Queen of curves. Look at that body, I want to bite it and kiss it at the same time. My smol, soft, fragile, delicate, cute, stunning, dainty baby. OK ANYWAY-

Y'all, the amount of research I have to do for this book is unreal. If someone checked my search history they'd think I was a criminal lmao. Apparently super rich people can buy out a hotel and the workers don't know who's staying there apart from that they're rich or famous. Justin Bieber did this ????? Pretend that's what Harry did because he obvs wouldn't want Louis staying in some shitty motel (which would be the 2nd option as lower class places would have less security and therefore wouldn't know who they were blah blah)

ANYWAYS, please enjoy this chapter as it was a long one to write!

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Harry was slow in picking himself up; he was even slower in dragging himself down the stairs

When he reached the bottom, sirens could be heard from afar and he jogged to where Zayn's rental car was parked around the corner

"Gonna tell me what the hell's happened?" Zayn quizzed, looking Harry over as he climbed into the passenger seat

"Nothing's happened" Harry stated "Just wanted some air" he muttered, folding his arms across his seat and slumping slightly

"Um, Harry" Zayn replied bluntly, starting up the car as he did so "I can literally hear the police" he said

Harry shrugged at this, unfazed "Wasn't me" he replied

Zayn scrunched his nose in confusion "Alright, what are you hiding?" He questioned

"Nothing" Harry insisted "Just leave it" he ordered

Zayn hummed "If you say so" he said "But you missed out on a lot this morning" he informed "We were tracking down any stray members of Peter's old gang that continued on the unlawful path" he explained "Anyone that we suspect to be a threat to us" he continued

"Right" Harry replied, showing his acknowledgement "And?"

"And we got a few leads" he stated "You're just in time though" he added

"For what?" Harry asked

"For me to track down Yanis" Zayn replied "Fucker has it coming, he knows more than he's letting on"

"Call that off" Harry said sharply "There's nothing that he can tell us" he promised

Zayn scoffed at this "Harry! He literally worked for the members of Peter's gang that we're tracing! He might be able to help us with-" 

"Zayn, stop" Harry ordered, cutting the man off "We're not involving him, alright?" He quizzed "He can't help us" 

Zayn furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, but shrugged in agreement "If you say so" he replied, uncertainty evident in his voice "We'll just head home and think of something else then, I guess" he concluded

"Wait" Harry said suddenly, looking out of the car window

Zayn frowned at him, glancing over "What?" He quizzed

"Do you know where we can get some ice cream?" He asked

***

When Harry got home, he was quick to  pull off his coat and shoes before striding into the shared living room of the hotel. Liam was sprawled out on the large black sofa with his laptop perched on his thighs

"The fuck have you been, mate?" He quizzed, not bothering to look at Harry

The green eyed man rolled his eyes "Out" he answered "And we're not mates" 

"Okay, bestie" Liam replied, a smile playing on his lips "Your boyfriend's in the kitchen" he stated

Harry huffed, ignoring Liam's remarks before walking through the living room and into the kitchen where Louis was sat with Niall

When Harry walked inside, Louis hardly spared him a glance, continuing his conversation with Niall as if Harry had never entered the room

"Hey, Harry" Niall said after a couple of seconds, not turning to look a the man as he continued speaking with Louis

Harry frowned "Uh, hi, Niall" he replied quietly, brows furrowing slightly "Louis?" He called gently. When the boy didn't answer, he touched Louis' shoulder "Louis?"

Louis turned to him "I'm in the middle of a conversation, Harry" he replied simply before turning back towards Niall

Harry blinked at this, looking between the pair in confusion "Niall, leave" he said after a couple of seconds. The blonde boy looked towards Harry, about to object when Harry spoke again "Now" he said firmly

When Niall left the kitchen Louis sighed, hopping down from his chair and following after him

"Baby" Harry said softly, frowning when Louis folded his arms across his small chest, blatantly ignoring the man

Harry scrunched his nose in confusion, following Louis like a lost puppy around the kitchen and through to the living room

"Hey, Louis, wait" he said, blindly following him

"So now you want to talk?" Louis questioned "I can call and text all day long and you can ignore me, but as soon as you wish for it, I have to listen?" He quizzed "That's hardly fair, Harry, and I expected better from you"

"I- um...sorry?" Harry replied in uncertainty, unsure of what to say to the boy

Louis ignored him, starting to walk away again

"Hey" Harry called softly "Louis, stop being ridiculous" he told the boy "Hey, stop" he said "Let's- let's just talk, alright? Louis?"

