Alas, Punk came back. "Sweetie," Cameron cringed. She couldn't bear the thought of anyone calling him sweetie. "what took you so long?" Maria asked. "Some asshole that checked out before us by the name of Cameron Heights had left her keycard on the counter and the guy had to re-check her out." Punk shot a look towards Cameron. She lunged forward but Jeff held her back with his forearm and her ass never got the chance to leave the seat. "Fuck you." Cameron hissed. Punk smirked. "Oh you know you want to." He flashed her a million dollar grin and turned around. Jeff kicked the back of his seat. They were friends, but Jeff wouldn't let Phil get away with shit around Cameron. "Stop trying to protect your little bitch, she can do shit by herself." Phil said turning around to Jeff. This time, Jeff didn't hold Cameron back, she lunged full force into Phil's midsection from the backseat. Phil hated Cameron but he wouldn't dare hit a girl, he just held her waist and replaced her back in her seat. She squirmed while in his grasp, she hated being touched. The only person who she would let hold her back or even lay a finger on her for that matter, was Jeff. She had gotten used to being touched and thrown, as she was a wrestler, but she still didn't enjoy it. Phil knew it too, he may not have known the story behind it, but he knew the only way to get her to submit to whatever she was trying to do was to grab her waist. He gained complete control over her by doing that simple gesture. Phil had secretly hated doing that to her. He hated seeing that look that came across her face everytime a guy would come up behind her, or she was restrained. He hated it even more because half the time he was the cause of it, he may have a been a verbally abusive asshole, but he had a heart. A curious one at that, he contemplated asking Jeff a few months back what had happened to her or why she hated physical contact with people, but he figured that would make him sound like he cared. No doubt Jeff would know, but Phil couldn't guarantee he'd get an answer. Jeff and Cameron had that bond only life-long best friends could have, they knew everything about eachother, no secrets, but Jeff lips were sealed, especially when it came to Cameron. He realized he would be swimming in uncharted waters asking Jeff that, so he just let it be.
"Phillip!" Phil snapped out of it. "Are you okay?" His worried girlfriend asked. "Yeah, I was just, uh thinking." Phil said.
"About?"
"Nothing, it doesn't matter." Phil snapped.
"Well we're at Starbucks for Cameron, I'm going in, do you want anything?"
Cameron.
"Uh, yeah, get me one of those chocolate frappuccino things and a brownie."
"Really? A brownie for breakfast? I'm not getting you that."
"Then I'll go in there." Phil hopped out of the car and jammed his hands in his hoodie pockets. He walked into the coffee shop and ordered his drink and brownie. He spotted Jeff, Nattie, and Mickie in a booth in the far corner of the restaurant. He went over and took a seat. "Hey Phil!" Natalya said. She was always chipper. "Hi Nattie, Mickie, Jeff" He smiled at the girls and gave Jeff a head nod, to which Jeff tipped his chin back. A sign of respect in the male world, meaning Jeff forgave him for what had happened in the car. Cameron waltzed in from outside with her wallet. "Where'd you run off to?" Mickie asked. "Oh I left my jacket in the car. It's freezing outside, you'd think they'd turn the heat up in here." Cameron said, sliding on her thin jacket. "But alas, you ordered a frappuccino. You know those things are blended with ice, probably not going to make you feel much better." Natalya remarked.
"But they're damn good."
"Two double-chocolate-chip frappuccinos and fudge brownies!" The guy behind the counter called.
Phil and Cameron stood up at the same time. They raised an eyebrow at eachother, then got their respectful orders. That was... odd. Cameron thought to herself as she walked back to her seat. The entire table dug into their healthy, and not-so-healthy breakfasts. "Hey, where's Ria?" Mickie asked, noticing they were missing someone. "In the car throwing a fit." Phil said, taking a bite of his brownie.
"Should I ask?"
"Meh, she asked me what I wanted, I told her, and she went off and preached on how "this wasn't a balanced breakfast" and "that she wasn't going to order it for me." So I got it myself."
Cameron smirked. She and Maria may have gotten along, but she was still as bitchy and whiny as she was the first day she met her.
"Everyone ready to go?" Jeff spoke for the first time.
"Look who opens their mouth once they've scarfed down enough food to feed a small orphanage." Cameron said.
"Shut up" Jeff playfully shoved her. There it was. Her eyes. They widened and tucked her hands into her pockets. Jeff instantly ran back up to her side and hugged her. He whispered something unintelligible in her ear. Phil thought he heard "I'm so sorry" but wasn't quite sure. None of the other girls took notice of it, but he certainly did. He looked at them with a skeptical eye. Jeff let everyone get in front of them and turned Cameron to face him in the middle of the parking lot. He tipped her chin up and apologized again. She wrapped her arms around him and told him it was okay. He hugged her back and linked arms with her. He walked her to the car and opened the door for her.
He knows Phil thought. Jeff definitely knew what was up with Cameron. Little did Phil know as he was looking out the car window watching Jeff and Cameron, Maria was staring at him. He faced forward again once everyone was in the car and Maria looked out the window. Phil sat anxiously in the car thinking about everything. He had no clue why he couldn't get his mind off Cameron. He was starting to get restless leg and that's when Mickie decided they'd make this a two day trip and stopped in Detroit for the night.
Everyone had fallen asleep except for Mickie, Phil, and Maria. They pulled into the Holiday Inn and booked a suite with 3 bedrooms. Phil flicked Jeff's forehead and he flinched. "Get up, we're staying here until tomorrow" Phil whispered. Maria was pissed at him and had already grabbed her luggage and left for the room with Mickie and Nattie. "Where is everyone?" Jeff asked rubbing his eyes.
"Already up in the room, come on."
