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Even though Louis escaped jail without too much damage physically, his back is still really sore and he wonders if he should go and see Andy. He's run off his feet though with work, everyone still thinks he put Harry and Scott's lives in danger and that they are in hiding because of him and his plot to kill them. Even though the charges were dropped, the station still seems to blame Louis and he can't set the record straight until everything with Troy is sorted. So Louis has to put up with the stares, the whispers and the threats against him.

Drew thankfully knows the truth and is a big help to Louis both mentally and with helping him look legit with Troy. He's so thankful for Drew, especially since he can't even talk to Harry and Scott.

It's been a whole month since he's been out of jail and two months since he's had absolutely no contact with Harry and Scott and only small updates from James when he can.

Troy has Cody following Louis sporadically and two uniforms watching him at work. Louis feels trapped and is starting to think he may not see Harry and Scott anytime soon. It's taking it's toll on him emotionally.

"Okay kid?" Drew asks as they are on their way back from another scene.

"Yeah, I'm just mentally exhausted and I miss Harry and Scott" Louis says sheepishly

"I know, you're doing great though Lou, honestly" Drew says

"Everyone keeps saying that but it's taking forever, Harry and Scott would be better than I am at this" Louis says

"It takes time Lou, don't put so much pressure on yourself and you know what? I remember Harry was meant to go undercover when he was a year into the job, he didn't last a month" Drew says smiling cheekily.

"Really?" Louis asks smiling as he thinks of Harry

"Really, he and Scott couldn't handle working apart, they were in the worst mood and Luckily for Harry he only had to keep up appearances for a month" Drew says shaking his head

"What was he undercover for?" Louis asks

"A bank robbery I think, if I remember correctly. He did what he was supposed to and got out and refused to go back or do anything more" Drew says chuckling

Louis smiles, he knows if Harry doesn't want to do something there is no making him.

"The house feels so lonely and I know I'm being watched and I trust James but it's still uneasy" Louis says

"Yeah, it must be the worst part going home and them not being there" Drew says sympathetically

"It's just, I didn't even get to say goodbye to them and I'm just worried they are happier without me" Louis says sighing

"No kid, absolutely not. Harry and Scott are the most protective imbeciles when it comes to you. They couldn't live without you and I know as much as the whole station that Harry and Scott think of you before making any decisions or reactions. They love you" Drew says determined.

Louis half smiles

"But everyone still thinks I tried to kill them" Louis says looking out the window.

"They will know the truth soon" Drew says and Louis nods hoping that it's true.

....

Louis has to meet with Troy nearly every afternoon after work, to give him the rundown of the day at the station and what he was able to get done, he also has to get his new orders. It's draining and he just wants it all to be over.

Harry and Scott are absolutely beside themselves that they can't see or talk to Louis. James keeps them updated when he can, but they want and need Louis in their arms. Louis has been doing an amazing job and James and Joey are so thankful for Louis and what he's achieved so far, he has a knack for undercover work but Harry and Scott will die before they allow Louis to do that permanently.

They both are bored out of their brains stuck in a hotel room, and their minds wander when it comes to Louis and his safety. They feel so helpless and can't wait to have him back in their arms.

"I can't sleep knowing he's in our bed without us" Scott says as he looks to the ceiling once again, it's 3am and the boys are tired, but they can't sleep.

"I know Scotty, I just want to text him, tell him we love him, he must be feeling so alone" Harry sighs.

"I know James is keeping him safe, that he has under-covers watching him at all times, but I still feel uneasy" Scott says

"Because we're connected so much, we didn't say goodbye properly, we were blindsided and it was all done so quickly. We didn't even get to make sure he was okay before we left" Harry says, his guilt setting in.

"And you know what Louis is like, he just sucks it all up, his emotions, his pain, he will be running himself into the ground and we aren't there to make him take a break or to talk things through with" Scott says.

"At least we have each other, I can't imagine what it would be like in Louis shoes, I know he is strong but we all have a breaking point and Louis has been through so much already and he's only 22, somethings got to give" Harry says worriedly.

Scott sighs as they both remain quiet, letting everything sink in.

"What if he thinks we don't love him or something" Scott says

"Hopefully he knows we're thinking of him day and night" Harry says.

They just hope Louis is okay and they can get back to their boy as soon as possible.

It takes Louis another month to help Troy set up this drug ring completely. The information Louis has provided back to James and the way he's set up the ring, will make for a hopefully straightforward raid when it comes to the bust.

On the day of the bust Louis is nervous, he has to go and pretend like nothings going to happen at 4:14 in the afternoon. He just keeps thinking of seeing Harry and Scott again after a long three months apart and that keeps him going.

....

Louis walks into Troy's warehouse at 3:30pm and sees everything going to plan, Troy, Rhys and Cody are organising everything and the shipment is about to be picked up, unbeknownst to Troy, by undercover police.

Rhys and Cody haven't shown their faces in the whole time Louis has been working with Troy and he's thankful, he hates their guts so much. And the looks on their faces makes Louis want to punch them.

"Louis, good of you to join us" Troy says

Rhys and Cody don't look happy.

"Everything is running smoothly, ready for shipment in 29 minutes" Troy says

Louis nods and heads into the office to put his coat and bag down.

