"Don't look at me, I'm a mess!" And turning their head to kiss their palm please??? Your blurbs are amazing
🥰🥰🥰🥰 thank you baby cakes! I love youuuuuuuu!! 💖💖 I got a bit carried away with this one. I hope you like it!!!!
It was noon and work had sucked so bad that you were about ready to just get up and leave, having to contemplate if you even wanted to go back. Instead you grabbed your phone and texted Calum about how badly you hated your job. He didn’t text you back, but you brushed it off as him being busy since they were in the middle of recording the new album. You lowered your head onto your desk and tried to gather yourself so you did rage quit.
Your desk phone rang and you answered it. “Hi, something just came for you. I have it up at the front.” You pulled your eyebrows together and hung up without saying anything. You pushed yourself away from your desk and made your way to the front. As you approached the front desk, you caught sight of a bouquet of roses. You pointed at the bouquet and the woman behind the front desk nodded.
You slowed your speed as you reached toward the flowers, seeing a card sticking out of the middle. Before touching anything, you plucked the card from the holder and opened it. “Sorry you’re having a rough day my love. Here’s some flowers to brighten your day. Can’t wait for dinner tonight. Xx Cal” A stupid smile stretched across your lips as you read the note from your boyfriend. You closed the card and smelled one of the flowers while grabbing the vase to take it back to your desk.
The vase make a loud clunk as you set it down on your desk and you read the note three more times as if the ink was slowly disappearing. Calum had told you earlier in the week that he wanted to take you out to a special dinner. You had looked at him as if he were crazy and asked him why. “Because I love you, that’s why,” was his response. You raised your eyebrows and shrugged. Somehow, you came to the agreement to go to this super fancy restaurant downtown which meant you had to dress extra nice. Once you two had agreed where to go, you immediate went out and bought a brand new outfit for the occasion. It was a red dress that hugged you in all the right places, you knew that Calum would love it and you knew that he wouldn’t be able to keep his hands off of you.
When the clock stroke five, you grabbed your things and nearly ran out of the building. Still contemplating if you wanted to come back on Monday. Calum wasn’t home when you got there which gave you a chance to take a shower and get ready without him. As you stepped out of the shower, Calum walked through the front door and called out for you. You wrapped a towel around your body and called back, telling him you were in the bathroom. Once you stepped out of the bathroom and into the bedroom, Calum walked through the bedroom door. You smiled widely and stood on your toes to press a soft kiss to his lips. “Thank you for the flowers, it helped my day get a little better.” Calum smiled and pressed a kiss to your nose. “Also, I need you to get ready in the guest bathroom, because I want to surprise you with my new outfit.”
Calum rolled his eyes and let out a breathy laugh, “Fine, then my outfit is going to be a surprise too. I’ll grab everything and leave once you go back into the bathroom.” He held out his hand as if he was proposing a deal.
You looked at his hand and smirked, “Deal.” You grabbed his hand and shook it, placing one last kiss to his lips before walking back into the bathroom.
You came out of the bathroom once your hair and makeup were done. With the time it took you to do your hair and makeup, you were sure Calum was pacing back and forth just waiting for you to be done. You quickly pulled on your dress and the jacket you were wearing over it. You finished off the look with a pair of black heels and took one last look at yourself in the mirror. You took a deep breath and turned to walk out of the bedroom.
As you guessed, Calum was standing in the by the front door staring at his phone. He was wearing the exact outfit he wore when they appeared on Family Feud with The Chainsmokers. You always loved that outfit and it caused you to stop in your tracks and just take him in. As if Calum sensed you standing there, he lifted his head and looked at you. His eyes widened and he dropped his phone into his pocket. He didn’t smile, but his eyes stayed locked on you as you walked closer to him. “Hey,” he finally said, his lips twitching into a smile.
“Hi,” you responded as you took your last step and stood in front of him. You could smell his cologne and all you could think of was melting into him and pressing your nose to his chest so that you could memorize the scent on his skin.
“You look beautiful,” He whispered as he looked up and down your body a few times, taking you in as if you were the last thing he was ever going to see.
Your cheeks flushed as you looked down at your feet and chewed on your bottom lip. “Thank you.” Calum gathered himself and held out his elbow for you, which you gladly took, and he walked you out to the car.
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The atmosphere of the restaurant is what really threw you off. It was light, but also felt like if you sneezed a little too loud, everyone would stare daggers at you. Which is why you didn’t waste too much time in the restaurant. You ate, drank some wine, paid the outrageously expensive bill and left. Calum drove you to the beach where you left your shoes in the car and Calum rolled the bottom of his pants up to just below his knees. Calum laced his fingers with yours as you walked next to him in the sand.
The waves crashing on the shore was the only sound you could hear. The wind off the ocean blew your hair out of your face and you smiled as you smelled the salt in the air. “That restaurant was ridiculous, right?” Calum asked pulling you from your thoughts.
“Yes!” You exclaimed laughing, “I thought it was just me! God, I’m so glad you said something.” You groaned and Calum laughed. “We should’ve just gone to Red Lobster if we wanted to pay for some over-priced food and semi-adequate service.”
Calum laughed and agreed with you, stopping and pulling you into his chest. You looked into his eyes and he reached his hand up to tuck some loose strands of your hair behind your ear as the wind blew. His finger trailed on the back on your ear until his hand rested on your cheek. His touch made your eyes flutter shut, you turned your head and kissed the palm of his hand. Your fingers wrapped around his hand and he closed his hand around them. “I wanted to ask you this back at the restaurant, which is why I wanted to go to a fancy restaurant, but that restaurant was horrible.”
You opened your eyes and pulled your eyebrows together. “Ask me what?” You let go of Calum’s hand and he nervously licked his lips.
He looked down and started digging in his pocket. Your heart started beating hard, and he pulled out a black velvet box. He didn’t even have to open it for you to know what was sitting in that box. You gasped and covered your mouth with your hand, the tears immediately starting to fall. He knelt in the sand and opened the box, showing you the diamond ring inside. “Will you marry me?”
You sobbed and nodded, “Yes, yes, yes! A million times yes!” Calum smiled and put the ring on your finger then pressed a loving kiss to your lips. You pulled away from him and looked at the ring on your finger. You laughed happily and then fanned your face. Calum stared at you and you tried to dab at the tears on your face. “Don’t look at me, I’m a mess.” You said through a laugh.
Calum laughed and wrapped his arms around your waist, “No you’re not, you’re beautiful.” He pressed a gentle kiss to your nose and smiled. “I love you.”
You choked back the tears and nodded, “ I love you too, so much.”
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