Calum:
You're sitting next to Calum on his bed playing fifa, but he looks a little distraught.
"Is something bothering you?" you finally ask.
"No, why?"
"You seem a little off today. Just tell me what's wrong. I'm your best friend, I can help you."
He sighs and pauses the game. You turn to face him but he just looks at the ground.
"It's just there's this girl."
"Yeah?" you ask, scooting closer to him. You know in your head that he couldn't possibly like you back, but this little voice in the back of your mind tells you that he does.
"Like I don't know if she likes me back or not. And I really want to ask her out but I don't know what she'd say."
"Well tell me about her."
"Well I think she has really pretty hair and her eyes are beautiful."
You can feel a blush creeping over your cheeks as he goes into more detail.
"But I've never hung out with her before and I don't know if she'd like me."
You can feel a lump in your throat start to form.
"What do you think I should do?" he innocently asks.
"Go for it. Ask her out. I think you really like her so go for it." you lie with a fake smile on your face.
"Really?"
"Yeah." your voice is now soft and cracking.
He stands up and leaves the room. You didn't think he'd actually take time away from your hangout time to do this, but you can't blame him. It seems like he really likes her. You decide to go downstairs and get some food from the kitchen and maybe talk to the other guys to get your mind off of things. You start by opening the fridge and you grab a bottle of water. Then you turn to open the cabinet to get chips, but you see Calum and Ashton standing in the dining room, directly next to the kitchen. You quickly hide behind the counter and sit with your back against the side of it. You start breathing as quiet as possible to listen to their conversation.
"It's just I really like her and now I made up some bullshit about this other girl who doesn't even exist because I thought it might make her like me more and now I just feel like a tool."
"Go tell her." Ashton says, straight up.
"What? I can't just do that? She's going to hate me."
"Just trust me on this one, bro. She obviously likes you. Why else would she put up with you all the time?"
"Because she likes my company. I don't know."
"Because she likes you. C'mon man. Go upstairs and tell her the truth."
"I can't do it."
"Listen to your heart, man. You know you've liked her and because she likes you, she'll listen to you."
Calum sighs, "yeah, alright. Thanks man." he says, then you hear him sprint up the stairs. You awkwardly stand up and when you finally blink your eyes open, you see Ashton standing in front of you.
"Hey." you awkwardly say, trying to get around him.
"I saw you."
"Saw me do what?"
"I saw you walk into the kitchen. Calum had his back facing you so he didn't see you, but I did."
"Okay." you awkwardly respond.
"Go upstairs and tell him."
"Tell him wh-"
"GOD! Not you too! Just do it." he says, pushing you in the direction of the stairs. You quickly run up the stairs and stop at Calum's closed door. You take a deep breath and open it.
"Hey." he breathlessly says.
"Hey." you say, sitting down next to him on the bed.
"Can we talk?" he kindly asks.
"Yeah." you say, picking your feet up and sitting cross-legged.
"Look, what I said earlier was bullshit."
"I know." you say, not able to look him in the eyes.
"What?"
"I was downstairs in the kitchen and I overheard you and Ashton."
"I'm so sorry." he whispers, not able to force his voice to go any louder.
"Don't be. Ashton's right." you say, looking down at his hands.
"He's right?"
"Yeah. I do like you." you say, finally looking up at him when you finish the sentence.
"Really?"
You nod your head and lean in closer to him.
He leans in a little closer and his eyes flicker between your lips and your eyes. Then in one swift movement you both close the gap between each other and you kiss. You feel your eyes relax shut and you can't help but smile. When you both lean back to break the kiss you can see the smile glowing on his face.
"How would you like to go out for dinner tonight?"
"I would love that." you smile and he pulls you in for a warm hug.
