At first, Ivy felt awkward. Not with Caleb. But just because he was here. Knowing that Stef had practically set this up, she felt like all eyes were on her. On them both to be more precise. She just kept drinking her beer. Which was fine with everyone, she was with her family and if they think she was having too many. They'd cut her off. But she was on a right path and she knew how to control it.
Everyone was laughing and joking round the fire, the whole family seemed to have taken a real shine to Caleb. Jesus looked at him as if he was some sort of god. And as much as he annoyed her sometimes, he was even making a better impression on her than he usually does. But how long that'll last she's not too sure. Ivy took a seat back down to Caleb and passed him a beer as he listened to Brandon playing on the guitar.
"Thanks" he whispered.
"You don't have to whisper" Ivy laughed "The little show off has been playing non stop" she teased.
Brandon scrunched his face up and stuck his tongue out at her "Alright smarty pants. Why don't you let out your pipes?"
Caleb raised a brow and looked at her "You can sing?"
"Your surprised tone wounds me"
"She can sing alright" Mariana praised. Caleb looked around at everyone else just nodded at him. Caleb looked back at her "Prove it then"
There was a laughter and an unison noise of 'Ooooo'
Ivy ran her tongue across her bottom lip and raised her eyebrows "You want me to prove it"
Caleb nodded with a smug smile on his face. He knew what she was like. He knew that she wouldn't back down to it. Ivy rubbed her lips and looked back to Brandon, she nodded at him "Go on then"
They all grinned like chesire cats.
"Song?"
"How bout a dance, remember?"
"From Bonnie and Clyde. Yeah I remember. I think we all do from you blasting out the soundtrack" Brandon slyly digged with a little laugh and smirk on his face. Ivy rolled her eyes, she cleared her throat and waited as Brandon to start as the guitar began to stum. With a confident little smirk on her face, she opened her mouth and soon began to sing as her start came in.
"How bout a dance, what do you say?...I got some moves that I'd love to show ya. Let's find a spot and dance the night...away" Caleb's eyes widened as he looked at her, he never thought that kind of voice would escape her. She had the most beautiful voice. Coming from someone who was always pissed at him, he never imagined he'd ever hear her voice sound so soft.
As Caleb watched her sing, Stef nudged Lena and subtly pointed to Caleb, muttering under her breath "Look at him. The way he's looking at her"
Lena instantly saw what Stef had been banging on about for a couple of days now. He was utterly captivated by her. Mesmerized even. A small smile lingered on his face, and he thought he was being subtle, he was nothing of the sort.
"You'll lose the blues and you may lose..." Ivy looked at Caleb as she noticed his eyes burning a hole in her head "Your heart"
Her eyes lingered on him a moment or two longer and then looked away as Brandon finished the song with his guitar to have to the family let out a cheer and clap. Caleb looked at her with a very impressed look on his face and clapped as he stared to her "Well. You certainly just proved me wrong"
"I'm shocked you even get surprised when I do that" Ivy laid her sarcasm on thick as she took a swig of her beer.
"How about you?"
"Oh I'm the full works" He joked dryly "Dance. Sing. You name it"
"Seriously?"
Caleb nodded. He sounded like he was joking yet he was serious. He was so confusing.
"Why don't you prove it?"
"Oh that's because I'm trying to do the whole I'm mysterious thing, I think it's working"
"I don't think it is"
Caleb smirked and scrunched his nose up and he said in a high pitched tone "It is a little bit. Admit it, you find it pretty hot"
Ivy let out a deep breath "I'm gonna grab more food" she muttered as she stood up and walked over to the leftovers. Caleb laughed and shook his head as he looked down at his bottle of beer. Jesus walked over to Ivy and bumped hips with her as he went up for his third burger.
"Pig" Ivy muttered as she looked to him scoffing it down his mouth.
Jesus smiled at her with pieces of bread and beef in his mouth "Ew, Jesus" Ivy cringed with a small laugh as she slapped his shoulder "Gross"
"You love it" he mumbled through his chewing "That's not all you love"
"Stop it" Ivy snapped.
Jesus rolled his eyes "Come on. It's obvious. You look at him like you hate it which means you clearly like him"
Ivy furrowed her eyebrows and tilted her head "How does that work?"
Jesus laughed and shrugged "Happened with me and Emma. Kind of. Happened with Lottie and Milo. With Mariana and Mat...Brandon and Lou-"
"Okay thank you I got it" Ivy sighed, scratching her forehead "It was different. You guys all had an attraction"
"You're not attracted to him? I think even moms are attracted to him"
Ivy let out a muffled laugh and nodded "Well I'm sure that'll add to his ego"
Jesus threw his arm over her shoulder and held her close, taking another bite out of the burger he once again spoke to her with his mouth full "You're beautiful. You can't lock herself out of it forever. There's no shame in it" Jesus ruffled her hair and left her alone to think. And she did. But not about Caleb. Not about what he just said.
"Man, we haven't been in here since the summer before you went away" Nate said as he swung around a tree.
"You still act like the age we were though" Ivy teased.
