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Harry closed the door to his house with a deep sigh, his head pounding from the aching tiredness behind his eyes. He was on day 5 of a 7 day stretch as an Emergency Room doctor. He loved his job and the adrenaline and excitement it brought, but the 7 days on, 7 days off on a 12 hour night shift schedule did little for his mental and social well being. He contemplated just falling face first on his couch and sleeping there before he heard the soft meow of his cat, Murphy. As he sat on his couch and cooed to the orange feline to come over for scratches, he thought about how Murph was probably the only reason he didn’t completely lose his sanity. Murphy originally belonged to his next door neighbors, an elderly mated couple who had lived there for decades before Harry moved next door. When the alpha wife passed, their children felt it was best for the Omega husband to move in with the daughter and her family. Unfortunately, due to their other pets, they couldn’t take Murphy with them. Since they had always treated Harry like another child, they were more than happy to leave Murphy with him, under the stipulation that he install a cat door, as Murphy liked to come and go and explore the neighborhood. So for the last few months, Murphy came and went throughout the day and night, often curling up on Harry while he slept during the day and keeping his bed warm at night while he worked. After a long shower to wash off his scent neutralizer,, Harry curled up in bed with Murphy, barely registering the moving truck that was pulling in next door.
Louis looked around at his new house in a new quiet neighborhood. After a bad break up and becoming quickly overwhelmed by all the scents of Alphas in the city, Louis decided to move out to the suburbs. He was fortunate that he had a job that allowed him to work from home, so he would be able to avoid the city, his ex, and all the memories that came with it. His mum wasn’t too thrilled that her son, an unmated Omega, was moving somewhere new by himself, but Louis prouded himself on not being kept to his secondary gender. Living at the end of the street meant he only had one close neighbor and he looked over briefly to see if there was any sign of life over there, but finding none he figured he would stop by another day introduce himself. HIs closest friend was 30 min away, and Louis figured it was always good to have someone nearby he knew in case there was an emergency. He opened the door, smiling as he saw the pet door. Maybe he would get himself a dog or cat to keep him company.
It had been a few weeks since Louis had moved in and he’d gone over to his neighbor’s house a few times and rang the bell with no answer. The last time he had gone over, there was a sign on the door saying how the occupant worked the night shift and was sleeping during the day, so please stop ringing the bell. Louis had stopped going over after and wished the neighbor would introduce themselves to him. He was pretty lonely in his new life. He’d only managed to keep 2 friends following the break up, most of his friends having been original friends of his ex. And they both worked long hours in the city and had limited transportation options to make it out to visit him. Zayn and Liam had made the trip once, but it did little to cure his loneliness. He figured he should join a club or activity in the area, something to get to know some people. The best thing about where he lived was the orange tabby who made his way into the house via the pet door every day. The cat often curled up on Louis’ lap while he worked on his computer. The little collar he had showed his name, but no other information. He figured that he was a neighborhood cat who enjoyed exploring. And if they often took an afternoon nap on the couch with the little feline curled up on Lou’s chest, well no one needed to know.
Harry had known a new neighbor had been living next door for a few months now, and he had been meaning to go over. But they had been short staffed at work, and he’d been picking up more shifts and working longer hours. He felt constantly on edge and knew he was in no shape to be meeting anyone. From what he could tell from his small amount of stalking, there was just one occupant who lived in the house and he didn’t leave often. The houses weren’t close enough to make out any details, but he could tell he was on the smaller side and figured he was an Omega, or possibly a Beta. Even more reason for him not to go over when he was already on edge. The only time he seemed to have any relief and slept soundly was when Murphy was curled up on him. He wasn’t sure if it was because of his warmth or the calming purrs, but there was something about the cat that just calmed him and lulled him into a deep sleep.
