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I was about to finish my food when my phone rang. I looked at the caller Id and smiled.

"Hello, Hi Myke. What's up??"

"Hey Louis, I just called to ask; do you have any plans for tonight?"

"Uhh yeah, Ethan wanted to have a movie night so my friends are coming over tonight. You remember Zayn and Liam from the school?"

"Yeah, yeah your best buddies right?"

"Yeah they are the ones coming. Why did you ask though?"

"Oh, actually my roommate is out with his girlfriend and I'm all bored this fine Sunday, so I thought why not meet you? But I guess you're busy, sooo... it's cool."

"Yeah I have plans for tonight, I'm sorry Myke." Then an idea struck me." Hey, why don't you come to my house? You can join us all for the movie and you will get to meet Liam and Zayn as well. What's say??"

"Yeah, I can do that but are you sure they won't mind?"

"Oh of course they won't."

"Ok then, how about I'll be at yours at 7?"

"Ok, see you then, bye."

"Bye."

I put the phone down and Zayn asked, "Who was that Lou and how does he know us?"

"You guys remember that kid from school? Michael? Michael Rayden? He was a year younger than us but I insisted he could be our friend? Remember?" I tried reminding them. It seemed like Liam remembered him and said," Oh, you mean the tall handsome guy that had his eyes on you?" I rolled my eyes at his words. Seriously, there was nothing like that; we were just good friends. Just because I was his first friend in school and was close to him didn't mean he liked me. We were never attracted to each other that way. But everybody always thought otherwise. Before I could contradict Liam's words, Zayn spoke up laughing," oh yeah, he totally tried hitting on you then. I still remember how jealous Har...he used to get." I froze when Zayn made that little slip up and was about say his name. It's not like I've stopped them from saying his name in my house or anything, but they prefer not to use his name in front of me and it's been a while since anyone talked about him.

Seeing at the effect that it had on me, Zayn mumbled a sorry. I shook my head and gave him a small smile, silently telling him that it's fine. Though, it was not all that fine.

"Anyways, are you still in contact with him Louis? From what I remember, he left the town on the graduation day itself and we never stayed in contact." Liam said to cut the awkward silence. "Yeah, he actually moved to London recently. He was in Toronto earlier, but then he was offered a job in a company which has its office in my building. We met in the elevator once and recognized each other, exchanged numbers and yeah...we are in contact now. Hey, I hope you guys don't mind that I invited him for the movie night today."

"Oh no, we don't. We get to meet him after so long, why would we mind?"

I smiled and nodded. I could feel Zayn's constant stare at me and I instantly knew that there was something occupying his head that concerned me. I looked at him and raised my eyebrow as if to ask him what the matter was. He just shrugged it off.

Before I could ponder more on the topic, I heard Ethan run down the stairs. "Ethy, how many times do I have to tell you not to run down the stairs? What's the hurry? Be careful, bub."

"Sorry dada, won't do it again. Can you help me get the Mickey cap, please? It's kept on the top shelf and I can't reach it." He said with a cute pout on his face.

Liam volunteered to help and said, "Come on Ethy bear, I'll help you. Let's go. Anyways your dada won't be able to reach the top shelf himself." He smirked. Ethan giggled and led Liam to his room when I glared at my friend and son for making fun of me. I picked up the plates and went in the kitchen to wash them.

"SOOOO...." Zayn said nonchalantly as he stood on the kitchen door with his body rested against the doorframe.

"SOO, what?" I asked knowing Zayn wanted to talk about something but unsure of what it was about.

"Does Michael know about Ethan?"

I was even more confused when he asked this." Yeah, why?"

"Is he okay with dating a man with a son? Hmm, that's good." I stopped midway and turned around to look at Zayn with a frown."No!! God Zayn, there is nothing going on between us. He is just an old friend who I met after a long time and now we are just catching up. That's it." I took a long sigh and said," I am not interested in dating right now or anytime soon. You know it Zayn. Right now my only concern is Ethan. He is just six years old and I need to take care of him. And there is no such guy I am interested in. So please, drop it."

"Louis, Ethan is six years old now. He is grown enough for you to have a relationship. Moreover having someone in your life doesn't mean you are gonna neglect Ethan. It's been so long since you've been with someone. Look, what happened then shouldn't have happened but what's done is done. I am not gonna blame you or him for anything. But Lou, it's been six damn years. You need to move on. If not this Michael, then someone else. But you do need to find someone who you can spend time with. How long are you planning on staying alone huh? I did not tell you earlier because I knew you would want to give your entire attention to Ethan and you did. But now Ethan has grown up Louis. He doesn't need you all the time. You should think about it."

"It's never gonna happen Zayn. I can never get over HIM and you know it. What I had with him is the most beautiful memory of my life and I don't want to get over it." Zayn sighed. Lately he has been trying to set me up with guys but I refuse every single time. It's getting annoying because he is somewhat finding it difficult to understand that it's not easy to forget the one you once thought was your soulmate.

<<FLASHBACK

"Harry!! Where are you taking me? The prom isn't over yet. I want to dance and what's with the blindfold on my eyes!!" I said annoyed but he kept pulling me out of the school premise. It was our last prom and we were soon graduating from school.

