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PREFERABLY the "Acousticalullaby" version, but the album version will work as well. The song I listened to while writing this chapter: "Caring is Creepy" by The Shins. Thank you for reading, beautifuls! I'm just so, so fond of each of you.
XVIII Chapter Summary Halloween. Chapter Notes See the end of the chapter for notes It’s Halloween. It’s Halloween and Louis’ just woken up to Niall brandishing pumpkin ale into his face. “Happy Halloween, mate!! Drinks on me!!” Niall’s thundering, his radiant smile invading Louis’ space bubble, pressing cold bottles into his cheeks, and Louis thinks this might be the first time he’s ever actively thought that he’d rather get woken by the piano any day. “Fuck’s sake, what’s wrong with you?” he rasps as he attempts to orientate himself, registering that it’s morning, it’s Saturday, and Zayn’s party is only a handful of hours away. Zayn’s glorious, costume required, alcohol-is-supplied, very hot and expensive mess party. Which is really the only reason Niall doesn’t get one of those bottles that he’s brandishing cracked over his head. “You got your costume all prepared?” the golden ray of annoying fucking sunshine asks, eyes alight as he pops the cap off of one of the beers, before slinging it back effortlessly, swallowing half of its contents without a blink of the eye. Louis stares, impressed, as he scrubs the sleep away from his eyelashes and crevices, sitting up properly. “All prepared and ready to go, mate. How about you?” Louis considers for a moment. “What are you gonna be, anyway? You never did get round to telling me.” Niall grins, setting down the now empty bottle, lips moist. “It’s a surprise.” He wipes his mouth with his Styx t-shirt. “Well that sounds promising,” Louis concludes flatly, before groaning and flopping out of bed (why must he have energetic flatmates? Why?), pulling on trackies and stretching his arms above his head. “I dare say I’m actually quite excited for tonight though. It’s been awhile since I’ve partied, proper like.” He waits for Niall’s response as he steps outside of his bedroom and, oh. Damn. There is a pumpkin patch in their flat. “We’re carving pumpkins!” Niall suddenly bursts, hopping forward as Rory hauls in yet another huge pumpkin, struggling to set it down in the kitchen. Louis considers helping, wants to help— he loves Rory—but, no. No. Too early to haul pumpkins. So he sits down instead, rubbing his
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Louis quirks an eyebrow. “Yes, Ch
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existence, Louis can’t help but n
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* The next day, Louis awakens with
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thanks.” “Of course you can! Do
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inging a hand to his artfully dishe
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ight?—“so I think I’ll just s
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“Of course!” “I’ll be ready
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With a smug bounce to his step, Lou
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III Chapter Summary And now Zayn ap
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far too many assignments, Jesus Chr
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“I just got it. It’s from a per
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order anything!!” The girl is loo
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He stares as Niall begins plucking
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“A party hosted by Zayn Malik.”
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But, of fucking course, the chaos f
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** After Louis is nice and scrubbed
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there’s a note on the bed with a
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No response, the music still drifti
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As one, they both look up. While th
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Giggling slightly, eyes planted on
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mocking, the beginnings of a crooke
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however.” Louis grips the armrest
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“Well, thanks again, mate. I had
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Fun times, folks. Thanks for readin
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“Niall, I’m going to set him on
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“Oh yeah. He’s a right fuckin
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“No particular reason. He’s jus
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“What do you mean it gives you so
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“Right, I’m telling him to pick
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VII Chapter Summary Harry Styles ho
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Louis smiles at that and nods, genu
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Are there people in the world who a
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Harry’s smile falters. “No I do
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fresh!” Zayn smiles, taking a sip
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good party, Louis can give him that
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VIII Chapter Summary Zayn Malik hos
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“I’ve no time for gentle.” Ni
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He nods. “Born that way. But you
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He retraces his steps from that ver
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These are his people. They understa
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It’s great, really. Splendid, eve
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he then asks, jerking a thumb in Lo
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planning it out or anything,” Lou
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“MUM. Maggie’s only FOUR. Get b
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and repeating the gesture with Liam
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Louis perks up as he pretends to fo
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Louis smiles cheekily and dabs a qu
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Because oh yeah, they’re immortal
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Louis hears the coarse words echoed
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All in all, Louis is winning at lif
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Where would he go? No point in walk
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disgust and curiosity, his rose lip
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the piano with one hand, turning hi
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Louis watches him, pressed on the o
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why hadn’t he prepared for situat
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… Except that Harry isn’t even
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XI Chapter Summary Louis returns fr
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vicious bruise near his right nippl
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** Louis still isn’t thinking abo
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Louis blinks, Niall’s piano playi
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So there’s that. Harry. Harry who
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Louis’ liking—Zayn exits into h
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Louis nods slowly. “Who’s Nick
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And Harry Styles. Chapter End Notes
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“What on earth are you referencin
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“You’ve had everybody,” Niall
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So then Louis squeezes harder, then
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scrawl. After moments of silence, i
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“And when you’re finished with
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“Yes you do.” “…Well, I’m
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“It’s your fucking father, isn
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“She’s going to your flat?” L
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XIII Chapter Summary Harry takes Lo
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Harry nods quietly, knuckles white,
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wallpaper, and statues that rest on
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“You quite proud of it, then?”
