Fifty Shades of Friends (book 1) j.g.

Chapter 17- I Love You

***1 week later***

EMMA'S POV

Today was the day the guys left for Magcon and I was so upset about it. All of the guys were my best friends but again, Gilinsky was at the top of that list for obvious reasons.

As I roll out of Cameron's bed, I see him gathering a couple things to put in his suitcase. Oh yeah, and that's right, you heard me correctly.... Cameron's bed. We didn't do anything but cuddle and make out, then fall asleep. I wanted to end things with him, I just could never have the guts to and I just can't find the words to even begin to tell him why.

"Good morning princess." He says looking at me and I couldn't help but grin ridiculously, my cheeks beginning to warm.

"I told you not to call me that." I roll my eyes trying to pass him to walk out the door.

"But...." He drags out as he grabs me by my wrist and pulls me back to him and plants one on me. "You blush every time, letting me know you like it."

"You're such a dork."

I roll my eyes once again and shake my head at the ground as I exit the room and head down the stairs.

When I arrive down stairs, I come to see all 9 guys sitting either in the living room or kitchen blabbing away to each other and laughing... as usual.

I awkwardly make my way to the fridge and grab a bottle of apple juice. Don't judge me, it's the only thing I'll drink in the mornings besides water and who the heck wants plain water in the gross morning?

"Two-timing it huh?" Sammy whispers sneakily in my ear as he passes by me.

I couldn't help but the words making me feel bad inside. I turn around quickly enough to catch the end of his devilish smirk at me.

I brush it off as I sit on the last open stool at the island counter in between Matt and Johnson. I lock eyes with Gilinsky in the living room and can't help but smile at just the presence of him. He turns his head back away as if he were trying so hard not to smile back.

Jack and I haven't been on the best of terms since our last kiss at his house last week. It most likely scared him off because he felt something like I did. It freaked me out once again too, but I can ignore it and continue our FWB without emotions getting in the way. But I feel like he thinks that I'll start to feel too many things and that's why he's backing off a little.

I hear my name being said across the room by Taylor and I automatically tune in. "I can't believe we have to leave Emma here without any of us."

I get off the chair and walk over to the conversation by sitting on Jack's lap. I hear him clear his throat and squirm a little uncomfortable. I glance down at him and he wouldn't even make eye contact with me. He was acting like he hated this situation and wanted me off him immediately. It angered me but I ignored him and continued the conversation.

"I can't either. I'm gonna miss you guys so much."

"It'll only be 3 months." Matt jokes from the kitchen.

That amount of time never felt like much but now it will feel like years. These boys are like my brothers, I have no clue how I'm going to make it through a whole 3 months without them. Between their unique laughs and funny jokes accompanied by pranks, it's just too much to go without. Plus, I literally have no other friends in LA. As I explained before, I wasn't the type of girl to have friends that were girls ever since I moved. These guys were the only ones I have in life. Not even my parents were there for me. They're hardly ever around anyway as you can probably tell.

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We all carry on laughing and carrying on. The hours remaining before they had to leave me, turning into minutes. We had 20 minutes now till the vans picked them up to take them to the air port.

As I sit back into the couch, where Jack was sitting with me on his lap before, I just listen and take in the final minutes I have with them. I almost teared up a couple times already but I had to be strong. The guys never seen me cry before and I wasn't about to give up that streak.

I feel a tap on my shoulder from behind me, making me instinctively turn around and see Jack.

"Follow me." He bends down, whispering in my ear.

I slip away from the conversation undetected because of the guy's only focus being on the next joke.

I follow Jack up the stairs and into the bathroom. He shuts the door behind me and latches his hands onto my waist and kisses me roughly, pushing me against the wall. He pins my hands above my head, giving me no choice but to let myself fully fall far for him. His tongue explored my mouth sweetly and returned my hands to my side by then grabbing my waist once again, picking me up. He sets me on the bathroom sink counter and never leaving my lips. My hand caresses his cheek and grips his hair, pulling him closer into me. His strong, muscular hands roamed under my thighs, pulling me closer, wrapping them around his waist.

He moves down to my neck, finding me sweet spot, nibbling on it making me moan. I had to moan as quietly as possible which was one of the most hardest things to do.

SAMMY'S POV

I watched Jack take Emma upstairs which only meant one thing. I laughed in my head at the thought that they were still doing their friends with benefits crap. When will they realize in never works.

I was beginning to become bored with the conversations of the group so I slip upstairs with a devious mission in mind. I wasn't even half way down the hallway before I heard moans. I hear them coming from the bathroom and I laughed to myself. Jack is one of my best friends and I couldn't help but mentally applaud him. This wasn't the first times he's done one of these deals with a "friend". I wonder if he ever mentioned that to Em. 😉 We will see...😏 (yes, emoji's necessary lol)

EMMA'S POV

As his hands creeped up the back of my shirt and searched for my bra hook, I began to feel his bulge rubbing against me in the area I wanted him most. I force him to release his kisses on my neck so I could give him his turn and a taste of his own medicine.

I began to sweetly kiss his neck, pecking lightly and teasingly trying to find his spot. Once I heard his raspy moan, I knew I found the spot and began kissing roughly and nibbling. He occupied himself by massaging my breasts from under my shirt, and my bra now on the floor. I didn't even remember him unhooking my strap.

Both our moaning intensifies but just as I was about to reach down his pants for the good stuff, there's a knock on the door. We freeze, out of breath and sexually frustrated.

"Occupied." Jack mumbles as he tried to continue by kiss my chest.

"I can hear that." We hear the snide comment of Sammy's voice and we both automatically roll our eyes as if it were planned.

Jack pops his head out the door leaving me to reattach my bra and fix my hair as our time was cut short.

"What the f*ck dude?" I hear Jack snap.

"Just letting you know that we're leaving in 5 and Cam might notice that his girlfriend and you are missing... "

(listen to Cut by Plumb starting now.)

He sighs frustrated and slams the door back in his face and returns his attention to me.

"You give the best goodbyes." I joke to calm him down, bowing my head to ground, facing reality that he was leaving me soon.

Our foreheads press against each other, trying not to cry.

"JACK! WE'RE ALL LEAVING NOW! MEET YOU IN THE VAN!" We hear Nash call up the stairs.

He kisses my forehead and then my lips passionately.

"I love you." He whispers and runs out the door leaving me no time to react or think. Just to break down in tears, falling on the floor. I knew he wanted to say those words. I just never thought they'd come right before he races out on me.

I'm crying not because he's leaving.

I'm crying because he didn't give me the chance to say it back...