𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐍 - 𝑡. ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑

𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑒-𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡 𝑢𝑛

⁂☽ chapter eighty-one ☽⁂

QUIET MUSIC FILLED THROUGH THE SPEAKERS OF THE CAR AS THE TWO SAT IN A COMFORTABLE SILENCE. Calliope looked out the window watching the beautiful Italian landscape, as Tom's eyes continued to stay on the road, occasionally glancing at the girl beside him. Calliope was still very confused. They have been driving for almost two hours, no sign on the road to indicate where they were going or how far from Venice they were.

"Tom, where are we going?" she asked for the hundredth time, only to continue to be met with silence. Tom smiled, looking at the girl through his expensive sunglasses.

"It's a surprise,"

"You can't keep surprises for shit," she joked, watching as he smiled at her comment. She enjoyed watching him drive. The side of his face was definitely attractive, the way his hands gripped the steering wheel, and his jaw defined sharply.

"Look over there, maybe you'll know where we're going," Tom said, pointing towards a sign coming up on the road. Calliope squinted her eyes, trying to read from a far distance. As the car continued to move forward, the bold words became more apparent to Calliope.

CREMA, ITALY
18 MILES AHEAD

"Tom, no way," she said disbelievingly, feeling the excitement rise up her body. There was no way that Tom drove her all the way to Crema, Italy. The small city in Italy where her favorite movie was filmed in. "Tom, there is no way you drove me to where 'Call Me By Your Name' was filmed!" she whispered.

"Suprise!"

Tom saw the shock register on her face before she could even hide it. A small smile played on his lips. He enjoyed watching the delicious moment where Callie's face washed blank with confusion like her brain clogs couldn't turn fast enough to take in the information from her wide eyes. Every muscle of her body just froze before a grin crept onto her face. It soon stretched from one side to another, showing every tooth.

She was quick to reach over towards Tom, wrapping her arms around his shoulders as he continued to grip the steering wheel.

"Thank you, Tom," she gushed, not hesitating in the slightest, before placing a kiss on Tom's cheek, causing him to tense up instantly. Calliope's lips alight his cheek like a freckled dew petal caught in a breeze, so soft and with the smallest hint of coolness.

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iMESSAGE
WTF is going on?
TODAY 9:03 PM

'donna grace' added 'daya' and 'hazzy🥰' to 'WTF is going on?'

donna grace
not to sound like a crazy girlfriend or anything Haz,
but I think your friend broke into our hotel room and stole my best friend. 😐

daya
yeah, what's up with that?

hazzy🥰
don't worry they're fine. I think 😳

donna grace
do you know where they are?

hazzy🥰
he took her to someplace called cream or something

daya
Crema??? 😧

hazzy🥰
yeah, that was the name.

donna grace
call me by your name, crema??

daya
oh shit Callie's going to lose her shit

hazzy🥰
it's just a city, what's the big deal

donna grace
babe, that's one of her most favorite places in the whole world,
it's always been her dream to visit there.

daya
why would tom do that? that's so sweet of him.

hazzy🥰
maybe because he likes her lol

donna grace
what?

daya
PAUSE...

hazzy🥰
oh shit, can we just not pretend I sent that. Tom would kill me

donna grace
nope too late. omg this is great!

daya
yes!

hazzy🥰
guys, please don't tease him about it.

donna grace
no, bubba. Callie likes him too

hazzy🥰
really? what does she see in him?

daya
haz.

donna grace
so can we tell her??

hazzy🥰
no, we can't

daya
why not?

hazzy🥰
they can't know that we know. That's something they need to work out themselvesl

donna grace
i don't get it.

daya
I agree with haz, Donna we can't interfere. They like each other so it will work out in the end.
But as their friends, this is something we can't meddle with.

donna grace
but I wanna play matchmaker!

hazzy🥰
maybe next time donna.

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