them on his small printer and ready to email them to the hotel, for confirmation if it is all right.

His morning is just so peaceful, yet his mind cannot stop thinking of the dinner and the man with the most beautiful blue eyes.

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Louis wakes up in the living room, his TV still on. When Harry left, he went knocking for the boys but found out Liam and Zayn indeed went out. He didn't feel like texting them for the location to join them. He took the whiskey from the cupboard again and settled in the living room, watching the recent Avengers film in Italian. He didn't understand shit but after a few glasses of the golden alcohol, he didn't mind at all.

It is around the time when he assumes his brother and best friend are also awake, so without any further thinking, he crosses the hall, opening the door of their apartment. It is dark in there, indicating Louis was actually wrong about them being up. He doesn't mind though, walking through the living room to one of the closed doors. He knows it is his brother's bedroom, so he opens the door, eyes landing on a masculine body lying in the middle of a huge-sized bed. Liam is wearing just his boxers, not fazing Louis at all, they saw each other naked after all. They lived together.

Louis, the mischievous man he is, quietly sneaks to the bed, then jumping over Liam, screaming 'wake up!'.

"For fuck's sake, Tommo!" Liam punches Louis' arm, his face still looking scared. And tired.

"Sorry not sorry, man. How was the night? I bet you two ended up bored as fuck without me," Louis asks, cuddling into Liam. The brothers always acting very tough in front of everyone, even in front of Zayn sometimes but in reality, they really enjoy cuddling together. Louis loves when Liam pulls him close, as twisted as it sounds. His father never did that. And Louis needs love from someone.

Liam, as much as he is kind of mad at Louis for waking him up in such a brutal way, he couldn't just decline the cuddle. He knows how much Louis likes to be hugged. Louis is a big brother and such a big role model for Liam since Liam's father was never in the picture. Their whole family background is fucked up and the boys don't like to even think about it, not even talk about it. That's why they always stand by each other, never letting each other down. They care for one another.

"No, it was a good night actually. No one made any trouble. I am starting to think you are a really bad influence on me, big bro," Liam jokes.

"Oh please," Louis rolls his eyes dramatically and snakes one of his hands around Liam's bare torso.

"How was dinner yesterday? I hope you didn't act like a fuck up towards that boy again. I am meeting Niall today to catch up with him after all those years, I swear if I will hear you did something fucked up again-"