I'm glad you are all liking the story but you guys got way too excited when Cam kissed Maya. This is not a Cam and Maya story, this is a Luke?Maya, Clowen, Maya/Clare friendship, Maya/Owen friendship, Clare/Luke friendship story. If you would like me to write a Cam and Maya story then feel free to request one.
Ch. 8 Melancholy Wine
(MAYA)
For a second I'm too shocked to do anything including breathe but finally I exhale and for reasons not clear to my conscience mind I begin to kiss him back. In my subconscious I'm kissing him back because it's easy, because I want to like him. If Cam was my boyfriend we wouldn't have to hide, wouldn't have to sneak around. I could go out with him and not have to pretend to be going to Clare's or impede on her dates with Owen. I could bring Cam home to meet the family, hold his hand in school, sit with him at lunch, not have him in my phone under a code name. Yeah things would be so much easier if I liked Cam but I don't. Not the way I like Luke anyway and my conscious and subconscious collide, I realize what I'm doing then push Cam away from me.
"What are you doing? I h…" I stop before I confess to having a boyfriend because then he'd ask me who, "you can't just kiss someone Cam. My mom is home and my sister, what if they had walked in on us? You should go now," I insist picking up his backpack and shoving him out the door.
When Cam is gone I lean against the door, full of guilt and worried about what to tell Luke. I guess he had valid reason to be jealous and suspicious, maybe I shouldn't tell him. It weighed on my mind all through dinner and I didn't eat much. I thought about telling Clare but I was afraid Katie or Jake might overhear us if I said it over the phone. I finished the rest of my homework in my room and went to bed early but I couldn't sleep. I worried that Luke would come by that night like he usually did but he didn't probably because I'd been ignoring all his texts and he was mad at me. I was glad that he didn't come by though what would I have said to him? I woke up late because it took me so long to get to sleep, Katie woke me up and I only had enough time to get dressed and ready for school.
"What's up with you?" Katie asks as she drives us to school.
"Nothing just didn't sleep well last night," I reply.
I'm afraid to see Luke and Cam today and it's tempting to fake sick and go home. I want to talk to Clare but when I get to her locker she's with Owen so I lean against the wall and wait.
"Owen the last time I tried to do locker room interviews half of the team was wearing nothing but a towel." Clare reminds Owen.
"So just hang by me, just interview me and Luke and after everyone leaves we can have sexy time." Owen says while kissing Clare's neck.
"In the locker room Owen? It smells like sweaty guys and Adam told me about the little gift Dallas and some of the other guys got for you or I guess us." Clare informs him in annoyed voice.
"I had nothing to do with that Clare; I wasn't even going to bring it." Owen tells her.
"Really? You weren't going to bring a bag of condoms and massage oil on a weekend when we'll have our own hotel rooms and no parents?! You're going to stand there and tell me that having sex on the trip never crossed your mind?" Clare exclaims in a dubious voice.
Unfortunately for Clare she says this just as Jake is walking by with Mo, Jake of course stops and looks at her and Owen.
"You two do not have your own hotel room Clare is staying with Maya and you better not be thi…"
Clare looks at Jake with an irked expression and interrupts him. "Jake go away, this is none of your business." Clare tells him shoving him away.
"This is none of my business? You're talking about…" Jake starts when Clare cuts him off again.
"Jake go away this isn't any of your business and don't you dare tell my mom what you heard." She tells him in a determined voice.
"Don't sweat it dude me and Marisol will be there we'll keep an eye on her." Mo assures him.
"Oh no you won't! Will you two go away so I can argue with my boyfriend in peace?" Clare requests with a hand on her hip.
"What's all the drama?" Luke's voice behind me makes me jump.
I look back at him and feel a rush of guilt for what happened with Cam yesterday. I can't even answer him, or look at him, in fact I run away from him.
"Clare I'm sorry to pull you away but I need to talk to you right now." I tell her grabbing her hand and pulling her away from Owen and Jake. I take her into the girls washroom and after making sure no one else is in there I let go of her hand and lean on the sink. "Cam and I kissed last night." I blurt out to her.
"What do you mean Cam and you kissed last night?" She asks slightly confused.
