On Saturday Harry woke up with Louis' face right next to him, but the other boy was still sleeping peacefully.

He got up from the bed carefully, because he needed to take a wee, and then he decided to go to the communal kitchen to grab some breakfast for him and Louis.

But to do that he needed to get dressed, and as he was doing that, he accidentally hit his elbow with the closet door.

"Shït" Harry muttered.

"Baby?" Louis mumbled sleepily from the bed.

"Keep sleeping, I'll get us breakfast" Harry told him.

"Okay" Louis replied, and turned to his other side covering his face with the bed covers.

Harry grabbed his key card, and left the room, heading to the kitchen, which right next to the common area, and it was a shared space with his side of the floor.

They weren't allowed to keep food in their rooms, so they each had a little cabinet in there which had a lock, and then there was also space for each person in the fridges, but they were required to label everything.

Harry was busy making tea while he had some bread in the toaster, when he saw Niall walk inside the kitchen, and he looked like shït. 

"Morning" Harry greeted him.

"I'm dying" Niall said as he opened the freezer door and just stood there.

"What the hell are you doing?" Harry laughed.

"This helps my hangover" Niall explained.

"What did you do last night?".

"Liam and I got drunk in my room with a bottle of whisky he got for his birthday" Niall explained, and closed the door of the freezer "And if you think I look like shït, you should see him, he's passed out on my bathroom floor after he threw up all night".

"That's a nice image for the morning, thank you for that" Harry said sarcastically.

"Sorry" Niall laughed, but then groaned and held his head "So what happened to your boyfriend, did he end up coming?".

"He did, yeah".

"Where is he?".

"In my room sleeping" Harry replied as he grabbed the toast he had made, and started putting butter on them.

"Did you two even leave your room after he arrived?" Niall asked.

"No" Harry said sheepishly.

Niall laughed again while Harry continued making breakfast.

"So are we going to meet him today or are you going to hide him all weekend?" Niall questioned.

"No, I want you to meet him" Harry assured him "Maybe in the afternoon, after you and Liam recover?".

"Yeah, okay" Niall agreed.

Harry grabbed the two mugs of tea and the plate with toast, and brought all of it to his room, having to put the plate down to open the door.

He found Louis still in the bed, but he was awake and looking at his phone, and he smiled when he saw Harry and put the phone down.

"Breakfast is served" Harry said as he put the plate down on the bed and offered one of the mugs to Louis.

"Thank you" Louis said taking it.

"I'm sorry it's kind of a shïtty breakfast" Harry said apologetically.

"It's great, babe, thanks for making it for me" Louis smiled.

"You're welcome" Harry replied "How did you sleep?".

"Great" Louis replied, and blew on his hot tea.

"Yeah, the bed wasn't too small?" Harry asked.

"No, it was fine" Louis answered "And I was happy to have you next to me".

Harry smiled, and stroked Louis cheek, thinking he was so lucky to have Louis in his life, he was so in love with him.

"I love seeing you so happy" Harry told him.

"You know it's because of you" Louis reminded him.

"Yeah" Harry nodded, and grabbed a piece of toast "So I ran into my friend Niall in the kitchen, I think I've mentioned him before?".

"Yeah" Louis nodded "You said he's one of your closest friends here".

"He is, and he wants to meet you, so I thought we could hang out with him and his boyfriend later today?" Harry suggested.

"You never mentioned Niall was gay" Louis considered.

"Is that relevant or...?" Harry asked feeling a little confused.

"Kind of, I mean, you said you're very close".

"We are" Harry confirmed.

"So have you ever... kissed him or... has anything ever happened between you?".

"Niall and I?" Harry laughed.

"I don't understand what's so funny" Louis said seriously.

"Kissing Niall would be like kissing my sister, Lou" Harry said as he kept laughing "So no, nothing has ever happened, it's weird to even think about it".

"Are you sure?" asked Louis.

"Yes" Harry confirmed "Ask him when you meet him, he's going to laugh if you even suggest us being together".

"Okay" Louis nodded "So you said he has a boyfriend?".

"Yeah, Liam, you'll like him, he likes to talk a lot, pretty friendly lad" Harry described him, and Louis nodded as he chewed on a piece of toast "So should we do something with them later?".

"Sure" Louis smiled.

"We could go to the pub" Harry suggested.

