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-10

"Josh, stop." Tobi scolds as I brush past his shoulder.

"No Tobi, I don't have time for this." I sigh, fixing my hair in the full length mirror by the door.

"Josh! Listen to me for fucks sake!" He screams, turning my shoulder and shaking them as he breathes heavily.

"You need to be careful. I know you 'don't have time,' but you don't know a lot about Callum other than you think he's a good guy. You know how I feel about him, you know what Vik said, and you know what happened to Simon." He breathes, anger laced in his tone.

"Okay alright! Fine! I'll be fucking careful but can you please stop breathing down my neck about it and just let me enjoy myself?!" I shout in return, and he backs off.

"Alright man, go have a good fucking time with this prickhead. Enjoy yourself." He opens the door, a mock happy smile on his lips as he shoves me out of it, before slamming the door on my face.

I huff out a short laugh, before shaking my head and walking down the hallway with tears burning my eyes.

I burst out of the building into the orangey sky, sitting on the bench in front of the main doors.

Almost immediately, I see Callum pull up to the curb.

"Hop in!" He shouts, pushing the sunglasses from the bridge of his nose down a bit so I can see his eyes.

I smile a toothy grin, before rushing towards the running car.

"Hey." I giggle, buckling up as he starts to drive out of the car park.

"Hi baby." He grabs my hand, shifting the clutch.

I feel my heart begin to beat faster, my stomach erupting with butterflies.

But it wasn't like how I felt with Simon.

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"That. Was. Awesome." I breathe, laughing with Callum.

"That truly was!" He howls, and I feel my cheeks begin to hurt.

I look back at the fast spinning ride we just came off of with an amused look.

"We have to do that one again." I chuckle, and he smiles.

"I'd love to, but we only have time for one more ride before the fair closes. Would you rather do that one again or the only one we haven't done?" He says, and I pout slightly.

"Let's do the ferris wheel." I shrug, and he smiles.

"Sounds ok." He reaches his hand out for mine.

I pull my lip between my teeth, taking it ever so slowly, a smile on both of our faces. We walk had and hand to the giant bright wheel.

Our hands swing as we wait among the youth to board the ride, our breath soon visible under the starred sky.

We finally approach the entrance, my heart racing as we climb onto the ride, getting cozy as the wheel begins to turn.

Callum's thumb begins to rub circles into my hand, causing me to look down at our intertwined fingers.

My eyes then meet his, a content sigh leaving his lip.

"Josh.. I've been meaning to tell you something." He starts.

I knew this was going to happen.

"I really like you. I like your smile and the way you talk, how much you care about our patients. You're a really good guy Josh." He admits sweetly.

"Oh Callum.. You're not so bad yourself." I smirk.

"S-so you like me too?" He stammers, and I giggle.