"We had a project to work on so he came over and in the middle of working on the project he kissed me. I was shocked for a few minutes and then I kissed him back and then I pushed him away! What do I tell Luke?" I ask her anxiously.
"That Cam came over to do homework and kissed you out of the blue and you pushed him away." Clare replies.
"But he was already angry and jealous and I ignored his texts if I tell him we kissed he'll probably go try and beat up Cam or something and then people will know about us. No I can't tell him anything I'll just pretend it never happened." I insist as the bell rings.
"Wait Maya…" Clare calls after me but I run off to class.
When I get into class Cam is already at his desk and I avoid looking at him, actually I avoid him all through class but he manages to catch my arm at the end of class.
"Maya about last night…" he starts but I cut him off.
"I have to get to my next class," I tell him pulling my arm away and running from him.
"Are you okay? You ran away from Cam I thought you liked him?" Tori says as we walk in to music class.
"I never said I liked him," I snap back at her causing her and Tris to look at me, "sorry it's just things are…complicated right now."
They give me a look but don't say anything and we sit down, when class is over I spend morning break with them in the garden. Jake is there with Katie but they're off in their own little world of young love. Watching them makes me long for what they have, I mean I have what they have, or I did, thought I did, I mean I do but not in public. Luke and I have to hide which is thrilling and at the same time it sucks but if I liked Cam then we could do that, so why can't I like Cam?
"Hello earth to Maya where's your head at today?" Tris asks throwing a celery stick at me.
"Sorry what?" I question looking at my friends.
"We were discussing weekend plans," Tori says.
"Zig and I have Whisper Hug practice after school and I'll probably hang out with Clare." I tell them.
"You've been spending a lot of time with Clare recently," Zig remarks.
"Yeah well we've become good friends since Jake and Katie started dating." I reply. Then I notice Luke and a few of the other Ice Hounds lingering near the edge of the garden and Luke keeps glancing at me. "Uh I'll see you guys in English," I tell them getting up.
I walk past the Ice Hounds on my way into the school, Luke glances at me, Dallas is snickering about something as always. When I get through the front doors I know Luke is following me. When we pass an empty hallway he pulls me in and into the empty music room.
"Why'd you run this morning? You're not still mad at me for being jealous yesterday are you? I'm sorry okay this…"
I stand on my tiptoes pressing my lips to his to keep him from talking. He melts into the kiss immediately picking me up and setting me on the teacher's desk. While we kiss I forget about Cam and having to keep secret and how much I wish we didn't. We don't get to enjoy the kiss very long before the bell rings and we pull apart and I remember everything.
"I have English," I tell him getting off the desk.
"Meet me under the bleachers at lunch," he requests.
"Can't I'm having lunch with Tris, Tori and Zig and after school I have Whisper Hug practice." I reply trying to walk past him but he stops me. "Luke if I don't go now someone is going to catch us." I point out and he finally lets me go.
I walk quickly to my locker and grab my book before running for English class.
(LUKE)
"Dude knock it off," Owen whispers in my ear as he kicks me under the table.
"I think she's avoiding me," I whisper back.
The reason for the low voices is that it's lunch time and we're sitting at the Ice Hounds table with the rest of the team but I can't help but watch Maya.
"Why do you think that?" He asks.
"Because I was being jealous over Cam yesterday and she's still mad at me. I tried to talk to her in the music room at break; she kissed me and then said she was busy at lunch and after school." I tell him.
"What's with the whispers guys? There's no secrets on this team." Dallas says loudly and we both look at him.
"So why aren't you eating with Clare?" I ask Owen in a louder voice and ignore Dallas.
"She's eating with Eli and Adam," Owen replies but he doesn't sound all that happy about it.
"You talk to Adam yet about all the stuff she's not telling you?" I ask him.
"The girlfriends keeping secrets from you? That's never a good sign, trouble in paradise Milligan?" Dallas questions.
"Dude shut up," Owen says getting up from the table.
I follow him since I'm really not eating and if I stay in here I'm just going to keep staring at Maya. We walk down the hall a little ways and nearly run into Fiona and Adam.
"Hey Owen, Drew and I are having a party tomorrow night at the loft, Drew wanted to invite you and Clare. Whisper Hug is playing and Adam's bringing Becky of course so you can come too if you want Luke. Well I need to go invite some of the other Ice Hounds." Fiona says walking down the hall.
