It's been a month and a half since Halloween. Louis and Harry have been getting a bit closer again, basically best friends. They haven't decided if a relationship is the best thing for them again. Christmas break is in one week.

**** the group is out for lunch****

"Do any of you have plans for break?" Luke asks as he looks around the table.

"I'll probably stay here to be honest, maybe go over to my girls house." Niall responds, but doesn't look into anyone's eyes.

"I'll be with Zayn the whole time" Liam spits out.

Everyone laughs while rolling their eyes, it's obvious that Ziam is going to spend Christmas together.

Harry realizes it is his turn to say something. "I'm going home to spend some time with my mum, maybe even my sister. I don't get to see her much anymore. What about you Lou?"

Louis doesn't look up. "I guess I'm gonna go home."

Harry places his hand on Louis' back to comfort him.

****

After lunch Harry notices that Louis doesn't seem like himself.

"Hey, Lou. Are you okay? What's wrong?"

"I don't wanna go back to my house." Louis says as he stares off to the side.

"Because of your stepdad?"

"Yeah and my mum too."

Harry pulls Louis into a hug, wrapping his arms around his waist.

"Look you can call me all the time, or text me. I think you should go back though. Maybe sort some things out?"

"I don't think there is anything to sort out. My family hates me."

"Lou. They don't hate you."

"You don't know that Harry!" Louis starts to cry into Harry's shoulder.

"I know your mum loves you. I've met her before."

"She's changed since you last saw her."

"I know she still loves you. How could she not?"

Louis just looks at Harry.

"If something goes wrong I'll meet you somewhere."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean if something happens and you need to leave the house I'll take you somewhere. Get you out of there."

Louis smiles at Harry. "You'll really do that for me?"

"Of course." Harry just keeps Louis in his hold.

****one week later****

"Liam are you all packed?" Zayn shouts across the flat.

"Almost just one more thing!"

Today is the first day of break. Harry's mum is coming soon to get him. He's excited for Christmas but he also doesn't want to leave Louis alone with his family. Maybe things will be good for him.

Harry walks out of his room to get a cup of tea.

"Bye Harry! I'll see you after break!" Liam says as he walks over to Harry and pulls him into a quick hug and then turns to Zayn and they walk out the door.

After he finished his tea he has to finish packing. The only things left to pack are his toothbrush and a few little things like that.

He decides to text Louis.

"When are you heading out?"

Okay. Text me when you get there safe:)"

Then Harry heard a knock on the door. He opens the door to see his mum.

"Harry!!" She wraps her arms around his body and pulls him in for a tight hug.

"Hey mum, I've missed you."

"I've missed you a lot more." Anne says as she backs away from the hug. "Are you ready to go?"

"Just about."

****about 30 minutes into the car ride****

The whole car ride so far Harry has been talking about how Uni is. Obviously leaving Louis out of the talk.

"Seems like you're having a great time at Uni! Finally over that boy?"

Harry just looks out to the rode, trying to find the fact that he's lying. He's never had a good poker face.

"Oh I didn't mean to say anything to upset you."

"You didn't upset me mum. I.. I just... Louis goes to the same Uni as me."

"Did he hurt you again? Have you talked to him?!"

"No mum, actually we are friends again."

"But.. Harry he made you so upset, how could you forgive him?"

"There was a reason why he left. It wasn't his fault. His parents sent him away."

"They sent him away?"

"Yeah..... it's not really my place to tell the story though. I didn't want to leave him. He has to go back home. I feel terrible. I hope everything goes well when he gets there. Maybe I could go see him for his birthday or New Years."

"Harry.. I don't know about that. After what he did to you."

"It wasn't his fault! One night he broke down and told me everything."

"We will see."

Once they drive into Harry's home town all the memories came back. Mostly ones with Louis, but some from his childhood too. Then they pulled into his drive way.

"Welcome home." Anne smiles at Harry.

He gets out of the car and walks to the trunk to grab his bags. Anne walked to the door to open it. He followed her inside. When he walked inside he saw his sister sitting on the couch. He never really ever got along with her. They had a big fight last year, Louis helped him get through it.

"Hey." Gemma says as she stand up off the couch to hug Harry.

"Hi." He leans into the hug, but pulls away after a few seconds.

"How's Uni?"

"It's alright. Made some new friends."

"That's good." She smiles at him.

Harry walks up to his room to put his bag in it. Then he falls backwards into his bed. Wow he didn't realize how much he missed this bed. He had been laying there for like 5 minutes when his mum called him.

"Harry! Come have dinner!"

They ate one of Anne's favorite meals to cook. Just something simple but Harry loved it.

After dinner Harry said goodnight to his family because he was pretty tired. He had woken up pretty early to start packing this morning.

Once he got to his room he flopped right back onto his bed and got a text from Louis.

"Is everything alright?"

Okay. Promise you will text me if anything happens?"

"Okay goodnight Lou:)"