We just lay on the pub floor together as I just kept on thinking of what Callum had been through his childhood with his dad and the years of hurt and torment his dad Adam had put him through, I don't know what goes through a person mind let alone a father to do that to his own flesh and blood, Callum keeping it a secret from everyone for years and not really saying anything to his family about it brought tears to my eyes
"You ok Maddie?" Callum asked, wiping my tears away
"No, it's not right what Adam done to you, you should go to the police or at least tell your mom about it" I suggested
"I can't Maddie, I don't want to ruin Ash or Lacey relationship with are dad. You understand that don't you" he stated
"I do but you can't keep this bottled up forever Callum, you should say something to someone, I'll support you through this" I proclaimed
"Thank you, it really means a lot to me that you're by my side right now" he sighed
I nodded my head and kissed his lips gently, we pulled apart and I rested my forehead against his for moment, kissing his forehead as I got up to pull my cloths on, I checked that I had everything and picked my shopping bags up. We left the pub from the way we came, Callum locking the back door and we went site seeing around Dublin….
We walked down the busy high street and Callum led us to hardware store, we entered the shop and Callum lead us to the padlock section of the shop, we stood looking at pad locks and Callum chose one and picked it up from the shelf
"What do you want a padlock for?" I enquired
"There's something I want us to do before we go back to my nana's house" he replied
Callum went to the till to pay for it and also bought a marker pen as well; he took hold of my free hand and guided me to an arch bridge by River Liffey, we walked onto it and stopped right in the middle of the bridge
"Why have we stopped here?" I questioned
"This is Ha'penny Bridge, where couples come here each year to add a love lock to the bridge with their initials on it to show their everlasting love for each other. I thought we could do it as well, only if you want too" Callum suggested
"I really want too Callum" I replied, smiling widely
He opened up the pad lock packaging and I grabbed the marker pen from the bag, I wrote our names on both sides of the padlock and Callum put our love lock around one of the bridges bottom archway pillars, both of us pushing it shut together
"What do we do now with the key?" I questioned
"We throw it into the river so no one can ever break us apart" he informed me
We turned our backs to the railings and I wrote our initials on the key, we threw it behind up and quickly saw it fall into the river and sank right down to the bottom, Callum placed both of his hand by the side of my face and kissed me passionately, I blushed when we pulled apart and he picked up my shopping bags, we walked off the bridge hand in hand and walked back to his nana's house….
CALLUM'S P.O.V
We arrived back at my nana's house and walked through the front door, heading straight upstairs to our bedroom we were staying in, packing all our stuff into our suitcases and bringing them downstairs, placing them down in the hallway before entering the kitchen, saying goodbye to my nana, I packed up my car and climbed into the driver seat, sharing a kiss with Maddie before setting off to the ferry's port with my mum right behind us, we drove onto the boat and we set sail, leaving the dock, we stayed in the car for the journey
"Do you still love me even though I hadn't been completely honest with you Mads?" I asked
"Of course I do, this doesn't change the way I feel about you Callum. I love you" she admitted "Why did you ask me if I still love you Callum?"
"Because I'm damaged goods" I explained, sighing heavily
"Never say that about yourself I think your amazing, you've been so strong for keeping this a secret for god know how many years and had the courage to tell your girlfriend the truth" she exclaimed
I brushed some hair away from Maddie's face, placing my hand by the side of her face, gently rubbing my thumb over her cheek; Maddie bore her eyes into mine and I passionately kissed on her lips, we pulled apart and I smiled widely at her, Maddie pulling the collar of my t-shirt to kiss me again, we pulled apart again and I kept hold of her hand for the journey back to Liverpool….
Once we arrived back to the village it was really late, I pulled up onto the driveway and turned off the engine, I saw Maddie had fallen asleep as I undone my seatbelt, I grabbed our suitcases from the boot and placed them in the hallway, I walked to the passenger's side door and undone Maddie's seatbelt, picking her up as her arm wrapped around my neck and she rested her head on my shoulder, I knocked the car door shut and walked towards the door, I gently kicked the door shut behind me which Martha left open for us, I quietly walked upstairs to our bedroom and gently placed her down on the bed, Maddie moved gently forward as to snuggle further into me, I smiled and laid on the bed next to her, her moving even closer to me, my arm wrapped its way around her shoulder as I held her tightly to me, I still couldn't get Adam off my mind…..