Owen puts his arm around Adam's shoulders in a slightly menacing manner. "So Adam you know Clare pretty well right?" Owen asks him.
"Uh yeah sure," he says somewhat uncomfortably.
"Good so then you can tell me why she wears a purity ring but almost had sex with Jake and Eli and how she knew about the cave at the diamond when I didn't even know it existed?" Owen inquires.
"Shouldn't you be asking Clare these questions?" Adam asks.
"I tried she just tells me it doesn't matter," Owen replies.
"Then why should I tell you if she doesn't want to?" Adam asks.
"Because I'm curious and as her boyfriend and I think I have a right to know," Owen tells him.
"She stopped believing in waiting until marriage to lose her virginity after her parents got divorced. She wouldn't have slept with Eli, she was upset and he had his own problems. She thought she was in love with Jake but it was complicated and she didn't sleep with either of them. I have no idea what the cave or the diamond is though." Adam informs him.
"It's the place teenagers and college students go to mess around so they won't get caught by their parents. It's outside of town in a preserve and the cave is where you go when you don't want to sit in the car and go farther than kissing somewhere that's more comfortable." Clare's voice makes us all turn around to look at her, even I have a guilty expression and I wasn't doing anything but listening. She's standing with a hand on her hip and Eli next to her. "Why are you asking Adam things about me, things I distinctly told you not to worry about? Things that you shouldn't be sneaking around asking my friends about behind my back!" She snaps at him.
"Because I'm curious and you keep dodging my questions," Owen replies.
"Then maybe that should have clued you into the fact that I don't want to talk about it!" She shoots back.
"Uh I'm kind of curious about how you know about this cave and diamond place too," Eli speaks up probably a bad thing given that Clare glares at him.
"I have a life you know, had a live before either of you ever came into mine." Clare barks at them and starts walking away.
"Clare wait," Owen calls after her.
"And he's in the dog house," I remark making Eli and Adam look at me so I walk off to my locker.
Since I had no classes with Owen I didn't see him again until we were changing for the game in the locker room.
"Did you talk to Clare?" I ask him but I'm pretty sure by the look on his face that he hasn't.
"No she ran away from me and Alli and Jenna wouldn't let me anywhere near her. You talked to you know who yet?" He asks me.
"Nope she's avoiding me and every time I text her she just texts me back saying she's busy. I'll try going to her place tonight, Clare's here isn't she? Covering the game?" I ask.
"Yeah doesn't mean she'll talk to me, I just don't understand why she won't tell me. So you still think SG is mad at you for being jealous?" Owen asks.
"I don't know, I just can't figure out why she's avoiding me." I shrug.
"What's wrong guys? You look like you're having a very serious conversation. Heard about the trouble you were having with your girl Owen don't worry I told the coach she has to come back to do player interviews after the game and made sure he was going to put you in." Dallas says coming up behind us and putting a hand on each of our shoulders.
Owen gives me a look that clearly says he thinks that was a bad idea. When I get out to the ice I have to be in the moment which means not thinking about Maya. Owen stays in for a whole period and blocks a bunch of people, body checking several he must be angry but it does help our team out as it allows me, Dallas and Cam to make goals. We win five to three and go back to the locker room in a good mood and ready to celebrate. After a bit of celebration we take showers and start getting dressed in our street clothes again.
"I hear reporters out there waiting to talk to our star players, Owen buddy that includes you all that blocking was awesome. You made some sweet body checks I'll make sure coach puts you in every game now. Baker you have pants on open the door and get Clare in here; have to give the exclusive to our star reporter." Dallas smiles.
"If my girlfriend is coming in here you all better have pants on," Owen says looking around the locker room even though he's still wearing nothing but a towel.
The rest of the team at least has pants on so I open the locker room door, bright lights flash at me and reporters start yelling questions at me. Clare's leaning against the wall looking completely disinterested in everything going on.
"Team captain says our DeGrassi correspondent gets first crack player interviews," I inform her grabbing her hand and pulling her into the locker room.
"Well at least you're all mostly dressed this time, except for Owen." Clare comments when she comes in.
