The next three days after Tierney's arrival had been filled with spending time by the pool with Camille, sharing stories back form home, and learning more things about the Palmwoods and the residents. The fourth morning, Tierney awoke to the mesmerizing smell of bacon with maple syrup creeping in to her shared room with Camille. Almost as if planned, both girls jumped to their feet and bolted to the kitchen.
Neatly arranged on the counter lay plates of pancakes, sausage, bacon, and eggs. All calling both girls to them. Camille and Tierney squealed in delight and Tierney threw her arms around Camille's father's neck. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!".
After devouring more than half of the breakfast, the two best friends agreed on getting dressed for the day and heading down to the pool to rehearse Camille's lines for an up-coming audition. Tierney, clad in short-short denim shorts and a white cami with a royal blue cardigan on top of it, sat down on a pool lounger to wait for Camille. When the brunette arrived, she smiled and handed her best friend a cherry smoothie.
Camille and Tierney ran over the lines multiple times, Tierney insiting that Camille was truly amazing at them. "Hello, Tierney. Hi Camille." James greeted, taking a seat next to Tierney on her lounger. She shyly grinned and returned her attention to Camille, "You deffinetly know these." she noted, gesturing to the script in her hand. "I guess you're right." Camille agreed, setting her script down as well.
"Tierney?" James asked, grasping her attention quickly. She turned to him and her eyes filled with question at James' next words, "Would you go on a walk with me in the park?" he asked. Tierney turned to Camille, her expression saying the question 'Is it alright if I go?'. Camille offered a slight smile, shrugging. Bringing her attention back to James, Tierney nodded, "I'd like that."
The blonde waved to Camille and followed James in to the lobby and out to where a peaceful looking park was. As the two began down the narrow sidewalk through the park, James and Tierney kept the same pace. For a while, the two simply walked in silence. Finally, James broke the silence, his voice just above a whisper. "So, will you go on a date with me this Friday?".
Tierney faced him and her eyes softened. The tall boy had stopped walking, now facing her completely. His gentle hazel eyes were locked on her, carefully watching every move she made. The look on his face is what killed her; pitiful, yet gentle and loving.
Smiling, Tierney nodded, "I would, love to."
"R- really?" James stuttered, eyes widening. "I would love to go on a date with you." Tierney insisted, nodding. "That's" James paused "... Amazing! So, I'll pick you up at Jo's apartment on Friday. Say... Around seven?". Tierney pondered the thought, "Sounds good. This is going to sound so girly, but" she hesitated and gently blushed "... What do I wear?". Smiling, James shrugged, "Something comfortable. Jeans, tank top, whatever you'll be comfortable in." The shorter girl smiled up at James, causing him to blush.
She pursed her lips as James smiled one more time before waving and slowly returning to the Palmwoods lobby.
Deciding against immediatly returning to the Palmwoods, Tierney began to wander the park. Shortly, Camille caught up with the small girl. "Hey," Camille began, catching her breath "What was that about?" she asked. Tierney blushed and turned in the other direction, "Well. I kinda, sorta, maybe, have a date with James on Friday." she hesitantly looked to Camille, expecting her to be angered. "You know what? That's good." Camille suprised her with her answer.
Slowly, Tierney smiled along side Camille. The two girls slowly began their walk back to the Palmwoods. Passing through the lobby, Tierney was startled as two boys rushed to Camille, out of breath. "Hey guys," Camille began, she was stopped as one boy flung himself behind her, grabbing her by the shoulders. The shorter of the two boys did the same behind Tierney.
Hesitantly, the shorter boy peaked his head past Tierney's shoulder and released a sigh of relief. "Hi," he smiled, stepping forwards to face her. "I'm Carlos Garcia" the boy cheekily smiled and held out his hand. Smiling, Tierney shook his hand and turned to the taller of the two. "I'm Kendall Knight" he smiled.
Remembering her friend mentioning them, Tierney nodded and smiled, "I'm Tierney Hart. Camille's told me about you guys before. She's always saying how funny you all are." The two boys smiled at the compliment. Carlos' smile faltered and he thought carefully.
"... Wait a minute. Didn't James say something about having a date this Friday with a girl named Tierney?" Carlos asked, turning to Kendall. "Yeah... He did" both boys turned to Tierney, each raising an eyebrow. "Do you have a date with James on Friday?" Kendall asked. Hesitantly, Tierney nodded.
Kendall and Carlos exchanged knowing glances and both quickly hurried to the elevators. Tierney turned to Camille for guidence, the brunette simply shrugged and began towards the stairs.
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I know that this was a crappy chapter, sorry about that! I promise that the next chapter will be ten times better!
Much love,
Miss Annonymous