Adopted By Larzaylea

chapter fifty-three

- Sorry for the bad chapter, I haven't been feeling good at all and it's a struggle to move anything because my back is hurting more than period cramps without pain killers and heating pads. I've also been like, super sad lately and it takes also toll on my writing, so yeah. xx -

Vanessa's point of view

"Calum?" I asked as the door opened. It was three in the morning and I couldn't go to sleep. "Cal?" I asked again.

"Hmm?"

"Just making sure." I said and then laid back down. I looked at the laptop and the bed dipped down a bit. I continued watching anime and he turned the light on.

I squinted my eyes a bit since I was so used to it being dark and I looked at him. "You okay? You can't even balance yourself." I pointed out as I sat up.

I paused the show and then kicked the blankets off of me. I shivered a bit since it was cold, my shorts and oversized shirt not helping me much, and then he looked at me.

"I'm fine." He mumbled as he took his shirt off, turning his back to me. I nodded and then took notice of the red scratches along his back. "Go to sleep."

"I'm not tired." I said and then turned towards his laptop. I shut it off and then closed it, setting it beside the wall and the dresser like he had it.

He went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and I spotted a couple of hickies along his collarbones. "Where did all of those come from? The scratches and like, those hickies?" I asked and he said that I did it.

I blinked a few times and then looked down at the bed. "Did I really?" I asked and he nodded as he spat out toothpaste into the sink.

I nodded and then laid back down, throwing the blanket over me. "Are you gonna come cuddle?" I asked and he said after he takes a shower he will.

My phone buzzed on the nightstand and I grabbed it. Andy texted me a bunch of keyboard smash and I just laughed, ignoring the notifications because I didn't want her to know I was awake. I didn't feel like texting at the moment.

I put my phone on silent and then I heard the shower running. I turned the light off since it wasn't necessary and then jumped back into bed, curling up into a caccoon. A small yawn escaped my lips and I buried my face into the pillow.

I don't know how long I spent staring out into a black room with my mind running, but I do know that it was the entire length of Calum's shower. He soon laid down in front of me and then threw the blanket over himself.

"Cuddle?" He asked me and I nodded. I scooted closer to him and he threw his arm over me as he tangled our legs together. "Night beautiful."

"Are you sober?"

"Buzzed," he said and I chuckled. "But that doesn't make what I said any less true." He told me and I felt the smallest bit uncomfortable when his hand went a little too low to grab my bottom.

I kept my mouth shut and nodded. "Night Cal." I said and as he fell asleep, I stayed up because the longer his hand was there, the more uncomfortable I got.

-

"What's up?" Calum asked as he watched me scroll through Twitter. "We're gonna leave for lunch soon. We slept through breakfast."

"You were all hung over so I don't see why that's surprising." I said and he chuckled as I leaned my head on his shoulder. "I have a box full of phone cases that I need to mail, mind helping me before we start moving around again?" I asked and he shook his head.

"I'll help." He said and I nodded as I scrolled past a couple of update accounts. "Wanna go see if Mikey and Ash are ready?" He asked quickly and I shrugged.