Love Triangle | calum hood and luke hemmings

1: First Date

CARTERS POV

It's a Friday afternoon. I'm sitting on my bed listening to Green Day when I hear my phone buzz.  I reach for it and see that it's a text from Calum.  He and I had been partners last week for an English assignment, and I thought our communication would end after that, but I guess not. The text said:

From Calum: R u busy tonight?

My stomach flipped.  I may have developed a small crush on Calum. I replied.

To Calum: Nope y

From Calum: I was thinking maybe we could catch a movie???

To Calum: Sure!

From Calum: I'll pick u up at 7?

To Calum: sounds good! :)

With that, I set my phone back down and get up to get ready for my date.  I put on my black, ripped skinny jeans paired with a white tank top with a black pocket. I straighten my brown hair and apply just a little bit of makeup. Finished, I look at my phone to check the time, and see that I have another message, this time from Luke. He'd been at Calum's a couple times when Calum and I had worked on our English assignment. It said:

From Luke: would u maybe want to do something tonight?

To Luke: Cant :( I already have plans. another time?

From Luke: alright

I feel bad. Luke is really nice and he is sorta cute... 

But Calum is cute too...

                                                                                -----A FEW HOURS LATER-----

I wait on my porch for Calum to pick me up. When he pulls up, I hop in the passenger side of the car. Calum looks at me and smiles.  

"You look good," he says simply. 

"Thanks," I say and blush.  Not long after, we pull into the movie theater parking lot.  Calum parks and we get out. I look over at him and see he's also wearing black skinny jeans, and he has a Nirvana t-shirt on.  His brown hair is styled up, and his blond highlights make it even better. He looks hot. 

We head to the movies, and Calum picks a cheesy romance movie. After the movie, Calum asks if I would like to grab something from the ice cream shop down the road. I agree and we get in his car and drive there.  Inside, I order an vanilla milkshake, and Calum gets a raspberry dark chocolate cone.  

"That sounds... interesting," I tell him.

"Ya," he agrees. "But why not try it?" He shrugs.

Once our ice cream comes, Calum begins to eat his cone.  "Is it any good?" I ask.  "Try it," he replies and sticks the cone out.  I move my face forward, but before I can lick the cone, Calum smashes it against my face, getting my chin full of ice cream. I gasp. "Calum!" I scream. He's laughing so hard he almost falls off his chair. I'm laughing too, while trying to get all the ice cream off my chin. Then the door opens, and Luke walks in. His eyes land on me and Calum, and they fill with hurt and jealousy. "Carter...?" Luke says.  

"Cal...? Really?" Calum looks up at him and then looks back down at his feet guiltily. 

"What?" I ask, confused.

"How could you do this?" Luke asks. "Cal... I trusted you. You know how I-" Luke, clearly hurt, takes a step back, shaking his head. 

"Luke," Calum says quietly, reaching towards him, but Luke spins on his heel and walks away. "Luke, wait!" But Luke is already gone. Calum puts his head in his hands and rubs his eyes. "I'm sorry," he says.  "Why don't I just take you home?"

I nod, and we silently make our way back to Calum's car. On the car ride home, Calum doesn't say a word until I ask, "What did Luke mean?" Calum glances over at me. He sighs. 

"Luke told me he like you the other day," Calum admits. "But after working with you last week, I realized I liked you too. And, I know it was selfish, but I asked you out before Luke could." 

Calum pulls up in my driveway. I don't know what to say. "Calum..." He looks expectantly at me, waiting for me to say something.  When he realizes I'm not going to talk, he continues. 

"Carter, please don't hate me for this," Calum says. His gaze doesn't leave me. 

"Good night, Calum," I say and get out of the car. 

"Carter," he pleads.  I keep walking, and I hear him sigh. His car rumbles to life and he pulls away.

I open the front door and head straight to my room. The whole house is dark because my parents and my little brother are already in bed, so I lock the door before going up the stairs. When I get in my room, I shut my door and begin to cry. I really had a good time with Calum tonight, but can I date him knowing that he was a jerk to Luke to get me? And Luke... poor Luke. My head hurts from thinking about all of this. I change out of my clothes and lay in bed and let sleep consume me.