The drive home is quiet, everyone just taking everything in.

"Are you okay darling?" Harry asks making sure Louis is feeling okay after everything

"I'm fine" he half smiles shyly

"Was it good to talk to Kimberly?" Scott asks

"Yeah, I like her a lot, she's really nice and understood what I was feeling" Louis says

"That's awesome Lou, we're so glad" Harry says

"Just know we're here to talk anything through with okay, we aren't going to push you to talk but we are here when you want to" Scott says

"Thanks, I.... decided to start uni online next week, instead of going in, but she probably told you that already" Louis says

"She did but we're so proud of you for making that decision baby" Harry says as he kisses Louis on the side of the head

"We love you so much little wolf" Scott says as he too kisses Louis on the head.

"I love you too" Louis says and the boys smile at him.

Scott's phone then rings and he answers it, it's a business call and Louis tunes out while he and Harry sort something out.

"Lou, do you mind if we stop at the grocery store? We just need to pick up some things" Harry then asks when they are finished their call and are halfway home.

"Oh, yeah sure" Louis says, they haven't been out altogether somewhere before and doing mundane things like grocery shopping sounds like a nice distraction if he's honest

"You won't be too cold?" Scott asks

Louis looks at him with a scowl

"No Scott I'm fine" Louis says sassily

The boys love Louis so much it actually hurts at how beautiful he is.

The boys laugh and kiss him on the head.

They pull up to the supermarket and Alberto and Max stay with the car while Louis, Scott and Harry head inside. They grab a trolley and start their shopping. They are being watched by a lot of people, but Harry and Scott don't even seem fazed, they don't care in the slightest and just ignore everyone

The boys buy extremely healthy things and although Louis brothers made sure Louis ate good food the boys did buy junk food and he was allowed the occasional treat when he asked for it. He doesn't want to ask Harry and Scott for anything though.

"Lou, is there anything you'd like us to get especially for you?" Scott asks, they are nearly finished their shop, Scott pushing the trolley and Harry and Louis walking either side, Louis dawdling a little as he starts to get a bit bored.

"No thanks" Louis says

"Darling you're moving in with us, you need to have some say in what we eat and what you'd like to eat" Harry says

"Um I.... really don't care, honestly I'm not picky, just coco pops would be great" Louis says

"Did the boys buy you things, like snacks you like?" Harry then tries

Louis really doesn't eat much, and the boys were hoping taking Louis grocery shopping might get him more involved and get him wanting to eat more.

"Mmm, I just ate whatever they did. They brought me gummy bears sometimes and potato chips, but I don't really eat them much" Louis says

The boys look to each other

"Well, we'd really love it if you started to help us plan meals and what we eat from now on, we'd really like your input" Scott says

Louis thinks Harry and Scott are really disappointed in him for not helping more and not being able to cook. He feels his omega become self-conscious and defeated.

"I don't mind trying to cook whatever you want; I'll learn how to cook it really doesn't bother me what we eat but I'll make sure I make it for you and everything" Louis says a little rushed

Scott and Harry look at Louis confused

"We don't expect you to cook for us Louis, but we do expect you to eat and like what you're eating" Harry says

Louis doesn't want an argument, so he just agrees

"Okay, we'll I'm happy with whatever" he says

Scott and Harry let it go and they go pay for the groceries. When they done, they head out and back home hoping to make Louis dinner and relax together on the couch.

.....

Over the next few weeks Louis struggles with online school, it's not the same as face to face and he feels a little more overwhelmed. Louis has officially moved into Harry and Scott's, his sessions are going really well with Kimberly and his injuries are almost all healed.

Louis has been pushing the line with Harry and Scott more and more and Kimberly says it's because he's trying to test his limits and he's craving attention. Harry and Scott have gone back to working in the office and Louis is left alone most days.

The boys all sat down together to discuss Louis rules and punishments and they all finally agreed on things. Harry and Scott don't have a lot of rules for Louis, curfews if he goes out, he needs to let them know where he is, he needs to eat dinner no matter what, every night, he must respect Harry and Scott's final word and not talk back and it's all pretty straight forward. Punishment wise he will be spanked if he needs to be punished. Louis flat out refused and nearly had a panic attack at the mention of isolation or time out and Harry and Scott understood that and respected that, so they aren't to be used and Louis is thankful they listened.

