Hidden Desires

Chapter 4

Maya-

As we pull up in front of my house, butterflies start to fluter around in my stomach and i'm not sure if it is from nerves or excitement.

Maya quickly turns off the car engine and starts to rush out of the, car with me following closely behind her. We leave her suitcase in the trunk, completely forgetting about it.

As soon as the door swings open i see my mom and Cam down the hallway in the kitchen. I sprint towards him and he welcomes me with open arms, pulling me into a tight hug. "Cam" I rasp, "Struggling to breathe here!" I giggle as he loosens his grip.

"Oh sorry" he says chuckling to himself. "All of the training has been paying off" he gloats flexing his bicep.

Oh gosh, here we go. "I missed you so much. You've been gone for too long."

"I know i'm sorry. I'm back now though!" he reminds me giving a warm smile. "Ewww, why did you have to bring her?" he says jokingly which makes a large grin appear on Mayas face. He walks over to Maya and they start talking for a while.

I was too overwhelmed with seeing Cam again that I didn't even notice the man standing behind him. His tall, broad physique makes me feel small stood next to him. He is wearing a plain black t-shirt and baggy grey sweats that cling to him just right.

His eyes are a diamond blue colour that I feel i'm getting lost in. It's as if i'm in a trance and I can't draw my eyes away - i'm frozen.

"Phoebe, this is your brother's friend, Nathan" my mom introduces us as she must have seen me stood there like a deer in headlights.

"Uh... hi" I murmur not knowing what to say.

"Hello Phoebe. It's nice to meet you." His deep, husky voice sends waves through my body. I can't believe that he is only a little older than me. All of the boys at my school still sound like squeaky mice.

"Yeah you too" i reply a little louder.

"Ahh! I see you two have met then. I was about to introduce you to each other but you know what Maya is like. She never shuts up" he says rolling his eyes just before she gives him a shove.

Maya buts in, now bombarding Nathan with a million questions like; how many siblings do you have? where's your hometown and how's your love life? she asks them all to fast wich gives the poor man no time to even think.

"Hi, nice to meet you too" he says jokingly. "Well... i have one younger sister, i grew up in Toronto and my love life is pretty much non-existent at the moment.

The three of them start to get into conversation and i'm stood there awkwardly smiling and giggling at what's being said even though i'm not sure what their on about, however i get tired of it after a few minutes and decide to go check how my mom is getting on with dinner.

"Hey hun, you okay?" she ask in her soft voice.

"Yeah I'm okay." I reply flatly.

"How come you're not with the others?"

"I don't know. They're all having a conversation and i just felt awkward, and you know how i get..."