"Whatever you want" Louis allowed "I'm not drinking, though, is that okay?".

"Of course it's okay" Harry replied "But why aren't you drinking?".

"It's just not good for me, most of the time all it does is fück with my head, and I'm really trying to be better mentally".

"I'm proud of you" Harry smiled "And you know, I don't have to drink either".

"No, no, you can drink, it's okay, I don't mind" Louis told him.

"We'll see, okay?" Harry smiled.

"Okay".

After they finished having breakfast, they took a shower, and then went out, and Harry showed his boyfriend his favorite places in Manchester, and Louis seemed happy throughout the day, which was what he had been aiming for. Then around 7 PM, they met up Niall and Liam at a pub, but not at their usual, at another one that was more chill and that had really good pizza.

Harry and Louis got there first, but Liam and Niall showed up just minutes later, and Harry was quick to do all the introductions, and he was happy to see Louis was very friendly to both Niall and Liam.

"Did you guys order yet?" Niall asked as he sat down.

"Not yet" Louis replied.

"Should we get the promo? 4 pints and an extra large pepperoni pizza?" Niall proposed.

"Lou and I aren't drinking today" Harry informed his friends.

"Me neither, I'll throw up if I have any beer" Liam declared.

"You're still hangover from last night?" Harry laughed.

"Yeah" Liam groaned "I just want the greasiest pizza and water".

"Is this a joke? I'm going to drink alone?" Niall demanded.

"Harry will have a pint with you" Louis offered, and looked at Harry.

"Are you sure?" Harry asked Louis.

"Of course, I never said you couldn't drink" Louis reminded him.

"Okay" Harry agreed.

So they ordered glasses of water for Louis and Liam, a pint each for Harry and Niall, and they stuck with the extra large pepperoni pizza.

"So you never drink, Louis?" Niall asked.

"Yeah, I do, this is just a new thing I'm trying" Louis explained, and Harry noticed he was acting very shy.

"I envy you, I can stop drinking like hard core alcohol at any time, but I couldn't stop drinking beer, a good cold pint is what I live for" Niall declared "Does that make me an alcoholic?".

"Probably" Liam replied.

"Oh, well" Niall shrugged.

"How long have you been together?" Louis asked.

"9 months?" Liam replied.

"Almost 11 months" Niall corrected, and gave Liam a death glare, which made Harry laugh.

"Sorry, I think I'm still drunk" Liam apologized.

"And how did you meet?" Louis wondered.

"At a party" Liam replied.

"Liam, we first met in the dorms, remember?" Niall pointed out.

"A party at the dorms" Liam corrected.

"It wasn't a party".

"Yes, it was, there was people, music, food... so a party" Liam concluded.

"Anyway, we met at the dorms common area, at what some people may claim was a party" Niall recounted "That was two years ago, but I was dating someone else then, so nothing happened between us, and we would just talk whenever we bumped into each other, but we never really hang out. Then in September last year, I bumped into him, and I invited him to my birthday party, because I had always liked him and I was single by then, and he came, and we started talking and when I subtly mentioned I was single, he asked him out on a date, and after a few more dates, Liam asked me to be his boyfriend on...".

And that's when Niall looked at Liam, and Harry knew he expected him to fill in the date.

"October 10th" Liam grinned.

"Good job, babe" Niall congratulated him.

They got their drinks yet, and Liam drank his whole glass of water and asked for another one right away.

"Louis, you're from London, right?" Liam asked.

"Yeah, I've always lived there" Louis replied.

"That must be fun, I bet there's always something to do" Liam considered.

"Yeah, there is" Louis nodded, and looked at Harry "And there's a lot to see, I tried to show Harry most of it, but there was not enough time".

"He took me to all the touristy places, though, he's a great tourist guide, I learnt a lot" Harry explained to his friends.

Louis chuckled, and shook his head.

"Maybe that should be your next job, babe, tourist guide" Harry suggested.

"I'd get fired on the first day" Louis admitted, and then looked at Harry's friends "I get fired a lot from my jobs".

"Why?" Niall smiled.

"Different reasons" Louis shrugged.

"What do you work in now?" asked Liam.

"I got fired this week, actually, so I'm figuring out what I wanna do next" Louis explained.

