Wish You Were Here

Part 9: Fallingforyou

"Good morning!" Rach shouts from the doorway. I groan and roll to look at the time, it's only 8am. I stayed by the pool with Calum until really late talking about anything and everything.

"Why?" I drag the word out and roll myself out of bed. The guest beds are offensively comfortable making it near impossible to want to get up.

"Breakfast is downstairs, c'mon, Cass." I wave her off and she heads back downstairs. I decided to trade my T-shirt for an oversized hoodie. It's super long so I don't care about wearing pants. I'll get ready later so this will do for now.

I run down stairs and find my way to the kitchen where I find everyone at the table. They all look like zombies except for Rach. I decide to sit next to Calum who looks rather grumpy.

"Not a morning person?" I ask and reach out to poke his arm. He shakes his head no, poor thing. I give him a couple supportive pats on the head.

"He doesn't fully function until at least noon." Mike chimes in with a smile on his face. He looks tired but still as happy as usual.

"What's on the agenda, Rach?" I ask standing back up and following her to the fridge. She pulls an iced coffee from the fridge for me.

"Did you go get this for me?" I ask quietly and she nods with a smile. I give her a hug and do a little celebration dance before taking a huge sip. She shows me all of the food that she prepared with Ashton's help. They made a classic spread of eggs, bacon, toast, and some fruits. I pick what I want and make myself a plate, and take my seat back at the table.

I feel a set of eyes looking at my food longingly after a while.

"Would you like for me to get you something, grumpy?" He looks half asleep still, but perks up a bit at my offer. I can tell he's not willing to get up himself but maybe some food will wake him up. I head back to get some food for him, just piling on different stuff since I'm not sure what he likes. I decide to be nice and bring him some of the coffee that's left. He mutters a quiet thank you when I return and immediately starts eating. I focus back on my own food and try to tune in on the chatter around the table. I finish up and excuse myself to get ready for the day. I had planned to bring my plate to the sink, but I'm stopped by a hand.

"I'll take care of it." Cal takes the plate from me with a smile and carries it to the sink. I notice the other boys at the table looking at me like I have three heads, so I give them a questioning look.

"He never does dishes, it's always a huge fight." Ash whispers to me so Calum won't hear. I just nod and head up the stairs.

I find myself unable to shake Ashton's words from my head, maybe it's because I'm a guest? He's just being polite, that must be it. He's been very sweet and caring since we met, and I've appreciated having his company. I throw the thoughts away as much as I can and take a hot shower. After exiting the steamy en suite bathroom I dry myself a bit, and wrap my hair up in a towel. Of course I'm unable to know the plans of the day, so I'm going for casual but not too casual. I found some of the gorgeous lingerie sets I bought yesterday and decided on the sky blue lace set. I throw an oversized band tee on while I do my makeup, humming to the music I have playing on my phone.

I did my go to makeup routine, covering up any imperfections with concealer, lots of pink blush, a classic winged liner, and a glossy mauve lip. It's always suited me and I stick to it unless I have a special event. I shake my hair out and apply product to my damp hair so that it falls in messy waves. I throw on a yellow floral sundress that's shorter than I'd usually wear, and my signature chunky black ankle boots. I apply a few sprays of my favorite perfume, and check myself in the mirror.

Eat your heart out, boys because I'm out for blood.

I skip down the stairs like I always do, and try to find Rach. I see Mike on the couch by himself on his phone,

"Hey, Michael have you seen Rach?" I ask, stepping into the room.

"No I— wow you look great." I let out a small laugh and feel a blush creep up my face, I hope it isn't too noticeable.

"Thanks, well I better go find her. I'll see you later though yea?" I shoot him a wink, leaving him speechless as I spin around and leave the room. I peak outside and the yard is vacant, I decide to search upstairs again. I run up the stairs in search of anyone, but it's quiet. I decide to see if Calum is in his room.

"Cassy... wow. I mean uh hey." I think he might be blushing more than I am after that slipped out.

"I'm looking for Rach. You said you can't tell me what's planned but I can't find anyone and I'm bored!" I huff and put my hands on my hips, attempting to look adorable so he'll tell me something.

"I uh.. I.. don't think there's anything planned today until later. What did you want to do? We can do anything you want. I have nothing to do so—" I cut off his rambling by pushing past him into his room.

"I don't know what I want to do. Something fun, please." I sit on the bed with my feet over the edge so my boots aren't on the bed.

"Get ready! I want to go now." I give him a pout and he starts to scurry around the room, grabbing clothes before looking at me nervously.

"I won't look if you don't want me to." Personally I would like to look, but I don't want him to be uncomfortable.

"It's just me, Cal." I tell him with a coy smile. He throws off the T-shirt he was wearing and replaces it with a new one, I flop myself onto the bed on my back while he changes into his jeans. I stare at the ceiling for a while until he clears his throat to get my attention. I sit up slightly, leaning on my elbows to look at him. He really is cute, and very sweet. I stop my train of thought before I go too far and hop off the bed. I grab his hand and pull him down the stairs running.

"Hey, Mikey! If Rach asks I'm going out somewhere with Cal. See ya!" I shout as I run past, still gripping Calum's hand until we reach the door. He grabs a set of keys and I let him take the lead, he opens the door for me and I wait for him to pass me. I'm led to one of the many luxury cars lining the driveway and wonder again how I ended up here. He opens the passenger door for me and I'm delighted by the simple gesture.

"So where are we going?" I ask once he gets in the driver's seat. He stops for a moment, and I can tell he's thinking by the way he creases his brows. A smile creeps onto his face, as he pulls away from the house.

"You're going to love this." He looks at me with a smile quickly before turning back to the road ahead.