The guards were loading several suitcases into the trunk of the truck, Harry found it strange to see them working and waiting for everything to be ready to go, usually he was on the other side, arranging things and making sure everything was in order. Louis beside him was smoking a cigarette, watching the other alphas work, and Harry felt that he should break the silence.

"Thank you." He said, almost in a whisper. Looking at his hands like they were holding something interesting.

"Don't worry, either way I already needed some vacations from managing accounts and organising merchandise." He replies, throwing away his burned cigarette and walking to the truck.

Harry tried to hop onto the driver's side of the car, but the hand of the alpha in his shoulder stopped him. His green eyes stared at him in confusion, and the blue-eyed alpha just drawed a cute smile with wrinkles on his face.

"I'm driving, don't worry." Louis said. He turned around, took the keys from one of the guards and went back to staring at Harry's eyes "I told you that I will take you, didn't I?"

The curly one only managed to nod and had to go around the car to get into the passenger seat, he had to admit that the situation felt quite unusual, but it was fine, since the night before that he had stayed awake talking to Niall about how in that house nobody took into account his opinion and everyone did what they wanted, according to the blond alpha.

Louis started the car and they left the mansion, and Harry's hands began to sweat because there were no other cars following them, they were completely alone. Was he really taking Louis to his home, to meet his mother? It all seemed quite surreal to be true. The blue-eyed man turned on the radio and began to beat the rhythm with his fingers, staring straight ahead. Harry could watch his profile for hours, his brows relaxed and focused on moving down the road, one hand on the wheel and the other arm leaning on the open window. Was it that all alphas were this attractive, or only Louis had that natural charm that he had never seen in another alpha?

"Harry," he called, making Harry go back into the real world and abandon his trance-like state, "will you please help me to lit up a cigarette?"

Harry nodded and reached into the truck's cup holders looking for a lighter, finding a small pick lighter in one of his hands as Louis nimbly removed a piece from his pack of cigarettes and placed it in his mouth. He leaned a little without taking his eyes off the road, after taking the first drag, he took it with his fingers and left his hand slightly outside the car, blowing out the smoke and manoeuvring the wheel with one hand.

"Thanks Curly." He thanked and the truck was back to being in almost absolute silence, with the exception of the music coming out of the radio.

Harry moved in the seat, giving Louis sidelong glances from time to time, not knowing that those glances were returned by the alpha, until he fell asleep after only half an hour of being on the road, Louis heaved a sigh when he looked the curly one, already with his eyes closed, sighing between dreams and with his knees hugged to his chest.

Oh Harry, look what you've done to me, thought the brown-haired man with a smile, he dared to fix with his hand one of the curls that came out of the garter that Harry was wearing in his hair and continued to concentrate on the road, thinking of a couple of deep green eyes, although it couldn't be possible that he thought about his bodyguard in that way, why couldn't he take him out of his mind?

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After about two and a half hours later they were already entering Holmes Chapel, Harry had already been awake for a while and they had engaged in a very pleasant conversation while Harry every so often gave Louis instructions on how to get to his mother's house. He was nervous, despite having warned his mother that his boss didn't know he was an omega, he hoped Jane wouldn't slip by accident any comments about him not being a beta.

It only took them a few minutes to reach a picturesque house, where as soon as they stopped, a woman with black hair and green eyes came out excited to finally see her youngest son.

"My little puppy!" Shouted the omega as she hugged her son, who gladly returned the gesture and crouched down to hide his face in his mother's neck. Louis smiled at such a scene, with a touch of nostalgia in his eyes. "Oh! See how much you have grown since I saw you last. Have you been exercising? I expected to see you a little thinner. I can see that they have been feeding you really well, they do, right? Because you..." her eyes moved to the alpha standing behind his son, and a big smile appeared on her face "Well, aren't you going to present me to your friend?"

"Good morning, Miss Styles. My name is Louis Tomlinson, but you can call me Louis." The alpha started, offering a handshake to the woman.

"He's my boss, mom." He said before his mother could say anything.

"It's a pleasure Louis. Harry, you didn't warn us that we were having a guest, I would have prepared the guests room."

"Oh! He can use my room if he wants, don't worry about that mom." Harry replied with a smile.

They entered the house, where Stella was sitting on one of the couches, checking things on her computer, but as soon as she saw her younger brother enter the house, she got up with a huge smile and hugged him tightly.

"You idiot! I have missed you so much. What have you been doing in London that took you so long to come and visit your family?" The girl asked her brother, Harry could almost swear that she was about to cry.

But as soon as her gaze fell on the alpha that was behind the omega, her expression changed completely to astonishment and she immediately looked at the curly one, who was smiling with a slight blush on his cheeks.

"Stella, this is mister Tomlinson, my boss. He had the amiability to bring me here and stay for the weekend so I could visit you."

"It's a pleasure, Mister Tomlinson. I hope you are taking care of my brother." Stella said, shaking Louis' hand with a smile that could be interpreted in many ways. Harry gave her a little bump with the elbow as a way to tell her not to make any other out of place comment.

