A.N// heyyo i hope this is a fast enough update for you bc i try really hard guys
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Calum's POV

I nodded and waved her along. She walked beside me in silence for a few minutes before I spoke up.

"What's up?" I asked as we approached the elevator. The gift shop was on the second floor. I pressed the up button and waited patiently for one of them to open.

"Like I said, I really need to talk to you, and it's really important," she replied. I didn't really no for sure what she wanted to talk to me about, but I did have a clue.

"Alright, go on," I encouraged her. Then elevator dinged, and the doors to the one on the left opened. We stepped in quickly after letting the people who were already on off. Kate pressed the button with the two on it, and soon after, the doors slowly shut.

"You can't be mad at me Cal," she said softly. I met her eyes, and she looked away. "Promise?"

"I promise. Now, tell me what's going on," I instructed. She held out her pinky finger and I took it in mine, locking them together. She took a deep breath before she began to speak, but the elevator doors interrupted us.

They opened, and on the other side waited a crowd of people with shopping bags in their hands. They must've come from the same place we were headed to. We hurriedly stepped out so the other people could take our places, and we made our way to the gift shop that was located at the end of the hall.

"Calum," she started. I held my breath, waiting for her to say the words I'd gotten through a text from my best mate a few weeks ago. "I think I'm in love with Luke," she rushed out. "But, I'm almost positive that I've ruined any chances I may have had with him with my mistake last night. I don't know what I'm going to do."

She started breathing heavily, and I knew what was happening. She used to have them all of the time when we were younger, but she hadn't had them for about a year or so. I noticed that they had been happening a lot within the month, and I saw the pattern. It was a panic attack.

I grabbed her hand and pulled her off to a secluded area. It had chairs and small couches, so I instructed her to sit. I kneeled in front of her on the floor, and took both of her hands in mine.

Her mom showed us how to handle these a few years back when she had one while we were all hanging out. No one could make it better but Luke, and his way was much different than the one Kate's mom showed us, but I guess it worked for them.

"Kate, look at me." She looked up and met my eyes. "Now, match my breathing," I directed. I started taking deep breaths, and she did the same. "Listen to me. Everything is going to be fine. Just breathe."

"Calum, I really messed up, and I don't want a repeat of when we were fifteen. I don't think I can go through that again," she explained. Everything started to come together. I knew Kate had a crush on Luke when we we younger, but something more had to happen to make her have a panic attack that day.

"What happened?" I asked.

"That day we went for laser tag and Luke and I went into the photo booth was the first time we kissed. I realized that I had a major crush on him, but I found out that he didn't like me back the hard way. Calum, this was my chance, and this whole time I've been too dumb to figure out my feelings. I ruined it. This is all my fault."

A tear escaped from her eye, and she started breathing heavily again. I knew the only person who could top this was Luke, but I also knew that he wasn't mentally or emotionally capable of doing it at the moment. I sat down next to her, and I pulled her into me.

I had to give her advice without giving away that Luke felt the same way. I actually hadn't talked to him about it since the incident last night, so I wasn't completely sure if his feelings were still there, but I knew that a person couldn't lose their feelings for another person after one mishap, especially if they were strong like I knew Luke's were.

I made a promise to him, and I wasn't going to break it. I was going to make sure that I gave all the advice I could while making sure that Kate didn't find out. I was being tugged in both directions, but I had to make a decision.

I could end her misery by telling her not to worry because Luke felt the same way, even if I didn't know if it was still true or not, or I could let her imagination run wild until Luke found a way to tell her. Either way, one of them had to hurt until someone spoke up, but I promised Luke that I wouldn't, so it had to be him, and I was hoping it would be soon.

"Not it's not. I understand what you're going through," I said calmly.

"What do I do?"

