Zach's Pov
I wanted to lay in bed all day.
My body felt like if I moved I would shatter every single bone. It really had been a great game. I rolled over and grabbed my phone to check for texts.
Good morning star quarterback. What house do you want to meet at?
It was from Cammie.
I can ask my mom to make breakfast. Come over when you're ready.
Send. I hopped into the shower. I picked out an outfit. My closet was extremely empty. The girls would probably make me go shopping again. I walked out of my room. Emily's cartoons played. I made my way into the kitchen. Mom had made waffles. Everyone knows they're better than pancakes.
Cammie knocked and I answered.
"I hope I smell waffles," she sniffed the air dramatically. "It just a given fact that they are better than pancakes." my mouth dropped.
"Holy shit, I was thinking that too. My mom claims that the batter is the same but its a te-"
"Xture thing!" we both shared a smile. I loved looking at that bright smile. It made you feel like everything was going to be alright, no matter how much the world was falling apart. It grounded me. I hope I could do something like that for her too. I know her life is so much more lonely and complicated then what she had already told me. I looked into her eyes and saw a look of mischief. God, I think I was falling in love with her.
She brought her finger up to her lips. It meant be quiet. She pointed to Emily, who was engulfed in her show. Cammie tiptoed over to her and put her hands around her shoulders. "Guess who?" Emily jumped up and turned. "CAMEL!" Emily jumped into her arms and was swallowed into a hug. They were both so adorable. Cammie was so good with her, and Emily loved her. I think everyone did at this point.
Cam carried Emily into the kitchen. Emily jumped out of her arms to sit down. Mom pulled her into a hug. "Hi dear." she looked over to me. "Come and sit down. Your father should be here soon," I replied with a nod.
Cammie and I sat next to each other as we ate our amazing buttermilk waffles. I looked over at cams plate, and her meal was drowning in syrup. But that wasn't the real meal. I had seen her outfit earlier. She was wearing an extremely short, red-hot crop top. The straps were tiny. To match, she paired it with tight black biker shorts and vans. Instagram models had nothing compared to her.
Cammies pov
I walked in the door. Zach and I had talked for a second. Then he seemed to zone out. But he was doing the thing. Drinking me in. Making me feel like the only girl in the world. I added a little twirl. But then I saw Emily sitting on the couch, and decided to have a little fun.
We ate the most amazing waffles. Mr. Goode had come downstairs as we had finished. We said hello and walked out the door. Everyone was going to meet at the park.
Zach drove and the car was filled with silence. Nothing awkward, but it was like we were both still completely exhausted. I looked over to him.
"Are you still tired?"
"You know it," he yawned and wrapped his arm around me.
We hit some traffic, of course. It wouldn't be LA without it. The cars crawled, and we made stupid small talk. Macey called.
"Are you guys stuck in this hellish traffic too?"
"Yeah, it's awful. Did you drive with anyone?"
"No. Bex went with Grant, Liz went with Jonas."
"Are you and Nick… still… together?"
"Uhmm, no. we ended things. But it's for the better." her voice had no regret in it.
"I'm so sorry girl. Well, it will probably take around 45 minutes to get there," Zach groaned. Macey heard him and laughed.
"I'll tell the other girls. Have fun with Zach. Bye!" the phone went silent. I could feel the wink through the phone.
"What did she say?" he looked over to me.
"Basically asking where we are, and that we are taking forever."
"Cool."
It may have taken a small infinity, but we finally pulled up to the place. Kids were screaming with joy, and the coasters roared on the tracks. The smell of greasy fried food floated through the air. We walked to the front. It was packed. And the day had already begun to heat up.
We walked through the gates and found everyone else. Macey had worn a cropped sweater. She was probably dying of heat. Bex had worn heels too. They truly had lived in California their entire lives.