"Please, call me Louis. It's not necessary to use such a formal speech."

"Okay then, I will take Louis' things out of the car so he can get comfortable in the house." the omega said and the alpha stopped him for the second, but surely not last, time in the day.

"You are not working for me today, I can take my own things, and yours, upstairs. Don't worry." He said with a smile and a hand on Harry's shoulder. "Stay here and talk with your family, isn't it the reason for why we are here after all?"

Harry could only nod with a slight smile as the alpha walked out of the house towards the car, he looked at him for a few seconds and couldn't help but smile.

He realised the words that the alpha had said to him, he was not working for him but that did not mean that he should just treat him as a friend, he was one of the biggest mafia crowns in Europe, he should be treated with respect... Although, on the other hand, he himself had said that he needed a vacation and it was simply impossible not to talk to the owner of those beautiful blue eyes. He moved his head from side to side to come back to reality.

"You are not working for me today." She jokingly tried to imitate Louis' accent. "What a great alpha you have found for yourself, he's got you drooling after him." Stella commented with a devilish smile on her face, taking Harry out of his mind and making him roll his eyes.

"He's my boss, Stella. Please behave, I don't want to lose my job because one of your stupid comments." He asked seriously, Stella nodded and went back to hugging Harry.

"Calm down, I just missed messing with my little brother. That's all."

They both separated and Harry looked at his sister's face for a few seconds. He had forgotten how beautiful she was and how much he had missed her in all that time. It seemed like it was yesterday when his father had abandoned them and then he had done the same. Guilt flooded his thoughts and he looked down, questioning if it was worth being away from his family for working with that mafia, and it was then that those beautiful blue eyes appeared through the door again.

Maybe it was worth it.

"Where do I put this?" He asked, holding two backpacks in his hands and two bags on his shoulders.

"Harry's room is by the end of the hall. If you want me I..." Jane indicated.

"Follow me." The curly interrupted. Louis nodded and they walked down the hall until they reached the room.

It was a small room, it had some toys on the shelves and the walls were painted with a light shade of purple. Louis looked around trying to find out a little more about his bodyguard, and honestly nothing he saw seemed to belong to the Harry he had known.

For Louis nothing was familiar, he had grown up with luxury all his life and even when he entered the boarding school he had benefits thanks to the influences of Zayn's father. But for him, being in such a familiar and homey house was something new, seeing Harry reunited with his family and being received so cheerfully was something he had wanted when he was younger and, although things had changed for him and he had found a family, he couldn't help but think about those words his father had said so many years ago.

"Your mom and sister are lovely." He said as he left everything on the floor and tried to take away his thoughts. Harry looked at him with a smile, at the same time that he arranged some things and threw them into the closet.

"I'm happy to hear that. Sometimes my mom treats me like I am a little kid."

"You are one, though." Harry looked at him with a frown and Louis realised what he had just said. "I mean, you are her little kid. You are the youngest, right?"

"I'm twenty one, I am not a child anymore. But it's good to know that you see me as one."

"I don't," he replied with a serious tone, "I see you as my bodyguard, and that's all."

You better not be lying, Harry thought.

"Yes, I am the youngest," he replied to the question, "but the age gap between me and Stella is not that big."

"Is she around my age?"

"How old are you?" Louis smiled and stepped closer to Harry.

"How old do I look?" Harry swallowed hard and looked up to meet the alpha's eyes. He spent a few seconds thinking about his answer, Louis definitely didn't look that old, but he didn't have the slightest idea of what to answer. "Do I seem so old?"

"What? No! I just... don't... you don't... you look... pretty good... I mean, young." He said nervously and Louis laughed.

"Twenty five." He said with a side smile. "I am not that old, and as Niall always complains, I feel a little old when you call me 'mister Tomlinson' but it's not that much of an age gap. Even if you look older than me with that long hair that you have." Harry moved his head like a little puppy and laughed, looking at Louis' eyes.

"I have to look intimidating if I want to be your bodyguard, don't I?"

"To do that, you first have to learn how to walk without tripping every two steps." He said, referring to the forest accident. He then sat on the floor and took out an expensive-looking box from his bag. "I bought a little gift for your mother, it's like a mafia tradition to..." He stopped and cofed a little, he almost said something he wasn't supposed to. His inner alpha was begging to take over and speak for him at that moment, something was happening and he had no idea what that was. "Give something to someone when you just meet them." He finally said.

"You didn't have to."

"It's nothing important, just a mafia tradition. It's like showing what you have to earn the respect of that person."

"Oh! Well. Then I am going to take my things to the guests room... make yourself at home, I'll be in the room in front of this one"

"I wouldn't want you to leave your room just for me, you can... Sleep here, just if you are okay with that." Louis suggested. Not being able to look at Harry's eyes and playing with Jane's gift to distract himself from those forest-green eyes.

"Are you sure? I have no problem, but I don't want you to feel uncomfortable... more than meeting my family already is for you."

"Oh course not, plus, your bed is big enough and... we have already... Ahhh."

