Eighteen {#wattys2016}

10

I woke up my head was spinning. Luke was gone so I got out of bed and made my way to Ashton's room. I knocked three times and he opened the door.

"Hey do you know where Calum is and do you got aspirin?" I asked

"Yes and yes. Calum is here still sleeping and there's a bottle of aspirin on the bathroom counter" he said

"Thanks" I said while walking into the bathroom to swallow the pills. When I walked out Ashton was scrolling through his phone and I sat on the edge of the bed.

"What happened last night?" I asked

"Well you and Calum were drunk and you left the party. I wasn't drunk and Luke was just a bit buzzed so we followed you guys back to the hotel. You guys were practically ready to have sex when we walked in so we took Calum out of the room to prevent that" he said

"Shit. I told you guys you wouldn't want to know me when I'm drunk" I chuckled.

"Alexa come back it's not true" Calum stirred and jolted awake.

"Babe what's wrong?" I asked worried.

"Just a nightmare" he breathed out.

I crawled next to him and rubbed small circles on his back and asked "wanna talk about it?"

"I'd rather not relive it" he sighed and a tear rolled down his cheek.

"Aww don't cry I'm still here" I cooed and wiped away the few stray tears that fell from his eyes.

- -

We were now on a plane back to Australia to finish up the Australian part of the tour. Calum has been oddly quiet all day and I'm starting to get worried about him. Right now he's asleep and I got the middle seat between him and Ashton. Luke and Michael were behind us and I decided to ask Ashton about Calum's peculiar behavior.

"Hey ash" I said.

"Yeah what's up" he said while looking up from his laptop.

"Um has Calum had a nightmare like this before?" I asked

"Yeah when we were on tour the two weeks he had to leave you" he said

"Do you know what it was about?" I said

"Yeah. One of them went like you two were in your room together. Your dad came in with a cop and they arrested Calum. You were in hysterics and Calum just felt so lost and upset. He got off with the charges because you two didn't do anything but kiss but he wasn't allowed to be within a hundred feet of you till you turned eighteen and he had to break up with you because within those four years people and feelings could change" he said

"Oh my god" I whispered

"Then the one I think he had last night was where he left for tour and someone took a picture that was totally innocent but twisted it. It was a picture of him hugging a older fan and the medias said Calum was cheating on you with the girl. You felt betrayed and heartbroken so you tried to leave and didn't let him explain himself" he finished

"Oh... Thanks" I said.

"It's okay lex. They were just nightmares" Ashton said

I nodded my head and cuddled into Calum holding him close not knowing how to make him feel better.
- -

We now are in the tour bus. Me and Calum were cuddling in the back room watching the walking dead season one on Netflix and I decided ask him about the dream.

"Hey Cal"

"Yeah babe" he said.

"What was your dream about?" I asked