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First of all, I’m so sorry for not updating in a while. I’ve had so much going on with school and I’ve been ill with migraines and shit for the past week 🙁
I feel like this is a bit sudden considering I haven’t mentioned this in the past chapters; but this fic is coming to an end soon.
I have this chapter left to write and then the final which will be really long and I’ve got it all planned out. This has been such an amazing experience for my first ever fan fiction book and I love you guys and all the support you’ve given me.
Once this has ended, I’m definitely going to be starting a new fic and maybe in the future there could be a sequel to reunion depending on how this plans out.
Anyway, on with the story…
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All of their jaws were dropped as they looked at the view in front of them.
A sea of blue and green laid before them as fans held up sheets of said colours, along with various pride flags.
The lights shone blue and green from their phones through the plastic covering their torches and signs were held up high reading quotes from the past and words of kindness.
Along the farthest back row of the stadium the words “we support you” were written out with more sheets, large and bold, standing out clearly amongst the fans.
They supported them.
The lads were grinning so wide their faces looked as if they would split. Zayn, Liam and Niall watched on fondly as tears of happiness were visible, glazed over Harry and Louis’ eyes.
They slowly walked further out onto the stage towards the centre, taking in the view as they went with the screams growing louder and louder following them.
“Holy shit” Louis muttered in disbelief, gazing around the stadium as he smiled.
He suddenly felt a pair of strong arms wrap around his waist as harry pulled him into a bone crushing hug, the reaction of the fans only getting wilder.
Louis breathed in Harrys scent as he tucked his head into his boyfriends shoulder whilst harry laid his own above his, smiling just as wide as his heart seemed to be beating out of his chest.
“I fucking love you so much” Harry mumbled into the crown of Louis head before kissing the spot gently, causing Louis’ own heart to swell.
“I love you too” He replied, swaying slightly as they began to break apart the hug.
Harry grabbed hold of Louis’ hand as he tugged him along the runway of the stage, skipping along to the front with Louis laughing behind him.Â
Once they reached the very end, harry grabbed louis, spun him around to face himself, and smashed their lips together for the entire stadium to see with more passion they ever thought they could show.
They screams were defaming by now as the fans watched the two practically make out for them. You couldn’t blame them really; they had suspected this very thing for years without ever getting an answer. But finally, they had, and they were right all along.
The two boys pulled apart with a laugh and turned to the crowd once again, taking a bow as they held hands and saluted just before the music began to play throughout the arena; time for the show to begin.
“My hands, your hands, tied up like two ships. Drifting, weightless, waves trying to break it,
I’d do anything to save it,
Why is it so hard to say it”
Zayn began singing as the lads walked around the stage, harry and louis still hand in hand as they made their way up to the main stage, smirking at the meaning in the lyrics which has now been confirmed silently.
“My heart, your heart, sit tight like book ends.
Pages between us, written with no end.
So many words were not saying,
Don’t wanna wait till it’s gone,
You make me strong”
Liam sung as he waved out to the crowd, gaining screams as he did so, before moving over to the other side.
“I’m sorry if I say I need you,
But I don’t care, I’m not scared of love,
Cause when I’m not with you I’m weaker,
Is that so wrong, is it so wrong,
That you make me strong”
As the chorus was belted out, harry walked up to Louis and sung they lyrics with him, an arm secured around his waist in a tight grip whilst the crowd cooed at the couple.
“Think of, how much, love that’s been wasted,
People, always, trying to escape it,
Move on to stop their heart breaking,
But there’s nothing I’m running from,
You make me strong”
Still in Harrys arms, Louis sung his verse with a pointed look towards the crowd and quickly placed a cheeky peck on Harrys lips before running off down the run way once more to sing the chorus; leaving harry to shake his head fondly.
“I’m sorry if I say I need you,
But I don’t care, I’m not scared of love.
Cause when I’m not with you I’m weaker,
Is that so wrong, is it so wrong”
“So baby hold on to my heart,
Need you to keep me from falling apart,
I’ll always hold on, cause you make me strong”
Zayn sung his verse to Liam, suddenly taking the focus away from Harry and Louis for once during the concert. He sung the words as he walked across the stage towards the man, his arm out towards him and nailing the high note with precise and ease.
