With Delilah's hand still entwined with his, Louis moved from the courtyard to the pathways. Bits of their recent conversation still echoed in his head, and though things had been settled, there was still an uncomfortable knot in his stomach. Still, he'd made a promise and he intended to keep it.

"How abouuttt..." Lou looked up at the trees and approached the tallest one he could find. It towered above most of the other trees, its branches long and heavy. To the boy, it was basically begging to be climbed. "This one?"

Releasing his girlfriend's hand, Louis climbed up to the lowest branch with ease. He turned to Delilah then, and offered his hand with a smile. "C'mon."