The next few weeks were full of studying sessions for the next exams, essay writing days and nights, Uni courses, work and band rehearsals as well as some cute little date-like hours in between all this stress. Louis loved their little oasis-like moments during this hectic time. It gave him the feeling of safety and peace. It felt like coming home.

Today though, after they had mastered everything and were now waiting for the results, they had great plans. Together with Aria and Àmber, they were on their way to the ice-skating hall as a double date. Louis was buzzing with excitement while Harry looked pretty scared. No surprise. With his clumsy long legs, he'll probably gonna fall down a lot but Louis would make sure he'd stay unharmed.

Inside the hall, the four of them paid, got their skates and put them on. The ice-skating hall was huge and colourful lights were shining everywhere. There was a cafeteria and dozens of lockers next to a changing room. Probably for the professionals. Louis could still remember the last time he had been here. Years ago with his sisters Lottie and Fizzy. Now being back made him realise that he had actually missed it.

"I'm not sure I can do this" eyed Harry the ice sceptically.

"If Becca can do this, you can do this as well. You're both are really clumsy but at least she is trying" helped Àmber her girlfriend onto the rink.

"Aria suggested this in the first place. I was forced to come along" contradicted Harry like a child.

"I wouldn't say forced. I'd rather say convinced by a very handsome lad" leaned Louis against the railing of the rink and smirked up at Harry.

"Convinced with wrong promises" made Harry no move.

"That's where you're wrong. I promised to help you and I'm here waiting for you but you're not moving. I can't carry you onto the rink. I mean, I could but I shouldn't" corrected Louis him amused.

"I'd like to see that" grinned Àmber entertained.

"No! I'm not a baby" huffed Harry sulky.

"Then stop acting like one and move your ass, Harold" whined Aria while she was trying not to fall down onto the ice.

"Come to me, Baby. I'm gonna catch you when you fall" offered Louis him his hand softly.

"I trust you" told Harry him before he took his hand.

For a moment, Louis was caught off guard by that confession but he shouldn't be. It was obvious that he trusted him blindly and it made sense. The last weeks have been wonderful and full of love. Sometimes Harry had his moments of guilt and shame and Louis wondered if they would ever stop but he was positive one day Harry could forgive himself like Louis could one day fully trust him again.

With Harry's hand in his, Louis took the first steps and Harry was right beside him. Harry's legs were wobbly and shaky but he had a brave smile on his face and was squeezing Louis' hand tightly. Tenderly, Louis placed his other hand on Harry's waist to steady him. Immediately, Louis could feel Harry relax into his touch and that let Louis' heart flutter. Slowly, they mastered one round across the rink without any of them falling down and Louis was really proud of Harry for facing his fears.

"Haz, you're doing great. Look at you" was Louis beaming from one ear to the other.

"It's just because you're holding me close. I couldn't do this alone" pointed Harry out, staring down at the ice.

"You could after some time but you don't need to. I'm right here" assured Louis him softly and that made Harry lift his head, sending Louis a beaming smile.

"Thank you, Lou. For always being there for me to catch me when I fall and hold me through it all" thanked Harry him genuinely.

"Wow, that rhymed" grinned Louis touched. "And of course, I'm always there for you. After all, I forced you to come with me today".

"I wasn't just talking about today" let Harry him know before he focused back on the ice underneath his feet, leaving behind a baffled Louis, who wasn't sure why he was so overwhelmed by that statement.

"You're doing good, Harry. Told you this would be fun" came Àmber over to them with Aria by her side.

"I'm waiting for the fun part yet" retorted Harry cheekily.

"Later, Babe" winked Louis playfully at him, making Harry blush at his sexual innuendo. "Am, focus back on your girl. I got this".

"Of course, you do" smirked Àmber dirtily.

"Lia, I need your help right now or I'm gonna get to know the cold ground" tugged Aria on Àmber's hand cutely.

"Don't worry. I'm here. Keep holding onto my hand" smiled Àmber reassuringly at her girlfriend.

"Can I keep holding onto you too, Lou?" made Harry big eyes at him, causing Louis to melt on the spot. He felt his knees wanting to give in and just fall to his knees. No, not in a sexual way only.

"Always".

Feeling like he was on cloud nine, Louis helped Harry skate some more rounds by his side before Louis encouraged him to try it out without his hand and just with him by Harry's side as mental support. And Harry did a pretty okay job at it for his first time skating on the ice alone. His legs were still wobbly and a bit shaky and he looked insecure but Louis couldn't be prouder. His baby was doing so well and all Louis was left doing was watching him skate with Aria now while Àmber joined Louis on the side.