The media has been writing anything and everything about the three in newspapers and magazines, they are on TV news channels and although Louis finds it weird, it hasn't been negative attention. To Louis surprise everyone has taken a supportive side and most of Harry and Scott's fans live Louis and think he's adorable, Harry and Scott go as far to say he's everyone's favourite and he's more famous than them now. He knows they are just being nice, but he's so glad he wasn't hated for being their mate.

It's 3pm on a Friday when Louis calls Harry and Scott at work, he's lonely and Noah has asked him to go to the movies with him

"Hi little wolf, is everything okay?" Scott answers as he puts the phone on speaker

He and Harry have had a rough day and it's nice to hear Louis voice, they miss him so much. They sit down on their couch and give Louis their undivided attention, when Louis calls, they always make sure to drop whatever they are doing and answer.

"Hi, yeah everything's okay...I was just wondering if I could ask you something" Louis asks, he hates having to ask permission but it's nothing new and he's slowly giving in to his omega when it comes to this sort of thing.

"Of course, darling, what is it?" Harry asks

"Well, Noah wants to go to a movie tonight with me, can I go?" Louis asks hopeful

The boys look at each other, they know they can't stand in the way, and shouldn't stop Louis from doing things like hanging out with Noah, but Jax is still out there, and Louis is well known now and doesn't have much privacy when he leaves the apartment and that can be unsafe. Harry and Scott are trying to handle it all as best they can

"What movie?" Harry asks

"Batman" Louis responds

"What time does it start" Scott asks

"4:30" Louis replies

"What time does it finish" Harry asks

"7:30"

"Then you can have until 8:30" Harry says with authority

"Can I have until 9:30, so we can go eat?" Louis asks

"Where are you going to eat?" Scott asks

"No idea" Louis says a little frustrated

"Then we suggest you find out" Harry says

"Ughhh" Louis sighs frustratedly

"We can just say no Louis" Scott says

"You know what, forget it" Louis says angrily

"I wouldn't have an attitude with us darling" Harry says

"I don't, I'm sorry for even asking" Louis says, and he hangs up.

Harry and Scott are shocked to say the least, they absolutely won't let Louis get away with talking to them like that and especially not hanging up on them.

They decide to call it a day and head home to Louis, who's got a punishment coming his way.

Louis gets off the phone frustrated and calls Noah back, he tells him he can't go and maybe another time. Noah is disappointed but Edward agrees to go with him, so it worked out okay.

When Harry and Scott get home, they find Louis in the lounge room eating a bowl of Coco Pops, wearing his grey sweats and a white jumper, Louis knows he isn't allowed to snack before dinner, Harry and Scott put that rule in place, in the hopes Louis will be hungry enough to eat all his dinner

Louis diet consists of coco pops, water and a few mouthfuls of dinner and the boys aren't happy about it.

Louis looks to Harry and Scott when they get home, they are looking angrily back at him, and Louis has to suppress an eye roll. They both take their suit jackets off and roll their sleeves to their elbows before they walk into the lounge.

They stand in front of Louis with their arms crossed. Louis just stares at them

"Why are you eating a bowl of cereal this close to dinner? What's the rule about that" Harry asks

"I was hungry" Louis says sassily

"We're glad, but there's rules around eating before dinner, you knew them and still disobeyed" Harry says as he raises one eyebrow

Louis rolls his eyes

"Was that an eye roll I just saw?" Harry asks

"Looked like one to me H" Scott replies, his voice stoic

"Scott, Louis seems to be really disrespectful today, first he has an attitude, then he hangs up on us, he purposefully disobeyed our no snack before dinner rule, and he rolled his eyes at us" Harry says

"I think a punishment is in order Don't you H?" Scott says in reply

"I do, Louis, go to our room and sit on the end of the bed and wait for us thank you" Harry says, and Louis looks at him angrily

"Are you serious? You're trying to control what I can and can't do" Louis says

"We're your alphas Louis, and we need to do what's best for you, now go" Scott says dominantly

"This is so stupid" Louis backchats

"Last chance before we double the punishment and ground you, now do as you're told" Harry says

Louis can tell they are serious, and he pushes his bowl away on the coffee table and goes to their bedroom

He sits angrily on the end of the bed with his arms crossed. He knows what he did was wrong, but he can't help it. He's a little nervous about receiving his first ever punishment but he won't let Harry and Scott know that.

