"So you are going to ignore me all night?" Louis sighs as Taylor just turns on the tv without saying a word to Louis.

Taylor only takes the remote and changes the channel and Louis rolls his eyes.

"What's even your problem, Taylor?"

Taylor turns around, giving Louis an angry glare.

"What do you think that my problem is, Louis? I don't know, maybe the fact that my heart jumped out of my fucking chest when I saw Harry's name on my screen and he asked me to come over!" she hisses, not looking at Louis.

"Jesus, sorry I fainted Taylor. Next time I'll check first if Harry is around or not." Louis rolls his eyes.

"It was just hard, Louis. I care about you, okay and I'm glad he helped you but it was a slap to my face when I got there and the only thing Harry said was 'here is Louis, I took care of him have a nice night.' I actually thought he wanted to have me over, spend time with me."

"He has a girlfriend, Tay."

"He could easily regret what he did and come back to me. We wouldn't be the first couple to who that happens."

"Those people were together for years, Tay. Most of the time they built history they couldn't let go of, the two of you dated for exactly six months."

"Six months that we spent a lot of time together, if there is anyone that should know that it's you, Louis. You were always there."

"It almost has been longer than it lasted. Look, I have to work with him and honestly I don't feel like being his enemy anymore because it will make things complicated and-"

"Are you saying that you're going to be friends with him again?" Taylor's jaw drops, her arms are crossed and Louis can't describe the look in her eyes.

"Are you seriously reacting like this? You are the one telling me that you would forgive him in a heartbeat, not me." Louis snaps. He is not in the mood for this. Today has started horribly, he still has a bit of a headache and yeah he almost died.

"It's different."

"How is that different? Taylor, he saved my life, he took care of me when I need that, he has been sweet and friendly towards me event though I was a giant dick. I have always supported you in this situation and you know that but maybe we are at a point where we leave the past in the past. I'm not going to become besties with him, I just want to be civil again, friendly. We're going to spend so much time together."

"Can you stop rubbing in my face that you are going to spend time with him together, Louis for fuck's sake." Taylor takes the remote and turns of the tv, standing up. "I really need to go to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow. Feel free to go to your room as well."

"No thank you. I'm going home." Louis stands up as well and walks towards the door.

"Louis- You can stay."

"I really don't want to stay." He shakes his head. "It's not fair to say that you are allowed to forgive him but I'm not. He never did anything wrong towards me, Tay. I only reacted the way I did because I care about you, but I cared about him too. It has been hard on me as well when you two broke up and I never brought it up because I knew for you it was even harder and it was not up to me to play the victim. But Harry and I were close as well. When you lost your boyfriend, I lost someone that became on of my best friends in a very short period..."

"I didn't know that-"

"No you don't." Louis interrupts her. "Because you're selfish. I'm also in this crazy mess of being a celebrity because you didn't want to face Harry by yourself and now you are upset because I was at his place when he called you. Good night." Before Taylor can say anything, Louis is out of the door.

It's the first time they have a fight like this. Of course they have fought before after 20 years of friendship, but they never separated ways like this. They never went to sleep having an argument.

When Louis is back home he takes a shower, changes and then falls into bed. He takes his phone and starts scrolling through his photos and videos, finally coming at the ones he was looking for. A small smile plays on Louis' face when he looks at the many pictures and videos of Harry and him smiling, having fun, just being happy.

They are not anymore, though...

"From all the things you could have done, why cheating H?" Louis murmurs to himself. "Why do the one thing to my best friend for what I should hate you for forever?" Green eyes are staring at Louis from his screen, a smile on his face and a bottle of beer in his hands, snow covering his curls. How he remembers that night...

"Do you think they'll be staying away for a long time?" Louis asks Selena. Louis, Selena Harry and Taylor decided to fly over to New York to celebrate New Year's Eve but now Selena and Louis are in the hotel together and Harry and Taylor are on Times Square together because apparently that's romantic.

"Nah, Taylor hates being cold and it's freezing outside. Cheese ball?"

Louis takes a cheeseball from the plate and takes a bite.

"It just sucks that we're here like together but not together do you know what I mean?"

"I get it." Selena nods. "Probably they are waiting till New Year for the kiss and stuff and then they'll be back to party afterwards with us. We agreed to meet them at the party in that one club, remember mister I don't want to get recognized?"

Louis rolls his eyes but nods.

"Yeah, yeah I know. I don't know if I'm up to it to be honest, I'm pretty tired."

"Louis..." Selena gives the boy a severe look. "Here, take a beer. That always solves everything."

Louis takes the bottle from Selena's hand and takes a sip. His mood getting indeed better.

He can't help it though to give both Harry and Taylor a dirty look when they enter the club. He hasn't even been able to be with them at midnight and it sucks. Of course he likes Selena is well but it's not the same as being with Taylor, being with Harry.

"Hi there!" Harry walks over to Louis and wants to hug him but Louis takes a step away, still pissed that he left them. He doesn't know why he isn't angry with Taylor but he is with Harry.

"Lou?" Harry asks confusedly. "You okay?"

"I don't know, am I? Why don't you ask Selena, she actually spent time with me tonight."

An amused smile appears on Harry's face.

"Aww, is someone lacking attention?"

"I'm not."

"You are though. Here you are, all grumpy because we weren't with you during midnight."

"It just sucked." Louis confesses. "Like we fly over to New York and then the two of you just disappeared and bailed on me."

"Aww, little Lou is angry." Harry coos, pinching Louis' cheek.

"Stop it Styles."

"Agouchougou." Harry talks as he does to a baby.

"I swear to god..."

"Who is a little baby?"

"I'm not talking to you." Louis turns around and walks away angry and Harry is surprised. He thought they were joking, not that Louis was actually getting pissed. He follows the boy upstairs all the way to the roof where Louis is being a big baby because yeah, sometimes Louis has one of those days. He is stubborn.

"Why are you like this?" Harry asks, eyes sad.

"I don't know, okay? I'm just- You piss me off." Louis groans, facing the other way from Harry.

"Louis, I just- I only spent midnight with Tay. We immediately came here right after. I'm sorry if we upset you, but-"

"You are not upsetting me." Louis murmurs.

"But you are upset."

"I upset me." Louis sighs. "It's nothing. I'm just overreacting."

"Can't disagree there." Harry mumbles as he puts himself down next to Louis. Louis hits him softly, both of them laughing. There is a silence between the two of them for a bit, Louis' head resting on Harry's shoulder and both of them having a bottle of beer in their hands, view on the skyline of New York.

"Haz?" Louis whispers.

"Yeah?"

"If you and Taylor ever break up... Would you... Are we still friends then? Are you just going to leave me?"

"I'd never leave you." Harry whispers back, grabbing Louis' free hand. "Would you still want to be friends? If Tay and I are no longer together?"

"I don't think so." Louis shakes his head. "Think I will always care for you one way or another. I have never been so close to someone so quickly." Louis snuggles closer to Harry, the snow slowly falling down on their heads.

"Happy New Year, Louis."

"Happy New Year, Harry."

Without a second thought Louis goes to his blocked list, unblocks Harry and starts to write.

Hey

Thank you for today, it means a lot to me

x Louis