Torn

Chapter Twenty Four Part Two

I checked on the food one last time before I returned to the photographer. "You and Asian boy getting married, yes?" he snapped.
"Yes." Calum snapped ignoring the mention of being Asian.
"Good, good you two stand together." tension was pulsing between us as I leaned into his familiar chest. His scent was heavenly as he took my hand resting it against him. The camera flashed as I peeped up at him from under my lashes. "Good, good so much love." The photographer snapped. Calum spun me and brought me back into his chest, warm arms wrapped around my midsection as he rested his head on top of mine. The camera was no longer flashing toward us but I didn't want to be moved. I was home, we both knew it. He let go of me as I slowly turned toward him. His finger traced my cheek. "How can I ever have you forgive me?" He whispered his eyes searching my face. I was too lost in his touch to connect his words into a sentence. "I refuse to lose you. Not today, not ever." His lips touched mine and my mind sparked. I wrapped my arms forcefully around his neck clinging to him as our kiss grew. Our foreheads rested against each other. "I love you." I said breathlessly. "But the things you said to me."
"When I was drunk." He interrupted. "I would have never said those things to you sober." His hand went up into my hair. "You are perfect for me, children or not. I am nothing without you." I smiled up at him. He was saying everything I needed to hear. I looked around, everyone was gone.
Warm fingers wrapped around mine. "Come on let's go inside." I nodded up at him allowing him to lead me into the soft lights.

*Calum's pov*

I held her in my arms as we swayed from side to side, neither very good at dancing. "You look lovely." I whispered into Toni's hair. I felt her smile against my neck. "This dress." I ran a hand down her side. "It's just wow."
"You think so?" she giggled looking up at me. I nodded pulling a lip inbetween my teeth causing her to giggle. "You're too much." She rolled her eyes before connecting her lips with mine.
"So we?"
"Are fine." She said with a sigh. "Just please give me time on the child thing." I nodded quickly at her. The last thing I wanted to do was push her into something that could cause me to lose her.
I bumped my hip against hers. "What about house hunting? Tomorrow?" she gleamed up at me, nodding. I loved this woman to much for my own damn good.

*Toni's pov*

I watched as Calum took his mother into his arms. My heart warmed until a smooth touch glided across my arm. I spun around to find Harry, he stood with a smug smile on his face. "You look lovely." He said stepping forward a hand open. "May I have a dance?" I nodded giggling as I stepped into his arms. It was a warming feeling as we swayed. "Calum came to me this morning." He said staring at him. "He was in tears, a total mess about what he had done to you." I gulped. "I wanted to beat his ass for saying those things to you. I knew he didn't mean them though, he could never actually mean them. I just wanted to reassure you of that." I nodded before resting my head against him. After a long moment he spoke again. "So next is you, yeah?"
"Yeah in the spring."
He pulled back. "The spring? It's cold then!" he protested.
"Not in California." He nodded with a smile as I laughed.
"Excuse me, May I have her?" Calum said with a wink. Harry let me go as Calum griped my hand. He tugged me along towards the men dressing room.
"Oh no we are not." I protested as he locked the door his eyes dark.
"Your ass, I must say looks amazing in that fabric." He purred as he walked to me. I rolled my eyes as he rested his forehead against mine. "Let me make love to you." He whispered slowly his eyes closed. "I need to be close to you." I nodded, he hungrily gripped my face as he kissed me. I ripped his shirt open with more force than I thought I had. He threw his head back in a careless way that made him look young.
"Your mother would not approve." I growled as my lips connected with his neck.
"Neither would yours." He hissed as a hand connected with my behind.
"We don't have a lot of time, there's a speech we must give." He quickly undid his pants before pushing up my dress. He groaned as he pushed into me, we were in a fever as my nails dug into his shoulder. "fuck." I screamed out as he pounded into me. Before to soon I was wrapping around him in a high. He kissed my neck as he released himself. Our bodies slumped together as our connection was pulled apart. I fixed my dress as he readjusted himself.
The music was loud as we entered, he pulled me to his chest as he moved along to the music. "I fucking love you." he shouted in a rush. I giggled as the music stopped, he sat me down with a kiss to my forehead before joining his band mates. "Where is my wife!" a drunk Ashton shouted into the microphone. "Everyone please take a sit my love come to the front." A chair was pulled to the middle of the dance floor as the four boys arranged themselves. Ashton in front. Calum had his bass, the other boys had their guitars. "my teenage dream." Ashton purred in front of Allison. The music started as all of the crowd erupted into screams. Ashton was grinding against Allison's legs as the boys strummed their instruments. "i think you're pretty without any makeup on I think you're funny when you sell the punch line wrong you know you got me." The boys rotated until Calum was in front of her. I screamed out as he grinded his ass against her knees "things were kind of heavy." he sang out. It was Luke's turn he was down on his knees his face close to her mid section. "So let's go all the way tonight." allison was in a fit of giggles. "No regrets just love." he winked as the boys jumped back into a line. They dance along to the song Ashton grinding against his wife, there was some crawling on the floor before a large wet kiss was placed between the newlyweds.
Before long I was wasted, too wasted to give my speech. I ended up just leaning against Calum as he gave the one I produced at the rehearsal.
I felt Calum carry me to the car and then inside the home. Tomorrow was going to be a big day for us and I was excited.

***

The sun was bright as I rolled over into Calum's chest. "Good morning." he whispered running a hand down my spine. "We have an appointment with the real estate at three so please we need to get up."
"what time is it?" I groaned.
"almost two." I sat up. "so please let's get this on a roll." Goose bumps covered my skin as he removed the blank it. "Or i'm going to get distracted." I had no clothes on. I giggled as i pulled my clothes on. i looked at myself in the mirror, my bangs were still braided and my makeup was mostly still in place. "Just let me wash my face and we can go." i said with a smile as I stepped out of his room and into the hallway.

Calum sang along to the songs on the radio as the wind flowed through our open windows. "The first house is tiny." he spoke turning the radio down. "I figured we could get a range of sizes, all ocean side." he turned to me with a smile. "for my water lover."
We pulled up into the driveway of the first home,it was tiny. The lady gave us a tour before leaving us to look outside. "If - if we have a family we wouldn't last long here at all." i said staring out into the ocean. "but the view is incredible." He quickly kissed my cheek, causing my face to warm.
We looked at three different homes, none of them for us. "there's one more." the lady said over the phone as we followed her car.
The home was large, brick and gorgeous. "Oh Calum." I cried as we parked the car. "It's gorgeous." he grabbed my hand as the lady led us into large double doors. "12 thousand square feet, private beach, hiking trails within a mile, large backyard, modern but a classic."
"yes"I nodded in amazement as she led us around.
"I'll give you a moment."
I turned to Calum. "this is it Calum." I whispered. "I want to live here." He smiled down at me.
"I'll sign the check this afternoon." he wrapped his long arms around me. "This is home, love."