Liam was both shocked and heart warmed at zayn’s actions, because sure, they had finally put a label on their relationship and know where they stand; but Zayn isn’t normally one for pda, especially in front of a room full of thousands of fans. The small gesture meant something to him.
“I’m sorry if I say I need you,
But I don’t care, I’m not scared of love.
Cause when I’m not with you I’m weaker,
Is that so wrong, is it so wrong”
The lads pointed out their microphones as they let the crowd sing with Niall. Thousands of fans voices mixed together in one stadium sounded angelic, the noise bounding off the walls and vibrating against the floor. All they could do was listen and smile.
“I’m sorry if I say I need you,
But I don’t care, I’m not scared of love.
Cause when I’m not with you I’m weaker,
Is that so wrong, is it so wrong.
That you make me strong”
After repeating the chorus once more, the song was finally finished and the crowd applauded them hysterically.
“How’s everyone doing tonight?” Harry shouted when the noise had died down a touch, making his way to the end of the runway.
The crowd screamed positively, indicating to harry they we’re having the best time of their lives here at a one direction concert.
“Good, good. You all look amazing by the way, what you’ve done for us tonight is incredible and we can’t thank you enough. Blue and green really suits you all”
He said cheekily, winking to the camera that was focused on his face, displaying the action on the large screens behind him and causing the fans to scream even louder.
“Now obviously a lot has happened in the last week, it was both a shock to us and you guys I’m sure. But you’re support through it all is more than we could have ever imagined and I along with Louis, thank you so, so much for it. We love you all and this next song is dedicated to you”
He finished and the instrumental began to play through the speakers for the next song.
“Good speech love” Louis whispered to Harry as the man walked up to him, and in return he got a smack on his ass and a playful smirk.
The lads all took a seat on the ledge of the stage as the sweet melody of little things began to sound from Niall’s guitar, contrasting peacefully from the loud song before. Harry and louis sat next to each to each other with their hands intertwined, at the very middle of the stage so they could look out at the beautiful view in front of them.
“Your hand fits in mine like it’s made just for me, but bear this in mind it was meant to be,
And I’m joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks, and it all makes sense to me”
As the song began, the fans had their hands in the air, swaying them along to the music with tears of happiness in their eyes. They were happy for the lads, truly. After years of what they suspected coming out as the truth, they could finally put a fact to their beliefs. All the fans that had shamed them in the past for simply believing in a love between two men had now been silenced; some were bitter about the fact, but others simply came to terms with the fact that they were wrong.
“I know you’ve never loved, the crinkles by your eyes, when you smile you’ve never loved your stomach or your thighs. The dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine, but I’ll love them endlessly”
As Liam sung his verse, the lads teased Louis with pointed looks and nudges to his shoulders; causing the smaller man to blush profusely and try to hide his face in Harrys shoulder. He knew some of these lyrics applied to him, having harry had slipped some of his insecurities to Ed whilst the man wrote the song for them; but the fact that it also applied to the fans who had their own insecurities made him feel a little more comforted.Â
“And I won’t let these little things slip, out of my mouth, but if I do, it’s you, oh its you, they add up to, I’m in love with you, and all these little things”
“You can’t go to bed, without a cup of tea,
Maybe that’s the reason that you talk in your sleep,
And all those conversations are the secrets that I keep, though it makes no sense to me”
Louis sung with the blush still spread across his cheeks, fiddling with Harrys fingers that were still laced with his own. He played with the expensive rings from Gucci that surrounded them heavily and eyed the blue gem standing out amongst the other peculiar sets of metal.
“I know you’ve never loved the sound of your voice on tape, you never want, to know how much you weigh.
You still have to squeeze into your jeans but you’re perfect to me”
Harry lifted his head higher as he sung the lyrics, facing Louis to get his point across. Even after years of hearing these words in a song it still made Louis tingle with raw emotions, loving the way harry always dedicated it to him.