"They're doing good, mh?" watched Àmber Aria attentively.

"Yeah, pretty good, right? Today was a good idea" agreed Louis with her, watching Harry fondly.

"It was mine, after all" laughed Àmber carefree.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever" waved Louisher off jokingly, knowing it wasn't really her idea.

"Wanna join me for a round?" asked Àmber him light-heartedly.

"Lovingly" joined Louis her on the rink.

Together with his female best friend, he skated a big round across the rink in a fast pace. He had missed the feeling of ice-skating. The feeling of being free and untroubled. The feeling of being light as a feather. He could feel Harry watching him, so he looked over to him. When their eyes met both boys started to smile widely and it seemed like nothing else mattered except them. The world around them disappeared and they only saw each other. Well, that's how Louis felt, at least.

After another hour on the ice, Aria and Harry voiced their need for food. The two of them went over to the food-court while Àmber and Louis drove a few last rounds before finally getting of the ice. They sat down to take off their skates and put back on their shoes, small-talking. By now, Louis' stomach was growling like crazy. Looking for Aria and Harry, Louis' gaze shifted over the area and landed on an unpleasant sight. A tall, blonde, muscular and handsome guy was talking to Harry, obviously flirting with him. Aria was awkwardly standing by and Louis felt himself standing up without a second thought.

"Lew, wait" tried Àmber to stop him but it was in vein.

He went over there and could now see clearly how that guy was over and over again touching Harry's arm in a flirty matter and shamelessly checked him out from top to bottom.

"Louis, it's not w ..." wanted Aria to say something but Louis couldn't care less when his boy was being flirted with.

That's why he approached Harry from behind and just wrapped his arms around his waist, startling him a bit at the sudden contact but he immediately relaxed into it when Louis placed his chin on Harry's shoulder. Pecking Harry's cheek, Louis looked up at that bastard of a flirt and was met with an unreadable face.

"Oh, sorry. Did I interrupt anything? I'm sorry. We were just waiting for you and I couldn't resist kissing my boyfriend. You just looked so cute, Baby" nuzzled Louis his nose into Harry's neck, feeling Harry getting Goosebumps everywhere, before he looked back at that shocked guy again. "You don't mind if I help my boyfriend out, do ya?".

"Actually, I do. We were talking before you just interrupted us" stood that guy his ground rudely.

"Oh, what a shame but he is here with me. Maybe it's you who is out of place. Just a little hint" replied Louis sarcastically.

"Well, you can't know that because you haven't been here but I definitely wasn't out of place. Your so-called boyfriend didn't tell me to leave him alone" shot that guy back very impertinent.

"Because he is polite, unlike you" growled Louis lowly.

"Aww, that's it? How cute. Face it, he didn't mention you and you wanna know why? Because he wanted me to ...".

"Can you shut the fuck up?" exploded Harry suddenly in Louis' arms, surprising both boys. "Don't make fun of my boyfriend, especially not when I'm around. Louis is amazing. Don't you dare mock him for standing up for me. And besides, I told you I'm not here alone and that I'm busy but you just ignored that and came onto me like I offered you to just touch me. What is sick, if you ask me. Now get lost and leave us alone, you jerk".

Louis stared at Harry in pure shock while Harry was still glaring at that tall guy. Distantly, Louis heard some muttered words and disappearing footsteps but he didn't pay them any attention. He was still in shock over that whole situation. Even when Harry broke out of Louis' touch and cupped his face into his big hands, making Louis look at him. Shaking himself awake and blinking the trance state away, Louis' eyes focused on a scared-looking Harry.

"I'm so sorry about this, Lou. I don't know how it happened. I was just ordering our food with Ari and then he suddenly came over to us and started hitting on me. It was so awkward and I felt so uncomfortable. You have to believe me. I would never flirt with someone else behind your back and then ..." rambled Harry anxiously and Louis only got half of it.

"Haz, you don't have to explain yourself" cut Louis his rambling off, earning big eyes from Harry. "I saw wh ...".

"No, no, no. Nothing happened. That's what I was trying to say" started Harry his nervous rambling again. "I didn't ... I wasn't doing anything. He just came onto me and said he saw me looking over. I didn't even see him before that. I swear. I wasn't checking someone else out. He's not that attractive, not that I looked anyway. I would never ...".

"Harry, stop it" interrupted Louis him firmly, making Harry shut up and look down. "Don't make this worse than it is. You don't need to say anything. I know what happened. I can see it clearly".

