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Harry looked over to Louis , who was eyeing the empty room they stood in . "What do you say ?"

Louis looked at Harry and gave him a gentle smile , "Potential . I like it ."

The couple went to see the four potential houses Harry found for them , currently they were at the second house . It was a one story house with a nice backyard , nothing too small nor too large , though they wanted to have more guest rooms incase their friends or families planned on staying over .

They thanked the agent who showed then the house and left to go see the third one . Harry pulled to the road and glanced at Louis from the corner of his eye , placing his hand on his thigh . "Lou ."

Louis hummed and turned to look at him , Harry rubbed his thumb on his knee , "Do you have second thoughts about moving in together ?"

Louis gave him a faint smile , "No . I'm just - in a generally upset mood . Because of all the job hunting situation ." He took Harry's hand and cupped it in both his small ones , "I'm looking forward to moving in together , but I also can't ignore the fact that we're going to need the money to move and all ."

Harry gave his hand a reassuring squeeze , "After selling my third parlor we'll use the money for the house , and I already put ads online about furniture of mine that I'm selling ."

"Didn't you want to use the money from the parlor to renovate the other two ?" Louis asked , Harry nodded , "I did , but that can wait . The two parlors are fine how they are now , us moving and living in a proper house is more important ."

"You sure ?" Louis asked quietly , Harry held his hand tighter , "One hundred percent ."

Louis pursed his lips and nodded . "I uh , I also put online ads about my furniture . I already have someone who's going to buy the small dining table , so that's a start ."

"Baby ." Harry stopped at a red light , Louis turned to face him . Harry gave him a smile , "We'll be okay ."

They reached the third house , it was a two story house with a beautiful pathway , the agent greeted them and opened the door for them . There was a large living room , spacious kitchen , one master bedroom with a bathroom connected , two guest bedrooms that had a bathroom , and the backyard had a pool and a bonfire spot .

Louis clutched Harry's hand tightly when he saw the pool , Harry turned to make sure he was okay and squeezed his hand .

"This house is really nice , and the cost isn't as high as I would think ." Harry turned to Louis , after asking the agent to give them a few minutes . Louis nodded , "Yeah . I actually really love it ."

Harry smiled and put his hands on Louis' waist , "Have we made our desicion , or we should go see the last place before we decide ?"

Louis smiled up at him , "To be honest , I'm over this whole looking-at-houses thing , and I'm getting hungry . I think we should take it ."

Harry kissed his forehead , then his cheek , "Alright then , let's go for lunch . Is this it ?"

"I think so , yeah . What do you say ?" Louis poked his dimple , Harry smiled , "Yes , I love it ."

The two went back to the agent and told him they would take the house , the agent shook their hands and told them he would get started on the paperwork and contact them later that week .

Harry led Louis out of the house and back to his car , "Where do you want to eat ?"

"I feel like having pasta , or maybe noodles ." Louis said and got into the passenger's seat , Harry got into the driver's seat and started the car , "Noodles sounds really good ."

Louis held his hand out for Harry , who smiled and held his hand on his lap . "Do you want to go job hunting a bit more , if we're in the area ?"

"I don't know . Depends ." Louis looked out of the window , "If I see a place I'll ask , but I kind of don't want to think about it for a bit . It's stressing me ."

Harry nodded , "Okay . Also , after lunch we're going to stop at one of the parlors , the one near the Disney shop . I have to finish the paperwork for selling the parlor , and it has to be today ."

"Is there a lot to get done ?" Louis asked , Harry shook his head , "If I don't get interrupted or distracted I'll finish it in thirty minutes . Want to come with me or you want me to drop you off at my place ? Or yours ?"

"Could you drop me off at mine ? I'll start getting things done for the moving ." Louis said , Harry nodded , "Sure . I'll come over and stay the night ? Or we'll stay at mine ?"

"Yours , want to sleep on your pillow ." Louis said and squeezed Harry's hand , Harry smiled fondly and nodded , "Alright ."

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"I'll come to pick you up later , okay ? I'll text you when I'm done ." Harry said , Louis nodded , "Okay . You can take your time , there's no rush ." He leaned over the gear and kissed him , Harry smiled , "Bye love ."

"Bye ." Louis jumped out of the passenger's seat , gave Harry one more smile and closed the door . He walked up to the entrace of the complex and saw a girl , he gave her a smile , "Hi , are you Liz ?"

"Yes , Louis , right ?" She smiled back , Louis nodded , "Yes , follow me ."

Liz followed him into the apartment complex , "You have no idea how much you're helping me right now , I was looking for a small dining table for a month ."

Louis smiled , "Yeah , I'm moving in with my boyfriend soon so we're selling furniture we don't need ."