Jeff got out of the car and loaded his and Cameron's luggage on his back. "Shit she packs heavy" Jeff said trying to pull her suitcase. Phil laughed. Jeff gave him a scowl and got to the elevator.
"Hey, you grab Cameron and I'll get your suitcase, deal?"
"Ummm, wouldn't it just be easier to wake her up and have her get her own shit?" Phil asked.
"Once you wake her up she won't go back to sleep, then she'll get pissy."
"Oh, so you mean she gets worse?" Phil said.
"Stop being a jackass and get the girl. I'll meet you in the room." Jeff said as he managed to pull three peoples worth of luggage to the elevator.
Phil unbuckled Cameron's seat belt and hooked one arm under her knee and one around her back. He kicked the car door shut and pressed the Up button on the elevator. Still asleep. The elevator bell dinged as he strolled out onto the 3rd floor. He kicked the door of room 316 and waited for somebody to answer the door.Please don't be Maria, please don't be Maria Phil pleaded. She was already pissed at him, if he came in with another girl in his arms she wouldn't talk to him ever again. He saw blond hair and sighed of relief. "Awww look how cute" Natalya whispered. She moved out of the way to let Phil through and he laid her on the couch. Still asleep. "Damn, she could sleep through a war." Phil said.
"Yeah, imagine how much trouble Mickie has waking her sorry ass up"
"I woke her up today with one of these" Mickie said coming from the kitchenette with a pink heel.
"Ouch" Phil said cringing at the thought of being woken up by a dagger at the bottom of a shoe.
"Hey, where's Maria?" Phil asked.
"Ummm, last time I checked she was getting something from the soda machine down the hall" Jeff said walking out of the bathroom
"Oh..."
"Fuck!" Maria came in the hotel room. "Maria! Be quieter, she's sleeping" Phil said pointing to a lifeless Cameron. "Who the fuck cares about that whore?" Maria said walking into one of the adjoining bedroom and slamming the door shut behind her. Phil heard a click. The little fucker locked it. Phil gave the most confused look to himself. He pointed at the door that just got slammed "what happened to her?"
"I don't know man, but you're in for it." Jeff said smirking as he took the pull-down bed from the wall in the living room. Phil looked at Mickie and Nattie who looked just as confused he did. "You can take the other couch and me and Nattie could bunk together" Mickie said. "Thanks" Phil said. He called the lobby for some extra sheets. He scanned the room, everyone was asleep... but someone was missing... Cameron... where'd she go? She's been asleep the whole damn time and she chooses now to wake up? Phil thought.
"Thin crust pepperoni with a Pepsi... Yep, that'll do it... Room 316... Okay, thanks bye." Click.
Phil looked around the corner to find a smiley Cameron leaning against the wall, her face illuminated by the screen of her iPhone against the dark room. "Now you decide to wake up?" Cameron jumped from her position against the wall. "What the hell Punk!"
"I told you to stop calling me that"
"I told you to stop whining about it." Cameron said as she took a seat on the counter by the en-suite kitchen. Phil dropped the subject. "Where you ordering pizza?" He asked. "Yep, should be here in 10 minutes or I get it free."
"With Pepsi?"
"Yeah, an entire liter. Why?"
"I'm stealing some."
"No you're not. You're not buying it."
"If it doesn't make it here in under 10 minutes, neither will you."
"If it doesn't make it under 10 minutes then you can have some." Cameron compromised.
"Deal"
There was a knock on the door. Cameron stuck her tongue out and hopped off the counter to answer it. "No Pepsi for Punk" she caroled on the way to the door.
"Sheets for Mister Brooks." A man with a mustache said. Phil squeezed between Cameron and the doorway to grab his sheets. He thanked the man and smirked at Cameron. "Not to pry, but why are you sleeping on the couch instead of with Maria?" Cameron asked resuming her spot on the kitchen counter. "I don't know, I carried your ass up here, you're welcome by the way, and she came in through the door shortly after pissed as hell. She locked the door behind her so now here I am with you at 2:00 in the morning with the intention of drinking my weight in Pepsi." He jumped up and sat next to her. Cameron raised her eyebrow. That was...strange. Then again, not exactly out of context for Maria to freak out over nothing. "Hm, that's odd. I wonder what made her mad." Cameron stated, obviously wondering about the subject. Then it hit Phil, what if she was at the soda machine and saw her carrying Cameron... shit. But still, that's not something to freak out about, but then again, it was Maria, she'd always been a short tempered girl... He could always blame it on Jeff...
There was a knock at the door. Phil and Cameron raced to the door like they were in preschool again. Phil beat her to the knob and opened the door, Cameron huffed and went back to the kitchen. The guy had the pizza and Pepsi, he looked worried and nervous, he was tall and lanky, he had thick framed glasses on and braces. "Sorry, I'm a minute late, please don't tell my boss" The kid pleaded with Phil. He felt bad, and decided to pay for the meal anyway. Cameron doesn't have to know, he thought, the kid wouldn't get in trouble and he got his Pepsi. Phil handed him a $20 and took the food. The kid thanked him over and over again, and left. Phil came back with the pizza and Pepsi. "I win" he said.
Cameron and Phil were having a good time. 3:00 rolled around and they had finished off the pizza and Phil drank the rest of the Pepsi. They had cleaned up and were back in the dark living room about to go back to bed. "You're not so bad" Phil said to Cameron with a sincere smile, something that didn't happen too often.
A/N: Second chapter is up! This is a lot of fun :) thanks to EmilieCW-DXfan0119, , and UndeadHardyGirl for reviewing :) Thank you so much! It made me feel better about this story, I squealed when I saw the reviews xD so thanks! :) I'll try to have the next chapter up by sometime tomorrow, and I'll try to make it a bit longer. So until then have an awesome night and R&R! :)