"Oh, you um ... you don't believe me?" fell Harry's whole posture.

"Of course, I believe you, Haz" bit Louis down a smile.

Immediately, Harry's head shot up and he stared at him in disbelief. "Really? I thought you wouldn't ... because of ...".

"I really believe you, Haz. And you wanna know why?" was Louis now the one cupping Harry's face.

"Why?" breathed Harry out quietly.

"Because I trust you" admitted Louis to Harry and himself. He had just realised that. He was jealous of that other guy for sure and angry but not for one second did he mistrust Harry as he thought he would.

"You do? How can you trust me again? How did you know I wouldn't ..." trailed Harry off in pure shock.

"Flirt with someone else while I'm busy with Àmber?" guessed Louis indifferent and Harry just nodded. "Like I said, I trust you. Admittedly, I only realised this today. I wasn't sure where I stood with my trust for you but now I know. Not for one second did I think you would do this to me. You would never do that to me again. You said so yourself and now every part of me knows that for sure. My heart and my mind".

"I love you so much" fell Harry into Louis' arms happily.

"I love you more" sighed Louis into the embrace contently.

Grabbing the food, the two boys went over to Àmber and Aria to finally eat. Shortly, they reported on what happened with that guy but let ii rest as quickly as possible. The whole time, Harry was clinging to Louis' side like a koala baby and Louis was loving every second of it. He met that shitty bastard's eyes across the room and threw him a dark smirk, making him look away in a heartbeat. Satisfied with himself, Louis finished his food, never letting go of Harry.

Afterwards, all four of them brought their skates back and left the ice-skating hall. They said their goodbyes and went home. Hand in hand, Harry and Louis entered Louis' flat and before Harry could switch the lights on, Louis pressed him against the wall and kissed him feverishly. Automatically, Harry kissed him back and it got heated pretty quickly. Snogging like crazy, they stumbled through the flat, bumping into some furniture on the way, until they had reached the bedroom. With some happy giggles, they fell down on the bed with Louis on top of Harry and continued making out like they were addicted to each other. Maybe they were.

"Lou, I need you" moaned Harry out.

"What do you want, Baby?" nibbled Louis on Harry's neck teasingly.

"I um ..." looked Harry scared, troubled and even guilty all at once.

"You can tell me, Haz. Just say it. Tell me what you really want, Love" encouraged Louis him, already knowing where this was going but he also knew why Harry was so hesitant about it.

"I can't. It's dumb. We wanted to wait u ...".

"Until you are sure I can really trust you and everything is good between us. Baby, look at us. Everything is perfect and I love and trust you with all my heart. You can ask for it if that's what you want because I really want you, Haz. You should know that" interrupted Louis him confidently.

"You do?" gulped Harry affected. Louis only nodded and came closer with his face. "I want you too. So much, Lou. I just didn't want to scare you away and rush things".

"Does it look like I'm about to run away? I won't leave. I want this as much as you do. No worries needed, Love. We're on the same page" assured Louis him softly.

"If you're sure that I'm not pressuring you into anything ..." bit Harry down on his bottom lip insecurely.

"You're not doing that. Let the past go. I'm here now and I'd really love to make love to you, if you want it too" flicked Louis Harry's nose with a smile.

"I'd love that, Lou" blushed Harry cutely and how could he be so cute right now?!

With a fast beating heart, Louis connected their lips again in a sweet kiss, which turned into more desperate kissing pretty soon. Louis took control over the kiss and Harry buckled his hips up, making their clothed dicks rub against each other. Both boys moaned at the feeling and broke the kiss. They got rid of their shirts and their pants, leaving them in just their boxers. Harry really was the most beautiful creature on this planet.

"So beautiful" traced Louis with his finger over Harry's whole body, making him shiver.

In awe, Louis trailed open-mouthed kisses down Harry's whole body, sucking on his four nipples on the way, until he had reached the waistband of his boxers. Louis looked up at Harry again, asking for permission with his eyes. Harry only nodded at him with blown pupils. In one swift motion, Louis took Harry's boxers off and was met with Harry's rock-hard dick, leaking pre-cum. The sight was a massive turn-on for Louis.

Hurriedly, Louis took out a bottle of lube and a condom out of his top drawer of his bedside table. He slicked three of his fingers up before he carefully pushed the first finger inside of Harry's hole. Directly, Harry tensed up at the feeling and Louis stopped his movements to give him time to adjust. After a few minutes Harry gave him the sign to move his finger. While Louis was doing so, he tried to get a grip on the overwhelming situation he was in right now. It felt so unreal.

