Downtown Idea

19. Fake You Out

Zoe was no help to me at all. She sounded like she was siding with Calum on this, when she knew I would never do anything like that, especially not with Ashton! We were friends! I didn't even take into consideration that cuddling with him while watching cartoons would come off like we slept together. So now Calum was really mad at me and there wasn't anything I was gonna be able to do about it. He went off to pout somewhere, and Ashton definitely wasn't gonna do anything with me until this all blows over. 

I don't know where Zoe went, but I was past caring. I had showered and got ready for our show. We had all day, but I didn't have anything else to do. When I was dressed and ready, I went out of the room I shared with Zoe to find Luke coming out of his and Calum's room. He looked at me and raised his eyebrows. 

"Do you know where Calum is?"  He asked glancing at his phone. I shook my head and sighed. "Oh right, you're fighting." I narrowed my eyes at him and he laughed. 

"We aren't fighting." I said sighing harshly, "He's just-"

"Mad that you fucked around with Ashton?" he finished. I shook my head and started to go back to my room. I couldn't win with these people. "Hey, I'm kidding. I know you didn't sleep with Ashton. Calum does too." 

"Then why's he so mad at me?" I pleaded, sounding much more desperate than I had intended. 

"He just likes you a lot." Luke laughed, "He didn't consider that you could be interested in someone else, and then he saw you with Ashton it must have clicked in his head that-"

"That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard!" I said quickly. That could be it! "Besides that, Ashton wouldn't do that to him, so if he didn't believe me he could have at least believed Ashton!" 

"He's just a bit possessive, Reese!" Luke insisted as I shoved open my door. "He'll come back and he'll talk to you about it so just wait." 

I didn't want to wait. I wanted to go on like nothing was wrong. I wanted to go back and sleep in Michael's bed and not stay up all night with Ashton. I wanted to knock on Cal and Luke's door instead of following Luke's rules. Why couldn't I have just gone to bed? Why did I have to watch that stupid movie with Ashton? I flopped onto my bed and sighed. I didn't have much of anything to do. I grabbed my phone and decided to text Cal. 

He didn't answer. I wasn't gonna double test him if he didn't want to talk to me. I was so sure everything was insanely messed up between us. I couldn't believe this was happening because I spent all night awake in Ashton's room.

I could have at least tried to spend the night with Calum though....Why hadn't he been my first attempt?

Someone knocked on my door while I stared at the ceiling numbly. I thought I imagined it for a second, but when it happened again I couldn't ignore it again. I got up and opened up the door to find Calum, looking sheepish.

"Hey." I said breathlessly. I had never been happier to see him in my entire life.

"Did you fuck with Ashton?" He asked plainly. I shook my head at him, hoping he was over if little explosion of drama. "Did you go in there with the intentions of fucking with him?"

"No." I said seriously. It never even crossed my mind to be honest. "Michael and Zoe kicked me out of my room and Luke said I wasn't allowed to kick him out of your room, so I went to Ashton. I was planning to sleep in Michael's bed, but then we watched that horrible movie and got scared and I swear we didn't do anything and I don't want to do anything with him because I -"

"Reese!" Calum cut off my rambling and stared at me. "Stop."

"I'm sorry." I said truthfully. I was sorry for rambling and I was sorry for the whole situation. "Did you want to come in?" I stepped aside, hoping he would come in so we could talk. I didn't even mind if he wanted to yell at me. I didn't like the quiet anger between us.