Pov Levi

Calum doesn't seem to be very happy to see the woman standing next to our table. His hands are even slightly trembling.

'So who's your friend?'
'Bold of you to assume that I would be just a friend.'

Calum kicks my leg from underneath the table while forming a "no" with his lips. He'll pay for that later.

'Calum if you need my help again don't hesitate to ask. I'm sure your dad would pay for it,' she whispers.
'I will.' His voice is high-pitched and his face shows terror.
'I'm just a friend ma'am.'
'You better be,' she turns back to Calum, 'I'm serious about it, if you need help with your old problem again call me. I can help you.'

He nods as an answer and bite his lip.

'Good. We don't want you to fall back into old habits again.. right Calum?'
'Yep,' he says nervously and quickly.

She nods and walks away.

'Calum..' He cuts me off immediately. 'No Levi no.'
'So first you kick me and then you're not going to explain why?' I ask. 'Basically.' 'Alright that's it. You're coming home with me now,' I stand up, 'I've tried to be nice but clearly that doesn't work so I'll just be a dick again.'
'L..Levi this is hard to explain p..please.' 'Say that again sweetheart.'
'Please.' 'Maybe if you say that a few more times I'll go easy on you,' I state with a grin.

'

Everything that just happen made the boy terrified. That woman.. my threats.. he's terrified.

'Calum, darling,' I place my hand on his upper leg, 'I'm not going to hurt you well.. not seriously.'

He doesn't respond but keeps staring out the window.

'Calum?' I squeeze his knee, but still no reaction.
'Are you asleep?' I ask.
He slowly shakes his head.
'Why are you not reacting then?'

I groan when there's yet no answer.

'I'm going to stop the car and kiss you if you don't answer.' 'I'm sorry?'

I would though.. it seemed to put him into a different mindset. Besides.. I don't have a problem with toying around with people.

'How lo..long until we.. we're there?'
His voice is wobbly and thick.
'Calum are you alright?' 'H..how long?'
'We're almost there. Five more minutes,' I answer. 'Good.'

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'I was going to tie you down but.. I don't think you'll run.'

I sigh when he just stands there, head pointed to the ground unable to give me a proper reaction.

I walk over to him and push his head up.. carefully.

I take a step back as I see his wet cheeks.. he.. is.. crying.

'Calum?' 'I don't want to talk about it,' he stutters.

I walk over to him and pull him into an embrace.

'Shh.. you don't have to tell me. I'm not forcing you,' I whisper.

He buries his head in my chest as he starts to sob louder. I move my hands up and down his back in an attempt to calm him down.

Normally I would've told someone to grow a pair if they started to cry in front of me.. it didn't matter whether they were a male, female or anything in between.. I would laugh at them.
But.. this is different.. I guess?

I pull his head out of my chest and duck down to his height holding his face in front of mine.

His eyes are bloodshot red and his lips were trembling.
I rub away his tears with my thumbs.

'Come on.. let's go to the couch,' I whisper. I'm afraid to raise my voice.. afraid to make things worse for him.

Slowly and trembling he makes his way over to the couch.

'Lay down,' he mumbles. 'Alright.'

I lean against the armrest as Calum just crawls between my legs.. fuck.
Fuck he's so precious right now.

His trembling hands lay on my chest with his head next to it.

I sigh as I play with his hair.. the way this felt.. damn.. it was so much different than that I was used to.

Suddenly he speaks.

'That woman she.. she was my therapist.' 'Normally people don't break down like this when they see their therapist walk by,' I state.
'Normally people aren't forced to go to a therapist because of their sexuality,' he responds back quickly.
'Excuse you?' I feel his fingers tighten around the grip on my shirt, 'You had therapy?' I ask.
He nods, 'I was dating Grayson at the time.'
'That's why you broke up,' I mumble.

'What would happen in a session? What would she tell you?'
He shakes his head as his eyes seems to water up again.
'Ho.. ho.. it's fine you don't have to tell me.'

His reaction only made me assume it was bad.. very bad.

It takes a few minutes until he's calmed down again.

'Levi please.. don't use this information against me.'
'I won't darling.. I won't,' I promise him. He weakly smiles at me and mumbles a "Thanks".

We stay in that position for a while.
It feels so weird.. I'm weirdly attached to this boy.. I shouldn't be.
He's the most breakable enemy I've ever had against me.. yet I wanted him on my side. I don't want to break him.. I don't want to kill him even though I should if he keeps being on my ass.

I notice how his breathing changed and his eyes are closed. I snigger at the thought of him casually sleeping between my arms while I threatend to be a dick once we got here.