Chapter XVI – Homecoming
Luke's POV
I woke up with Calum under me still. He looks so beautiful under me. I took time to admire his features. His cheeks and nose are flush due to the hot position we are in. His plump lips are parted and soft snores are coming out of his mouth.
I put my head in the crook of his neck and said: 'Wakey wakey sunshine..'
He grunted and wrap his arms around me and put his head in my neck too. I laughed and kissed all over his neck. 'Cally, wakey wakey now.' I said.
'No.. Sleep more..' He said, his voice is muffled due to his mouth buried in my neck. I sat up and grabbed his face, ' Come on now, wake up wake up!' I said and peppered his face with kisses especially his lips. He groaned and pushed my face away, 'Ew Luke, I have morning breath.' He exclaimed.
I narrowed my eyes at him. 'Do I look like I care?' I asked. 'Uh y-yes?' He stuttered, rubbing his eyes. I sighed.
'We'll go to the lake side later and camp there... We'll set a camp fire and build a tent.. Then, we'll roast marshmallows then.. Then.' I ranted.
'Okay okay I get it..' He laughed. His phone rings and he groaned. But when he saw the caller, his eyes lit up.
'Oh my god! Its Liam!!' He fangirled. I looked at him weirdly. 'It’s Liam! My best friend! My f*****g best friend!' he screamed and jumped up and down.
He answered the phone and screamed. 'LIAM f*****g PAYNE!! I f*****g MISSED YOU!!' I laughed.
'Oh my god! You're here?!' He shouted.
'What f*****g cabin?!'
'You're coming?! Omg I just woke up!!' He giggled.
'Okay okay!!' He laughed.
He hangs the phone up. 'Lukey! Oh my god! He has a baby! A f*****g baby! And he's coming over! With the baby! And he wants me to babysit!' I raised my eyebrow. 'Babysit? Are you alright? Do you even know how to carry a baby right?'
'You know I should be the one asking that? You look like you never handle a baby.. Anyways, can I take care of the baby?' He giggled.
'Yeah yeah sure.. But how?' I asked.
'We'll make a way.' He said crossing his arms.
'We?' I asked and raised a brow.
'Yeah? You'll help me right?' He said and give me the eyes. The f*****g eyes. His eyes are wide and the hue is a light brown. I hate him.
'Fine.' I sighed. He screamed and jumped on my lap, kissing my cheeks repeatedly. 'I love you!!' He yelled. My eyes grew wide. What did he just say?
'W-what?' I said looking at his eyes. 'Uhh. Nothing. That means I'm thankful that you let me uhh take care of the baby.' He stuttered in between sentences.
I don't know why my heart ache that he's I love you meant nothing. I nodded. There's a knock on the door and he snapped his head. He pulled a shirt over his body and a sweat pants. He went to the bathroom and wash his face and gurgled.
I rubbed my face and sighed. I took a short shower and got out on the living room.
He was talking to two boys and it looks like they we're having a sincere talk. 'I don't really want to talk to him, he's in the past and he left me and he doesn't care now.' Calum said, he gulped and sniffed.
'He's famous now.. Tho.' Liam said??
'I don't really care. Luke is here so.. Yeah.' Calum said. I coughed and they snapped their heads to me. 'Oh Luke! This is Liam and Niall and their baby Launder.' Cal introduced me to them. I greeted them with a hand shake.
They left after a few minutes leaving us with Launder. Calum is carrying the baby in his arms. I tried to take the baby but he pushed me away. I got the baby and placed the neck in my arm. The cute legs are on my other arm. Calum saw this and almost drop his phone. 'Oh my god Luke you're gonna break the baby's neck!' He said.
'I'm carrying it right... Right?' I said. He rearranges the position of the baby and put the head in the crook of my arm and my whole arm in the bottom of the baby.
'That's how to carry a baby..' He smiled. 'How did you know all of this?' I asked cradling the baby. 'Uh I-I b-babysit m-my neighbor's baby..' He stuttered.