“I won’t let these little things slip,
Out of my mouth,
But if it’s true, it’s you, oh it’s you, they add up to, I’m in love with you, and all these little things”
“You never love yourself half as much as I love you, and you never treat yourself right darling but I want you to,
If I let you know, I’m here, for you,
Maybe you’ll love yourself, like I, love you, oh”
“And I’ve just let these little things slip, out, of my mouth,
Cause it’s lou, oh it’s lou, it’s lou they add up to,
And I’m in love with Lou, and all his little things”
Harry smirked whilst changing his lyrics, seeing Louis gasp at the words and giggle slightly at how ridiculous the repetition sounded; but he thought it was cute all the same. Louis slightly smacked harry on the shoulder playfully, the other lads laughing at the banter whilst harry shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
The fans finished off the song and screamed when it finally finished, all hyped up after seeing the interactions and lyric changes during it.
“Back to the lyric changes then?” Louis asked harry sarcastically whilst they got up from the ledge on the stage, tilting his head cockily with his eyebrows raised.
“Shut up, you loved it” Harry replied, sticking out his tongue at his boyfriend playfully, causing Louis to return the action whilst the fans took pictures and videos.
“Oi Oi” Louis suddenly shouted into the microphone, walking with harry along the stage.
The fans repeated the phrase, causing harry and louis to laugh; it probably sounded ridiculous outside the stadium.
“So, we had a few issues regarding our team before the show, I’m assuming most of you read the tweet to come a little later. I’m sorry for those of you that had to change your plans or get later transportation, but thank you for complying with us, most of you thankfully respected our wishes. Anyway, we thought we would answer some more twitter questions before the next song considering we probably fuc- Sorry, messed up a lot of your plans”
Louis caught himself just before he swore, knowing that even though they do sometimes slip up, it’s not great getting complaints from over sensitive parents.
“Louis, it’s a family show!” Harry suddenly shouted, clearly not missing the almost slip up.
The crowd screamed, knowing what was coming next as harry smirked and raised his eyebrows up at Louis. Louis laughed and brought the mic up to his lips before saying “or is it” along with harry, laughing at the end as the other lads shook their heads fondly.
“Okay okay, enough lads. Let’s move on to the questions. First up, “when did Louis and Harry become a couple?” Liam said with a wave of his hand, pointing over to the couple who now realised most these questions would most likely be related to them seeming as the whole Larry conspiracy had now been revealed as true.
“Well you would have found this out anyway with what we have planned; but we became a couple about a month or so after the X factor, after we moved in together” Harry answered, placing an arm around Louis shoulders and smiling down at the man.
“Guess I just couldn’t resist his charm” Louis joked, but instead of laughter he got cooed at instead, making him roll his eyes sarcastically.
“I mean, how could I say no to this one when he made me chicken, wrapped in Parma ham, stuffed with mozzarella with a side of home made mash” Harry replied as he followed through with the actions, the fans joking along with him.
“Oi my first meal was delicious, you said so yourself!” Louis retorted sassily.
“Yeah, after you almost burned the house down” Harry said with a laugh, Louis scoffing at the accusation.
“Did not styles, okay, moving on please!” Louis replied quickly, gesturing for the screen to move to the next slide.
“Next question is, “what happened in Wellington?” Niall read before bursting out into laughter, along with the other two lads as harry and louis blushed and scratched the back of their necks awkwardly.
“Sure you wanna answer this; thought it’s a family show harry?” Zayn teases, knowing all about what happened that night if the noises he heard were anything to go by.
“I- Uh, well, you see-“
“You can guess what we did, moving on” Louis cut harry off, smirking as the crowd whistled and cat called.
“Alright then, tommo the tease doesn’t want to answer apparently, next question is “Did Louis and harry really get married on the 28th?”
“We had promise rings and planned to; but then some other things got in the way and unfortunately it never happened. Maybe in the future though” Harry answered with a pout, knowing their breakup got in the way, but smiled at the thought of finally getting to marry Louis in the future and have a family of their own.
“Are you proposing Haz? Cause honestly I thought it would be a little more romantic knowing you” Louis asked with a mocking tone, not really caring when or how either of them proposed; just the idea of marrying his boyfriend was enough.
Harry laughed and began to get down on one knee, but stood up quickly just as the crowd began to gasp, waving them off with a shake of his head.
“No, we’ve got time babe, no need to rush” Harry said as he chuckled at the groans from the audience; it would have caused a frenzy if he had actually planned to propose on stage, but with everything going on he hadn’t even thought about the idea until now.
