𝐣 𝐞 𝐚 𝐥 𝐨 𝐮 𝐬 - 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬

1.3

"RAFE!" AMBER CALLED AS SHE WALTZED INTO HIS BEDROOM, NOT BOTHERING TO EVEN KNOCK ON THE BOYS DOOR. She plopped onto his bed, shaking him until his eyes finally decided to flutter open "Well I definitely wouldn't mind waking up to this view everyday." Rafe flirted, staring up at the girl smiling down at him. As much as he wanted to be upset she went on a date yesterday, he couldn't complain considering the fact that she was in his bed instead of Theo's or any other guy for that matter. Amber giggled before giving Rafe's bicep a light slap, "Get out of bed, i'm extremely bored."

"Can't you go bother my sister?" Rafe joked, rubbing his eyes. "I would but she's out with Topper so that just leaves me stuck with you." She joked. "Oh yeah, 'cause I'm so bad to be around." He got out of bed and Amber took a moment to stare at his toned body, "It's impolite to stare." He sent a grin her way to which she just ignored, rolling her eyes lightly before getting up as well. "I'm gonna go get dressed." She sent a soft smile before heading towards the guest room where she had a few bikini's she had bought the previous day.

After rummaging through one of her bags she had finally decided on an emerald green bikini set and a pair of black denim shorts to wear over top. "You ready?" Amber knocked on Rafe's bedroom door which he quickly stepped out of with a nod of his head. "Okay so do you 'wanna head to the country club for breakfast or should we try and cook?" Rafe asked, raising a brow. "We? I'm sorry, but is the Rafe Cameron saying he is willing to cook with me?" Amber asked, sort of in shock. Rafe, along with almost any other kook, hated having to do any sort of labour and as far as she knew, was unable to cook any actual food. She couldn't say much though, she barely knew how to cook; she never had the need too.

"All I'm saying is I think it would be a fun start to the morning," He shrugged as he checked his watch "And if we burn the food we should have time to go grab a bite to eat." He smiled upon seeing Amber grinning up at him and nodding.

The pair were now downstairs standing in the middle of the kitchen with Amber's phone propped up against a bowl as she read the ingredients list for chocolate chip pancakes whilst Rafe looked for everything they needed. After a few minutes they were all set and Amber started mixing together the ingredients while Rafe just stood leaned against the counter watching her. "You are putting yourself to so much use right now, Mr. Cameron." He chuckled before grabbing her phone off the counter and reading through the cooking instructions trying to see if there was anything he could do. After all, it was his idea to cook, he wouldn't let Amber do all the work alone. He set up a pan on the stovetop and added a bit of oil before returning his gaze to the Livingston girl who now poured the mix into the pan and let Rafe add chocolate chips to the tops of them. Rafe smirked before calling her name to which she quickly turned to face him, "You have flour on your face, princess."

Amber couldn't help the blush that rose to her cheeks at the name he had called her. It wasn't unusual for him to call her names, but every time he did butterflies always managed to appear in her stomach. Rafe reached his thumb to her cheekbone, wiping off the white substance which resembled the drug both were a bit too familiar with. Keeping his hand against her cheek he couldn't help but stare into her eyes as Amber did the same. She thought they were the most beautiful shade of blue and every time she looked into them, was reminded of why she loved the color so much.

As cliche as it is, both were slowly starting to lean in until they heard the voice of the youngest Cameron, too which they quickly jumped away from the other "Are you guys burning something in here?" Wheezie asked as she quickly made her way towards the older kooks. "Oh my god!" Amber exclaimed as she looked towards the pan which now held burnt pancakes and tons of smoke emitting from it. "How do neither of you know how to cook properly?" Wheezie asked, shaking her head whilst Amber let out a laugh and Rafe turned off the stove.

"Country club?" Rafe asked, grabbing his car keys and heading towards the door. Amber nodded in response before turning to the girl who was sort of a little sister to her, "Topper and Sarah are going to pick you up right?" Wheezie nodded, giving the older girl a quick hug "Love you, Wheeze." Amber told her, ruffling the top of her hair before catching up to Rafe. Rafe couldn't help but smile knowing Amber was close with his family. He knew he wasn't the best brother in the world, but he was glad his youngest sister had more people to look up to rather than just him.

"Okay, those pancakes were definitely way better than any we could've made at home." Amber told the older boy as they began to head towards their friends on the beach. "Any pancakes would've been better than the ones we tried making, we literally burnt them." He chuckled in response to her.

"Rafe!" Topper called out, walking towards the two with Sarah beside him "Did Amber tell you what John B said?" Rafe froze for a moment, he couldn't have. "Uhm, no?" Rafe looked slightly worried, now looking between the three that stood around him. "He is so rude!" Sarah complained, "I know, that's what I've been trying to tell the two of you." Topper said, looking between the two girls. "Wait, what happened?" Rafe asked, curious as always. "He stole scuba gear from us!" Sarah told her older brother, "He's lucky your dad didn't press charges." Topper said as they all started to walk on the sand. Although Amber wanted to say something about how Sarah had told her he only borrowed it, she didn't want Topper assuming she was trying to 'cover' for John B because lord knows he would never shut up about it. "That's fucking ridiculous, after everything our dad did for him?" Rafe shook his head, clearly mad at the pogue. "Yeah and then he yells at me like it's my fault!" Sarah said as she tried to put on her gloves to which Rafe quickly averted his gaze towards Amber, "Did he yell at you?"

Amber shook her head before speaking, "He did shove me a bit though and then basically said we weren't friends." She shrugged, not thinking much of it. "Were you hurt?" Topper and Rafe asked in unison, "I'm fine really, he didn't use much strength." She smiled up at the two, "You don't want to be friends with them anyways." Rafe shuddered at the thought of Amber hanging around Pogues as much as she had once upon a time. "Totally different mindset on the cut." Topper said before Kelce approached the group with Theo Thornton at his side. "You guys look thirsty," Klece smiled as he handed Topper a bottle of god knows what, "Have some of that baby."

"What even is this?" Amber questioned once she had the drink in hand, taking a whiff of it "It smells terrible." She giggled before taking a huge sip and Wheezie soon took the bottle out her hand taking a sip herself. "Since when did you drink?" Rafe asked, grabbing it out her hands. "Since today." She shrugged, wiping her lips. "Great going Kelce." Sarah told the boy before a staff member asked the group how they were doing to which each said something remotely normal yet stupid.

"What took you two so long to come?" Theo asked, leaning on Kelce, who were both already obviously tipsy.

"Took her out for breakfast." Rafe said, wrapping an arm around Amber's shoulder with his jaw clenched. "Yeah, after the two of you almost burned down our kitchen." Wheezie chimed in, causing Amber to stifle a laugh and Sarah calling out in shock.

After several hours it was just about time to leave and the group of friends were now all pretty drunk standing in a prayer circle, along with many other kooks. Amber was in-between both Rafe and Theo, holding both the boys' hands whilst she couldn't help but laugh along with the rest of her friends. To say they were getting weird looks was an understatement. "He doesn't like us, that guy." Topper said as he held Sarah whilst Amber looked at the couple in awe. Rafe couldn't help but stare, wishing he could hold her and Theo definitely noticed. Of course Theo didn't care one bit as he approached the girl, "Would you like to go on a date tonight?"

"Two days in a row? Well, you definitely have confidence in yourself I have to admit. Can't agree to it though, there's a party tonight and I'm never one to shy away from them." She gave him a pat on the shoulder before walking towards the Cameron boy, who promised to drive her home.

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a/n
thoughts on the new story cover? also, i can't lie, i sort of love this chapter hehe

as always, sending tons of love your way<3