Chapter 6

Cammie

I look at Ben and smile. "Thanks Ben, I heard you cracked it at Josh?" I ask. Ben smiles.

"Yeah I did, he understood where I was coming from, after that he'd always stand up for me" Ben says. I smile. "That's great Ben!" I say smiling. Ben nods casually.

"You know how I was staying at Macey's last night?" I ask. Ben nods getting more comfortable on the couch. "Yeah?" Ben says questionably.

"Well, Zach and I woke up in the middle of the night, and he told me all this stuff about his ex-girlfriend, Tina" I say. Ben nods.

"And then he asks me about my ex, and I just say I can't say. How rude is that?" I say slamming my fist on the coffee table. Ben grabs my hand and squeezes it. "What if, what if he finds out about what happened at our old school, what happens if he doesn't want to be friends anymore?" I ask as a tear falls down my cheek and I start crying into Ben's chest. Ben just holds me squeezing me tight.

"We'd make a good couple" Ben says as I pull away, wiping the tears from my eyes.

*Flashback*

Ben and I were sitting in his room, just talking, random crap really. "Cammie, can I ask you something?" he asks. I look up into his brown eyes and nod.

"Will you go out with me?" Ben asks. I look at Ben questionably, and sigh.

"Ben, I'd love to, trust me I would, but I don't want the bullying to get worse for you, it's not fair on you" I say. Ben looks at me sadly, unsure of what to say.

"Its not fair that you have to get bullied Cammie, you're the most beautiful and caring girl I know, and you have to go through this. Its not fair Cammie, all you ever did was love Josh, why the hell did he have to do this to you?" Ben asks slamming his fist on the table as I flinch.

"Because he's not half the man you are" I say putting my arms around Ben.

*End of flashback*

I look at Ben and sigh. "Maybe we could have been a good couple, if we'd had the chance" I mumble. Ben smiles sadly. "Just know, that I'm always here for you Cammie" Ben says sadly. I nod.

"Let's play monopoly! I say laughing.

*Time skip*

"Hahaha you landed on May Fair! More money for me!" Ben says smiling. I look at him shocked.

"What? No. I don't have the money to pay for it!" I say annoyed.

"Haha, I win!" Ben says poking me in the stomach. I stand up annoyed.

"UGH! You always win, I swear you cheat!" I say shoving him playfully. Ben just looks at me and laughs.

*Time Skip*

Ben had gone home about half an hour ago, and I was getting ready for school, I was applying my makeup and doing my hair. Zach was meant to pick me up in 5 minutes, he'd agreed to pick Liz and I up. I look at my hair in the mirror, it was in a messy bun with bits falling down, framing my face. I head to the kitchen grabbing my bag, as I hear the horn of Zach's car. I give Mum a wave goodbye and head for the door. I see Zach's red truck parked, I smile running for the car. I take a seat in the front next to Zach and smile. "Cammie, get much sleep last night?" Zach asks not taking his attention off the road. "A few hours tops?" I say casually. Zach laughs as we pull into Liz's place. Zach honks the horn and looks at me and smirks. "Excited for a day full of schoolwork?" Zach says in a sarcastic tone as Liz hops in the back of the car. "Hey Cammie how was your night with Ben?" Liz asks.

"Yeah good actually, we played monopoly and I lost as usual, but yeah it was fun, barely got any sleep though" I say yawning.

"Haha oh really? He sounds like a great guy, you guys should go out" Liz says as we hop out of the car. I look at Zach who was now walking up ahead of us. I run up to catch up to him.

"Hey Zachary, didn't like talking about Ben?" I say jokingly. Zach looks at me seriously and shakes his head. "Sure he's a good kid, but I don't need to hear about him every two seconds" Zach says as we continue walking to our spot underneath the tree. Macey, Bex, Grant and Jonas are already sitting their talking away, when they see us they smile. "Cammie! You have to tell us what happened on your date with Ben!" Macey says as I take a seat next to her. I see Zach roll his eyes.

"Hey can I talk to the girls in private?" I ask looking over at Zach.

"Yeah we'll go get our stuff for next class" Grant says pulling the boys away. I give him a wink as I look at the guys to make sure they aren't in hearing distance, they weren't. I look back at the girls and sigh. "I think Zach's jealous of Ben" I say.

"Yeah, I've got to agree, he never contributes or anything. He just rolls his eyes" Macey says.

"Yeah, he said to me while walking here he's like I don't like hearing about him every two seconds" I say remembering when we were in the car and he went all silent when Ben was mentioned.

"I think he likes you Cammie" Bex says. I look at her questionably.

"How could anyone ever like me?" I say.

So what did you think? Please review? What do you guys think of Ben? About two chapters til the formal so be excited for that!