Seth
Caleb chuckles at Lance's comment. I can't believe he's all mine. And he's so happy, I don't need Max to tell me that.
"I love you," I whisper in his ear.
"I love you too," he says, not bothering to whisper.
I just stare at him. He kisses me.
"I'm not planning to keep this quiet. You're mine and I want everyone to know that," he whispers.
I blush. He kisses my cheek and eats some more food. I cant believe he said he loves me loud enough that everyone at the table heard. I never thought this would be a reality.
"You good?" he asks,
"I'm amazing baby," I say.
"Good," he says.
We finish eating. Caleb stands up, offering me his hand. I take it, letting him pull me up to stand. He turns to the others.
'If you need us, don't," he says.
He picks me up and runs us to our secret hideaway. I whoop and he smiles. He runs inside. It's covered in roses and candles. Literally. He sets me down and runs around the room, lighting the candles. He picks me up and sits down with me in his lap.
"Cal, when did you-"
"Last night, when you fell asleep. Welcome to our first date," he says.
"First date? Cal-"
"I want to do this right with you. I want to experience with you. I want to spoil you. I know neither off us have really done the exclusive thing. And stars, I wish I could take you on a proper date. I know this isn't much, and I just realized that I don't even know if you want to date me. Damn it, did i just mess up? I'm sorry."
"Caleb!"
He falls silent. I kiss him.
"This is perfect. Absolutely perfect. I've been in love with you for so long. I would love to date you and only you. I, this is more than enough. I've dreamed of being yours. My heart is yours, every part of me is yours. Now I want to see what you have planned for our first date," I say.
"You mean it?" he asks.
"Every word," I say.
"Alright then," he says.
He sets me down on the couch. He opens a cupboard and pulls out chocolate and popcorn, handing both to me. Then he sits down next to me and pulls up a movie on his Atlas. He takes a handful of popcorn and eats it. The movie starts to play. I open one of the bars of chocolate.
"Where'd you get the popcorn and chocolate?" I ask.
"I got the popcorn from the kitchen. I stole the chocolate from Tory. Don't tell her," he says.
I bark a laugh.
"You stole from Tory for me?"
"I'd do anything for you," he says.
I yip excitedly and cuddle up to him. He wraps an arm around me and tangles his fingers in my hair. When the movie ends, he pulls me up to stand. He types a few things on his Atlas then a song starts to play. It's 18 by One Direction. He pulls me into his arms as we sway on the spot.
"Caleb, this was a perfect night. I don't even know what to say," I whisper.
"I'm just glad you liked it," he says.
"I loved it. It was perfect, it is perfect. I-I love you," I whisper, choking up.
"Baby-"
"I'm sorry. I don't mean to get sappy and emotional. It's just, I could've lost you and I don't know what I would've done. I wouldn't have been okay again. I-"
He pauses the music.
"Seth-"
"I'm sorry. This night was so perfect. I didn't mean to ruin it. I just, seeing you hurt like that, knowing I almost lost you, it broke me. I know I act like I'm strong but I'm not always. I need you more than words can say. I can't imagine a world without you in it and you planned this whole date for me and now I'm emotional and wrecking it-"
"Hey, hey. Baby, breathe. Seth, breathe."
He pulls me into his arms. I relax.
"Listen to me. You haven't ruined anything okay? I want to know these things. I want to comfort you and make things better, at least for a time. I want to help you forget all the fucked up shit in this world, even if it's just a moment. I love you and I'm going to do my damndest to stay with you," I say.
I look up and meet his eyes.
"I can't promise that things will always be easy, that we won't lose people in this war. But I plan to live in the moment with you and cherish you as long as I can. You will always be a part of me and I will always be with you, even if a day comes when I'm not physically with you. Because even death won't stop my love for you," he says.
"Kiss me Caleb."
He does then resumes the song. When the song ends, he leads me outside to look at the stars and bask in the moonlight. He wraps his arms around me and rests his head on my shoulder. I take out his Atlas and snap a picture, sending it to our group chat.
Caleb:
he planned a date for us ❤️-Seth
Darcy: stop ya'll are too cute
Tory: Is that where my chocolate went?
Caleb: umm... okay, yes -Seth
Caleb: I stole it for him - Caleb
Tory: ugh, I can't even be me because that's super cute. But don't do it again
Caleb: noted
I chuckle and mute the chat, casting aside the Atlas. Caleb is looking up in shock.
"Caleb?" I ask.
I look up and see the Aquarius and Taurus constelations next to each other in the sky. He grabs his Atlas and takes a picture. I turn to face him, taking his hands in mine.
"We're mates," I say.
He kisses me.
"yes, we are," he says.
The silver rings appear in his eyes.
"I love you," I say.
"I love you too" he says.
He kisses me. His Atlas buzzes.
"Damn it. I thought I muted it," I say.
He opens it.
Gabriel: something else big is happening
Darcy: what? something dangerous?
Gabriel: no something good
Darcy: what is it?
Caleb: this
Max: oh my stars, is that? does that mean?
He takes another picture of us with the silver rings and sends it.
Caleb: we're mates ❤️
Darcy: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Caleb: I think Darcy's broken - Seth
Lance: you will not believe the scream she just let out
Darcy: shush, I'm happy, so are you, I saw your smile
Lance: shhhhh
Caleb: Okay, well, we're going to christen our mating bond, with sex, bye. 👋
Darius: ugh TMI
He runs me inside our hideaway, has my clothes off, and is buried inside me in less than a minute.
