At this point, Louis was wheezing as if he was about to die any second. He had not expected to be this worn-out already and they still had at least twenty more freaking boxes to carry upstairs. Right now, he was reconsidering having friends and doing them favours. A life as a loner isolated from everyone in peace and well-rested sounded tempting when he looked up the three flights of stairs.

"Why would you get a flat on the third floor without an elevator?" Louis whined washed out.

While Sean and Liam ignored his whining, Jonah was quite literally dying next to him. "I was asking myself the same thing".

"Maybe you're just both old" Niall passed them, snickering evilly.

"Or your stamina isn't as good as you thought" Aria threw in.

"Oh, my stamina is perfect for the right kind of activity, thanks. No need to worry about that" Louis winked exaggeratedly at her, pinching Harry's bum because he walked past him right in time.

"Louis!" Harry squeaked giggly, skipping away from him.

"God, that took a wrong turn pretty fast" Àmbar commented way too unimpressed, panting just as heavily as Jonah and Louis.

"Your girlfriend is at fault for this. She had to mention Louis' stamina. It went wrong from there" Niall blamed Aria alone.

"Nothing's wrong with talking about stamina. Nothing sexual about that if you're pure-minded" Àmbar took her side immediately.

"Well, you're not and Louis isn't either. What a shock" Niall just left with his moving box up the stairs as if it was nothing.

"Watch out, Joey. Nialler seems to have tons of stamina. Looks like he could go on for ages" Louis couldn't help himself.

"I'm too exhausted to punch you but I will get you for that later, Tommy. Better watch out" Jonah threatened him beat.

"Oh, I'm so scared" Louis sniggered cockily.

When the last box was finally inside the flat everyone fell down on couches, chairs or just the floor with some cold drinks in hand. It was astounding how much stuff five guys could have who had never lived on their own. Three of them hadn't even possessed more than a bed and a shelf to take with them. Astonishing.

But as exhausted as he was, Louis was also really happy. This day had given him the opportunity to see three of his former friends again and fix things, explain that he had never meant to abandon them and how much he had missed them. Luckily, they had missed him just as much and were looking forward to seeing him here more often now that Sean and he were best friends again.

Seeing Aidan, Ethan and Alec again was the best thing that had happened today. The worst thing was seeing Max, Harry's ex-boyfriend. Rationally, Louis knew he had no reason to be jealous but he didn't like to see them together and be all close and cosy. He wouldn't bring that up though. No, that would be suicide. He knew what Harry would tell him. There was no reason to be jealous and maybe Louis should remind himself of that a few more times so he would get that into his head. But seeing them talk just made him panic and he couldn't help it. Louis was wondering if Harry was feeling the same way about Alec being here. But then again, Alec and Louis hadn't even exchanged a single word without someone else around. And they've never been boyfriends.

A strong punch to his shoulder pulled him out of his doubts and back into the moment. A moment full of pain in his shoulder. He let out a pained hiss and glared after a fleeing Jonah. "Oh, you're so done, Williams. You're gonna die!".

Ready to kill his best friend, Louis jumped to his feet and ran after Jonah, totally ignoring everyone watching them in amusement and some in wonderment and confusion. Sprinting through the whole six-room flat, Louis saw how Jonah locked himself in the bathroom. Pounding on the door like a maniac, Louis screamed through the door. "You're such a coward. Hiding away won't save you this time. I know where you live, Jonah. I will get you!".

Letting Jonah be a coward, for now, Louis walked into the empty kitchen to get another drink. As soon as he had opened the fridge someone stepped into the kitchen. Closing the fridge again, Louis was met with Max inspecting him. "You're Louis, right?".

"Depends on who is asking" Louis leaned back against the fridge.

"I'm asking. So?" Max looked so damn neutral and cold.

"Depends. What do you want?" Louis eyed him up and down, testing if Max could take a joke the right way.

The corner of Max's mouth twitched in amusement but he tried to school his face. "I only wanna talk. Am I free to talk?".

"Talk as much as you want. The question should have been if I'm gonna listen to you. You really need to work on your questions" Louis knew he should be civil and mature for once but he simply wasn't and would never be. Being sassy was like breathing.

To his surprise, Max snorted out a laugh at that and his whole neutral behaviour crumbled down. "I see why Harry loves you. You are quite cheeky. This is exactly what he always wanted and what he needs to balance him out. Or not?".