Nate laughed and raised his eyebrows at her "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah you do" she laughed. Nate smirked and chased after her through the trees. Making her laugh hysterically as she ran. Nate finally grabbed her, wrapping his arms around her waist, he picked her off her feet and spun her around. Pressing her back against the tree. Nate clashed his lips against hers, picked her up and having her legs wrap around his waist. Ivy ran her hand through the back of his head and let out a soft moan as she pulled away "You are the only boy I have ever made out with here and I'd like that to carry on"
"Only if I'll be the last"
"Oh that's a guarantee" she laughed as she brought her lips back to him. Nate's hands gripped onto her waist.
Jesus saw them from a far, he laughed and picked up a pine cone. Launching and hitting Nate on the back of the head "Hey love doves. You gonna help set up or what?"
"Jesus can you not do it yourself?!"
"Nah" he laughed "I'll tell moms you both are having a bit of nookie out here if you don't come on"
Ivy rolled her eyes and patted Nate's shoulders "He would do, come on" Nate sighed and put Ivy back down on the ground. Ivy took hold of Nate's hand and pulled him back to camp where everyone was to help set up.
Stef looked up "Oh nice of you to join us"
"Did we have a choice"
"Watch it you" Stef dryly joked, making fists with both her hands she held them up "Else you'll get it"
"Bring on mother!" Ivy roared as she ran towards her and leaped into her mothers arms, Stef spinning her around and then putting her down and play fought with her. Lena walked back from setting up their tent to see the two women play fighting and getting each other in head locks. With an amused grin on her face, Lena rolled her eyes and laughed "Honestly, you're as bad as the kids"
Stef looked up at Lena and stood still, with Ivy in a head lock "She started it"
Ivy wrapped her arm around Stef's waist and lifted her up, breaking out of the headlock she said with a breathless smile "No. She started it"
"Baby quit beating up your mom and come help me" Nate called with an amused smirk. Ivy laughed and patted Stef on the back as Stef said watching Ivy walk away "Hold on she didn't beat ME up"
Ivy laughed and walked over to Nate, giving into helping him. Nate just spent his time laying kisses on her neck and shoulders as she looked at the tent set up stuff.
"I thought you wanted help"
"I do. I do" He laughed.
They set up the tent. Ivy hoped into it to test it all out "Hm. It's nice" Nate then came in with her, he hovered over her "It's a tent"
"Well as nice as tents go this one is nice, okay?" Ivy bluntly answered back to his teasing remark as she ran her fingers through his hair, then pulled his head down to hers as their lips clashed together.
"I love you" he whispered with a small smile as he looked at her.
"And I'll always love you" she whispered back, then kissing him again.
The night grew later, everyone grew more and more tired.
Ivy and Caleb found themselves now sat alone with each other at the campfire. Everyone else turned in one by one. Sat beside each other, Ivy poked the logs around on the fire with her stick and sighed. She looked behind her to her mothers tent and said as she turned back "Well, I think my mom has well and truly set us up"
Caleb laughed and looked at the closed tent where Stef and Lena were resting. He turned back and nodded "I guess so" there was then a pause. Caleb's eyebrows pinched together and then he laughed "What does she think is going to happen?"
"I have no idea but whatever she is thinking I can guarantee it will not"
Caleb looked at her and raised his eyebrows "It won't, huh?"
"No" Ivy shook her head and looked at him "Like you'd want that either" she looked back to the fire.
"Hey I might" Caleb muttered, taking Ivy completely by surprise. She raised an eyebrow and looked back to him "You do?" she said bluntly, not being convinced. Caleb shrugged and clapped his hands together "Y'know Ivy, you're good to be around"
"Oh really?"
"Yeah you're funny from being so sarcastic and blunt. You're wise beyond your years and let's face it, you're not too bad to look at either"
"You're being nice to me, what is going on?"
"Hey! I'm always nice to you. It's you who's mean to me"
Ivy rolled her eyes and looked back to the fire "I mean. It's a turn on but still" he joked. Which got a laugh out of her. A genuine, briefly loud laugh. She don't know where it came from, she hadn't let out a laugh like that in a long time. Caleb raised his eyebrows "Wow. There's a sound I've never heard from you before, I didn't know you were capable"
"Shut up" she shook her head, a smile still lingering on her face.
"You should let out your smile and laugh more often"
"Is that right?"
"Yeah" he nodded "Both are pretty beautiful"
Ivy looked at him, she smirked and whispered her sarcasm "Hold on now, Caleb, I might end up falling in love with you if you carry on"
"Would that be so terrible?" Caleb wasn't sure if it was the drink in him, but they say a drunk mind speaks a sober heart. Or in his case, two bottles of beer speaks a sober heart. Ivy raised her eyebrows and leaned her head in by a small centimeter and whispered
"You're awfully pushy, you know?"
"I like to think of myself as optimistic" Caleb shrugged, he stared at her lips for a brief moment, he cleared his throat and then looked down at his bottle, he gulped heavily and grumbled "You think I'm a jackass"
"I do" Ivy nodded, she licked her bottom lip and then sighed "But I'm also a jackass so what can you do?"