Louis shook his head, carrying on through the living room and up the stairs to the suites

"Louis" Harry warned "I'm not going to chase you around" he lied

"I don't want you to" Louis stated

Harry practically growled at this "Stop!" He said, jogging up the stairs to catch up with him

Louis turned around at this, looking down at Harry from his position at the top end of the staircase "Thought you weren't going to chase me" he said, tone challenging

Harry glared at him "Thought you wouldn't make me" he shot back, eyes narrowed at the boy

Louis raised an eyebrow at him "Don't look at me like that, Harry Styles, you were the one who's been ignoring me the whole day" he scolded

And if Harry was a sane man, he'd be annoyed at the tone of Louis' voice and the look in the boy's eyes. But he wasn't, and so it was made evident that he was even more attracted to Louis' defiance and he was Louis' innocence

"You're beautiful" he found himself saying

Louis' pink cheeks contradicted his glare "You're not helping yourself, Harry" he stated

"I'm trying to explain myself, if you'd just let me" Harry told him

Louis kept his brows raised and his arms folded against his chest "Go on then" he allowed

"I was- I was occupied" he stated

Louis rolled his eyes "That's not an explanation, that's an excuse" he pointed out

"I'm trying my best-" Harry argued

"It's not good enough" Louis cut him off

"I brought you ice cream" Harry tried

"I don't care" Louis told him

"Well, what do you care about, huh?" Harry quizzed "Because you don't give a damn about my reasoning, and you don't want what I brought you" he snapped "What do you care about?"

"Your safety!" Louis replied "Your promises!" He added "The fact that you said you'd let me know that you were alive every half hour and then you don't reply for almost five!" He  ranted "That's what I care about, Harry" he explained "And I'm sorry if you're not used to someone tracking you down and asking if you're safe and waiting for you to come home" he said "But that's what I'm doing" he said "Because I care about you"

Harry deflated "I'm sorry" he said softly "I didn't want to scare you, sweetheart" he promised "And you're right" he admitted "I'm not used to it" he stated "I've never had to think about anyone but myself and now I have you" he said "And I'm not used to it" he repeated "I'm sorry that my ignorance upset you" he added "It won't happen again"

Louis sighed "Where were you?" He asked, voice soft

Harry looked upwards in defeat "Just business stuff" he promised "I should have called you"

"Why did you answer when Zayn called?" Louis quizzed

"It wasn't on purpose" he promised "Just bad timing, alright?" He added gently

"Alright" Louis said finally "M'still mad that you forgot about me though" he scolded

"Sorry" Harry said again "I'm honoured that you didn't forget about me"

"Wish I could" Louis muttered

Harry was silent for a couple of seconds, looking up at Louis with wide eyes "Are you mad at me, little one?" He questioned, when Louis didn't reassure him he added "Please don't be, I'm very sorry"

"I'm not mad" Louis stated "I was worried" he corrected "I just- you scared me, you don't understand" he said "I-I was pacing in the living room for so long we may get charged for wearing away the flooring"

Harry chuckled softly "My sweet angel" he said softly "Can you come here, sweetheart?" He asked, holding his arms out for the boy "My lovely Louis" he whispered once the boy was finally in his arms "I never meant to scare you, I hope you know that" he said "Time passed without me realising it"

Louis hummed softly, cheeks flushed "You know, it took every inch of self control to not tackle you for a hug as soon as I heard you walk through the door" he said "I was so relieved"

Harry sighed softly, giving Louis a comforting squeeze. For once, there was someone who he didn't want to leave at home waiting. There was someone worth coming home to. There was someone worth living for

***

It was only the next day when Zayn finally got a break through on the local security camera's, spotting Yanis three times in the city centre before he ventured off into a side street to take a call. Zayn smiled to himself before jogging down the stairs and into the living room with his laptop in hand

"Liam, I got a lead on Yanis- oh, uh- hi Harry" Zayn started, cutting himself off when he saw the boss besides Liam at the table "I mean, uh- Liam, come here and we can discuss the uh... grocery shopping for-"

"Hold on a second" Harry said quickly, holding up his hands for silence "I thought I told you not to look into Yanis"