"I prefer the word sassy" Louis clicked with his tongue. "Wait, did Harry tell you we're ...?".

"What do you think we talked about this whole time? Us? Good joke. He was only talking about you. It would be annoying if it wasn't that cute. You make him really happy" Max leaned against the counter now, being a lot more open and relaxed.

"Well, I'm trying" Louis felt himself starting to blush.

"You're doing a great job. Don't worry. I've never seen him this happy, with no one. The way he talks about you ... it's disgustingly cute and fond and urgh. But he also mentioned quite a lot of jealousy in your past" Max went on with whatever he was doing. "On both sides".

"What does that concern you?" Louis knitted his eyebrows together in suspicion.

"I just know jealousy can ruin a lot and make people blind to see what they have ...".

"Thanks for the lesson but we're not blind or anything" Louis cut him off, not understanding what his deal was. "We trust each other and the jealousy is mostly in the past".

"No reason to get upset, Louis. All I wanted was to assure you that there is no reason to be worried. Despite our friends joking about this, Harry and I are not reuniting or anything. I don't want him back and he doesn't want me back. We were never like you. We never had what you have" Max explained himself and his intentions. "What I'm trying to say is, I really want us to get along because we might see each other every now and then from now on. You never have to doubt my intentions. He's just my friend".

"Oh" Louis was lost for words. "Um ...".

"Here you are. Sebas and Donny are looking for you, Max" Harry's voice startled both of them. Louis looked up right in time to see Harry taking in the scene he walked in on.

"Oh, I see you've met my soulmate. Whoops, I meant boyfriend" Harry giggled charmingly while he was approaching Louis. "Hi".

"Hey, Baby" Louis wrapped an arm around Harry's waist.

"I've missed you. Jonah came back but I couldn't see you" Harry pouted like a toddler and Louis just wanted to kiss him.

"I've been gone for what? Ten minutes? Am I not allowed to be alone for that long?" Louis quirked an eyebrow up at him, cringing at his own words but he really only meant it as a joke.

"Of course, you are!" Harry's eyes grew so huge. Louis loved to see that. "I was only wondering where you are".

"I was talking to your friend" Louis replied simply.

"But what about me? Since when is he more important than me?" Harry wailed plaintively.

"No one is more important than you, Haz" Louis stroked over Harry's jawline tenderly. "But we were getting to know each other here. Do you not want me to get along with your friends?".

At that, Harry looked over at Max, who was only watching them with an unreadable expression on his face. "Of course, I'd want that but I also don't care if you like him or not. He's not Niall".

"Wow, I feel the love, H. Thanks" Max clicked with his tongue.

"Sorry but it's true" Harry looked unapologetic at him. "You two don't get along I would just ... It wouldn't matter. He's my boyfriend. My so ... my sunshine. I'd always choose him over anyone".

"Me too, Haz" Louis pressed a light kiss underneath Harry's ear, absolutely overwhelmed by Harry's statement.

"I swear, you two are disgusting" Max gagged at the scene.

"No, just in love" Harry stared deeply into Louis' eyes.

"Disgusting" Max repeated but they didn't care.

"I love you, Haz" Louis caressed his cheek softly.

"And I love you, Lou" Harry pulled him closer to his chest.

"And I'm out".

Blocking everything and everyone else out, they kissed each other right there and Louis forgot why he has ever been worried about anyone taking Harry away from him. He might haven't been serious about it but Harry was right. They were soulmates. Louis could feel it. There was something strong and powerful between them. Something words could never describe. Maybe he was blinded by his own feelings and this would wash off but he was doubting it. What they had was special and incomparable.

Deciding they had to be civil and social for a while again, the two of them walked back over to their friends. Sitting down next to Jonah, Louis dragged Harry with him, causing him to end up on his lap. All loved-up and woozy, Louis even spared Jonah for now. He looked miserable enough without Louis getting revenge. He kept stealing glances at Niall, who was doing the same thing but their eyes never met. It was driving Louis crazy and it reminded him that he and Harry had a mission.

So far, they had managed to keep Alec and Jonah away from each other but if Louis was being honest with himself, Jonah didn't look as if he was actually about to ask him out today anyway. A part of Louis wanted to smack them against the back of both of their heads and just tell them it was mutual right here and now but he knew he shouldn't do that. They needed to work this out on their own. With a little bit of help from their best friends.

