Next Door Neighbor /// L.S.

"Harry you're 23 years old, you can't stay a hermit the rest of your life."

"Mum we've discussed this. Who's going to want a guy with a little baby girl? No one will take that burden."

"So Darcy is a burden now is she?"

"I didn't say that!"

"You're blind, Harry. Don't you see the way Louis eyes that little girl? He doesn't understand much, but he understands that he loves you and Darcy."

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4 months ago, Taylor left Harry with their daughter Darcy, after deciding she couldn't handle the stress of having a child at 20 years old. Now, Harry lives at home with Anne as they try their best to raise his child without her mother. Next door lives Louis and his mum Johanna. Louis is Harry's childhood best friend, with severe autism. His brain is underdeveloped, so he sees the world through the eyes of a child. Louis doesn't understand many things, but he's somehow grasped that Harry needs someone by his side.

As the two boys fall in love, it's not only Harry that needs Louis but Louis who needs Harry. When tragedy strikes, can Harry move past the grief and distrust in his heart to finally allow himself to admit that he's in love with his next door neighbor?