Jane's shout announcing that the food was ready interrupted them, just in time, because Harry was beginning to blush, he cleared his throat and indicated to Louis that he could leave the room first, to which Louis immediately did. They went downstairs towards the kitchen where the omega already had the dishes served on the table, Stella was sitting next to her mother, leaving Harry and Louis to sit next to each other in front of the two women.

"So, Louis, how has my puppy been behaving?"

"Pretty good miss Sty..."

"Please call me Jane, these formalities are not necessary, as you said, and I haven't been a Styles in a long time." The woman interrupted and Louis smiled.

"Jane, your son is an amazing worker. He has learned to go around with everyone, even with my work partner, mister Malik. You have raised a good man." The alpha said with a huge smile on his face, and the omega's smile just kept getting bigger as the alpha spoke.

"And what exactly is your job, Hazzie?" Stella asked as she took some pasta to her mouth, Harry felt so embarrassed by the lost nickname.

Hazzie, Louis started to have some flashbacks that he had managed to keep in a box lost in his mind until that day. But he didn't give much importance to it.

"I... I am his legal consultant, mister Tomlinson has a business, he sells... medicine, alpha suppressants." The omega answered with the first lie that came to his mind and the beta nodded, not too convinced. But his mother was pleased with what he said.

Harry was aware that he could not tell them that he was the bodyguard of two of the most powerful mafia crowns in Europe, he could not put them in that world along with him. Louis nodded satisfied with the lie, because he knew that the less people outside of them knew, it was better for them. They continued eating in silence, from time to time Jane asked Louis things and the alpha answered with a smile, it seemed that they had hit it off instantly.

"Jane, I have brought a gift as a thank you for your hospitality." Louis said once they had all finished eating, handing the woman the box that he had shown to Harry a few seconds ago.

"Oh Louis, you shouldn't have bothered. If you get along with my puppy you are more than welcome in this house." Jane replied as she took the box.

She opened it and inside there was a shining silver necklace with small green stones, Jane looked stunned at the alpha who handed her the box and then looked at her youngest son, with a sparkle of illusion in her eyes, she nodded unconsciously and looked back at Louis, not quite sure what to say.

"Thank you so much, Louis. This is perfect, I really have no words." Jane said almost in a whisper, and Louis smiled. "Harry, honey. Can I talk to you for a moment?"

Harry followed his mother to the hallway, where they stayed silent for a few seconds and the doubts started floating across the boy's mind. Did Louis offended her? The collar seems very expensive. Was she going to say something about that?

"Harry. Why didn't you tell me that he was trying to court you?" The woman dropped her words as if it was just a normal conversation. Harry looked at her in total confusion, and answered.

"He doesn't want to court me, he is my boss, who did me a favour by bringing me here. That's all."

"Oh Harry." The woman sighed, dragging her hand through her hair. "You have no idea what this collar means, do you?" Harry was far more confused and Jane mocked. "It's a tradition, when an alpha meets the mother of the omega they want to court, they give the mother a necklace with stones of the colour of the omega's eyes. So, with this said. Are you sure that he's not trying to court you?"

Harry was beyond confused. Why would Louis want to court him? Why him? He hadn't even told him he was an omega yet, all for fear of losing his job. Even though Zayn assured him that no one would dare to fire him without his approval and that he wouldn't lose his job, he feared that his relationship with the alphas would change after they found out that in reality he was an omega. This doubt of whether they would demand to get another bodyguard if they knew the truth kept him from sleeping at night.

"He doesn't even know... You know mom, it's impossible that Louis wants to court a beta when he could find a pretty omega that he could bite." he said looking at his hands.

"You are a pretty omega, the prettiest of them all." She replied, hugging her son. "And I don't want to hear one more single word coming out of your mouth and resting value to yourself. Louis is a great alpha, love. Despite any other things, he made time to bring you home, from London to here, after speaking with me for less than two minutes. If he doesn't realise what he has in front of his eyes, well, then he's an idiot."

"Mom! He's my boss." he replied, seriously. "Even if he is the best alpha of them all, I can't try to make a move. I have to be professional."

Jane sighed and nodded, they returned to where Louis was talking to Stella, who had taken out the family photo album. The alpha laughed at the anecdotes that the beta told him, but as soon as his eyes fell on Harry, his laughter stopped and his expression broke into a smile with bright blue eyes. And that with that short second, Jane knew that this was the alpha fate had in store for her son.

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The four of them spent the rest of the afternoon laughing at the photos that Jane had in the album. Louis thought about asking Stella for one of Harry's photos so he could carry it in his wallet, but it seemed like a very indecent proposal so he just looked at them trying to keep a memory of them all.

When the night fell, both men went up to the omega's room, who complained about his sister saying that he had forgotten how annoying she was. But for Louis, it was a scene that reminded him of when he was younger, when he argued with Niall about who he was the best alpha for Zayn, but they always knew that Liam was above them both.

"I will take a shower, if that's okay with you." Said the curly man as he looked for some things in his bag. The alpha was standing in front of the window, admiring the view from outside. Maybe tomorrow he could convince Harry to go for a walk with him.

