68 Days And Counting

Chapter Eight: Live In Iowa In A Ranch House Beside Gigi Hadid.

Sam took a deep breath, a smile playing on his lips. "Hey Caleb."

"You called back." He sounded surprised.

"Yeah."

"What for? You never call back it's always me calling you back after you hang up on me."

"I just wanted to tell you something."

"What is it? Is it that you're hopelessly in love with me and you're breaking up with princess so that you can be with me forever-"

"No-"

"And we'll adopt five kids and live in Iowa in a ranch house beside Gigi Hadid-"

Sam almost started laughing. "No you idiot that's not what I'm going to tell-Gigi Hadid?"

"Yeah," If it was possibly I could hear the smile in Caleb's voice. "She's my woman crush every day." Sam shook his head laughing and I could see him mouth 'Iowa?' in disbelief. "But what were you going to say?"

"I was just going to tell you that I love you man."

There was a pause on the other side. "Sam...I was clearly joking when I meant all the stuff about love and kids and Iowa but not about woman crush-"

"You know what I mean you prick."

Caleb laughed loudly and it slowly disappeared. "Yeah sorry this is just a shock. You never really tell me that voluntarily."

"I know I don't but I thought I should."

I heard shuffling on the other end. "Well I love you too man."

Sam nodded. "I'll let you go now. I'll call you tonight."

"No don't. It's your anniversary, go have fun man. Go drink white wine in the blushing light." Did he just quote-

"Thanks mate."

"Anytime." Caleb let out a breathless laugh before ending the call.

Sam put his phone in his pocket as I devoured my food, looking up at the clock. "I got to get to work."

"Come on I'll drive you."

When Sam had parked outside of the bookstore, I glanced over at him. "You okay?"

"Yeah I have practice at three today but I'll pick you up at seven." I kissed him on the lips briefly before pulling away.

"Got it." I told him as I started to get out of the car but his hand on my wrist pulled me back.

"Wait," he looked at me quizzically as if he couldn't figure out something. "I'm in love with you, you know that right?"

"I know that every day." I told him.

"I just felt the need to give you a reminder."

"Why?" I asked him, furrowing my eyebrows.

"I'll see you Hazel." He smiled at me, letting me go and not answering my question.

"I'll see you Jerk." I have him a smile back let him know that I was half teasing.

He raised an eyebrow at me and I shrugged, closing the door and entering the bookstore. It bugged me. That something wasn't just going on with Caleb but with Sam too. But why couldn't he tell me?

I thought about this even when I got back to the dorms and passed by our residential adviser, George a senior prefect. He gave me a small smile, coming out of...Maddy and I's room. What the heck?

Maddy sat down on her bed, her headphone on and her eyes intensely looking at the screen over her glasses. I dropped my things on my bed and stared at her. I stared at her long enough that I heard her laugh at whatever was on the screen like ten times before she looked up and noticed I was there. "HEY MACY!"