2 months later, Harry felt his nerves fraying. Murphy hadn’t been around to curl up with him since he’d started this stretch of 8 days in a row so Harry was on edge from not sleeping well and burning out at work. He was thankful this was the last night of work for 6 days as it was the worst one yet. He’d been the primary doctor on a massive car accident which resulted in the death of an entire family. He’d worked for hours to save the littlest ones with no success and he was exhausted and drained. He almost cried when he got home and saw his cat curled up under a sunbeam on the floor. “Where have you been Murphy?” Harry murmured in his cat’s fur as he cuddled him and let the immediate relaxation he felt take effect. Murphy had been gone for pretty much the entire 6 day stretch Harry had been at work. He figured someone had been taking care of the cat because he hadn’t touched any food that Harry had left out and he certainly didn’t look neglected. Harry realized he couldn’t go another long stretch without his cat there to calm him, so he grabbed a piece of paper and wrote on it “If Murphy pays you a visit, please call owner Harry” with his phone number listed and attached it to the cat’s collar. Harry showered and crawled into bed, letting Murph get comfy on his stomach as he drifted off to sleep. Harry felt like he had been asleep for only minutes before the shrill ringtone of his phone woke him up. Noticing he didn’t have the weight of the cat on him, he figured Murphy got out and the person read his message. Instead, it was hospital administration following up about the night he had and the accident. Harry’s mood immediately soured and he fell back, into what was now a fitful sleep. Shortly after, his phone rang again “HELLO” Harry gruffly yelled into the phone. He was exhausted and on edge. “Yeah, umm…hi is this Harry?” the soft and melodic voice said through the phone. ‘Yeah it is” Harry answered, trying to calm the annoyance in his voice. “Oh ummm great. Uh Murphy is at my house. Actually he’s at my house a lot. But umm…..I noticed you put the note on his collar this time? So I’m calling?'' The voice sounded a little nervous, probably because Harry had originally sounded like a dick. “Yeah great, where do you live so I can come get my cat? Ya know, kind of rude to keep someone’s cat for over a week” Harry grumbled on the phone, immediately feeling like a bit of a jerk.
“What the fuck? Look man, it’s not like I stole him, the cat comes and goes. Figured he got lost which is why he hung out so long last time. Anyways, don’t want to cause any problems' ' the voice huffed as he gave his address. Fuck, Harry thought. This was his next door neighbor. “Oh, you live next door to me. I’ll be over in a few, I’m just waking up.” Harry tried to seem friendlier now, he didn’t want to make an enemy out of his neighbor. He figured he already didn’t seem very neighborly considering how long he’s lived there and Harry has never bothered to introduce himself.
“Oh yeah, I saw your sign on the door. Sorry if I had been bothering you by coming over when I first moved in. See you in a few.” He hung up and Harry felt even worse that he never bothered to reach out. Throwing on a pair of sweats and a loose tshirt, Harry wandered out the door as he threw his curly mess of hair up into a bun. He knocked on the door and was blown away by the man who stood in front of him. He was gorgeous, his blue eyes peering into Harry’s soul and his smell intoxicating. Every inch of him was screaming “My mate”and Harry almost threw himself at Louis. Harry schooled his brain into saying something that wasn’t “my mate” so of course he ended up saying something stupid. “Ah so you’re the cat thief”. He’d meant to laugh, he’d meant to sound sarcastic, he definitely hadn’t meant to sound accusatory.
“What the actual fuck?” Louis stood at the door, mouth hung open at his neighbor’s rudeness. “Like I told you on the phone, your cat comes and goes as pleases. I should have known he belonged to a negligent asshole who didn’t even care that he was gone for a week. You know, a good cat owner would have at least put his number or address on his collar. You’re fucking lucky that he wandered into my home and I took care of him, he could have been hit by a car and be dead for all you would have known!” Louis was seething. Of course his neighbor would be drop dead gorgeous and be an Alpha knothead. Harry just stood there awkwardly, which pissed Louis off even more. “ I should be fucking charging you for the amount of money I’ve spent taking care of your damn cat”
“I am so so sorry. I was just kidding. I mean, like I know you’re not a thief. I’m so glad that Murphy was taken such good care of. Please, I'll reimburse you. I’m so sorry I offended you.” Harry’s alpha was pissed at him for offending Louis and was desperately trying to backtrack.
“I don’t want your money knothead, just take your cat and leave” Louis said as he thrusted Murphy in his arms.
“Of course. Again, I’m so sorry. I won’t bother you again” Harry tried to apologize again as the door slammed in his face. “Fucking dickhead” he heard from behind the closed door and Harry’s alpha was screaming in his chest at ruining his chances with his mate. “Murphy, we’ve really fucked up” Harry murmured in the soft fur. It then hit him suddenly why he was sleeping so well when Murphy was around, he was covered in the Omega’s scent and Harry unashamedly breathed in the cat fur heavily. His Alpha was panicking about not seeing his mate again and Harry was panicking about what would happen if Murphy got into Louis’ house again. So he did something brash and stupid and nailed the cat door shut. “Sorry Murph, looks like you’re going to be stuck with just me from now on.”