"Yeah, I... I'll wait here."

Harry nodded and walked into the bathroom. Everything seemed much smaller than what he remembered, or maybe Zayn's huge mansion made everything look much smaller and cheaper, but deep inside, he had missed this, his home, his family, the little details that reminded him that he was still young.

A few minutes later, he walked out of the shower and got dressed in the same bathroom. He didn't want to go out in just a towel after processing what his mother had told him. Did Louis really want to court him? How was that possible? Although, in reality, when he was in the same place as him everything was different, he could look at him for hours without getting tired, and Louis didn't see him as a weak omega, he even saw him as his friend. But he couldn't let those thoughts get carried away. He had to take his pills and forget about that idea.

"I was thinking about..." Harry started when he got out of the bathroom, but stopped as he saw the image of Louis under his bed sheets.

"You were saying?"

"Umm... that we... we could..." Nervousness was running through his veins. "We could go to.... That I can show you around." He cleared his throat and walked to the bed. "You said that you needed some vacations. And I thought that I could take you to some places around here... There is even this small bakery where I used to work when I was younger."

"Who might have thought? My bodyguard is also a baker." Louis laughed.

"What's wrong with that? I learnt many things with that job, plus, the woman that worked with me used to say that I was the best baker they had ever met." He said with pride flooding his chest, and Louis smiled.

"I would love to prove that theory one of these days." Harry smiled and layed in the bed "Barbara bakes the best bread I have ever tasted in my entire life, but it's not like I have many other samples to compare it to." They both laughed out loud at that.

"Well, if you are like Niall, I really doubt it."

"Like Niall? Me? Don't even think about it, Niall is... He never gets full. But I am different, Harry. And I think that in reality so are you." He said and stared at the ceiling. It had been ages since he last shared a normal conversation like this with someone apart from his family.

"Different in a good way, I hope."

"Of course, different in the best way possible."

They both remained silent for a few minutes, enjoying the calm of the moment. In the house there was always something to do or something they were stressed about. And with all that has been going on lately, they were both extra grateful to be able to have a full night's rest, and so they did.

The next morning, Jane had decided to go to the local market and buy some things to prepare dinner, she had told Stella to prepare breakfast for Harry and Louis while she returned and Stella obviously accepted, although cooking was not her forte, she had always liked to cook for his brother, when they were little, Harry was always excited to know that Stella was the one who had made the food, it was something that no one could explain but that was the way in which Harry showed his love for his sister.

Harry was the first to wake up being used to the sound of his alarm first thing in the morning, he opened his eyes slowly feeling the warmth of his body and the comfort in which he was. He tried to move but felt someone stop him, it was then that he realised that Louis's arm was around his waist, he felt his breath on his neck and a small smile appeared on his face, along with a bright blush.

Louis was hugging him.

He tried to move, trying as hard as he could not to wake the alpha up, without success. A huge sigh escaped from Louis's mouth as he clung a little closer to Harry.

"Good morning." He said with a half-sleeped voice. He opened his eyes and just then realised what he was doing. He fastly moved away from that side of the bed and cleared his throat in embarrassment.

"Morning, Lou." Harry turned around to face the blue-eyed alpha and smiled "How was your night?"

"Good... pretty good, actually. And yours?" The curly man stood up and fixed his hair a little with his own hands.

"It was good, thanks. But there is no way that you could say that my bed is better than yours. Because I can easily tell you that that's a lie." Louis laughed and sat down.

"I think it's not always the bed that helps you to have a good night, but...."

"But with whom do you share it with?" The omega completed the sentence before the alpha did. The alpha looked at his hands and smiled.

"Yeah, I think so." Harry smiled at him and walked to the bathroom. He brushed his teeth and discreetly took his pills before returning to the room, where he found an already awake and standing up Louis.

"Do you want to go have some breakfast?" The alpha nodded and walked to the bathroom. "Then I will wait for you downstairs."

The alpha began to brush his teeth and a small sensation made a shiver run down his spine, he breathed deeply and found a scent in the place, it was sweet and strong. He came out of the bathroom and realised that the whole room actually smelled like that.

That smell was familiar to him, maybe he was going crazy, but he could swear that's what the house smelled like that sometimes, but without thinking much he delighted in that sweet in the air and went out to go to the kitchen, where Harry and Stella were talking animatedly while the beta prepared breakfast.

"Good morning." He said while entering the kitchen, and the beta replied with a smile while flipping a pancake that was on the pan.

"Good morning, did you sleep well? If I remember right, when this little monster that is called my brother used to sleep in my bed it was a disaster. I hope you don't find any bruises on your back." The beta joked and Harry bumped her elbow softly.

"Yeah, all good. Harry didn't move at all." Louis replied, showing those little crinkles that formed around his eyes when he smiled.

Stella put a plate in the centre of the table with the breakfast so they could grab as much pancakes as they wanted. Louis thanked her and as soon as he extended his right hand, something shone and Stella noticed it instantly.

