Wherever You Are (Calum Hood)

Chapter 8

On occasion of Cal's 19th birthday, here's an update :)

Holly's POV:

1 week later

Talking my mom into letting us go with the boys for a few days and travel around Australia was a lot easier than I thought. She was all for it, she trusts us to use our heads. I grab my bag full of clothes and put it in the car, waiting for everyone else. We all have to meet at Luke's house.

Ever since the day at the beach, I've seen Calum 4 times. Each time he snuck into the house at night, fooled around and left. The first night he did it; it scared me shitless. I really enjoy how he doesn't care, and acts on impulse. I'm even starting to notice some of his cute little tendencies. It's refreshing to what I've always put up with. I'm glad I agreed to FWB.

"Lets go! slow pokes!" I say, annoyed with how long they take to get ready. I just want to see Calum already. He's always on my mind, which I don't know if it is a good thing or bad thing. The girls finally come out and put their stuff in the car. Kyra decides to drive us over to Luke's house. When we get there, I see Calum and the boys taking bags out to an SUV. I smile, glad that I get to see him. Kyra parks and we get out of the car, grab our stuff and walk towards them. Everyone else gives each other hugs, then there is Calum and I.

"Hey fuck face." I say. He smirks at me, and then messes up my hair by shaking his hand through it. "I hate you." I say with a pouted lip.

"As if love." He puts his hand in the back pocket of my jeans as we stand there together. I like when he does it, I like to have some sort of contact with him. "You're sitting in the back seat with me." He says randomly.

"Oh, am I?" I ask, looking up at him.

"Yup." He smiles confidently. I smile back.

"But I don't want to sit beside a loser." He gives me a scowl. Honestly, it's so funny to see Calum get mad. He furrows his brow and just gets so pissy. I live to see him stare at me like that, it's cute. "You're cute when you're mad." I say to him.

"It won't be cute when I have you pinned up against the wall and fu-" He's interrupted by Luke's mom. My cheeks burn red.

"Okay, are we all ready to go?" She asks. We all nod our heads. Calum drops what he was saying, and like a giddy kid, drags me into the back seat with him. Luke and Lilly join us. Michael, Kyra, Ashton and Morgan sit in the middle row as Luke's parents sit up front. We have to drive for 6 hours; this is going to be a long trip.

We talk for a while, then everyone starts to do their own thing. Calum gives me an ear bud and we listen to his music. I watch as his fingers play along to the guitar parts, making me smile. I lean my head on his arm, happy with the contact. I'll admit, it's weird being this close to him and it not initiating being intimate, and I kind of like it. Who says FWB can't do cute things together?

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Everyone is asleep in the car except Calum and I and Luke's dad, who is driving. Calum leans close to me and kisses me, letting his hand caress my face softly. I kiss him back with as much passion as he is kissing me. Its different then how we've kissed before. Usually it's a feverish makeout session that leads to sex, but this is a lot slower and meaningful. Scratch that. No. No meaning, he just wants to kiss. This side of Calum is so rare, this is the first time I've seen him like this. He stops kissing me, letting his plump lips graze against mine. I have to restrain myself from kissing him again. This affectionate side of him is so adorable. He kisses me softly one last time, then puts his arm around me. He takes our headphones out and sets them in the cup holder.

"Get some rest, we still have some time left to be stuck in here." I rest my head on his chest, listening to his calming heart beat. He pulls me into him more so we are cuddling.