"Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it. "
Third Person's POV
Friday, the much anticipated day. Everyone had been looking forward to this day. It's quite weird and crazy that Cam couldn't stop daydreaming about how the night was going to play out.
"You know," She says, "You have to come early."
Ashley smiles, "I know! You've literally taken the time to drill it in my head all throughout today, even in class."
She giggles, "Aaand...." gets closer to Ash and whispers, "Remember to wear something lace-y and," she winks "you know what I mean."
Ash halts and shoots daggers at Cam and at her insinuation, "Cam, In case no one has told you, I will take pleasure in doing so. You're out of your senses, better come back home, you're lost."
"Oh my gosh, I'm lost?" Cam asks feigning an expression of being bewildered.
"Yes, you are!"
"Aww! I take pleasure in being lost, you could probably join me sometime." She fans herself.
Ash rolls her eyes, "Never!"
"Yeah, yeah, party pooper, whatever. Bye!"
"Take care."
"I will." She says and with that, she leaves Ash, Grayson, and Anne for her car.
Ash opens the front door and sits as she watches Grayson see Anne off to her car which was only a stone's throw away from theirs. She pays close attention to them while they talk and when they get to Anne's car they halt and she can see Grayson's lips form into something like a 'bye'. For a swift moment, she notices as a frown appears on Anne's face but it vanishes within a second, a smile replacing it. Anne steps closer to Grayson and engulfs him in a hug, an unexpected one. It took a matter of seconds before hugging her back.
Tick!
Tock!
Tick!
Tock!
Tick!
Tock!
Ash was slowly counting the seconds that passed in her head. Too long, the hug was too long, she thought aloud. Isn't a goodbye, see you later hug in this situation supposed to be a one-second thing? Maybe two seconds? So why the heck is Anne clinging on to her boyfriend like that? The sight before was making her heart beat faster, she felt like getting down from the car and heading straight towards them, to do one thing, pull them apart.
Tick!
Tock!
Unable to take it anymore, she tears her eyes away from them and looks in her lap. She starts to fiddle with her fingers when the sound of the door opening gets her attention. She lifts her head to find Grayson entering the car, a smile on his face.
Why the heck is he smiling? She snaps, in her head.
Throughout the ride she was frowning and whenever he asked a question she would shake or nod her head to answer and where it had nothing to do with a yes or no she gave him monosyllabic replies. She didn't trust herself not to snap at him right now. His smiles were beginning to annoy her.
Grayson on the other hand seemed dejected as he dropped her off at her home.
"You'll come for the sleepover, r...right?" He asks.
She simply nods her head and walks away into her home.
He felt hurt that she didn't want to talk to him, or at least say what was wrong with her.
Did he perhaps do something wrong?
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After taking a long nap, Ash wakes up and prepares to head for Cam's place and when Dylan is ready, he drives them there.
Immediately the door to Cam's house was opened to them, Cam pulled her aside.
"Dyl make yourself comfortable, we'll be back before you know it." With she drags her into her room.
"What's wrong?", was the first thing Cam mutters.
Ash frowns, brows furrowing, "Why are you asking me that?"
"I don't know? Maybe because you're inadvertently making your boyfriend worried. He texted me asking if you were okay. So, start talking."
"He did?"
"Mmh-huh." Cam nods her head.
"But why would he ask you?"
"Maybe because he cares so much about you, what happened?"
"I saw him and Anne hug, I guess I just kinda felt angry, and I flipped."
"It was just a hug." Cam tries to reason.
"It was so long, she literally was clinging on to him like L-like...." She runs her hand through her hair as she paces before sitting on Cam's bed, "I don't know why I'm feeling like this but I don't like it."
"That hugs mean nothing to him, I hope you know, besides you're the one he likes. You're the one who's his girlfriend and not her."
"So I was angry for nothing?"
"Yes, you were. I could literally tell how hurt he was, even through his text. Don't let that witch called Anne make you drift away from him. He really cares about you."
"Love expert, I've heard you. I'll try not to overthink next time."
"Let us go downstairs, by now everyone should be in."
"Right after you." Ash smiles.
They go downstairs, and lo and behold everyone has arrived.
Immediately Cam spots Lucas she rushes to him at full speed and nearly knocks him off with a hug.
"Easy there tiger." He chuckles and lifts her off the ground so her legs are hanging in the sky. He spun her around, and she giggled.
"Okay so now, I'm dizzy." She mutters, he slowly puts her down.
She giggles when her feet touch the ground again.
He chuckles and pecks her forehead. "Okay now?"
"Yeah!"
"Yvie you came." She says when she spots Yvie, she leaves Lucas' side and goes to hug her.
She briefly hugs her and pulls away. Yvie smiles, "Wouldn't miss it for anything besides I have nothing better doing at home anyways."
