Summary : Who do you think said "I love you" first ? Put your guesses and in the end let me know if you were right .

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"Can I help you cook ?" Louis asked as he followed Harry to his kitchen , "I - I'm not the best at it , but I want to help ."

"Yeah , of course ." Harry gave him a smile , "Go wash your hands , I'll get everything from the fridge ."

It was about three months after their first date , the same date they officially started dating . Harry invited Louis over to his place to spend time with him , promising dinner and ice cream .

Louis grinned and went to wash his hands , wiping them on a towel , "What do I do ?"

Harry placed everything on the countertop , then moved to take more ingredients from the storage closet , "Get the cutting board , and a knife from the first drawer ."

"What are we cooking ?" Louis asked as he placed the wooden board on the counter , then opened the drawer to take out a knife .

"Salmon , grilled potatoes and broccoli ." 

Louis scrunched his nose , "Do I have to eat the broccoli ?"

Harry smiled at his cute face , "You don't have to eat anything you don't like , baby ."

"I'll try it , I promise , I just never liked broccoli ." Louis pouted , watching as Harry unwrapped the two pieces of Salmon . Harry grabbed the knife , "I'll take care of the Salmon , you can peel the potatoes ."

Louis took the potatoes Harry took out , then grabbed the peeler . He stood next to Harry so they could share the board , furrowing his eyebrows when he couldn't figure out how the peeler worked .

"How do I do that ." He giggled quietly , Harry smiled and put the knife down , wrapping his hands around Louis' to show him , "Not so hard , is it ?"

"No ." Louis pouted , Harry leaned down and kissed his cheek , "Don't pout ."

Louis went back to peeling the potatoes , his cheeks now red with blush . Harry smiled and finished with the salmon , placing the pieces aside and washing his hands . He prepared the seasoning for the salmon and put the pieces in it , smiling when Louis said he was done with the potatoes .

"Good job , baby ." Harry threw the peeling to the bean , then took the knife to cut the potatoes , "Get the broccoli , wash it properly and bring it here , I'll cut it too ."

Louis did as told , watching as Harry cut the potatoes and broccoli . He then placed everything on an oven tray , bringing Louis closer , "Come here ." He handed him salt , pepper and paprika for the potatoes , along with a bit of oil .

"Not too much of the oil and the salt , okay ?" Harry said , keeping one arm around Louis' waist as he watched Louis' small hands . He kissed his temple , "Good , baby ." He took the tray and put it in the oven , setting the timer for twenty minutes .

Louis washed his hands and wiped them on a towel , letting out a giggle when Harry grabbed his waist and picked him up , placing him ontop of the counter . His cheeks were pink with blush , hands resting on Harry's biceps , "What's that for ?"

"Do I need a reason ?" Harry asked and leaned closer , their noses touching . Louis rubbed his nose against Harry's , "Maybe ." He teased , biting back a chuckle when Harry raised his eyebrow .

Harry leaned in and kissed him , "Is that a good enough reason ?"

Louis nodded , speechless , moving his hands to rest on Harry's cheeks as Harry kissed him again . He loved the feeling of Harry's large hands on his waist , too ; he knew he was quite small , and compared to Harry he was tiny - which he abslutely enjoyed .

They kissed for a bit , Harry pulled back and pressed a kiss to the corner of his lips . "How training with Odin going ?"

"I-It's good ." Louis nodded , slowly dropping his hands from Harry's face to his arms . "He's the best dog ever ."

"Does he know how to bite properly ?" Harry asked , Louis chuckled , "Why are you asking ?"

"Want him to protect you . Want him to bite people who get too close to you ." Harry said in a serious voice , though smiled when Louis laughed . "What's so funny ?"

"You're just silly ." Louis smiled at him , "He does know how to bite , but not aggressively . We train on biting pillows ."

"So he does know how to bite ." Harry confirmed , Louis chuckled , "He does but he's still not trained to bite properly , or let go when told to . Still have a way to go ."

"As long as in the end he'll bite people ." Harry nodded , Louis poked his dimple , "Silly ."

Harry rubbed his hands up and down his back , "How about some wine ?"

"Okay ." Louis nodded , letting Harry help him off the counter . He watched as Harry took out a bottle and two glasses , he popped the bottle open and poured two glasses  , handing one to Louis .

Louis thanked him quietly and took the glass , Harry grabbed his free hand and walked him to the table . He pulled out one chair and sat down , pulling Louis into his lap sideways .

"Cheers ." Harry held the glass up , Louis clinked their glasses together , "Cheers ."

They sipped on the wine , Harry smiled fondly at the cute face Louis pulled . He tightened his arm around his waist , "I have a question ."

"Okay ." Louis nodded .

