𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫

you had always wanted a chance to get your career going. but once your old four high school friends invited you to star in their new music video for "wildflower", you were hesitant.

you lived in los angeles, so it wasn't a problem getting to their house. you passed it every day on your way to work. but you just didn't know if you really wanted to do it.

you and calum hadn't seen each other since he left sydney to become a star. you had dated him, fell in love, done stupid things, and once he left without saying goodbye, you wanted to forget him.

but it wasn't just calum that you had a weird experience with. michael had tried to kiss you drunk one night, and you let him. things escalated and you got drunk too. one moment you remember drinking a whole bottle of booze, and the next you woke up with michael beside you. things were pretty weird between you two ever since.

you and luke weren't on the best terms either. he was your ex boyfriend before you even thought about calum. you were tight. but then he caught you making out with calum after school, and he almost never spoke to you again.

the only person you were on good terms with was ashton. he was like the older brother you never had. you talked to him constantly. over text, facetime, or call. he would always come over, and you would come over to his house when the other guys weren't there. ashton was the one who wanted you to do the music video. he knew how much you wanted your career to happen.

but the main reason you didn't want to do it, was because calum mainly sang the song. which meant you would have to pretend to be his lover. you would have to kiss him. he would have his hands on your waist, and you didn't know if you could handle it. you probably would end up crying, or having a nervous breakdown.

but instead, here you were, driving over to their house, where they would be shooting the music video. you were listening to wildflower on repeat, trying to get a feel of the song.

when you pulled into their driveway, you saw the back of luke's head in the doorway, making you lean your head on the steering wheel.

you gathered yourself and slowly got out of your car. there were cameras on the front lawn, and it felt right. you knew that acting and music was where you belonged. you just didn't know if it was with your old friends.

you stepped onto the porch, and knocked on the door that had been shut. you heard commotion inside, and the door open, revealing ashton's smiling face.

"y/n! you came!" he smiled opening the door wider, "you sure you can handle all of the guys together in one place?"

"i'll be fine." you said, looking around.

"we're shooting in five minutes!" who you assumed was the director said.

"cal is upstairs. you've got five minutes to work out any differences behind you and forget all about it. now go." he pushed you towards the stairs, and you stumbled up them slowly, pushing past camera men, stylists, and makeup artists.

"you y/n?" someone stopped you.

"yea." you nodded, and he handed you a giant shirt that smelt like cologne and short shorts, "put this on in the bathroom. this is calums shirt, and a pair of shorts that ashton picked out for you. you've got four minutes."

you were raced to the bathroom where a girl was standing with makeup and brushes, "i need to change in here." you said awkwardly.

"yea close the door. i'm your makeup artist. you can change in here while i do your makeup." she said.

you felt awkward, but you undressed, and put on the clothes you were given.

when you were finished she put mascara on your eyelashes, and put on some blush. she put your hair up into a really messy bun, and threw you back out of the bathroom, towards a bedroom.

when you walked inside the bathroom, you saw him. with his shirt off, and red pajama shorts on. you stopped dead in your tracks.

he stopped too. he just stared, and you stared back. but then you looked away.

"y/n." he paused and walked closer to you, and you had no choice to look back at him.

"i can't believe you did this. after what i did, i wouldn't have expected you to do this." he said, reaching out to grab your hand, but you pretended to itch your arm.

"calum lets just forget about what happened. sure, you seriously broke me by not saying a word to me after you left, but i need the boost to start my career." you said, trying to smile.

"alright. but later, we seriously need to talk." he said.

you were about to say something when a guy walked over to you, "alright, we're shooting in one minute. you're going to both be in the bed, and calum is going to spoon you, while singing." he shooed you both off, and walked somewhere else.

"uh." you started, but someone pushed you over to the bed. you reluctantly got into the bed, and felt calum get in after you.

after five awkward hours later it was finally over. but you were kind of sad it was. you missed seeing your four best friends. you and calum even made it through the day.

when you were finished, calum called you up into his room once all of the people were gone.

he sat down on his bed, and pulled you to sit down with him, "y/n, i am really sorry about what happened. i was young and stupid. i let the fame get to me. when i saw all that i could have, and all the girls i could score in one night, i wanted that. but after about a month of kissing girls at house party's, none of them filled that hole that you filled. i wanted to call you. every day before a show i would look at that green call button with my finger hovering over it. but i felt so bad. i didn't know if you wanted to hear from me. hell i was terrified of speaking to you again. i wanted to hear from you again. i wanted to kiss those lips one more time. and when i did today, it sent me back so far. so far to when you would come over to my house and we would sit out on the backyard patio in the swing together. with the smell of hotdogs roasting and people splashing in the pool. back to when i would write love songs to you and make them into record selling albums. i miss that so much, and i just want to have that again. to have you again."

calum grabbed your hand, "i want there to be an us again."

you looked in his eyes, and you remembered it too. to the nights when you would sneak out of your house and walk the lonely streets of sydney together.

"calum i don't know. you really hurt me back then. i really wished you didn't wait this long to tell me. i was so hurt the day you left. you didn't call, you wouldn't pick up the phone or answer any of my messages. calum i don't want that happening again. i can't go through something like that. i want to be able to trust you again."

"y/n, the only thing that's changed about me is my hair, my abs, and the way i'll treat you. i can't let you slip through my l fingers again. i don't want that." cal said, playing with your fingers.

you smiled at his jokes, and realized maybe this could be the start of something good. so you took the leap.

you kissed calum. the first real kiss you had in more than four years. his hands found your cheeks, and it grew into a more passionate kiss. a kiss you both had been longing for, for a long time.

you broke the kiss and smiled into his lips, "i love you calum."

he answered with another kiss.

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i know that the wildflower video isn't anything close to this, but it was fun writing.