Chapter 3
#3
Louis would like to think that he’s absolutely fine when Harry goes away for business but it’s pretty obvious that he’s not. Harry himself is a fully functional adult with a degree, a job and sweet boyfriend who is his polar opposite. Louis has always been a bit of a hot mess, never keeping a job long due to sassy remarks being thrown haphazardly at customers and fellow employees. He didn’t last long in uni because he had discovered weed and how much he enjoyed spending his time high and getting odd tattoos. Its infinitely more interesting than being cooped up in a lecture all day and writing essays in bed deep into the night with only cups of tea and a rapidly declining pile of custard creams to keep you company. He had the sweet boyfriend part down pretty well though, that’s for sure.
Harry is an absolute darling, each day when he comes home from work he makes dinner while Louis chats with him about their very different, yet equally busy, days. Louis was always a little lost without Harry there to guide him. He can’t cook for shit, forgets to fill the gas tank in the car which results in highly expensive towing bills at least once a week.
It’s been three days since Harry’s departure and Louis has already given up on cooking, he almost blew up the microwave because he left the tea spoon the mug of tea he was heating up. It was quite pitiful really so Louis stopped trying and had lived off fruit snacks and red bull. It wasn’t healthy by any stretch of the imagination but he couldn’t be bothered to go to the store or anything like that. Harry always knows what to get and each time he’s trusted Louis to get things, Louis has always lost the list and come home with a bag full of beer, chips and chocolate.
Louis was just settling down to a marathon of Futurama that was playing on channel 11 when he heard the unmistakable sound of keys in the door. He flung his bag of fruit snacks away and stood up, jumping on Harry before he’s even had the chance to cross the threshold.
“I missed you” He mumbles into Harry’s neck, cuddling him tightly.
“I missed you too” Harry smiles, kissing Louis’ forehead and rubbing his back.
They were both complete again. (and Louis could eat proper food once more.)