Locker 17

Chapter 39

*Harry's POV*

I wake up the next morning. My hand is asleep due to having Louis on top of it all night. I stretch my arm to grab my phone from the bedside table, it's 9:00am. I brush my fingers through my hair and don't move, not wanting to wake up Louis. I start to close my eyes again when I hear someone fiddling with the doorknob of the door. Fucking hell. I try my best to wiggle out my hand under Louis without waking him. Thankfully he only rolls over and doesn't wake.

I stand up and pick up my boxers from the floor and slip them on before going and opening the door. They knock again. I stride over on my toes trying not to make the floor creak or anything.

"Who is it?" I keep my voice down when I ask against the door.

"It's Gemma." I open the door just a crack.

"What do you want?" She tries to look behind me to see if Louis is there.

"Merry Christmas to you too. Mum wants to know where you are. She's not freaking out or anything she's just worried. I told her you spent the night over here with me and Angus, so if she asks just say you were here hanging out. I figured you wouldn't want me to tell her the truth. Oh and one last thing. She was out with Louis' mum last night and she mentioned how Louis was such a great kid for staying home all night and not having any plans like going out and partying."

"Merry Christmas. So wait Louis like...snuck out?" I look at her with widened eyes. She nods her head.

"He lied to her, I don't know how she still thinks he's there but I suggest taking him home now. Before he mum notices he's gone." I look back at Louis and he's still sound asleep, I don't want to wake him but I guess I have to.

"You actually have a better taste in guys than girls Harry. He even looks a bit like Sam doesn't he?" Gemma says looking behind me at Louis.

"Fuck can't anyone give that a fucking break? Can't people stop comparing him to Sam?" I yell at her without realising that Louis is in the room.

"Harry?" Louis says from behind in his morning voice. I shut the door in Gemma's face and walk over to him.

"Merry Christmas." I place a soft kiss on his lips. He tilts his head in confusion and looks over at the window.

"Shit!" He stands up on one leg, picking up his clothes from the floor and hurries in putting them on.

"What's wrong?"

"N-Nothing I just need to get home." He puts on his shoes, followed by his jacket.

"My mum's going to kill me." He says under his breath.

"Let me just get ready and I'll take you." I head over to the bathroom and put the clothes I had on from yesterday on.

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The trip to his house is quiet, we're about 10 minutes away when I break the silence.

"Why did you sneak out?" I ask, turning to face him. His head is pressed against the window and he rests his cheek on the palm of his hand.

"lt's my mum. She doesn't want me to be with you, at least not until she talks to your mum about...us." His voice cracks at the end.He avoids any eye contact, still staring out the window.

"Why hasn't she talked to my mum?" I don't know any reason why she hasn't?

"I told her not to. I don't want to be the one responsible for breaking the bond you and your mum have. Coming out to her in that way wouldn't be fair."

"What?" I throw my head back in laughter. My mum's known about me having attractions to either gender since I was seven. Maybe it's just the impression my mum gives off. "Louis, my mum knows that I'm bisexual. She has for a long time, I wouldn't keep something like that from her. Yes she's warned me about getting attached to you but she can bare with it, there's no need to be afraid of anything. In fact I'll take you to my house to introduce you properly, deal?"

"But what about my mum? She probably still thinks I'm in the room sleeping. I locked the door before I snuck out." He finally looks over at me

"You can just make up a lie. I'll say that I took you out to breakfast earlier and you locked your room. Simple as that." I shrug me shoulder and take my phone out, dialing my mum's number.

"What are you doing?" Louis asks, I shush him before he says anything else.

"Merry Christmas Harry!" She yells from the other side.

"Yeah yeah, Merry Christmas, where are you at?"

"I'm heading over to Johannah's house to unwrap some presents, why?"

"I'm actually heading over there too, see you there." I hang up.

"What was that about?" Louis asks once again.

"Don't worry about it, you'll see once we get there."

"To your house?"

"No, yours." I step on the gas, my adrenaline pumping in.

We get to his house and my mum's car is already parked outside. I park next to hers and get out of the car, Louis following after. I walk in front of him over to his front door and entering like it's my own house.

"Harry are you sure about this?"

"Completely." I simply answer back. I'm not going to let him keep on hiding because he's afraid that my mum won't approve of him. This way his mum can butt out of everything and let him be, he is eighteen after all now. He's eighteen. I've been so caught up on everything that I didn't realise he's now older than me, yeah it's only by two months but still. It's also Christmas and I hadn't even bought Louis a present, I think the present I gave him last night was good enough?

We make our way inside, finding Lou's mum and mine in front of the fireplace with presents in their hands. They both turn to look at us. My mum shoots me a wide smile but Louis' mum looks at me and back to Louis. I look over at Louis who's standing next to me, he isn't even looking at his mum, his head is down and he plays with his fingers. A frown covers Johannah's face. I can see that Louis isn't calm about his whole thing that's about to happen by looking at his shaky hands, so I pull him closer to me, in twining his fingers with mine as I clear my throat to speak.

"I have something to tell you both." I begin.

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