Apart from thoughts about his friends' messed-up love life, there was something else going through his mind for a while life and today had really cemented that initial plan of his. He fully wanted to stand on his own and felt like he could do this now.

That thought kept circling around in his head even when he and Harry had long left to spend the rest of the day together and relax from this exhausting moving day. Harry had pestered him forever with the wish of spending a nice little cliché dinner date together at his favourite restaurant. And if Louis said forever he meant for a total of two days and who was Louis to say no to his gorgeous boyfriend?!

So, that's how they ended up in a small and homey-looking nice restaurant at the edge of town, close to the bus station luckily. It smelled absolutely delicious in here and Louis loved this place already. Somehow it suited Harry perfectly.

"You're so deep in thoughts, Lou. What's on your mind?" Harry asked him when they had placed their orders.

"Do you remember that I told my mum that I can't come back home because I wanna be on my own now?" Louis decided to just let him in on his thought process. Harry nodded in confirmation. "Lately, I realised how I actually meant that. I mean, in which way. It's not just about going home. It's also about being my own persona and living my own life. I've been thinking about getting my own flat to fully stand on my own two feet from now on".

"You wanna move out of the house?" Harry hooked surprised.

"Yes. I feel like my stay there is over. I'm not lost and abandoned anymore but some other people might be. Someone else could need my place right now while I don't need it anymore. It's just ... I'm on a good way and I have a job that I love. Maybe even a second one soon and uni is going great. Liam and Sean moving out and in together kind of made me realise that it's time for me too to get my own place" Louis explained himself calmly.

"Louis, I ..." Harry was interrupted by their food arriving but as soon as the waiter was gone Harry's focus was back on him. "Lou, I'm so proud of you. This is amazing. If you feel like you're ready for this then you should definitely go for it. I will always be right by your side to support you through everything".

"Thank you, Haz. This really means a lot to me. Your support is the most important thing to me and I couldn't do it without ...".

"You could and you can and you will, Lou" Harry contradicted him softly but surely. "You're a very strong person and you can do anything. You can achieve whatever you want, Love".

"But the same goes for you, Baby. Whatever you wanna be or do you will be able to fulfil your dreams and I will always be there to support you through it" Louis countered moved.

"Looks like we make quite the pair" Harry grinned blushingly.

"That we do" Louis raised his glass to them.

"You're getting your own flat," Harry said disbelievingly.

"It feels unreal. Fortunately, I have time to find the best flat for me" Louis let that thought finally fully sink in. There was one huge problem with his plan though. "I'm gonna starve to death".

"I'm sure you won't ...".

"I can't even cook noodles without setting the kitchen on fire. How am I supposed to survive longer than a week? Guess it's gonna be cereal and frozen pizza for me from now on til forever" Louis announced dramatically but it was the truth. He was a shit cook.

"I won't let that happen, Lou. I guess I have to come around pretty often to feed you like a little baby" Harry teased him lovingly.

"You will regret ever saying that. You better watch out" Louis warned him playfully. "But I will definitely take you up on that offer even though there might be a problem".

"And that would be?" Harry rested his chin on his hands.

"I won't ever let you go again after one proper meal for me".

The words were out in the open and Louis knew Harry could feel the deeper meaning behind them. It was an offer, an invitation without officially being one because Louis was scared shitless to ask his question out loud even though he has been dreaming about that possible outcome of his near future. It might be too soon.

"Well ..." Harry purposely dragged out his answer because he was evil. "Then I might have to occupy your bed every other night".

"Sounds tempting" Louis gulped tensely. "You might even get a drawer or two but I draw the line at the bathroom".

"Oh yeah? In which way? Am I not allowed to use it or take over your entire space? What if I get dirty and need a shower?" Harry cocked an eyebrow up challengingly.

"I really don't have money to waste so much water on some guest. You will have to share the shower with me when I'm in. I'm sorry" Louis levelled him down unapologetic.

"How inconvenient. Sounds like I might need a towel or two just in case. Do I get a toothbrush?"Harry grinned crookedly at him.

"That goes too far. No way, Mister" Louis shook his head vividly.

"Then you have to deal with my morning breath" Harry shrugged and leaned back in his chair.

"Who said you could stay til morning?" Louis threw him a funny look, his stomach feeling funny.

"I did. It could be nice for you" Harry didn't back down.

"Enlighten me" Louis breathed out dramatically.

