Throwing Off The Bowlines
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"Look, I think we got off on the wrong foot—well, more like the wrong football, aha..." Liam stopped as soon as he saw that Louis's cold expression had not changed. He bit his lower lip, then continued. "Anyway—I just—I really want to win this, and I think you do, too, so let's forget everything and start all over. Hi, I'm Liam."
Louis curved his lips into a crooked grin. "You're not being serious, are you?" He breathed out a scoff. "Look, if we're going to be partners in this race, you really need to loosen up, mate. And I can't have you getting into a strop about every little thing that doesn't go quite right."
Liam frowned. "Who said I would?"
"Well, you full-on cried at me over accidentally knocking you with a football," Louis stated with an arched eyebrow.
"I did not cry," Liam protested.
Louis sent him a roguish look as he crossed his arms. "Liam, was it? Liam Payne?"
Liam tentatively nodded.
"Liam, just follow my lead and we'll definitely win this race."
Or the one where Liam and Louis reluctantly get thrown together as partners in a race around the globe.
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- Part 1 of Throwing Off The Bowlines
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“When I get back home, this will all just be a lovely memory. So I want to take it all in. In case I never see it again.”
“You'll see Paris again, Zayn. She calls you back, you know...” Harry continued with an arched eyebrow.“She?” Zayn asked.
“Paris. Against your will, against your knowledge, she takes a hold of your heart. I don't know...there's something about being in this city that makes you feel like you're in love. Like you belong to someone. But at the same time, you don't really have a grasp on them at all. But it doesn't matter. Because you have them right now, and it's this moment that matters. Even if it might be gone in a second.”
“You're supposed to be the happy one,” Zayn dryly remarked.
Zayn and Harry spend a day together in Paris, their last stop before they reach the finish line in a race around the globe. This is a companion piece to Throwing Off The Bowlines.
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- Part 2 of Throwing Off The Bowlines