𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐘 | callum turner

20, forever likes the sound of you

MESSY
20, forever likes the sound of you

" SO WHAT DOES A CALLUM DATE ENTAIL?" I say, as we walk down the street of soho. The sky darkening as he slings his jacket over his shoulder and uses his other arm to run over my shoulders. Four house viewings booked from his trailer as he finished however many scenes in the hours I visited him for.

" it's basically what we've been doing for the last eight years." he hums, and I fake a pout of my lips and a disappointed little sound that leaves my lips. His laugh faint as I feel his head duck as he leans in,

his lips brushing my ear " but lots more kissing and dirty talk." he states as I look up to him, shortening the space between us once again.

" how much dirty talk?" I ask as he grins and places a kiss on my lips, murmuring " how ever much you want." against them.

I laugh, tilting my head back as people turn their eyes — a slight adoration in them when they watch us, not knowing us and not having opinions on us like the rest of the world seems to.

Callum pecks my cheek " I love your laugh." he says, as we continue to walk — I move my arms to wrap around his torso as my head tilts into the crook of his neck, it's a challenge not to trip over on each other as we continue walking. But we do it anyway, we like being this close to each other. We like being in the relationship that we get to do this without the questions or internal fear that this affection is only romantic one way.

He leads me into this pub, one that I must have been into once but it's not enough to strike any memories out of me. His hand holds mine as we ignore the eyes that follow us — people who know who we are and now know that we are here together.

People who also think I've got a boyfriend back in America, who will snap photos and take videos that will make me look like a bad guy, a cheater, things I am not.

I don't feel the need to make an Instagram post or Twitter post disclosing that me and Drew have broken up. Despite the publics attempts, the only people who were ever involved with the relationship were me and Drew. Anything we ever posted was to subdue their insatiable need to be aware of our private lives. We know it's over, so why do we need to announce it?

" right, come here." he stands at the end of the bar, looping his arm around me as I stand in front of him. I laugh as his lips brush the skin of my neck as we wait for a bartender who can't help but have a small smile as she approaches us.

" what can I get you love birds?" she gives us a crooked smile as I hear Callum laugh as he ducks his head in the crook of my neck in a failed attempt of hiding.

My smile widening at the childishness of our relationship, the fun of it all " I'll have a cosmopolitan please." I answer, feeling pressure relieve as I can see him looking at me.

I turn my head, letting out a small laugh at the confused expression that paints his face " what?" I ask as he shakes his head.

" I thought you were strictly a vodka cranberry girl?" he asks, with a small hum.

I smile " yeah maybe when we first met and I was nineteen." I tell him and notice how his face looks confused still, I shake my head " you keep forgetting  that we haven't hung out in a year don't you?"

I notice how he doesn't reply, and instead looks to the bartender " um, just a pint for me please." he gives her a small smile. She nods and soon we pay and take our drinks to a nearby booth.

He sits opposite me, subtly avoiding gazes as I can tell he's thinking about something, my head tilts " what is it?" I ask,

Callum looks to me " what? nothing I'm just tired Olls." he says, his hand sat lame on the table, "busy day on set and all that."

My own reaches for it, and I lean in " talk to me, please?" I say, he watches me. Gaze faltering slightly as he leans in too, elbows resting on the table.

" I feel guilty." he tells me, my thumb rubbing against the back of his hand.

I tilt my head, I can feel the furrowing of my eyebrows as I ask " about what?"

" the way I went about things with us? The way I ignored you, I feel like shit." he confesses.

I smile softly, " hey look at me." I say at his flickering concentration as his eyes meet mine.

" Cal, I'm over it." I tell him " I'm past it, we-" I gesture my free hand between us "should be past it."

His head shakes " but I don't think I know you anymore," he says and I let out a scoff.

I shake my head " don't say that, it's not true."

He exhales  heavy breath" I mean- I use to know your go-to drink or your favourite film or-"

" Cal!" I say, bringing him out of his rant " it doesn't matter if you don't know every little thing about me anymore, we're dating it's the whole point of it."

I watch as his face softens, looking to me for reassurance that I'm glad he can find in me. His hand lifts out together as he kisses the back of it.

" please don't go anywhere soon Olls." he exhales, I shake my head and lean in closer.

" I'm not, not for a very long time." I tell him, his smile curling in the corners of his lips as he shakes his head.

" what about forever?" he hums, and I tilt my head.

" I don't exactly think that feasible Cal-" I let out a small laugh as I can hear his soft laugh from in front of me.

And then I look up, at him. My heart begins the palpitations that I thought would subside after all this time, the way my stomach flutters with this nauseated feeling that is both the best and scariest thing I've ever felt. Loving him is both the best and scariest feeling ever experienced.

The softness of his eyes when he looks at me and I expect mine look all doey when I look at him. But I wet my lips and nod " but I'll try."

His head tilted and smile spreading " try what Hartley?" he asks as I shake my head at the fact that he's going to make me say it out loud.

" saying here, with you," I whisper " forever."

Callum's lips brush against mine as I kiss him gently — the room spinning and the whole world consisting of just us in this moment.

" I like the sound of forever." he hums against my lips as I nod my head " and forever likes the sound of you."

AUTHORS NOTE.

sorry this chapter took a million years, it's a filler before the next big event and I just had ZERO inspiration, But they're cute anyways.

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