Cam laughs, "I'm glad you did."
"Yeah! Is there no food, I'm literally starving."
"Foodie!" Dylan teases.
"Oh shut up." Cam snaps at him.
"Don't worry I know how to get him." Yvie smirks and Dylan shudders.
"I'm out." With that, he leaves the place.
"Woah!" Ashley and Cam say at the same time and a smirking Yvie giggles.
"How did you do that?" Ash asks.
"Exactly, I've never gotten him to shut up like that," Cam adds.
"I have my ways."
"You'll have to teach me," Cam whispers into her ears and she shakes her head.
Cam pouts, "Party pooper."
"Why is your boyfriend looking like that?" Lucas whispers into Ashley's ears whilst Cam chats away with Yvie. Ashley turned to look in Grayson's direction, he was looking at her intently almost like he was weary of coming close to her. It was so obvious that he wanted to come closer to her because he couldn't stop staring at her.
Oh, shoot! She cusses.
"I'll be right back." She says to Lucas before heading towards Grayson.
"Hey!" She says taking his right hand into her left one when she stands before him.
"H-hi." He mutters as his gaze flickers to his hand that was in hers. To say he was shocked would be an understatement. She wasn't one to show any form of PDA.
"I'm sorry." She says and he immediately understood what she was aiming at.
"It's okay." He lets out a breath before pulling her in for a hug, one she wasn't expecting. She immediately hugs him back. "I was worried, I thought I did something wrong." He confesses.
She pulls away and looks at him in the eye, "You did nothing wrong. I was just unhappy about something, that's all."
"I want you to tell me if anything is wrong okay."
"Okay." She smiles biting her lip.
"And if I do something that you don't like, tell me. I wouldn't know if you didn't tell me."
"Okay."
"Promise?" He had a serious expression on his face.
"I promise."
"Guys, I've ordered pizza for dinner but before it arrives, I want us to play a game," Cam informs.
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They all sit around in a circle. Anne purposely sits beside Grayson when she realizes Ashley is about to. Ashley seemed to have noticed it but didn't mind, it was just a space, and she could sit anywhere. She goes to sit beside Cam who was sitting beside Lucas and was directly in front of Grayson.
"So the rules are, If you have, you drink the lime juice in the cups but if you haven't you don't do anything just sit and watch." Cam says, "Also everyone is going to give out a question, we're all involved. I'll start." Cam says.
"Never have I ever sucked my foot as a kid."
Everyone drinks except Ashley and Cole.
"Woah!" Cam says and they all laugh. "Real mature guys."
"Next."
Lucas clears his throat, "Never have I ever had dirty thoughts." He smiles and immediately picks up his cup and drinks from it.
Slowly, Cam, Grayson, Anne, Pierson, Dylan, Ashley, and Even Yvie pick up their cups to drink from them. Cole doesn't.
"We're all humans," Lucas chuckles, "Right."
"Except Cole. He's a robot." Pierson says laughing and the others join him.
"It's my turn?" Dylan asks and everyone looks at him weirdly. Like it wasn't obvious already. He lifts his hand in mock surrender, "Okay. Never have I ever drank directly from a carton instead of pouring the juice into a glass."
"Everyone freaking has!" Cam says before picking up her cup, but shockingly Ashley and Grayson don't pick their cup to drink from it. "You guys are just unbelievable." She shakes her head in disbelief.
"Never have I ever cheated in an examination," Cole says and doesn't pick up a cup.
Everyone picks up a cup except Grayson, Dylan, and Anne. Yvie snorts when Anne doesn't pick up her cup to drink.
"Never have I ever been rude." Anne who's next says.
Cole was the first to pick up his cup and Pierson chuckles.
"Of course!" Cam smirks tauntingly, "You've been mean to me before."
"Really?" He asks shocked.
"Yes."
"Sorry then, I guess."
"Cole uttering the word sorry." Pierson teases, "a sight I will behold forever."
"I know!" Grayson adds and Cole shoots them both a look.
"Never have I ever laughed and cried at the same time," Grayson says and they all drink from their cups.
"I'm next, right!" She seemed to be in thought for a while, when she was ready, she looked Anne directly in the eye while she said, "Never have I ever wished someone's partner was mine."
Gingerly Anne raises her cup and brings it to her lips to drink from it. Cole mirrors her actions.
"Never have I ever gotten heartbroken," Pierson says and picks up his cup to drink from it. Grayson does the same, Lucas, too.
"You have a story to tell," Cam whispers in his ears.
"Not telling you."
"Party pooper." She says and he shrugs.
"Never have I ever dated before the age of sixteen," Ashley says and immediately Lucas choked on air. He looks at Cam warily before picking up his cup and drinking from it. Yvie does the same and Grayson raises a brow at her. She just shrugs.
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