Tangled Strings (sequel to Red Strings)

Chapter 30

I wrap a towel around me as I step outside the bathroom and I see that Calum's gotten changed and had a shower himself.  There's a pile that he's made which he surprisingly had made extremely neat complete with one of his band shirts and a pair of shorts that looks like Skyler's.  "I didn't know you could keep things this neat!" I complimented as I quickly got the clothes on.

Calum shrugged and said "I try.  And by the way, I think you look gorgeous naked." I blushed and he chuckled a little before heading into the bathroom.  God he can be so goddamn horny sometimes I questioned how I had never noticed that about him until the last year or so. 

I sit there twiddling with my fingers and realizing that me and Calum weren't even together even though we sure as hell acted like it.  I missed us so much but something was holding me back.  I didn't even know what but I wondered if Cal had ever considered taking me back, or vice versa. "Natalie?" Calum's voice broke my train of thought.  

"Hm?" I say broken out of my trance.  "You zoned out on me darling." he said sitting down beside me.  "It looked like you were thinking." he pointed out and I bit my lip and said "I was actually.  I was thinking about last night...." "Sorry I took your virginity by the way." I roll my eyes at Calum and replied "See that's part of the thing, surprisingly I wouldn't have wanted anyone else to have taken my virginity except you." "What?" Calum asked shocked.  

I giggled a little before saying "Calum I wanted my first time to be the whole romantic making love scheme with my husband but to be honest, having drunk sex wasn't half bad, let alone with you, one of my best friends and someone I love.....truly, madly and deeply." Calum smiled before suddenly pinning me to the bed.  "So now you love me?" he asked his lips inches from mine.  

The door burst open and Cal and I snapped our heads to see who it was.  Turns out it was Michael who stumbled in before stopping.  "Oh I um well....alright uh....I'm just gonna leave and all and if you two wanna do a second round go ahead ju-" "We're coming down don't worry." I said getting Cal off me, an evident redness on my cheeks and Michael left, obviously scarred for life.  "That's a good sign that we should go downstairs now shouldn't we?" I said and Calum chuckled nodding.

We both were going down the stairs, Skyler was coming up and I said "Morning." "You look fucked." she replied and I laughed. "Why thank you for being my best friend in the whole wide world to point that out to me!" I said rubbing my eyes.  Finally when I get down to the kitchen I see Luke and he instantly knows, before sliding over a mug of coffee.  "By the way why was the tequila left out?" Luke asked and I glanced at Calum and he smirked at me before shrugging to Luke.

Luke rolls his eyes and I sit there trying desperately not to burst out laughing as I continue to sip at the coffee.  "So how'd you sleep last night?" Calum asks as he pulls out some vegemite and bread.  "Well I was sleeping pretty well until I got to hear you two fucking." Luke said and I nearly spat out my coffee.  "Were we that loud!?" I spluttered, wiping my mouth.  "I don't think I'll ever be able to get some of those things that I heard out of my head." Luke says and he leaves.  

Calum and I glance at each other and I bite my lip but we both burst out laughing anyways and he comes over and says "Well at least everyone else knew that you had a good time." "Oh stop it!" I said hitting him.  Calum grins and as if we didn't need anymore people in the morning, Ashton and Sylvana walk in, plastic grocery bags in hand.

"There you guys are!" Ashton says as he sets the stuff down.  "Have a good rest?  Cause today's gonna be a pretty hectic day!" "It is?" I questioned sipping at my coffee before Calum grabbed the mug from me and I glared at him.  "Yup, we have some interviews in the afternoon and we also have a show tonight.  You're up for coming to the show right Nat?" "Oh yeah, course." I said smiling as Sylvana smiled at me and when Ashton and Calum left to discuss further details of the day, it left me and Sylvana to put away the groceries.

"So how was your night last night?" Sylvana asked casually and I looked up and said "Slept pretty well actually.  Yours?" "Well everyone thought that everyone else was fucking until we figured out it was you and Calum." Sylvana said with a shrug.  "Were we ACTUALLY that loud?" I questioned as I put away some of the food.  

"Well you guys were loud enough to make me and Ashton think it was Luke and Skyler, but Luke, Skyler and Michael thought it was me and Ashton until we finally figured out that it may have been you two." Sylvana explained.  "Well it's not like we really....PLANNED to have sex." I said and Sylvana looked at me.  

"Did he force you into it?" "GOD no.  Trust me I would've kicked him in the balls and woken up the entire house about it.  But...well....we both might've been a bit drunk...." "Is that why the tequila was left out?" "Hey we had a pretty good thing going do you think we were thinking about putting away a tequila bottle?" I argued as Sylvana laughed a bit.

"Alright alright so make up sex essentially?" Sylvana said and I shrugged.  "Totally make up sex." she smirked before continuing to put away groceries.  "Alright ladies we're heading off to the interviews!  We'll see you tonight at the show alright?" Ashton said coming into the kitchen, Calum, Michael and Luke behind him.  

"Alright see you later darling," Sylvana said giving Ashton a quick peck.  I hugged the others, and when I got to Calum he smirked at my open arms before leaning in and giving me a kiss.  I smiled a little into it, before they left.  Once the door was closed I turned to see Sylvana had a huge smirk on her face.  "Oh shut up!" I said blushing.