The lines grew longer so we hopped in one. I could tell the rest of the day might be like that. We eventually got onto the ride. The employee strapped us in. the cart moved forward. All of a sudden we flew up. We stopped. The room was filled with darkness. You could hear everyones breath. A garage door opened and bright sunlight filled the room. We moved onto more tracks. The cart stopped and you could see the entire city. But as we all enjoyed the view, the cart moved forward and we went down. We flew through the air. We twisted and turned. Adrenaline rushed through my veins. I hadn't been on a rollercoaster in five years. I had forgotten how much I loved it.
We got off and walked around. There were so many booths to try to win teddy bears. Grant decided to show off. He gave Bex the biggest bear there. As we moved from there, I saw a human catapult.
"Zach, we have to do this," I pulled his hand to the attraction. He laughed at my eagerness. We walked up to the people running it. They told us the rules and other boring shit I didn't bother to listen to. We got strapped into a little bubble. The pod moved back and something clicked into place. The people gave us a thumbs up. We were launched into the sky. Zach grabbed my hand and I gripped onto his. Our screams filled the small space. They turned into laughter and we fell back. The pod swung in the air, taking us hundreds of feet above the ground. We continued to laugh. Soon, the ride came to a stop. The people helped us get out.
Everyone had probably walked away to grab food. I bet Grant was the ringleader of that. The food court was full of little kids with mustard stains on their shirts. I saw Macey, her long glossy black hair was shining in the sun. Zach and I made our way through the crowd to meet them.
Bex was picking at some of grants fries. Macy looked disgusted with all of the options. I chose a good old fashioned hot dog. I drowned it in ketchup. Zach chose a corndog. Liz and Jonas shared a funnel cake. We found a nice shady table. Everyone ate their food.
"I bet no one will go down the water slide here," Jonas said with his mouth full of food. He looked to grant. "Do it, no balls."
"Easy. Bex, you have to do it too. No balls. Actually, no ovaries." her mouth hung open and she looked to me. I looked at Liz. She looked over to Macey, and Macey carried it over to Zach.
"I guess we will all do it." I rolled my eyes. I got up to through my trash away.
"But first, the ladies are taking a bathroom trip. Meet us at the slides." I grabbed the mini Louis Vuitton backpack I had brought. It held some makeup for touchups.
"Girls are so weird," one of the guys said as we walked away. The crowd had gotten thicker, and we had to fight our way through it. Soon, the bathrooms were in my sight.
It was packed with other girls fixing their makeup. I found a mirror. I made sure my eyelashes were still on. My skin had gotten oily, so I fixed that right away too. We exited the bathrooms and flowed with the crowd. They took us right to the spot. The guys pulled all of us to the side.
"Took you long enough ladies."
We all rolled our eyes.
"Let's just go."
We stood in another line like we had been doing all day.
It finally moved. Four of us were loaded into a raft. My shorts were already soaked. Zach wrapped his arms around my waist. I held onto his arms. The employee pushed us down and we were off.
We drifted for a second. A drop came. We landed in a huge puddle. Water sprayed my eyes and covered my lap. We screamed. There was a sharp turn and even more water landed on us. It had actually felt good. It cooled me down from the hot day. The tunnel took us to a huge open area. Our raft spun around. I saw the opening where we were probably supposed to exit through. The raft wasn't facing the right way. We hit it sideways. We all pushed. The raft turned and we went down backward. Maceys back was sprayed with water. Zach had acted as an umbrella for me because I didn't feel a thing. We took more sharp turns, all while facing backward. I thought I could sense some light streaming through the dark abyss. We shot out of the end of it. We floated into a pool.
And I guess Zach thought it would have been funny to tip the raft.
Maybe it would have been funny, but now our hair was wet. And there's almost nothing more that a girl hates then getting her hair wet. But now mine was completely soaked. I made him buy me two towels. It had also gotten late enough to go home. He walked me back to the car. I didn't say anything to him. For a half hour, the only noise that filled the air.
"Cam, I am sorry. I didn't know you would get that mad. Is there anything I can possibly do for you?" I could hear the pleading in his voice.
"You don't get it. You got my hair wet." I tried to keep my gaze straight ahead and my voice stone cold.
"But, I need to make it up to you. I hate not talking. What can I do?" the pleading was thick in his voice.
