OCEAN EYES ━ steven conklin ✓

𝟬𝟰 feelings unboxed

They all sat at the dinner table, even 'Cam Cameron' whose name was actually just Cam, Solange still didn't know how to feel about it-they ate lobsters and Squid similar to the first night but this time Laurel made a meal from her culture for Bellys' sixteenth birthday "so Cam, mind if I call you Cam Cameron?" Jeremiah joked, noticing how awkward the 'couple' was, almost everyone noticed it they'd barely talked the whole night "yea man, feel free that's fine" he responded.

"I'm glad you're here Cameron, I know your mom, Denise, from the club I've heard a lot of great things about you" Susannah welcomed him, passing off a welcoming smile "thank you so much for having me Susannah, my mom says hi" Cameron spoke like goofy from Micky mouse clubhouse and Solange kinda liked it.

"Cam have you ever had Miyeok before? it's a Korean birthday tradition!" Laurel asked, Cameron, said he'd like to try some so she put a spoon full in his bowl "can I have some more please?" Solange spoke up, watching as the woman walked over to her seat in between the boys and poured more.

She'd been getting better with participating in family activities more-meaning only one nap a day, Susannah would have Jeremiah and Conrad wake her up if they saw her sleeping and, she'd been wearing sweat-shorts and a Bikini top now, only glasses occasionally, Solange was growing up "oh Cam! Belly told me you're vegetarian so I didn't put any meat in it!" Laurel added, she felt a leg scratch against hers and she turned her head towards Steven who angled his phone in her viewing sight "that's so thoughtful, thank you!"

On his screen was an ordered copy of 'the hate you give' from Amazon, "I didn't think you'd actually get it" Solange sat up straight, grinning at him "yea, I wanted to know what interested you so" Steven confessed, it was the sweetest thing a guy who wasn't Conrad or Jeremiah had done for her, ever.

"Let's see if you actually read it" Solange responded, being yanked from her private conversation when she heard kissing just from across the table, Conrad looked jealous and uninterested while Jeremiah and Steven made gagging noises, Solange was just shocked she had her first kiss before her, well her first boy kiss, before her "did they taste, meaty?" Solange asked.

Cameron looked at her with his eyebrows raised, chuckling at her question "aww, I think it was cute" Taylor chipped in, the boys had been making barfing sounds in her ears "relax boys! Belly can kiss, but that's it!" Laurel paused, waiting to see if anyone would laugh at her joke before she did.

"Ew, mom! Stop it!" Isabella groaned.

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Solange passed by the stairs, watching Taylor following after the raven-haired boy, her eyes narrowed, choosing to ignore it and keep continuing on the route she was going. She entered the living room, a drink in hand as Belly grabbed her hand "this is my best friend, Solange, she lives here!" the brunette happily spoke, introducing her friend, "really? how come I've never seen you?" one of the girls asked.

"Oh uh," she froze, recognizing the girl, "I think you've been at my house before, you hung out with Jeremiah, Alexia right?" Solange continued, about a week before break started the jet black haired girl had been at the house every day until Jere decided to ghost her for the guy next door, apparently she was boring and tasted like spinach whenever they'd kiss.

"Oh! your Conrad's little sister?" she asked.

"Something like that" Solange answered, sipping from the cup, Jeremiah's arm flung across her shoulders, his head resting on her "you smell good," he said, inhaling the cocoa butter she used daily on her skin.

"Wait, are you guys dating?" a blonde asks, Belly's eyebrows turn upside to the idea, finding it weird that she'd even assume that whilst Solange turned her head to the side, finding them extremely nosey "don't worry he's all yours" she responded, knowing the girl had been giving him googly eyes since he entered the room.

Jeremiah's arm dangled a few inches away from the girl's chest-he adjusted himself, now standing up straight so his arm was close to her neck "I'm not into blondes, dark hair is where it is at" he whispered in her ear, the girl turned around, jokingly pushing him away, a laugh escaping his lips "you're into everyone."

"Have any of you seen Taylor?" Belly questioned the group of teens who stood around, Cameron sitting on the couch with his arm wrapped around the girl's waist, Solange thought back to just ten minutes earlier "I saw her go upstairs, I can go get her" she offered, finishing her cup and reaching out for the one in Jeremiah's hands.

"You sure?" Belly followed up.

"Yea I'll be right back" Solange smiled at the ocean-eyed boy before turning back towards the stairs, the music got quieter as she reached the top, the cup dangling in her fingers, the girl checked each door in her path.

"Oh shit, sorry..." Solange apologized, slowly closing the bathroom door back where a girl sat on the toilet, a guy sitting on the floor a few feet away, she continued to shuffle throughout the house until she got to what looked like the master bedroom and the girl was gonna keep going but she spotted Taylor's matching flower crown on the bed.

She crept into the room, turning her head, taking notice of her legs wrapped around Steven's torso, Taylor broke off the kiss, pointing at her, he stared at her wordless expression, immediately opening his mouth to speak "really? you didn't even think to shut the door" Solange complained, rubbing her now damaged pupils because of what she had seen "maybe if you didn't walk in.." Taylor started.

"I wasn't the one about to fuck in a room someone's parents probably reproduced in, mind you the door was wide fucking open" Solange cursed at the two, Steven adjusted his pants before peering at the girls, "it wasn't what it looked like-" he tried.

"Just gross" she cut him off.

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After everyone had gotten home the teens flushed into the living room, Solange being the only one in the kitchen, she adjusted her hair, it now laying on her back, taking the flip-flops basically glued to her feet off as she opened the fridge, pulling out enough ingredients for a sandwich-Steven walked in, sitting at the counter "can we talk?" he asked, "about what?" she responded.

"The Taylor thing?" Steven reminded her of the situation she saw just a few hours earlier, maybe she forgot about it because of the fact that she drunk six cups of fruity whatever it was, or, the fact that she was in a smoking circle with random people and was now starving, willing to eat anything in sight "I didn't wanna be reminded of that, thanks for nothing."

"Can you just not say anything to Belly about it? it was a mistake and I don't want anyone to know about it" Steven pleaded, Solange took a bite out of the sandwich she'd made, realizing it was too much mayo "I won't say anything, it's not my business I forgot about it until you said something so" she shrugged, making a face.

"This won't affect our friendship right?" he questioned her again. Solange paused, she hadn't actually thought about the 'friendship' they were developing, a small part of her didn't like the fact that he'd been making out with Taylor even if her mind was making it seem like she didn't care, she did, not because of Belly but because the little part of her caring about who he was kissing in general "no, why would it? I don't care" she let out an awkward laugh.

Solange went deeper into the situation in her head as he stared at her, his eyebrows furrowed "right, okay, uh, goodnight?" Steven said, he reached over the counter, taking a piece of ham and shoving it in his mouth as he exited the kitchen "night..." she spoke once he had already left.

Her hand flew onto her face "fuck my life."

𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠
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word count: 1380
so, these next few chapters
are gonna unfold, i'm gonna
try and pace it out so this
book doesn't end at 14-16
chapters and make the
chapters shorter.

steven or jeremiah?

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