Royalty

What do you mean?

Louis's P.O.V.

"So, how has he been treating you?" Luke asks nudging me as I look over Harry cover Niall up making sure he has enough blankets as he went crazy so they knocked him out again.

"Great, it's like.... it's like I've known him forever Luke.... I-I don't know how to describe it really. " I say honestly and Luke sighs.

"You love him eh?" he asks and I close my eyes and feel my heart quicken as I feel someone pass by me. I peek my eyes open and watch as haz waltz by heading upstairs to talk to the lads.

"I do. " I say truthfully and he sighs

"Well, that's a shame. I could've really pleased you. " He says and I furrow my eyebrows

"Please tell me you aren't falling for me too."

"My heart has been beating for you ever since.... well you came back. But Niall as well and lord only knows how long he's loved you. "

"I just don't get it. "

"I know love, but there's just things in life that don't make any sense and we can explain it and well, we just can't explain it. " He shrugs and I look down trying to process how many people actually love me and how it's impossible.

"Just know, ill always be here for you, we're your best friends Lou we'll love you no matter what. " He pats my shoulder and stands up from his seat.

"Well, I'm off to bed.... goodnight mate love you. "

"Night love you too Luke. " I call back as he heads upstairs and I just sigh running my hands through my hair leaning back against the chair.

"I don't understand. " I say under my breath alone in the dark.

"Can't sleep?" I hear and dart behind me.

"No, not really. " I just say and he chuckles

"Yeah.... me neither. " He replies and slides into the seat next to me.

"You know all this messing around and getting even has led up to this moment right here. "

"What moment?"

"The one where I tell you the truth. " I furrow my eyebrows

"The.... truth?" I ask puzzled.

"Yeah Lou..... I know you've heard it so much today and well you're probably tired of it-" I cut him off

"Please, please, please don't say you're in love with me. "

"Uh well not exactly. "

"Oh well what exactly is this moment leading up to then?"

"Well I-" he stops and leans on his knees interlocking his fingers and bites his lip.

"It's hard to explain. "

"Yeah well nowadays things are. So why don't you just tell me, it can't be worse then Harry wanting to kill my father. "

"He doesn't want to- or well he kinda does but it's for a good reason. He just.... he knows what he's done to you and how he treated you and he doesn't like that when you love someone you do anything and everything to protect them. "

"Yeah I guess you're right.... but still he doesn't deserve to decide like that. "

-- back to their argument --

No, but he'll still tell. "

"Then we can't let him. "

"And how are we going to do that?"