7 Up

“I never had any doubts about you, or about us.”
“Well, aren’t you just perfect then, yeah? Forgive me, I’m human.”
Harry can’t handle anymore. He shoves Louis off of him, twists the doorknob, and steps out the
door. Over his shoulder he chokes out, “Happy birthday.”
Even through a closed door and halfway down the hallway, Harry can hear Louis start to cry,
followed by a solid punch to the wall.
September
Age 28
The camera crew sets up the familiar set in Harry’s living room. They move the leather couch out
of the way, accidentally knocking over a picture of Harry and his husband over in the process.
“Whoa! Watch where you’re going!” he jokes. “If my boy comes home and sees that broken, he’ll
kick you all out!”
Eloise laughs. “You heard the man. Careful!”
Harry knows his mark once the lights turn on, bright and blinding. “I’m Harry Styles, I’m 28 years
old, and I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but discovered I am most definitely not cut out for that
life. Instead, I teach secondary level literature and I adore it.” He smiles. “I’ve been living in
London since I graduated, and I’ve called this particular house ‘home’ for about two years now.
Moved in before I got married last year.”
Augustus beams at Harry. “Glad to see you in better shape than the last time we had a chat.”
“Me, too, mate.”
“Current goals for yourself, Harry?”
“To finish renovating this fucking kitchen.” The crew chuckles. “I promised the spouse it would be
done by… About 11 weeks ago. So I’m right on schedule.” He beams. “It’ll look good eventually.
I hope.”
“And goals for the future?”
“I think I want to see more of the world. I’ve always wanted to travel and experience new cities and
countries, and now is the time to do that, yeah? Before we have kids, before we’re completely
settled. I’m very excited to visit the United States, and there’s still a lot of the UK that I haven’t
seen yet.”
“You’re thinking about kids, love?” Eloise asks.
“‘m always thinking about kids.” The dimple pops out. “But now, it’s serious. We’re looking into
adoption. We actually started filling out some of the forms this past weekend. It’s daunting.”