They got their pizza then, and Louis changed the subject and asked Niall and Liam what they were studying, after which the conversation flowed very naturally. By the time they decided to call it a night and go back to the dorms, Louis had loosen up a lot, and he was talking to Niall and Liam as if they were old friends.

"My birthday party is next Saturday, so if you're here you should come" Niall said to Louis

"We haven't talked about next weekend, but thanks for the invite" Louis replied.

"Sure" Niall smiled "Goodnight, guys".

Harry and Louis said goodnight to the other couple, and went inside Harry's room, while Niall and Liam continued walking down the hallway.

"So?" Harry asked as he kicked his shoes off.

"I liked them, they were nice" Louis said while he took off his jacket and then his shoes.

"I'm happy to hear that" Harry said, and kissed Louis' cheek.

"I'm gonna get ready for bed" Louis announced.

"Okay, love" Harry allowed.

Louis went inside the bathroom, and when he came out, he started changing out of his clothes.

"So uhm... what are we going to do next weekend?" Louis asked as he went to sit on the bed when he was done, his legs criss crossed.

"I'm not sure".

"I was thinking maybe you could come to London?" Louis wondered.

"I think it would be better if I go to London the weekend after next one" Harry considered.

"But then what would happen next weekend?" Louis frowned.

"We could just Face Time?".

"Harry, we can't go two weeks without seeing each other" Louis said horrified.

"We've talked about this, Lou, you know we won't be able to see each other every single weekend" Harry reminded him.

"But why not?".

"Because train tickets are expensive, and I also use weekends to study most of the year" Harry explained.

"You know I can pay for tickets every weekend, I don't mind" Louis told him.

"Babe, you don't have a job anymore" Harry reminded him.

"So what? I'm gonna get one, and my mum gives me money, remember? So tickets are not an issue" Louis decided "The only issue is that you don't want to see me every weekend".

"You know I do" Harry told him "But what  would be the point of you coming here when I have to study?".

"We could still have meals together, and sleep together" Louis explained "To me it would be worth the trip even if we spend 1 hour together, and I have to just sit on this bed and watch you study".

"Lou, that's not reasonable" Harry tried to make him understand.

"It is to me, because I want to spend time with you" Louis fought "And what is unreasonable about me coming here twice a month and you going to London twice a month? You could even bring your books to London and study in my flat".

"I have a study group, so I can't study in London, and I can't study in this desk while you watch me either" Harry told him.

"So you're not willing to compromise so we can make this work?" Louis dared.

"Louis, you know how important school is to me, I can't compromise when it comes to it" Harry reminded him.

"I'm not asking you not to study, or to fail your classes, I'm just asking you to to make time to be with me".

"And I am!" Harry replied "You'll come here once a month and I'll come to London once a month, that's more than enough".

"In what universe is that enough?" Louis demanded.

"It's just how it has to be" Harry insisted.

Louis gave him a murderous look, and Harry thought he was going to storm out of the room, that was his go to move when he was angry or upset, but what he did instead was get in the bed, with his back to Harry, and he covered up to his head with the bed covers.

Harry decided he would let him cool down, so he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth, wash his face and use the toilet, and finally changed into his pajama pants and T-shirt.

When he was ready, he got in the bed next to Louis, and he spooned him, giving him a kiss on his head.

"I love you" Harry told him.

Louis didn't say anything, so Harry gave him kisses on the side of his neck, knowing he normally liked that, but Louis used his hand to make him stop.

"Lou, talk to me" Harry asked.

Louis turned around in Harry's arms, and Harry noticed his face was red and wet with tears, which he should have expected.

"Can I please come back next weekend?" Louis asked, his voice small "Please?".

"Baby..." Harry sighed as he tried to wipe the tears from Louis' face.

"Please, Harry?" Louis begged "I can do stuff on my own while you're with your study group or whatever, and we can go to Niall's birthday, and then cuddle together at night, please?".

"Okay" Harry agreed, because he physically couldn't tell Louis no considering the way he was begging.

"Thank you" Louis replied, and sniffled a little, but then he got closer to Harry and closed his eyes "I love you".

"I love you too, Lou" Harry declared, and turned off the lights.

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A.N. Part of this chapter has been written for a while that's why it's up so soon.

What did you think of Louis meeting Harry's friends?

And what about Larry's disagreement in the end?

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