"And you're sure you can't come?" Michael throw his bag in the car, turning to face me.
"I'm sorry, but I want to spend some time with Riley" I say, glancing at the little girl in Luke's arms. "I have to work for a few hours next Saturday, and the week after that she's at my parents house"
"Oh, yeah, that's right"
"It's okay though, I love being with her anyways" I lean against the wall, looking over at Chloe and Luke saying bye. Riley is still placed on one of Luke's hips, one arm around her and his other hand is connected with Chloe's. He look down at their connected hands while they talk, a small smile playing on his lips as his thumb runs over her knuckles. They're cute, as always. I know that Luke finds it hard leaving Chloe, especially since she's going home to New York over Christmas. She'll be back for New Year's Eve though, but it's still the first time she's going back since they moved in together, and since they actually got really official. I understand that he would rather stay at home, that he would like to spend as much time he can with her before she leaves. I would have felt the same.
I turn my eyes back to Michael, just to
see jasmine in his arms. He's leaning against the car, his arms draped around Jasmine's waist, holding her close to his chest. She has her own arms around his neck, and his hands rests at her lower back. They're cute. Stupidly cute. The kind of cute I want. I sigh when they start getting all cosy, kissing eachother and giggling little 'I love you's'.
Ashton seems to be as annoyed by all the couples as I am, because he sighs loudly, opening the car door. "Guys, c'mon now"
I chuckle quietly at him, running a hand through my hair before handing Ashton the last bag.
"C'mon, babe, I'll take her" Chloe mumbles, reaching out to grab Riley from Luke. I can tell by her face that it's not easy saying bye for her either.
"You can come with us" Luke whines, grabbing her hand desperately. Chloe sighs, glancing over at me. I take the hint and grabs Riley.
"Luke, honey, its only for the weekend" she quietly brings him closer, hugging him. "I'll see you on Sunday"
"But I don't want to leave you" Luke snuggles his face in her neck.
"You'll be fine" she assures him, running a soft hand through his blonde hair. "Just enjoy this, okay? You need a weekend away from everything"
"I love you"
"Love you, too"
And then, after another ten minutes of sucking eachothers faces and exchanging love confessions, Michael and Luke finally place themselves in the car.
"Say bye, bye now, Riley" I say, looking down at her.
"Byeeeeee" she squeals, opening and closing her fist in a attempt of waving.
"Bye, Ri" Ashton smiles, waving back at her while Michael and Luke both tries to say a few last words to their girlfriends.
"I'll see you Sunday" Chloe says, smiling softly at Luke. "Love you"
And they're gone.
"Well, that took longer than expected" I say, putting Riley on my hip.
"I miss him already" Chloe whines, leaning her head on my shoulder.
I let out a chuckle, putting my arm around her. "He'll be back Sunday"
"Man, Sunday is not soon enough"
"Chloe, we're going to have a blast without any boys this weekend!" Jasmine says, smiling at me and Chloe.
"Rude" I push my bottom lip out in a pout. "I thought you guys invited us"
"Yeah, well, you're more like a sister to me" jasmine shrugs, a smile playing on her lips. "I mean, none of the other guys will bake pink cupcakes with me, or dress up as a princess"
"You know what? I came here to have a good time, but I'm feeling really attacked right now"
"I thought you had plans tonight?" Chloe asks, looking up at me.
"Well, kind of"
"What plans?" Jasmine cross her arms over her chest. "Are you skipping girls night?"
"I kind of, might have a date tonight.."
"A date? You? Calum Hood?"
"Or, well, I don't know if it's a date but Paige, the girl from work, and I will take a coffee"
"CALUM THOMAS HOOD ARE GOING ON A DATE! OH MY GODNESS" jasmine squeals, grabbing my arm.
"Jas, it's not like I haven't dated before" I sigh. "I mean, I have a kid"
"Is she cute?"
"Anyways, would you guys maybe mind watching Riley for a few hours tonight?"
"Of course" Chloe smiles at me before Jasmine has the chance to open her mouth. "We will be here all night, just come by and drop her off"
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I bite my bottom lip, nervously running my hand through my hair for the tenth time this minute. I lean against the wall, throwing my arms around my body in a attempt to stay warm. It's December, and even though we're in Australia, it's surprisingly cold. Just like a few weeks ago, when I came to work an unusually cold night to be introduced to Paige.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry that I'm late" I look up to lock eyes with a stressed Paige. "My car wouldn't start so then I had to walk and I couldn't find my shoes and then I dropped my phone and-"
"Paige" I laugh, interrupting her. "It's okay, you're not late"
She's wearing a black beanie, tight jeans in the same colour and a jean jacket over a white t-shirt.
"Sorry" she says again, trying to calm her breath down.
"It's fine" I smile down at her, causing her eyes to face her shoes instead of my eyes.
"Well, you want to go?" She looks up again. "I know this place a few blocks away"
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Her laugh is probably the most adorable sound I've heard. Except from Riley's little voice of course, but I swear I could listen to Paige's laugh for forever.
I can't help but crack a smile when she laughs. Her head throws back, and her green eyes crinkles along with her nose. It's just a really attractive sound.
"I'm sorry" she giggles, covering her mouth with her hand. "I just can't believe you would do that"
"I was 16" I say to my defense, leaning back in chair. I just told her about this time when I took a girl - Anna - to a Chris Brown concert for a date, and how I cried my eyes out during half the concert.
"You actually cried? Like real tears?" She cover her mouth, trying to hide the new fit of laughter that attacks her.
"Again, I was 16.."
"You still cried during a Chris Brown concert!"
"Like you haven't cried at a concert" I say, crossing my arms over my chest. "Like All Tome Low for an example"
"I so did not" she giggles, grabbing her cup of tea with both hands, warming them while looking up at me. It's quite funny, she works at Starbucks but she absolutely hates coffee.
"Not even a little tear?"
Her eyes goes big, and she bites her bottom lip to stop another laugh from slipping. "Oh my god, Calum Hood you totally cried during All Time Low!"
"Let's just change subject" I whine, hiding my face in my hands.
"Fine, okay, so what happened to the girl?" She asks. "Did she dump you after she helped you wiping away the tears?"
"Ha ha" I mutter, running a hand through my hair. "Actually, it turned out quite good between us"
"Yeah?" Paige tilts her head easily to the side, looking quite adorable while studying me with her green eyes. "You dated?"
"We already did date, so my emotional side thankfully didn't scare her away" I look down at my hands while speaking. I've never actually told anyone but my closest friend about Anna, and last time we actually had a talk about her was a couple years ago. "We... Uhm, she was like the first girl I ever loved"
"Aw, that's sweet" Paige leans her cheek in her hand, leading the conversation away from my previous relationship, which I am thankful for since she noticed that it's still quite hard. "Last guy I told I loved slept with my best friend"
"What a jerk" I mumble, looking up to meet her eyes. "Any guy who has the privilege to call himself your boyfriend should be lucky"
A small red colour spreads over her cheeks, and her green eyes drops to the floor, clearly taken away by my words. "Back to music.. Favourite concert you've ever been to?"
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