Up all night

Gotta be you

They had spent a month perfecting their vocals for their first single before they finally recorded it and moved on to the next song. They were all excited to hear it and read the lyrics as soon as they got the paper in their hand.
"But..." Harry started to protest but Louis shook his head at him. Harry let out a deep sigh. Another song where neither Louis nor Niall had any solos. It was so unfair!

They got to listen to the song once before they would sing it. Louis was glad to hear that Simon at least had listened to him when he asked for real instruments.

Liam started this song as well and he sang the first verse.

Girl, I see it in your eyes, you're disappointed
'Cause I'm the foolish one that you anointed with your heart
I tore it apart
And girl, what a mess I made upon your innocence
And no woman in the world deserves this
But here I am, asking you for one more chance

Harry once again sang the pre-chorus. Was this a pattern?

Can we fall, one more time?
Stop the tape and rewind
Oh, and if you walk away, I know I'll fade
'Cause there is nobody else

They all sang the chorus, knowing that Harry's voice would be the strongest when they recorded it.

It's gotta be you, only you
It's gotta be you, only you
Hey

When it was time for the second verse Liam once again got the solo.

Now, girl, I hear it in your voice and how it trembles
When you speak to me, I don't resemble who I was
You've almost had enough
And your actions speak louder than words
And you're about to break from all you've heard
But don't be scared, I ain't going nowhere

The pre-chorus was divided this time. First Zayn and Liam sang together, then Zayn by himself, and Zayn and Niall sang the end of it.

I'll be here, by your side
No more fears, no more crying
But if you walk away, I know I'll fade
'Cause there is nobody else

Harry sang the chorus again while the rest of them did background vocals.

It's gotta be you, only you
It's gotta be you, only you

Zayn got to sing the bridge while the others did background vocals.

Oh girl, can we try one more, one more time?
One more, one more, can we try?
One more, one more time, I'll make it better
One more, one more, can we try?
One more, one more
Can we try one more time and make it all better?

Harry finished the song while they sang in the background.

'Cause it's gotta be you
It's gotta be you
Only you, only you
It's gotta be you, only you
It's gotta be you, only you

Later that evening when Harry once again had snuck into Louis's room he could see that Louis was sad. He wrapped his arms around him to comfort him.
"You are an amazing singer Louis and our label will realize that as well. We have only heard two songs so far. I'm sure you'll get to sing more on the others."

"Apparently not as good as the rest of you. It's okay." Louis snorted but Harry could see how vulnerable he was.

"Of course you are! What makes you beautiful would have sounded bad without you. You lifted the whole chorus." Harry said softly.

"Yeah?" Louis asked with a small smile.

"Yes!" Harry answered.

They hadn't confessed any deeper feelings for each other since they had that talk at Christmas about crushing on each other. They weren't a couple officially even if they spent every night together. They hadn't done more than kissing even if it was getting heated. Harry decided that it was time to tell him how he felt.
"Lou? I think you're amazing and I'm falling in love with you."

There! He said it and now he waited anxiously for Louis's response. Louis smiled and his eyes got glossy. He rolled on top of him and hugged him hard, nuzzling his face in the crook of Harry's neck. Harry's heart beat fast.
"I'm falling in love with you too." Louis replied softly before he looked up and connected their lips.

Harry's heart was doing somersaults. Louis felt the same way! They continued to kiss and their breathing increased. They were both getting worked up. Louis broke the kiss.
"What do you say about helping each other out?"

Harry smiled and said "yes" sounding excited. Louis rolled off him and laid down beside him and Harry turned to the side so they were facing each other. Louis looked a bit nervous.
"You're the first boy I have ever done anything with. You?"

"Ehm, I had a boyfriend in high school
but we didn't do much more than kissed." Harry confessed.

Louis's face dropped.
"Oh."

"You had a girlfriend at the beginning of the X-factor. I had to see you kiss Hannah." Harry answered.

"Oh. That's not the same." Louis huffed. They had totally killed the mood.

"Don't be such a hypocrite Lou." Harry snorted.

"No, I mean, this, you, us, it has been such an eye-opener for me Haz. I always thought that something was missing when I kissed Hannah. The first time we kissed was a fucking revelation for me. It felt right, you know?" Louis said and pouted.

Harry's features soften. He cradled Louis's cheek and brushed his thumb against his cheekbone.
"I do know. It felt right for me too."

Louis smiled and leaned in to kiss him again. They made out until they were getting worked up again. Harry started to fumble with the buttons on Louis's jeans, which made him moan in anticipation and Louis reached down to open Harry's pants as well.

They started with stroking each other on top of their boxers as soon as they had managed to pull each other's pants down. Harry whimpered and rutted his hips. Louis stroked his hand up and down Harry's boxer-covered member and Harry copied his action, which made Louis gasp.

Harry was the first to reach inside Louis' boxers but Louis was close behind. He let out a moan when Harry started to stroke him. Soon they were both moaning into each other's mouths. Louis pulled his head back and opened his eyes to watch him. He flicked his wrist and went faster and witnessed Harry fall apart by his hand. It was such a turn on and Harry was beautiful and he was touching him as well.

Harry opened his eyes too and they stared into each other's eyes as they both came. They helped each other through. Louis's mind was blown. That had been awesome.