"Ever heard of 'the early bird gets the wood on'? I'm definitely an early bird and like to get the wood on" Harry licked his lips.

"Sounds more like a threat to me"Louis felt his dick react to this.

"You got that right" Harry winked exaggeratedly. "How does homemade breakfast sound? Threatening enough?".

"Only if I can do the washing up. You're not supposed to do everything alone. Sharing is caring, Haz" Louis completely switched the mood.

"Fine, okay. And if you give me your spare set of keys I could go over to yours and make lunch or dinner for when you come home every other day when I'm not working" Harry looked shy out of the sudden, blushing adorably.

"You really don't need to do that, Baby" Louis dropped the game facade to make sure Harry understood how serious he was.

"I know but I love to be domestic" Harry blushed even redder.

"Is that so?" Louis' heart fluttered dangerously.

"Yes. I'm a good housewife to keep around" Harry nodded way too eager to be counted as normal.

"This sounds like you're trying to sell yourself to me with your amazing household skills" Louis tilted his head aside.

"Maybe" Harry murmured quietly.

"Haz, you really don't need to do this. Even if you were the laziest person on this planet I'd still want you" Louis grabbed his hand over the table and squeezed it tightly. Harry started beaming at that. "But we all know that's me. Sorry".

"I don't care. I'll happily clean up your mess for you" Harry sighed out so dreamily it made Louis' head feel dizzy.

"You're really something, Haz. And I love you for it" Louis just knew he had that stupidly fond look on his face. "But I don't know about you ... this conversation has weirdly turned me on".

"Not weird. Being domestic gets me hard" Harry admitted so bluntly but he looked so innocent and vulnerable right now.

"Well, looks like the same goes for me. This is all your fault and you need to do something about this situation" Louis licked over his bottom lip slowly, staring atHarry.

"Maybe we should pay" Harry cleared his throat squirmy.

"Your best idea so far".

Waving the waiter over, Louis paid for them against Harry's protest before they quickly headed out and toward the bus station. On the bus, they sat close together with Louis' arm around Harry's shoulders. Arousal was already running through their veins, which made this the longest bus ride they'd ever been on.

Totally riled up already, they reached the house and sprinted upstairs to Harry's room. While walking inside Louis' phone vibrated with a new notification. It was an email. Although he really wanted to get Harry naked as quickly as possible Louis found it in himself to open the email and it was the right decision.

"Baby" Louis brought out, staring down at his phone.

"What is it, Lou?" Harry sounded concerned.

"I got the job" Louis looked up at him, happiness breaking through.

"That's bloody amazing! I'm so happy for you, Louis!" Harry exclaimed in pure joy, picking Louis up and twirling them around.

"Fuck, I can't believe this. I'm really gonna coach children and teach them to play footie" Louis breathed out in disbelief.

"I knew you could do it. This job is made for you. I'm so proud of you, Sunshine" Harry peppered his face with tiny kisses.

"Thanks, Baby" Louis was smiling so wide. "Am I getting a reward for being so amazing? A bit of attention to some needy parts?".

"Believe me, you will get rewarded for this, Lou".

With that, they started snogging heavily and stumbled down on the bed, hands touching everywhere they could reach. Clothes were ripped off and love bites were sucked into milky skin. By now, Louis was painfully hard and Harry hovering above him wasn't helping the situation. He looked so eatable like this.

Unlike every other time they had made out like this, none of them made a move to suck the other off. Teasingly, Louis let his fingers wander down to Harry's hole but his hand got slapped away immediately. Blinking at Harry in confusion, he was met with a determined face.

"No touching, Lou. You're gonna lay back and relax while you watch the show. This is all about you tonight. Let me give you your reward" Harry lightly pushed him back down onto his back right by the headboard of the bed.

Louis was about to reply something, anything really but all the air was sucked out of his lungs when Harry started to finger himself right in front of Louis. One of Harry's fingers was disappearing slowly in Harry himself, who was hovering over Louis' waist. It looked so sinful and hot that it made Louis' dick twitch in pure anticipation. With two fingers in, Harry started to scissor himself open but holding himself up like this was taking a toll on him.

Unexpectedly, Harry switched his position and presented his bum shamelessly to Louis, who started to feel light-headed at the sight of Harry kneeling on his hands and knees over him. Like this, Louis could perfectly watch Harry's fingers work himself open and it was fascinating to watch. All of this was too much for him. He just had to touch himself now. He had managed to restrain from that until now.