Louis slammed the door shut. “Fucking dickhead” he grumbled, shuffling towards the couch. He was really craving the warmth of his blankets after that interaction. When he’d first opened the door to his neighbor, he’d felt his pulse quicken as he soaked in the tall alpha that stood in front of him. There was no denying how attractive he was and although the scent was faint, it made Louis’ mouth water. And then the big, dumb, hulk had to open his mouth and ruin it all. How dare he accuse Louis of stealing his cat? The cat had just shown up every day and filled the loneliness that he had been feeling creeping it. If the cat chose to stay longer than a day and Louis just happened to have the best sleep those nights, can you really fault him for not trying hard to figure out who the owner was?
A couple weeks had gone by and Louis was surprised by how poorly he’d been feeling as of late. Sleep had been harder to come by and when he did sleep, it was interrupted by nightmares he couldn’t remember in the morning. He’d also been feeling like he’d been walking around with a fog surrounding him, which he blamed on the lack of sleep. On the nights that he tossed and turned in bed, the loneliness really crept in. He’d never been the most social person and in the months that he’d lived here, he hadn’t made much of an attempt to meet new people. And after the horrendous encounter with Harry, he’d lost any motivation to go out. His friends, Liam and Zayn, were getting increasingly worried about him and made the decision to come up and spend a long weekend with him. Louis looked around his house and realized what an absolute disaster it was. He was never really the type of Omega who loved cleaning, and with how off he’d been feeling lately, cleaning up had been the last thing he wanted to do. But he knew he couldn’t let his friends see his house this bad. So despite having no energy and feeling light headed as he stood, he started digging out the cleaning supplies. He was about halfway done with cleaning the house when he was hit with such a bad dizzy spell that he collapsed on the kitchen floor. Normally he would be stubborn enough to just wait it out but after 10 minutes had passed and the room was still swirling and he couldn’t get off the floor, he sucked up his stubbornness and dialed 911. After being checked out by the paramedics, who were concerned by his slow heart rate and the fact that he was struggling to form words, he found himself being carted off to the local emergency room. They took him straight back and a nurse hooked him up to a cardiac monitor and told him the doctor would be in shortly. Hit with sudden nauseousness, Louis closed his eyes and didn’t open them until he heard a voice at the door. “Oh, um, hi Louis. “
Louis opened his eyes to see Harry, his knothead neighbor. “Harry, should have figured this night would just keep going worse.” Ok, Louis could admit he can be a bit of a dick when he’s not feeling well.
“I’m so sorry Louis. If I had known it was you before I would have asked a different doctor to come see you. If you give me a minute I’ll move some things around. I don’t want to make you uncomfortable.”
“It’s fine. I feel like shit so I really don’t care who treats me as long as I start feeling better.” So Harry begins asking Louis the standard questions about how he’s feeling and what’s going on. After about 10 minutes and a semi awkward examination where Louis couldn’t hide the fact that Louis’ heart rate picked up when Harry’s hands were on his chest.
“So, I have a couple more questions and I’m afraid there is really no delicate way to ask. Do you have an Alpha?”
“No, we broke up before I moved here. Honestly it's been months since I’ve been around an Alpha other than you.”
Harry looks surprised. “Well, that kind of throws out my suspicions about what is going on out the window then. Honestly, all your symptoms line up with severe touch depri. But if you hadn’t been around an Alpha before this started, I’m not sure how you could be experiencing such a bad depri. Were there any sudden changes in your life right before you noticed all these symptoms starting?”
“Yeah, I met my dickhead of a neighbor who accused me of stealing his cat. And then he stopped letting the cat visit me.” Louis noticed Harry looking down and felt bad. “I’m sorry, I’m not the nicest person when I don’t feel well. But yeah, that’s really the only thing that has changed in my life. Murphy doesn’t visit anymore.”
Harry’s eyes grew wide and he apologized and said he would be right back. He left the room and ran his hands through his hair. He had his suspicions and if he was right, he was pretty sure Louis was going to hate him even more. But he knew he wouldn’t be settled until he confirmed his thoughts. He grabbed the shirt he wore into the hospital, the one he wore before changing into scrubs and putting on his scent neutralizers. He opened the door to Louis’ room again and awkwardly held the shirt out. “Look, before you start asking questions, can you just take a sniff of this shirt and then let me know how you feel? If you’re uncomfortable with me being in here, I’ll step out and you can call me when you’re done.”
Louis looked at him like he had twenty heads. “It’s fine Harry, but I have no idea what you’re doing” he said as he took the shirt out of Harry’s hands. Refusing to make eye contact with him, he took a tentative sniff and was hit with the most delicious smell, a mix of vanilla, tobacco, musk, and something else Louis couldn’t quite place. He immediately felt calmer and the uneasiness that had settled over him started to dissipate. He looked up at Harry, who he couldn't help but note had somewhat blown pupils. He takes another sniff and now the headache is gone and he can look around the room without being hit with a wave of dizziness. “Ok Dr. Styles, can I ask questions now?” Harry merely nodded. “Whose shirt is this?”