Harry and Scott leave him sulking on the bed for 10 minutes, before they both walk in, in full alpha mode. Louis isn't scared of them, but they are intimidating.

They don't say anything before they are walking over to the bed and in front of Louis, he's still looking angry with his arms crossed

"Look at us little wolf" Scott says and Louis huffs before he does

"Why are you being punished" Scott asks

"Because you're mean" Louis says

"Louis" Harry warns

"Because I had an attitude, hung up on you, ate coco pops and rolled my eyes" Louis says frustratingly but Harry and Scott let it go

"Harry will be giving you 15 spanks, do you understand" Scott asks

"15!" Louis nearly screeches, he thinks it's so unfair

"We can double it darling, just talk back again" Harry says dominantly

Louis shuts up.

Harry grabs Louis by the arm and pulls him up until he's standing, more gently than Louis thought. Harry sits down on the bed and brings Louis over his knee; his pants are pulled down and Louis breath hitches. Scott sits on the bed next to Harry, near Louis head.

"You can count thank you" Scott says as Harry's hand comes firmly down on his cheek and Louis holds in his wince, he won't show weakness.

"I said you can count thank you" Scott says again

"One" Louis says quietly

Harry spanks him again and Louis counts until all 15 spanks are done. Louis has tears running down his cheeks when Harry stands him up and pulls his pants up.

"Good boy Louis" they both says as they turn into comforting alphas

"You took your first punishment so well darling" Scott says

Louis hiccups and wipes a tear from his eye

"Scott's going to look after you now, and I'll be back in soon" Harry says

Whoever didn't give the punishment, gives Louis the aftercare and in this case it's Scott

Scott reaches for Louis, but he steps back angrily, they did expect this for Louis first punishment.

"It's okay, come here, I'll put some lotion on you, come and we will cuddle darling" Scott says gently

"I don't want to" Louis says

"Darling" Harry tries but Louis storms off into the wardrobe and shuts the doors loudly, he goes to his nest and cries.

He knows why he was punished, knows he deserves it, hell, his omega is even thankful and relaxed now but he can't help the self-loathing. The feeling that he isn't good enough and that Harry and Scott won't want him anymore

Harry and Scott sit on the bed for five minutes letting Louis have some time before they open the wardrobe doors and see him crying in his nest. They both don't say anything and come over and sit opposite Louis, who's sitting up, holding their jumpers with his back against the wall knees to his chest

"Shhhhh little wolf, everything's okay" Harry says

"You're such a good omega baby, took your punishment so well" Scott praised

"You need to come here now darling; we need to look after you now" Harry says gently

"No, I'm bad" Louis says

"No, you're not darling, you're our good little omega" Harry says

"You're going to leave me aren't you, cause I had to be punished you won't want me anymore" Louis says upset

"Oh, darling no, you're our wonderful omega, we would never leave you" Scott says

"I'm sorry for being bad" Louis says vulnerably

"You're not bad, just because we punished you, doesn't mean you're bad darling. We love you, so much" Scott says

Louis cries a little more

Harry and Scott don't hesitate and bring Louis into their arms where he cries

"It's all right baby, you're so good for us" Harry says

"Our best omega, you're all ours darling" Scott says.

"You won't replace me?" Louis asks so innocently

"Little wolf, never in a million-years darling ever" Harry says as he hugs Louis tighter

"You're our omega forever baby, no one else, it's just you" Scott reassures

The boys keep reassuring Louis and telling him that they love him. Just like Kimberly told them to do. Louis needs to trust them and know that he's theirs and nothing he ever does will make them think otherwise.