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The room was silent. No one was speaking. Michael was looking at Calum but Calum was looking down at his hands that were in his lap. They were sitting across from each other on Michael's bed. It was the morning after everything that went down. Michael finding out about the account, Calum's breakdown, and Michael knew they needed to talk, they needed to get past this but neither one of them were talking. Luke and Ashton told them they would give them the morning to work it out and after that they left so it was just Michael and Calum home by themselves. Michael didn't know where to start, he had so many questions that he wanted answers to. Michael just doesn't understand why so he figured it was best to start there. So after another minute of silence he spoke up.

"Why?"

Calum looked up at Michael, his eyes still puffy from the night before, "why what?"

"Why didn't you tell me you liked me? Why did you make that account and then proceed to talk to me as if you were a fan? I thought we were best friends Calum, we tell each other everything why didn't you just talk to me?"

Calum sighs, it was now or never to tell Michael the whole truth and if he got rejected well then this day marks the start of Calum living alone for the rest of his days with about ten dogs. "Michael I don't like you, I'm in love with you. I've been in love with you. This isn't something that just came out of nowhere. I've been in love with you for years."

"Why didn't you tell me!?" Michael stresses.

"What would you have wanted me to say? Oh look Mike I know we are in the middle of rehearsal right now but I'm in love with you cool? Cool. Michael I didn't think you would feel the same way. I didn't want to lose you as a friend in case it got awkward. I can't lose you Michael. You were my first friend, you've always been there for me so I feared rejection. I tried to keep it to myself, fuck I tried so hard. I wanted to scream from the rooftops that I was in love with you but I didn't. And then one day a couple months back I decided to make a twitter account so I could tell someone, anyone how I really felt without anyone knowing it was me. So I made that account. Never did I think you would acknowledge it let alone see it. Then you started talking about me and I was so fucking happy. Like immensely happy, remember when I couldn't sleep so we went for a walk? That was because of the direct message you sent me. I was so fucking happy." Calum says, stopping for a minute to breathe and not letting Michael speak. "We have so many fans trying to talk to us on twitter, I didn't want to stand out, I didn't want to get noticed and then once you started talking I didn't know what to do. Ashton kept telling me to tell you who was really behind the account but I just thought you would hate me. I couldn't handle that so I kept going. I tried to put the idea of us in your head, which I probably shouldn't have done that because look where it's gotten us. I just wanted an escape, somewhere where I could say everything I wanted to say to you. Michael I really didn't think you would find the account and I am so sorry, I'm sorry for betraying your trust. I just didn't want to ruin our friendship, but I realize I might've done that anyway."

Calum finished speaking, he said what he wanted, mind you he could've went a lot more into detail about how much he was in love with his friend he didn't want to scare him.

"Okay wait a minute, you only came out as gay a couple years ago, am I the reason you thought you were gay to start with?" Michael questions and is surprised when Calum starts to blush. "Oh my god seriously? You've liked me for that long?"


"Shut up." Calum says weakly, "and stop saying like, I don't like you, I'm in love with you."

"Calum you could've told me. You could've told me how you felt."

"Would you have felt the same way?" Calum shots back.

"Like I said in that message, anyone would be lucky to date you and I would date you."

"But you're not in love with me."

"Not yet but I could." Michael smiles, "I've thought about dating you before, it was a year or so ago, I mean I am bisexual, I've always known that and you are my closest friend, people say being in love with your best friend is the greatest feeling in the world."

"So what are you saying?"

"I'm saying that despite everything, despite the lying and the twitter account, I still want to take you on a date, I still want to give us a try." Michael tells him.

"Are you sure? But what if it doesn't work out?" Calum questions.

"But what if it does?" Michael retorts. "What if it's the best relationship ever? We're not going to know if we don't try."

"So you still want me?"

"I'll always want you." Michael can't help the large smile on his face, "come here."

So Calum does what Michael wants and he crawls over to where Michael is and they embrace each other. Michael carding his fingers through Calum's bed head.

"I'll always want you." Michael whispers again and Calum hides his blushing face in the crook of Michael's neck. He was happy, they were both happy.

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"Okay so are you guys dating now?" Ashton questions later on in the day when they are all sat around the living room. Calum snuggled into Michael's side.

"No."

"What do you mean no?"

"Just that, no, I plan on taking him on a date later this week but no we are not officially dating." Michael sums up.

"But why." Luke whines, "Calum ask Michael to be your boyfriend."

"Luke leave them alone, when they want to call each other their boyfriend they will."

"But I want Malum to happen now." Luke pouts.

"Well it's clearly happening if you would just look at how they are sitting." Ashton points out.

"That's not new Ashton, they always cuddle."

"Yeah but this time they are holding hands." Ashton was right. Michael had Calum's hand entwined with his on his lap.

"They're still not boyfriends." Luke mumbles and Ashton just sighs and continues to watch whatever it was that they were watching on the television.


"Can we put on the Liverpool game?" Calum asks shyly.

"Calum you're the only one who watches football." Ashton replies.

"No I'm not, Luke watches it too."

Before Ashton can say no to the game Michael is telling Calum that they can, and it's like when Michael wanted pancakes so Calum made them. Now Calum wants to watch football so Michael lets them. They're fucking whipped for each other.

While Luke and Ashton have their eyes on the screen Michael whispers to Calum, "so Friday can I take you on a date?"

Calum turns to look up at Michael with a smile, "I've been waiting for you to ask me for years, you know my answer."

"You're cute." Michael smiles.

Ashton of course breaks off their moment, "Calum you're not even watching the game!"

And Calum would rather admire Michael anytime of the day than watch a bunch of guys kick a ball around the field, and if Michael wants Calum's attention then he'll give it to him. Like he said he's been waiting awhile to be a couple with Michael and no one is going to stop him.

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A/N I was smiling the whole time writing this

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