“Um, it’s mine. And before you hate me or like report me or something, please just let me explain.” Louis just motioned for him to continue. “So you said the symptoms started after our encounter and Murphy stopped coming over, right? And I know you said you weren’t around an Alpha, but you were around an Alpha’s cat. And I think that my scent was probably all over him and you got used to it when you cuddled with him.”
“So why didn’t I feel better when you first came into the room? Actually now that I'm more aware, I can’t really smell you other than this shirt.”
“Yeah, so I wear scent neutralizers at work. Just out of respect for my Omega coworkers and patients. But this shirt I wore from home. I know you don’t like me Lou, and I don't blame you. I swear I didn’t mean to be as much of a jerk when we met. I was just tired and my brain to mouth function wasn’t working.”
Louis was beginning to think that he may have been wrong about Harry. He’d been nothing but respectful as his doctor and most Alphas hate to wear scent neutralizers but Harry acted like it was no big deal. But he’d also been fooled by many Alphas before. Before Louis could formulate an answer, Harry was already speaking again.
“So I was thinking, I’ll reopen the cat door and that way Murphy can come back over. It should be enough to get rid of the depri and then we can figure out a way to gradually not go into depri over the scent. I can start wearing neutralizers at home or something. I’ll look into it. But yeah, I think that could work. Or well I mean, sorry, I shouldn’t be making that decision for you. I can definitely just prescribe some medicine for you, but I know the side effects of those can be quite severe so I figured I’d offer you a better alternative?”
Louis couldn’t help but giggle as he watched Harry fumble over himself. “I’d love to see Murphy again, thanks Harry.” Harry couldn’t help but smile and gave Louis his number and told him to text him when he wanted Murphy to come over and that he’d send in a nurse to go over discharge paperwork with him. At the end of his shift, Harry couldn’t help but notice that Louis had taken his shirt with him, and he grinned hoping it meant that Louis was cuddled up with it and getting a good night’s sleep.
2 days later, Harry stood outside Louis’ door with Murphy and a blanket he’d scented, anxiously awaiting to see him again. The door was opened by someone other than Louis, a tall, broad Alpha whose muscles stretched tightly against his shirt. Harry couldn’t help but let out a growl. The Alpha merely smirks, “dude, don’t let him hear you growl or he really will think you’re a knothead. I’m not a threat. My mate is in there with Louis.” Harry turned beat red and started apologizing profusely. Liam just laughs “well, I guess that answers any residual questions about why Louis went into touch depri over your scent. You’ve identified Louis as a mate haven’t you?” Harry can only gape and slowly nod his head. “Just give him time. He’s a little stubborn and hasn’t always had the best experience with Alphas. For what it’s worth, I think he somehow knows there is something special about you too.” Then he yells over to Louis.
Harry has to swallow the coo that he nearly lets out over how adorable Louis looks in his oversized jumper and joggers. Thankfully Murphy’s desperate meowls hid anything that Louis may have heard. “I guess someone missed you,” Harry chuckled. Louis held out his hands to hold Murphy and wasn’t even embarrassed by the deep sniff he took of his fur. “So he wasn’t really keen on my holding him and scenting him so I also brought you this blanket. Just in case Murphy wasn’t enough.”
“Thank you Harry, that was really kind of you.” Louis smiled at Harry and Harry felt like his world was complete once their eyes connected. They just held each other’s gaze until it was interrupted by a strikingly handsome man. “Hi man, I’m Zayn. So you’re the Alpha huh?” He introduced himself and Harry didn’t miss the elbow that Louis jabbed into Zayn’s ribs. After Harry leaves and Louis is snuggled up on the couch with Murphy and Harry’s blanket, Liam and Zayn immediately pounce.
“So you do know he’s your mate, right?” Zayn asks. Louis just rolls his eyes, even though he knows it is likely true. That night, Louis has the best sleep of his life with Murphy curled up on his chest and Harry’s blanket spread all around him. The next morning Lou reluctantly gives Murphy back to Harry but his heart warms over Harry saying he can’t wait to have a good day's rest with Murphy. Louis doesn’t even have to turn around to know that LIam and Zayn are both smirking at the two of them. They have a good day but Lous can’t help the restless feeling that’s settled in his chest, counting the hours until Harry brings Murphy back. And it isn’t before long that Harry is knocking on the door with Murphy in his hand. “Hi Louis. Urm, I brought over a sweatshirt too? And I actually made myself too much lasagna so I brought some for you too? There is enough for the guys too. “ Louis couldn’t help but chuckle at how adorable Harry was.
