We're jumping right into the present time where we had left of in Harry's POV. Get ready for Louis' view on things. 

And leave me your honest opinion in the comments, Loves :)

Btw, I don't know if i can update tomorrow. I didn't want to update today either but I did now. But Monday I'm back at the latest.

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With the sunshine on his face, Louis crinkled his nose and blinked his eyes open. It was bright and warm in the room although he wasn't wearing a shirt. Tiredly, he let out a yawn and felt a weight on his chest. Remembering where he was, Louis looked down and was met with Luke already looking at him with bright blue eyes. Louis could clearly see some insecurity and fear in them and that made him feel bad.

"Morning" offered Louis him a smile.

"Good morning, Louis. Did you sleep well?" asked Luke hesitantly.

"Like a rock. Damn, we drank way too much last night" tried Louis to ease the tension in the air with humour.

"Do you have a headache? You want breakfast or anything?" rushed Luke out, obviously nervous.

"Breakfast would be great but I'll make it. Let me take care of you and stay in bed a little bit longer" sat Louis up in bed and grabbed for his boxers on the floor. He didn't want Luke to move too much quite yet, taking into account that should be kinda sore this morning.

Pulling his t-shirt over his head, Louis walked into Luke's small kitchen and took out some bowls. Louis couldn't cook to save his life but maybe cereal was enough for the first breakfast of the new year. Behind him, he heard some shuffling and knew Luke was standing in the kitchen now. With the bowls in his hand, Louis walked over to the table and put them down. They both sat down and started to eat in silence and Louis felt like he needed to clear something up to stop this morning from getting any more awkward.

"To make this clear right now, I don't regret anything, Luke. Last night was amazing and I wanted that as much as you did. I wouldn't change it if I could and I'm glad I'm here right now with you" broke Louis the silence in a clam and steady voice, holding eye-contact with Luke the whole time.

"Me too, Louis. I mean, I'm happy you're still here and gave this a chance. Wasn't sure that would happen" admitted Luke and despite being very tall and strong-looking he seemed really small right now.

"I know I said we were just friends for a while now but I just didn't want to give you false hopes when I wasn't sure what I wanted or if this would be a good idea. The last time I let my feelings take control it ended in a mess. I didn't want to live through this again but I left this in the past and can move on" opened Louis up to him in all honesty. He really liked Luke but hasn't been sure what to about the situation. Now it's different.

"If you say you can move on does that mean ... I don't know ... that you're interested in me as well?" hooked Luke cutely.

"Yes, it does, Luke. You're amazing and that's why I took my fair share of time to be sure. I don't wanna hurt you. What do you say about going on a proper date with me? We have been out quite some times but it was never a real date. Care to change that?" asked Louis him hopefully.

"I'd love that but does this mean we're dating now?" checked Luke to be sure and Louis couldn't keep his smile in.

"If you want us to I'm all yours" chuckled Louis happily.

Luke started to beam brightly and nodded his head. "Yes, I really want that. I should probably act more cool about it but I can't. I'm sorry".

"No need to be sorry. I think it's cute just like you" complimented Louis him smoothly, making him blush.

Like that, they finished their breakfast and just killed some time until Louis really had to go. Zayn was expecting him. Feeling freaking good, Louis walked through the city into the café where they usually met and saw Zayn already sitting at their table in the back by a window.

"Javy" called Louis out to get his best friend's attention.

At that, Zayn's head snapped up and a smile appeared on his face. "Tommy, finally!".

They fell into a tight hug and Louis just enjoyed the moment. Zayn gave the best hugs, that was for sure, and Louis loved it. He loved cuddles in general but not everyone knew that. It was a well-kept secret.

"How have you been? You disappeared from the party shortly after midnight and I couldn't find Luke either" started Zayn a conversation when he sat down.

"That's because he left with me and we went to his flat, duh" told Louis him nonchalantly.

"For real? I did not expect that, to be honest. Did you do what I think you did?" was Zayn obviously shocked.

