There is a certain feeling in the air as I walk back inside the house. A feeling of joy. Yet an undertone of doubt. Will things be different this time? Will I actually be happy now that I have come back? I have sacrificed a lot.
"I brought a present for all of you!" Michael walks in ahead of me and in to the kitchen.
I hear their confused mumbles. They all smile as soon as I come in to view. The three of them run towards me, enveloping me in a warm hug.
"Daniella, we missed you so much!" Ashton exclaims as he squeezes me tightly.
"We thought you were never coming back!" Luke throws himself around Ashton to hug me.
"We missed you so much!" Calum smiles and joins in the group hug.
"Oh, hello." I hug them back and lock my eyes on a girl standing in the corner. I did not see her there a second ago. Where did she come from?
She walks out and holds her hand out for me to shake. The boys release me. I grab her hand in mine. "So you are the infamous Daniella everyone keeps talking about." She smiles as she shakes my hand.
I laugh. Have they really talked about me that much?
"Oh sorry, Daniella, this is my- this is Zoe." Calum runs his fingers through his hand as he introduces her. I nod as Calum points towards her.
She really is beautiful. She is so captivating to look at. Her brown hair falls just below her shoulder. Her smile is to die for. Every piece of her is just perfect. I bet she was the envy of her high school and college.
Every girl probably wanted to be her and every guy probably wanted to be with her.
And no wonder Calum is so head over heels for her. She seems like a wonderful person. I am so happy for them.
"Nice to meet you." I smile and walk to get myself a glass of water, pulling Calum with me.
"She's cute. You guys should come out with Michael and I on a double date. It would be so fun." I whisper as I pour myself a glass, looking over as she interacts with the boys.
"Oh no we aren't- I don't think that's such a good idea." Calum rejects my idea.
"Why? Is she like, running from the police or something?" I joke.
Calum stares at me, his eyes burning right through me.
"Oh, oh my god, is- is she actually running from the cops?" I stand up straight.
"No." He looks over at her. "We just aren't there yet."
"So you are dating but, not dating?" I ask.
"We aren't dating. No. Not dating. Like, at all." He corrects me.
"Okay okay. Calm down there. Not dating. Got it." I take a sip of the water I just poured. "Someone is touchy today."
I grab my bag from the front hall. "I'm going to unpack." I stare at Calum as he awkwardly stands next to Zoe. They are totally dating. How does he expect to hide that from me? Their body language is so telling of their relationship.
I call bullshit.
AN: This is Zoe. What do you think?
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