“Thank you Harry, I love lasagna. I’ll see you in the morning?” The boys bid their goodbyes and Louis went back into the house with the cat, clothes, and food. Liam and Zayn only laughed at him. “So, is Harry courting you now?” Zayn asked.
“Oh don’t be ridiculous. I can admit, I was wrong about him. He seems like a really nice guy.” Louis just smiled thinking about Harry. He was attractive, kind, thoughtful, and smelled delicious. The idea that he could be his mate was something he was becoming more accepting of, but it scared him to admit. After eating the delicious lasagna, Zayn and Liam got ready to pack up to head home. Even though Louis missed their presence in the house, Louis had a great night sleep covered in the blanket, Murphy, and Harry’s oversized sweatshirt.
When Harry rang Louis’ doorbell in the morning, he opened the door and saw Harry’s eyes dilate and him stutter in a breath, he realized he was standing there in just Harry’s sweatshirt which thankfully came to mid thigh. Louis blushed and just shrugged “It’s really comfy and it smelt good.”
“That’s why I gave it to you. I’m off tonight so I was wondering if you’d like Murphy earlier or later or something. I don’t know if you have plans with Liam and Zayn”
“Oh actually, they had to leave last night. Work issue for Z. “ Louis took a deep breath, trying to gain the courage to ask Harry to come over. Z had encouraged Louis to spend some more time with Harry in order to get used to the idea of the whole mates thing. “I was um actually wondering if you and Murphy would like to come over for dinner and a movie tonight? To repay you for helping me out so much?”
The grin on Harry’s face was answer enough. “I would love to. I can bring dessert.” They ironed out the details and Louis went to work cleaning the house and getting ready for their date tonight. Could it be considered a date? Louis wasn’t really sure but he really hoped it was. The night was better than Louis could have imagined. The conversation between the two flowed easily and Louis found himself being completely comfortable around Harry. More comfortable than he had ever been around anyone else. They sat on the couch as Louis found a movie to watch, Murphy settling between the two. The cat then settled comfortably on Louis’ lap, and Harry moved closer so he could continue petting him. “This ok?” Harry asked Louis as he reached his arm around him and pulled him closer to him. Louis could only nod as he willed his body not to react too strongly. As Harry ran his fingers up and down Lou’s arm, he quickly realized he could feel slick slowly leaking out of him. He was embarrassed at first, until the heavy scent of Harry’s arousal filled his nostrils. “Can I kiss you, please?” Harry’s voice was deep and husky. Louis could only nod and he quickly felt Harry’s plush lips cover his own. The taste and smell of Harry was driving Louis wild and he couldn’t help but moan into the kiss and move Murphy off his lap. Harry pulled him even closer and before he knew it, Louis was straddling Harry as the kiss got deeper and needier. He could feel the slick freely flowing out of him at this point, as well as Harrys’ hard erection pressed against his stomach. Louis wanted that inside of him so bad. “Fuck Louis, you taste and smell so good. Want to lick that slick out of you until you cum and then fill you up with my cock and pound into your tight hole until you cum again. Then I’ll fill you with my cum until your belly is bulging with it.”
“Oh fuck Harry, please.” Louis could only murmur as Harry sucked love bites into his neck and licked over the bruises. Before they could continue much more, Murphy interrupted them by meowing loudly and batting at Louis’ hand on the back of the couch. They both just laughed, the sexual tension breaking.
“I want to destroy you Louis. But I think we should take this slowly. I don’t want to jump into things quickly with you, I want to do it right.”
Louis’ body wasn’t too happy with that, but his brain agreed. “I agree Harry. I don’t want to risk ruining things by going too quickly. Maybe tomorrow you can come over for lunch and then we can go out and do something?”
“I’d love nothing more Louis. I should get going home though before I change my mind about staying tonight. I’ll come over in the morning? Keep Murph tonight.”
“Sounds great Harry.” Louis said and gave Harry another kiss goodbye. After Harry left, Louis was still so turned on that he found himself in bed, pumping a dildo in and out of him while he screamed Harry’s name as he came. In his post orgasm haze, he didn’t note that the horniness didn’t quite go away or that the flush he felt take over his body wasn’t just from being covered in things that smelled like Harry.