Zayn scratched his head awkwardly "We're not" he lied

Harry raised an eyebrow at him "Don't lie to me, Zayn" he said firmly "It breaks my trust, and you know that I trust you more than anything" he reminded

Zayn squirmed at this uncomfortably, not wanting to lie to his best friend "I uh-" he cut himself off, coughing awkwardly "I didn't particularly track him down" he defended "I was just looking into his phone" he admitted, placing his laptop down on the coffee table and folding his arms across his chest

Harry's expression hardened "I specifically asked you not to do that, Zayn" he said

"Why not?" Liam questioned, a confused expression forming on his face as he walked over to Zayn "Aren't we supposed to be finding out who tried to murder us back home?" He questioned

"Well, yes but-"

"Then Yanis can surely help" Zayn cut in "Right?" He quizzed

"No!" Harry exclaimed "We don't need him to help us" he stated

"But he could" Liam insisted "You have him wrapped around your little finger"

Zayn scrunched his nose at this "What is that supposed to mean?" He questioned 

"Nothing!" Harry said quickly "That's a complete lie" he defended

Zayn blinked a couple of times in confusion before regaining his thoughts "Nevertheless, we should be trying to find him" he said

"No!" Harry snapped "We need to track down the ex- gang members that you've already found and then we check out the warehouse that Paul found" he finalised

"What we need to do is talk to Yanis Gerard" Liam said firmly "Or don't you care about what he knows?" He quizzed

"Yanis knows nothing" Harry snapped "It's futile to chase that up"

"Zayn, get a lead on him" Liam told the man

"I said, no" Harry replied firmly, glaring at Liam immediately

Zayn frowned at this "You're seriously not going to follow up what he knows?" He quizzed "Harry, it's dangerous to let him get away"

"Drop it!" Harry ordered

"We need to get a location on him now" Liam cut in

"No, we don't" Harry snapped

"For God's sake, Harry, I'm tracking down his cell location" Zayn stated, pulling his phone from his pocket "We need to find him"

"Don't you dare" Harry shouted at the two men "I said leave it, so leave it" he ranted "I'm the one in charged around here and I said we're not tracking him down"

"What, so just because you sleep with him it allows him to get off free?" Liam quizzed, tone snappy and annoyed

Louis practically flinched at Liam's words "You what?" He quizzed, looking at Harry with disappointed blue eyes

Zayn blinked at this, shocked at Liam's words "Harry, please tell me that you didn't" he said, appalled

"I-it's not like that" Harry said quickly

"Holy shit, Harry, is that where you were?" Niall questioned, finally speaking up from his position at the table as he blinked at the man in shock

"No!" Harry shouted quickly "Fucking hell, of course not!"

"Then where were you?" Liam interrogated "And why the hell are you defending Yanis?" He asked angrily

"Please tell me that you weren't with him" Zayn said to Harry who tensed "God, what's wrong with you?" He asked

"What's wrong with him is that his dick is doing all of the thinking" Liam said firmly

"That is not true!" Harry cut him off

"Then why did you sleep with him-?" Liam asked

"I didn't" Harry defended

"Ever" Liam finished

"Well- I uh-" Harry stuttered out, unsure of what to say

"Oh my god" Zayn snapped "That's fucking disgusting" he stated

Niall glared at Harry "Was this last time you were in France?" He quizzed "You flew without us so that you could get up to your old little rendezvous?"

"No!" Harry yelled "Shut up"

"And now?" Zayn quizzed "You didn't do that just now, right behind our backs?"

"Of course not, for fuck sake, I already said no!" Harry shouted

"So then, you won't mind if we track him and ask him ourselves?" Liam asked

"Don't!" Harry exclaimed quickly

"Why the hell not?" Zayn finally screamed, shocking the entire room

"Because I said so!" Harry yelled right back

"What the fuck are you hiding from us?" Zayn shouted, his anger surprising the boys

"I'm not hiding anything" Harry said firmly, voice still raised "It's none of your fucking business" he snapped "Yanis won't be giving us any trouble from now on so just fucking drop it!"

