After All • Calum Hood (Sequel to ISTTY)

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—Guys, believe it or not going out with a baby is beyond stressful -Calum says- you have to pack like a hundred things and be sure to have the strollers, the car seat, the everything... But thankfully, Wyatt has uncles that will help his dad to carry those things -we all laugh-

—But yeah, let's do something, we haven't done anything fun in a while -I shrug- besides, I also want Maddy to meet more of Australia so she can fall in love with our country and I get to convince her to move here after graduating from college -I say with a devilish smile-

—You've lived in London your whole life? -Ash ask, Maddy opens her mouth in surprise-

—How do you know I'm from the United Kingdom? -her face was red-

—Well, remember that Calum mentioned it, plus, your accent rats you out -Michael jokes-

—Ooh, right. Don't mind me, I might be slow sometimes -she laughs- and no, I also lived in Wales a while but it's basically the same... Here is totally different, I went from a cold humid weather to being involuntarily tanned, which it's pretty nice. And what about you guys, have you been to London before?

—Yes -Luke says- a couple of years ago we toured in some cities of London, it wasn't something huge but it was meaningful

—Mad told me you guys were pretty good, I'm sorry I haven't listened to anything yet

—We can sing something for you -Ashton proposes while looking at their friends looking for approval-

—Yeah -Calum says- but It'd be better to do it with everything, we can wait for a rehearsal so Maddy can join us

—They're amazing, friend -I assure her-

We were there for a while chatting and including Andy on our convo this time, time flew by and we decided it was time to leaved besides, Wyatt was waking up

—I have an idea but I don't know if you'll agree with me -I say, getting Wyatt out of his car seat, rocking him in my arms-

—What? -Andy asks-

—We can have dinner all together, anywhere, the point is sharing moments together, right? So, what do you say?

—I'm down -Luke says-

—Yeah, it's a good idea, plus, I'm starving -Ashton says-

—I'm afraid I can't go -Andy says and I pout-

—Why not? Don't be a buzz killer

—I have to pick up my sister and her friend from a friend's house, I promised them

—So what? Pick them up and they can have dinner with us too -I say-

—Are you sure about it? -Andy scratches his neck, I roll my eyes and hit his arm playfully-

—Go pick 'em up -Calum tells him-

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We all were on a car park of a known Italian restaurant here in Australia, it was mostly known for their pizzas, they were delicious even though I wasn't a big fan of pizzas now. Michael was -as always- holding Wyatt, who was laughing nonstop with his uncle Michael. I was being hugged from behind by Calum, his chin rested on my shoulder, Ashton, Luke and Maddy were beside us, we were on a specie or circle while we were waiting for Andy to arrive with his sister and the sister's friend. It was almost 9PM and the restaurant was almost empty which was weird, at least that's what I could see from the car park, we were there for around 20 minutes chatting, now Luke was the one holding my son, Calum was now beside me playing with his fingers and the hunger was going strong, I was starting to feel desperate