Troy, Rhys and Cody follow him in though and as he turns around he sees them blocking the doorway.

"What?" Louis asks curiously

"We just wanted to thank you, for setting everything up, for helping us get the operation back up and running and under the raider" Troy says.

Louis then sees Rhys and Cody crack their knuckles.

"No problem" he says nodding.

"But you know, we kind of do have a problem" Cody says

"Yeah? What's that?" Louis asks his heart racing

"You" Rhys says evilly

"We don't need you anymore Louis, you're no use to us now and we don't trust you to keep your word. All we needed was you to set us up again and now, I think we can take it from here" Troy smirks

"Wha?" Louis asks

This isn't how it's meant to go.

"Boys" Troy says and Rhys and Cody move forward.

Louis only registers a swift punch to his face and kicks to his kidney and ribs before he's passed out. On the floor. His body is spent from the last few months

"Let's go" Troy then says to Cody and Rhys.

The shipment trucks come inside the warehouse and are loaded up.

The undercover police officers are told to make sure Cody, Rhys and Troy are definitely on the first truck so they aren't looking out for Louis to hard, thinking he's staying out of the way until it's time to jump on the trucks

Finally the shipment is loaded and Troy, Cody and Rhys get on the first Truck like planned and they leave with the shipment planning to head to the next warehouse.

Before they leave though Troy makes sure to leave no evidence left behind and that includes Louis.

He sets the warehouse on fire and watches it take hold to make sure, before they get to leaving.

The two trucks get a few hundred meters from the warehouse before the police show up. The bust happens smoothly and fast and Troy, Rhys and Cody are arrested on the spot. Troy is furious. He's carried away in handcuffs once again and the raid goes to plan all thanks to Louis.

"Louis isn't on scene James" Joey says as they finish searching the scene

"What the fuck do you mean he isn't on scene!" James asks angrily

"He's not fucking here" Joey yells worriedly.

They panic and that's when they notice the warehouse, they look towards the burning building where firefighters are arriving on scene to put out the blaze.

"Fuck" James and Joey realise as they sprint towards the warehouse.

"One of ours is inside" James yells as they reach the head fire chief.

"We are gearing up and sending officers in now" the chief tells them. Two ambulances then show up on scene.

"Shit" Joey says as they watch on in horror

"What the fuck happened" James asks Joey

"No idea, no one knows anything other than not seeing Louis while they loaded up the trucks" Joey says.

"Scott and Harry are going to kill everyone" James says and he's really not joking.

Just as things are getting dire, they see Louis being dragged out of the fire by someone. They have their arm around Louis waist and are guiding him out.

They hand Louis over to paramedics and by the time James and Joey reach Louis the guy who saved him is gone.

"Shit Louis are you okay?" James says

Louis coughs but nods, he has some black soot on his face but James and Joey can see he's bruised, Louis is having trouble breathing and he sits on the back of the ambulance trying to regain his breath.

"Just relax for us Louis, try and take some deep breaths for us" Amy their usual ambulance officer says and her and Sammy get the oxygen organised. A blanket is put around Louis and an oxygen mask is placed over his mouth as they treat Louis for smoke inhalation.

"Is he going to be okay?" Joey asks

"He should be, we will try to get his breathing under control here and if we can't we will take him in" Amy tells Joey.

"Louis" Louis then hears Scott and Harry's voices yell together

Louis could cry.

He lays eyes on his husbands who he hasn't seen in months, they look so scared as they look around the destructive scene for Louis helplessly

They finally make eye contact and Louis throws the blanket that was put over him and the oxygen mask off him and runs full speed, he forgets his pain and doesn't care if he can't breathe he runs as fast as he can, he needs Harry and Scott.

He runs straight into their awaiting arms and they all lose it and cry.

"Fuck baby, you're okay, Jesus Louis" Scott says so relived.

"Fuck we've missed you" Harry says.

All Louis can do is cry as they fall to the ground together. The squad watch on with tears in their eyes, now that they know what went on over the last few months and that Louis was working undercover and nearly lost his life and that he actually saved Harry and Scott's, they are in awe of him.

"Shhh baby, it's all going to be okay" Harry and Scott reassure.

"I missed you so much" Louis says, his voice husky

"We missed you Rookie, fuck we missed you so much" Harry relays.

As much as they want to stay wrapped in each other's arms, they notice Louis breathing is really wheezy. Scott picks Louis up bridal style and rushes him back to the ambulance where he sits on the bed with Louis between his legs Harry sits next to them and holds the oxygen mask to Louis face.

Louis is just so out of it and relived to be in Harry and Scott's arms that he falls asleep.

"Is he going to be okay?" Harry asks when Louis is out, Scott stroking his hair.

"His breathing is better, his obs are good, he needs to go home and rest and drink as much water as possible. He should be fine, he was rescued just in time" Sammy reassures.

"Who got him out?" Harry asks.

"We don't know, they ran off before we got to him" James says

"What happened?" Scott asks

"We don't know, we have to wait for Louis to tell us" Joey says.

"We're taking him home" Harry says.

"We will drop round in the morning, call us if you need anything Boys" James says

"We will, thanks J" Scott says

They then carry Louis back to Harry's rover and head home to their apartment.

They clean Louis up as best as they can and fall asleep in each other's arms for the first time in months.