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So he returns to staring at the sun
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moments where he resembles a human,
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Harry eyes him, still as stone bene
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XIV Chapter Summary Louis has time
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“Where were you tho?” Niall the
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gaze to the wall. His face is light
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Harry glances up at him. Louis wait
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down at his own outfit—maroon ski
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faintly aware that the others are s
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Harry’s gaze continues to cut him
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“You know I’m not good at being
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whateverthehell else you want to sh
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Louis sighs, long and suffering, be
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“Correct again.” There’s a pa
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“Course it is. Now. Time to study
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Harry, he’ll know that he’s sai
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passionate argument. “I’m sorry
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Harry smirks but it doesn’t reach
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While Harry is nowhere to be seen.
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teacup in lazy circles, and his eye
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depth. He really is that person Lou
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Yeah. No. Louis definitely can’t
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‘U ok?’ has been sent about thi
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majority) don’t want anybody else
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Louis is absolutely a masochist. He
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whatever expression it deems worthy
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“Harold,” Niall mockingly corre
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scene before him. It’s Harry. And
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“Who did this to you?” he deman
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is just too tired to care. When he
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But it doesn’t get any easier. He
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And fuck. It’s just a lot. Amidst
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It’s heartbreaking, really. And L
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oll down his neck and under his shi
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he straightens his jacket, stares o
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‘Goodnight Harry’ He doesn’t
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Which…thank fuck for Niall. Becau
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Which only grows larger when Harry
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with his mum and she’s not half a
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his every limb and singing his name
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“Well, Harry’s the…friend. An
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There’s a soft knock on the door.
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‘Thank you, Curly. Happy Louis Da
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That’s what Harry sent him? It’
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hiccup? “Hmm, well, I wouldn’t
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“Goodnight, Louis Tomlinson.” T
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Because, see, Harry had texted him
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the fibers of his clothes and the f
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“A little party never killed nobo
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edge of a precipice, and there’s
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“Fuck’s sake, Harry! This isn
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Chapter End Notes So. There are two
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And that was definitely a complimen
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gross, but Louis will allow it this
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control over his sensations, wants
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is beautiful. Obviously. “I want
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** When Louis returns home late tha
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** It’s late in the evening on a
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Louis is lying atop his tattoo, pro
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And it’s sweet, it really is, bec
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“A lot of things.” He turns to
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scribbled all those months ago that
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“I don’t agree.” Niall snorts
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So Louis sits beside him. “Where
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XXVIII Chapter Summary Louis tries
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Louis watches him closely, gazing a
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linking hard, before opening his ey
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Louis’ fingernails dig into his p
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slurs, happy, sliding his hands acr
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Louis sighs, sniffing at a glass fi
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“I don’t give a fuck, Niall. Le
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Harry stares at the note, his face
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this isn’t me being…whatever it
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“Everything.” “Harry?” “Y
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He remembers seeing Harry’s face
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Louis and never lets him go. He nev
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XXIX Chapter Summary Louis gets a v
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most oblivious, self-centered—“
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“Chat about what exactly?” Loui
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“Why’s he coming?” Louis asks
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Harry’s staring at him, standing
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Feeling pins and needles pricking h
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“Perhaps.” The tone is cold.
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Another silence. Charles stares har
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words. Can only register the shock
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arely above a whisper, maybe to him
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Anywho. I have a simple request for
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to perform live. I think he’s jus
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“Congrats, mate,” Niall grins b
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No reply comes, just a bitten lip a
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‘Keep writing them.' That’s why
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etween two fingers. And fuck. Insta
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It’s only about a half hour later
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Harry seems to catch them, his eyes
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Louis to wonder if he should questi
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A silent, betraying streak of jealo
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too much to bear, and who has just
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Even if it kills Louis. He won’t
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“Does Harry know about all this?
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struggle and if Louis had thought t
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Thud, thud, thud. “He’s a needy
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Louis’ heart lurched. Unthinkingl
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Niall rolled his eyes while opening
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“Don’t fuck it up!” Louis had
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poison that is Harry Styles. Harry
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aware state of mind, when we met. I
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“Yeah, ‘course we can,” Louis
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you do.” And. Oh fuck. Louis trie
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Startled, Louis blinks, his hand dr
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He’s dizzy now, gasping and dry a
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XXXII Chapter Summary Louis confess
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“It’s good to see you,” she s
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They have dessert while they play v
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everything is sharp and cold as he
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puffy. Her long hair is catching in
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The trickle turns into a flood. “
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“He had the fucking audacity to t
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What had been ostentatious, unbeara
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feel ashamed of his tears or feel w
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“So it’s decided, then?” he a
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Then. At last. “Tonight,” Harry
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Instead, in his haste to collapse a
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Louis’ thoughts are on overload.
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Louis, hand still on the door handl
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Harry’s eyes have widened—is th
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“No,” Harry insists in a mumble
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“He told me everything,” he’d
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Chapter End Notes THERE WILL BE AN
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“No, Lou! No, that one’s too lo
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his words with a smile, “I did pi
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“No whiskey?” Louis jokes, glan
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“Let us eat,” Harry finishes, b
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“Have Niall get it.” “Niall
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minute he walks through the door, c
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“It’s about the flat, isn’t i
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“And you’ll visit him with me?
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Liam is with a small group of the s
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“Wilde?” Louis offers, though i
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over, grabbing for Louis’ hands,
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And it comes in the form of curls,
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But Harry’s nodding, he’s noddi
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The sound of Harry’s breath is th
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Anyway. So, thank you all so, so mu
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