After All • Calum Hood (Sequel to ISTTY)

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—It's that, I can't believe it -Mali says but pauses to drink a bit of water- he's my brother's clone and his first word was dadda too

—I know, right? -I turn to see Wyatt-

—His second word will be grandpa -David, who has Wyatt on his lap, jokes- right, mate?

—Grandpa? He'll say grandma first -Joy raises an eyebrow-

—Aunt or Mali is easier than grandpa or grandma. I have faith that one of these two will be his second word

—Okay, but what about momma? -I say amusingly- am I the last?

—I don't know, all I know is Wyatt chose that his first word would be his favorite parent -Calum jokes making us laugh-

—We'll see, we'll see -I giggle-

We were out for lunch with Calum's family, they wanted to spend time with him too since Cal was leaving for tour

—By the way, how's your dad? -Joy asks. Calum tensed up and we all realized that, he turned to see me-

—I told them about it one of the days I stayed over at their house -I explain my boyfriend, he nodded relaxing. Mali would only look at his brother now- I honestly don't seen him very well -I shrug- after Cal leaves I plan to spend even more time with him, that way he can get to see Wyatt a lot

—Having you two with him will give your dad the joy he needs -David says- it's the best you can do -I smile at David's words-

—I'm so sorry about all this -Joy says- I've never experienced this so personal, that an important person to someone I adore got sick... I've always listened about it from strangers and still, it made me feel nostalgic

I smile at her way of telling me she adores me

—I haven't even listened about a stranger before, imagine that. This whole thing took me by surprise

—Now let's only focus on the good things, your parents and you are united again, your dad loves you with all your soul and Wyatt even more -Mali says realizing things were getting nostalgic. I smile at her words, when I was feeling down my Mali would help me out of the emotional hole-

—You're right -I wink at her and she smiles. Calum looks at us probably wondering when did we became so close-

And don't get me wrong, Mali and I have always had a good relationship but since Calum's been away, our relationship grew thicker and stronger. I could say now Mali's the closest I have to a best friend here in Australia

—Did I tell you that Mali met my parents too? -I look at Calum smiling, he smiles back-

—No, I didn't know. When? -he raises his eyebrows bemused and looks at Mali- what was it like?

—Weeks ago, my dad wanted to see Wyatt and since we were at Mali's, she took us there and stayed with us -I tell him-

—They're nice, pretty elegant and outrageous but nice -Calum and I laughed at Mali's description of my parents-

—A little bit intimidating their elegance, right? -Calum asks- imagine how I was when I first met them

—You were a nervous wreck! -I laugh remembering-

—My poor brother -Mali pouts- the good thing is that now you two have a son together, I guess it makes it less intimidating

—When I met you I don't think I was that nervous, right? -I ask Joy-

—No, no honey. Calum was more nervous than you were -we all laughed at Joy's response-