pen pals // c.t.h.

together but not official

**december 26th**

"I'm going to be able to see the hottest man alive, Rian Dawson, in 1 day." I say to Calum, laying on my bed on my back. Calum is sitting on my armchair, looking at me. He gets up and lays next to me.

"Who's the hottest man alive?" Calum asks, feeling offended.

"Rian Dawson."

"Are you sure about that?" Calum asks, testing me.

"Pretty sure."

Calum put his hands into my sides and starts tickling me. I squirm around and fall of the bed. I can hear his laughter echoing off the walls. The laughter comes closer to me. I see him look at me over the bed. Then, I see his body lean forward. He put his hands into my sides and neck and doesnt stop. I laugh and squirm some more.

"Calum-" I struggle to talk because I am laughing and breathing so hard. "Stop, please!"

Calum stops and allows me to go back on my bed. I sit up against my pillow and take a moment to breathe properly. Then, I see Calum's body once again and prepare myself to be tickled again. I put up a pillow to protect my body.

"No, Calum ple-" Before I can finish begging, Calum takes the pillow in my hand and throws it on the ground. He hovers - basically sitting on my lap - over me and locks his lips with mine. He puts his hands on my waist and thrusts his body into mine, deepening the kiss. I put my hands around his head and pull him closer to me.

Suddenly I hear the sound of a door opening. "I dont know whether I should feel happy that my ship has sailed or disgusted because I'm watching them makeout." I hear Alex's voice.

I immediately stop and push Calum off of my bed. I smile at them innocently. Calum groans, but I throw a pillow at him to shut him up.

"Dont pretend like we didnt see that you twat." Alex says, scoffing.

"We're together!" Calum says in pain, while still laying on the floor.

"You didn't need to tell us that because we saw it for ourselves." Gisselle says, laughing.

I sigh and help Calum up off the floor. He gives me the death stare and climbs back on my bed. He takes my hand in his and starts playing with my fingers gently. I look down at our hands and smile, totally forgetting that Alex, Gisselle, and Leesha were here. I look up and see them rolling their eyes at us.

"So, when did this happen?" Leesha asks giddily, squealing like a five year old.

"Just yesterday actually. Had our first kiss underneath the mistletoe." Calum says, winking at me and then smirking at them.

"So, have you guys been on a first date yet?" Gisselle asks this time.

"Uh, no. We're not even official. We're together but not official, if that makes sense." I reply. In response, they all rolled their eyes and groaned.

"Lee, can we talk to you for a second?" Leesha and Gisselle ask me, pulling me away from my room and into the hallway.

"Listen, you should at least know that before you do any making out, you need to go on a first date and see if you guys really get on." Leesha informs me.

"Calum and I already know everything about each other so what would there be to talk about?" I ask.

"If you two really like each other and get on well, then you would be comfortable sitting with him in silence." Gisselle says.

"I guess first dates arent really my thing."

Calums pov

Once Leesha and Gisselle pull Ainslee out of the room, Alex and I are alone together. Alex shuts and locks the door and scrambles onto Ainslee's bed. He sits right in front of me and puts on a serious face.

"Okay, listen. You need to take her out on a date. It needs to be cute and special so she knows that you like her a lot." Alex says quietly.

"Well, were going to a concert together on the 28th. But it was a present from her mom." Once I say that, he acts surprised.

"Her mom got her a present?" He asks, looking as if a miracle has occurred.

"Yes. But thats not the point!"

"If it's a present from her mom, then it doesnt count. You need to plan before tomorrow." He says.

"What would I do in the span of one day?"

"What are you good at? Romance-wise." Alex retorts.

"Cute, home-made romantic stuff."

"Well, that's good because I have a really good idea and I have a feeling that she is going to love it."