"Well there's no denying that" Caleb answered as he looked over at her and saw she was cold. He rolled his eyes and took off his jacket and put it around her shoulders "Can't have you goin' all Jack Dawson on me now can we?"
"I think you're just trying to win me over"
"All for sex" Caleb dryly joked as he took a sip of his beer. Which got another small laugh out of her.
"What're they talking about?" Lena whispered to Stef, who had her ear to the tent wall in aid to hear her daughter's conversation "I think he just gave her his coat" she whispered back, giving Lena an excited slap on the arm.
Stef then subtly and quietly unzipped the tent door ever so slightly just to get a peek. Granted she could only see their backs but still.
"He's moved in closer" she whispered.
Ivy ran her fingers through her hair and sighed "Last time I came here, we were a real strong family unit...you know?"
"Hasn't this time round brought her guys closer together?"
Ivy nodded and raised her eyebrows as she stared at the fire "Yeah it has. Still I can't help but feel like I'm on my personal level of probation. Especially with the kids"
"Probably just scared" Caleb shrugged "Being scared for you"
"I'm tired of people being scared for me" Ivy sighed and shook her head softly. She then looked at him and admitted "Sounds weird but you're actually the only person who has treated me like an actual human being these past few weeks"
"They treat you like they do because you were broken, and that is their methods as they care for you in the family element. I treat you like an actual human being because you didn't sugarcoat to me that-that is how you wanted to be treated because you didn't feel the need to protect me, so as my caring for you I treated you like you truly wished. Cause I care for you in a different way"
"And what way is that?"
Caleb laughed "I'm still trying to figure that out"
Stef kept her eyes on them and whispered back to Lena "They're staring at each other"
"I know" Stef looked to Lena who had unzipped from the other side was having her own look.
Ivy and Caleb's eyes fell to each other's lips. Then they don't know what had come over them, being alone in front of the campfire. All the sexual tension between them that undeniable. They tried to deny it within themselves but couldn't with anyone else. Caleb dropped his beer as his hand flew to her cheek as their lips clashed together, causing Stef and Lena to let out loud gasp.
Ivy's hands gripped onto his shirt to pull him closer as Caleb's hands stayed on her face. Their tongues brushed together. She liked it. She liked kissing him. But also she felt guilty and with that feeling, she pushed him back. They said nothing, Ivy rested her hand on her forehead as she damned herself, feeling so bad even though she wasn't doing anything wrong. Caleb remained silent. He just looked at her, taking a heavy gulp he went to break their silence "Ivy-"
"You better get going, right? Don't wanna be waking people up at stupid o'clock" she spoke in her normal tone, making him think that she was absolutely fine.
It was the worse excuse she had ever said in order to get someone to leave. Caleb knew that. But he also went along with it. Because frankly, he had no idea what had really just happened
With a small laugh he slapped his hands on his thighs "Yeah. Yeah, who'd want that right?"
"No-one" Ivy said with a small, awkward laugh as Caleb stood up. He ran his fingers through his hair and nodded as he looked down at her "Well...I'll...I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Sure" Ivy shrugged "Tomorrow"
Caleb raised his eyebrows as he gave her a tight smile. As he walked away, Ivy heard him murmur the song Maria from West Side Story except replaced Maria with Ivy.
"Ivy. I just kissed a girl named Ivy. And suddenly I found how wonderful a sound can be" he was doing it purely to make her feel less awkward. To let her see what an absolute idiot he is on that he didn't feel bad about what they had just done.
Ivy rolled her eyes "You're an idiot"
"An idiot that can sing though, right?"
There was a moment or two of silence. Ivy shrugged "You're alright" she heard him chuckle and then she didn't hear him at all. Or see him.
Once he was out of sight, Ivy sighed deeply letting out a groan along with it as she dropped her head into her heads and shook it "What the hell was that?" she whispered to herself, as if she was telling herself off or something. Ivy looked up at the stars "I hope you didn't see that" she whispered "I know you'd be pissed since I said you'd be the only one I'd kiss here" she laid her head into her hands again "I didn't even mean for that...ugh" she groaned.
Ivy picked up her coffee and threw it over the fire, she stood up and walked over to her tent. Stef watched her do so and then pulled back "Well. I didn't think that would actually happen"
Lena frowned "She sounded upset though aswell. With herself"
"She thinks Nate is upset with her that's why" Stef sighed as they lay back down in their double sleeping bag.
"You going to talk to her?"
"Then she'd know we were spying"
"Stef" Lena laughed "You can't be scared of Ivy"
"Have you seen her when she gets pissed?"
"Yeah. She's just like you so I can handle it" Lena laughed, she leaned forward and pressed her lips against Stef's putting her hand on her waist and dragging Stef's body closer to hers, pressing against each other "Goodnight my love" Lena whispered "We'll decide what to do in the morning"
"Goodnight, baby" Stef whispered back as her eyes then dropped.
Whilst Ivy and Caleb. Although in separate tents. Lay there wide awake. Not being able to get that kiss out of their head. Both confused by what it meant.
They kissed! Did you guys see that coming? Or you glad it happened and what do you think Stef and Lena should do?
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