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Harry took Louis to his house ; it was a twenty minutes walk , and Louis was silent the whole twenty minutes . Harry had his hand held tightly , giving it a squeeze every short while .

Once reaching his house Harry opened the door for them and let Louis in quickly , locking the door behind them .

"Want to take a shower ?" Harry asked as he helped Louis take his coat off , Louis thought for a few seconds before nodding his head silently , hoping the shower would help him feel better .

Harry took off his own coat , "Want me to join you ?" He wasn't trying to get anything with Louis , he just felt like leaving Louis alone with his thoughts would be a bit of a bad idea . He took Louis' hand after Louis nodded yes at his suggestion , taking him upstairs .

He went to get the two of them clean clothes and towels , before going into the bathroom and closing the door . He took his clothes off before helping Louis out of his clothes , sitting him on the closed toilet seat to take his prosthetic off . He left their boxers on , turning to the shower to turn the stream and let it heat up . It was uncomfortable showering in his boxers , but he knew Louis wouldn't feel comfy showering completely naked with him .

Once the water was hot enough he supported Louis' weight and helped him into the shower with his arms around his waist , getting them both under the running water .

"Come here ." Harry held him closer , Louis pressed his forehead to his chest and let his tears run down his cheeks , mixing with the water . Harry could tell he was crying again by his shaking shoulders , he held him closer and rubbed his back .

"You're okay love . I'm right here ." Harry shushed him , kissing his head before reaching for his shampoo bottle . "Hold on to me ." He said , Louis tightened his arms around Harry's middle as Harry gently washed his hair , fingerpads massaging his scalp . He washed his hair from the shampoo before washing his own hair , grabbing the soap and loofa . He washed Louis' body and rubbed his hands over him to wash away the soap , bringing his arms to wrap around him again . "Let's get out ."

He turned the water off and reached for a towel , wrapping it around Louis . He lifted him up and put him on the fluffy rag , slowly sitting him down on the toilet seat . He grabbed the other towel and dried himself as Louis slowly rubbed the towel over his body to dry .

Harry quickly took his wet boxers off and put on a clean pair , "I'll wait out the door for you to change your boxers , don't bother to put your prosthetic back on because we're getting right into the bed ." He said , Louis nodded and waited for Harry to leave and close the door behind him before supporting himself on the counter , taking the boxers off slowly . He dried himself a bit more before pulling on a clean pair of boxers , before Harry knocked softly , "You done , love ?"

Louis responded with a weak 'yes' , Harry opened the door and took Louis' towel , using it to pat his hair down to dry it some more . "Let's get you in bed now , it's four a.m . Is it your day off ?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around Louis and picked him up , Louis shook his head and let Harry carry him to bed .

Harry put the smaller boy down on the bed and handed him a shirt and sweatpants , "I'll call you in sick . Get dressed , I'll tidy the shower ." Louis took the clothes and tiredly pulled them on , while Harry put their clothes into the laundry and brought Louis the prosthetic and fabrics to his side of the bed .

"We'll talk properly when we wake up ." Harry said and moved the covers , "Get in ."

Louis scooted up and tucked himself under the covers , Harry following and tucking in right next to him , bringing Louis into his chest .

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The couple woke up in the afternoon , Harry looked at the clock to see it was three p.m . He sighed out softly and closed his eyes again , hands slowly feeling around Louis' body that was pressed to his chest .

Louis woke up to the feeling of hands on his lower back , fingers slowly looking for the hem of his shirt . Once Harry found the hem of his shirt he crawled his fingers under his shirt , running his fingers on his soft , sleep warm skin . Louis shivered and opened his puffy eyes , Harry smiled into his hair , "Good morning . Or , afternoon ."

Louis sighed out and tucked himself back into his chest , Harry kissed his head , "How are you feeling ?"

"'M okay ." Louis said quietly , "Haven't slept that good this whole week ." He melted into his back rub , Harry rubbed his nose against his soft hair , "Want to get up to eat ?"

