Cameron's p.o.v.
most everyone was out today, except Nash, Hayes & me. we're sitting down stairs in the living room, not talking, on our phones.
im scrolling through Twitter when i come across one of Audrey's tweets. one of the people i follow must've retweeted it.
"@AudreyCaniff: I've changed and im ready to be back in your life" i stare at the words on my screen for a second before i can fully process what im feeling. my heart is pounding and my throat is tight.
"im going out, I'll be back later." i stand up, and hurry out the door with my keys in hand. im not sure where im going or what i plan to do when i get there, but i feel like i need to see her. i pick up my phone and look for her number. i quickly unblock her number then call her.
"uh, hello?" her small voice sounds nervous.
"Audrey...where are you? i need to see you." i sound desperate, but at this point i am.
"im at my apartment, 7361 South Pacific Way, apartment number 26." she sounds a bit more calm, but my nerves are escalating dangerously fast.
"okay, I'll be there in a sec" i hang up, and concentrate on driving.
i pull into the complex with my heart beating a mile a minute. i try to calm myself down with some breathing, but i can't. im about to, voluntarily, go see the girl that shattered my heart. it's kinda funny actually, how she could break my heart and im still running after her. it's like no matter what she does, im still hopelessly in love with her.
as i approach her door, i second guess even being here. i push the thoughts out of my head and walk up to the door labeled "26" and knock on the door.
the door creaks open and i don't see the girl that i fell in love with. "Audrey..." i feel my cheeks heat at my lost for words and she just looks at me.
"is everything okay? why are you here...just curious." she shuffles a bit, still holding the door in one hand.
"I've really missed you, and i was hoping maybe we'd try this again." the words leave my mouth and i immediately regret them. will emma & the boys be okay with this?
"Cameron, I've missed you too." her voice rises and its filled with hope.
"can i come in?"
"of course." she opens the door fully and i enter her small apartment. there are boxes on top of boxes everywhere.
"i was hoping this place is temporary, im looking for a more permanent place so i didn't wanna unpack." she says, probably noticing that i was looking at all the boxes.
"cool." i awkwardly rub my arm, looking at her. she looks different, maybe because she's not my girl anymore, maybe because i know she's had sex with another man, or maybe because she's on her own. i can't quite put my finger on what's different, but it's bothering me very much, her hair doesn't fall like it used to, her eyes don't shine like they used to, and the way she stands isn't like she used to. she stands as if constantly afraid something is going to go terribly wrong. "are you okay?" i realize that I've said this aloud and quickly try to cover up, "living here? like are the people nice? your neighbors? the amenities and what not?"
"I've been alright, I've missed you all horribly. i constantly have to force myself to stop thinking about you all. i hate being away from you all, but I've been okay." her voice cracks a bit here, and there, but other than that, she sounds okay.
"i understand that, i mi- i mean, we, miss you too. it's just hard for everyone to deal with you leaving. i wish none of this had happened." i confess my feelings to her, looking into her glassy eyes.
"im sorry i fucked up. God, fuck, i am so sorry. i hate this because i am so in love with you, and it was just a moment of weakness, fuck, im sorry." she runs her small hands through her hair and let's out a small huff. she sits down on a box and i watch as a silent sob racks her body.
"hey, hey, hey, don't cry." i jog over to her and stand in front of her. sobs continue to rack her body as she cries. i sit on the floor next to her, and pull her down into my lap. i wrap my arms around her small body and pull her close. she lays in my lap crying and i feel myself start to get emotional. the tears form in my eyes, one slides down my cheek and i curse myself for being weak right now, a time when i need to be strong. "Audrey, it's okay." i try to calm her down, i stroke her hair and down her arm.
"i love you so much, Cameron." she whispers, wrapping her small arm around my, bigger, tanner arm.
"i love you too, baby girl, I'll love you forever. i promise."
G's p.o.v.
"I feel the blood rushin' throughout ya body. You see the scars painted over my skin. I'm always numb to the topic of loving. I fell in love with the subject of sin, oh." i sing the words to the weeknd song {where you belong} emma plays. she sits in the passenger side of my jeep, her hair getting tossed around by the wind and the smile that her lips make is glowing beautifully.
"I don't have to remind you, oh ohhh. It's my need to confine you, oh ohhh. I see your face every time I'm with somebody else. Can't you see that I want you? I don't have to remind you. oh ohhh." her soft voice singing the deep r&b song, sounds like perfection. the way she moves her head and the way she closes her eyes when she gets into her lyrics makes my heart leap out of my chest.
i pull into a beach seeing that there is no one there, i drive in so that im by some rocks. "good?" i ask her, putting the jeep into park. she nods and jumps out of the car, leaving her shoes on the floorboard. she rips off her clothes as she's running towards the ocean, leaving her completely naked. i feel the blood rushing to the area between my thighs. i run after, also leaving my vans in the floorboard, i, too, take off my clothes running towards the ocean.
"baby!! stoooop!!" she squeals as i pick her up, taking her out of the cold California ocean, and revealing her naked body to the empty beach.
"you're so cute." i laugh as i set her back down. "God, you're so perfect." i wrap my arms around her waist, pulling her bare chest to my own bare chest. i kiss her head, before resting my head on hers.
"i love you, G." she looks up at me, with those deep blue eyes that match the ocean around us.
"i love you so much more"
"i doubt that" she giggles, reaching her hand up to tangle her fingers with my hair.
"don't doubt it." i respond pressing my lips to hers. everything on my body is freezing except for my lips and that stupid area between my legs.
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see, i was gonna put some smut, but decided against it. I'll save it for the beginning of next chapter.
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