"Oh that's nice ." Liz smiled , "I'm actually in the area to surprise my girlfriend , we're doing long-distance and yeah , thought I'd kill two birds with one stone ."

Louis smiled and stopped in front of his door , unlocking it , "How did you meet your girlfriend ?"

"Photography course in Spain , a few years ago ." Liz smiled , Louis turned to face her , "Are you - are you Maria's girlfriend ?"

Liz's eyes widened , "How do you know her ??"

Louis smiled and let Liz into his small apartment , closing the door behind her , "I uh , I actually only met ner yesterday . She's a good friend of my boyfriend's , and I had a job interview at the diner she works at ."

"Holy shit , small world ." Liz smiled , Louis chuckled , "Yeah , definitely ."

"Were you hired ? Will I be seeing you there too ?" She asked , Louis twisted his mouth , "No , I - I wasn't . But that's okay . Anyway , this is the table , small , round , four chairs . Good condition ." Louis changed the subject , Liz turned to the table and nodded ; she noticed he was uncomfortable so she let him change the subject without pushing it .

"Looks perfect . Here's the thing ; my car is obviously not big enough , but I'll pay you for it now and be back later this week to pick it up , is that okay ?"

"Sure , that's fine ." Louis nodded , Liz nodded and transferred the money to his back account and thanked him , Louis smiled and walked her back to the entrace of the complex .

"Tell Maria I said hi , if - if she still remembers who I am ." Louis smiled , Liz nodded , "Sure . Take care , thank you again for the table ."

Louis waved her goodbye and went back up to his apartment , closing the door and locking it behind him . He took his laptop and sat at the counter , checking on the furniture he posted . He took the table off the list , as it was sold , and answered a few comments .

He went to his room and played a bit of music , as he decided to be as productive as he could and go though his closet , what he wanted to keep and what he could donate .

He went through his clothes and prepared two bags , one for donation and one for garbage , incase he saw a piece of clothing with stains or holes . As he kept going his eyes landed on the surfboard , he slowly took it out of the closet and held it up , sighing to himself . Even though he could feel his heart speeding up just a bit , he had a smile on his lips .

He missed surfing ; the thrill , the floating feeling , the happiness - but at the same time he could also remember himself being dragged underwater by his leg , struggling to breathe as he fought the creature .

His fingers traced the sharkbite , before he forced himself to put the board down to keep going through his clothes . He also gave away two old blankets he didn't use , and a set of bedsheets he never really liked nor used .

He placed everything back in his closet and checked on his phone , seeing a text from Harry saying he would be over in twenty minutes , and the message was sent fifteen minutes ago . He replied he would be waiting and went back to his laptop on the counter , and surely enough a few minutes later there was a knock on the door .

He got up to open it and smiled at Harry , Harry walked in , "Hi love ."

"Hi ." Louis pecked his cheek and went back to his laptop , Harry closed the door and locked it , "Did you get anything done ?"

"Yeah , actually . I felt productive ." Louis nodded , Harry walked over and stood behind him , he put his arms around him and rested his chin on his shoulder , "What did you do ?"

"It's not much , but I sold the dining table , the girl who bought it was here to see it . And I went through my entire closet to pass on some clothes and stuff I don't use ." Louis said and checked again on the furniture he posted . "There's someone interested in the couch , they might come over this week to collect it ."

Harry nodded along as he listened , before turning his head to press a warm kiss to his neck . "We should talk about which furniture we're keeping and which we're selling , so we don't end up without what we need ."

"Yeah . I uh , I remember you saying something about the guest room bed mattress being old , so I figured you'd get rid of it and we could use my bed as a guest bed , since the mattress is pretty new . And your couch and living room table are new aswell , so we're good with that ."

"Most of the furniture in my house is in a really good shape , there's some small stuff I'm selling . Like the nightstands in my room , had them for years . I like yours ." Harry moved to sit at the counter next to him , "Also the TV in my room is causing a bit of problems , I kind of wanted to ask if we could put yours in our bedroom ."

"Sure , yeah ." Louis nodded , Harry smiled , "I can't wait to move in with you , you know ?" He moved Louis' fringe from his forehead , "I mean I know we're staying over at each other's places most of the week , but it's a different feeling from actually sharing a house , sharing the same space ."

"I've always thought - god , this is going to sound so corny - but I've always liked the thought of home not being a place , but more like a feeling ." Louis said , "A feeling you get when you're close to someone . Then it doesn't matter where you are , it would feel like home as long as you have that person with you ." He blushed , "And - you are that person , for me ."

Harry grinned at him and cupped his cheeks , pressing a sweet kiss to his lips . "Never thought of it like that . I like it ." He kissed him again , "You're my home too ."

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A bit of a filler , kind of important I guess . Hope you liked it anyway x

~Author