"All you can do is wait. If Luke had any feelings for you, they aren't going to fade after one accident. That's what relationships are about. If there wasn't any fighting or disagreements, that'd be terribly boring. Couples have to climb over mountains in order to keep the love alive because that's just how it works. Kate, if Luke loved you before your mistake, he's not going to just stop loving you because of it. Love is strong, and it doesn't fade easily. You just need to give him some time," I explained. She sighed deeply, and untangled herself from my embrace.

"Thanks Cal," she said softly. I nodded and sent her a smile. Surprisingly, she smiled back. We stood up and continued our journey to the gift shop. We walked the rest of the way in silence, and when we got there, Kate ventured off to the back of the store.

I wandered over to the balloon section to find Luke the perfect one. After a few minuted of looking around, I found one that had a penguin on one side, and a 'Get Well Soon' message on the other. I also found some tiny letter balloons, and I searched for the four that were in his name. Once I found them, I walked over to where Kate was.

I saw that she had picked out a small penguin plush and a card with a cartoon penguin on the front. She looked up at me as soon as I appeared beside her.

"Are you ready to go back down?" I asked. She nodded and we made our way to the checkout. The clerk gave me a small vase to put my letter balloons in, as the strings were made of hard plastic instead of ribbon. I then paid for my gift, and Kate was next.
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Kate's POV

After I'd picked out a card and a stuffed animal that I thought Luke would like, I paid for it after Calum paid for his gift. I handed the clerk, whose name was Elliot by the tag on his shirt, my cash, and he gave me a gift bag for my things. He also let me borrow a pen to write in my card.

I opened it up and wrote a simple message. I'm really sorry. I signed my name underneath it, and I added a small heart at the end. I then closed the card and put in the bag along with the small stuffed penguin.

We walked out of the gift shop and down the hall. Once we got to the elevator, I pressed the down button, and we waited for one to open.

"How'd you do that?" I asked suddenly. No one ever really knew how to stop one except my parents and Luke, and he didn't even use the same techniques my parents did.

"What are you talking about?" he replied, easing his eyebrows. The door to the elevator on our left opened, and since it was clear, we stepped in quickly.

Calum leaned in and pressed the button with the G on it before I spoke again.

"How did you know how to stop my panic attack? No one's ever been able to except my parents and Luke," I elaborated. He nodded, and the elevator stopped.

The doors opened shortly after, and we got off to a crowd of people waiting to get on. We walked to Luke's room in silence, but Calum explained when we got right outside of Luke's room.

"Your mom taught us after that time you had one when we were hanging out. I remember that day so clearly. We were all freaking out, and Luke was on the phone panicking to your mom, but she was too far away to come in time. He took you to a space with less people, and I watched from afar."

"What did you see?" I asked out of curiosity. Just like Calum, I remembered that day down to every detail. I just wanted to know what we looked like to other people.

"At first, you were just standing against a wall, and you looked really stiff and tensed. He grabbed your hands, and from what I could see, he had you look at him," Calum started. "Apparently you started crying again, so he pulled you in for a hug."

"Is that all you saw?"

"No, but I wish it was," he chuckled. My eyebrows scrunched together out of confusion.

"Why?" I questioned.

"It was so weird to watch. That's why I left as soon as it happened. We waited on you guys for like five whole minutes before you came back," he said shuddering. I laughed though.

"We were back there for five minutes? It didn't seem like it," I said still laughing.

"Yes, like I saw you pull away from the hug, and I guess you were still crying, so he cupped your cheeks. You guys talked for a few minutes before his lips touched yours. I saw you visibly relax, and I stopped watching at that point because I felt like a creep," Calum said.

"Interesting," I laughed. That was the second time I had ever kissed Luke, but every time felt like the first for some reason. Calum reached for the doorknob, and opened it slowly.

"No, it was weird," he said smiling. We walked into the room, and Caitlyn was sitting in a chair with her chin in the palm of her hand looking bored as ever. Her phone must've finally died. She was literally always on it.

Calum let me take his seat, and he stood. We were all silent until Luke spoke up.

"Guys, I have some news," he said flatly.
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A.N// okay so yeah Kate has a history with panic attacks

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