you're cold and I burn (on hold)

“Why?”
“Because I wanted to get some fresh air, why do you think? I don’t have a car, dipshit.” He snaps,
instantly regretting the venom in his words, but Harry doesn’t seem to care, not even for a
moment.
“Uh, okay, you don’t have another way home?”
“If I did, I wouldn’t be calling you right now.”
“Alright,” Harry sighs -more shuffling- “you’re at the grocery store that’s like, ten minutes from
the flat, right?”
“That’s the one.” Louis says <strong>and</strong> it’s calmer this time, his tone controlled, he always seems to be
on edge right after talking to his father, as brief as the conversation may be. He just has this way of
making Louis’ entire mood shift, it’s a gift, really.
“Okay, I’ll be there in twenty five minutes.” He doesn’t sound happy at all that he has to stop
doing whatever he was doing, <strong>and</strong> judging by the way his voice is worn out <strong>and</strong> he seems out of
breath, Louis really doesn’t want to know what he was doing. He’s just going to pretend that
Harry was hiking, it makes the situation seem less.. awkward. But anyway.
“Thanks.”
Harry murmurs a quick “You’re welcome,” before his focus is switched to the person who
answered the phone first. He can hear a brief dialogue, the exchange sounding nothing but irked,
before Harry finally hangs up.
He saunters over to the bench, taking his cart with him <strong>and</strong> opting to not think about what just
happened <strong>and</strong> how he’s not even going to entertain the thought of ever bringing it up to Harry
after this is all over. He just wants to get home, unpack the groceries <strong>and</strong> take a relaxing bath. It
brings a small smile to his face when he remembers how pretty the flat looks, he forgot that he’d
just recently redecorated the entire thing. And today was very eventful, job applications, shopping
for decorations, then the actual decorating itself, a long <strong>and</strong> exasperating trip to the grocery store
<strong>and</strong> a graceless interruption of Harry hiking with his dude friend.
Okay, he really needs that hot bath.
Chapter End Notes
So, ah, I'm so sorry this story is off to a bit of a slow start. I thoroughly promise it will
get more interesting with all those fun twists <strong>and</strong> turns. Feel free to leave a comment
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