But as soon as he wrapped his hand around himself Harry smacked his hand away. While inserting a third finger inside of himself Harry lowered his head down and teased Louis' tip with his tongue and that was just too much to handle. How was this real life? Was this boy even real? Louis had his doubts.

"Haz, stop or I'm gonna come" Louis warned his boyfriend.

"Then come, Lou" Harry only sucked harder on his tip.

"Fuck" Louis hissed and squeezed his eyes shut while coming hard into Harry's mouth.

Coming down from his high, Louis was once again hit with the sight of Harry fingering himself right in front of his face. Trying to grasp the situation, he realised Harry was still sucking on his dick gently, which was a bit uncomfortable because he was sensitive now but it wasn't unpleasant. He could feel himself still being totally turned on by everything. The sounds Harry was making went straight to Louis' dick, making it harden again.

Mesmerized by Harry, Louis leaned up a bit and licked over Harry's stretched-open rim, earning a loud moan from him. Grabbing him by the waist, Louis pushed his tongue inside of Harry right next to his three fingers. This lured more moans out of him. Louis was tempted to make him come like this. So, he fully started to tongue-fuck his boyfriend, who had retreated his own fingers to steady himself. This turned on and close to the edge, Harry wasn't able to suck Louis off anymore, which was a relief. He couldn't come three times today.

"Come on, Baby. Let go and come for me" Louis purred, knowing Harry was literally on the edge of coming.

Only a second later, Harry came hard onto Louis' chest. Worn out, Harry slammed down with his head right between Louis' legs. Panting heavily, Harry pushed himself back up and turned around to Louis with flushed cheeks and blown pupils. He looked already so wrecked but apparently, he wasn't done yet. Quickly, he grabbed the condom lying next to him, tore it open and put it on Louis' dick, making him moan in surprise. Lubing Louis' dick up painfully slow, Harry positioned himself on top of Louis and sank down on his dick in one swift motion, making both of them moan out at the feeling. Securely seated on top of Louis, Harry leaned down and connected their lips in a sloppy kiss.

"How are you liking your reward, Lou?" Harry asked sexily when he started to move his hips in figure-eights slowly.

"It's mind-blowing. You feel so good, Haz" Louis moaned out in pure pleasure, his hands tightly gripping onto Harry's hips.

"You also feel so good inside of me. I can feel you so deep, Lou" Harry let him know hotly, starting to bounce up and down.

"Shit, I'm already too close" Harry's words were affecting him.

"Me too" Harry panted out, growing tired on top of him. "Lou, fuck me. Please".

Securing his hands on Harry's love handles, Louis repositioned him a bit to change the angle. This caused Harry to drop down a bit and steady himself with his hands on Louis' shoulders, faces so close they were panting into each other's mouths. At a fast pace, Louis fucked up into Harry, hitting his prostate dead on every time. Thrusting as hard and fast as possible from this angle, Louis drove them so fast to the edge. In sync, both of them came with a cry of the other's name. Totally smashed, Harry collapsed on top of him and Louis pulled out of him as gentle as possible.

"Best reward I've ever gotten" Louis whispered exhausted, stroking some hair out of Harry's face." You're my reward, Baby".

"I love you" Harry kissed Louis on his chest right over his heart.

"And I love you" Louis kissed the top of his head. "But we should clean ourselves a bit, don't you think?".

"Can't move" Harry mumbled into his chest.

Louis only smiled at that and helped carry lay down on the bed right next to him. He looked so wrecked that Louis wasn't sure if he was even mentally here right now. With a towel, Louis cleaned them both up quickly before climbing back into bed with Harry, who directly cuddled up to him and looked at him with clear and focused eyes, so endlessly beautiful.

"You should know, I've never come twice in one night. You make me feel so much, Haz. It's everything" Louis revealed to him.

"I've also never done that before with anyone. I don't know what came over me. I've never been so ... purposely dirty" Harry turned so charmingly red in the face.

"You can be whatever you wanna be with me, Haz. Whenever you feel like it. Don't overthink this. It was pretty hot. All of it" Louis reassured him that it was fine and nothing to be ashamed of.

"So, you liked getting a show, mh? You liked watching me fuck myself?" Harry smirked up at him smugly and Louis could only nod. "You haven't seen me with a dildo in my ass yet".

"Fuck, Harry! You can't just say something like this and expect me not to come again right on the spot!" Louis exclaimed squeakily.

