santa cruz sand - a cake fanfiction

ten • [her]

I know I said things would happen in this chapter but think imma put it off a little longer. I don't like when things go too fast.

  Calum couldn't help the way he stared. Luke's body shone in the sun and his mouth was practically watering. The miles of skin splayed out next to him was practically glowing as the bright summer sun cast on him.

  He had a sheet of sweat on his skin and his hair was down instead of being pulled back like it sometimes was. When he had taken it out of the ponytail holder, he had whipped it around and ran a hand through it. Calum was sure this was hell.

  His mind was completely void of thought of his own fucking girlfriend. The brunette had no idea when she was coming, or even if she was at all. Lacey could be wishy washy sometimes when it came to plans.

  He and Luke had stayed back while Michael and Ashton raced into the salty sea water together. The older of the two had made it first, and Calum watched as Michael pushed him into the water abd then diving into it himself. They came up a few seconds later with Michael's legs wrapped around Ashton's waist and then laughing about something.

  Calum sighed and smiled at the two. He's very glad they got together because Ashton never shut the fuck up about him, and now that they're together it's even worse but Calum doesn't really mind.

  "Do you want to get in soon?" Luke lifts his sunglasses up and turns his head to look at the brunette.

  He shrugs in response, "Sure that's fine." Luke nods and lowers his head back on where it was resting on his hands.

  A couple minutes go by as Calum feels the warm Summer breeze against his tan skin. He basks in it and really is enjoying it until someone comes up to them.

  "Hey." Calum lowers his sunglasses and looks toward where the sound came from.

  He sees a tall, shirtless guy with brown hair and blue swimming trunks on. The man's eyes are on Luke, but it doesn't stop Calum from raising an eyebrow and sitting up a little straighter.

  Luke sits up and leans his weight on his right elbow looking up at the guy. "Yeah?"

  The guy smiles what seems like a self-deprecating smile and scratches the back if his head. "I saw you...at the bar earlier and wanted to say something but you left quickly. My name's Rian. He squats down and holds a hand out and it's painfully awkward.

  "Uh hi. I'm Luke." He murmurs in response and shakes the man's hand.

  Calum feels something ugly rise from the pit of his stomach to his throat. He wants to blurt out "stop" or "get on somewhere, mate" but he doesn't. He sits there and let's it happen.

  "Can I get your number?"

  "I mean I'm just here on vacation I'm not..." Lie trails off. This kind of thing never happens to him so he's not really sure how to react.

  He nods in response, his smile dropping. "That's alright. Maybe I'll see you around? I come here pretty often, so." Rian shrugs and gives another smile.

  Luke nods and glances at Calum. He can see the blush high on Luke's cheekbones. Calum doesn't understand the feeling inside him that makes him want to be the cause of Luke's blush.

  "Sure." Luke smiles wide and they say goodbye to each other. Calum is in a sour mood all of a sudden. Though he has no right to be. Luke had admitted his feelings and Calum just kinda brushed them off...which was a shit thing to do but he didn't return them and he was taken.

  The blonde doesn't even comment on the events that just happened. Just tugs on Calum's arm and jerks his head toward the big blue sea.

  The 4 boys splash and push each other all around in the summer. Today was just a swim and chill day, but tomorrow they would surf. Luke was both parts nervous and excited to see Calum in a wetsuit.

*

  After Michael complaining his skin was going to burn off and Luke claiming he had a sunburn on his scalp, the four boys went back to his uncle's beach house.

  The had just driven a few miles down the road from the beach house because more people were down the way. Michael had argued saying he liked being solitary, but Ashton thought it would be more fun with more people.

  When they got back to the place, Lacey had been there. In the flesh. It was great.

  Great for Calum and Lacey, yeah. She ran to him and he picked her up and swing her around and kissed all over her face while she giggled. He carried her fucking bags up to you their room and threw her on their bed.

  (Luke only knows this because he was walking by at the time. He isn't a stalker.)

  Now they're sitting in the back porch area looking out on the beach sitting close to the bonfire. Luke watched as Lacey was curled in Calum's lap like a cat, him running his fingers through her hair and occasionally whispering things in her ear that made her giggle.

  He's sure he has a constipated look on his face. As soon as he becomes aware he fixes his face, but not before Calum can look up at him. Brown eyes lock on blue ones for a split second before they're being averted. He licks his lips and smirks, his mind already gone somewhere else.

  "You know some guy hit on Luke today." Calum announces, licking his teeth and staring straight into Luke's soul.

  Michael raises an eyebrow where he's leaning against Ashton's chest on the long beach chair they shared. He shifts and turns to face Calum. "Pretty boy say what?"

  "What?" Ashton says, not understanding. Michael laughed and hit his chest. "No but what happened? Spill the tea."

  Luke blushes and rolls his eyes. "It was nothing, really." He rubs his arm and ignores the 4 pairs of eyes staring at him.

  "Clearly it was something." Lacey said with a giggle. Luke thinks she's so cute and she's really polite. He would like her if he didn't have eyes for someone else.

  "He just asked for my number and I told him that I'm just visiting." Luke shrugs and takes a sip of the whiskey and Coke that Ashton poured him earlier.

  (Apparently Ashton's uncle said they could take anything from the liquor cabinet and he wouldn't know. And if he did know he wouldn't tell.)

  Michael groaned and face palmed. "You could've had like a little summer fling!" He said almost disappointedly.

  Calum grips Lacey's waist tighter at that statement while Luke laughs amusedly. The whiskey in the blonde makes him feel good. Better than he has in a month. "He was like in his 30s."

  A sigh is let out followed by a disappointed teacher look on Michael's face which is essentially what he is. "Even better! Hello? Sugar daddies." He says like this should be obvious to Luke.

  Ashton laughs at Michael's tone of voice and kisses him lightly on the forehead. Lacey giggles in response as well. And cuddles deeper into Calum's chest.

  Luke feels a hand squeeze his heart as he fights these feelings he has. He knows ever second he spends with Calum, his feelings just get stronger.