Where It All Began

Chapter Eight

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The next day I decided I'd stay in my tent. For two reasons mostly; One that it was our last night here and I didn't want to make things awkward for Emma and I was still avoiding Nick. I had come to the conclusion that I was in love with Nick, but that didn't mean I had to act on it.  These feeling were still very foreign to me; I mean of course I had loved before I'm sure you've all heard of Ethan. It was just different towards Nick as he was supposed to be my brother, my best friend not a love interest!

I was at the moment lying on my sleeping bag that was spread out listening to some music with the left over percentage my phone was surviving on. Maroon 5's Sugar was playing through my ears making me think more and more of Nick, which at this point in time I didn't mind, because at least he wasn't staring me in the face leading me to believe he could read my mind.

I was so absorbed in the music playing through my ears I didn't notice Emma unzipping my tent and moving to sit next to me until she bumped me with her hip. I paused my music and pulled out my head phones.

"What's up?" I asked her awkwardly trying to avoid what I witnessed yesterday.

"Don't act dumb Jess, I know what you saw and I'm so embarrassed that you did...why were you even going into Jarrod's tent?" She asked cocking her eyebrow like she always did.

"I wasn't going in there for Jarrod if that's what you're thinking..." I said looking away from Emma to fiddle with my sleeping bag tag.

"Oh you were there for Nick...how is that going?" She asked slipping on my sleeping bag to sit next to me.

"How is what going? There is nothing there." I lied trying to give as much eye contact as I could to not make it look like I was lying.

"Oh well that's good." She smirked.

"Why would that be good? I thought you liked me with Nick?" I questioned turning to face her more.

"Well you saw me with Jarrod last night, Nick's my next victim. My plan is to sleep with all the boys here besides Tom to rub it in his face." She beamed at me. My eyes wided, no she wouldn't, there is no way.

"What about Kyle? He's with Jecinta?" I asked her trying to hide my own concerns for Nick.

"Not for long." She smirked standing up and exiting the tent. What the hell? This is not the same Emma that was one of my best friends. No way in hell was she having a slut phase with my man. Wait my man? Is that what Nick was now?

What can I do? I can't just run up to Nick and tell him to be with me, I'm not even sure if this is real. Best friends always go through that phase where they like each other, this is just one of those phases. Wait there is more than one? That's it I'm not taking my only shot at being with him and giving it to Emma.

I sat up still in my sleep wear and burst out of my open tent. Chloe was the first person I saw, she was placing more kindling on our fire as it was reaching dusk.

"Chloe, where's Nick?" I demanded in a hurried tone.

"He's in his tent, why?" She asked placing the fire wood in her hands on the fire.

"Thanks" I replied ignoring her question.

I full on bolted to Nick's tent pushing past Genna with a can of beer along the way. I unzipped his tent and flung myself inside.

Nick was sitting on his sleeping bag shirtless writing nothingness in the sand around it and looked up with a startled expression.

"Jess, I didn't expect..." before he could finish his sentence I leaped into his arms pressing my lips against his. He lips moved hungrily against mine as he grasped hold of my hips lifting me up around his waist. All I wanted in this moment was Nick. I didn't care if this was just a phase I wanted him now and I didn't care what the future held.

"Woohooo someone is getting some action tonight!" Genna's screeching voice erupted from the entrance of the tent.

I cursed pulling away from Nick and looking over at an intoxicated Genna smiling from the entrance of the tent.

"Genna shut up!" Nick yelled throwing his pillow at her which spilt her beer all over her outfit.

"You ass! Now I have to go get another one!" She cursed throwing her empty can on the ground and stamping her tiny foot before leaving.

I laughed and turned to face Nick.

"You finally came to your senses." Nick smiled placing his forehead against mine.

"Nick, I don't know what the future holds and I can't promise anything, but right now I want this so bad." I smiled back at him.

"That's good, because I want this too." Nick chuckled pulling me into him like he was trying to make us one somehow and kissed me heavily filling me with his addictiveness.

That night we both stayed up just talking and kissing and just enjoying each other's company.  

The next morning I woke up to out of harmony snoring and a face full of brown hair. Hold on brown hair? Nick has blonde hair? I opened my eyes more and leaned back to see Jarrod had come in to sleep and I had rolled away from Nick in my sleep and was now cuddling Jarrod's back.  Damn my life.

"Enjoying the view?" I heard Jarrod smirk.

"No actually." I replied punching him in the back and rolling back into Nick's arms.

"Well then here's your chance to get the fuck out of my tent." Jarrod chuckled.

"Don't worry I won't be making a habit of coming in here every night since we won't be here tonight." I laughed back not knowing that indeed I would be in this exact spot, but not in the exact same situation.