Change Your Ticket || larry

6

Times Square is as big as Louis imagined it would be. People are moving in every direction and signs light up the cloudy day. The sound of voices and just noise fills your ears and it's all magical. Louis has never seen anything like this.

"Babe, c'mon," Harry laughs. He's dragging Louis through the crowd and the boy is so absorbed in everything, Harry is actually dragging him. Louis snaps back at the sound of Harrys deep voice and squeaks a quiet 'sorry' before quickly moving up to walk next to him.

"You're so cute sometimes," Harry grins down at him and Louis turns his sparkling blue eyes to him.

"Sometimes? Only sometimes? I'm cute all the time thank you very much," Louis tells him in a serious tone and Harry snorts and squeezes his fingers.

"Whatever. Zayn's meeting us at the sushi place," Harry reminds him as he continues to walk. Harry's crazy hair blows in the breeze and his brows furrow as he scans the shop names.

"What's it called?" Louis asks curiously, looking from the signs to the people.

"I don't exactly know..." Harry mutters and Louis rolls his eyes at the answer. "That says sushi. Let's go," he cheers. Louis stumbles after him and apologizes when he shoulders past someone. Harry gets them to the door in record time and the small shop is full of people already.

"I want to go shopping too. Eleanor wants some things," Louis reminds him and Harry looks at him as he holds open the door. Louis sneaks past him and smiles when Harry places an arm around his waist.

"I'll get Cara to get her a designer dress or something," he whispers to him before turning to the pretty host. "Reservation for Malik?" Harry asks sweetly. She smiles and nods, grabbing two menus and leading them to the table.

Louis scans the crowd and notices it's the same people from the other group meetings. Zayn is laughing with Liam, Sophia next to him, with Cara and Niall at the end. The sight of the blonde makes Louis frown and he looks down at his feet.

"Harry! You've finally arrived," Niall jumps up and Harry gives him a friendly smile, but sits in a seat away from him and Louis sits in the one next to that. Niall looks almost hurt that Harry decided to sit next to Louis and Louis scoffs down at his lap. He feels someone kick him under the table and looks up at see Sophia smiling at him.

"Hey, you. Where'd you go last night?" She asks and Louis blushes as he remembers him and Harry sneaking off to Niall's washroom and then going home for another round.

"Home. I was tired," he lies and she raises her perfect brow and sips at her wine. Harry places his hand on Louis' thigh, but he's laughing at something Zayn is saying. Louis missed the joke, but admires the way Harry laughs, showing off his larger front teeth and making his face light up.

"So, when does Louis go home?" Niall asks and the table turns to him. Harry pouts at the question and Louis fidgets awkwardly.

"I leave in five days," Louis answers and Sophia pouts along with Harry.

"You'll be visiting again soon?" She asks seriously.

"Yeah. I mean I'll probably go home to visit him first, but he'll be back soon," Harry replies and Louis just shakes his head, a smile on his face.

"Next time you come I'll actually take you places. Harry just hides you away in his apartment. Doing God knows what," Cara speaks up.

"I don't really mind that," Louis admits and Zayn laughs as Cara makes a disgusted face. Harry is smirking at her with his 'I-told-you-so' face.

"Awful. Completely awful."

The waiter comes after that and he smiles and takes their orders. They each order something they can all share and Louis and Harry both get a glass for the wine. Harry laughs with Liam about their last shoot and Louis mindlessly traces the tattoos on his arm. They match his and he can't help but admire the mermaid Harry got on his arm. It's new and kind of weird, but Louis likes it. He leans up so his lips are close to Harrys ear and whispers:

"I want to get a new tattoo. One to match the mermaid."

Harry turns to him and tilts his head and Louis nods. Harry gives him his lazy half smile and then nods as well.

"What?" Niall asks and the two look away from each other over to him.

"What?" Louis replies back. Niall is giving him and Harry an odd look.

"You guys just talked without talking," Niall explains and Louis shrugs and grabs his wine glass.

"You can't do that with your best friend?" Louis asks and Niall just rolls his eyes and grabs his glass also.

The waiter eventually comes and lays the food across the table. It smells delicious and Louis' mouth waters. He tries his hand at chop sticks, but gives up once he realizes that he sucks at it. Harry can use them and giggles at Louis' failed attempts. He picks up a California roll and gently places it in Louis' mouth, making the boy blush.

"You two are so cute," Zayn speaks up from across the table and the two boys look up at him.

"I know," the say in unison.

•••

"So, Mr. Lou, you excited for the show?" Cara asks. She's walking next to him, arm looped through his. She's a little tipsy from all the wine she drank, but still coherent.

"Very excited. This is on my bucket list," Louis admits and she smiles at him, leaning into his shorter body.

"Harrys going to miss you," she whispers. Louis looks forward and sees Harry laughing with Zayn and Niall. Liam and Sophia are off in their own world and then there's Cara and Louis. Louis thinks he'll miss this.

"He has you guys though," Louis points out and Cara snorts.

"Doesn't matter. He only ever wants you."

"Really?"

"Really. He loves you so much it's just beautiful. I want to love someone that much one day. Please come visit again soon so we don't have to watch him be sad," Cara begs and Louis nods silently. He watches his tall, lanky boyfriend stumble over the uneven pavement and he can't even form a proper sentence to describe how much he cares for him.

"Harry?" Louis calls. The boy turns to him, waiting to see what he has to say. Louis really has no idea what he wants to say, he just wanted the boys attention. Without thinking he opens his mouth and what he says makes Harry smile his cupcake smile;

"I really fucking love you."