Havoc

The truth begins

|Ella's POV|

Calum's got his arm around my shoulder pulling me close. We have the movies playing. Pizza to eat. It seems like this would be a date...and I would love it, except the fact that it's definitely not and I kind of hate Calum right now.

I know that he said he did it to
'protect me' but why did I need to be protected from it? I don't understand, I mean all it was, was an affair. Obviously it was going to upset me, and cause drama but all affairs do that...I'm going to get over it and I'm going to be fine with it, but for now I'm not okay and I'm not fine, I feel like I need to be reassured all the time, like my mum only did it once, and I pray it was only once, but I have so many questions for her and so many of them I wished could be answered.

"You okay?" His voice groggily asked through a yawn.

"Just thinking about you" I blurt "uh and My mum and Ash too" I add quickly mentally face palming myself for not thinking.

"I like the first answer better" he laughs "but what's on your mind? I mean besides me naked of course." I let out a laugh and nudge his shoulder with my own.

"Funny." I smile "I'm thinking about why. And that's it."

"What do you mean?" He looks at me with a curious expression.

"Why. It's that simple... I mean we didn't really talk about it, and I admit I'm a little afraid to talk to Ash about it but, the question I can't stop thinking about is why. Why did she do it? Why did she not tell anyone, apart from my father? Why didn't she stop? Why...Calum?" I simply say without emotion behind my voice "It surely can't be hard to stop sneaking around with someone els when you have a family at home, can it?" I whisper closing my eyes.

"Well, to be honest, I think your mum fell in love with Ashton's Dad, but she was also in love with your Dad..." He starts, giving me a little smile "I believe you can love two people at once, hell you can love eight people at once" he looks at me again and laughs "It's just who you chose to love more that matters"

"But how do you know if you love someone? I mean...what is love?" I ask
Just coming to a random conversation.

He sighs looking at the TV. "Remember in the seventh grade, when the class had show and tell and you brought in your grandmothers necklace?" He asks still looking towards the TV.

"Yeah but what does-"

"That's love" he states.

"What?" I shift so I'm looking at him and he continues to look at the TV screen, mind you it's paused.

"Your grandmother could have gave that necklace to your mum or to her sister or even your Aunty Cole, but she gave it to you Ella, you were only three years old when you got that, it was a priceless one of a kind and she gave it to you trusting that you would take care of it..."You Were still shitting yourself at three Ella" he laughs finally looking at me "and she trusted you with a necklace that meant more to her than her life. That's love." He whispers and looks towards the screen again.

I grab his chin softly bringing his face towards me.

"You remembered my show and tell from the seventh grade?" I whisper shocked that he got a meaning of love from a show and tell.

"I remember your show and tell from the seventh grade" he repeats smiling, pressing play on the TV and grabbing my hand that was still lingered on his chin and placed it in his lap.

I continue to looking at him, I can't believe he remembered that...I only now just remembered.

"Calum?" I ask tilting my head to get a clearer view.