Blooming

Ok, so I’m pretty sure I should stop drinking, it does weird stuff to me. We currently had the music channel turned up and we were dancing around having our own party with a vodka bottle as our only guest. I was trying to keep my mind on the game plan but dancing was still so much fun!

After a while we settled back down, collapsing on my bed, Cal’s arm around me. This was my moment. Dayum, that sounded so dramatic. I rolled on my side to face Calum.

“What’s going on between you and Ash?” I asked him finally but I only received a shrug. “And Luke?” he pressed his lips together.

“Don’t worry.”

“Calum Thomas Hood, tell me right now,” I demanded and he pouted at me. “Please, I just want to know. I want to see if I can help or something.”

“Fine, I’ll tell you a little but you have to promise me you won’t tell anyone.” I nodded my head, giving the ok for him to start. “I don’t know how to tell you this or how you will react but, erm, Luke, yeah, um helikesyou,” Huh?

“Can you speak at a comprehensible speed?” I asked with a raised eye brow and he gulped.

“Luke, he erm, he likes you, as in a more than friendship way.” What? Did he get some drugs at that party?

“Cal, stop talking shit.”

“I wish I was,” he mumbled more to himself than me.

“Why is that a problem?” I asked still shocked by his sudden announcement. Luke likes… me, or at least he did, I wouldn’t know now he’s with Gabrielle. Oh my god, that girl he was telling me about, that was me. No, this is too… good, I guess, to be true. The warm feeling spreading through my body died out when I realised that yes, it was too good to be true, Cal was just messing with me. Luke didn’t want me, no one did. I shouldn’t have even considered him liking me back for a split second. Wait back? I don’t like him do I?

“It’s been going on for two years, and now that he’s with Gabrielle, I erm, I,” he paused for a second. “I think that he should just move on because better options will come around the corner for you, someone who will actually do something about their feelings. Ash doesn’t agree with my philosophy so tension is high. Don’t worry about it though, Luke will get over it with Gabrielle.” That bitch is going to help him get over me, no thank you.

“It’s gotta be fucking her,” I murmured.

“Huh?” he asked in confusion.

“It’s always got to be her doesn’t it? Fucking hell I hate her guts.”

“Um Lily,” Oh shit, he used my real name. “Do you erm, like Luke maybe?” he asked and my eyes widened, a blush arising to my cheeks.

“Huh, no, what are you on? He has Gabrielle obviously so it doesn’t matter. I do not like him,” I stuttered out.

“You so do, you are so jealous of Gab,” he said, pointing a finger at me in an accusing way. “Be honest with yourself.”

“Fine, so maybe I am, but if you tell anyone your dick will be cut off in your sleep. Got it.” He nodded furiously. He attitude changed dramatically when a lazy smile spread across my face.

“Lily likes Lukey,” he teased, pulling my cheeks out. I poked my tongue out at him as I pulled away from him.

“It’s all a fucking joke anyway, it will never work out anyway,” I said, letting out a puff of air. A serious mood settled in the room and Cal looked to be contemplating something.

“There’s still a few months left in the contract between them, if you’re jealous of them, then maybe we could give him a reason to be jealous.” He said with a wicked smirk. “And give you something, or rather someone, else to focus on instead.” My eyebrows raised, waiting for him to let more on. “Fake date me.”

“What?”

“You know, we can pretend to date each other all the while making Luke jealous and giving you something else to do with your time.”

“Cal, you’re drunk.” I said with an eye roll.

“I’m serious Bill, come on.” He said rolling onto his back and pulling me onto his stomach. “It’s genius, plus imagine how much fun we can have with it.” He said with a wink and I hit him on the head.

“I guess it might be a good idea…” I trailed off. “But you have to ask me properly.” He jumped of the bed and ran over to my dresser, pulling a fake flower from my display. I sat up as he got down on one knee in front of my bed, taking my hand.

“Billy, my sweet, sweet Lily Underwood, would you please do me the honour of being my fake girlfriend, for the jealous of Lucas Robert Hemmings?” He asked me and I couldn’t help but giggle, nodding my head.

