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Chapter Twenty Eight

Quick heads up, this chapter has a lot of POV changes. :)

Chapter Twenty Eight

Anni POV

"Hold on, I'll be there in a second!" I call as I try to manoeuvre my way down the stairs in my heels. Muttering profanities about my 'goddamn shoes', I finally reach the door. Before pulling it open, I turn and look back up the stairs to see all the girls staring down at me with wide eyes. Silently, I gesture for them to get out of sight. 

Muttering a few more colourful words, I wrench open the door. Standing there, wearing a simple black button down top and black skinny jeans, was Calum.

"Hi." I breathe, attempting to brush my hair out of my face. He smiles at me, but doesn't say anything. I wait for him to speak but he still doesn't.

Calum POV

God, she looked...wow. I look her up and down and smile. She stands there with a nervous smile on her face, and she fiddles with the hem of the creamy white dress she wears. The dress ends almost halfway up her thighs, showing off gorgeously tan legs.

My eyes slowly rake up the rest of her body, taking in the rest of the dress. I try not to stare at her chest, which seemed to be spilling almost teasingly out of the top of her dress. My eyes reach her face once again, and I see from her expression that my staring did not go unnoticed.

"Uhh, cat got your tongue?" she asks. I try to control the blush which heats my cheeks, but it is useless. I manage to stutter out a simple greeting, and gesture to my car.

"D-do you want to go?" She nods her head and walks out of the house, shutting the door behind her. We make our way to my car in silence, but for the first time in a very long time, I'm the first to break it.

"So, where were you parents? I didn't hear them."

We both step into the car, and shut the doors.

"Oh, nah, they're getting back later tonight. The girls and I were cleaning up the mess before they got home, that was when you texted me."

I nod and push the key into the ignition, and start the car. Pulling out of the driveway I cough, and say in my typical awkward manner:

"You look lovely." Anni lets out a small, awkward chuckle, but thanks me anyway.

"The girls got me ready, not that I would know, I slept while they painted me like a canvas."

I look quickly at her face, but barely see any make up. I frown,

"It doesn't look like your wearing much make-up though?" 

"Yeah, they didn't go to heavy, thank god. They did a pretty good job actually, the only thing that I don't like about the outfit, is the shoe choice. I mean, heels?"

She sticks her leg up for me to see the dangerously high looking shoes strapped to her feet. I maybe stared at her leg for a few moments longer than I should have, because she quickly puts it down.

"Anyway, you look beautiful." I say. She blushes again, and I fall for the beautiful blush that heats her cheeks.

"You don't scrub up too bad yourself." Anni compliments. I turn to look at her just as she turns to look at me. Suddenly we are both laughing at our awkward compliments. Holding her ribs, Anni giggles,

"Oh god, this is actually so awkward." At that we both burst out laughing again, and I'm surprised that I can still drive the car in a straight line. It seems as though the awkward tension has disappeared a little bit, and I can feel the both of us relaxing a bit more. It feels as though we are just hanging out like before, like it was the two of us just mucking around as usual. Just like Mikey said.