"Does that mean you wanna see that?"Harry hooked nastily.

"Oh, definitely but only if I can touch you that time" Louis had no problem with admitting that. It was just them.

"We'll see about that when it's time. There is still so much on the list for us to do" Harry chuckled tiredly.

"Anything else you wanna add to the dildo?" Louis checked way too casually.

"Every new spot in your new flat needs to be welcomed when you moved in" Harry wiggled his eyebrows at him seductively.

"You dirty little boy" Louis laughed exhilarated, pulling Harry closer. "So, we're getting a flat then? You and me?".

Still partly scared, Louis glanced down at Harry, who was already looking up at him with love-filled eyes. The answer was clearly written in them. "Yeah, we're moving in together".

From the bottom of his heart, Louis hoped this would work. He and Harry were lurking behind a corner, watching a confused Niall tipping along on his phone. Simultaneously, Harry's phone kept lighting up with Niall's strange text messages. Before they could feel even worse, Jonah showed up and approached Niall totally bewildered. Louis crossed his fingers. This had to work.

"Niall? What are you doing here?"Jonah asked puzzled.

"I'm waiting for Harry. We were supposed to meet up here but he is late, which is weird because he is never late. And he won't answer my texts" Niall sounded frustrated. "Why are you here?".

"Louis and I wanted to ... Wait, a second. We are both being stood up right now. Us meeting here is no accident" Jonah connected the dots quickly like Louis had known he would.

"What do you mean? Are you saying Louis and Harry lied to us to make us meet here?" Niall looked suddenly very pale.

"They for sure did and I wouldn't be surprised if they were watching us right now" Jonah glanced around the area.

"But why would they do this?" Niall squeaked out panicky.

Louis could see that Jonah was wrestling with himself right now but then suddenly Jonah's eyes met his and Louis only nodded at him in encouragement. Jonah nodded back before focusing back on Niall, sighing shakily. "I guess because I've been too scared to ask you out myself and they wanted to help me?!".

"You wanted to ... You like me?" Niall gasped in shock, earning only a shy nod from Jonah. "I thought you were into Alec".

"He's nice and I was trying to move on but I can't seem to stop liking you although I know you're into Sean. I'm sorry, Noe" Jonah's head was hanging low and all Louis wanted to do was hug him.

"Oh" Niall started smiling, lifting Jonah's chin up. "I've been into Sean for quite a long time but recently I noticed that my feelings have changed. He's a good friend but not more and I'm fine with that. But seeing you with Alec and the thought of you asking him out was rubbing me the wrong way. Looks like along the way I realised how great you are, Z".

"Really?" Jonah couldn't believe it.

"Really" Niall confirmed with a smile and a nod.

"What happens next?" Zayn asked cluelessly.

"Um ...".

That was their cue. At the same time, Louis and Harry sent them a text with their next place to be. They had mapped this whole scenario out but it had worked out even better.

"Hope's Bakery in five minutes. Enjoy your food and your time. Report back though. I'm curious".

Jonah and Niall both blinked at their phones before bursting into laughter. "They really have everything planned out for us".

"How could they have known this would work out? What if we had both decided to flee the scene?" Niall wondered amusedly.

"They probably had a plan for that scenario, too. They're Harry and Louis. Our dream team" Jonah shrugged unchanged.

"Fair point" Niall had to admit. "So, bakery now?".

"Sure".

"Why are you hiding behind a trash container?" Luke's voice startled them both to death.

"Sh" Louis glanced over at their friends but they hadn't heard him and were on their way to the bakery. "We were helping our friends".

"By spying on them?" Luke was utterly confused.

"By setting them up on a date, duh" Louis flicked Luke's forehead. "We had to make sure they won't fuck it up. They didn't".

"I don't even know what to say to this. Good for them?" Luke was a bit overwhelmed with the situation at hand.

"And I don't know what to say to your entire existence, Luke" Louis mocked him jokingly.

"Why do I even like you?" Luke shook his head smilingly.

"Because I'm fabulous" Louis retorted cheekily.

"Very true" Harry rested his chin on Louis' shoulder.

Curiously, Louis glanced at Harry and could clearly see that he was still jealous of Luke. He needed to clarify this once and for all and he knew exactly how. "So, Luke. On your way to your date?".

"Yeah. I'm pretty nervous, to be honest" Luke admitted anxiously.

