•Cassidy (my fav keek next to aussie rap omg)

"What?" I shouted, suddenly being hit with a sense of pure shock from his outburst.

Calum's cheeks flushed immediately. He nervously ran a hand through his hair, tugging on a few of the curls. "I mean, not right now. Like in the future. I just really love you and want to marry you someday."

"Oh," I responded, my lips curving up into a large grin. I wasn't ready to have to deal with a possible pregnancy and a marriage at only nineteen, so I'm glad it was just something that had slipped out of his pouty lips. I found it adorable that he was overwhelmed with so much love for me that his brain proposed the idea of marriage. "Well who else am I going to marry?"

Calum giggled, one of my favorite sounds in the whole world, and wrapped his arms around me again, pulling our bodies as close together as physically possible. "I love you, Cass."

"I love you too," I replied, pressing a kiss onto his chubby cheeks that I felt compelled to squeeze. "Are you going to sleepover?"

"Am I allowed to?" He asked cautiously, glimpsing around the room as if my parents were going to pop through the door at any second now.

"Yeah, I doubt my parents will care. They are already pretty suspicious that we are back together. But we're roommates anyways. We have to get back to our shared room lifestyle," I insisted, feeling a smile creep onto my face as I remembered the glory days.

"Okay. I always sleep better when you're next to me," Calum admitted, flopping down onto the mattress and creeping underneath the covers. His long arms tugged me down, pulling my body against his. I wrapped my laps around his waist, as if I was a koala bear and he was the tree branch that I was clinging onto.

"Me too. Too bad I have to wake up early for that stupid doctor's appointment tomorrow," I whined, burying my head against his chest.

"Do you want me to come with you?" He offered, letting his palm rub circles against my back in a soothing motion.

"No, it's alright. That will kind of make it obvious if you're there," I said with a little giggle. I could only imagine the headlines if anyone got a picture of us leaving a clinic together.

Calum nodded his head in agreement. He brought his lips up to my forehead, languidly pressing a few kisses onto the center of my temple. "I know. I just want to support you."

"You can support me by taking me out for ice cream afterwards," I suggested, poking his chest.

"Is that your idea of a romantic date?" Calum teased, raising his eyebrows up at me in amusement, with his little goofy grin overtaking his features.

I chuckled lightly, reaching up with one of my hands to squeeze his chubby cheeks. "No, I just really want some ice cream. But we can make it a date if you want."

"Well I technically do still need to ask you out," Calum reminded me, his brown eyes locking on mine with a look of pure adoration. The intense eye contact, along with the topic of this conversation, made my nerves reappear and my heart rate suddenly inclined.

"Oh, right. Are you going to break up with me again when you leave for tour though?" I asked softly, in a non-accusatory manner. I was trying my best not to be bitter with what happened last time. This wasn't about that. I just wanted to know what his plans for our relationship was going to be.

"Cass," Calum murmured in a strict tone. He pulled my body even closer to him, making sure there was absolutely no room for air to pass between us. His palms slid down further until they rested on top of my butt. "We'll figure all of that out later, okay baby? Can we just enjoy this month off together for now?"

"That's what we tried last time and look what happened," I mumbled, resting my head back onto his chest again. I didn't mean to be a pain. I just didn't want to lose him again now that I finally had him back, literally in my arms, once again.

"I'll think of a plan. I promise. I'm not going to let us lose touch. I love you too much for that to happen," Calum assured me, kissing my forehead again. "Now get off of me so I can fall asleep you potato sack."

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Waiting to get out of that scratchy hospital gown felt like the longest hour of my life. I have never really been a fan of the doctor's, mainly because I have an irrational fear that if I go in there for a sore throat they will tell me I have a terminal illness and only have two more days to live. But mainly, I just hated that overly clean smell of antiseptic and bleach and the cheap lollipops that I always said yes to.

This wasn't just a normal doctor's office though. They specialized in pregnancy and vaginas and all of the nasty things I couldn't believe people had to do for their job. But this doctor had just taken some tests, lectured me for being irresponsible, put me back onto the pill, and then of course asked me for a picture. She was so nice that I couldn't possibly decline.

