the photographer [c.h.]

forty-one

"Calum," I whispered and he groaned against the pillow, not moving or opening his eyes. "Breakfast is ready." I bribed and he took a deep breath, obviously still half asleep.

I smiled a little, knowing how tired he was, and just laid back down, tugging the comforter over my shoulders. I reached up and pushed the dark hair off of his forehead, watching him scrunch his nose up. I laughed a little and lightly shook his shoulder, not wanting the food in the kitchen to get cold.

"I don't wanna get up." He whined, finally peeking an eye open.

"I made pancakes." I smirked, knowing how that was his favorite and he opened both eyes, looking over at me.

Calum sat up in the large bed and rubbed his eyes like a child, making me laugh a little. Even though he is twenty eight, he still sometimes acts like he's sixteen. He stood up and I felt my cheeks turn red at the sight of angry red scratches down his back. He winced as he stretched and walked to the mirror, turning around and his eyes widened at the sight of the marks. Calum turned to face me and I shrugged.

"Well, damn." Calum laughed. "I knew you scratched me last night, but I didn't think it would be that bad."

"You should see all the bruises on my body." I laughed a little and he smirked, coming over to the bed.

Calum held himself up and leaned over, pressing his lips to mine. I smiled into the kiss and reached up, holding on to the back of his neck, and Calum pulled away after a minute, a goofy smile on his face. I stood up from the bed and stole one of his hoodies, tugging it over my head. The fabric hung down to my thighs and Calum smiled, tugging sweatpants up and over his boxers. We walked to the kitchen and he ran over to the counter to sit down in front of a plate of pancakes.

Calum immediately dug in and I took a small bite of mine, grabbing the syrup. I finished off my pancakes after Calum had eaten at least four and took my plate to the sink, rinsing off the syrup and crumbs. I put both of our plates in the dishwasher and turned to face Calum as he drank milk straight from the gallon.

"I really hope you don't do that at home when nobody is paying attention." I shook my head and leaned against the counter, watching him put the gallon back in the fridge. "God knows where your mouth has been."

"I think you know exactly where my mouth has been." He smirked and my mouth fell open at his suggestive comment. "I wanna see the bruises."

I rolled my eyes, playfully, and hopped up onto the granite counter, lifting the sweatshirt up to my chest. I slightly spread my legs and Calum stood in between them, running his fingers over the purple marks that littered my pale skin. He slightly smirked and looked up at me, making me smile a little and he ran his hands up and down my thighs.

"Do they hurt?" He mumbled and I shook my head.

"How's your back?" I wondered, running my fingers over the nail indents on his shoulders that looked pretty painful.

"A little sore. Nothing I can't handle." He winked and I laughed a little, wrapping my legs around his waist to pull him closer. "What do you wanna do today?"

"I don't care." I shrugged. "We could check out the pool out back."

"I didn't bring a swim suit." Calum frowned and I smiled a little, toying with the hair on the back of his neck.

"Neither did I." A look of realization hit his face at what I said and Calum smirked.

"Let's go, then."

Calum grabbed my hands and I hopped down from the counter, following him through the cabin. We grabbed a couple towels on the way out and walked to the infinity pool that had an attached hot tub. Calum kicked off his sweatpants and swiftly tugged down his boxers, setting them by the door. I pulled off his sweatshirt from my torso and took off my underwear and sports bra, putting them with his clothes. Calum walked into the pool and motioned for me to follow. I put my hair into a bun and did as he said, getting into the warm water.

"I think that this is one of the best ideas you've had." Calum smiled and I nodded, treading water due to my short height.

Calum reached over and wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me up and I smiled a little, putting my arms around the back of his neck. I rested my elbows on his freckled shoulders and he leaned into my hands as I played with his hair.

"I like when you do that." Calum mumbled and I smiled, continuing my actions.

"I'm glad we took this little trip." I said quietly after a while and he hummed in agreement, moving his thumbs in circles on my hips under the water.

"We should do it more often." He said and I laughed a little. "We can bring the kids next time, though."

"I'm sure Ashton and Leah are sick of watching them." I laughed.

"My mom is always calling and asking when we're gonna go down and visit so I'm sure she'll watch them any time." Calum laughed and I sighed in content.

Calum ducked his head and pressed his lips to mine, making me smile and he held me closer to him. I couldn't help but laugh into the kiss as I felt something poke my thigh and he smirked, trailing his lips to my neck. He sucked on one of the bruises that was already on my skin and I moaned a little when one of his hands went down to my sensitive nub. We were up all last night fooling around so I was still super sensitive to his touch and lips.

"You are gonna ware me out, Cal." I breathed out and he smirked against my skin.

"That's the plan, babe."