"Christmas is in two days!" Louis shouted, skipping around the apartment with a Santa hat on his head.

Harry looked up from his work, and smiled. "Where'd you find that?" he asked.

Louis shrugged, "Dunno. I was going through the closet. I think it was from last year, not sure," he said, looking down so that the fluffy white ball on the end of the hat fell in front of his face.

"You're such a goof," Harry playfully rolled his eyes.

"Can't help it," Louis grinned, and sauntered off to continue setting the tree up while Harry finished filling out a paper for the bakery.

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Louis came skidding to a stop in the kitchen, standing with his hands behind his back and an awaiting grin on his lips.

Harry turned around from the stove, and beamed at Louis, "Happy birthday, babe!" he cheered, stepping forward and wrapping his arms around Louis. He lifted him up, and spun him around. Louis had hooked his legs around his fiancé's waist, and squealed with delight. "You're finally twenty-two!" he sighed, setting the smaller boy onto the counter. "But," he dragged out the word, "no presents until after breakfast," he teased, turning the stove off.

Louis pouted, "Awe, not fair," he whined, "please?" he asked, sticking his bottom lip out.

Harry clenched his eyes shut, "If I open my eyes then I'll be forced in by that pout," he said with a smile, his eyes over his hands.

Louis hopped down, pressing a kiss to his cheek, "Please?"

"Nu uh."

Louis kissed his lips next, "Please?"

"Not yet."

He smirked, and since Harry's eyes were still closed he slipped a hand into Harry's boxers, "Please?"

Harry gasped, and groaned, "I-I," Louis grabbed him. His eyes flew open, and he removed his fiances hand. "Okay, okay okay," he said, "jesus, don't want sex hair at lunch with your family," he sighed, but had a soft smile on his face.

"No problem, now let's go!" Louis grinned, pulling him into the living room and jumping onto the couch.

Harry went to get his presents, and sat down on the couch next to Louis when he returned. He had a large square in his hands, wrapped in green paper with a small bow on it. "Wrapped it myself," Harry chuckled, sitting down on the couch. He handed over the present to Louis and crossed his legs awaiting.

Louis smiled, and looked up at Harry, who gestured for him to open it. Louis peeled the wrapping paper back, and tossed it to the side once he saw what it revealed. He gasped, and covered his mouth with his hand as he looked over each picture. His eyes wandered over each picture examining each picture of them that made up the collage. He looked up at Harry, and placed the frame on the table before launching himself into his fiancé's arms.

"This is so amazing!" he exclaimed, grinning as he pulled back and pressed a kiss to Harry's lips.

"You like it?" Harry asked, wrapping his arms around Louis' waist and pulling him down into his lap.

"I love it!" Louis beams at him, kissing his cheek, "oh! Help me hang it up!" he gasped, scurrying up and picking the frame up. He held it out in front of him, and looked over the pictures once again, smiling at each of them.

"We've had many memories, huh," Harry chuckled quietly, wrapping his arms around Louis' waist from behind.

Louis sighed, tilting his head to the side. "Yeah," he sighed, "we have," he mumbled, "but I can't wait to have more. We could make this a tradition thing. Like every year we could make a small collage and add it to this big one," he grinned, setting the picture down again before turning around in Harry's embrace. He pecked his fiancé's lips, then his cheeks, and forehead and nose. "It's been a pretty good birthday so far," he giggled, and wrapped his arms around Harry's neck, playing with he long curls.

"Good," Harry smiled, "You deserve a good birthday."

Louis rolled his eyes, digging his head into the crook of Harry's neck. "I love you, angel," he whispered pressing a kiss to his shoulder.

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Louis was dressed in Harry's clothes, his big light purple sweater falling over the shoulder a bit, cuddling him up, and a pair of his grey sweatpants, that were too long for his legs but he wore anyway.

Harry was also dressed in the other mans clothing. He wore a pair of Louis' funky black socks with skulls on them, as well as his green sweatshirt that covered his boxer clad thighs.

"Why do we do this every year?" Louis laughed.

Harry chuckled, "I don't know, honestly. I think it was when I was seventeen and we both fell asleep at your house on your birthday so I borrowed a pair of your clothes."

Louis scoffed, "Yeah and at the time I was only a tad smaller than you. Not a whole fucking foot," he teased, but wore a smile.

Harry shrugged, stirring his tea. He dipped his finger in to see if it was warm enough, but unfortunately it was still scalding hot, causing him to pull his finger back and hiss in pain. "Jesus," he winced, sucking on the tip of his finger.

You deserve to be burnt

Do it again

"Shut up," Harry mumbled to himself.

You need a new way to punish yourself

For being a failure

Harry rolled his eyes, walking into the bathroom to grab one of his pills. "I've got an amazing fiancé, a good apartment, good health and education, and I'm so close to getting a fantastic bakery business that I will soon own. I wouldn't call myself a failure," he talked to himself, shaking his head with a sigh before returning to the kitchen with his two pills in hand. He had to take two a day, and one at night.

Harry swallowed both pills in one gulp of Louis' warm tea that he stole for a second, smiling cheekily at the older man who mocked angry at his stolen drink.

"Love you," Harry cooed.

Louis sighed dramatically, "I love you too I guess," he said with exaggeration, but smiled afterwards.

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I'm sorry, this was just really rushed and really bad and I don't like it at all bc its like just a stupid useless chapter that we don't need but I just needed to make sure you all know that time is moving quickly just so that we can get to the wedding tbfh so yeah, sorry for the sucky chapter

JUST REALIZED THAT AT FIRST I WROTE "HARRY BIRTHDAY" INSTEAD OF "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" WITHOUT EVEN NOTICING. I WAS RE-READING IT ALL NOW AND I WAS LIKE "WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE"