Courtney sat on her bed. She had opened the window and was gazing at the night sky. She thought about everything that had happened since she first arrived at the resort. She thought about how close she had gotten to the other campers. There was Bridgette, the only other girl here she could actually talk to. Then there was Trent, she learned about how truly passionate he was about his guitar, almost to the point of insanity. She didn't need to be reminded about what happened between the two of them. Ever since the incident, they'd both just been avoiding each other and had grown a somewhat hatred for the other. Then there was Cody, even after all they'd been through with each other, he was like her best friend, and he was always there to comfort her, and he was one of the few people who had ever seen her at her worst, helpless and desperate. Cody was like a brother to her, and she was thankful that he was always there for her. But most of all she thought about Duncan. Despite the friends she made here, he was the only one she really wanted to see. He made her feel like no one else. He had this effect over her that compromised her own strength. He was the hardest person for her to be confident around, because he made her melt inside. She wondered if he was acting as immature like he normally did, most likely. She wondered if he was acting as horrid as she was this past week. As much as she wished he did something equally as bad as she did to justify her own actions, she knew she wouldn't be able Duncan kissing Gwen, or Heather for that matter. It would hurt just to imagine it. "God Court," she sighed, "you really messed up this time." Courtney pulled her knees into her chest . She wish she could of kissed Duncan again instead of kissing Trent. As pleasant as Trent's was, it was nothing like what she felt the first time she kissed Duncan. Trent was certainly less aggressive, but quite frankly it was boring in comparison. When she kissed Duncan, it was like her heart exploded into an amazing fireworks show, her stomach flipped and her heart raced when her eyes met his. As strange as it was for her, she was pretty sure she was in love with the delinquent. Her thoughts were interrupted by what she thought was music. She looked to see if her Ipod was on, but it was off. she got up and looked out the window.
Bright, cold silver moon,
Tonight alone in my room…
"Trent! What the hell are you doing?!?!" Courtney yelled out at him in the next room. Somehow they hadn't noticed that Trent's room was actually right next to hers.
"um, can I have some privacy!! Trying to sing here!" Trent yelled back at her, mad at her for interrupting mid verse.
"Trent, it's like 12:30 at night!!! Why are you even up this late!!!" Courtney said with a frown.
"why are you up?!?" he retorted.
"That's none of your business," Courtney said.
"well my singing is none of YOUR business!!" Trent said back.
"Will you two SHUT UP!!!!!!" Eva yelled from the other side of Courtney's window. Courtney really got a bad rooming location. "some of us are trying to sleep!!!" Eva yelled again.
"she started it!!!!!" Trent yelled.
"God Trent GROW UP!!!" Courtney yelled at him.
"I don't care who started it!!!" Eva yelled, "I'll finish it!! Trent, stop whining and shut up, Courtney, get over yourself!!!!!" Eva finished and slammed her window shut, resulting init shattering into pieces. Courtney and Trent looked at each other in confusion.
"ugh whatever!" Courtney grumbled and closed her window.
"Did I interrupt something?" Courtney heard a voice say behind her. She whipped her head around to see Duncan standing in her doorway, with a duffle bag on his shoulder and grin on his face.
"Duncan! What are you doing here?!?!" she asked not sure what to think.
"um here at the resort or in your room?" he asked.
"Um well both I guess?" she responded.
"Weeellll Owens an idiot soo the basterds voted me off, and I asked an intern for your room number, then I picked the lock." He gave her and evil grin.
"Um it's called knocking, ?" Courtney said putting her hands on her hips.
"I did princess, but you didn't answer." He said innocently.
"well let's just say I was a little busy," Courtney glared at the window.
He raised his eyebrow then shrugged and dropped his bag on the ground.
"oh yea Duncan, just go ahead and throw your stuff on my floor, make yourself comfy, wanna beverage with that?" Courtney said sarcastically. Duncan rolled his eyes.
"I missed that sarcasm of yours," he smiled, "of course that's not all I missed." He walked over to herbed and sat down. "hmmm very nice, a lot softer than the ones at camp." He bounced on the bed, inspecting it's softness and bouncability.. she stood there, arms crossed, glaring at him with annoyance. "y'know you look really cute when you're pissed." Duncan smiled. Courtney groaned. "what's the prob, babe?" He asked raising his eyebrow.
