Last bit. Short and Sweet. Rom coms are the devil sometimes. When Harry Met Sally and Austin and Ally belong to their respective owners. Calum and Raini belong together...wait...nevermind. It's true
Raini put her head down and walked to her dressing room. She sat on her couch and burst into tears. Had she just really just hit him? There was a knock at the door.
"Not now. Please."
"Raini?"
"Come in, Laura"
Laura came in and sat opposite her.
"So…"
"So…"
"That was really serious. If I didn't know better, I would think that you meant that slap."
Raini just remained quiet.
"Oook. So are you gonna tell me why?"
"I am just not even sure why. I know why I started out being upset but then it just blew up in my head. I guess that makes me…"
"A girl." They both started to giggle.
"He has got to be mad. I mean we have argued before but he might not forgive me this time."
Laura erupted in a big smile.
"What?"
"Raini, I am ninety nine percent sure he will. If you don't know why, you aren't as smart as I think you are."
Another knock interrupted their talk. It was Laura J. Laura smiled and left.
"Raini, I think since emotions seem to be running a little high, we should finish in here."
The last thing I want is to finish some acting exercise.
Calum walked in the door and sat not looking at her but she could see the swelling to the right side of his face.
"Ok, you two. Relax, concentrate and be professional. Count of three. 1, 2, 3…"
Calum's lifted his eyes to hers.
"I've been thinking and the thing is I like you a lot."
"What?"
Laura J. looked confused. "Calum, that's not.." He held up a hand to quiet her.
"I like you a lot."
"How do you expect me to respond to this?"
"How about you like me to?"
"How about I'm leaving?" Raini shot up from the couch. He grabbed her wrist and held it until she sat again.
"Doesn't what I said mean anything to you?"
"I'm sorry, Calum. I know you feel bad because you don't want to spend Thanksgiving with me and maybe you regret kissing me. You don't have to sugar coat it. That doesn't make everything alright. It doesn't work that way."
"How does it work?"
"I don't know but not this way."
"How about this way? I like the fact that you don't shy away from dirty jokes because you grew up with all brothers. I like that you are so comfortable to be with I feel like I've known you my whole life. I like that the couch in my dressing room smells like your hair. I like that fact that no matter where I am on earth I can pick up the phone and hear your voice. I am scared to go to your house for Thanksgiving because it doesn't feel wrong. It feels like the most natural next step in the world. Like the next thing we will be doing is picking out a damn China pattern and that scares the hell out of me. But I am gonna do it, partially because I am scared of you, and partially because it rips my heart out to think of hurting you."
She sat with tears streaming and giggling at the same time.
"You see, Calum, you say things like that and make it impossible for me to hate you. And I hate you, Calum."
He slipped his hand up her neck to the back of her head and pulled her in. She pulled back.
"What about your lip?"
"I'm desperately trying to get you to kiss it better."
She giggled and complied with his wishes.
