Midnight memories

Better than words

Louis was having a beer with Liam. Harry was sick again, already sleeping in his and Louis hotel room after Louis had made sure that he was taken care of.

"I just got an idea. We should write a song, only using lines from other songs." Liam suggested.

"How?" Louis asked and took a sip from his bottle.

Louis found some paper and a pen. He wrote something down.
"Like this."

Better than words
More than a feeling
Crazy in love
Dancing on the ceiling

"That's fucking brilliant!" Louis laughed. "Every time we touch." He then suggested.

Liam grinned and added, " I'm all shook up."

They continued to take turns coming up with a line from different songs.

Everytime we touch
I'm all shook up
You make me wanna
How deep is your love
God only knows, baby

They came up with a chorus together.

Woo
I don't know how else to sum it up
'Cause words ain't good enough, ow
There's no way I can explain your love, no
I don't know how else to sum it up
'Cause words ain't good enough, ow
I can't explain your love, no
It's better than words
Better than words

They continued with the second verse saying one line each based on songs.

Better than words
Drive ya crazy
Someone like you
Always be my baby

Best I ever had
Hips don't lie
You make me wanna
One more night
Irreplaceable (yeah), crazy (crazy)

They both laughed and repeated the chorus.

Woo
I don't know how else to sum it up
'Cause words ain't good enough, ow
There's no way I can explain your love, no
I don't know how else to sum it up
'Cause words ain't good enough, ow
I can't explain your love, no

"So, a bridge?" Louis asked and Liam nodded his head. They discussed it back and forth before they wrote it down.

Everyone tries (They try)
To see what it feels like (Feels like)
But they'll never be right
'Cause it's better (better)
It's better

"And then the chorus again." Liam said and added it.

One more time
Better than words

Yeah

Woo
I don't know how else to sum it up (I don't know)
'Cause words ain't good enough, ow
There's no way I can explain your love, no
I don't know how else to sum it up (To sum it up)
'Cause words ain't good enough, ow (The words ain't good enough)
I can't explain your love, no

It's better than words
It's better than words
It's better than words

"This will be fun to sing." Louis smiled and emptied his beer.

He returned to his room later and snuck inside so he wouldn't wake up Harry. He needed his sleep. He got into bed and spooned his boyfriend who stirred in his sleep but he didn't wake up.

They headed for L.A. where they were doing a couple of shows. Louis read a very disturbing article in The Mirror badmouthing his mum. After shouting profanities and death threats for ten minutes straight Harry managed to calm him down and he wrote an angry e-mail calling them out on their bullshit. Then he called his mum to make sure that she was okay.

They had been nominated for several rewards at the Teen Choice Award and they were also performing Best song ever. They all dressed fancy and attended the award show together. They won four awards that evening. Niall and Liam attended the after-party while Zayn and Louis returned to the hotel to go to sleep. They were both beat. Harry went out to dinner with Ed. They hadn't seen each other in a while and spent the night catching up.

Eleanor arrived the next day. Management tried really hard to keep up appearances after that whole Rovers scandal and Louis had to take her out shopping on Rodeo Drive. He had never been more bored in his life. Harry just stayed at the Hotel, really hungover after yesterday's events. 

The next day Harry and Louis headed to Malibu for a nice day on the beach. Liam went out on a date in Beverly Hills with a girl named Sophia and he came back happy and excited. Niall had gone back to London by himself and Zayn was out with Johnny Depp of all people and came back later all bubbly and talkative. They hardly recognized him and teased him for being star-struck.

Zayn and Liam returned to London as well while Harry and Louis stayed in L.A. for a little mini-vacation by themselves. They had a great couple of days where they did spa treatments, ate at fancy restaurants, and just enjoyed each other's company before they flew back to London together.