As I finished getting changed back into my clothes and I left the hospital gown on the covered examination table, I made a beeline for the exit. I strolled through the waiting room with a smile on my face, feeling somewhat less nervous now that the appointment was over. The doctor also explained to me that the morning after pill is usually effective, so my chances of actually being pregnant was very slim.

"Cassidy?" Someone called, making me freeze in my tracks. I had been spotted.

I sucked in a deep breath, casually swiveling my head around to figure out who the voice belonged to. I spotted a familiar fluff of blonde hair and sighed in relief, feeling the nervous perspiration that had been prepared to launch quickly diminish. "Luke? What are you doing here?"

He stood up, stuffing his hands into the denim jacket that I believe he had stolen from Michael. "I had to pick up something for my mum, I don't know. Why are you here? Is everything okay?"

I smiled at his concern with my health. Thankfully, it was times like these when my workshops for improv training came in handy. "Yes Luke. Everything is fine. I figured since I was home I should probably get a check-up."

Luke's cheeks were faintly tinted with a shade of red. He leaned in closer to me and lowered his voice so the small crowd of distracted people couldn't here. "Like a check-up, like, down there?"

I clamped my hand over my mouth to smother any giggles from escaping. "No, Luke. They do other things here besides just pap smears and that sort of stuff."

He instantly cringed, backing away from me. A disgusted groan left his pink lips and he shook his head back and forth. "Ew. Stop. I don't want to hear any of this."

I chuckled, placing my hand on his shoulder to provide some sort of comfort. I opened my mouth to speak again, but was interrupted by a nurse, clad in her mint green scrubs, approaching me.

"Miss Gold? This is an extra morning after pill just in case anything happens again. It's always good to be prepared," She said politely and sweetly, handing me a purple plastic bag that crinkled loudly in my palm as the pill box rattled slightly with the shift of movements.

I nodded, smiling back at her. "Thank you," I mumbled as she sauntered off, letting my attention return back to Luke.

His jaw was hanging open.

"Check up? This wasn't a check up!" Luke whisper-yelled, his nostrils flaring as he grew angry or upset or concerned or whatever emotion he was currently attempting to show. "Cassidy! Are you pregnant?"

I grasped onto his arm tightly, letting my finger nails dig into the middle of his forearm. "Shut up," I hissed, dragging him out of the waiting room and all the way to outside of the office. "I don't know yet, Luke. Most likely not. But there's a slim chance."

"Pregnant," He repeated with a huff, beginning to pace around the front of the building, his palms cupping his own cheeks. "I can't believe this. Who's the father? It can't be Calum's, right? You hooked up with someone else, right? We're going back on tour in a month. He can't be a dad. Oh my God. It's not his, right?"

I felt a sudden wave of guilt flood over me. I knew this was going to put some strain on their band if I actually was pregnant, which I doubt I am, but I didn't realize it was going to affect them this much. "I- uh. It would be Calum's. We had sex on Christmas Eve and his condom ripped."

Luke paced around some more, groaning once again. "Well Merry fúckin' Christmas to you too!" Luke shouted with a huff. "Oh my God. I can't believe this. I didn't even know you guys were back together! Why didn't anyone tell me anything?"

I shrugged, my gaze moving to the floor so I didn't have to meet his bright blue ones. "It just kind of happened, Luke. I mean, it was pretty much inevitable that we would be getting back together but I didn't expect any of this to happen."

"Obviously not! Otherwise you wouldn't be here right now! Oh my God, I just wanted to help my mum out for once and then I get sucked into this mess," He complained, throwing his hands up into the air in frustration.

Calum's car pulled up along the curb. He rolled his window down, allowing us to see his confused face. "Luke? What are you doing here?" He called out to his best friend with his bushy eyebrows furred together.

I turned to Luke. "We're going to get ice cream if you want to come with us. I feel bad," I confessed, chewing on the top of my upper lip. Luke always seemed to have the weirdest reactions  to situations and I just didn't want him to be stressed out or anything. 

"Yeah. I'm gonna need an ice cream to find my chill again," He muttered, spinning on his heel to head back into the doctor's office. "I'll meet you in the car after I get whatever the hell my mother needs."

I nodded, strolling towards Calum's car that was waiting for me at the front of the curb. I opened up the door to the passenger side, admiring the way the bright sunlight illuminated against the sleek, black vehicle. I slid into the leather seats, buckling up my seat-belt. Calum leaned over the seat to peck my lips softly. "How did it go, babe?"

