Today is the day before bootcamp. Callum Austin and I are sharing a flat closer to the set that's right next to the rest of the casts. We had to pack all our things last night and we're going to move into it today. Callum and I literally spent every night together. I know we're just casual but I don't know how to approach the situation of what we'll do on set. I'm getting tired of hiding even from Austin, I feel like I'm walking on eggshells around him if we aren't in private.
"Hey the cars here you ready?" Austin asked coming into my room and grabbing one of my bags.
"Ya let me just say goodbye to Rosemary." I say walking with my bag in hand into the kitchen.
"Thank you so much for having us! You are so wonderful and I'll be sure to reach out for tea when I'm off set!" I say wrapping her in a hug.
"Ugh you are just the sweetest! I am going to hold you to the tea proposal." She replied. I walked to the car and loaded my things in the back with Austin. Callum was already in the driver's seat as I handed the passenger seat to Austin.
"Are you guys ok if like ten of the guys come over tonight? It's just the core guys who are playing majors with us." Austin asked, making me kind of bummed. It was our last night before bootcamp, I was kind of hoping it would just be us three.
"Fine by me." Callum responded
"Sounds good" I said, closing my eyes to comprehend the full situation I was in and about to encounter.
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"If you could have any role in any movie or TV show, what would it be?" Nate Mann asked the group. I was sitting on the couch of our new flat with Callums arm around me surrounded by 11 other guys, one being Austin, who were going to be my coasters and hopefully become good friends.
"Probably, James Bond." Austin responded. releasing a chuckle.
"Easy, Ron Weasley" Callum chimed making me look up at him and laugh
"I would go with like captain america or iron man." Nate added
"Mine would easily be Connell from Normal People" Barry chimed, surprising me. I would've expected something different from him for some reason.
"I would do Mrs. Smith from Mr and Mrs. Smith."
"Spy action huh?" Callum said smirking down at me
"I could see you being the next Angelina you know? You got the looks" Barry chimed, making me blush and suddenly become very aware of myself. Anthony seeing my expression immediately changed the subject to his dream role of the Terminator. Callums arm stiffened around me as he shot a dagger at Barry. Look, I have nothing against Barry. He seems very funny and gets along with the guys well, but the comments he makes when I'm around are starting to get old.
"Are you guys excited for boot camp?" Ben Radcliff, one of the guys playing a pilot, asked.
"I don't know, it seems like it's going to be hard and I'm literally the only girl out of 100 people." I said
"Ya, but you're a major so you'll be bossing around 99 other guys." Anthony added
"I think it's cool they're sticking to the ranks of the guys we're playing because it will really help us understand what it was like." Nate chimed in
"You know I saw a 17 year old kid arrive from Ireland today. He's in the show and all my research was talking about how kids snuck in." Ben said.
"Eve, your character actually sounds like a badass." Austin said, "She was the first female bomb pilot in the 100th and got there at the same time as Bucky and Buck but earned major before them. She was known as Ace because she was a better pilot than anyone but because she was a woman and couldn't move past major."
"If you ever get tired of us just think about how many men she had to deal with!" Barry chuckled.
That night Austin, Callum and I cleaned up all the mess and retreated to our bedrooms, well Austin did, I changed and tip-toed over to Callums where I knocked on the door.
"You could not have come any slower." he said, placing his hands on my lower back.
"I could've" I said grinning and putting my lips to his. He had so much pent up lust and passion that what I was expecting to be a quick makeout sesh, become an hour long. His hands moved around my body. When they slipped under my shirt and grazed my back to lift it over my head. I knew that Callum and I weren't just friends, I knew I was falling in love with him.
"Callum, I'm ready. If you are, of course." I said nervously
"I have never been more ready."
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"I just lost my virginity to Callum Turner!" I said screaming on the phone to Sophia. I was in a gas station bathroom while Callum and Austin filled up the car.
"No you didn't, oh my God. Was it good? First times are never good." She said, screaming back.
"I mean I have nothing to compare it to but it was perfect. He went slow and it was like we transported to another planet." I replied laughing, "and we woke up in a honeymoon state, no awkwardness. He's been so nice and flirty with me today too. Sophia I genuinely think I'm falling in love with him."
"AHHH this is so amazing! How do you lose yours to the hottest guy on the planet and I lost mine to some random guy in high school. Life is not fair." Sophia replied
"Ok I gotta go, I'm in the bathroom right now but I'll call you when we make it to the flat after bootcamp. I love you bye!"
"Love you!"
I was walking on a cloud, I know that sounds cringe but I genuinely was. I climbed back in the car, I was wearing leggings and a lulu top. I knew we were running but that was it for all I knew we were crawling in the dirt.
"What are we expecting today?" Austin asks
"I think Captain Dye will make us run, I bet he gives us a uniform to wear or something. And then I think he teaches us how to march." Callum responds
"All I know is we have to call each other by the actual character names." I said. Callum locked eyes with me in the rear view making me blush and get butterflies at the same time. He grinned a grin that tears me to pieces. As we pulled into the parking lot of what was basically a warehouse and a field the butterflies that were once ones for Callum became ones of anxiety for the unknown of today. I stayed next to Callum as we walked into the room that was literally about 10 real life military guys and 100 other guys all wearing the same sweats.
"Are we late?" I whispered under my breath
"No, it starts in 10 minutes" Callum responded as his hand found the small of my back.
"Callum, Austin and Eve! This is Captain Dale Dye, he's running these two weeks and he'll be on set the entire time. He is the best of the best!" Tom introduced us.
"Nice to meet you John, Gale and Grace '' Captain Dye said, calling us by our characters, "You three are the heart of this production, if these men don't see you as leaders this shoot doesn't work. Grace, you got a lot of work to do being the only woman but thats why I'm here. These sweats are your uniform for this boot camp. You get four pairs and only four pairs wear them every day. Sundays are rest days, take advantage of them. Besides that, the rest will be introduced to you today. Go ahead and change right now, and you are to refer to me as captain ok?"
"Yes captain" I responded holding four pairs of sweats that were black and had masters of the air printed on them.
"He's charming" I said, turning to Austin and Callum as we walked to find the restrooms.
"Very, like a human hug." Austin said laughing.
"No way!" I said as we get to the restroom and there was only a men's restroom.
"Oh and Grace, the real Grace didn't have a women's restroom so neither will you." Captain Dye called.
"Okay then." I said, pushing the door open, "I don't know how you guys use urinals." I said laughing as I locked myself in a stall.
"You'll get used to it" Callum said. This is going to be a long two weeks.
Authors note:
Guys I love that Callum and Due are happy together but it literally breaks my heart