The Unexpected Couple

Chapter Twenty-Four

"He said what!?" Morgan exclaims. I nod as her mouth drops open. I nod as her eyes widen even more. "Wow." She mumbles. "A fight with Liam and your dad in the same day."

"It's been a busy day." I humorlessly laugh. She gives me a weak smile and stands up from her bed, brushing her hands together.

"Well. You hungry?" She asks and I nod. I stand up from the bed and follow her out the door, down the stairs and back into the kitchen.

"It's about time." Calum says as we walk in straightening to full hight from where he was hunched over in the island and walking over to kiss Morgan on the cheek.

I smile slightly at their exchange and sit in one of the barstools behind the island.

"Want something to eat Rain?" Morgan's mom asks and I nod.

"Yes, thank you." I say. She smiles at me and turns to open the cabinet pulling out bread and a jar of Nutella. I mentally cheer as she places the bread in the toaster.

"So I assume you're sleeping over?" She asks and I nod.

"If that's okay." I say and she nods and smiles.

"Of course! You can sleep in the guest room. I'm going to apologize in advance it probably smells like a locker room, it was my son's room before he moved out."

I laugh shaking my head. "My soccer bag smells like that so I'm used to it."

"Do you need clothes to wear for tonight and tomorrow?" Morgan asks. I turn around in the chair to look back at her and Calum. Calum has his arms around her waist with his chin resting atop her head.

"Yes please." I say.

"Alright we'll get them when you're done eating. We're going to go watch some TV." She says gripping Calum's hand and pulling him into the living room. As I turn back around her mom places the plate with the toast on it in front of me giving me a smile.

"Thank you." I say smiling back at her and picking up one of the slices.

I finish both slices quickly and rinse my plate off then set it in the sink.

"Thank you for letting me stay here." I say and she smiles.

"You're welcome anytime. I can tell you've had a rough day." She says walking over to me and wrapping her arms around my shoulders in a hug. I hug her back and smile at her as she let's go. "You guys should get to sleep you aren't skipping school tomorrow." She says with a grin on her face.

I tell her goodnight and walk into the living room where Calum and Morgan are cuddled together in the recliner telling them what she just told me.

"Come pick your clothes really quick. You can shower if ya want." Morgan says and I follow her into her room grabbing the articles of clothing I need and then heading to the guest room.

I undress and shower quickly. One out of the shower I change into the spandex and oversized T-shirt I grabbed, brushing my teeth with an extra toothbrush Morgan gave me and then hop into the bed falling asleep quickly, despite all the thoughts running through my mind.

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"Hey. Wake up." Calum says while tapping my shoulder.

"I'm up now stop touching me." I saw slapping his hands away from me. He smirks at me before turning and leaving the room. I roll my eyes shutting the door behind him.

I rub the sleep from my eyes walking over to the clothes I had laid out from Morgans closet. I pull off the clothes I had on, slipping into the ripped jeans and band tee. I look at my hair in the mirror running my hands through it's waves in an attempt to tame them. When it's apparent that they aren't going to cooperate I sigh and pull all my hair back securing it with the hair tie on my wrist. I grab the VANS, that I had grabbed yesterday while hastily leaving the house, and slip them back on.

"Can we ride with you today?" Morgan asks as I enter the kitchen. I nod looking at the screen of my phone and nodding towards the door.

"We can get breakfast on the way, let's go." I say. They both grab their things as we walk out to my car. They both slide into the backseat while I start the car. We stop for McDonalds on the way to school and almost end up late because of the traffic in the drive through.

We get out of the car quickly jogging up to the front doors that lock once the day starts. Thankfully they are still open and Calum holds the door for Morgan and I. We turn the corner from the door, what we see making me stop in my tracks and gasp.

My jaw tightens involuntarily as my eyes connect with Liam's before snapping them back down to Sophia, who is currently running her hands over his biceps.