when it all began | l.s.

Texting

Harry's POV

At the end of the day, we'd written lyrics for three songs and tested them out with Niall's guitar. They all sounded pretty good but there was obviously still more work needed on them. We weren't trying to rush this reunion of ours, as the public didn't even know yet. We weren't going to reveal anything unless there was really something to reveal. Paparazzi had spotted some of us together and made some assumptions, but people didn't really believe anything important was going on.

We packed up all our paper into a small binder which Liam then stuffed into his bag.

"How about this," Zayn said as we all gathered our things. "Let's all take some time and try to write something good, and we'll meet again in like two weeks. That way we'll actually have a bit more to do and we can get more done," he suggested. We all nodded in agreement and headed for the door. I glanced at the vending machine and realized just how hungry I really was. I thought of the only half decent food waiting for me back at my hotel, but eating that was a lot better than getting mobbed at any restaurant. I glanced over at Louis who was in the middle of a conversation with Liam and wished I could ask him to come back to my place. I wasn't even thinking in a sexual way, I just wanted his company, and, well, if things escalated I guess I'd be okay with that.

Louis and Liam stepped outside after Niall and Zayn, and I rushed to catch the door that was swinging shut behind them. Once again it was already dark outside. I checked my watch and saw the time: 11:00 p.m. No wonder I was starving, none of us had had supper. Niall and Zayn had a ride waiting for them, as they were staying in the same hotel, and Louis and Liam's hotels were fairly close so they also came and went together. I waved goodbye to the guys and began walking towards my own car. I preferred to drive myself places since it kept me more grounded and made me feel more normal.

Just before I reached my car I felt a cold hand grab my own. I spun around, coming face to face with Louis.

"I um, just wanted to say goodnight," he said. A faint smile appeared on my face. I gazed into his bright blue eyes that seemed to glow in the darkness of the night. He reached up and put his hands on either side of my face and my smile grew. He then leaned forward and placed his lips on mine. They were soft and warm, and they were gone all too soon. When he pulled away he moved his mouth next to my ear, sending shivers down my spine.

"Goodnight, Harry," he whispered softly, and then he walked off to his car where Liam was impatiently waiting. I brought my hand up to my mouth and ran my fingers along my lips. I was so infatuated by that boy.

I'd only been at my hotel for a few minutes when my phone rang.

"Harry Styles," I answered.

"Niall Horan," he said, imitating my voice.

"Hey Niall. What's up?"

"Do you know what you're doing? With Louis, I mean."

"Oh my god Niall, why do you care so much? And yes, I think I know how to handle my own relationships thank you very much," I retorted. I loved Niall to pieces but he was so nosy.

"I'm just looking out for the both of you. You didn't exactly end on the best terms and it seems like you're starting things up again pretty quickly. You know, already sleeping together and everything."

I froze. What did he just say? I hadn't mentioned anything to anyone about me and Louis, and I had assumed Louis hadn't either, but perhaps I was wrong.

"Hello? Harry?" Niall said, confused.

"Uh, yeah, sorry. Um . . . how do you know we've slept together already?" I asked.

"Louis told me and Liam. I pried it out of him. Can't keep a secret, that one. It was so cute he was all awkward and stuff. It was like we were back in 2010 and he was first telling me about you two." At that I smiled, remembering how secretive we were at the very beginning of our relationship, and how we only told our bandmates.

"But that's not the point!" Niall said, interrupting my thoughts. "I hope you guys are careful because I'd hate to see things not work out again. That would absolutely ruin Louis, and I'm sure it wouldn't do you any good either."

"I know, Niall. I'll be careful. I really care about him, you know. This isn't just some careless crush. Lou and I belong together and we both know it," I assured him. The line was silent, and I wondered what Niall was thinking.

"Well, I wish you the best, mate," he finally said. "I'm rooting for you two."

"Thanks, Niall," I replied.

"Night."

"Night."

After I'd hung up I tossed my phone onto the bed and headed for the kitchen. It was too late for a full-on meal, so I just grabbed a half-eaten sandwich and went back to the bedroom. I picked up my phone and went to Twitter. I hadn't tweeted anything in quite some time, so I figured I should, even if it was just something small. I said something dumb about my sandwich and then checked my timeline. Nothing exciting was going on. I was about to put my phone away when I received a text message from a random number. Confused, I opened Messages and clicked on the chat.

Unknown: Hey, Haz, it's Lou

I smiled to myself and began typing.

Harry: Hey Lou. What's up?

As I added him as a contact he answered right away.

Louis: Really bored. What you up to?

Harry: Nothing. Eating a sandwich

Louis: Yeah, I saw your tweet

Harry: You have my notifications on or something?

Louis: Obviously

My smile only grew the more we talked.

Harry: Creep

Louis: What, you don't have mine on?

Harry: ...

Louis: You so do, don't lie

Harry: Okay yes I do

Louis: Now who's the creep huh

As I contemplated what to say next, another text popped up.

Louis: Got a weird call from Niall earlier

Harry: HE CALLED ME TOO

Louis: REALLY? Dammit Niall

Harry: I know right. He was saying all these things about how we have to be careful and that we shouldn't just start things back up right away

Louis: I had the exact same conversation

Harry: Weird. Do you thinking we're taking things too quickly?

Louis: No. Not at all. We've already done the "taking things slow" part of our relationship. We've been through everything already. We were just on a little bit of a break

Harry: So . . . we're Ross and Rachel?

Louis: Exactly. As long as I'm Ross

Harry: Deal

Louis: Well I gotta go. Goodnight, Rachel

Harry: Goodnight, Ross

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A/N: Hello to anyone reading this. Hope you're liking the story so far. I'm not entirely sure I know what I'm doing or where I'm going with it but oh well. I'll figure it out. If you've got any suggestions, by all means go ahead!

Thanks for reading :)

~bee. xo.