CHAPTER 23

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Calum      

The sun is shinning in my face causing me to wake up. Groggily, I try to get up but im constricted by something. Panic rises in me for a split second and I turn around but it vanishes slightly when I see what's holding me back. Luke is in my bed, cuddling with me. Why the hell did he stay over? I admire at how cute he looks when he's sleeping but im still pondering why he's here.

After a while, I try to wiggle out of his grasp and try to get off of my bed but find two other bodies on my floor. What the fuck? I am so confused but then remember. They all asked if they could stay over the night so we could hang out more today. It's Sunday so we don't have school. I try and be as stealthy as I possibly can and manage to get out into the kitchen to grab some water.

"Good morning Cal-Pal!" Mali says chirpily

"Keep your voice down woman. Why are you all chirpy and up at," I check the kitchen clock "at 7 in the morning?" I ask rubbing my sleepy eyes and fill a glass with water.

"New York is three hours ahead. It would be 10 over there right now." She answers

"Oh," I say sitting down on a stool "well, you up for an adventure today?" I say with a small smile but still tired as hell. I take a sip of water but it doesnt really help. I need coffee.

"Yeah! What is it!? Are the boys coming too?!" she yells and I nearly fall off the stool. "Sorry..." she whispers and starts giggling.

"Jesus Mals...you can scream pretty loud. I bet you woke everyone up" I say and as soon as I say that, I hear a door open and Luke comes out.

"Good morning Hood siblings." He says in his deep morning voice. God it is so sexy I can't handle it.

Luke

"Morning Luke. How'd you sleep? Did you cuddle with my brother?" Mali asks and bursts into laughter.

"Mali, really? You're gonna scare him." Cal says.

"No it's fine Cal." I assure him.  "And what would you say if I did?" I asks her with a smile and she smiles back.

She looks towards Calum, "I like him a lot more than that Chad guy."

For some reason, when they bring up Chad, I get extremely jealoous and....

"I knew you would," Cal say "he's not abusive like Chad was..." he says and looks down at his hands. What did he just say...?

"I know," she says "Its ok Calum, all those times he hit you weren't your fault." she assures him and goes to hug him.

Ok what the hell did this punk do to my Cal? Did he really lay his hands on Cal in an abusive way? Images of Calum being pushed around and being hit flash into my mind and I tighten my fists. Calum noticed me and looked at me with soft eyes.

"I'll tell you everything later." he says quietly and returnes to Mali's hug.

A bunch of questions pop into my head. How long were they together? Does Mikey know about this? does his mom know? Did he beat him bad? Did Cal ever try to defend himself? Is this ass in jail? Tears start to appear in my eyes but I wipe them away when Ashton and Michael enter the kitchen.

"Good morning" Michael and Ashton say in unison.

Calum retreats from Malis hug and acts as if nothing has happened "Morning lazy butts."

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