You don't even want me

17.

[Camille]

Camille: I'm coming

James: Great! :)
James: I'll come to yours at 7:30

I was biting my nails nervously while staring down at the screen of my phone, reading his message over and over again. Chloe walked in my room again and stopped in front of my closet, opening it after sending me a short glance. "What did he say?" she asked when she started looking for something.

I looked at my alarm clock. "He's here in 40 minutes" I answered as I got off my bed, leaving my phone on it. "Alright. What's the dress code?" Chloe asked when I reached her and I frowned.

"What?"

She looked at me like it was obvious what she meant and rolled her eyes. "The dress code, what is it?" I blinked at her a few times. "We're just going to hang out, there is no dress code" I answered, shrugging. My sister sighed and after searching in my closet for a couple of seconds, she grabbed some beige jeans. "You're going to wear that..." she mumbled, handing it to me without even looking at me, and continued her quest for a matching top.

"And this" she said as she pulled out a longsleeve with stripes in different shades of brown and beige; the exact beige of the pants came back in it and it matched nicely.

I put it on and once I was wearing it, she looked at me with a big smile, slowly nodding in approval of the outfit she'd chosen.

"What do I do with my hair?" I asked her nervously and she pursed her lips while thinking, deciding in the end that I should keep it up in a ponytail. I was okay with that, as that was the easiest answer.

We went downstairs and quickly ate some sandwiches. When we were done, I put on my shoes and jacket and gave Chloe a hug. "You tell Mum where I am, okay?" I mumbled, my face hidden in her shoulder and curls, and I could feel her nod her head a few times. We let go and I sighed deeply, not feeling ready at all for what was yet to come.

I still didn't know if there were going to be other girls or people I'd already seen before. For all I knew, it was going to be a huge party.

"Go get him, tiger" Chloe encouraged me, and I burst out in laughter, not planning on getting anyone tonight, I just wanted to have fun. With James. And that made me freak out like I was about to die, but I tried to ignore that feeling and change it into excitement instead.

Suddenly, the bell rang and I jumped up, widening my eyes when I saw what time it was. "I'll tell him you're coming. Go, get your bike" Chloe instructed, making a hand movement to get me moving and I nodded, leaving out the backdoor, almost running to the garage. I heard the sound of Chloe's and James's voice and I hated the fact that I couldn't hear what they were saying, suddenly regretting the decision to leave my sister alone with the boy I was in love with. I didn't even want to know what awkward story she was telling this time.

I hopped on my bike and drove to the front door to see James and Chloe laughing, seemingly having a fun conversation. When James noticed I'd arrived he first scanned my appearance with an admiring look on his face before greeting me.

We both said goodbye to Chloe and after he'd jumped on his bike, we left. He lead the way and I biked next to him, the cold of the late hour sneaking into my jacket and freezing me to the bones.

"I'm glad you decided to come" James suddenly shared, turning his head to the side to look at me when he spoke. I smiled and felt the butterflies in my stomach go wild at the thought that he liked having me with him. "Where are we going?" I asked when I didn't recognise it anymore.