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Ed Sheeran's 'perfect' was playing in the background. Both men staring lovingly into each other's eyes, like they were the only two people in the room.
"I love you Mr Ben Mitchell-Highway" Callum states softly kissing Ben on his forehead.
"And I love you Mr Callum Mitchell-Highway" Ben replies pecking Callum's lips.
The songs ends and they turn to see everyone applauding while cheering and hollering.
Callum dips his head, never really liking being the center of attention.
"You're cute when you're shy, you know that? Ben whispers taking his hand walking over to Kathy who's currently sobbing and slightly intoxicated.
"Oh mum. You gonna stop crying at all today?" Ben jokes giving her a hug.
Kathy places her hands on either side of Ben's face. "I hope you know how proud I am off you and how much I love you"
"I love you too mum" Ben replies placing a kiss to his mother's cheek.
Kathy walks away, nearly tripping over her own feet.
"I feel for whoever has to walk my mum home tonight" Ben states to Callum earning a laugh from his husband.
Around an hour later, while the newly wed husbands were currently planning with Pam and Les to visit them with Lexi once they've come back from their honeymoon. Jay's voice beams through the speakers.
"Excuse me. Can I please have everyone's attention? It's time for the newly weds to cut the cake!"
Ben and Callum smile at each other before walking over to where Jay was stood.
"Oh and also" Jay continues "If anyone doesn't want to finish their cake, please pass it over to me"
Ben fondly shakes his head at his idiotic brother before picking up the knife, Callum standing behind him, placing his hand over his husbands as they together cut into the cake.
Callum scans the room, seeing all his family and friends reactions feeling so content till his eyes land on Whitney, noticing she has tears running down her cheeks before exiting.
"I'll be right back babe." Callum whispers to Ben, placing a kiss to the side of his head before following Whitney out the door.
Ben's confused but doesn't really pay much mind to it as his over excited daughter asks for a slice of cake as they decided on chocolate, her favourite.
Ben wasn't sure how much time passed by, but he realised that Callum wasn't back from wherever he went so he decided to search for his man.
He didn't have to search far though, as soon as he opened the Vic door, there across in the square gardens on one of the benches sat Callum and Whitney, sharing a hug.
Callum notices Ben and smiles at him, before noticing Ben's shaking his head and storming off.
Callum follows him into the Mitchell house where Ben stood in the living room, facing him with a face full of anger and hurt.
"Ben, babe. What's the matter? What are you doing here?"
Ben scoffs. "Are you serious? What am I doing here? Today is our wedding day Callum and instead of us spending the day together, you chase after your ex."
"Yeah? Ben, she was upset, I was comforting her is all."
"Callum, it is our wedding day. Meaning it's OUR day!"
"Yes, it's our day. So let's go back to the Vic to continue celebrating!" Callum pleaded.
"Is this how it's always going to be? Whitney cries her crocodile tears and you go running?"
"Ben, don't be like that. Where is all this coming from?"
"I am just sick of being second best to you Callum."
Callum strolls over to Ben, taking his face in his hands. "Now, you listen to me. You are and you never will be second best to me. I promise you."
Ben removes himself from Callum's hands and moves back. "I already am though ain't I Callum? Always have been."
"No, you haven't!"
"Course I have. When she met that Leo. All I heard when he was around was "I don't trust him, I'm worried about Whitney. Oh Whitney doesn't believe me about that video, Whitney this, Whitney that."
"I was right about him though wasn't I? Ben, he tried to kill her."
"I know, but do you know how that made me feel? I felt like a spare part in my own relationship."
"Ben, believe me. You were never a spare part."
"You know sometimes Callum, I wonder if you regret ever leaving her for me?"
"Of course I don't regret it. The only thing I ever regretted was hurting her, for cheating on her."
"So you do regret what happened that night, you regret being with me!"
"No, you know I don't mean it like that. I just meant she didn't deserve me cheating on her"
"Callum, if we never had sex that night, we probably might not have been together now."
"I highly doubt that."
"I don't. You were hell bent on pretending you didn't want me. That you don't get off looking at men."
"Stop being so dramatic and come back to the party with me please. We just got married, let's go and celebrate that."
"No, I am not being dramatic Callum cause you and I both know that if it came down to it, you'd put her before me."
"I'd never put anything before you."
Once again, Ben scoffs. "You certainly proved that when you left our wedding reception to go comfort your ex."
Callum's silent.
"Can you please just go. I want to be left alone."
Callum strolls over and once again grabs Ben's face. "Ben. Listen to me. I love you, I love you so much. You are the only thing in this world that matters to me. You mean absolutely everything to me."
A single tear falls down Ben's cheek. "Please just go, Callum. If anyone asks, say I have a massive headache or something."
"Ben, please."
"Callum. For me, please?"
Callum wipes away his tears before heading out, slamming the door in the process.