Cameron x Nash Short Stories - cash -

Tranquility Part Four

Cameron POV

I walk slowly towards Matt's voice and when I peek around the corner I see him and a girl. She's leaned up against a wall and he has both hands on either side of her head. When he leans in to kiss her I catch a glimpse of her face, it's Andrea. My heart breaks as I watch them kiss, he cups her cheeks gently and she wraps her arm around his neck. I'm not stupid, I know now that she was the supposed thing that came up or whatever the hell he said.

"Ditch him again, why do you need him anyway?" She whines and the sound of her voice makes me sick. What does he see in her?

"I don't need him but I like to have fun with him, you know you're the one I like, baby. He's just for fun. You're the real thing, okay baby girl?" He murmurs softly to her.

I feel like a fool, he played me and I let myself be played. I turn without interrupting them and stumble downstairs. I push past drunk teenagers and go outside where I take in deep breaths to try and calm myself. My thoughts wander back to Nash's warning and I wonder if he knew about Andrea.

I sit in the curb and I take out my phone. I look at Matt's contact information and I know whatever thing I had with him is over. I really did like him and I wonder why I wasn't enough for him. He never wanted to commit or label and now I know why. He's a fuckboy. He probably tells Andrea lies the same way he told me lies.

Before I even think deeply about what I'm about to do my fingers find Nash's contact and I call him.

"What's up?" He answer and I squeeze my eyes shut as tears start to fall down my cheeks.

"Nash? Can you come get me?" I ask feebly and I hate sounding weak but I can't help it right now.

"10 minutes, okay?" He tells me and I let out a ragged breath as I fight back the rest of the tears that are threatening to fall. It's hard to have your heart broken by the person you idolized for so long.

"Okay," I whisper and the call ends. I wonder if he's noticed that I'm gone. I doubt he has especially considering the fact that we were walking to the alcohol table together and then I find him kissing Andrea.

10 minutes goes by really fast, a car pulls up to the curb and I stand. Nash is sitting in the back and he opens the door and then slides to the other side. I wipe my face quickly and then get into the car with him. The driver takes off and I don't even care where we're going, I just want to get away from this stupid party. I rub my face trying to prevent more tears from falling. It's kind of pathetic but I'm upset,I'm can't really control it.

Nash slides closer to me, he doesn't even ask what's wrong; he already knows. He wraps an arm around my shoulder and I turn and bury my face in his neck. He rubs my shoulder gently and somehow he knows exactly what I need to help me feel better.

"Matt's an idiot, Cam. He's my best friend but I'm just being honest. He doesn't know that he's losing a very special person and when he realizes it, it will be too late because I know there's someone that's just waiting for a chance to show you how you should be treated," he whispers in my ear, low enough so the driver doesn't hear him.

I sniffle sadly and he lifts my face to look into my eyes and he wipes my cheeks.

"Please don't think it's you, Cam. Okay? Matt is a player and I know we've just gotten close recently but I tried to warn you when you first came to the apartment. I know I may have come off as an asshole but... you just are such a genuine person and it bothered me that Matt was going to play you," he continues talking and I nod at him because it makes sense.

Matt never wanted to do any thing for couples like go out on a date or commit to being my boyfriend. All of our time together was of his choosing. In retrospect I can see now how he would go days without texting me and then he'd want to hang out and kiss. Then he would go out to places with his friends and me, never us alone.