"Good. The doctor said my chances of actually being pregnant are really small," I told him, which made his head nod. His jaw was clenched together tightly and his lips were puckered more than usual, making it obvious that he was clearly hiding whichever expression he wanted to give. "Oh and Luke's coming with us to get ice cream."

Calum gaped at me. "What? Cass, no," He whined, hitting the back of his head against his leather seat. "This was supposed to be a date. I don't want to have to pretend like we're still just friends. I just want to spend some actual time with my girl."

He has been acting so clingy lately. It was kind of adorable. "Luke knows," I deadpanned.

Confused creases reappeared on his tan skin that I desired to pepper kisses all over. Luke's tall figure was slowly approaching the car, a bag now swinging from his pale hand. "He knows about the possible baby or about us?"

Luke opened the door before I even had a chance to quickly squeak out the answer. His large body slumped into the backseat, clicking his seat-belt in as it constricted around him. "Hey Cal, if you guys have a girl can you name it Charlotte after Good Charlotte?"

Calum sent a glare in my direction, but finally broke his facade and let out a light chuckle. His brown eyes glimpsed into the rear-view mirror as he began to drive out of the parking lot so he could meet Luke's blue irises. "Luke, we don't even know if she's pregnant or not yet."

"Well I hope she isn't. Sorry, Cass. But you guys are stupid," Luke declared, speaking the ideas that flowed right off his tongue without even bothering to think about it. 

A silence fell upon us. Only the sound of Calum's car's tires maneuvering over some bumpy gravel could be heard. I twisted around to glance at Luke's lonesome self in the backseat. "Or we could name it Arabella after the Arctic Monkeys song," I blurted out.

The two boys joined me in an eruption of laughter at how delayed my response was. "Or Josie after the Blink song," Calum suggested, his eyes rapidly glimpsing over at me before returning his attention back to the road.

Luke crossed one of his feet over his leg, making a triangle shape. "Well I'm just glad that I know now. I am the first one in the band to know, right?" Luke inquired like a little child who wanted to feel special for once.

"Yeah. And you're going to be the only one who knows until we find out the results. You can't tell anyone. I don't want to deal with all of the annoying crap from the press," Calum warned, his jaw immediately clenching just from the mention of something so irritating.

Luke huffed in response, leaning forward to stick his head between the opening between the driver's and passenger's seats to feel closer to the two of us. "Okay, fine. I guess that makes sense but I just can't believe you didn't tell us you two got back together. We have a group message for a reason! It's been like three days apart and you already forgot the band-mate code. You're supposed to tell us everything."

"You guys are so cute," I said, feeling an overwhelming sense of happiness crawl over me about hearing how close they all still are. Calum picked up my hand and brought our intertwined fingers up to his lips, allowing his lips to graze against my knuckles.

"We're not going to be cute for much longer if Cal keeps disclosing information from me," Luke threatened. He let out a little giggle. "I mean, what's next? Are you going to like propose and not tell anyone about that either?"

I couldn't help but laugh again at the irony of this situation. Calum's lips even curved up into a highly amused smile. He gave my hand a tight squeeze as if we were communicating without any words. I knew him so well and he knew me so well, and I knew whatever was going to happen in the future would be okay as long as I was with him, feeling as giddy as I do right now.

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author's note: what a cute lil filler chapter aw

okay theres really not that many chapters left im so sad its almost over plus the epilogue and poop but yeah this has been such an unbelieveable journey im so happy that so many of you enjoy reading this

its honestly so cool to have such an amazing support system and to have my writing liked even when it has so much improvement needed and its cool that i like have a voice now and can give you guys advice nd talk to people from all of the world the internet is so cool and we all have this bond over a stupid band how nice i love it sm

i think i might be working on a new luke fanfic for after this ends but no promises yet. i want to take a tiny little break from writing once this is finished to focus on school and stuff for just a little while but at the same time i know i will go crazy if im not working on a new story. so follow me on twitter (@ calumfridge) for updates on whats to come!!!

also would you guys be interested in doing a character ask? just wonderin

love you all so much i cant thank you enough for all of your kind words and dedication to this story and making it a success you are all so cute thank you for caring so much about my daydreams and taking the time out of your day to read them!! love you sugarplums