She almost dropped over the plates when she realised what kind of ring she was looking at.

She regained his posture and left the dishes on the table in silence, which lasted the rest of breakfast, Stella thought that her brother was in danger, and the more she saw the ring on the alpha's hand, her nerves grew and that was where she thanked nature for making her a beta, so no scent would give her away and she could act fairly normally.

But as soon as Harry got up to wash his plate and glass, Stella confronted the blue-eyed man.

"Why Harry? What are you going to do to him? Will you sell him like merchandise?" She asked with no rounds, and Louis almost choked with his food.

"I beg your pardon?" The alpha asked, under the serious eyes of the beta.

"I noticed that there was something strange with what Harry told us yesterday in the afternoon. I didn't want to say anything in front of my mom, but now seeing that ring on your finger confirms my suspicions. Now answer me, why have you wrapped my brother in your business?"

"We are not the ones who wrapped him up. Zayn found Harry and offered him a job, one that he could have turned down, he knows what he's gotten himself into and yet he's decided to stay for you and your mother."

"This can't be happening." The beta complained running her hands through her face and hair, she then looked back at Louis with tears in her eyes. "If something happens to my brother I swear to God, it doesn't matter if you are one of the mafia crowns, I will hunt you down."

"Is everything okay?" Harry said as he walked back into the room because he had smelled fear in Louis' scent.

"I was having a talk with your boss about your job." The beta said, remarking on the last word and giving a death stare to his brother.

"What did you say to her?" Harry asked Louis, who instantly moved his head and tried to explain the situation.

"It was not necessary to say a single word, the ring on his finger speaks for itself. Now, can you explain to me what you are doing involved in mafia businesses, Harry? And worse yet, with one of the most powerful mafias in Europe. You brought him into our house, you let him meet our mother, putting her in danger, you have put yourself and us in danger along the way."

"Ella, I can explain." He started to say, but Louis came to his mind and interrupted him.

"I can assure you that Harry is a great employee, Stella, we would never allow anything to happen to him or put you in danger. More than my bodyguard, Harry has become our friend, and I assure you that you now have full protection coming from us."

"I am not talking to you." Stella almost shouted.

"Stella!" He scolded her, and the beta's attention went back to him.

"Bodyguard? Harry, have you gone nuts? I have no idea what is going on through your mind right now. Do you realise that you might never get out of this business?"

"I do, don't you think I thought about that?" Harry murmured. Louis felt like he wasn't in his place, so he walked to the living room.

Stella sighed and hugged her brother, feeling him tremble under her arms. Then she felt her wet shirt and realised that Harry had started to cry.

"I'm sorry, I really am." He said in a whisper against her sister's neck. "I never wanted to put any of you in danger. I just wanted to help. Please don't tell mom, okay?"

Stella sighed and nodded at her brother's request, she started to caress the omega's chocolate curls and began to speak.

"You could find another way, Hazzie," Stella said, in a small voice, "you are an omega, and being a bodyguard in a mafia... are you aware of what they can do to you if they discover your true nature? At best they'll put you to work cooking, or cleaning their house, but at worst they could use you in ways I don't want to think about, or sell you to some powerful alpha."

"Zayn already knows." He assured his sister, but looking at his sister's expression he continued. "He's an omega too, so being one doesn't compromise my job. Though I haven't told Niall or Louis yet. Once I tell them I'll be fine, and, hopefully, will be able to continue helping them."

"And do you like Louis?" She asked, completely changing the course of the conversation, Harry furrowed his brows.

"What about that?" The omega questioned.

"Well, you slept together, and since you arrived yesterday you haven't stopped looking at him like a teenager who is in love. I'm your older sister, I know you like I know myself, plus mom has already told me about the necklace."

Harry blushed and started to shake his head quickly, with a small smile on his lips. Stella pinched his cheek and left the dining room to go and apologise to Louis for the tone she had used, and she may have threatened him a little to take care of his younger brother, Louis accepted her apology saying that she didn't have to ask for it, he understood that she was worried about her brother and her reaction was totally natural.

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Louis decided that the best option to lower the tension of the moment a little was for him to get out of there for a while. He didn't want Stella to think badly of him, even though he was aware of the horrible things people said about the mafia, and even though nobody knew what he did not entirely agree with the majority of the decisions they had to make, he did know of the fear that people had for that ring that he carried on his right hand.

The omega walked in silence next to the alpha, his gaze was lowered and many things were going through his mind. They had decided to go for a walk around the back of the house where there were some trees and grass everywhere.

"I'm sorry," Harry said, "now Stella knows about the mafia and I think it ruined the trip a bit."

"What are you talking about, Harry? You haven't ruined anything. I told you I'd bring you to see your family and that's exactly what I did. We still have today, so don't think you ruined the trip. I was the one who did it anyway." Harry shook his head and looked at Louis.

"Do you mind if we talk about something else?" His voice was low and soft, Louis smiled and nodded immediately.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Tell me about yourself, something that doesn't have to do with the mafia maybe."

