Louis felt terrible. He knew he shouldn't have yelled at Harry the way he did, but how can you leave your partner at your child's funeral? Harry had left Louis to deal with the pity of their families. Yet, that doesn't give Louis the right to yell at Harry.

He steps into the kitchen and sees Harry on the floor. "Harry, why are you on the floor?" Harry looks up at Louis and pulls a smile across his face. Harry immediately stands.

"I... dropped something," He replies. Louis knows that Harry is lying, but he didn't want to start another fight. Louis sits in one of the chairs at their dining table. His husband grabs a plate of cookies and joins him, setting the cookies between them.

"This looks wonderful, Gorgeous. What kind are they?" Louis glances across Harry's face. A real smile makes its way across him. He always loved talking about baking and Louis loved hearing his voice, so it was a win-win situation.

"Chocolate Chip, I know they're your favorite so I made them special for you. You also like them to be a little bit crunchier, even though that's not how a cookie should be. But, they're for you, which is why they're crunchy, chocolate chip cookies," Harry explains. Louis takes a bite from one and sighs. It was perfect. Harry knew him so well.

"Thank you, they're very delicious, but we need to talk. I need to take time off from work. I can't go back now, not for a while. I can get three days off, paid, but after that I have to take unpaid days. We can't afford that right now, though. We must pay for medical bills and funeral costs on top of the bills we already have. I think I'll be okay to go back after a week or so, but until then we need to find a way to make money," Louis says.

Harry doesn't say anything at first and doesn't even acknowledge the conversation. Louis watches him straighten the cookies on the plate. Why isn't he paying attention? This was important!

"Mom said she could help out. She already paid the funeral costs and is offering to help us with the bills until you go back to work. I've been selling more paintings recently, which should help us get a little bit more money. I sold one yesterday, in fact, and the guy offered $1,000. My paintings have been doing well, so we'll be able to figure out something," He replies.

Louis had been stressing about money lately and it was nice to know it was being taken care of. He didn't like taking money from people, but they were in the middle of a financial mess. They could use all the help they could get.

"That's lovely, what was the painting you sold? I don't remember you showing me any recently." Harry always showed Louis his new pieces, but Louis couldn't remember seeing any new ones. Harry stops and then resumes what he was doing.

"It was an old one. The one with the birds and faces," He says vaguely. Louis remembers that one. It was a nice painting and was worth $1,000.

They fall into silence. Louis reaches over and grabs Harry's hand, forcing him to stop rearranging the cookies. He looks at him and Louis is washed over with a feeling of love. Louis could sit forever and stare at Harry. He was such a complex person and even after years of being together Louis didn't have him figured out. Louis learned something new about Harry every single day and he loved it.

"I love you," Louis whispers. The words didn't pass between the two very often. They knew that if you repeated a word too often then it loses its meaning. If they said 'I love you' constantly, both feared they would stop believing it.

"I love you more," Harry replies. Louis feels bad again. The feeling of guilt eats away at him as he remembers that he shouted at Harry. How could he have done that? Louis always told his fourth-grade students to discuss things calmly when they were upset with someone. Raising your voice doesn't make them hear you clearer, contrary, it makes them not want to listen at all.

"You love me even after what I said today?" Louis knew he was probably being ridiculous. They vowed to love each other through everything, but he felt terrible. He needed to hear Harry say that he still loved him after what he did. He shouldn't have blamed Harry like that.

"I love you every day, Beloved, every day," Harry reassures. Louis sighs, melting into the feeling of being loved. He pitied those who didn't get to feel this kind of love. He knew that some didn't desire it, but Louis knows he would go mad without it.

"Thank you, I love you every day too," Louis mutters. They sit a while longer enjoying being in each other's company.

"It's getting fairly late, we should go and lay down for bed," Harry sighs. Louis agrees and they both stand. Louis feels himself growing more and more tired as they made their way to their bedroom. It was as if the day was pressing Louis down.

He's too tired to change into his pajamas and, instead, pulls off his shirt and climbs into bed. Louis crawls under the blankets, enjoying the warmth they provided him. He watches Harry pull his shirt and pants off across the room. He joins him in bed a moment later.

They turn to face each other and Louis sneaks a hand on Harry's waist. "You look amazing, you know that. I could never grow tired of your face," Louis reminds him. Harry gulps, but doesn't say anything.

Louis feels Harry place his hand on Louis' forearm. The gesture made Louis' arm burn, but he welcomed it. They had been married six years now, but Louis' body hasn't grown used to the feeling of being touched by Harry.

"I could say the same for you, Lou," Harry whispers back. Louis leans forwards and connects their lips. They pull back after a moment and Harry turns, so his back is towards Louis.

"Goodnight, Gorgeous," Louis hums. He wraps his arms tightly around Harry and presses a final kiss against his neck. He hears Harry murmur something back, but Louis doesn't catch it. 

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Hey guys! I hope you're enjoying this so far! Just so you know, the even chapters are in Louis' POV and the odd chapters are in Harry's. Just wanted to clear the up! Other then that this part is dedicated to @missyoualwayslwt for the comments! Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed! ~B