The next afternoon, Harry arrived at Louis' house knocking on the door. When no one answered he grew concerned and kept knocking. The door was still locked and Harry took a quick walk around the house and noticed nothing was amiss. After the initial worry that something had happened to Louis went away, Harry opted to call him to see if maybe he didn’t hear him knock. After calling a couple times with no answer, Harry grew concerned. Did Louis regret last night and now he was ignoring Harry? His Alpha was unsettled that he couldn’t get a hold of him so he stuck his head through the cat door. He was bowled over by Louis’ scent. He heard himself growling, especially when he heard Louis’ needy whining and moaning from his bedroom. Harry took one last deep breath before he pulled himself away from the door, scared that if he breathed in the scent too much he would break down the door in order to get to Louis. He ran to his house and quickly scented a couple more blankets and clothing items for Louis, which he put through the cat door and yelled to Louis that he was leaving them there for him. Once he got back to his house, Harry thought that he would settle. But Harry felt like Louis' scent was permating through his own house. It was all he could smell and all he could hear was the moans coming from Louis. He had always had good control of his Alpha, but he was honestly concerned if he stayed in his house, he would eventually break down Louis’ door to help him through his heat. He quickly packed a bag and checked into a hotel near the hospital. Even then, he could feel his body yearning for Louis.
3 days later, Louis came out of his heat. He was somewhat confused to find himself wrapped up in new clothing from Harry and he first wondered if he’d spent his heat with Harry. After finding no evidence of Harry in his house, he grabbed his phone. There was text from Harry saying he’d left him the clothes in case he didn’t hear him calling for him. There were also several texts from Zayn checking in on him, as he’d apparently texted him that he had gone into heat. Louis was absolutely mortified. Not only had his heat come on unexpectedly, but Harry had obviously found out. Just knowing Harry had smelled him during heat was bad enough, but what if he had also heard him begging for his Alpha. Louis quickly texted Harry thanking him for the clothing and asking if he wanted him to bring Murphy back. When an hour had gone by with no response from Harry, Louis decided to call him. When his call went to voicemail, Louis’ self doubt started to creep in. Harry had shared his work schedule so they could figure out sharing Murphy and Louis noted he wasn’t at work nor had he worked the night before, so he wasn’t asleep. He decided to go next door and knock on Harry’s door. There were a couple of lights on in the house, so it looked like Harry must be home. But after knocking, ringing the bell, and calling Harry again with no answer, Louis walked back home. He knew that Harry was probably just out or busy, but Louis started to think that Harry was avoiding him because of his heat. He forced himself to wait before freaking out, but as the hours passed and more texts and calls went ignored, Louis found himself slipping. He was honestly worried that he was going to drop with how anxious he was getting. He decided to call Liam and Zayn, who had no problem rushing to Louis’ house to take care of him. At least Liam would probably be able to prevent a drop, and Louis considered himself so fortunate that he had a friend who didn’t mind sharing his Alpha in that regard.
Another 3 days had passed and Louis still hadn’t heard from Harry. He was 100% convinced Harry wanted nothing to do with him. Liam was furious and said if he ever saw him again he would waste no time in bashing his face in, Zayn offered to hold him down. Louis thought about how he was going to have to move now. Louis was sitting on the couch cuddled into Zayn as he lamented about what to do with Murphy. Harry hated Louis so much that he didn’t even want his cat back, when suddenly they heard heavy pounding on the door and Harry’s loud voice begging for Louis to let him in to explain.
A couple hours before Harry slowly registered the hotel room around him. He should have expected his rut to come unexpectedly after finding out about Louis’ heat, but the veracity of which it came on startled Harry. He wasn’t even sure what day it was. He stretched his aching limbs and searched the hotel room for something to eat and drink. He had not been prepared at all and did not take good care of himself during his rut. He noticed his phone was dead and threw it on his charger and waited for it to charge enough to turn on. As the missed texts and calls from Louis started appearing, Harry felt his stomach drop. When his phone finally stopped buzzing, he pulled up the last text, which was from an unknown number. Harry, it’s Liam. Louis’ friend. I don’t know who the fuck you think you are dropping off your clothes knowing Louis was in heat and then completely ignoring him after. He had to call me and Z to come over because he was scared of dropping. You’re an asshole, Louis was right about you from the start. Don’t even think about playing around with him anymore. And P.S. Louis is keeping your fucking cat Harry ran to the bathroom and threw up everything that he had just eaten and drank and then rushed out of the hotel room. He knew full well he shouldn’t be going out this close to his rut ending, but he needed to see Louis.
“Baby, please, let me explain. I wasn’t ignoring you. I could never ignore you. Please baby, just let me in so I can tell you what happened.” Harry continued to beg outside Louis’ door and Liam just looked to Louis about what he wanted to do. When he just nodded, Liam angrily opened the door and then took a quick step back.