"What date?" Harry asked adorably confused.

"I met a guy a few weeks ago and we're finally going on a real date. His name is Corey and he is quite handsome, I might say" Luke told him, voice trembling with nerves.

"You knew about that?" Harry lifted his chin off of Louis' shoulder to stare down at him baffled.

"Pfft, of course. He couldn't stop talking about him at all today. For weeks, I have had to listen to his ramblings. It's annoying" Louis answered Harry truthfully and teased Luke at the same time.

"As if you're any better, Tommo. I know way too much about Harry and how amazing he is without ever really talking to him and that says a lot about you" Luke shot back skilfully.

"What can I say? My boyfriend is quite amazing and I love to brag. You'll understand when you're older" Louis threw him a smug look.

"You know what? Fuck off. Corey is waiting for me. Have fun with that dimwit, Harry" Luke threw Harry a funny look before he left them alone to enjoy his date.

"So, you were still jealous of Luke" Louis clicked with his tongue.

"No" Harry quickly claimed unconvincingly. Raising an eyebrow at him caused Harry to huff out an annoyed "Fine. Maybe. Yeah".

"There was never a reason to be jealous, Haz. We're just friends" Louis traced with his fingers over Harry's cheekbone and jawline.

"You made that pretty clear just now" Harry tried to sound indifferent but failed.

"You want me to make it even clearer?" Louis ghosted with his lips over Harry's lips but didn't kiss him. "Want me to show you that I'm only yours and you're only mine and no one can change that?".

Harry gulped affectedly. "Please".

"Let's go home".

They've never walked home faster than today. Louis led them into his room and pushed Harry onto his bed, already getting rid of his clothes. Harry followed suit in a flash.

"Thank you for helping me with Jonah and Niall. This means a lot to me" Louis started trailing down kisses all over Harry's neck.

"Of course, Lou. You wanted my help. I'll always help you with whatever you need" Harry brought out through heavy breathing. "And Niall is my friend. I only want him to be happy".

"Do you mean that? You'll help me with whatever I need?" Louis stopped what he was doing to look intensively at Harry.

"With all my heart, Lou. Why should I not mean that? I love you and would do anything to make you happy" Harry looked incredulously at Louis, which only strengthened Louis in what he was about to ask Harry next.

"I love you too, Haz" Louis kissed him sweetly, bracing himself inwardly for his next few words. "And I need you today".

"In which way? Just say the word and I'll do whatever you want" Harry was ready to do whatever it was Louis wanted but Louis was unable to form the words. So, he only looked at Harry shyly while biting the inside of his cheek in pure anxiety. His silence seemed to do the trick because it looked like it was dawning on Harry. "Oh. Are you sure? I didn't think you'd want to do that...".

"Fuck. Harry, I love you so much" Louis' feelings just burst out of him at Harry's gentle voice. "I am sure. You seem to enjoy it quite a lot and I wanna have a good memory of it to get rid of the bad ones, to renew my view on it for myself. I want us to be able to be equal if you'd want that. I don't want you to miss out on anything or sacrifice something. I wanna try and find out how it feels like when the person who is doing that to you actually cares about you. Loves you enough not to hurt you".

"You would trust me with this?" Harry was so touched, that he was on the verge of crying. "With you?".

"Of course, Haz. I trust you with my life. I trust you with this because I know you would never purposely hurt me. I know that you will be incredibly gentle with me that it will make me cry. I know you love me and I know you're my soulmate. With you, I wanna share everything, Baby" Louis affirmed emotion-filled but sure.

"You have that feeling too? That we're soulmates?" Harry started crying now, smiling so wide it should hurt.

"Yes, Darling" Louis kissed him lovingly.

Automatically, Harry returned the kiss and grabbed Louis by the hips, turning them around and switching their position. "Me too".

From then on, Louis felt like he was in heaven. Harry was touching him with such gentle care that it did bring tears to his eyes already. His delicate fingertips on his body made goosebumps erupt everywhere and when he carefully spread his legs apart to caress the inside of his thighs and press a feather-light kiss to his rim, Louis felt the first tear roll down his cheek. Just from the way Harry was worshipping his body Louis felt so loved.

When he heard the cap of the lube bottle open, his bottle still froze for a short second but he relaxed again when Harry petted his waist soothingly. It made him melt into the touch. "Are you still with me, Lou?".

"Yes, Love" Louis affirmed moved by his caring and attention.