“So, shake on it?” I asked but he shook his head, making me look at him in confusion.

“You’re my girlfriend now, fake or not.”

“So what?” I asked quietly.

“Kiss on it,” he whispered as he lowered my head towards his. My eyes widened for a second before I shut them, allowing our lips to lock together.

~~~~~

“What the hell is going on in hear?” I heard a voice, Ashton I think, yell as the door to my room slammed open. Whatever I was lying on was breathing and I was hoping to god that it was Calum… oh my god, he’s my bloody boyfriend. What have I gotten myself into?

I sat up slowly and rubbed my eyes. Calum, as I had identified, started to stir a bit and I knew it wouldn’t be long till he woke up himself.

“What do you want?” I asked Ashton who had his arms folded over his chest, glaring at Calum as he yawned moving to sit up.

“What the hell is going on in here?” He demanded.

“We were sleeping…” I trailed off and Ashton rolled his eyes in frustration.

“Calum has his own bed.” He stated.

“Sorry that I wanted to stay with my girlfriend instead.” Here comes sassy Calum. Luke’s head appeared in the doorway, a dull look on his face that automatically made me feel guilty.

“Your girlfriend?” Ashton asked with anger in his eyes and Calum nodded enthusiastically, I only gave a slight smile in return. “Living room, now.” He demanded grabbing Calum’s arm and pulling him out of the room, pushing Luke in my room as he passed.

“You and Calum?” he asked extremely awkwardly and I nodded. I hate this life. “Since when?”
Why was he trying so hard to make conversation? Couldn’t he just let me go and die in a lonely hole?

“Erm, yesterday I guess.” He nodded stiffly.

“That’s great for you, I guess.”

“Um, you can sit if you want. You don’t have to be so weird about it, nothing is going to change.” I laughed lightly trying to lift the mood as he sat next to me on the bed.

“Yeah I know… I guess I’m a bit shocked. I didn’t expect it that’s all. I didn’t know you liked him.”

“Yeah, I don’t really know what happened but here we are and I’m happy. Now we can go out with you and Gabrielle together on double dates and stuff.” He nodded seeming a bit disappointed.

“Yeah, sounds good.”

“Why did Ash demand to talk to Calum?” I asked cautiously, wondering what was happening between them right now.

“I don’t know, he’s probably just lecturing him about what will happen if he hurts you and all the usual stuff,” he didn’t sound very confident in himself.

“Ok then…” I trailed off. “So what are we doing today?” I asked trying to change the subject.

“I think Chantelle is coming over and then we are going to decide from there.” I sighed, hoping this uncomfortable attitude we had to each other would go away soon.

Calum entered the room with a scowl on his face. He jumped face first on the bed behind me and I turned my body to face him.

“What happened?”

“Stupid stuff, to do with what we were talking about yesterday. He’s not happy.”

“Well, we’re not here to make him happy, this is about us,” Cal moved his face to smile at me and Luke cleared his throat awkwardly.

“I’m just gonna… you seem like you need to talk… about relationship stuff, I guess. Come out into the living room when you’re ready, Gabrielle and Chantelle should be here by then.”

“Ok, thanks Lukey.” He nodded and left the room quickly. “That was so awkward.” I whined, face planting the pillow beside Calum.

“It’ll get better. I’m surprised Ashton didn’t completely kill me to be honest.” I sighed again, I’m going to faint if I keep doing that.

“I just wish this would all go away, that life would be easier.”

“Life would be boring if it was easy.”

“Sometimes boring is what we all need.”

“I’m never going to win with you am I?”

“I’m glad you’ve finally worked that out.”

The rest of the day was spent gaming and watching movies. It was fairly awkward to say the least. Chantelle and Gabrielle were more than excited to find out about my new ‘relationship’, the others were more confused than anything, Luke was being more of his awkward self than normal, and Ash was just glaring at Cal and giving him the cold shoulder. I just wanted the day to end and be able to take a bath and then sleep the tension away.

And I couldn’t help but wonder: did I make the right decision, or was I the cause of this whole mess?

I hate life.

Notes

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