sweet lies | rafe cameron

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"I can't do this" snapped Kiara and got up. "Kie-" "I'm not listening to this right now" she shook her head and went inside the Chateau.

I watched her leave then my gaze went back to Pope, Jj and John B. My heart broke a bit.
"I'm joining Kie" Jj clapped his hands and smiled at me sarcastically.
"Pope...John B" I murmured looking at my two friends. "He bullied you" "don't you think I know that!" I snapped at Pope. "I know what he did!" Silence followed.

"Please. Please forgive me" I said.
"You can't expect us to be okay with it. Not right now" finally said John B.
"I know. I know and I promise...he ended things" "you don't look really happy about that" added Pope, quietly.
"Well..." I whispered. "No. I'm not. Because I love him. I already said that" I admitted. "But I'm mostly not okay because I know I betrayed your trust guys"

"Look Jules, I love you. We all do" John B stood up and came closer to me. "You have to give them some time. You know how Jj is" he placed his hand on my shoulder. "John B's right. You screwed up. We can't be mad at you forever" a slight smile appeared on Pope's face. I couldn't believe it.

"What about Kie and-" "they'll come around eventually" nodded Pope.

"Come here" smiled John B and I ran into his arms. "It's fine" Pope joined the hug and a big weight was lifted off my shoulders.
I felt relief.

Two more to go.

I didn't see Kiara or Jj the rest of the day.
I tried calling both of them. Left them messages. I did the same with Rafe.

"Rafe...It's me" I breathed as I laid in my bed. "Again. I know you are ignoring me. I get it but I need to see you. I need to explain myself. Please just..." I bit my lip staring at my phone. "call me" I ended the voice message and sent it.

I dropped my phone as I heard someone entering the house. Like or Jj. For once I'd rather for it to be Luke today.

I slowly got out of my bed and opened the door of my bedroom.

"Jj" I gasped as I saw him removing his shoes from outside.

"Jules" he nodded.
An extremely long and awkward silence went after that.

"Are you okay?" "yeah, totally" he raised his eyebrows and threw his bag on the couch.

"You left without really saying much today..." I said and he laughed. Clearly ironically.

"There was not much to say Jules" he replied, "oh right, how was screwing Rafe Cameron?" he grinned. "Jayj...." "I just don't understand. Why? Why? Why?!" he exclaimed and reached for a can of beer in the fridge. "I don't know!" I yelled lauder than I intended to.
"I don't fucking know Jj! It just happened and now I can undo it so being mad at me won't change my actions you realize that?! Don't you think I feel bad already?!" "don't yell at me! Okay I get it, you feel bad! But do you regret it?" he asked. Sitting on the couch.

"I-" I took a deep breath, "I regret that I hurt you guys, I regret that I lied to you. But I don't regret being with him, sorry" I shook my head, "I don't regret falling for him"

"Goodnight" I added seeing him staring at me without saying a word.

..

A few days went by. I stopped calling Rafe feeling embarrassed for myself. I just went to work and went home. I didn't hang with my friends much. John B and Pope eventually forgave me completely and Jj with Kie are slowly forgiving too.
Jj is actually communicating with me at home and Kiara isn't ignoring me 100%.

I was doing better seeing I'm getting my friends back but I couldn't help not think about him. Rafe was on my mind 24/7. And apparently he was avoiding me since from all my shifts I had at the Country Club since he left me I didn't see him there.

My phone ringing woke me up from my thoughts. It was Sarah.

Sarah Cameron.

"Are you going to take that?" asked Pope and I nodded quickly.

"Sarah! Hey!" I stood up and walked a few steps away from Pope and the others.

"Hey, long time no see!" "I know sorry...I've been uh busy" "no worries, I'm having my birthday party tonight. Was hoping you would come?" A party. I could really really use a party. I could use getting drunk.

"Well, I wouldn't miss that now would I?" I grinned. "thank you! See you at 7" I hung up and went back to the others.

"So? What did the other Cameron sibling want?" asked Kiara sassily. "She just uh invited me to her birthday party" I put my phone in my shorts pocket.

"You wanna go?" asked John B. "I don't have to go" I nodded. "Jules come on, we all forgave you-" John B stopped to look at Kie and Jj.
"Almost" she corrected him. "Almost forgave you. But you're not happy right now. Go, have fun" he nodded and no one seemed to intervene with his proposal.