Complete Mess; C.H.

7.

Aria's pov.
Me crystal and Max sit on the beach drinking wine coolers and gossiping.
"So Luke?" I say to the max.
"So Calum," she says back to me.
"I think you guys are adorable," Crystal says.
"I don't know what's going on with Calum, I think we are just close friends that realize each other are attractive," I say.
"Now you and Luke, on the other hand, y'all are like couple goals" I add.
"You and cal have that edgy kinda love, me and Luke just give off rom-com love," Max says.
"Michael and you give true love, soul mate energy. I want a love like y'all's" I say.
"It's one of a kind, but I don't know, something about these work, perfectly as a matter of fact," she says.
"What are you ladies gossiping about," Luke says and kisses Max's cheek.
"Oh ya know, girl stuff," Crystal says.
I make eye contact with Cal and he smirks at me.
I stand up and grab his arm.
"Let's swim," I say to him.
I slide off my Jean shorts and drag him to the water.
He throws me in and we swim out.
I could barely touch but cal is having no problems.
He grabs my waist and holds me so I stop struggling.
I wrap my legs around his waist.
He just stares at me.
"You're heavy" he jokes and drops me.
I swim to touch better.
"You asshole" I laugh and splash him.
"Oh ya," he says.
He picks me up over his shoulder and spins me around.
"Now what" he jokes.
"Clearly, I'm not heavy," I say.
He throws me into the water again.
"Better luck next time," he says and swims off.

I join the group on the shore and I see a little volleyball game going on. I look and see Max and Crystal walking up with drinks.
"Y'all thirsty" max says.
She hands luck a beer and he pulls her close.
"Let's play some music," Calum says and turns on Grete Van fleet.
He swiftly grabs my arms as he spins me around.
"You're kinda good at this," he says, I can tell his accent fluctuates depending on how long he's been in a certain place, his American accent is becoming less prominent.
"Learned from the best," I say and he spins me around his back.
"Why thank you," he says and bows.

We walk back up to the house and it's silent, everyone in their room. But then there's Calum.
He's in the pool, alone.
I walk out there still wearing the black bathing suit from earlier. I look at the dark sky lit up with stars.
"You know what they say about swimming alone" I joke.
"I think I can handle it," he says.
I dip my feet in the pool and he swims up to me.
"So you want me to leave," I say and attempt to get up.
"Not at all, I could use some company," he says and swims back a bit.
I slowly get in and swim to the middle.
"The stars are crazy tonight," I say.
"Ya they look gorgeous," he says.
I turn and look at Calum and he holds eye contact with me for at least 10 seconds.
Then swiftly he pulls me close to him and plants a kiss on my lips.
The kiss was slow and passionate, like it meant something, he kissed me like he had thought about this and knew exactly how to go about it.
I feel his arm scoop under me and lift me up a bit.
He lowers me back into the water.
"Uh, I'm sorry, that was really impulsive," he says getting embarrassed.
"Cal it's ok, I've been waiting for you to make a move."
I lift myself out of the pool and strut away to my room.
I knew Calum liked the attitude I had, that I was fiery and sharp.
I could feel that he was grinning as I walked away.