Fuck me, he really was too fucking nice. 
Especially on a night like tonight, that was supposed to be focused on him and the fact that he was getting married in a couple of days. But here we were, talking about me and my fucked up, confusing mess of a brain. 
What is even supposed to happen? Am I supposed to be making out with Avery? Am I supposed to want her as bad as I do? 
"Shit, dude it's after 1. I'm gonna call Dani. I should probably call it." He picked up his phone to call Dani and let her know we were ready to go. 
I took in everything that he said. I did need to get out of my head, but that was so hard when I didn't know how to handle the situation. Avery was always cute, she was never bad looking. When we were growing up, she was like a little sister to me though. We were always hanging out, she was always tagging along with us when she could. I never minded, Callum liked hanging out with her and she never bothered me. Even after I went to college, whenever I'd come home I started getting a little more excited to see her each time. I figured it was just because I'd been away and it was nice coming home to someone who felt like family. Something shifted after she graduated though. She was still the same Avery that she'd always been, but something in her shifted and it was like overnight she was different. I hated the fact that I was starting to look at her differently so I started to pull away from her. I'd forced myself to stop getting excited when I'd go home knowing I would see her. I'd force myself to look away from her when we'd go down to the beach over the summer. Then tragedy struck the Jones family and before I knew it, she was gone. 
Three years had gone by without seeing her, which helped get over the thoughts I'd been having about her. I'd see pictures that she'd post on her snapchat or from Callum, but that was about it. From the pictures I'd seen, she had definitely matured since moving away but nothing could have prepared me for seeing her for the first time in three years in nothing but a fucking tee shirt. 
"They're on their way!" Callum shoved his phone back in his pocket a couple minutes later and looked over at me again. "Thanks for everything tonight man. I feel like we haven't gotten the chance to go out with just the two of us in a while and it's been super nice." 
I couldn't help but chuckle, he was definitely drunk. Callum was always one of those super sappy guys when he was really drunk. Sometimes it was annoying, but for the most part I thought it was funny. It just showed what kind of heart he had. 
"I'm glad that you had a good time, man." I turned towards the bar so that I could grab the bartender's attention and close the tab that I'd started. It took a couple of minutes for him to get back to me, but I put my card in my wallet and signed the check when he did. Callum and I talked for a couple more minutes before his attention shifted from me to Avery when she'd walked up to us. 
"Sister! Hello!" Callum tossed his arm around Avery's shoulders and pulled her directly into his side, causing her to stumble a little bit. "Where's my fiancee?" He'd asked her, making me realize that Dani hadn't walked in with Avery. 
Avery wrapped one of her arms around Callum, it looked like a really awkward hug but it made her laugh. Her laugh was so pretty, it was like music to my ears. "Hi brother. She's in the bathroom, told me to find you two and wait outside. Soooo let's go, I bet you could use some fresh air!" She'd said before looking up at her brother. She looked so good tonight, her outfit was so simple but she pulled it off so well. She pulled everything off well. 
Callum and I finished up our drinks at the same time before we followed Avery out of the bar. Callum was stumbling behind her and it was making me want to laugh. I hadn't realized how drunk he was until we'd started to walk away from the bar. I was definitely not sober, but Callum was clearly much drunker than I was. "You know, I am so happy that you're home? I've missed hanging out with you so much and I'm just really glad that you're here." There it was, the lovey dovey Callum.