“Why not?” Niall asks.
He’s pretty new to their band, so he doesn’t know. Louis doesn’t want to have to tell him, but he guesses now’s as good a time as any. Or well, it’s more like he doesn’t have a choice now.
Zayn sighs and leans back into the sofa, dropping his bass guitar into his lap. It’s clear that he’s impatient and frustrated to boot. Louis gets that, he does. In all honesty, so is he. But this is a hard line he isn’t willing to budge from, not even if it means saying no to a big opportunity.
Given Louis’ unwillingness to answer Niall's question, it’s Liam who eventually speaks up. ‘He used to date him. Greg, that is.’
Niall’s eyes go wide like saucers. It’s not really common knowledge that Greg’s had relationships with men, and more specifically with one that’s also the frontman and main vocalist of a punkpop band called Bridges. Or maybe Niall hadn’t even realised yet that Louis is gay.
Then again, he’s pretty sure that the lyrics to their songs and the fact he’s got a rainbow-coloured triangle tattooed on his foot should kind of give it away. Either way, he knows now.
Zayn’s eyeing his reaction carefully, and Louis feels grateful that these men have his back – even if that means replacing their guitarist again.
“So what’d he do? How fresh is the break-up? Do we all hate Greg?” Niall asks, sounding almost alarmingly excited at the prospect of gossip.
Harry’s elbow starts digging into Louis’ side, and he knows he needs to nip this in the bud now before it spirals out of control.
‘We broke up three years ago, but we’ve managed to avoid each other since. I don’t really want to talk about it, I don’t think the others really hate Greg – I don’t think I hate Greg, for that matter. I just know that it’s best for both of us to let it be and let it rest. In the past. So I’m sorry guys, but I really cannot agree to doing a Live Lounge at BBC Radio 1.’
--from You’re The Habit I Can’t Break by @goodmorningtoyouuniverse
(Louis/Greg James, 5k)
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