Starting Over Again

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It was like a movie, how it just happened, his soft lips on mine, the lips I've missed for 3 years. And now suddenly they are back, and they are mine.

I pulled away from the kiss, my hands on his chest, not pushing him away, just feeling his heartbeat, his breath. "I never got your name" he whispered,

"Jess" I whispered, gigging a bit,

"Well then Jess... I'll see you tomorrow" he whispered again, I nodded my head, moving my hands from his chest,

"Night Calum" I said, turning away,

"Night gorgeous" he quickly kissed my cheek

I couldn't help it, but as soon as I walked away from Calum, the biggest smile in three years appears on my face. It felt good that he was in my life again, I felt safe.

The next day once it was finally 7, my phone went off, "I'm waiting down stairs xoxox" it was Calum. I had spent the last 3 hours getting ready, and I finally just went with a purple dress and some silver shoes, I grabbed my bag, made sure I looked okay and went down to find Calum. "Hey babe" he whispered coming up behind me.

"Hi" I whispered. Calum pulled me by the waist and pulled me in for a hug, I wrapped my arms around his neck pulling me closer, he pulled away and places his forehead on mine, "you look amazing" he whispered before giving me a soft kiss.

We walked to the taxi, he opened up the door for me and I got in, he got in on the other side. "jess" he whispered, I turned my head to him, "I really am sorry for walking out the other day, if it was up to me I would've stayed in bed with you all morning, but we had a stupid band meeting, and I'm sorry" he said, I giggled before kissing him, he tried to pull me close even if I had a seatbelt around me.

"Calum?" I asked, once we pulled away, he looked straight at me, "what happens how? About us?" I asked.

"What do you want us to be?" he asked, drawing circles on the back of my hand,

"Whatever we can be" I whispered, looking down at our hands,

"Then let's be unpredictable" he whispered, intertwining our fingers, I laughed at him and his little joke as the car stopped, "come on, let's go".

We got out of the cab, "the beach" I whispered,

"Just like our first date" he said, as he pulled me down to the sand.

There were a few blankets, a dvd player, some pillow's and a picnic basket. "I love it" I said kissing his cheek.

We sat down on the blankets, talking about how life had been,

"Why are you in London, I still haven't found out yet" I asked,

"We are doing some writing over here, we came here a few months back, but only for a few weeks, and now we are back," he smiled,

"How long are you here for?" I asked,

"About 5 more months" he smiled, "how about you, school? Photography?" he asked,

"It's going great, I'm graduating soon, finished exams a week ago," I smiled,

"So are you going back home to Sydney afterwards, or what?" he asked,

"I guess, I mean... I depends what happens in the next 3 months" I shrugged,

"Don't leave this time?" he whispered, pulling me closer,

"Only if you won't" I said, lying down on the pillow's next to Calum,

"I'm not going anywhere" he kissed my forehead.

We put on a movie, and another one, and that was the last thing I remember from last night.

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I woke up to the sunlight hitting my face and someone playing with my hair. I slowly opened my eyes and saw Calum. “Spending another night with you, aren’t I lucky” he said quietly, I laughed at his comment, and then finally remembered that we are on the beach,

“Why are we still on the beach?” I asked,

“I think I fell asleep first… maybe we fell asleep at the same time… either way we fell asleep on the beach” he laughed sitting up. I sat up next to him, “here” he said, handing he a jumper,

“Thanks” I mumbled, putting it on. “Want to come back to mine, grab some room service for breakfast?” I asked,

“That would be great” he said.

We put the blankets, pillows and the dvd played in this bag and then got a taxi back to the hotel.

Once we were at the hotel, we got some room service and sat on the bed and ate. I could be with Calum forever and we could just talk. That something I’ve always loved about him, about us.  

“It feels good to call you mine again” he said, pulling me onto his lap, so I was facing him,

“It’s good to be yours” I whispered kissing him.

That kiss reminded me of when we were 16. When my mum was out, and we were the only ones home. It reminded me of that. Soon enough we ended up like we did the other night. “Ever since that night” he whispered, lying on top on my, we were already half naked, “ever since that night, I need you, I need you with me all the time, I need to know you’re there, I need to know your mine” he said. His eyes were turning darker; his words were getting more and more meaningful.

 “I’m right here, and I’m not going anywhere” I said before kissing him again.

I don’t think I would ever get use to his touch. How protective he was. How he would always try to pull me closer, even if our skin is already touch. I could never get use to the way he loves me.

Afterwards Calum flopped down next to me. Pulling me close, I slowly closed my eyes. “I will be next to you when you wake up this time, I promise” he kissed my forehead, and pulled me close.

A few hours later, Calum and I were still in the same position. “Don’t” he mumbled, “don’t leave” he said again. His grip around me got tighter. “Jess… Jess I love you” he said, sounding more desperate.

“Calum” I said, trying to wake him up, he just shifted, “Calum, come on, wake up” he slowly opened his eyes. He sighed, and smiled at the same time, pulling me closer.

“I thought I’d never see you again,” he whispered,

“I’m right here” I said, kissing him.

“Move in with me” he pulled away.

“What? Calum are you crazy!” I yelled/whispered at him.

“What… that way you don’t have to pay for the hotel here, and then we can be together, always” he said smiling.

“Calum… no… I… I can’t… this is too fast…” I said, sitting up, wrapping the sheets around me. “We’re not 16 anymore Calum, we can’t go to fast”

“But you’re 19… I’m 20… it’s not like we’re 30 or anything, plus we always go fast, fast is good for us” he said,

“I need to find a job Calum, get my life back on track” I said, walking over and putting some clothes on,

“It’s only been a few days and you’re already breaking up with me?” his voice was shaking,

“What? Calum no no no, I love you more than anything, you need to know that”

“Then what are you saying?” he asked,

“That we need to slow down a bit” I said simply,

“So you’re not leaving me?” he asked again,

“No Calum, I love you more than anything” I said moving back over to the bed,

“I love you too” he said, pulling me close.

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