With his slicked-up fingers, Harry went down. Carefully, he circled Louis' rim for a moment before he touched it lightly and then pressed the first finger inside. A small wave of pain and panic washed over him but vanished when Harry caressed his rim with his thumb while his other finger stayed still to get the go from Louis. All of this was just too much already that he barely managed to nod and give Harry green light to continue.

While Harry moved his finger in and out of him, Louis tried his hardest not to think about Kyle or any memory but it was in vain. Picture flashes of their first time showed up in his mind and it made him feel sick to the stomach. But at the same time, it made this right here even more special than it already was. Harry was being so gentle and careful and thoughtful with him. He was always checking if Louis was okay and with him and was enjoying this.

So, when Harry started to scissor him open and picked up his pace a little bit, Louis felt pleasure washing over him and hitting him unprepared, causing him to moan involuntarily. But what made him go crazy was the fact that while Harry was penetrating him with his fingers, he never stopped caressing Louis somewhere with his other hand and he was looking at him with so much love in his eyes, which made his throat close up with too many emotions.

"Haz, I'm ready. Fuck, I'm too close" Louis panted out overwhelmed by literally everything that was happening.

Retreating his fingers, Harry put a condom on and lubed himself up, positioning his prepared dick right at Louis' hole. "You can still tell me to stop, Love. Are you really sure, Lou? We don't have to do this if it could trigger you or cause you any kind of pain ...".

"Haz, I love you but right now you're driving me crazy. I fucking need you but won't beg for it. Never. I am sure. Really sure and I want you right now" Louis suppressed his fond eye roll. "Fuck me".

"No, I won't fuck you, Louis" Harry leaned closer to his face. "I'm gonna make slow and gentle love to you today. Fucking can wait another day. This is all about making you feel worshipped by me".

This time Louis couldn't hold his eye roll back. "I already feel worshipped. Like, a lot. Now, can you give me your precious dick or should I go and take it myself?".

"You really know how to ruin a moment. I'm trying to be romantic here, Louis" Harry whined dramatically.

"You are and I really appreciate it, Haz. But my mind is still trying to make me panic over this, the thought of something inside of me again and hurting me the way my body is used to. And all I want is for my mind to shut the fuck up because I'm really enjoying this" Louis confessed honestly.

As an answer, Harry kissed him passionately and pushed the tip of his dick inside of him at the same time. As predicted, Louis tensed up completely, more than it was normal. Slowly, Harry pushed all the way in until he bottomed out and stilled his movements to give Louis time to adjust or tell him to get off him.

"You can move, Baby" Louis brought out after a while.

Still kissing him lightly, Harry pulled all the way out only to push back in and repeated that motion over and over again at a slow pace. The slight pain turned into pure pleasure and Louis fell completely into the feeling of solely Harry. His slow thrusts made Louis see stars and feel a way he had never thought was possible. The way Harry was taking care of him made him silently cry for real now. His heart felt so warm. He simply couldn't describe it.

"I'm gonna c-come" Louis moaned out, so close to the edge.

At a slow and steady pace, Harry brought him to the edge and came himself only a moment later. Riding out their highs together, Harry pulled out carefully and threw the condom away before cleaning them up and taking Louis into his arms, who was still quietly crying to himself. Harry stayed silent, only caressing his naked back, and giving him all the time he needed.

"Thank you, Harry. This was everything I never thought was possible. It was perfect" Louis tried to stop his tears from falling.

"You're perfect, Lou" Harry tapped Louis' nose.

"You just had to go all out and say this, mh? Why are you like this and why do I love that so much?" Louis chuckled through his last remaining tears, feeling just so happy.

"I didn't hurt you, did I?" Harry checked still worried.

"You made me feel so much but pain wasn't in the mix, Haz" Louis assured him moved. "Thanks to you, I was able to enjoy this in a way I never did or could before. You showed me how different it can be and I will be forever grateful...".

"You don't have to thank me for this, Lou" Harry interrupted him softly. "I will always treat you like the precious treasure you are".

"And I will always treat you like the princess you are to me, Baby" Louis touched Harry's cheek tenderly." I love you, Haz".

Harry connected their lips in a love-filled kiss, making them feel warm all over. Sometimes love didn't feel like a big enough word but then again, it was the best word to describe what they had. "And I love you, Lou".

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Last Chapter. Now only the epilogue is left. 

Is anyone even reading this? :d