"Yes, we did and it was great" confirmed Louis his guess proudly.

"Damn, congrats. I'm happy for you, Tommy. Luke is a really nice guy" smiled Zayn happily at him but then his smile fell and he looked concerned. "You sure about this? Last time we talked about him you didn't seem to be sure".

"Because I was overthinking too much again. You know I'm good at this. As you said, Luke is a nice guy and I really like spending time with him. He makes me feel good" let Louis him know genuinely.

"And that's all I could ask for but what about Harry?".

Hearing his name made Louis freeze for a second. Zayn always had to bring him into everything but at the same time, he wanted to help Louis to get over everything. That just didn't make sense to him. Harry had nothing to do with this.

"What about him?" cleared Louis his throat.

"You know what I mean, Tommy" threw Zayn him a pointed look and Louis only rolled his eyes at him. "I saw you yesterday when you were talking. That little moment between you two and that hug. You didn't hug him in forever and I've seen your face, Tommy. You still like him, don't you?".

"What do you expect me to say? You know how hard it was for me to deal with everything. That road trip gave me the time and space I needed to let him back into my life as a friend because I need him. But that's all we will ever be. Friends and you know that better than anyone else. I have to move on and I'm doing an okay job at the moment" ruffled Louis his hair in frustration. He really needed to get over this shit once and for all.

"But you still like him, Tommy. I can see that in your face. The way you look at him is still the same as before. I saw it and I could tell ...".

"And? What am I supposed to do with that? He isn't into me and I can't be sad about it forever. He moved on from Jake and whatever went wrong between us and is now seeing this Josh guy Niall told us about. I saw them making out last night. This doesn't scream he is into me to me, does it?! Not that I would want that anymore anyway. There is nothing I could ever do to change his feelings. I finally got that in my brain and want to move on. I really like Luke. He is amazing and funny and just over-all so cute. He might be tall and strong but he can be so ... I don't even know how to describe it. I'm sure about this, Javy. I wanna give Luke a chance and myself. I need to let Harry go now" clarified Louis surely and meant every word he said. There was no future for him and Harry and he finally understood that. Everyone needed to let it rest.

"If you're sure about this I'm happy for you, Tommy. You know I only want what's best for you. Always did. I just don't want you to get hurt again. You don't deserve that, Tommy" put Zayn his hand on Louis' hand across the table.

"Thank you, Javy. You're really the best friend someone could ever have" smiled Louis thankfully at him. "But don't worry, I'm sure about this".

"Okay, fine. Then you have to tell me how it was. I mean, was only your second time, Tommy" wiggled Zayn his eyebrows at him dirtily.

"Thanks for reminding me of that" snorted Louis sassily. "Anyway, it was amazing. I use that word too often, I guess. But it fits. I felt good and Luke was great. We had a wonderful night and a nice morning. Oh, and I asked him out on a real date".

"You're not playing, I see. Wow, Tommy is on fire" whistled Zayn impressed.

"Of course, I am because I'm hot" stated Louis arrogantly.

"That was the weirdest thing you've ever said. Such a bad joke, I can't breathe" laughed Zayn at him, barely being able to breathe.

"You're such a joy to be around, Javy" mocked Louis him amusedly.

"I know I'm great. Thank you very much" stuck Zayn his nose up in the air.

"If you're that great there has to be a special someone by now. Tell me, Javy. I know you're crushing on someone. Admit it" changed Louis the topic skilfully.

"Fine, I admit it but I won't tell you who it is. Just that it's a friend and I'm fucked" gave Zayn in easily.

"Not yet" snickered Louis like a child.

"What did I ever do to deserve this?" sighed Zayn out.

A little while later, Louis was on his way home. He needed to get some things done and it didn't matter that it was the first day of the new year. It had to be done today. At home, he was directly met with his mother, who was reading on the couch.

"Hi, Mum. Where are the girls?" asked Louis firstly because it was too quite in the house for their family.