The alpha sighed as he thought about what he could tell Harry. There were many things about his life that he had forgotten over time and many others that he did not want to talk about, but a smile appeared on his face once something occurred to him.

"My mother and yours would have gotten along very well." He spoke with a hint of nostalgia in his voice.

"Really?"

"Yes, I feel that both of them could... they would have gotten along well. Your mom is a very cheerful person, I think you look a lot like her, and Stella and you have very similar features too." He laughed a little and Harry smiled.

"Since we were little we've been told that we have similar features." He added. "Do you have siblings?"

They stopped when they reached a huge wall on which there were several names. Louis looked at it a little and found Harry's name written on the highest part, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Yes." He answered finally. "Two sisters, they were very young when... I left home." He added with sorrow in his voice. "Dorothy, Dotty... and Hermione, Mia"

"They have lovely names. I think they are great women."

"Of course they are."

Louis sighed and looked at the wall again, it had been a long time since he thought about his sisters or his family in general, but it was something that had stopped affecting him over time, and this was definitely not the time to be sad about the past.

"Do you want to do something fun?" Harry asked with a playful smile on his face, Louis looked at him a bit confused, but nodded and then felt Harry's hand take his and they both started walking.

Where are you taking me, curly? the alpha thought.

Harry started running through the trees pulling Louis with him, neither of them saying anything and just enjoying that little moment, laughing from time to time when they shared glances.

"Where are we going? Are you going to kidnap me?" The alpha asked playfully, and Harry burst out laughing.

"Shh, I can't confirm or deny anything because my bosses are very powerful." The blue-eyed man shook his head and they both walked a little more until they reached a huge metal era.

"Holmes Chapel Fair." Louis read out loud.

Harry smiled and began to search through the weeds on the ground for something that could help him open the lock on the place, since it was not yet time for fairs or parades in the city and the attractions were out of service. Louis was watching him closely, he wasn't sure what they were doing, but there was something about Harry that made him want to follow him on any adventure that he wanted.

"Yes!" He exclaimed happily and lifted a huge pair of pincers from the ground; Louis for his part widened his eyes in surprise.

"I was kidding about the kidnapping, Harry." The beta smiled and walked to the door. "I didn't know that lawyers commit crimes, Mr. Style."

"And I didn't know alphas were so easily spooked by betas with some pincers." He laughed and cut the chain that kept the door closed. He opened both bars and stepped aside. "After you, Mr. Tomlinson." He smiled lopsidedly at him, and the alpha took his hand to lead them both inside.

The place looked somewhat neglected, but there was a certain nostalgic beauty that brought a beautiful warm feeling to both of them in the chest. The sky was cloudy but neither cared about the possibility of rain.

"Let's get on the Ferris wheel." The curly-haired man said happily, but Louis stopped and looked at Harry. "It can't be true, is the biggest mafia boss in Europe afraid of heights?" He asked with a playful tone and let out a laugh.

"I am not af...."

"Don't worry, Mr. Tomlinson." He said, trying to sound serious. "As your bodyguard, it's my duty to protect you, so you can hold my hand so you won't be afraid." He held out his hand for him to take, but instead Louis gently slapped it away and started walking in the direction of the Ferris wheel, with a smile on his face.

The beta began to clean the panel that controlled the attraction a little and pressed some buttons causing the lights to start turning on, it seemed that it was a full fair during the holiday season and not that they had entered illegally, Harry smiled and reached for Tomlinson, who was already in front of the attraction.

"I remember coming here with my family on one vacation." He said out of nowhere, with his eyes still on the game. His tone was serious and his arms were behind his back.

"Really?" The alpha nodded and looked at the beta.

"But those are memories that I don't like to remember, especially not now that we are here." He smiled, they stayed in silence until the playful gaze was back to Louis' eyes. "Why don't you hop on the game while I turn it on?"

"But we are supposed to enjoy the game together." Harry made a little pout with his lips and Louis classified that as cute.

"I'll be just behind you, I promise." The curly-haired man nodded and ran toward the ride, not putting on his seat belt so Louis could sit next to him.

Louis, meanwhile, was trying to find out which button activated the machine, there were several and of many colours, he was afraid of pressing the wrong one and something would explode, but he let his instinct guide him and ended up pressing the blue one, he knew it had worked when the wheel began to move slowly.

"Louis, come quickly!" Harry yelled and the alpha started running towards him, then jumped and grabbed onto the metal in front of the seat Harry was sitting on, dangling in front of it. "What are you doing? You are going to fall!" He yelled in fright and grabbed onto the small belt he had tied around his waist and the metal railing that kept him from falling.

"Don't worry Harry, can't you see I'm trying to impress you like all alphas do?" He said and let out a laugh. Harry for his part feared for the life of his boss as the Ferris wheel advanced further to its peak.

"Louis, for God's sake, stop playing games and come with me." The curly-haired man begged, but Louis began to laugh as he rocked his legs back and forth.

