After All • Calum Hood (Sequel to ISTTY)

5

—Your father wanted to see you too, but he's out of the country right now -my mom says while she stand up- when he arrives, Calum and you could go to our home to dinner, would you like?

—Yeah, could be -I shrug-

I had been there for about two hours, we ate a bit more, I told her about my experience with Wyatt, she told me what she's been doing with her life

—Okay -she smiles- I'm glad I got to see you, Madeleine. No matter what, you're my little girl and I never want to lose you, I'll never stop loving you. -she squeezes Wyatt's cheeks- and I'll never stop loving this lovely boy. Would you say hi to Calum from me?

—Of course, I'll tell him you said hi. Well, see you soon.

—See you, daughter. See you soon little Wyatt

I left the place and started walking down the street quieter, admiring everything. Australia can be a mess sometimes, yes, but it gives me peace... Its streets, the culture, its people...
I should've brought Wyatt's stroller, my son is become heavier and unquiet. Always that I leave the house without the stroller I end up having back pains for almost 2 days.
Admiring the stores, I saw a Bath & Body Works store, I decided to go. If there was something I loved, was this store and the smell of it, after looking around for a while, I bought two aromatic candles for our house and bedroom, and a body cream for mi, this one on specific Calum loves. After leaving the store, I take out my vibrating phone

"I was recording babe, I'm sorry. How is it going? are you still with your mom?"

"No, I'm coming home. It was relatively nice, she invited us over for dinner. What about you, are you coming home late?"

"As long as you're comfortable with going to your parent's house... And yes princess, don't wait for me awake, there's a lot to do. By the way, how's my son? I miss him already"

"I won't feel uncomfortable going, but if you would, we better stay, you just have to tell me. It's a shame you'll come home late, I'm craving your kisses... And your touch. Wyatt's here, being held by his mommy and looking at my phone while we're speaking. Oh and you only miss him? because I miss you"

After giving birth and going to therapy with Dr. Adams to overcome the postpartum depression I realized that the love I feel for Calum is on another scale. We've been together for years now, and we've been through a lot too. Our relationship has a solid base now, and well, I'm madly in love with him in every possible way

"I won't feel uncomfortable, it's your parents and Wyatt's grandparents. And don't say that, because I'm craving you too... I obviously miss you too, it's just that Wyatt is the spoiled one"

And yes, Calum is madly in love with his son

"Babe, I'm home already. Hey, what's up with the guys? They abandoned me, tell Luke that I already forgot his face since the last time he visited me"

I dropped things on the living room and changed Wyatt to a more comfortable outfit, I put him on his foam carpet and let him play with a Fisher Price piano that Michael gifted him not too long ago. I got rid of the clothes I had, I wanted to take a shower but it wasn't possible yet because Wyatt was awake, so I slide a Calum's shirt through my body. My phone rings again and instead of receiving a message, I receive an audio of Luke

"I will visit you soon and if Wyatt allows us to, we could go somewhere else to do something, I have a lot to tell you."

And before I could even reply, I receive another audio

"Could you at least dissimulate the fact that Luke is your favorite? We're mad at you, now Luke's not the only one paying a visit, we'll tag along too."

I laugh a lot thanks to the audio that Ashton and Michael sent me, it's not that Luke was my favorite, because I don't have one, it's just that Luke and I developed a more intimate relationship, he'd give me advices and I would give him advices too, meanwhile Michael and Ash are like my joke buddies.

I press the button to record an audio:

"I don't have a favorite, I love you guys the same. And well, I'll wait for you here then, but tell me when you're coming so I can cook something delicious. You guys abandoned Wyatt and I so much that I bet Wyatt doesn't remember about your faces anymore"

I loved those guys to death, they were and are a big support in my life, I'm sure that without them everything would have been a bit more complicated, they're truly life savers

My phone's screen lightened up, interrupting me from my thoughts, it was another audio

"Madeleine, stop fooling them, you don't love us the same, you love me more than them" I rolled my eyes at Calum's comment and laughed "How couldn't him remember about us? Speak for Ashton and Luke, it's impossible that Wyatt won't remember his favorite uncle"

And Michael's súper right, Michael is like his favorite uncle of human being, as soon as Wyatt sees Michael, he throws his arms towards Mikey and starts laughing or jumping. The bond that these two have it's unexplainably impressive.

I limited to simply answer

"Fools. I'll wait for you then"

I blocked my phone, took Wyatt into my arms and left to the living room, I turned on the TV to watch something in Netflix, and thank to the Olympus Gods, Wyatt actually likes to watch TV