"Lots and Fiz are with some friends and Daisy and Phoebe are with their father. Mark really wanted to see them and like this, I have some time for myself" informed Jay him. "And how was Zayn?".

"Good, good. Still a bit knackered from yesterday's party though. Was a lot" took Louis off his coat now.

"Then I guess you slept at his place, yeah?" asked Jay nonchalantly.

"No, I was with Luke, to be honest" admitted Louis hesitantly. He didn't want to lie to her.

"Oh yeah, Luke. I remember him. A really nice guy" closed Jay her book and turned around to him.

"Yeah, he really is" mumbled Louis quietly, feeling his mother watching him closely.

"Are you happy, Darling?" checked Jay and Louis knew she connected the dots in her head and wanted to make sure he was fine.

"I am" nodded Louis surely.

"That's good. Then I'm happy, too. Anyway, how was Harry? He was there too, wasn't he?" wanted Jay to know curiously.

"Yeah, he was. He's good so far and we're good. He gave me this for my birthday" showed Louis his mother the bracelet around his wrist, that he hasn't taken off since he got it from Harry.

"Wow, that's beautiful. It suits you" marvelled Johanna impressed.

"He really knows me way too good" smiled Louis fondly down on the bracelet.

"This happens when you're friends for so long" was the only comment from Johanna's side and Louis was thankful for it. Normally, she was good at asking about Louis' feelings towards Harry and how everything was going but maybe she finally got the hint that it was useless.

Without another word, Louis went upstairs into his room and closed the door behind him. He looked around his old room and let out a heavy sigh. So much had happened in here and now it was full of moving boxes and empty walls. Louis felt strange thinking about leaving his childhood bedroom behind but he really wanted to have his own place.

Letting out an already annoyed sigh, Louis started to pack his last stuff into the moving boxes. It was mostly clothes and books because everything else was packed already. When he crouched down to get the stuff under his bed out, he found an old blue box and carefully lay it down on his bed. Louis' heart felt heavy when he blew the dust off of it and traced with his fingers over it.

Hesitantly, he opened the box and rummaged through years and years of memories. Pictures, drawings, letters and even more pictures. All of Harry and him. Louis had put all of their memories into a box the night Harry had shown up at his house and told him he had broken up with Jake because he liked him instead. Louis could remember that evening clearly and it still hurt like hell. That's why looking at all of those memories made him feel wistful.

With a melancholy smile, Louis took out one of Harry's earliest drawings for Louis from when they were little kids. Around this time, Harry had just started to learn how to write. That's why he had to chuckle at the weirdly but also neatly written Harry and Louis forever and I love you, Lou. Harry has been such a cute and adorable little boy and Louis had always felt the need to protect him. As a reward Harry had always gifted him his best drawings.

One of Harry's cute little letters made Louis tear up and he had no idea why. The written words shouldn't affect him in this way but he had to admit that he missed those times. Easy and carefree. Just the two of them and no one else. This was all Louis needed and wanted but could never have.

Blinking back those tears, Louis put everything back into the box and closed it again. He wasn't allowed to even think like this. Harry and he were friends, good friends. Not best friends anymore but maybe one day again when Louis finally really moved on. And with Luke by his side, he would be able to do this and save his friendship with Harry. With Luke by his side, Louis could finally get over Harry completely and be happy again. With Luke by his side, Louis could finally let his heart be free and fall for someone else.

Dear Lou,

Tank you for being my bestest friend. You are the importantest person in my life and I love you. There is noone I love more in this world then you, Lou. I know you are more old then me and have more friends but you always find time for little me and happy you do. I can not be without you and do not want to be, ever. After school I wish we can life together in a house and be a big family. Always just you and me, Lou because you are the bestest. I love you more then Gem (But do not tell her that or she will murder me).

Love, your Haz

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That letter thing came over me when I wrote about the drawing. Don't know why I'm so good at hurting Louis ...

But Louis is with Luke now and wants to move on from Harry for good, but wasn't able to fully do that yet. Thoughts?