“Okay we’ve got a couple left, “so Zayn and Liam are a couple or what?”
Harry read our the question and looked hesitantly at Zayn, knowing he wasn’t good with announcing his private life to the public, but he was sure The man could handle it.
“Uh, Yeah, we are actually. Became a couple quite recently as we had to figure out some things, but were happy and that’s the main thing” Zayn answered before placing a kiss to Liam’s cheek, the audience letting out “awe’s” at the gesture.
“Last one, “when will Niall and Shawn get together?” Louis read, laughing at the thought of Niall even being gay in the first place, never mind with Shawn.
“Jesus Christ, I am in fact straight thank you very much. To be fair, I’m too busy with my love for Nando’s to love anything else” Niall joked, “but Shawn is a great friend, I love his music and he seems to be quite cosy with camilla, so, that’s that” he added, smiling when the crowd cheered for one of his best mates.
“That’s it for the questions, you’ve been great so far tonight and we’re gonna play you another song. This is happily” Liam announces, gaining more screams and shouts from the fans.
“You don’t understand, you don’t understand,
What you do to me when you hold his hand,
We were meant to be but a twist of fate,
Made it so you had to walk away”
Harrys angelic voice vibrates through the stadium, it was deep and raspy, sending chills through Louis spine whilst he listened, a smile gracing his face.
“Cause were on fire, we are on fire, we’re on fire now,
Yeah we’re on fire, we are on fire, we’re on fire now”
The fans stomped and clapped to the beat as the lyrics were repeated. The upbeat song always caused an energetic energy to fill the room, that being the reason it was one of their favourite songs to perform.
“I don’t care what people say when we’re together, you know I wanna be the one to hold you when you sleep. I just want it to be you and I forever, I know you wanna leave so come on baby be with me so happily”
Harry once again sung the lyrics to Louis, and this time, instead of turning away with fear from management, Louis sung with him, proud and loud without a care in the world.
“It’s four a.m and I know that you’re with him,
I wonder if he knows that I touched your skin,
And if he feels my traces in your hair,
Sorry love but I don’t really care”
Louis ruffled Harrys hair whilst singing with Liam, making a point to the fans and chasing harry to pout at his now messed up locks. Louis kisses the pout from his lips and smiled when seeing he was successful.
“Cause were on fire, we are on fire, we’re on fire now,
Yeah we’re on fire, we are on fire, we’re on fire now”
“I don’t care what people say when we’re together, you know I wanna be the one to hold you when you sleep, I just want it to be you and I forever, I know you wanna leave so come on baby be with me so happily, so happily.
1,2,3,4″
“Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, we’re on fire now,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, we’re on fire now,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, we’re on fire now”
The fans once again clapped along to the beat as harry stood at the end of the run way, mic between his legs as he raised his hands above his head and clapped the rhythm with them, his actions showing on the screen.
“I don’t care what people say when we’re together, you know I wanna be the one to hold you when you sleep,
I just want it to be you and I forever,
I know you wanna leave so come on, baby be with me so happily”
The chorus got repeated one last time before yet another song had finished. The show so far was going great; but one question was on Harrys mind: How the fuck have I not fallen over yet?
“Thank you all so much, you’re one of the best crowds we’ve had on tour so far; maybe even the best? You’ll have to keep it up and we’ll decide at the end of the night” Niall teased, grabbing a bottle of water and downing half of it before getting back to his speech.
“I’m glad to be home, haven’t been in Ireland for months now-“
“Scream if you love Ireland!” Harry cut him off, prancing down the stage and past an irritated looking Niall as he smiled to himself when the crowd bursted into screams.
“Harold, I’m trying to make a speech here if you can’t already tell and- Hey, where the heck did you get that from?” Niall suddenly said in confusion.
Looking over at harry, he was now eating a banana, and looked like a child caught stealing a cookie when Niall called him out on it.
“What? I’m hungry” Harry replied, shrugging his shoulders.
“I- *sigh, okay, you do you Haz. Louis, sort your boyfriend out would you? Anyway, as I was saying, it’s great to be home and I’m glad you’re all enjoying the show” Niall said with a shake of his head, but something in the audience caught his eye, “woah, did you paint this?”