"This is the only way I will forgive you. After you take me home, you will drive to lush and buy me three bath bombs. And we will have a mandatory movie night. Take it or leave it."
"I'll do it."
"Good. we have to watch the Titanic. And no complaining." he laughed and brought his arm around me again. I leaned into it. My eyes focused on the road. I got lost in all of the different headlights.
My driveway came into sight. He pulled up and dropped me off. I immediately walked upstairs, eager to remove the awful chlorine smell. I used my best smelling soaps and followed with delicious lotion. I changed into a cheer hoodie and some shorts. To pass the time while Zach bought me a makeup gift, I sat in my lounge. As I opened the book in my lap, the door knocked.
I answered the door and an eager Zach stood at the doorstep. He held a bag in his hands. He held it out, like a little kid holding a birthday gift.
"I guess I can forgive you now." I moved for him to walk inside.
"I would ask if you wanted to swim, but I think your poor hair has suffered enough."
"Yeah, I don't want to start the movie yet. We could sit around the fire pit. I can turn on the lights and hook my phone up to the speakers."
"We should do that."
"Follow me."
Zachs pov
We walked out the backdoors. I had never realized that her backyard wrapped around. Cammie walked over somewhere and turned on lights. They circled around a brick fire pit. There was a brick bench surrounding it. A fire pit stood in the middle. Off to the side were a grill and bar. None of that had probably ever been used. A tv was mounted to a wall. She had a pretty sick set up back here.
"So, do you like it?"
"Hell yeah. Did you know I make a mean steak? Maybe for dinner on Monday night we could do dinner here."
"I would love that. Plus, I would love to give your mom a break. Her meals are always divine."
"I'll mention it. Have you ever considered putting a tramp back here?"
"Zach, we are adults,"I couldn't hold my laugh in.
"You are 17, until November 19. And who cares, it would be fun." only 2 more months. I couldn't wait to see that bracelet around her wrist.
"Ok, ill buy one tomorrow, but you have to help me set it up."
"Deal. and if Emily finds out, she may never leave your yard. Shes always wanted a tramp, but our yard wasn't big enough."
"Oh. I forgot, why did you guys move here again?"
"We struggled a little bit. My dad was in law school, so most of the money went to the student loans. Eventually, he graduated. For about a month, he had been working and making good money. That's how they bought my car. He got a job down here, so we moved. And then I met you." my voice went softer with the last part. Cam gave me the soft smile that was reserved for only me. She always wore a confident smile around her friends. Or anyone. She let me into her life just a little bit more.
"That's really good. And I'm assuming that's why he said you were interested in law."
"Yeah. but I'm not sure that I would ever do that. But remember how we are going to become the best spies in the world?"
"I would never forget."
My stomach growled and I looked to Cam.
"You wanna order some food?"
"Mexican, Italian or Chinese?"
"Mexican."
"Ill order. What do you want?"
"A chicken enchilada."
"Alright," she called a restaurant and placed the order.
"Do you have them on speed dial?" she gave me a look.
"Of course. They greet me by name every time I call." we laughed.
The sun was almost finished setting. Cammie scooted closer to me. Her head leaned on my arm. We watched the clouds melt into the skyline. Every night they got better. But maybe it was who I was with.
She started to speak. "This is one of the only things that make it enjoyable living here.
We watched as the sun completely disappeared and the colors faded into darkness. Cammie turned on the fire. I stared at the flames as they danced up into the sky. She came and sat back in her spot. It felt cold without her. The fire grew hotter. I heard the water hitting the edge of the pool. It was probably close to 930. We sat there for a while, just listening to everything around us.
For a long time, I truly hadn't felt a sense of peace. The robbery had really messed me up, in more ways than one. I always felt like someone was on my back, waiting to hurt me. Although could be completely exhausted, I never fully slept through the night. I hadn't in two years at least. But as I looked into my arms and saw this strong, beautiful girl, I knew that feeling might be able to disappear.
Her phone buzzed. "The food is here. I'll put out the fire." I got up.
