Louis' just missed Taylor and he can't be more relieved. She left the hour before Louis' supposed to pick Harry up for the dinner party his mum is throwing. Jay told Louis to play nice and offer Taylor a ride, but thankfully she opted to driving herself. 

Now, the pair are in front of Louis' house having just pulled into the driveway. Harry turns to Louis and gives him a small smile. "The first time we met was at a family dinner. I'm hoping for better outcomes this time," Harry jokes. 

Louis cringes slightly at the memory. It feels like years since the dinner party with the Styles where he met Harry for the first time. He wishes he could take back about half the things he did. He guesses it's all for the better since they're together now, but if he could change anything he would make himself less dramatic. He's always had a thing for the theatrics, though, so he guesses it's fitting. 

"The twins have been dying to see you," Louis sighs. Phoebe and Daisy love Harry, especially his hair. They've been pestering Louis about bringing Harry around to show him their new braiding skills. 

"I can't wait to see them either. Kiss," Harry asks. Louis smiles and turns to give Harry a quick kiss before getting out of the car. Louis notices the unfamiliar black SUV parked and figures Taylor must be here already.

Louis opens the door expecting to see chaos, but instead sees Eleanor talking to Lottie, the twins playing with Fizzy, and Taylor.. He steps inside and smiles as Phoebe and Daisy see him. 

"Mum, Lou's home with Harry," Daisy calls. Phoebe doesn't take the time before walking over to them. Louis stretches out his arms expecting a hug, but instead turns to see Phoebe wrapped up in Harry instead. He rolls his eyes and huffs as he joins Eleanor and Lottie. 

"Guess being the big brother means nothing around here anymore," Louis grumbles. Lottie shrugs and Louis shoves her back playfully. 

"You'll always be my big brother," Lottie mocks. Louis rolls his eyes, but brings her in for a hug anyway. Louis turns as he hears footsteps and sees his mum standing outside of the kitchen wearing an apron and a smile. 

"I haven't gotten a hug yet," Jay pipes up. Louis watches as Harry abandons the twins and gives Jay a hug. Louis tries to hold back a smile, but can't. He can't be more pleased that his mum already sees Harry as her second son. 

Jay retreats back into the kitchen a moment later, leaving the kids to themselves. Fizzy glances across the room and herds Phoebe and Daisy back to their room. Thus leaving Eleanor, Harry, Lottie, Louis, and her. The elephant in the room coughs awkwardly. Louis turns to make eye contact with the she-devil herself. 

"Oh, uh Louis this is Taylor and Taylor this is Louis, my boyfriend," Harry introduces. Louis glares at Taylor before deciding she's not worth his time. Louis'll never forget the heartache she caused Niall. He'll always see her as a snake. 

"Pleasure to meet you, although I think we've already met," Taylor says snidely. Louis crosses his arms, the memory of their first meeting shoved into the deepest part of his thoughts. 

He met Taylor once before at a meeting. It was the meeting that Taylor found out she was working with Niall and, in front of everyone, said she couldn't do it. Since then Louis' vowed never to forgive her. He never assumed he'd have to put up with her again. 

"I see you haven't gotten any less bitchier," Louis snarls. Harry's eyes widen and he glances between the two. Taylor huffs loudly and crosses her arms. 

"I see you still haven't grown any," She throws back. Louis' nostrils flare in anger. He knows she's doing it just to get under his skin, but only Harry's allowed to tease him about his height. Louis' the shortest member of the band at nearly 5"7, but Taylor stands at 5"10 without heels. With heels, she nearly gives 6"0 tall Harry a run for his money. 

"You're an actual bitch you know that," He snaps. Taylor shrugs and examines her nails thoughtlessly. 

"Thanks, I nearly forgot," Taylor replies. Louis takes a step forward, wanting to strangle her. Harry steps between the two and places a hand on Louis' shoulder. 

"Deep breaths," Harry whispers. Louis sucks in a few breaths before calming down. "She's going to be in our lives for who knows how long, so we all have to figure out how to work together professionally," Harry explains. 

"I'm the professional one here. The rest of you hardly know what you're doing. I don't even know who she is." Taylor points lazily across the room to Eleanor, who up to this point, hadn't said much. 

"I'm Eleanor Calder. I'm Louis' beard," She introduces calmly. Louis doesn't know how Eleanor' so calm while taking so much shit. Louis would've ripped the bitch's head off already if he could've. 

"How'd you get roped into all of this? Run out of your daddy's trust fund," Taylor asks. Eleanor gives her a small smile. Louis can tell that Taylor hasn't gotten under Eleanor's skin at all. Eleanor used to be so sensitive about people's words, but now she seems relatively unbothered. 

"I dated Louis before and when he came out Simon suggested that he sign me," She answers. Taylor gives a small nod. 

"Interesting. You didn't tell me your boyfriend was Louis Tomlinson, Harry" Taylor says. Harry turns to Taylor and shrugs. 

"You never asked," He points out. She make a show of standing and dusting off her skirt. She slowly walks over to Louis. 

"This'll be fun," She whispers. She drags a fingernail lazily across Louis' shoulder and enters the kitchen just as Jay calls that dinner's ready. 

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Hey guys! Sorry for the late update. I was going to update yesterday, but I ended up going to my friend's house for the night. I wrote this as soon as I got home! I have this week off, so I will for sure have time if y'all reach the bonus. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed! ~B

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QOTC: Why do you think Eleanor is so unbothered by Taylor's harsh comments?