"Hey you're man played a great game tonight Edwards, all those points we scored in the second period were all thanks to him." Dallas tells her.
"You mean when he was purposely attacking people and slamming them into the wall?" She asks.
"It's called body checking and it's part of the game," I tell her.
"Okay well I need at least two player interviews so team captain you scored a couple of goals talk about it?" Clare says still disinterested and entirely ignoring Owen.
"Yep she's still mad," I say to Owen turning around to finish getting dressed.
Owen gets dressed slowly as he's watching Clare most of the time. I'm not paying much attention until I hear Cam start talking about Maya and working with her on the project. I move closer so I can hear him, I can still pick out only a few words but when I hear the word kiss my fist clenches and I start walking over to him to punch first and ask questions later. Someone grips my sleeve and stops me however.
"Luke, you scored a goal you can be my second interview." Clare says still gripping my sleeve as she's the one that stopped me. "You know it's kind of loud in here walk me out to finish the interview?" Clare requests.
"You should come to our after game celebration Edwards," Dallas insists.
"Sorry I have other plans," she replies.
"What other plans?" Owen demands.
"Oh you know going to the cave with some random guys." Clare spits back with venom in her voice.
Owen glares at her but she pulls me out the door before he can say anything. We push our way through all the reporters and out to the parking lot.
"So you want to hear about me scoring a goal?" I ask her when we're out by Jake's truck.
"No I wanted to stop you from killing Cam," she tells me.
"But he said the word kiss in the same sentence as my girl I think I have the right to kill him." I reply.
"Not if you want to stay a secret and you have no idea what happened talk to Maya." Clare advises.
"I've been trying she's ignoring me, I'll go by her house tonight. She has to talk to me if I show up at her window right?" I question.
"Yeah probably but she's not going to be there, she's sleeping at Tori's tonight." Clare informs me and I frown. "She's playing at Drew and Fiona's party tomorrow night, you can probably get her alone there." Clare suggests.
"Are you going to be there? I'm not the only one trying to talk to my girlfriend." I remark.
"I know and yes I'm going to watch Whisper Hug. I promised Maya, Tori, and Tristan I'd meet them at the mall to shop for the party don't tell Owen that, I don't want him to find me at the mall. You can tell him I was joking about going to the cave though." She tells me.
"I'm pretty sure he knows that but I'll tell him anyway." I reply.
"Hey don't you come searching for us at the mall either we'll see you guys at the party." Clare warns me.
I smile at her and she gets in the truck, I have to fight my way back through the reporters who are now interviewing most of the other players. After a couple of interviews myself I grab my bag and we all meet up at Little Miss Steaks for pizza.
"Clare told me she's not going to the cave and she'll be at the party tomorrow night." I tell Owen.
"Great she's talking to you now if she'll just talk to me." Owen sighs.
"So Milligan you grew up here what's the cave? And where is it? Maybe I can find your girlfriend there." Dallas teases.
"Shut the hell up Dallas!" Owen barks.
"Easy dude I'm just messing with you." Dallas laughs.
"I have to get home, see you guys tomorrow at practice." Owen says leaving the restaurant.
I leave just after Owen and drive home, my parents are in bed when I get home but Becky's awake.
"Hey great game tonight Owen played really well, Adam told me you're coming to the party tomorrow night. We can drive together and Jenna's coming over after to spend the night." Becky tells me in almost one breath.
"Ok sounds good Becky but I'm exhausted and I need to go to bed." I tell my sister closing the door on her.
I kick off my shoes and lie down on my bed, falling asleep thinking about Maya.
(MAYA)
"You have to make up with my brother Clare he was moping all night and all morning." Tristan complains to Clare as we leave our fourth shop.
"Owen needs to learn when to drop things," Clare replies.
"You just need to make him jealous Clare. We should all buy outfits that make us look super hot. You too Tristan we need to find you a guy and Maya a guy and Clare and me need to remind our guys that we're hot and sexy." Tori says pulling us into another store.
"Ooh look this dress is Ice Hounds red and would look so hot on you Clare," Tristan says holding up a strapless red dress with a plunging neckline and short skirt.
"That shows way too much of everything, no way." Clare replies.
"Ooh Maya how about this? Slinky black dress would look so good on you." Tori says holding up a black dress with a lacey see through top and shiny skirt.