He asked a girl who was holding up a painting of Harry and Louis hugging, with the lads in the background, in the centre of a stage with the audience’s flashlights painted around them. It was incredible, the girl had skill that’s for sure. The girl nodded with a huge smile, enthusiastic as Niall had noticed her.
“What’s your name love?” Niall asked as he gestured for the lads to come and see the art work.
“Cathrine” she called just as harry came up behind Niall.
“Catrina?” Harry asked, looking confused.
“She said Cathrine harry” Niall corrected with a laugh, harry looking frustrated.
“Why can’t I ever get the names right? You lot never have a problem with it!” Harry exclaimed with a pout, the girl in the audience laughing at the tall man.
“Maybe you need hearing aids babe” Louis said sarcastically, laughing at his boyfriends shocked face as he placed a hand across his heart in mock hurt.
“Treat people with kindness!” The fans shouted from below the stage where they were stood, gaining their attention once again.
“See, they know what it’s about” Harry said as he gestured for the crowd to keep it up, waving his hands towards himself.
“Enough enough, I was only kidding” Louis groaned when the fans got louder, the entire stadium begining to shout the same thing at him.
“You lot shut up and appreciate her art alright? Can we see it up close?” Niall asked, leaning down to take the canvas from the girl who nodded giddily and passed her work to one of the body guards to give to Niall.
“Damn, that is good” Louis remarked as he peered over Niall’s shoulder, letting his hands trail over the painting to feel the ridges of the canvas. It seemed to be top quality, probably with expensive materials, the girl could easily make a living with her talent.
“It’s for you, take it!” She screamed up to them, smiling widely.
“Really? Well thank you, you’re very talented. Harry will probably hang it up somewhere” Louis replied, kissing the tips of his fingers and waving them out to the girl as a thank you.
“Yeah I will, thank you love” Harry said, and placed his hands together in a praying form to thank the young girl.
“Back to the songs then, this is they don’t know about us” Zayn said as he walked away, grabbing his own bottle of water before the next song.
“People say, we shouldn’t be together,
Too young, to know about forever,
But I say, they don’t know,
What they’re talk talk talking about”
“Cause this love is only getting stronger,
So I don’t wanna wait, any longer,
I just wanna tell the world that you’re mine boy”
Harry once again changed the lyrics, feeling a little too proud of himself each time he did so. Louis blushes and shook his head for what felt like the thousandth time during the show, rolling his eyes, but of course, he secretly loved it.
“They don’t know about the things we do, they don’t know about the I love you’s,
But I bet you if they only knew,
They would just be jealous of us”
You could say some fans were jealous. But it was for two different reasons. On one hand, antis were jealous because the lads were now definitely taken, therefore their unrealistic dreams of one of the lads taking them backstage after a show were crushed. On the other hand, fans were jealous because they wanted a love like theirs, strong and passionate. But either way they were happy for them as they smiled and sung along with the song.
“They don’t know about the up all nights,
They don’t know I’ve waited all my life,
Just to find a love that feels this right,
Baby they don’t know about, they don’t know about us”
The song took Louis back to when he was writing it. Back when they were forced to hide, back when management controlled every aspect of their lives, back when he could only reveal his deepest thoughts and feelings on a piece of paper. And now look at where they are. Standing on stage for the first concert as an openly gay couple, allowed to show their love, allowed to kiss and interact on stage; and all without the fear of punishments and rules. They’ve come a long way since then, and their life will only get better, that’s for sure.
The rest of the song went on much like the others. There were lyric changes and banter, along with reactions from the crowd as they sung along with them as loud as they possibly could.
And as the night was nearing to the end after countless more songs both from the past and more recently, they had one left to finish off.
“We have one song left” Harry announced, causing the crowd to groan and sigh, wishing the night could last forever.
“I know I know, but you’ve all been incredible. Thank you so much for coming, thank you for having us, and thank you for all the help we’ve had from both you guys and the team tonight for getting this concert together when we didn’t think it was possible. We’re going to try and get signed to a new management that will hopefully be better for us in the future, and we’re working on some things for you that will be coming very soon. We love you all, this is 18”
The crowd cheered as harry turned to stand with Louis when the music began to play, their last song of the night.
“I’ve got a heart, and I’ve got a soul,
Believe me I will use them both.
