They had pushed the dinner with Louis family off until the week after so harry had time to recover more, and they totally understood, so a week later harry spent almost the entire day cleaning his house from top to bottom in a panic before starting in on the kitchen.
Harry had just began cooking when a knock sounded at the door and l0uis hurried to get it
"I'll get it!" He yelled
Harry heard the commotion from the kitchen and took a deep breath as he heard footsteps approach, he smoothed down his hair and opened and closed his hands a few times, stretching his fingers and taking another deep breath.
Then a petite brunette walked into the kitchen. She looked strikingly like Louis, and harry instantly knew this was Louis' mother Jay, he wiped his hands in his black apron and reached out to shakes her hand but she bypassed this and hugged him shocking harry slightly. He made eye contact with Louis over her shoulder, but Louis only shrugged with a small smile on his face, leaning against the door frame
"So," she says "Your the man who's making my Louis so happy"
She had insisted on helping him out in the kitchen to get to know him, so harry smiled and nodded gratefully as Louis settled at the table, having told his siblings to be careful with sparrow and any other animal they may cross.
"So, Harry, where do you work?" Jay asks and harry frowns
'i don't' he signs and Louis translates for him
"He doesn't mom, he just does things here and their to earn money, like drawing and that sort of thing"
"I didn't ask you dear, i asked Harry" jay says sternly at Louis then turns back to harry expectantly. Louis goes to say something else but Harry cuts him off,
'you didn't tell her i don't talk?' he asks Louis, who glances to his mother, who's watching them from the side, ringing her hands in her apron.
'No, i forgot is all'
'How can you forget something like that!' harry says and turns away, angrily going back to his pot, stirring the contents.
"Um, mum harry doesn't talk, he did tell you, i just translated for you" Louis says and jay gasps
"Oh I'm sorry sweetheart, i hope i didn't offend you," she says and harry smiles
"He says no you didn't, its okay, and that I should have told you" harry glares over at him before softening and rolling his eyes
"So, how did you two meet?" she asks and Harry smiles, gesturing to Louis to take over while he rolled out dough.
"he was sitting on a bench in the park and i decided to talk to him, the conversation was a little one-sided, considering i was the only one talking" Louis says with a laugh, and harry laughs as well making jay jump and glance at him
"I'm sorry if this is rude, but if he doesn't talk why does he laugh? just trying to understand love" she says when harry turns to look at her
"he just chooses not to talk because of something that happened is all, he makes other sounds"
a laugh sounds from the living room and Louis oldest sister, Lottie cackles
"yeah i bet," she says with a snort and Harry chokes his face reddening.
"Lottie!" Jay snaps
"Sorry mum he set me up for that one" the girl responds and jay rolls her eyes