"Umm no way I don't have the bust for that." I reply.
After another two hours of shopping we finally had our outfits, Tori and Tristan went back to Tristan's to get ready and Clare and I went to her house where I would be spending the night.
"So are you going to tell Luke about the kiss?" Clare asks me as we're changing.
"Are you joking? He'll be furious." I respond.
"He already is Maya he heard Cam talking in the locker room last night, it's better to tell him so he doesn't jump to conclusions." Clare advises.
"So then you're going to talk to Owen," I shoot back and Clare twists her mouth at me.
"So how do I look?" Clare asks when she's all dressed.
"Gorgeous Owen will die; all he'll want to do is take you into a back room and kiss you." I tell her.
"That's all he wants to do no matter what. You look hot too, Luke is going to have a hard time not dragging you away the second he sees you." Clare tells me.
I was wearing a black leather skirt with knee high black boots and a shimmery grey and black leopard print halter top with most of my hair up but a few curls hanging down. Clare had opted for black backless dress that was strapless after all but the skirt went to her knees, the dress had a pattern of asian dragons on it in gold and silver and she wore a leather jacket over it she told me belonged to her sister. Her parents drop us off on their way out to dinner and I see that the rest of the band is already here.
"You girls look hot," Zig compliments as we get in the elevator with him.
"Thanks but it's hard to walk in these boots." I complain.
"Yeah try walking in these six inch stilettos I borrowed from Alli, I feel taller and less steady." Clare says leaning on the elevator wall as she almost falls.
"Well it'll all be worth it when Owen and the other guys see us and go nuts right Zig?" I ask.
"Yeah definitely," Zig nods.
The elevator doors open and we walk out with some help from Zig.
"Whoa you girls look wow!" Drew says with wide eyes when he sees us.
"That's Drew speak for you look hot, what's with the bootylicous makeovers anyhow?" Bianca questions.
"I'm hoping to take Owen's mind off of all the questions he has about my past and make him concentrate on now." Clare tells them.
"Well that dress should do it but you have to take off the jacket for the full effect." Bianca says.
"No way this dress is backless and strapless the jacket stays on," Clare insists.
"Oh yes jacket off, Owen won't even be able to think when he sees you." Bianca encourages.
"I agree Clare I think the jacket needs to come off," I nod.
"Hey bro tell Clare she should take off her jacket," Drew calls to his brother who's setting up our equipment with Mo and Zig.
"Take your jacket off Clare this is a party," Adam tells her without looking up.
"You heard the man, jacket off." Drew says as he and Bianca grab her arms and pull the jacket off. "I'll just put this in Fiona's bedroom," Drew grins when her jacket is off and he's had a minute to stare at her dress.
"I feel naked now," Clare complains.
"I'm sure Owen wouldn't complain." Bianca grins.
"The point was too distract Owen right? This'll do it for sure." I assure Clare.
"Yeah we should have our boys falling to their knees when they see us." Clare smiles.
"I sure hope so." I reply.
"Alright everything's set up but we won't start…whoa what happened to you two?" Adam asks standing up, turning around and finally looking at us. When we give him an offended look he corrects himself. "No I just mean you guys look really sexy," Adam says slowly.
"Thanks Adam," Clare smiles relaxing a little.
Clare and I help set up food and people start arriving. Fiona and Imogen compliment us on our outfits too. Eli gives Clare quite a look for her dress but he bites back the comments.
"You two look so fabulous," Tris says in a sing song voice.
"We all look hot I love our new clothes," Tori squeals.
Tris tells Clare Owen's parking the car and pulls her with us as we go to get drinks. Luke and Becky are actually the next two to come in and Luke's eyes go wide when he sees me which makes me smile. He comes over to the punch bowl and gets a cup, looks like he's trying to find something he can say and then Dallas very loudly comes in with Cam.
"Let's party," Dallas says walking in with cases of beer.
"You brought beer Dallas? Really? Didn't Drew end up with a concussion at the last party with alcohol?" Clare asks.
"Oooh Edwards you look hot, you should wear that in the locker room for your next locker room interview." Dallas says in a slimy tone that makes most of the people there look at him.