“Jesus man, you fucking reek. You shouldn’t even be out right now.” LIam said as he pulled Zayn out to Louis’ back patio. He wasn’t really thrilled with having his mate around an Alpha this close out of his rut.
“Baby, I’m so sorry. I would never, ever ignore you. I came over for our date and when you didn’t answer I went a little crazy. But then once I figured out you went into heat I brought some stuff over so you would have my scent, you know? But then I was sitting next door and all I could think about was coming over here to help you, so I checked myself into a hotel so that I wouldn’t do something I shouldn’t do. And then before I knew it, my rut started. I only just came out of it this morning. And I saw all your missed messages, and the text from Liam. Oh God, I could never ignore you. I’m already halfway in love with you.” Harry mumbled as tears started to fall down his cheeks.
“You love me?” Louis asked quietly.
“Yeah, at least pretty much. Louis, I knew you were my mate the second I laid eyes on you. I’m so sorry I hurt you. I just keep fucking up. First I sent you into depri and then I almost made you drop. I understand if you are done with me.”
“Shut up Harry.” Louis said. Harry felt the tears coming faster until he felt Louis lift Harry’s chin up. “I love you too. And maybe we are going about this all wrong, but I don’t really care. I’m pretty sure I’ve known you were my mate since the hospital.” And Louis kissed him. The kiss quickly turned dirty as Harry thrust his tongue into Louis’ mouth, massaging his tongue and exploring his taste. “Take my upstairs” Louis moaned as Harry attached himself to Lou’s neck.
“Are you sure this is what you want? "I'm just coming out of rut, I want to make sure you have a clear head.”
“I’m sure babe. Please take me upstairs” Louis mumbled into Harry’s lips as he wrapped his legs around Harry’s waist. He yelled loud enough for Liam and Zayn to hear him outside. “Thanks for coming guys, but unless you want to hear some very unsavory things, I strongly suggest you guys head home!” Harry merely giggled into Louis’ neck.
Once they got to Louis’ bedroom, Harry delicately placed Louis on his back before devouring him again. He slid his hands underneath Lou’s jumper, tweaking each nipple which caused Louis to loudly moan into his mouth and arch his back off the bed. Loving the reaction he got, Harry carefully took the jumper off and licked and kissed down Louis’ chest. He pulled and massaged one nipple with his fingers while he sucked the other into his mouth, biting softly at it at first, and then harder as Louis wriggled and keened below him. His tongue slowly made his way down to the waistband of his joggers, and he simply looked at Louis’ face with blown pupils. Once he got permission to do so, Harry slowly pulled down the joggers until a hard and leaking cock was exposed. Louis hissed underneath him as Harry slowly dragged his tongue along it, licking up the precum. He continued to kiss and lick down Louis’ legs as he finished taking off the joggers, then placed each leg on his shoulder and kissed his inner leg, working himself up until his tongue could poke out and start licking the slick that was pouring out of Louis. As soon as his tongue made contact with Lou’s hole, he yelled Harry’s name and arched off the bed. “You taste so good baby. Like everything I could ever imagine.” Harry moaned as he continued to lick and suck at his tight hole, inserted one finger and prodding his prostate as he tongue wiggled next to it. He inserted a second finger once he felt Louis grinding back into him. “I’m going to cum Harry.” Harry simply hummed against his hole, his two fingers massaging his prostate as he continued to lick and bite gently around his hole. Before Harry could insert another finger, he felt Louis clench down and then watched as Louis shot his cum nearly up to his neck. Harry took his fingers out and licked them clean before making his way up Louis’ chest, licking the cum off him. “Jesus Christ Harry, you’re going to be the death of me”. Harry snuggled up next to Louis as he calmed down. Louis just started giggling and when Harry looked at him, he just motioned to Harry who was still fully clothed but with a noticeable erection tenting his pants. “Get naked” Louis whispered in his ear as he routed through his night stand. “I want you to fuck me. Thought about your big cock splitting me open during my heat. Filling me with your cum. Making me scream your name.” Harry could only moan as Louis straddled him and kissed him deeply. “Let me take care of you babe.” and before Harry could protest he felt Louis putting a condom on his hard cock before slowly lowering himself down. He didn’t even give himself time to adjust before he started building up a steady rhythm. “Oh God Louis. I can see your stomach bulge with how deep my cock is in you. I’m going to fill you up so good some day that you’re going to be all round with my pups. Going to make you cum every day for the rest of your life.” Harry held Louis’ hips with a bruising hold, reveling in the fact that there would be evidence of their night together. As Louis’ bounces got less coordinated, Harry took over, planting his feet on the bed and fucking up hard into Louis. Louis couldn’t do anything except steady himself but bracing his hands on Harry’s chest, his thumbs flicking over his nipples. “Can I knot you Louis? You feel so good.” Louis could only nod and gasp as Harry fucked up into him harder, his thrusts can sloppier but deeper. As he felt his knot stretching his hole, his vision whited out and he came hard, shouting Harry’s name. He came to a few minutes later, cuddled against Harry’s chest as he stroked his hair and whispered about what a good Omega he was. Louis moaned as he positioned himself and felt the tug of Harry’s knot against his hole.
