5 Leagues Above ➸ Larry Stylinson

Chapter 22

[Harry POV]

I finished eating my little handful of chips and downed over half my soda before we started up the game again. I really just wanted to get to know Louis better, and this seemed like a fun way to know the ins and outs of him... while getting to ask some of the questions on my mind.

"Alright Boo," I said, setting down my coke, "It's your turn."

"First, can we lay down again? It's really comfy," I saw Louis blush a bit when he asked and I smiled. Cuddling with him was one of my favorite things ever, and I'd be willing to do it anytime with him so there was no hesitation.

We laid down and I hugged his body, pulling him against me. The height difference let me be the big spoon, and I liked looking after him like that. He cozied into my touch and I put the blanket over us before he asked the next question. I resumed the little circles I had been rubbing on his leg with my finger because it was fun to do while listening to him talk.

"Haz," He said, "If you could do one thing right now, what would it be?"

There are two answers I could tell him, one being a bit more... you know... than the other. I decided to go with the lighter of my two ideas because I wanted to do both equally. There's always time in the future for the other if you catch my drift.

"I'd just want to be here beside you, like we are now, holding you in my arms," I whispered gently in his ear; my voice came out a bit more gravely than I expected, but Louis didn't seem to notice.

"Really?"

"Yes, boo," I hugged him a little extra and heard him let out a sweet little sigh.

"How are we going to hide this from everyone?" I asked, genuinely curious. I was only concerned about hiding this from my mom - at least for now - but Louis' situation was a little more complicated.

"Well, I think it's probably smart to hang out at your house if that's okay or have nice nights like these just the two of us. Maybe when I start to open up with other people more we could go out more places in public," He thought for a second, "And when my parents leave, we could go back to my house."

"Of course, Lou. I don't want to go places if you don't feel comfortable because I can totally relate to the insecurity you're feeling. I wasn't always this openly gay and fabulous, you know?" I giggled and soon enough, Louis did too.

"Harry, you're going to be the death of me," He joked and his cheeks turned a pretty shade of pink.

"Oh, Haz, I forgot to add that we should still have tutoring sessions at my house. If I suddenly don't get the tutoring they might start asking questions. Plus, I still need it even if you're my boyfriend now. I'll just keep flirting on the down-low while you're tutoring."

"I'll keep that in mind," I winked and gave a small laugh, "You only have two questions left, Tomlinson, so choose wisely."

He buries his face into my chest and his next question comes out semi-muffled.

"Did you used to hate me because of how I acted at school? Like... you know how I always seemed a little cocky in school with the god-awful posse around me?"

"I never hated you, Lou. When I first really started to pay attention to you in school, which was when I started tutoring you, I was honestly just a bit confused by how you expressed yourself at school versus at home,"

He looked up to me, and he looked a bit upset when I said that last part. I pulled his head back to my chest and kissed the top of it.

"You were always so nice during tutoring and seemed like a whole different person in school. Of course, now I understand about the whole sexuality cover-up and the feeling pressure to act and be a certain way."