"Hey Lou, would you mind coming into the office tonight, before we finalise your offer. Can you make it around 6?" Louis gets a message from Harry that morning before he heads into work.

Louis has been speaking to Noah non stop via text and even letting Harry and Scott in a lot more. They've been calling every night to say goodnight and chat about their days and Louis has come out of his shell more and more, allowing himself to feel some happiness. He's been pushing away the guilt and Louis knows it's going to come to a head soon but he won't think of that at all. He's falling more and more for Harry and Scott and it's scary, yet so exciting.

When he gets the message from Harry though, he gets a weird feeling in his stomach and he can't shake it, he's worried.

"Sure, I won't make it by 6 because I don't finish until then, I'll be there by 6:30 if that's ok?" Louis texts back.

"That's fine, see you then" Harry replies back.

Louis finds the message a little cold but tries to push it aside, he has to psych himself up for his check in with Dan and Jax today. They haven't actually added to his bruises for two days and Louis is thankful, his rib is still causing him some real pain and it needs more time to heel.

Louis new his luck wouldn't last though and this morning as he enters Dan's office, he sees Jax isn't there, Dan is talking to Rhys and they both smirk at him as he walks in.

"Shut the door" Dan instructs forcefully.

Louis does what he's told uneasily.

"Louis, as you know, we've been watching you very closely the last few weeks. And we've agreed that we think it's time to let you do your first design" Dan says.

Louis thought he would be more excited about what Dan is telling him, he thought he would be so happy. Instead he's filled with dread and wants to leave the office straight away.

He doesn't answer before Rhys and Dan are moving towards him, Louis backs up as far as he can but they follow him, slowly, slight smirks on their faces. Until they have him pinned against the wall.

"There is a slight catch though" Dan says with a chuckle as he and Rhys move further into his space.

"What?" Louis asks in a whisper.

"Nothing comes for free Louis, you must know that, I've been admiring you from my very first day and Dan and Jax have made it perfectly clear to me how attractive they find you" Rhys says and his tone causes an uneasy shudder to make its way down Louis spine.

Rhys then reaches out and starts caressing Louis arm and Dan's fingers trace over Louis thigh gently.

"Stop" Louis says as he tries to move forward only to be caught in Dan and Rhys arms, holding him back.

"Not so fast there Lou" Dan says.

"We know you want to start drawing and this is the way you're going to get what you want" Rhys tells him, in a lust filled voice.

"I think you'd much prefer this arrangement then my fist, wouldn't you Louis" Dan says as he grabs Louis hair tightly in his fist and pulls his head back by his hair. Louis hisses at the pain.

"Come on Lou, we know you want this too, we've seen how you look at us. Dan says and he moves his hand to Louis crotch and palms him.

Tears spring to Louis eyes and he tries to wriggle free of their hold.

Louis is scared shitless, his heart is beating a million miles an hour and he feels so dirty. He doesn't want this, he needs to get out of this office.

"Stop struggling" Rhys tells him harshly.

"We're going to give you until tomorrow to think about our offer. We won't be offering it again, so I would be thinking carefully if I were you" Dan says as he rubs Louis harder.

"And here's something to remember if you're thinking of refusing" Rhys said and his fist goes into Louis stomach and he then punches Louis directly in his kidney which causes Louis to cry out in pain.

"Get the fuck out of our sight, you can sit in the corner facing the window for the rest of the day, and we expect an answer in the morning" Dan tells him.

Rhys then gives him a final shove towards the door, Louis heads to the corner and does what he's told. He lets a tear slip though and wipes it away quickly. He feels so lost and like something bad is about to happen, he feels violated and he knows he's not coming into work tomorrow, he will be quitting no matter what happens with Harry and Scott tonight, he can't shake the feeling that something is wrong.

When Louis makes it to Harry and Scott's office that night, his back is killing him, he feels exhausted and so over everything.

"Hey baby" Scott greets him with a kiss, when he makes it out of the lift.

"Hi" Louis says, he's thankful Scott is still calling him baby, he doesn't look angry but Louis knows somethings up.

"Are you okay?" Scott asks as he leads Louis back to their office, noticing Louis looks so drained and is limping ever so slightly.

There is no one else around, everyone gone home for the night.

"I'm fine, just really tired" Louis tells him.

They reach the office and Scott gestures Louis inside, Harry is waiting for them and is looking through his computer. When he sees Louis his smile is so bright Louis can't help but smile back.

"Hi darling" Harry says as he moves towards Louis and kisses him.

"Hi" Louis replies.

"You look a bit sick Lou, are you okay?" Harry asks as he feels Louis forehead.

"Yeah I'm fine" Louis tells him.

Harry looks to Scott and back to Louis, concern on his face.

"Is everything okay with my application? Is there something wrong?" Louis asks, changing the subject, the last thing he needs is for them to bring up his rib.

Harry and Scott sigh,

"Come take a seat Lou" Scott says.

Harry and Scott's office is intimidating, its massive with floor to ceiling windows and two beautiful drawing desks on either side of the room. They have a small library with a comfy couch near the window, and their own kitchenette and bathroom as well. There is a single seat opposite a big mahogany desk and Louis hesitates as he sits down.

"What's happened?" Louis asks.

Harry sits behind the desk and Scott sits facing Louis leaning on the front of the desk. They are both so beautiful and exude power.

"Remember how we told you Smith and Leon won the tender for the Inlet Wharf" Harry begins.

"Yeah" Louis says.

"You told us you didn't know anything about the tender" Scott says his voice kind.

"I...I don't, I mean I didn't" Louis says uneasy.

"Well, can you explain this for us?" Harry asks, his tone is not angry, Louis can sense some slight disappointment but it's not accusatory.

Louis is shocked when Harry pulls out his drawing he made up of the wharf.

"That's my drawing" Louis says.

Harry and Scott look towards each other before looking back to Louis.

"Your drawing?" Scott asks for clarification.

"Yeah, how did you get that one, I didn't have it in my folio" Louis says.

"It was amongst your drawings you brought in on the day of your interview" Harry tells Louis.

"Oh? I must have forgotten to take it out, I know it's not my best work but don't hold it against me" Louis says with a slight chuckle.

"So you're telling us you drew this" Harry asks.

"Of course I drew it, what has this got to do with the tender?" Louis asks confused.

"Louis, this Is the drawing that Smith and Leon won the tender with" Scott tells Louis.

Louis feels like a bottle of ice water has just been poured on top of him.

"What?" Louis asks breathlessly.

"The drawings were released today and we remembered seeing them before, we looked through your folio and found the exact same one.

"So you're accusing me of stealing their work?" Louis practically yells.

"What?" Harry and Scott ask but Louis is borderline panicking.

"I didn't steal their work, I submitted that to Dan and he laughed in my face and told me I would never make it in the industry, he told me it was crap. I swear I didn't steal it from them, all my work is mine, I drew it I swear" Louis says as he tries to breathe. 

"Louis, darling just breathe" Scott tries.

"No, just, god, I knew this was to good to be true, I was so stupid" Louis says as he gets up out of the chair.

"Lou, just relax for us" Harry tries.

"No, I can't believe you thought I did something like that, you thought my drawings couldn't have been mine because they were actually good?" Louis says in disbelief.

"No, Louis, we" Scott tries.

"Save it Scott, I don't want to hear it, I've had a fucked day and this is just the cherry on top" Louis says. He grabs his bag and goes to head out.

"Louis wait... please" Harry calls after him.

"Just leave me alone" Louis says defeated and he rushes out of the office wanting to get home as soon as possible.