"Dude you cannot talk to my girlfriend that way," Owen says angrily as he comes in behind Dallas and Cam. Then Owen sees Clare and his eyes go wide. "Wow you look really…hot." Owen says and Clare smiles.
Owen takes her hand and pulls her to him for a kiss but she turns her head away.
"Does this mean you'll drop all the questions?" Clare asks.
"No it means you're fucking sexy but I still want to know." Owen replies and she twists her mouth at him walking away.
Luke and I follow her from different directions to the sofa.
"Maya we need to talk," Luke whispers to me as he looks like he's talking to Clare.
I nod and put a hand on Clare's shoulder, then Adam comes up to us.
"Hey Maya we're going to play our first set, Clare just talk to the guy he obviously likes you." Adam advises.
"Then he should care enough to drop the subject," she replies.
I go with Adam up to where we have the equipment set up and start playing, I spend most of my time playing watching Luke.
(DALLAS)
"Thanks for the ride Dallas," Cam says when he gets in the car.
"No problem Rookie, Mrs. Torres let me borrow the car as long as I drive Adam home from the party. So did I hear you say you kissed Maya?" I ask him.
"Yeah but I'm not sure she liked it, she kissed me back and she seemed into it but then she pushed me away and avoided me all day yesterday." Cam tells me.
"Rookie you need to learn about women, no means yes. By pushing you away from the kiss and avoiding you all day she's saying she wants you to chase her." I inform him.
"That sounds like a lot of work," Cam complains.
"It is but the girls like it that way, trust me young one the rewards are worth the chase. Take me and Clare for example." I reply.
"Uh isn't she dating Owen?" Cam asks.
"Minor detail and another lesson for you, just because a girl is dating someone doesn't mean you can't get any action from her, especially when she's fighting with her guy like Clare and Owen are currently doing. Not everyone got invited to this party and I'm not letting you leave it until you make out with mini Matlin." I inform him as we get out of the car. I go to the trunk and get out the case of beer, handing one to Rookie. "Liquid courage drink up it'll help." I insist to him.
When we enter the condo Clare is wearing a very sexy dress and I suggest she wear it next time she does interviews in the locker room. Then Owen comes in and is rude to me, he'll pay for that later. I hand Cam another can of beer and he downs it as I watch Clare turn away from Owen and get mad at him again. Maya starts playing with the band and Cam takes a third can of beer. I take a can too but not for me, Clare walks back toward the washroom and I follow her. When she gets out of the washroom I'm leaning on the wall opposite the door.
"You know Owen just wants to know because most guys like to pretend their girlfriends have never been with another guy." I tell her offering her the beer but she shakes her head.
"No thanks I don't like beer," she says.
"Well I have my personal stash," I tell her getting my flask out of my jacket pocket. She bites her lip and looks unsure. "You know whatever happened in your past is none of my business." I tell her twisting the flask lightly.
"So you're not going to ask me how I almost slept with my last two boyfriends or how I know about the hook up spots even though I'm supposed to be St. Clare?" She asks me.
"You're kidding people actually called you a saint?" I snicker and she nods her head. "I just want to have a good time and I think you could use a good time too." I tell her holding the flask out to her again.
She takes the flask unscrewing the cap and tips it up to her lips. "Oh, my god that's strong! Woo that hits you fast." Clare says starting to stumble.
I grab her hand and pull her into the bedroom just as I see Luke walking back.
(CAM)
After three beers I was feeling a little funny, actually a lot funny and started dancing to the music.
"Whoa Rookie musics over, bands on a break. Lay off the drinking kid I think you've had enough. Maybe you should find the washroom and splash some water on your face." Owen tells me.
"Yeah good id…" I try but the words don't quite come out.
My vision is blurry and I feel my way around the walls until I come to a door that slides open. I stumble in and see a girl sitting on a window sill, she looks over at me.
"Cam are you okay?" She asks in a worried voice.
"Maya shouldn't you be playing your big guitar thing?" I ask her.
"We're on a break; I came to get some air." She says coming over to me. "You don't look so good maybe you should sit down." She tells me pulling me to the bed and sitting with me.
"You're so pretty Maya," I tell her.
"Thanks Cam I…"
I put my hand behind her head and crush my lips to hers, putting my tongue between her lips.
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