" oh I don't know, maybe it was you barging in here and just making yourself at home in MY ROOM!!" Courtney frowned. He rolled his eyes and grabbed her arm and pulled her onto the bed. She yelped as she landed on the bed. She tried to get back up but he rolled over and pinned her to the bed. "Duncan! Let me go!" Courtney frowned.
"chill, I just really wanted to see you. " Duncan said still on to of her. Courtney's eyes softened and she smiled at him. He got up and sat at the end of her bed. She followed and sat next to him.
''I've just had a really bad week okay.'' Courtney sighed.
Duncan raised his eyebrow at her and chuckled. ''Only you would have a bad week in a place like this.''
''Shut up!'' Courtney smiled. ''I lost my lawsuit,'' she pouted.
''Oh I'm sorry princess; I just got cheated out of a hundred thousand dollars for sticky buns.'' Duncan said sarcastically. Courtney looked up and raised her eyebrow. ''Don't ask,'' Duncan replied. ''Bottom line is we all have problems, but hey at least there's always a party.'' Duncan smiled. He lifted her chin and kissed her. Courtney eyes went wide with surprise at first, but relaxed and wrapped her arms around his neck and closed her eyes. He wrapped her arms around her waist and pulled her closer into his chest. She began to push him down onto the bed. He smiled, still kissing her, and began to run his hands up the back of her shirt. Courtney stopped and stared him
''Um what are you doing?'' she sat up on him.
''What kind of question is that? It's pretty obvious princess.'' Duncan smiled.
''Duncan, no not tonight,'' Courtney frowned.
''Aw why not, are you a virgin or something,'' he smiled and flipped her over so she was pinned to the bed.
''I didn't say that! It's just that we technically aren't even dating!'' Courtney furrowed her eyebrows.
''Well then we're dating,'' Duncan said.
''It's still a no!'' Courtney smiled. Duncan groaned and rolled over so he was lying next to her. She rolled her eyes and kissed him again.
''So do you want me to leave or something?'' Duncan asked.
''No you can stay,'' Courtney smiled and snuggled her head into his chest. He smiled and put his arm around her and pulled her closer. She smiled and kissed him again. Duncan reached over and switched off the light next to the bed, and the two fell asleep.
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Cody walked up to Courtney's door and knocked softly. She didn't answer the door, so he began to jiggle the doorknob. It was unlocked and that normally meant it was okay to just walk in. Cody shrugged and opened the door. He gasped in shock when he saw Courtney sleeping on top of Duncan. Courtney turned her head to the door, still half asleep, then she jumped up and gasped when she saw Cody silently giggling in her doorway.
''Cody!!!! What the hell!!! What about knocking do you not understand!!!'' Courtney yelled getting off the bed to confront him.
''Well I did but you didn't answer. And the door was unlocked so I assumed it was okay to walk in.'' Cody explained.
''God what's with the yelling, some people are trying to sleep.'' Duncan mumbled and grabbed a pillow to muffle the sound.
''What about!--'' Courtney stopped yelling and went to an angry whisper, ''what about the bikini incident, did you not learn anything from that. And the door was supposed to be locked.'' Courtney turned and looked at Duncan. ''Supposed being the key word,'' she mumbled.
''Well I'm sorry if I interrupted anything,'' Cody said still chuckling.
''Hey don't get any ideas in that perverted mind of yours, it wasn't like that!'' Courtney hissed.
''Sooo have you told him yet?'' Cody smiled leaning against her door frame. Courtney shushed him and pulled him into the hallway and closed the door.
''For your information I haven't so I'd appreciate if you didn't say anything while you know who is in the room.'' Courtney said to Cody while narrowing her eyes.
''Wow someone's pushy this morning.'' Cody said raising his eyebrow.
''Well I was rudely awakened by a dork,'' she rolled her eyes.
''Ouch, wow Court that hurts, real deep.'' Cody frowned holding his heart.
She stared at him, frowning, ''I'm just'' she sighed. ''It's complicated.''
''Oh because I'm not used to that with you.'' he smiled, ''c'mon letting it out will make you feel better.'' he coaxed.
''We're officially dating now, and I don't know how to tell him.'' Courtney frowned.
''Well I'm sure he'll understand, and if not, I'll always have an open shoulder for you to cry on.'' Cody smiled. ''I don't know why I go to you for relationship advice , it's not like you've had a girlfriend at all.'' Courtney rolled her eyes.
'' Hey that's a stereotype I don't appreciate'' Cody frowned.
''So are you saying you've had a girlfriend?'' Courtney raised her eyebrow.
''Hehe um well...no'' Cody mumbled awkwardly. Courtney smiled in support.
''Well what was the point in bursting into my room when I was trying to sleep.'' she narrowed her eyes.
''I was getting you for breakfast? Its make your own waffle day down in the buffet. I know their your favorite.'' he smiled.
''God Cody why do have so sweet.'' Courtney groaned then smiled. ''Thanks anyways, just next time knock louder.''
''Why was it unlocked anyway.'' Cody asked.
''Duncan picked the lock last night, and I think he broke the lock.'' Courtney sighed. Cody raised his eyebrow, and she groaned.
''Well I better go before all the waffles go, you and Duncan have fun.'' he grinned. Courtney rolled her eyes and smiled. ''Have fun with your waffles,'' she tuned and went back into her room. She saw Duncan still lying on the bed.
''What did the dork want?'' Duncan asked muffled by a pillow.
''Don't call him that,'' she frowned sitting on the bed next to him. He sat up and raised his eyebrow at her. ''He's my friend, just leave him alone, kay?'' she asked. He rolled his eyes ''fine I just keep picking on Harold.'' he gave her and evil grin.
''By all means, be my guest, kick his ass.'' she returned his smile with and evil one of her own. He pulled her into his lap and kissed her,
''God I love you,'' he smiled. She rolled her eyes and smiled.
''Wanna go get some breakfast? Apparently its waffles today?'' she smiled then kissed him again.
''I'll take some of that, it's been weeks since I've had a decent meal.'' he said.
''Kay but I wanna change, we can go down to the pool afterwards, so put on something to swim in.'' she said getting up off his lap.
''I'm fine if I get to see you in a bikini again,'' he smiled. Courtney rolled her eyes as she grabbed her bikini and headed to the bathroom.
''Just get ready, okay?'' she said ask she closed the door.
''Okay honey, I'm right on it.'' he replied sarcastically. She walked out in her gray bikini, and Duncan whistled. ''Well don't you look sexy,'' he smiled.
''Shut up, and lets go.'' she smiled and pulled him out of the room. The two headed down to the pool when they bumped into Bridgette and Geoff making out in the elevator. Duncan chuckled as he and Courtney walked in the elevator and Courtney rolled her eyes. Geoff's eyes widened when he saw Duncan and he pulled away from Bridgette.
''Duncan, dude what's up!'' he said as him and Duncan man-hugged.
Bridgette raised her eyebrow at Courtney and mouthed ''does he know?'' Courtney narrowed her eyes and glared at her. Bridgette rolled her eyes, and grabbed Geoff and whispered something in his ear.
''Oh, okay babe.'' he smiled and went back to talking to Duncan. Bridgette grabbed Courtney and dragged her out of the elevator when the group landed on the ground floor.
"soo what exactly is your plan?" Bridgette questioned Courtney as Geoff took Duncan away.
"um where are they going?" Courtney asked.
"Geoff's keeping him busy so we can talk, now answer the question!" Bridgette frowned.
"um, well I don't really have one." Courtney said awkwardly.
"well you better get one, cause the longer you put this off, the worse it'll be, especially since you guys are apparently 'official' " Bridgette said with air quotes.
"I know, I know, okay! Cody gave me this speech this morning." Courtney sighed.
"why were you guys talking this morning?" Bridgette asked.
"well he was getting me for breakfast, but he like came in while me and Duncan were asleep." Courtney rolled her eyes.
Bridgette smiled "Courtney…."
"it's not what you think!!!" Courtney frowned. "he came into my room last night and he fell asleep with me on my bed." She explained.
"psh whatever, that's boring. Talk to me when you guys actually do something exciting." Bridgette sighed and began to walk away. Courtney rolled her eyes and walked back over to the pool and saw Duncan sitting on a beach chair scrolling through her ipod. He smiled as she walked up.
''Seriously, your choice of music sucks.'' Duncan smiled as he pulled her into the chair. She sat up against his chest and picked up her ipod.
''Yeah I've been told that.'' she sighed as she scrolled to find a song she wanted. She handed him an ear bud. He put it in, then took it out and gave it back,
''Uh I don't do, well whoever that was.'' he said.
''Carrie Underwood,'' she replied.
''Whatever, I don't do country.'' he said. She rolled her eyes, when she said, ''I'm hungry.'' ''Let's get some food then. They got up and headed to the buffet table when Katie, Sadie, and Justin ran screaming, followed by Izzy laughing maniacally with a paintball gun again.
''Help, can somebody help me!'' Justin yelled. ''I have a psycho chasing me with a paintball gun!!!!!!!''
''Ha haha hahahahaha take that pretty boy,'' Izzy laughed and shot more paintballs. The four ran into the distance.
'' Ah my hair, my beautiful hair!!!!!!!!!!!'' Justin screamed as they were out of sight. Everyone on the deck dropped their jaws and their eyes wide out of shock and fear of Izzy. As things began to cool down again, Duncan walked up and wrapped his arm around Courtney's waist.
"c'mon, lets get you some food." He smiled.
She rolled her eyes and smiled as the walked up to get their waffles. They got their waffles and went back to their chair. They sat down facing each other with their waffles in between them. Duncan stuck a fork in one of his waffles and ate a bite of it.
"yum, these are good waffles." Duncan muffled with his waffle still being chewed in his mouth.
"um chew with your mouth closed, and it wouldn't kill you to cut the waffle before shoving it down your throat." Courtney said.
He rolled his eyes, "nag much? You're my girlfriend, not my mother."
"it's called manners, you might wanna consider getting some." She sighed.
"ehh, no thanks. Manners are for dorks." He replied.
"are you implying that I'm a dork?" She said scrunching her eyebrows.
"maybe…" he flashed her an evil smile.
"well maybe a dork like me doesn't wanna date a criminal." She smiled.
"well for arguments sake, lets say this dork didn't have much common sense, so for some odd reason she was madly in love with this criminal." He said still smiling.
"I'm not madly in love with you," she said.
"who said I was talking about you?" he frowned. She stared at him. "kidding, I was kidding, you know you're my favorite dork." He smiled.
She pushed him and smiled, "I'm not a dork."
"yea your right, you're just an uptight, overachieving CIT who can't have fun without dating a criminal." He replied.
"that's not true…I had plenty of fun before I met you." She said.
"oh yeah, I forgot you get thrills out of bossing people around." He rolled his eyes. She rolled them right back and smiled.
"hey since you don't like my music, lets hear some of yours." She said changing the subject.
"uhh, I don't think it'll be stuff you like.." he said.
"like what kind of music do you listen to?" she asked and began to smile.
"um, well a lot of rap and hip hop, a lot of metal and screamo, um some older metal, uhh yea and more rap." He shrugged. She gave him a weird face. "what, I like the hardcore stuff."
"well let me hear a little bit." She said. He gave her an earbud and she grimaced when he began to play it.
"oh my god! What was that!" she said looking terrified at the ipod he held in his hand.
"uh 'A Grand Scene For Color Film,' by Norma Jean." He smiled.
"Duncan, that was scary, all it was, was screaming!" she frowned.
"well if you haven't noticed princess, I'm kinda a scary person, and hey, it's better than that Carrie chick and her whining." He replied with another smile. "it's not all that hardcore; it's just funny to see your face." He chuckled.
"well I'm glad you got some entertainment this morning, if you'll excuse me I'm gonna throw away our garbage." She said and stood up indignantly.