I just shrugged it off but let it linger in my head.
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'Come on!' I groaned. 'Who will take care of Launder?' He asked. 'I-I don't know?' He said. 'See?'
'Did they left clothes?' I asked. 'Of course! Do you think they would let me dressed the baby with your sweatpants!' He said frustratedly.
'Babe, calm down.' I said and take the baby. We dressed it up with a long-sleeved shirt and pajamas and put his mitten on and some cute knitted milliner.
The tent was set and the fire was lit up. 'Come on.' I said. We went outside and settle down to the mat with the baby still on Calum's arms.
'Look at him Lukey, he's so cute.' He said and cooed at the baby. He's humming a little tune to the baby and shaking the baby so lightly in hopes of getting it to sleep. Soon, the baby is asleep and Calum is still smiling.
'You both are cute.' I said grinning. Calum's cheeks flushed and he pouted. He put the baby in his sleeping bag and made sure that it is away from anything dangerous like mosquitoes. Yes mosquitoes.
I put marshmallows in sticks and hand one to Calum. I also put hotdog on sticks and put it on the nearby container.
'What we're you guys talking about in the living room earlier?' I said still not dropping the topic.
'Huh? What talk?' He asked. 'When you said that 'he is in the past'' I said with the quotation fingers.
'Oh. It was my ex that we we're talking about. I've been dreaming a lot about him nowadays. I don't know why but I feel like he's coming back.' He said. My chest does some back flips and it fell down, crushing its bones.
'Would you want to talk about it?' I asked. 'No. Not really.' He said.
There was a comfortable silence between the two of us as we roast the hotdogs. His head is laying in my shoulders and mine was rested on his.
'I hope you don't get mad but...' I broke the silence.
'What?' He asked. 'I took a picture of you and Launder a while ago.' I grinned. 'What?' He gasped. 'I probably look utter s**t there so you better delete it.' He said.
'There you go again.'
'I can't help it.' He whispered. 'Let's just drop this topic cause its rruining the good vibes.' I said and took a bite of the hotdog.
'Can you do me a favor?' I asked. 'What is it?'
'So... Valentines is coming. And I want us to spend it in the.. Eiffel tower.' I said. I've been thinking about it for a while and I just can't help but to see him and me kissing in the Eiffel tower.
'Luke. This trip cost you a lot. You even lied about the event. You said that it was two weeks long. Going to Paris for valentines is very romantic but its also very expensive. Can't we just stay home and cuddle?' He said. He was worrying about the expenses again and I don't know how many times I've talked about this with him.
'Oh... Okay.' I said. I hope my plan would work.
I stood up and walked near the water but not too near to make him think that I would commit suicide.
'Luke?' I ignored him and ate my hotdog. I chew it well before swallowing it not wanting to choke on it in real life.
I made a choking noise and continue eating the hotdog really well. Soon, I was hitting my chest and make choking noise. 'Luke?!' Calum said and ran to me. I pretended a douche move which is collapsing and pretending I'm dead.
'Oh my god! Luke! Wake up please! Hey! Don't die on me!' He said. I know he's crying and I Almost felt bad.
'Luke please! I'll go to Paris with you! We're gonna kiss in the tower if that's what you want! I'll cook you food every time! I won't ask for anything! Please!' He cried shaking me violently.
I snapped my eyes open. 'You'll go to Eiffel tower with me?' I grinned and he shrieked. 'I hate you oh my god! How did I fall for that?!' He hit my chest playfully.
'I hate you!' He said but then cried softly after that. 'Aw baby stop crying, you're making me feel bad.' I said hugging him.
'You should. You made me worry.' He said. I laughed and hugged him tighter. Soon, he was asleep and I didn't know why I did the move I did.
I kissed him on the lips and said goodnight.
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The airplane landed on the ground and soon, people are coming out of the plane. A certain man took of his shades and took a huge breath. He grinned happily. How he misses London.
'I'm back Calum. I'm back.'