Even though he had told Harry to let the past go, he himself had to think about Àmber's party now. Not in a bad way. He just noticed even more how different their moment was right now compared to back then. Harry wasn't rushing him through this and Louis didn't feel sad or used. This time Harry and he took their time and went slow and Louis was actually turned on and oh-so happy. That was a good change.

"Lou, please. I need you now. So close already" begged Harry him when Louis was in with three fingers, scissoring him open but purposely avoiding his special spot.

Quickly, Louis withdrew his fingers and wiped them clean on the sheets. He ripped open the condom package and put the condom on. Lubing his dick up, Louis positioned himself in front of Harry's waiting hole. One last time he silently asked for permission and Harry only nodded at him while wiggling his ass against Louis' dick, making them both hiss at the contact. Slowly, Louis started to push his dick inside inch by inch until he bottomed out. Leaning over Harry with his hands next to his head, Louis kissed him gently to help him get used to the feeling of the stretch.

"You can move now" mumbled Harry against Louis' lips.

Said and done. At a slow pace, Louis started to pull back and push right in again, earning quiet moans from Harry in return. Quickly, those quiet moans grew louder and Louis' thrusts became faster. Louis hit Harry's prostate dead on with every thrust and Harry was falling apart underneath him sinfully. He could feel his orgasm building up quickly and could see and hear that Harry was on the edge as well. While sloppily kissing, Louis took a hold of Harry's dick. He gave it a few strokes before Harry released with a sexy moan of Louis' name, causing Louis to come as well. They rode out their Highs together and Louis felt blissed.

"This was amazing. Thank you, Blue" snuggled Harry up to him after Louis had pulled out, cleaned them up and laid down on the bed underneath the covers next to Harry. "You were so gentle and careful with me like I'm made out glass. That's why I love you. I mean, obviously not only because of that. Don't think t ...".

"I know what you mean, Haz. Don't worry" chuckled Louis happily. Harry was so cute. "And maybe you're not made of glass but for me you're made of gold. A precious treasure I have to treat right".

"You are the precious treasure, Lou. You're so special. Thank you for this moment. I will never forget this day. And um ... thank you for using a condom for our first time. Well, not really but you know what I mean" babbled Harry confusingly.

"Um ... you're welcome? I'm a little bit confused right now, Haz. Why would you thank me for ... Wait, are you saying ..." was Louis' head working overtime now. Could it be?

"Yeah" answered Harry quietly before he let out a heavy sigh. "My first time with um ... you know ... wasn't necessarily ideal and he um ... assured me that he was clean and so we kept doing it like this but um ... turned out he wasn't. It was nothing bad but still embarrassing to explain ... I had an infection because he wasn't clean, after all".

"Oh, Baby" pulled Louis him closer to his chest.

"It's okay. I kinda deserved that for even doing it like this and giving in so quickly and well, just believing him. I was a bit dumb and naïve but I've learned my lesson. That's why I am so thankful you were so careful and safe out of instinct. You're such a good person, always looking out for everyone. Maybe it's stupid and strange to thank you for something like this but it felt right" rambled Harry again.

"You don't have to be ashamed. I won't judge you for anything. And if you felt the need to thank me for it that's absolutely solid. Whatever feels right for you is right, in the end. I can't deny that I'd love to know what I feels like without but I would never risk anything, especially not at the beginning. A condom doesn't make it less special. For me, this was everything" stroked Louis gently over Harry's naked back to soothe him.

"For me too, Lou" kissed Harry Louis' chest.

"And that's all that matters, Haz. Just you and me" let Louis out a content sigh.

"And our whole families tomorrow. I don't know if I'm gonna survive that" chuckled Harry against Louis' chest cutely.

"We'll manage to get through it without being forced to marry the day after" joked Louis freely.

"Good" said Harry simply but then looked up at Louis with unsure eyes. "But you would want to marry me willingly one day, would you? Or is that not something you'd want?".

"That's my dream, Haz. When we're a bit older I really wanna marry you. I always wanted that. If I don't marry you who is gonna cook for me? I don't wanna starve" tapped Louis Harry's nose and ended up cracking a joke.

"We don't want that. Guess you have to marry me then" giggled Harry adorably.

Louis kissed the top of Harry's head and a smile spread over his face. "Guess that's what we have to do".

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That's what they have to do then ... Well, Louis realised he trusts Harry now and they made love for the first time. Did you see that coming? And Harry had an infection back then thanks to Jake ... Karma?