Louis' POV


After Liam went to get the door, I went to the washroom to wash my face and get away from the boys for a while. I know it was mean but I haven't really been able to comprehend everything that happened because I was only thinking what the boys were saying and I just wanted to think on my own for a while. As much as I lived the boys, I just needed time to my own to think about things from my point of view and not theirs because somewhere, their opinions were biased towards me.

When I washed my face, I looked at myself in the mirror and thought about everything that happened. As I replayed everything that happened, I realised that Harry was way too drunk to be able to think clearly and was angry at me for rejecting him. Although, it is not an excuse, I realise that is was a mistake and a drunken mistake at that. Harry wouldn't have been able to stop himself even if he tried because he was not in his senses and his mind was overtaken by drunkenness and anger.

This thought made my decision clear. And although most people wouldn't agree, I decided to forgive Harry, because I knew what he was like. He and I had gotten really close within the past few months and I knew that he wasn't a bad person. This made my decision even easier. But I wasn't going to tell the boys about my decision right now, because I knew they wouldn't agree.


Harry's POV


I stood frozen where I was, staring at Liam with my mouth wide open. He was looking at me accusingly, but now I understood that I deserved it. I can't believe I would do something like this! Sure, I was drunk but that was no excuse.

"Shit Liam, I swear I had no idea I had done anything like this. I was drunk but that is no excuse. I can't even look him in the eyes now. I am sure he doesn't even wanna see me now. So I am not gonna ask you to let me meet him, just tell me how he is doing, and then I will leave."

Liam sighed, "He is not doing good at all. I think you should leave now. And don't even think about coming near him."

"I won't Liam. I don't deserve it anyway. I swear I will handover all responsibilities of Riveria to Louis and then go to some other hotel and come once a while to check the working of the hotel. Just, tell him I am really sorry and didn't mean to do this."

"Yeah, going away is the least you can do for Louis. Now go."

It hurt, but it was true. Liam slammed the door on my face and I finally let all the tears flow freely, falling on my knees in front of the door.

I couldn't, for the life of me, believe that I did such a horrible thing to Louis. I was just like Presco. I needed to leave. I needed to go to a place where I couldn't hurt Louis anymore.

So I got up and went to Riveria. I packed all of my stuff and collected all the necessary documents that would make Louis the in charge of Riveria.

Now I just needed to wait till Monday. Then I will be off of here and Louis wouldn't have to go through the torture of seeing me everyday.


Louis' POV


When Monday rolled around, I woke up to go to work. The boys had stayed over since the party to stay with me and give me moral support. I woke Liam up and then got ready for work.

As I was eating some cereal, Liam came in the kitchen.

"Are you sure you are fine to go to work today? You know, it is fine to not go to work today."

"I am fine Liam. Plus I want to go and see if Harry tries something else. And in any case, I am not going to leave my job just because of Harry."

Liam nodded and went to wake up Niall and Zayn and then get ready. I left for work.

Once I reached Riveria, the receptionist, Julie, informed me that I was called in Harry's office. I nodded, my insides screaming for me to turn around and run away. But my feet had other ideas as they led me to the elevator and up to Harry's office. I was hoping that he wouldn't try something else with me. I really trusted him.

When I reached his office, I knocked on the door. He looked up and then immediately lowered his gaze to the ground.

"Come in, Louis." He said, without looking me in the eyes.

I entered the office and he told me to sit down. As soon as I sat down, he started speaking.

"Umm, I don't know if I am in a position to apologise, but I swear I didn't mean to do that Louis. I was drunk and angry. But I know I was very wrong. I am so sorry but I do not expect you to forgive me. Anyway, that is not why I called you here. I decided that it is for the best that I leave from here for sometime, at the least. So I have decided to handover all the responsibilities of Riveria to you. I would visit occasionally, but I would try to keep it bare minimum so I don't cause you much trouble."

What??!! He was leaving because of me? Before I could further comprehend, he continued.

"Although, I would be requiring regular updates from you. You will have to mail me the updates about essential statistics every week and I will get back to you. The details about everything is in the folder kept in front of you. And I will leave in an hour. So go through this folder and if you have any doubts, you can ask me before I leave, otherwise you can drop me a mail. Any questions?"

"You don't have to leave just because of me, Harry. I get that it was a mistake. You don't have to do this." I tried.

"Louis, what I did was a mistake, but I don't want it to repeat. I have feelings for you and now I know that if I am angry, I can harm you because of those feelings. And I don't want to hurt you. So it is best for both you and I that I go."

"But-"

"No Louis, my decision is final, and I will not change it. If you don't have any questions regarding your new responsibilities, then you can leave and go through this folder." He dismissed me.

I left the office and went to my cabin numbly. I couldn't comprehend that Harry was leaving just because of me. He told me that Riveria was his favourite hotel and he was about to leave this hotel just because of me. If I had just accepted his proposal, he would still be staying here. I wanted to accept his proposal but I just started focusing on all the bad things and rejected him, which caused him to get angry and then all this blunder happened.

And now he was going away. As soon as I sat down in my chair, a tear slipped from my eye.

I had to stop him. I couldn't let him go. Because I just realised...

THAT I LOVED HIM!

Notes

I am really sorry for the lack of updates. I have been busy lately. I will try to update more frequently but I can't promise anything. Thank you for your support.

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