Make Your Move...before it's too late

Part Five

Cal gets called over by Luke, leaving Ash and I stunned and silent. "I'm so sorry, I swear I had no idea you were here with Cal, its just he didn't tell me he was going out with someone" I shift my weight and keep my eyes at the ground while I respond "it's okay, and he didn't tell you because we are not going out, we just met tonight". He seems taken aback,  "well you must mean something special to him, because he never does things like this, he doesn't move fast, and he hasn't had a girlfriend in quite a while-" I stop him there, "I'm sorry I just don't feel comfortable with you telling me private things about him, I want to hear it from him, and I want him to want to tell me, you know?" He nods apologetically and walks with me, putting his hand softly on my lower back and leading me to where the boys stand. Mike throws him a questionable look when we get there and he quickly moves his hand away from me, distracting himself instead with handing out the drinks.
Luke begins to speak, exclaiming "well hey, now almost all of us have girlfriends" he cracks a smile, meaning no harm by his words, but Cal notices the way Ash retreats, turning around and excusing himself to go get a drink. He whispers in my ear that he'll be right back and I watch him walk the few steps to meet Ash, cutting him off from going any further I hear him ask "hey Ash what's up? Everything okay?", Ash seems angered by this and snaps his reply "why'd you bring some girl you just met to my apartment Cal", Ash catches my eye and I look away, ashamed to be caught eavesdropping, ashamed to have caused a fight. I focus instead on the people in front of me, Luke starts gushing about his girlfriend who couldn't be here tonight, making sure to assure me he does have a girlfriend, Mike teases him, whispering to me "he made her up, she doesn't actually exist", I force a laugh, trying to enjoy the company of Cal's friends, and I do, but I can't stop thinking of Ash and Cal.
Rock and Roll by Eden comes on and I turn around to see Ash by the speaker, watching me as he turns up the volume, I hold his gaze, unsure of what he means by it when Cal grabs my hand and pulls me away, breaking my contact.
"What's wrong" I ask Cal, he doesn't respond, just keeps walking with my hand in his. I stop, he doesn't expect this. We are out of the apartment now, standing in the stairwell which leads to the roof. "You can't just pull me along, you need to talk to me, are you okay Cal, did something happen with you and Ash?". At first his expression is like stone, hard and unwavering, he tries to avoid my eyes, but I hold his face so he looks into them. I ask him again "what's wrong Cal?". He softens under my gaze, and tells me that something is up with Ash, he doesn't want to go into it, clearly thinking I didn't hear the fight, but I know that it was about me, so I tell him. "I know, I didn't mean to prowl but I heard a bit of your conversation. It's about me isnt it. I'm really sorry I-" he takes my hands in his "of course he's now got you thinking you did something wrong, you didn't, and it's fine, he is just acting like a baby and needs some time to cool off, I think he preferred it when we were both single, didn't make him feel so alone." I feel horrible, that's so sad to hear, and he seems like such a wonderful person, "I don't want to ruin your friendship, I could never forgive myself for getting in the way of that". Cal kisses my forehead and tells me there is nothing that could break up their friendship and that everything is going to be okay "I'm sorry I brought it up, but here follow me, I want to show you something".
I follow him up the stairwell and watch as he pushes the door open onto the roof. His arms look strong and safe as he pushes the weight of the solid door. He holds it open and leads me through before him. I leave him behind as he closes the door, walking to the middle of the roof, "you can see the whole city from up here" my smile beams, I know how giddy I must look, and he comes up from behind me to hold me in a warm hug, with his arms around my shoulders, he lightly leans his chin on the top of my head. "Its beautiful isn't it", I lean my head back and look up at him, the most wonderful view, His curls fall into his eyes as he looks down at me, and the stars twinkle around him, forming a glowing crown around his head, I close my eyes and feel his lips lower softly onto mine, upside down we kiss, laughing in the struggle of it all he grabs my hand and spins me around so we are facing each other instead. Behind him I see a pool, he watches me as my eyes light up. Its a cold night but the pool is heated, I can see the steam float on the top of the water, waiting for someone to get in. "We can go in if you want" he offers, fueling my excitement, "but we don't have any bathers" I respond, noticeably saddened by the missed opportunity. I walk towards it anyway, reaching down to feel the water, its so warm underneath my fingertips, seeming to lure me in, I can't refuse. Standing back up I slowly kick off my heels, making a show of it I turn to face Cal as I slip the straps off of my dress, he watches it fall to floor in a graceful moment. I laugh at how red his face grows, but in an instant he is standing in front of me, he reaches to touch me but I turn around and slip into the pool, hidden in the dark water, giving him only a second to see me clearly. "You're teasing me now" he tells me. I laugh and ask "well are you getting in?", his smile turns into something cheekier as he grabs my dress from the ground and makes a show of heading to the door "HEY! YOU CAN'T DO THAT" I yell in a flurry and splash back to the side of the pool from where I entered. He laughs and runs over to me, bobbing down and kissing me hard "I'm just playing with you" , I reach out my hand to his, he looks at it and then at me, both of us fully aware of the move I am about to make, he grabs it anyway and I pull him into the pool beside me. "I hope your suit isn't a rent" I say as he takes off his suit jacket, not bothering to unbutton his striped shirt, and wraps it around my shoulders, "thank you" I say, grateful of no longer being fully exposed in the water. He pulls me onto him, holding me up as my legs wrap around his waist in the water, he holds me tight, my chest up against his as he kisses up and down my neck. I shiver, but I'm not cold. Cal's phone rings by the side of the pool and he pulls me with him to answer it, I laugh at the action of this, struggling in the water. It's Mike, he answers the call and wraps it up quickly, telling me that everyone's leaving the party now but Mike and Crystal are heading back to the apartment they share and told him not to come over. We laugh at how suss the call was, whether they were trying and failing to hide the fact that they were going to have sex, or whether they were just trying to keep Cal and I together for the night, we find it hilarious either way. Our bodies start to get used to the temperature of the pool, and the wind cools us down too much, so we decide to get out of the pool. Cal lifts himself out and I watch his back muscles tighten under the see through shirt now tight around his body from the water, highlighting his every muscle. He catches me looking and laughs, reaching down he pulls me out of the water in one swift motion quickly covering me up in his jacket which reaches below my knees, concealing me. I grab my dress and he holds my heels as we giggle and run down the stairwell, quickly waving to Luke as we rush off, he whistles behind us and I blush