"Will you go with me to an event next week ?" Harry asked , "There's a charity event I was invited to , and I usually send someone for me , but I thought that I can go this time , and take you with me ."

Louis smiled , his cheeks pink , "Yeah , I'd love to ." His smile then faltered a bit , "I - I uh , don't have any suits . Like , at all ."

"I'll buy you any suit you want , don't worry about it ." Harry squeezed him around the waist .

"A-And what if I don't want a suit ?" Louis' blush deepened , Harry pecked his lips quickly , "You can wear anything you want , baby ."

"I just don't want to embarrass you ." Louis said quietly , Harry frowned and shook his head , "Hey , don't ever say that . You can wear anything you want . Being with you is anything but embarrassing - in fact - I'm more than ready to show you off . Show everyone you're mine , and that I'm taken by someone as amazing as you ."

Louis bit his lower lip and nodded , "I-I'll still show you a picture of what I want to wear , okay ? It's like , checkered pants and a sweater and sneakers ."

Harry smiled and nodded , "Bet you'll look the best in it ." Then an idea popped in his head . "How about --"

He was cut off by the oven going off , Louis stood up from his lap and placed his glass on the table , Harry checked on the food , "It's ready ."

"Yay , I'm hungry ." Louis smiled and took the time to prepare the table while Harry put their food into two plates .

"You started saying something before ." Louis asked as he took utensils out of the drawer .

"Yeah , I wanted to ask if you want us to match outfits for the event ."

Louis turned to look at him with a grin , "Really ?"

"Yeah , really ." Harry smiled back and turned his attention back to their food .

"That's such a cute idea !" Louis placed the utensils on the table . "I love it , almost as much as I love you ."

Then it was silent .

Louis turned to look at Harry , seeing him standing frozen in his spot , his back still facing him .

"You what ?"

Harry slowly turned to look at Louis , his eyes wide and his expression unreadable .

"I ... what ?" Louis asked in confusion , when it dawned on him what he said . His heart dropped in his chest as Harry kept staring at him quietly , jaw slightly hung open .

Louis' heart raced in his chest , feeling it tightening when Harry kept quiet - just stood there and stared at him .

I need to go , I need to leave , I ruined it , I need to leave

His eyes stung with tears as he took a few steps back , his entire body trembled and he turned around , making a beeline to the front door and grabbing his jacket on the way .

Harry bolted right behind him , "Louis , stop . Hey - Louis ." He chased him , getting to the front door right as Louis opened it . He pressed his palm against the door and shut it , his other hand reaching to rest on Louis' cheek .

Louis whimpered and covered his face as tears ran down his cheek , "I-I'm so sorry ." He sniffled and leaned back against the door , "I'm sorry , I - I'm going home ."

"You're not going anywhere ." Harry wrapped his arms around him tightly , pressing him tightly to his chest , "Take a deep breath , baby , you're okay ." He squeezed him closer as he cried , before pulling one arm back to pull the jacket from between Louis' arms and hanging it back up .

He lowered himself and wrapped his arms around Louis' waist , "Hold onto me ." He said and scooped him up , kissing his head as he walked with him to the living room . He sat himself on the arm of the couch with Louis standing between his knees , still wrapped in his arms .

Once Louis was calm enough Harry pulled back , he kept one arm around him to keep him from trying to run away , his other hand going up to wipe his cheeks from tears , "Look at me ."

Louis bit his lower lip , but Harry was quick to pull it out from between his teeth . He looked at him with glossy eyes , Harry wrapped his free arm around his waist and kissed him , "I love you , baby ." He brought him to cuddle into his chest , "I didn't mean to take that long to answer , you just caught me off guard . I planned on telling you I love you later tonight , but you got to go first , and although I'm not complaining - you did ruin my little surprise for you ."

"I'm s-sorry I tried to leave , I just got scared when you didn't s-say anything ." Louis pulled back from the cuddle and dried his eyes and cheeks , Harry shook his head , "It's alright , baby . However , I will get you back for ruining my surprise ."

Louis cracked a smile and cuddled back into his chest , face hidden in his neck . "Don't ."

"I will ." Harry smiled softly , "Now tell me ... are you ticklish ?"

Louis' heart skipped a beat , he tried pulling back from the cuddle but Harry held him to his chest , arms tightly wrapped around him to cage him as he tickled his sides . Harry found himself smiling widely at the cute sounds of Louis' squeals and laughter , they slowly fell down on the carpeted floor as Louis kicked his feet .

Harry slowly stopped and loosened his grip around Louis , watching as the smaller one crossed his arms over his middle and panted , a wide grin permanent on his lips .

"So cute ." Harry mumbled to himself and rolled closer , lifting himself up on his arm before leaning down to kiss Louis . "I love you ."

Louis blushed softly , "I love you ."

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