We made a start, be it a false one I know,
Baby I don’t want to feel alone”
Harry sung the first verse beautifully, leaving Louis once again in awe as he leaned his head on his shoulder, Harrys arm wrapped around his waist where it usually belongs.
“So kiss me where I lay down,
My hands pressed to your cheeks,
A long way from the playground”
Zayn carried the pre chorus, looking at Louis and harry with a smile on his face, happy for the two. After so long of hiding they could finally be themselves and he was happy they could express their love for each other with out any boundaries.
“I have loved you since we were sixteen”
Harry sung with a cocky smile, as Louis gasped and suddenly called out “eighteen!” In retaliation. They always did argue about the lyric.
“Long before we both thought the same thing,
To be loved and to be in love,
All I can do is say that these arms were made for holding you, I wanna love like you made me feel, when I was sixteen”
Louis gave up on correcting his goof of a boyfriend this time, instead just laughing and letting the man go with what he wanted. Technically the lyrics he was creating were true, harry had loved him at 16 years of age, so who was he to correct him?
“We took a chonce”
Niall said, followed by a scream from harry “Chance Niall, CHANCE!”
“God knows we’ve tried,
Yet all along I knew that we’d be fine,
So pour me a drink, oh love,
Let’s split the night wide open,
And we’ll see everything we can,
Living love in slow motion, motion, motion”
Niall chuckled after Harrys comment but carried on singing anyway. He loved to perform this song just as much as the rest of the lads. It held so much meaning and of course it was written by none their than Ed Sheeran, so of course the song would be great.
“So kiss me where I lay down,
My hands pressed to your cheeks,
A long way from the playground”
“I have loved you since we were eighteen,
Long before we both thought the same thing,
To be loved and to be in love,
All I can do is say that these arms were made for holding you,
I wanna love like you made me feel,       when we were eighteen,
When we were eighteen,
Oh lord, when we were eighteen”
Louis walked to a section of the fans and noticed a girl in particular practically had a waterfall of tears rolling down her cheeks, black mascara running with it. He made a pouty face at the girl and continued to make silly faces until she finally stopped crying, and was instead laughing hysterically at the man. He gave her a thumbs up and walked away with a bright smile, proud of himself for cheering up the girl; she was probably sad that the concert was ending.
“Kiss me where I lay down,
My hands pressed to your cheeks,
A long way from the play ground”
“I have loved you since we were eighteen,
Long before we both thought the same thing,
To be loved and to be in love”
Louis finally said the right lyrics to harry during his solo, giving the taller man a pointed look as he let the words flow from his mouth softly. Harry did nothing but smile, a glint in his eyes as his heart was beating erratically.
“All I can do is say that these arms were made for holding you,
And I wanna love like you made me feel,
When we were eighteen,
I wanna love like you made me feel,
When we were eighteen,
I wanna love like you made me feel”
Harry stood facing Louis the entire time he sung the last chorus, never breaking eye contact, never tearing his attention away from the sweet creature in front of him.
“When we were eighteen”
And as the last words left his lips, and the crowd burst into applause, harry pulled louis in for a gentle but passionate kiss. Their lips fit together like the perfect puzzle piece as they loved in rhythm. The crowd was no longer there, the lads were no longer there. It was just the two of them on a stage, in each other’s arms as they shared their love for one another.
Their journey to finally reach this moment of pure bliss had been long and painful, filled with hate and denial. For the most part of their relationship, it had been as if a glass wall was permanently stuck between them. They were there, so close, but could never fulfil their love for one another without this barrier, without this glass wall getting in the way.
But right now, stood on this stage in front of thousands of people who loved and adored them; the glass wall had been shattered, along with the hate, the rules and the boundaries.
They were free.
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Author notes:
Bro you have no idea how long this took to write!!!
I’m so fucking proud of this chapter and I hope you all enjoyed it.
There will be one more chapter if everything goes to plan, and then reunion will be finished 🙁
It’s been such an amazing experience writing this and I love you all so fucking much. I never expected to get this far with it, never mind reaching 200+k reads and all the lovely comments you guys write. You’re all amazing 🙂
Please don’t forget to vote and comment, and again I’m so fucking sorry for taking a while to get this out, I’ve had a lot going on but hopefully the longer chapter made up for it.
Love you all xxx
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