Mutely Adopted

06-New family

As I approached Calum's door and I could hear him trying to play his guitar but kept getting frustrated when his fingers wouldn't play the cords.

He must have known I was coming because just as I was about to knock, the door slightly opened just enough for him to be able to see who it was. His eyes softened when he saw it was just me.

"Hi" he greeted timidly

"Hey, do you wanna talk Calum?"

He shrugged and opened the door and once again I found myself sitting on his bed across from him with my legs crossed.

"Do you have any questions Calum?"

"I don't wanna intrude and I definitely don't want to upset you"

"Its okay ask whatever you want I will be okay" i assured him and reached out for his hand. He let me hold it.

I tried to keep the butterflies in my stomach down and Gave him a promising smile. I wanted him to know it was okay to tell me what I want he was thinking and ask me what he wanted to know because it really was okay. Otherwise I wouldn't have told him and the boys.

"How could he do those things to you and your mother?" He asked

"I don't think he was very mentally sound. That doesn't mean what he did was okay at all but it makes it easier to live with to think that way."

"Why didn't you ask for help earlier?"

"I was 3 to 6 Calum I had no clue who to go to and I was scared no one would believe me or what he would do to me."

"Do you miss your mom?" Calum asked as if the question burned in the back of his mind

"Ive never really thought about it. I don't remember her really but ya sometimes I wish I still had a mom. Calum reached over and gave me a giant hug

"Im sorry I ever broke your trust or hurt your feelings Taylor, you don't deserve that"

"Calum its okay, we will get passed it"

I could tell he wanted to know more but just as we separated from our embrace that had my heart racing we heard a little knock at the door before Luke, Michael, and Ash came running in.

"We have come to destroy any feelings of sadness and propose something that we think would lift everybody's mood a ton!!" Luke yelled

I giggled as Michael insisted on crushing me under his body weight. 

"Okay anything just get up!!" I groaned, begged, and laughed at the same time.

"What would you boys like to take on as our next adventure?" Calum questioned

"LASER TAG!!!!" All three of them screamed at once and an evil grin spread across Calum's face. This was going to be interesting!!!

"Sounds good Ive never played laser tag"

All the boys looked at me stunned silent in complete shock before Micheal pushed me out if Calum's room and into my own.

"HURRY UP AND GET CHANGED BEFORE YOU DIE OF FUN DEPRIVATION AND WEAR AS MUCH WHITE AS POSSIBLE SO YOU GLOW UP LIKE A ADORABLE LITTLE GLOW WORM!!!" Michael rushed as though it was going to kill me that I had never played Laser Tag.

I kept laughing at Michaels ridiculous behaviour as I did what was demanded of me. Some white jeans, a white t-shirt, and white socks with my white converse that Ash had insisted on buying me the other day when we where at the mall.

Once ready I quickly ran down and out the door to get to the car. I climbed in once again squished in between Luke and Michael as they teased and bickered and joked with each other from across my lap.