"Don't worry, just have fun, make fun of my stupidities while you can because at home you won't be able to do it." He held on with a little more force because his arms were beginning to get tired. "Besides, I've been afraid of heights since I was little, but here I am, on the Ferris wheel...with you." Harry's breath started to hitch and he didn't know if it was because of what the alpha had just said to him or because if he let go he could fall and die and he would have witness everything from above.

"Lou...Louis, please, I don't want you to fall." The omega stretched out his hand in the alpha's direction and looked at him with concern.

Louis released one of his hands and took Harry's and in a quick movement the curly one pulled him to him, causing the alpha to fall on top of him, the green-eyed arms tightly hugging the alpha, who was holding on to the seat trying not to crush the bodyguard too much.

"H-Harry?" The blue-eyed alpha said with nervousness in his voice, Harry opened his eyes and released the alpha so that he could sit next to him.

They were both silent for a few seconds and the attraction stopped at its highest point, leaving them with a beautiful view of all of Holmes Chapel in the distance.

"When I was little I was afraid of heights too." He said almost in a whisper and Louis looked at him.

"I am sorry."

"For what?" Their gazes met and the alpha smiled lopsidedly.

"For scaring you" He offered his hand and Harry took it. "For you to protect me and not be afraid."

☺☻☺☻

They both returned to the house just in time for dinner. Jane had decided to prepare as much food as she could, as it had been so long since her son had last eaten a meal that she made, and she thought it would be good to do all the things he liked.

"Everything is delicious, Jane." Louis commented with a smile.

"You're very kind Louis, I'm glad you like it. You can come back whenever you want to eat with us, the doors will always be open for you, you can even bring your other associates." Harry laughed.

"If we bring Niall we won't be able to take him back anymore." Louis laughed.

"You better go visit us someday, the house is too big and you can stay as long as you like, I doubt Zayn will mind." Harry didn't like the idea, but preferred to remain silent.

When they were done they all left the table, Harry insisting that it was his turn to do the dishes since he hadn't done it in a long time and Jane had no choice but to let him. Louis for his part went upstairs to take a shower and decided to call Zayn to let him know that they would be back on Sunday afternoon, aside from making sure everything was fine in the house and Zayn told him to enjoy the break because when they came back there would be work to do.

He left the bathroom and took the clothes that he had left on the bed, he did not know why they had packed so many clothes for him if he had said that he would only go for the weekend, but it was not important to think about it, the omegas that were in charge of that can be a little distracted at times, they probably hadn't heard.

He got dressed and lay down on the bed, and that scent came back. It was a little sweeter than in the morning and it gave him an intoxicating sensation. Harry entered the room suddenly, and they both looked at each other for a few seconds.

☺☻☺☻Louis☺☻☺☻

I felt a shiver run down my spine as I watched him lay down next to me. What was happening to me? It's not time for my heat to arrive yet, but that scent doesn't let me think clearly.

Breathing was becoming more difficult and the warmth in my chest increased as the hours passed, Harry had fallen asleep as soon as the clock struck ten and I still couldn't close my eyes.

Something inside me wanted me to come closer, something inside me wanted to feel the warmth of him and wanted to hold him in my arms. But why him? Why Harry? He doesn't make sense, he's a beta and he shouldn't make me feel that way... but he's also Harry, jolly, smart, with the deepest green eyes I've ever seen.

The scent smelled like fruit and cinnamon, it felt like a picnic, like home. It was a smell that calmed me but also called me, but where did it come from? Was it me? It couldn't be, that's not my... what if it is? No, it can't be, not now.

My heat is not supposed to come, it can't be. Not at Harry's.

I could feel how my pheromones left my body and flooded the environment. I was nervous but I was grateful that Harry was a beta and he would not be affected by this kind of aroma, but what happens if his mother comes? How am I going to explain this to her?

I got up and walked quickly to the bathroom. I turned on the faucet and wet my face trying to calm down, but three knocks on the door made me worry even more.

"Are you okay?" I heard Harry's voice from the other side of the door.

"Yes, it's just..."

"A nightmare?" He asked, interrupting me. I dried my face with a towel and opened the door.

"Something like that, it's nothing. Sorry for waking you up." He smiled sideways and shook his head.

"Don't worry, do you want me to get you a glass of water?"

"Don't bother, I can go." After that I almost ran out of his room towards the front door. I needed some fresh air before the heat hit me, I just had to wait until tomorrow and it would all be just fine.

I returned to Harry's room at three in the morning, already a little relaxed and hoping that I could hold out at least until we got to the house. I lay down next to Harry, who had his mouth slightly open and his hair covered half of his head. His face, I smiled at the image and settled a little towards the shore, I wouldn't risk an incident similar to the one in the morning happening again, but then the last thing I thought would happen happened.

Harry, sensing me on the bed and still in his dream, moved so his head rested on my chest and wrapped an arm around my waist. I froze for a moment, and something inside my chest started to jump at the touch of his body, unconsciously I put my arm around Harry's shoulders and rested my hand on his head, hoping that the night would pass quickly.

