Neighbors (c.t.h)

Chapter 3: Something Different

-Calum's P.O.V-

  Oh lord, she kissed me. It took me by surprise at first, but then a wave of confidence swept over me. I pulled her closer to me and deepened the kiss. I felt a breath of relief come from Steph. God, I've been wanting this since I moved in. I would have been content with the brunette just acknowledging my existence, but being this close to her is more than I ever could have asked for.

  When we finally pulled away, I couldn't look away from her eyes. They were this gorgeous blue that I could get lost in. I let go of her waist and held her hand, interlocking our fingers. This felt natural, honestly. We started walking again until we ran into Ashton and the familiar looking blonde from the lobby.

"Woah-ho-ho! Well looky there." Ashton chuckles out, looking down at our hands. I look over to Steph and shot her a smirk, causing her to smile back. I can't help but notice these cute little crinkles by her eyes when she smiles.

"Well, anyway, since we still have our day ahead of us," Ashton continued,"Maybe Calum and Luke could join us. We're heading to Monument Circle next to get something to eat, you guys down?" I nodded, and the blonde shrugged. We all started to Ash's car and made our way downtown, which of course was extremely busy. Living in Indianapolis, you get used to the busyness and all the rushing around. Although, being with Steph made it seem calm for some reason. We grabbed some lunch and then sat on the steps of the circle and chatted for a while. Our conversation started as all of us talking, but then faded into Ashton and Luke talking to each other, leaving Stephanie and I to talk amongst ourselves. She would laugh or smile, and I felt something in my stomach flutter. It was a weird feeling, but I wasn't complaining. I liked it.

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Time past as we finished up the day Ashton had planned. It was nice to spend time with Stephanie, Ashton and Luke. But mostly Steph. There's just something about her.

Ashton dropped Steph and I back at the apartments while he took Luke home. We got into the elevator, still laughing at a joke she had told minutes ago. The doors opened on our floor and we started heading down the hall. We were about to go our separate ways until Steph grabbed my hand, pulling me around to face her. I was so close to smashing my lips into hers, but I contained myself the best I could. For a solid minute I just looked into her gorgeous eyes. After all of that, she kissed my cheek and said with a smile,

"I'll see you later." Then she went into her apartment. I stood in the hall for a while, just thinking. Did that just happen? With that thought stuck in my head, I descended into my own apartment.

Oh my gosh, hi guys! I'm so sorry this took so long. I was stuck visiting family over the weekend and school just started back up today. I did edit this part a tiny bit, but all I did was change the ending a little. I'll try my best to update as much as I can, but I can't promise due to school and my extracurriculars. But I love you all! Bye for now❤️