“Did you mean it Alpha? You want me to have your pups some day?”
“As many as you want, baby. A whole house of them. You’re going to have my pups. You’re going to be my spouse. You’re going to have my mark on your neck and I want your mark on my neck so everyone knows I belong to you.”
Louis could only sniff as he thought about a future with Harry. The thought of Harry filling him with his pups made Louis’ cock twitch, something that surprised him considering he’d already cum twice. He ground down a little on Harry’s cock, and felt it twitch inside him.
“Don’t start something you don’t intend to finish baby.” Harry looked at him with nothing but lust and love in his eyes. He experimentally thrust up into Louis again who moaned in pleasure. Harry’s knot had gone down enough so that he could pull out without too much discomfort, but Louis still whined at the loss. “Just gotta change the condom baby.” As Harry put on a new condom, he laid Louis on his back and slowly pushed into him, not breaking eye contact. The first time they had sex, it was hot and fast, both of them getting out the sexual tension that had built up between them. This time Harry wanted to take his time, kissing Louis and trailing sweet kisses down his neck, biting gently at the spot that would one day hold his permanent bite. He held Louis’ hands in his as he slowly rocked into him, whispering in his ear how much he loved him and how he was so happy Louis was his Omega. Tears of happiness crept down Louis’ face as he felt his orgasm building. Harry locked eyes with him as they both hurtled over the edge, never once breaking eye contact. Harry got a cloth to clean them both, let Murphy into the bedroom, and then cuddled Louis against him, both falling into the best sleep of their lives.
The weeks that followed were a mix of work, fucking, and getting to know each other. Louis was pretty sure they had had sex against every surface of each other's houses. They’d had slow romantic sex where they looked into each other’s eyes and talked about how much love they had for each other and they had times when Harry bent Louis over the couch and fucked him to within an inch of his life. Harry could spend hours eating Louis out, and Louis could cum from Harry fucking his throat. It was safe to say that if there was a way for them to have sex, they’d done it.
6 months had gone by before they even realized it, Harry had started renting out his house a month earlier because he spent all of his time at Louis’ anyway. They sat cuddled up on the couch watching a movie, though Louis wasn’t really paying much attention. “So, my heat is coming up soon.”
“I know baby, I’ve already taken it off work. I’m due for my rut too, if it doesn’t come at the same time, I assume that your heat will trigger it.”
“I figured the same thing. I was thinking, how would you feel about bonding during it? We live together already and we know we are each other’s mates, so I don’t really see the point of waiting any longer.” Harry broke out into a huge grin and told him to wait one second. He ran out of the room and came back holding something behind his back. He got down on one knee in front of Lou.
“Louis, I’ve known I was yours since the second you opened your front door and I made a fool of myself. I loved you pretty much from the moment I met you and will love you for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?” Louis could only spring into Harry’s arms and smother him in kisses while saying yes over and over again. He couldn’t believe that the idiot knothead who used to live next door was going to be his husband. Louis pushed Harry to the couch and began unbuttoning his pants. Harry was hard in seconds and Louis' mouth watered at the sight. But he had other plans tonight. He quickly pulled off his clothes while Harry removed his shirt and then lowered himself down on Harry’s leaking cock. “Baby, what about a condom?”
“No Harry. Wanna be filled with your pups.” Louis slurred as he worked himself up and down Harry’s cock. It didn’t take long for the steady rhythm to have both of them teetering towards their orgasms. “Yes Harry, fill me with your pups. Make me nice and round with them.” Harry yelled Louis’ name as his knot locked in place and the feeling of his cum filling him up caused Louis to fall over the edge.
Much later, they cuddled in bed and Harry stroked over Louis’ flat stomach. “If you’re not pregnant now, you will be by the time your heat is over. Going to fill you with so much cum it is going to be leaking out of you.” And Louis would get pregnant, several times throughout the years. Their kids would delight at the stories of how Louis thought their daddy was an idiot before he got to know him and Harry would just laugh, thanking their old orange tabby for introducing him to the love of his life.