"You'll know soon, Lou baby. Just follow me." I blushed at the nickname. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that the boy that had me giggling like a teenage school girl is my boyfriend. HARRY STYLES is my boyfriend.

Harry had proposed to me in front of the entire school and it came to me like a shock. He had sung a song for me in the music fest and practically had me melted. I never thought a handsome and popular guy like him would go for an average looking guy like me. But I am not complaining. It's almost a year now and I couldn't be happier. He has been the best boyfriend anyone could ever have. He treats me like an angel. His warm embrace has become my home. It's like his kisses are the reason I am lively. It's a wonder how I lived my life without him as a part of it.

Seeing that it was impossible to know where he was taking me, I silently followed him. After what seemed like a long walk, we stopped. " You ready, Lou?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." He removed the blindfold from my eyes and the scene in front of me stunned me. We were standing in the middle of the park which was close to our school. Harry and I used to hang out here after dismissal. It was our place. And right now, it was beautifully decorated with lights and lamps hanging from the tree branch. In the middle was a table set for two which was surrounded by candlelight. A vase with a rose rested on the table along with a bottle of vine. The scene was so serene and fascinating that I didn't want to blink my eyes. My eyes glistened thinking about the efforts Harry made for me. My heart swelled with affection and that's when I realised

I love him.

A light gasp escaped my lips as the realisation dawned on me. But before I could ponder more on it, I felt a pair of large hands wrap me from behind. A warm feeling engulfed me as Harry held me in his arms.

"You didn't say anything. Did you like it?" he whispered softly in my ears sending shivers down my body. I signed and leaned backwards to rest my head on his chest. "Loved it. Thank you so much froggy." "Hey, that's rude. I gave you such good nicknames and you still call me froggy? Guess I should go back to calling you hedgehog." He leaned closer to my ear, unaware of the fact that I was slowly melting in his arms with his warm breath hitting my neck. He softly whispered," My hedgehog." and I felt his lips touch my cheeks.

If it were at any other moment or situation, I would have made him meet the Sassmaster from Doncaster, but right now I couldn't care less about this teasing. It was rather loving and a small smile grazed on my lips. I turned around and give him a soft peck on his lips to answer his question. But the kiss wasn't exactly just a peck. It turned into a deep snog. The kiss wasn't an intense, steamy and lustful one but an intimate and loving one. Words can't describe how I felt whenever we kissed. It was just heaven for me.

Our lips moved in sync as our hands clasped together. His other arm held my waist in a grip that wasn't tight enough to hurt but strong enough for me to realise he wouldn't let me go. Not that I wanted to be gone.

After a while, it became difficult to avoid the fact that we were getting breathless. So we slowly pulled apart, although none of us wanted to. We didn't say anything just stared at each other with some sort of yearning. It felt like if any of us spoke, the bubble of my dream will burst and I am gonna wake up in my bed only to realise that it was all a dream. If this is a dream, I sure as hell want to keep sleeping forever.

Harry took my hand and led me to the beautifully laid table. He pulled a chair for me. He sure is a charmer. I blushed and sat down. The night was beautiful. The prom was still going on but not once did I think of going back. We had an amazing dinner with hands intertwined and legs a tangled mess under the table. The food was so good that it made want to kiss the cook. And that's what I did. I am pretty sure you know who it was.

We both lay on the grass staring at the dazzling sky. Harry laid with his back on the ground while I had my head resting on his chest. We talked about anything and everything but both of us were tongue tied over the three words. None of us had said those magical words. I was dying to say it because the realisation I had a while ago made my insides tingle with joy. But, at the same time I wanted Harry to be the first one to say it.

Right there, as I was laying on Harry's chest and hearing his muffled rhythmic heartbeats I comprehended that he was my soul mate, for sure. I knew it was too early in our relationship to have such strong feelings for him. But, I didn't care. Sometimes it takes years for someone to figure the right life partner for them but sometimes a moment is enough to decide. And for me, this was the moment. Harry had put in so much effort to make this night a beautiful one and that was enough for me to call him the love of life.

FLASHBACK OVER>>

"Louis? LOUIS!! Are you listening to me?" Zayn's words brought me out of my reverie. I nodded half-heartedly to convince him that I was listening.

"Ok, so it's final if you don't go out with someone then I am gonna make you. I am fed up of you making excuses about how you are happily single and not ready to mingle. So find yourself a guy or imma gonna do that for you. Got it?"

I smiled at Zayn's concern. He has truly been my support throughout the rough patch of my life. There had been times where I was close to giving up on everything. But Ethan and Zayn are the ones who have kept me going. I really love them and I can't see them upset or sad over anything, at least not for me.

Well, I guess it was time for him to know. I looked up at Zayn and said nervously and as innocently as I could. "Actually Zaynie, I will be honest with you, there is someone who has caught my eyes. He is really handsome and fit and he is such a great lad. He is just the best, Zaynie. He is amazing and he seems to like me too. But I fear you might not like the idea of me and him together."

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So here it was. I really hope you enjoyed reading it. Do tell me how you like this chappie and this book as a whole. Any suggestions are most warmly welcome. :)

So, Do you think Louis should neglect and forget what happened in the past and move on? What do you think of this Michael guy? 

Is there really someone who Louis likes or...? Wait till the next update to find out.

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Updated: 02/05/2018

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