Summer love

3-Meeting all the boys

Suggested by Sonflowerboy thetea13 and straightnogayvodka ♥️

Louis must have fallen asleep. He wakes up abruptly from the sound of a child giggling. He snaps his eyes open and sees a toddler, maybe two years old, standing on the side of his bed with his arms stretched against him like he wants him to pick him up. He sits up and looks around but they're alone in the room. He turns to the boy with a smile. 
"Hi, Love."

The boy giggles again and makes grabby hands so he picks him up and puts him in his lap. The boy doesn't seem shy at all and his little hand comes up to feel his beard.
"Sticky right?" Louis smiles.

He starts to make faces and sticks out his tongue and the boy laughs out loud. Harry comes running inside the room.
"Boobear! There you are!"

Louis gasps and stares at him in disbelief.
"What did you just call me?"

Harry gives him a confused look.
"Ehm, I was talking to William."

"Yep, still me." Louis smirks.

"What?" Harry asks, even more confused.

"That's my middle name." Louis grins.

Harry rolls his eyes playfully.
"Of course it is. I was talking to the two-year-old in your lap. I'm sorry he bothered you."

"You mean this cutie?" Louis says and tickles William who laughs. "He's no bother even if I got a little surprised when he woke me up. He's adorable. Who does he belong to?" Louis asks and smiles at Harry. He loves children.

"Me." Harry answers.

Louis's eyes grow wide.
"You're a dad?"

"Technically I'm an uncle." Harry says.

"Oh, so you're babysitting?" Louis asks.

"No, William lives with me full time." Harry answers.

"Why? Where's Gemma?" Louis questions with wrinkled eyebrows.

"Ehm, she died in a plane crash six months ago along with her husband and my parents." Harry answers with a trembling voice.

Louis stares at him in shock with his mouth open. His eyes fall on the little boy in his lap and his heart feels too small for his chest.
"That's horrible. I'm so sorry Harry. Oh God, I'm so, so sorry."

Harry shrugs his shoulders and looks down on the floor to collect himself.
"Thanks. He's my responsibility now."

"You're just eighteen Harry." Louis says softly.

"So? I can take care of him! I love him." Harry says upset.

"Of course Hazza. I wasn't questioning that." Louis immediately says.

"Well, it's time for this little guy to take a bath." Harry says and tries to pick up William from Louis's lap.

The boy screams "noooo" and holds on to Louis.

"Ooops! I shouldn't have mentioned the B A T H. He hates it." Harry chuckles.

Louis laughs. All of a sudden three men come bursting into the room, one of them is swinging a baseball bat.
"Who's hurting him? Where's William?" One of the men yells.

They stop in their tracks and stares at Louis.
"Who the hell is that?" The one with the baseball bet asks.

"Is that the thief? Why is he still here?" The third man asks and Louis blushes from the word thief.

"Guys relax! William screamed because I mentioned a B A T H." Harry explains.

"Will you ever learn?" The first one smirks but his eyes are still glued on Louis.

"What about him?" The man with the baseball bat asks.

"Right. This is Louis. He's staying for a while. Louis, this is Liam, Zayn, and Niall. They're my friends and they work for me." Harry says.

"Hi." Louis says awkwardly.

"Harry, can I talk to you in private?" Liam asks.

"We have nothing to discuss Liam." Harry says firmly.

They give him a pensive stare but they leave the room. Harry is sure it's not the last he will hear of it but he will talk about it without Louis being present so he won't feel embarrassed.

Harry turns to Louis.
"If you'll excuse me, I have to give this guy a bath."

William immediately screams "noooo" again and clings to Louis.

"Oh, I forgot. Come on Boobear, let's leave Louis alone, okay?" Harry says with a smile. He notices that Louis flinches from the use of the pet name. What's up with that?

William pouts but he raises his arms so Harry can pick him up and Harry puts him on his hip.
"Bye William, it was nice to meet you." Louis says and smiles at the boy.

William waves at him.
"Byyyye."

Harry looks down on Louis.
"Hungry?"

"Yeah." Louis admits.

"I'll make sure that someone brings you something to eat. Oh, and there's a new toothbrush and a razor in the bathroom." Harry says before he heads for the door.

"Harry?" Louis shouts after him and Harry turns around. "Thank you, for everything."

Harry just smiles at him and leaves the room. Louis scratches his chin. He would love to shave. He needs to take a wee anyhow. He removes the cover and lifts his leg over the edge of the bed. Hopefully, he'll manage to get to the bathroom before he wets himself. He stands up and jumps on one leg towards the bathroom.

The man with the baseball bat comes back. He has left the bat behind and is carrying a tray with sandwiches instead. He hurries over and puts the tray on the bed.
"Let me help you."

"Ehm, thanks. Niall, is it?" Louis asks.

"Yeah." Niall answers and puts his arm around Louis's waist so he can lean on him.

They move towards the bathroom and Niall glances over at Louis.
"Don't hurt him. He's been through enough. He's too kind for his own good. I don't know anyone else that would house someone that tried to steal from them instead of calling the police. He has such a big heart and I love him for it and if you take advantage of him I'm gonna hurt you. With my fists."

"Noted." Louis smirks. He sighs before he continues.
"Harry and I actually know each other, or we used to know each other."

Niall stares at him.
"Why the hell would you try to rob him?"

Louis blushes.
"That's a long story."

Niall gives him a calculating look as they reach the bathroom. 
"If you say so. Do you want me to cut your hair?"

"Uhm, that would be great actually. Are you sure, you really don't have to."

Niall shrugs his shoulders.
"Any friend of H is a friend of mine and I help my friends."

What happens next?