"How can you be so sure?" Zayn quizzed in frustration

"Because I fucking killed him!" Harry finally roared

His words were met with silence and surprised stares. Zayn blinked a couple of times in shock, brows furrowing as he took a step closer to Harry

"You what?" He questioned, voice low

"I killed him" Harry answered, breathing heavily

Liam blinked at this, face softening "Y-you just killed him?" He repeated and Harry nodded "What, like- just now?" He quizzed

Harry nodded again, letting out a long sigh "I shot him" he said quietly "He's dead"

"Why?" Liam quizzed

"I had to" Harry answered "You may not have realised, but I knew straight away that he was the only one alive who saw us in Paris and he knew that we'd be back in England as soon as we'd killed whoever we thought were the remaining members" 

"God" Niall muttered in realisation "Of course" 

Zayn sighed softly "Fuck" he mumbled, walking over to Harry "I'm sorry, man" he said, wrapping his arms around the taller man and giving him a gentle hug which Harry accepted "I had no idea" he admitted, rubbing the mans back softly before pulling away "I know that he was... a friend to you" 

"Was" Harry repeated "No friend of mine would put the people I care for in danger" he stated "He told the gang what day we left and that we were the ones who killed those men"

"Fuck" Zayn repeated, placing a hand on Harry's shoulder "Did he tell you how many of them there were?" He asked

"He said fifteen" Harry answered

Liam furrowed his brows "Do you believe him?" He asked

"He had no reason to lie" Harry replied "Not this time"

"He didn't have reason the first time" Liam stated "God, why did he lie?"

Harry smiled softly "He was in love with me" he answered "Maybe not now, but back then" he explained "He was jealous" he added "I broke him, like I did all people" he said "Not to mention he was probably being threatened by Peter's gang" 

Zayn sighed once more "So what do we do?" He asked "Do we trust him?" He quizzed

"Don't have to" Harry told them "I took his phone" he said, pulling the item from his pocket and handing it to Zayn "We'll see  any contacts or connections that he has"

"You were going to do this by yourself?" Liam questioned

Harry shrugged "I had to make it right" he said "I was the one who fucked it in the first place"

"No you weren't" Liam told him "Yanis seemed genuine, anyone would have believed him"

"But this was me" Harry replied "I knew him" he reminded "I knew him better than most would, and I still fell for his lies"

Zayn shook his head "No matter" he said quickly "What's done is done" he added "Let's look into that phone, alright?" He quizzed, holding out his hand

Harry smiled at him, handing Zayn the phone; eyes full of trust "Alright" he repeated softly. When he'd finally handed over the phone, he looked over to Louis who had been sat next to Niall silently the whole time. He walked over slowly "You alright, baby?" He asked tentatively

Louis nodded slightly, hardly meeting Harry's eyes "Yeah, fine" he promised "Just going to take a breather" he added, standing up abruptly

"I'll come with you-" 

"No" Louis said quickly, cutting Harry off "They need you" he stated with a shrug "You should just stay here and figure everything out with them"

Harry blinked at this, frowning slowly "Uh, okay" he replied slowly "Yeah, alright" he agreed "As long as you're okay" he added "Don't go far"

"Yeah, I won't" Louis said shortly before walking the length of the room, slipping on a jacket and leaving the hotel room with his key-card in hand

Harry eyes trailed after him, tilting his head slightly "Liam" he called, causing the boy to look up "Follow him" he ordered "And for God's sake, redeem yourself for blurting that shit about Yanis and make sure he knows that nothing happened between us"

Liam stood up quickly "You want me to follow him?" He checked

"Yes" Harry said sharply "And quickly, before you lose him" he demanded "Go speak to him, smooth things over" he said

"Yeah, alright" Liam agreed easily "And, Harry?" He called once he'd grabbed a thin black coat from the arm chair. Harry looked up expectantly, brows raised "M'sorry about blurting that" he added "Just came out, I didn't mean to hurt either of you"

Harry nodded in understanding "Then go fix it" he said finally, waving at Liam dismissively

He sighed once Liam nodded and left the building following Louis

"Harry" Zayn said after a couple of seconds, gaining the green eyed man's attention "You sure you want to do this?" He questioned, looking through Yanis' phone with an uneasy frown on his face

"Why?" Harry quizzed

Zayn pulled a face "Think we got more than we bargained for" he admitted "Look at this"

Wow this was a long time coming, huh?

Plus an iconic cliffhanger, signature me

Questions: 

What's on Yanis' phone? 

Why did Louis leave? 

The Larry fight? Thoughts and ideas? Who was right, who was wrong? 

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