Love and Football // c.h

Calum

We all gathered in Luke's basement once again, and as per usual Ash and Mikey took over the tv by playing fifa. Erin sat on the sofa opposite me and Luke sucked Cleo's face off the other side of the room.

"Shit! That should have been a yellow card! You're a cheat!" Mikey squealed like a little kid. "Never! I'm just too clever for you!" Ashton said trying to get a reaction out of Mikey which was always funny.

To Erin
Are you ok?

I quickly typed the message on my phone and took a quick glance over at Erin who sat with her phone in her lap and twirled her hair in her fingers. I saw the phone light up her face a little since the basement light was pretty dim and she took the phone into her small hands.

From Erin
Yeah :) just got a bit of a headache that's all

To Erin
Want me to walk you home? Or get you some tablets?

From Erin
I'll be fine calum

To Erin
Promise? x

From Erin
I promise x

I smiled satisfied with knowing that she's ok. I locked my phone leaving it on the arm of the sofa. Between the texts I had seen her smile.

"Hey calum, Erin should come watch us at football practice one night don't you think?" Mikey said staring straight at the tv. "Yeah- i um- I guess that would be cool." I said back wanting to kill myself for stuttering.

"You're coming to our game on Tuesday right?" Luke shouted from the other side of the room. "Course me and Cleo never miss a game." Erin smiled taking her phone into her hands again. Not a minute later I saw the screen of mine light up and a new message from Erin

From Erin
I didn't know you stutter. x

To Erin
Can we forget about that please?x

From Erin
Only if we get ice cream when you walk me home :) x

To Erin
Deal.x

"Who you texting all the time?" Cleo said plopping herself down next to Erin. "Nobody" she said with a small smile on her face. "I haven't seen you smile like that from a text in ages." Cleo said lowering her voice down to just above a whisper. Erin made no other comment, she just shrugged and smiled.

- - - -

"You can tell me when it's over if the high was worth the pain" Cleo sang at the top of her voice. "Got a long list of ex-lovers they'll tell you i'm insane" Erin sang pulling a funny face at her bestfriend. Erin's mood had gotten so much better as the night had gone on.

"I hate Taylor Swift." Ashton mumbled sitting next to me leaving Mikey to play on the xbox with Luke. "Oh yeah same." I said averting my gaze away from Erin and Cleo who were now jumping around Luke's basement singing to a One Direction song.

"Cal" Erin said leaning over the back of the sofa, her head right next to mine. "Are we still getting ice cream?" My hands began to sweat a little as she spoke softly into my ear. "Um- a deals a deal right?" My voice coming out a little quieter than expected. "Promise?" She said dragging it out. "Yeah I promise, just tell me when you want to go and we'll go" i said chuckling lightly.