☺☻☺☻

The next morning Jane refused to let the men leave, keeping them a little longer with breakfast and asking them to do little favours for her like going to the bakery or buying other things, but the time to go inevitably came.

"Drive carefully, and please let me know when you're home, okay? I love you my puppy, take care of yourself and keep feeding yourself well."

Harry nodded and kissed his mother on the cheek before getting in the car, and before Louis could do the same, Jane grabbed his arm and smiled at him before giving him a hug too.

"Take care of my puppy, please, do not let anything bad happen to him. I am trusting you with one of my greatest and most valuable treasures."

"I promise I'll take care of him, Jane. He has my number for any situation that comes his way." Louis replied, smiling at the woman, who returned the gesture and let him go.

"I hope she didn't say anything embarrassing to you." Harry said as soon as Louis started the truck, the alpha smiled at him and shook his head.

"Your mother is a very good person, Harry, you have a beautiful family."

"I'm pretty sure they consider you part of it now, Lou. You even exchanged numbers with my mother and Stella, rest assured that they will always welcome you with open arms."

Louis nodded without erasing the small smile from his face, and once again the car fell silent. Something was different, and not in a bad way, but their relationship, despite having only spent two and a half days together, something had changed a lot. Louis could see that little sparkle in Harry's eyes and wondered if he would have it too, because everything besides that beta felt so easy.

But it wasn't right, Zayn's father had always told them that one day they would find their omegas, and that's how it was supposed to be, alpha and omega, beta with beta, because what future would a relationship with Harry have? His dream had always been having children, loving them as much as his parents didn't love him, and with Harry that would be practically impossible.

Or so Louis thought, why was he even thinking about a future relationship with Harry?

The three hours flew by, and by the time the truck was pulling into the mansion, Louis was already feeling cold sweat run down his back, and a faint scent of fruit and cinnamon filtered through his nostrils. The heat had arrived.

He parked abruptly and got out of the truck as fast as he could, leaving a confused Harry behind him, who immediately got out and started walking behind Louis.

"Louis? Are you okay?" He asked, but the smell that came to him afterwards made him realise the situation and stop in his tracks.

Louis ran directly to his room, not even saying hello to Niall, who was at the door waiting for the men, hoping to find out before everyone else what had happened on that trip. Harry ran after Louis, his omega pleading with him to make sure he was okay, to calm his heat and stay by his side, to help him. And that feeling was so strong that he completely ignored Niall's voice yelling at him to stop.

The alpha entered his room, yelling not to let anyone in there and begging not to be let out, he slammed the door shut, then footsteps began to be heard outside the room and Harry's voice asking if he was alright .

"Damn it, Harry! You have to get out of here now." Niall said worriedly, trying to get him away.

"No Niall, I have to make sure Louis is okay, it's my job." Harry said, struggling with the blond, the effect of the suppressors was wearing off little by little, and Niall's nerves were on the rise, if Louis smelled even a tiny amount of that scent it would be a disaster.

"No, Harry, let's get out of here."

The door to Louis's room opened again, leaving the blue-eyed man to walk up to the blond and curly-haired man.

"Niall, let him go." Louis demanded in his alpha voice, which caused Harry to lower his gaze, totally submissive, but the blonde didn't even flinch, there the sweet aroma Louis was perceiving was stronger, stronger and stronger.

"Go to your room, Louis, I'm not going to let you touch Harry while you're like this." Niall yelled, and as soon as Louis was about to push him away, one of the bodyguards intervened, stepping between the two alphas " Lock yourself away until the heat is done, please. If you want us to send you an omega I'll do it right away, but you're not going to touch Harry. Not like this "

Niall's voice was firm and Louis clenched his jaw, but he denied the blonde's proposal, much to his dismay, he turned and locked himself up again, and as soon as the blue-eyed man began to be heard pulling and breaking things in his room, Niall dragged the omega by the arm and took him away from there until he reached the corridor of his room.

"Are you an idiot, Harry? Louis could have raped you, and you there with your pretty face and smell all pretty, you exposed yourself too much." He reprimanded in a firm voice, and Harry just sighed and looked down.

"I can explain." He hurriedly said, but Niall raised his hand as a sign for him to stop talking.

"I know, Harry, you don't have to explain anything to me, Zayn has told me and I have no problem with you being an omega, but I would have liked you to tell me in a normal situation and not in one that you were forced to do it, after I had saved you from a dangerous situation. I thought we were friends, that we trusted each other"

"I was going to tell you, but I needed to prepare myself for that. I was afraid you were going to be mad." Harry shook his head and bit his lip, finally Niall hugged him and patted him on the back.

"So Louis, huh I will not say I'm surprised, but you still shouldn't get too close to an alpha in heat, even if you trust him with your life."

"There's nothing between me and Louis, Niall, but... my omega was practically screaming for me to come closer, to help him..."

"I don't want to know." the blonde interrupted. "You better take your suppressants and let's go eat, do you like that plan?"

Harry nodded with a smile, and after taking his pill, he went out with the blond to an Italian restaurant. He already felt that he had one less weight on him.