Blue Part Four

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Cameron bites his lip and swallows back tears of anger as he sits in the second row of his boyfriend's car with two of their friends while Anastasia sits in the passengers seat and laughs with Nash. The drive up to the mountains is long and they leave the night before so that they arrive in the morning. He always stays up with Nash during the drive but somehow Anastasia managed to convince Nash that she should sit with him. It doesn't seem like a big deal but it is to Cameron. Once again, Anastasia has somehow managed to put herself in between him and Nash.

Cameron wishes he could wipe that smug smile off of her face, he doesn't understand why Nash and all of their friends are blind to how fake she is. Her sweet disposition is all an act but somehow no one but him sees it. Nash defends her when they fight about it, he says that she just wants to be his friend and that she even calls him her 'bestie'. He claims that Cameron has no reason to be jealous because there's only friendship between him and Anastasia, he's even told Cameron that he just likes drama and fighting.
That hurt Cameron, it hurt more than he cared to admit because he's always considered himself to be a reasonable partner. It made him doubt himself and he really had no one to talk to about it because no one knows about him and Nash. What he did do was post on a forum about relationships and he was completely honest in his post, internet strangers validated his feelings and while he didn't tell Nash about the post, he felt a lot better that he wasn't just seeing things.

He hates fighting and drama, he hates that his relationship is now filled with that because of that stupid girl. The only thing they used to fight about was coming out but since Anastasia's appearance into their life, they've fought a lot more. The months between them meeting Anastasia and their planned trip have been filled with arguments. They also haven't gone out alone, Anastasia manages to insert herself into every outing Nash tells her about. Even when Cameron surprises Nash, Anastasia will show up because Nash texts her.

Cameron knows he isn't crazy but he can't assert the fact that Nash is his because they are still 100% in the closet.

He hates it.

He hates her and no one understands why. They think their personalities don't mesh well but it goes beyond that for Cameron.

He puts his earbuds in and closes his eyes, he just wants to fall asleep and forget about everything.

He's awoken several hours later when the car stops, they've stopped at a rest stop and without saying anything, he gets out of the car and walks into the building while Nash gasses up the car.

He stops by the convenience store and gets some candy before he goes to the bathroom.

After he pees, he stares at his reflection and frowns because he looks so unhappy. Their annual trip is supposed to be fun, it's supposed to be relaxing but because of Anastasia it isn't.

The door opens and Cameron tenses when Nash walks inside.

Nash frowns when he sees how unhappy Cameron is. He thought Cameron was a little quiet in the car and when he glanced back at him, he always had his eyes closed.

"Babe, what's wrong?" He asks as he approaches his tense boyfriend.

Cameron rolls his eyes. "I'm fine."

He doesn't want to get into it with Nash, he just wants one week where they don't fight. He has no plans on arguing with Nash about Anastasia's intrusion in their relationship, at least not during this trip.

He tries to brush past Nash but Nash grabs his arms and stops him.

"Don't lie," he mutters as he drags Cameron into a stall and closes it behind them.

Cameron leans against the wall and stares down at the floor.

"Cam," Nash says quietly, he cups Cameron's chin and forces him to look up. "Look at me, baby."

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