Maybe next year

Chapter 6

Calum's POV

I left shortly after because she didn't even bother talking to me after a while. I thought it would be best if I just left. Driving past the places we used to hang out and get wasted, the feelings are gone. What's left are pieces of broken memories.

I never knew what happened to the other girl. What was her name? Denise? Delilah? And the worst part is is that I didn't even feel bad about what I did. Not until I lost Jamie. She was the best thing that ever happened to me! And I wasn't just going to give her up so easily.

I took out my phone and opened up Jamie's contact. My thumbs lingered over the message button for quite some time. Finally, I just gave in and clicked it.

*Hey it's Calum. Can we talk somewhere?* C'mon. C'mon.

*Will you leave me alone then? Like forever?* Ouch.

*It might be a little bit hard, but I will try :)*

*Fine.* Yay.

*Good. Meet me at Millstown Lake at 6?*

*k*

Finally! Another shot at Jamie's affection and love. The same thing I wasted and took advantage of in the first place. I was a lunatic. But that was the past and I'm a new man now. I won't waste it now.

Jamie's POV.

"Another txt from lover boy?" Peyton had invaded my room, but I hadn't mind. I actually really loved her company because she was the only one who truly understood the entire situation.

I nodded. "He claims he still loves me. How can you love someone you betrayed time and time again?" I sighed. The whole thing gave me a head ache.

"He probably does." Excuse me? "But that doesn't mean that scumbag deserves you again." There's my Peyton. Peyton could read me like an open book if she wanted to.

"Pey, do you mind getting me some water and Advil?" My brain seemed to be pounding against my skull. She nodded and walked out of the room to retrieve the items.

I hummed along to a new song i had heard while rummaging through my pictures. There wasn't many, but every picture flooded back memories.

Like the time her and Peyton went down to the lake and had a mud fight.

Or the picture of her and her mother she had found while looking through a photo album. She quick snapped a picture of that so she could look at it whenever.

Or her favorite, a picture of their whole family. Before it all went wrong of course.

And then, wait. A picture of Cal and her? She had deleted them all. She checked and double-checked. It was the day they skipped school and went to the beach.

I remembered the day clearly. Cal picked me up in the alley below the fire escape I climbed down. Peyton would cover for me at school. We drove down to the beach, singing to 5 seconds of summer along the way. After we set everything up, we ran hand in hand down into the water, where quickly after I had splashed Calum. He got me back though. Calum picked me up bridal style and threw me in the water. We splashed each other for a while longer before realizing that if you couldn't feel your legs, you should probably get out. We laid on our towels stealing glances at each other before Cal finally got up and threw me over his shoulder and started walking. I smacked his back in between laughs and screamed at him to put me down. Over course being the dork he was, Cal played dumb asking random people "excuse me sir/ma'am have you seen my girlfriend? I have seem to have lost her." or "Jamie this isn't funny anymore. Where are you?." or even " Okay seriously I'm going home without you then." It was then I realized how much I really loved him.

But the fact that I had been so blind to what was going on around me, is why i'm so hesitant to go to the lake later.

It really feels good to have someone think about you at night. Someone who regrets the mistakes they made with you. Honestly Cal may have changed, but I'm not letting my guard down. Not again.

Now where's Peyton with my Advil and water?