She walked to the door. I sat in the lounge. The door opened. Cammie started to talk but her words got caught in her throat. I went to the door. Josh stood there.
Cammies pov
Josh was standing with my food in his hands. Zach came up behind me. His hand rested on the small of my back. Josh had a weird look on his face.
Zach looked down to me. "Is there anything wrong babe?" his car was sitting in the driveway. I knew what Josh was thinking.
"Wait you are dating. Prove it. Kiss her." Josh glared at us. I looked back to Zach and shrugged. I stood on my toes. My hands wrapped around the back of his neck. His hands moved to my hips, pulling me in closer. We kissed, for the first time in weeks. It wasn't enough. But we had an audience. He pulled away, a sad look in his eyes. Josh gave a disgusted look towards me. Zach took the food and I shoved the money into his hands. I couldn't look into those disgusting eyes. He backed away but a single word almost left his mouth. Zach cut him a look that could kill. I think he remembered last time. Good. the door slammed. The food was set on the counter. As soon as his hands were free, I pulled him down to me. I knew what I had wanted. It was all of him. I needed him.
My lips crashed into his. I heard his breath catch, not ready for a kiss. But soon he caught up to speed. He lifted me up onto the counter. My fingers dug into the back of his neck. I needed more. There was too much space between us. My legs brought him right up against me and we closed the two-inch gap. Our tounges wrestled each other. He ran his hands up and down my back. His lips pressed into mine even harder. I let out a soft moan. He pulled away and gave a satisfied smirk. "Wait here." his voice was low and scratchy. I had completely lost control over myself. Zach held power over me. I was ready to give myself to him. The door opened and a pink striped bag was in his hands. It was from Victorias Secret.
I gave him a look but pushed the bag away. "I won't need that tonight." I grabbed his belt loops as I had done ages ago. I took off his shirt. He took off my sweater and marveled at my body. My bra was extremely revealing. He didn't look unhappy. Lust took over. I leaned over to his ear. "Bedroom. Now." I left the counter and was secured with strong arms. As he stepped up the stairs, I played with his hair. His grip tightened on my ass. He opened my door and I kissed his neck. He let out a soft groan. We stumbled to the bed.
Zachs pov
I laid her down gently. I climbed on top of her but then she flipped me over. She played with my neck a little more. She moved down to my sculpted chest. She gave each ab a little kiss. I brought her back up and flipped her over so I was on top. My hands moved down to her legs. Her arms lay under my back. She brought my hands to her pants. Her hips lifted and I slid them down her legs. I did the same with my pants and tossed them. They landed on the floor. We locked lips again. But then something had to ruin it all. My stomach growled. I came up for air.
"Do you want that food?" she looked into my eyes.
"Let's go." she grabbed my hand and led me down the stairs. We hadn't bothered with the lights.
As we walked down the stairs pretty much naked, I noticed what Cammie was barely wearing. A lacy black thong and bra covered her body. God, she was perfect.
The food was cold so we microwaved it. As it heated up, we stood there, just holding each other. The food was done. We barely ate anything. But Cammie pulled the pink bag over. She took out the paper. She pulled out a deep red bra and some underwear to match.
"I'll have to wear those sometime." she gave a suggestive look. Then she set it down. She pulled me close, into a hug.
"Say the words, Zach." I know what she was asking for. I had been wanting to ask for an eternity.
"Cameron Morgan, will you be my girlfriend?" she stared into my green eyes. I stared into hers. Her answer came so softly.
"Yes." I kissed her forehead, afraid to do any damage. She nuzzled her face into my chest. We had found who we needed. We completed each other. I whispered into her ear.
"Now how about that movie?"
I thought we were going to the theater, but she led me back to her room. She really did need me. I had noticed that when we had first met, she avoided touching anyone. But now she cuddled me as we laid in her bed. Together. We were finally together. I don't know what show we watched. All I could see was my arms wrapped around her, like my first night over here. Our legs were intertwined. Her breathing had slowed. She was probably asleep. I turned off the tv. I inhaled the sweet scent of her shampoo. My eyes drifted shut. And that was my first night of complete rest.
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