"Harry?" Louis asks when he hears the frantic crying coming through the speaker. "H, darling what's wrong?"
Concerned, Louis puts on his shoes as he keeps hearing the sobs. It's the middle of the night and the phone call has definitely pulled Louis out of his deep slumber, but Harry is crying, and Louis has to be with him.
"It'll be okay, baby, I'm gonna come over, okay? You just- Haz you have to send me your address, yeah? Can you do that for me?" Louis asks, trying to remain as poised as possible as he presses his phone between his ear and shoulder so he can grab his jacket.
"No." Harry cries out. "It's all wrong, Lou- It's-" Another sob. "I hate it, Lou, I hate it so, so much, make it stop."
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"Lou."
"What?!" Louis pinches the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Me and Harry are fine, everything is fine, this trip will be fine."
"You don't seem fine." Niall mumbles.
"Look Ni, this whole me and Harry thing is in the past okay? We're adults... a-and that's all there is to it." Louis takes a swig of his second glass and wonders if perhaps getting sloshed on the plane ride there is not the best way to deal with his emotions. He decides he doesn't care.
OR
Harry and Louis break up before the hiatus and a year later they have to spend two weeks in Italy together for Liam's wedding.
TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️
-mentions of sexual assault
(Happy ending!)