"aw babe don't be like that, I just like messing with you." He frowned.
"like what exactly, Duncan?" she spined around to glare at him.
"like weird and all uptight like that." He replied.
"well I guess I'm just an uptight person," she replied smugly and walked towards the trashcan.
"is she serious?" he mumbled looking at her dumbfoundedly. She walked back and walked past him in the chair. She stood behind him and leaned in and whispered something in his ear.
"it's funny to see your face when your clueless." She smiled and walked to the bathroom. He sat there with a dumb look on his face, then smiled. "god I love that woman." He closed his eyes and laid down on the chair.
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Geoff and Bridgette were making out in the hot tub as usual, when he stopped when he had an idea.
"hey Bridge, I just had the best idea!" he gave her an excited grin.
"Geoff I already told you, no fun time in the hot tub." Bridgette replied and rolled her eyes.
"no, no something else, although I'm not giving up that idea, but ya know how Chris told us we're all going to the finale on Friday, we should throw a party Friday night!!" he smiled.
"Geoff you know I'm not much a party thrower as I am a party go-er." Bridgette sighed.
"that's cool, I know just who to ask to help me." He smiled and kissed Bridgette and the two began to go at it again.
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Geoff got out of the hot tub as Bridgette left to go to the bathroom. He smiled when he spotted the person he needed to see. He walked up to a certain blonde bombshell.
"if you'll excuse me, Tyler, I have a proposition for your girlfriend." He gave the pair a smile.
"whatcha need, Jack?" Lindsey asked with a smile.
"um, Geoff, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in helping me throw a party for Friday." He asked.
"oh that sounds fantabulous. I love parties. I'm happy to help; ya know I'm leader of my school's prom planning committee." She got up and said.
"perfect, just enthusiasm I need, meet you later for planning?" Geoff replied. "now if you'll excuse me, I need to find Bridgette."
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Everyone met up a few hours later to watch the new episode. Everyone settled down in their usual groups. Chris had another couch brought in the game room to accommodate the growing group of losers. So on the main couch was Justin, Katie, Sadie, Eva, Cody Noah and Izzy. The second couch held Bridgette and Geoff making out on one side, DJ in the middle, and Duncan and Courtney on the other. Leshawna, Harold and Trent sat nicely on the floor. The episode started and for a while everything seemed perfect. Courtney didn't have to worry about going into an emotional breakdown with Duncan gone, and the only person who seemed lonesome right now was Trent, but Courtney was still upset at him so she really didn't care. It all seemed happy and light until they all watched the day end on the episode, that's when things started going wrong.
"I just feel…so scared," Heathers voice burned Courtney's ears as she watched her drape her skanky body on top of Duncan. Courtney looked at him with eyes glassy from tears of hatred and hurt. She quickly got up and marched out of the room.
"God damnit," Duncan mumbled, "Courtney, COURTNEY wait!!!" He got up to follow her. But quickly he was stopped by Cody running in front of him. "move dork," he growled.
"Duncan, just let her be right now," Cody stammered.
"Look, I just need to talk to her, so can you move?" He replied.
"No. Look, she's had these types of meltdowns before…right now she needs a friend, or someone she trusts, and right now you're not either."
"actually," Courtney said walking up, "can I talk to Duncan right now?" Cody turned around and gave her a worried look, she replied with weak smile and Duncan began to follow her. They walked down to the dock, and Courtney took a seat at the end. Duncan followed suit and sat next to her.
"Courtney--" Duncan started.
"Actually, let me start. I've been thinking about some stuff that's happened, stuff you don't know about. And it wouldn't be fair to keep going on like this with you in the dark" she said looking out to the water.
"um what are you talking about??" he nervously chuckled.
"Duncan," she looked up with tears streaming down her face. "I kissed Trent." She looked down at the dock with her tears dripping. Duncan just had a confused look as he sat there speechless. "Look, I've been thinking about this, what just happened is no exception. It's very clear to me that… we just don't belong together. We're complete opposites and we were just kidding ourselves." She wiped her face and stood up and walked away, leaving Duncan to sit there speechless.