After All • Calum Hood (Sequel to ISTTY)

64 - Bonus Chapter

After France, Madeleine & Calum went together to Spain as well since they couldn't get enough of each other... Ashton saw again in them the spark he once saw when they were teenagers, and even though he doubted about that spark fading away, maybe due to the routine, after that moment in Paris, he never doubted again; as a matter of fact, he wished he could one day have a love story so cute as theirs. With the past of the time, even though he's not a fan of this "love" thing, he decided to give himself a chance with a friend whom he's known for years, Kaitlyn (better known as KayKay) and truth is they were doing very good, though it was a couple no one saw coming, the only factor affecting them was distance, since KayKay lives in Los Angeles while Ashton lives in Sydney.

Luke and Sierra seemed to be pretty happy, they had their ups and downs but still sticking together, they also decided to take their relationship to another level by moving in together and adopting a dog named Petunia, just to practice the parenthood. Luke, finally was set free from that depression caused by an awful past relationship, and in this evolution, he had to thank Sierra a lot, she gives him the joy and authenticity he needs. His appearance changed completely, he almost always in a good mood, back to the old Luke, just much more mature and adding more experience to his list, no more broken down to pieces Luke. Sierra clicked very well with the rest of us, we realised she's a magnificent human being, too kind and pretty funny, though she has a good relationship with Michael, Sierra created stronger ties with Ashton & Calum, becoming in one of their closest friends; she also started working from time to time with 5 Seconds of Summer, writing songs for them -and other artists-, that way she never left the music industry completely.

Michael and Crystal, always the unbreakable couple. Months later, Michael took Crystal to Bali - Indonesia, the place where they first met, and proposed to her. None of the 5SOS members couldn't be there because they were compromised with their personal plans, but they knew Michael's intentions on that trip; one week before leaving, nervousness attacked Michael about the proposal and then, he could understand Calum's nervousness from months before, the nervousness he once laughed at, everyone knew Madeleine's answer would be a yes but still—Calum didn't let the opportunity go to waste, so he brought the subject again, everyone knew Crystal would say yes, but waiting for that answer seemed eternal. Crystal continued with her modelling and partnership gigs, but after the engagement, she decided to take a year off to enjoy life with her, now fiancée, and start with the wedding plans.

Calum, after the tour ended, surprised Madeleine by buying a beautiful house located in a beautiful place, that day Madeleine couldn't stop crying, she was supposed to go to lunch when Calum took another way and gave her the keys to their new home, though they'll miss the flat where they lived everything, she was excited to start another phase or their lives together. With the money invested on remodelling the house, Madeleine & Calum decided it was better to postpose the wedding and focus on the project they had in mind, once finished, they'd start to plan the wedding. The more Madeleine thought it was already time to go back to finish her studies in London, the more tremendous Wyatt became, as a way to tell her "not yet, mum". As Wyatt grow up, he seemed more interested in sports than music, even though he's still a kid, he'd ask his dad to put on football, baseball and American football matches, and of course, Calum always watched them with him. After Youngblood and Meet You There Tour, the men had more work opportunities, and right when Calum & Madeleine had finished remodelling their Sydney house, they had to move again, but to a different country this time. Los Angeles was a really great place, the weather and beaches reminded them to Sydney, so it wasn't too different from their hometown, Calum & Madeleine loved the place, and the greatest thing of all, is that they'd have their friends close, because due to logical reasons, Ashton, Michael and Luke moved there as well, and whenever Madeleine needed some girl's time, Crystal and Sierra would be there too... Even though Madeleine tried to convince her sister-in-law to move to L.A, Mali had a good opportunity at London that she couldn't reject, but from time to time, she'd visit them in L.A, Joy, David and Annie did too, just not that often. With the new place to live and more 5 Second of Summer plans, the wedding plans were postponed, once again. In L.A, Madeleine decided to expand their family by adopting a fluffy dog, it was a gift for Calum on his birthday—the best one he had received. Wyatt & Calum loved the fluffy one right away, and there was no doubt that Duke loved them back.

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Now, the epilogue and the book is finished.