Back to Normal - Calum Hood

Part 37: Stormy Romance

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-Ella's Pov-

"Are you still scared of thunder?" Michael asks as we light the candles. I shake my head and Calum slings his arm around my shoulder. Luke does the same to Kennedy and we all sit there in the dark. The storm clouds completely blocking the sun. I take my phone out and text mom and dad that Luke and I are okay and at his apartment. They text back a stay safe before I shut my phone off.

"What do we do now?" Ashton asks.

"I'm so ready to take a nap. It's way too early for this shit," Michael says. We all agree to get some more sleep even with the storm crashing down from outside. Luke, Kennedy, and Ashton decide to stay in this apartment just in case something happens. Michael says that ash can bunk with him while Luke and Kennedy get the couch. Kind of jealous cause that couch is nice. Calum uses his phone as a flashlight and leads the way to the bedroom. He opens his door and it's pitch black cause of his curtains. He walks over and opens them not giving much light but it's definitely better.

"I might have a small battery powered light that I can put up. I know you hate the dark," Calum says, searching through his closet.

"As long as you stay next to me I'm fine," I tell him. He quickly gives up his search and lays down next to me.

"I'm sorry about all this. I didn't want it to feel like we were all ganging up on you but we were worried," he tells me.

"And I appreciate the concern. Ashton and I had a really good talk. I just hate the attention," I tell him, playing with his fingers.

"I've never realized how big your hands were," I laugh as I feel them in the dark. He pulls his phone out and shines the flashlight on our hands side by side.

"They aren't even that big," he says, taking a picture of hands in the air.

"Now that we are laying down I'm not even tired," I groan, flipping around in the bed. I straddle his waist and feel his breathing become heavy.

"Whatcha doin?" He asks, bringing my hand to his mouth to kiss it.

"You're very romantic Cal"

"Do you not like it?" He asks. I lean down and press a passionate kiss against his lips. My hands playing with his hair.

"I love it. I love you. I can't stop saying it. I've always wondered what love felt like when I was a little girl," I tell him. His hands move up my arms as he feels around in the minimal light.

"Do you believe in soulmates?" He asks. I ponder his question for a little and think about what soulmates really means.

"I do. I think there are certain people in this world who are meant for one another. But I also believe people have multiple soulmates," I tell him.

"Multiple?"

"Well....Kennedy is my platonic soulmate," I answer.

"What about us?" He whispers as he plays with my fingers.

"That's a big statement. Soulmates. I think after everything we went through to get to this point makes me think something in the universe is pushing us together," I tell him.

"I couldn't stop myself from loving you. Ever since the first day Luke brought me home to hangout after school I have loved you," he whispers, sitting up with me on his lap,

"The night of Shawn's party. That's when I admitted to myself that I loved you," I tell him.

"The night I treated you like an asshole was when you realized?" He questions, kissing my jawline.

"Shawn came up to the rooftop and he said 'you love him don't you' and I cried in his arms," I tell him. He moves his lips off my body before looking at me.

"Nothing about this relationship is conventional," he says making me laugh. I hear laughing from the next room over and we both smile at Ashton and Michael loosing it.

"Are you putting The Only Reason on the album?" I ask, out of nowhere.

"We were thinking of having a B sides album. We would put it on there. I wanted to keep that's one special to the people who really like the band and find a special connection in it," he tells me.

"I'm so excited for you guys. I know I keep saying that but I am. I'm more proud if anything. You're making your dreams come true," I smile.

"You and Kennedy helped with most of it. You guys shot the videos, pushed us to finish songs, and helped us when we had writers block," he tells me.

"Remember the one day I was recording the heartbreak girl music video," I smirk.

"In the garage?" He asks. I nod my head and we both just smile at the memories.

"We were kind of a mess weren't we?" He says making me laugh again. I grab Calum's phone and check the time and see we have been talking for an hour.

"I can tell when you're tired when you get all sappy and emotional," he teases. I roll my eyes before sliding off him to lay down.

"I can tell when you're tired cause you always get clingy," I sass back.

He laughs and tells me I'm right as he pulls me into him, "but you love it," he says. He may be right about that.

~Tuesday Evening~
I really thought the power would be on by now. The storm is still going strong outside as the six of us play stupid games. Hide and seek was fun until Michael slammed his head into a wall.

"We can play never have I ever," Ashton says, leaning on the couch. We agree and sit down around the candles on the table.

"Never have I ever thought about someone in this room in a sexual way," Ashton says. Luke, Kennedy, Calum, and I put our fingers down and we widen our eyes as Michael puts a finger down.

"Oh my god spill," Kennedy says.

"It was a weird dream and it wasn't even my fault," he argues refusing to say who it was about. Kennedy and I eye his suspiciously as we move on.

"Never have I ever had a sex dream about a band member," Luke says. Michael puts another finger down and we all lose it.

"Never have I ever had a sex dream about Luke," Calum says. Kennedy puts a finger down and we all tease the couple, but Michael keeps his up.

"Never have I ever had a sex dream about Ashton," I say. Michael puts his finger down and the guys start screaming.

"What am I not good enough?" Luke asks. Calum continues laughing as Ashton tackles Michael into the couch and pretends to make out with him.

"It wasn't even him but in the dream it was. It wasn't his body but I knew it was him," he says shuttering at the thought.

"It's okay Michael everyone has traumatic dreams," I tell him.

"Traumatic? I'll have you know I'm a very generous lover," he defends.

"Ash nobody wants to hear about your sex life," Luke states.

"We hear enough from Allison," Kennedy says making me laugh. All the guys look at us with wide eyes.

"Woah what do you mean?" Michael asks.

"Hate to break it to you guys but girls talk about EVERY THING," I announce.

"Does that mean?" Calum asks looking down at his pants.

"Of course Kennedy keeps her info to just Allison and Jessie cause that would be nasty," I add.

"It's not like a comparison thing. It's curiosity," she states.

"Are you trying to tell us that you've never talked about us?" I ask. They all give awkward looks before moving onto the next question. Typical. I wonder what Cal says about me.