"Not yet . Cuddle first ." Louis said , before biting his lower lip , "If it's okay with you , I mean ..."

"Sounds perfect ." Harry nodded and held him tighter . Louis didn't have to voice it for Harry to understand , because he could tell Louis was slowly falling back into the shy hole he crawled out of . He very clearly remembered Louis asking for Harry to cuddle him at the start of them dating , and only recently felt more comfortable flopping himself at Harry's side and cuddle him .

"Love when we cuddle . Love holding you ." Harry whispered to him , "Love you ."

"I love you too ." Louis whispered against his collarbone , hands fisted into Harry's shirt .

They stayed cuddled for twenty more minutes , before Harry felt vibrations from Louis' stomach . He smiled and pressed his palm to his back , "Let's get up and make something to eat ."

Louis slowly sat up on the bed , he moved the covers off him and pulled his sweatpants off , puling on the fabrics and prosthetic ebfreo putting the sweatpants back on and following Harry downstairs .

Harry quickly fixed him a cup of tea for starters , handing it to him with a few cookies as he made them both egg on toast and bacon . Louis sat quietly and drank his tea , pushing back every bad thought that he knew would make him cry if he kept on thinking .

"Food's ready ." Harry said ; he did his best to finish it quickly , as he could tell Louis was deep in thoughts . He brought their plates to the dining table with utensils , Louis sat in front of his plate and ate a little bit , as much as he could with not having much appetite .

Harry noticed , of course he did , but didn't push him to eat more . He wanted him to come around on his own . He watched him from the corner of his eye , and before he finished his own food he put hit fork down , "Let's talk now ."

The corners of Louis' mouth turned down , but he stood up from the table and took his half full plate to the sink with Harry following him . He put his hands on Louis' waist and walked them to the couch , where they sat facing each other . Louis grabbed one of the cushion pillows and placed it on his lap , his fingers picking at the soft fabric .

Harry put his hands on Louis' smaller ones , thumbs rubbing his knuckles , "You have absolutely no idea how much I fucking love you . I've been trying to reach out to you this whole week but you just shut me away . And it hurt , it hurt so bad . I'm not mad , though . Don't ever think I'll be mad at you for this ."

Louis felt his throat tightening once again , his eyes slowly getting glossy . "'M sorry . I - I was just scared . Like , scared of thinking ab-about going in the pool . And I got defensive ."

"I know . I understand . That's why I'm not mad ." Harry squeezed his hands , "I just want to know why you would try to break up with me ."

Louis bit his lower lip , his head dropping down lower . "I-I - I thought , I thought you would get f-fed up with my childish and stupid behaviour , and that I w-was doing you a favour - so y-you wouldn't -"

"Louis -"

"Wouldn't have to be the o-one doing that break-up move ." Louis sniffled . Harry wasn't mad , not at all . He was upset . Upset at the person who made Louis think like that , because those words Louis were saying weren't his own - but ones someone else made him think of himself .

Harry wiped his tears , "I don't know who's the son of a bitch who made you think so lowly of yourself . But what I do know is that I'm not like this , and you're not what that arsehole made you believe you are . You're amazing , baby , you're so lovely - you're my everything . And I want you to always remember that ."

Louis covered his face in his hands and dropped his head even lower , shoulders shaking with soft cries . Harry brought him into a hug and rubbed his back , "It'll take time , and I'll be there every step on the way . I love you . Our relationship is my favorite thing in the world , can't believe I went almost my whole life without you - but now that I have you I'm never letting you go ."

He kept rubbing his back until he calmed down , Louis wiped his cheeks and let Harry pull him into his lap to straddle his thighs . Harry had a death grip around him , arms circling his waist so tightly his hands were pressed to Louis' sides to grip him close .

Louis squeezed his arms around his wide shoulders , "I l-love you too ."

Harry kissed his shoulder , "Love you so much , baby ."

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