Right Now

33.

I stand in front of the mirror and I gag at the dress she picked out. It's cute, but I keep trying to tell everyone that I am not a dress person. I smooth it out and try not to look as homicidal as I feel.

"You look so cute!" She says happily. It's black and casual, but made my body look terrible. ''Please get it?" She asks as she smiles at me. The sleeves go to my hands and it was held loosely around my waist by a matching gold chain, the back was bare and it was very short

"Are you sure I can't just wear a fancy pair of j-" her eyes grow dark and I stop talking.

"Say it and I shall cause you physical harm right here in front of God and everybody." She says, closing her eyes and holding up one hand. I laugh at her dramatic display and I shake my head.

"I'll get it. Only if I get pizza for dinner and Ash can come over." I say and she nods her head.

"It's a deal. So, when we're you going to tell me about your little relationship?" She questions me as she browses through other dresses.

"We went over this already, mom." I say, walking into the dressing room and putting on the purple dress Calum provided me with this morning.

Ugh, dresses.

"And? I want to know." She says and I sigh, looking in the mirror.

"When I was sure this wasn't a mistake." I say with a sigh.

"Why would it be?" She asks with a frown.

I stick my head out of the curtain. "C'mon, mom, have you met me? I don't exactly scream girlfriend material, especially not since my last boyfriend. And we're not the most functional couple at the moment. We both kinda suck." I deadpan and she sighs. How could I have been sure about it? All my life I've been unsure of things. Ice cream flavors, types of dogs, now this. Calum hood was my new insecurity, yet he made me feel perfect.

"You're a bit difficult at times, but that doesn't mean you can't have a healthy relationship." She says.

"We started out hating each other. Sometimes I still do hate his stupid face," I say, stepping out from behind the curtain. "But I'm glad we are together, I really like Calum, mom."

"That's good. Come in, let's go get food and then the kangaroo boy." I smile and agree.

At Ashton's, he quickly runs out of his house and dives into the backseat of my car. "Hello, other fam." He says and smiles. He buckles up and shoots us the biggest grin known to man. "Okay, I'm so in love and I want to have Lily's babies." He says and mom frowns. I, on the other hand, have already heard this from him.

"Don't you mean it the other way?" She asks him.

"No, that would just be weird." He simply. "But seriously, I'm gonna marry her.''

"Everyone is in love," Mom says happily. "Both my kids are happy and I'm excited. I can already see family Christmas and Halloween where Ashton is still  the biggest child and-''

"No one said I was in love." I say and frown, cutting her off.

"You don't have to. You and Calum are practically already married. You both argue one second then you're fine. Like Jesse and Slater off of Saved By the Bell."

''I guess." I say and I frown. Mom only laughs.

At home, as we all get out of the car, I see her standing in the doorway of his house. Calum stands behind his mom, who stands in front of Missy. Neither of the three look happy. Joy looking the most pissed.

"Who's that?" My mom whispers. I don't answer her, I'm trying not to be agitated, but I look up and make eye contact with him and he quickly turns and walks into his house, like he is trying to hide. I groan softly and roll my eyes. At least he wasn't sticking around her.