little love

24

as soon as michael pulled into ashtons driveway, ashton came running out. michael quickly parks the car, and watches as ashton opens calums door, and brings the sobbing boy into his chest. 

"shh, baby, breathe with me okay?" ashton says softly, making calum look at him before he started to take slow, deep breaths. calum did his best to follow ashton, and before he knew it calum had carefully come down from his panic attack. there was still tears flowing down his rosy cheeks, and his small frame was still trembling, but he was breathing normally which was a good sign. 

"there's my good, good boy," ashton says softly, running a hand through calums hair, "talk to me, baby. what got you so upset, hmm?" 

calum slowly brings his shaky arm up, and holds out the sunflowers for ashton.

"f-for you," calum whispers. ashton looks at the flowers, then at calum, and then he slowly takes them as a smile grows on his face. 

"you got these for me?" ashton asks, smiling at the bouquet of flowers in his hands, "that was so sweet of you, darling. i love you so much." 

ashton leans forward, and places a soft kiss to calums head. it has the smaller boy basically melting in positivity. michael can also phyically see the fear and anxietty leave calums body after the gesture. 

it amazed michael. a simple touch, or kiss, from ashton had calum just relaxing.

"he got them, and did everything himself," michael adds, hoping that ashton catches on as to why calum was panicking, "and, calum even talked to the cashier."

ashton hums, and looks at calum who was looking at his hands.

"sweetheart, please look at me," ashton mumbles. calum immediately looks at ashton with his red, teary eyes.

"da-daddy?"

"yeah, its me babyboy, come to daddy, yeah?"

calum scampers out of the car, and straight into ashtons arms.

"there's my good boy," ashton says, holding calum in a tight hug. michael decides to leave them alone, since they needed it, and drives home. ashton picks calum up, while still holding the flowers, and carries them inside that way they weren't standing in the driveway all night.

"hey, wanna do something for me?" ashton asks, setting calum down in the kitchen. the little nods, and gives his daddy a smile.

"can you go get me a vase for these pretty flowers?"

calum nods, and runs to go get a vase.

they were nowhere near close to where ashton wanted them to be, but ashton knew it was a start. calum went out, without him, and bought flowers.

sure, he knew calum had so much more work to do with his anxiety, but ashton was still so, so proud of calum. he was so super proud, and there wasnt many words he could even form to express how...how happy he was.

calum comes running back with a vase, a huge smile on his face as he holds it out to ashton.

"here, daddy."

"awe, thank you so much, love," ashton says, taking the vase in his other hand, "come on, why dont you help me, hm?"

calum giggles, and ends up helping ashton put water in the vase, the flowers in, and then getting the vase on the table. then, ashtons wrapping his arm around calum.

"thank you again, sweetheart. these flowers are so beautiful."

calum just smiles, and nuzzles his face into ashtons chest. ashton leans down, and kisses calums head.

calum has never felt more at peace. there was a lot of happiness blooming within him since he was back with ashton.

ashton always made him better.

calum looks up at ashton when ashton steps away. then, he's getting down on one knee in front of calum, with his hands on calums waist.

"hey, calum, look at me okay. i need big boy cal. are you big for me?"

"i am, i promise ashy."

"i am so, so proud of you," ashton starts off, "for doing what you did. i know it was scary, and honestly im surprised that you did that. but i am so, so extremely proud of you."

calums eyes water, "t-thank you, ashy."

"i just...i want you to know that, while we do have a long road ahead of us, i think its gonna be a happy, filled with sunshine kinda road."

"i-i just wanted to d-do it for y-you," calum murmurs, "i-i will do anything f-for you."

ashton smiles, and squeezes calums hip, "i know, love. same with you. now come on, you've had a long day. how about i make you some dinner? then i can give you a tubbie and we'll cuddle in bed?"

"i would like that," calum whispers, before bringing ashton in for a tight, love filled hug.

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