Cabin of Dreams

chapter 3

Day 2: Tuesday

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„Hey, Romeo! Are you two a couple now?", Callie asked her friend, joining him on the hike together with April, who was super curious as well. "That good night kiss in the hallway yesterday looked like it. Sorry for interrupting though.", she apologized.

"No, we are not.", Owen answered, sounding serious but also a little disappointed. "She just wants to have fun and I told her that this is what she'll get if it's her wish.", he explained. "Still, she doesn't let any opportunity pass in which she can either kiss me or let me kiss her. It's like she wants more but says otherwise."

"Oh crap.", April replied. "Sounds like Jo and Alex when they weren't exclusive half a year ago.", she reminded the friends, immediately shutting up once she could hear Amelia join them. Surprisingly, she gently grasped the redhead's hand.

"Hey.", she greeted them, especially Owen, and smiled up at him, still holding his hand and confusing the teenager even more with that gesture. "How did you sleep?", she started smalltalk, noticing how April and Callie let themselves fall behind.

"Good. You?", he wondered, still holding the brunette's hand despite his confusion. Before she could answer, he started: "Amelia, yesterday you told me that all you want is sex. This is not sex.", he softly pointed out.

"I...I can leave, if you don't like it.", Amelia responded, glancing up at him again to find out if he actually wanted her to leave him be. He locked eyes with her and could see insecurity in hers.

"Of course, I do. I really like it.", Owen reassured her. "But...I am confused because I've asked you a few hours ago about what you want us to be or do and you answered sex. Did you change your mind overnight? I am just trying to understand...", he informed her softly.

"Me too...", the brunette whispered, unsure. "I want to be near you, but I have never felt like this before, Owen.", she tried to find words to explain herself. "And I am scared that if I agree to this being more than just sex, I end up screwing it up and that you won't like me anymore."

"Amelia...", the redhead chuckled. "Don't you think I am scared of screwing this up as well? All I know is that I really like you. And I think if you feel the same way about me...then we should date. We don't have to be together right away. We can just get to know each other better... screw some things up.", he suggested.

"I do feel the same way about you.", Amelia admitted. "I have for a while now. The only reason I started having sex with you was because I figured there was no other way for me to get close to you and I thought you'd never be interested in me too.", she mumbled ashamed.

"Are you kidding? I have liked you for almost a whole year now.", Owen confessed and blushed. "I am crazy about you. And when you walk up to me like that...confidently taking my hand and acting like this is a daily routine, I just want to smile at you and kiss you."

"We're here!", Mark announced, helping Derek set up the first blanket. They had reached the top of a mountain, where they were going to have the picnic. "Looks amazing, doesn't it?"

"Totally, Dude.", Alex agreed, kissing Jo's head as they took their seats on one of the blankets and helped getting the food out of the backpacks. "We should come up here more often.", he suggested.

"Yeah, great idea!", Lexie beamed at her friend. "Amelia, come sit next to me this time.", she asked her best friend, who nodded and did just that, joining the brunette, who had Meredith on her other side.

"Okay, who wants a sandwich?", Andrew asked, looking at Nelly, Jackson's dog. "Here's the dog-friendly sandwich made just for you.", he laughed, handing it to her, before he gave everyone else one that wanted a sandwich.

"Vegetables anyone?", Arizona wondered, taking a bite out of a carrot. Not many of them were interested, so she put the box back down one minute later. "If I had asked you about wanting candy, you would have said yes, all of you.", she judged.

"We are teenagers on vacation without our parents, what did you expect?", Amelia questioned and raised her eyebrows as she looked at the blonde. "We are going to eat lots of unhealthy stuff.", she clarified.

"Yeah, but some of us have their big brother with them.", Derek reminded his little sister and winked at her, causing her to roll her eyes at him. "Sorry Amy, that's what happens if we share the same group of friends."

"Or their big sister, who does not want to hear her little sister have sex every single evening.", Meredith meddled, using the moment to let Lexie know that she was rather annoying. "So, you guys either stop being so loud, or we might have to take more serious measures."

"Wait, how did this happen? We were just having a nice meal together.", Jackson reminded his friends confused. "And isn't the point of being here to have some fun? Even Amelia and Owen are screwing, and they aren't even a couple."

"Hey, leave us out of this! Other than most of you, we haven't slept with each other last night.", the redhead defended himself and his crush. "Anyway, please hand me the sausages, Maggie."

"I am just so confused.", April ended the previous conversation. "Why does every conversation between people our age end with sex?", she asked in disgust. She and Jackson were one of the few couples that hadn't had sex last night.

"Because all of us are horny.", Mark replied, nonchalantly smiling at the redhead. "Anyway, we can stop for now. What's your favorite color, April?", he joked, but actually started the next topic.