the loft - j.b.

quarante sept

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cambria

later that night, i was sitting in ryan's house. i would've been with karmen but she was with that guy she met last night, and ryan is my only other friend considering jessica is at the office with justin. "so, how's it going with jessica?" i question, as he walks downstairs in only a towel.

he jumps a little, me laughing. "jesus, cambria, you could've told me you were here." he holds his chest.

"i texted you twice. you were too busy singing beyonce in the shower." i smirk, and he just rolls his eyes. "no shame there."

"what are you here for?" he questions, ignoring the part of him singing beyonce. i walk into the kitchen behind him, replying:

"justin's being all boss man again and he said i could leave if i wanted to."

"well what do you want to do?" he asks, pulling a water bottle from the kitchen. as he drunk it, he sloppily spilled water all over his chest. i'd be lying if i said i wasn't staring at his chest and his v-line. "cambria?"

when i snapped out of it, i smirked. "so, what went on between you and karmen?"

his eyes widen, "nothing."

"stop lying." i shake my head. "you're not ugly ryan, and your body sure is something and i know damn well karmen didn't just look away."

"okay fine. there was this night when justin was going to his job for a late night meeting because someone was in a different time zone and he had just gotten in an argument with karmen and she invited me over. we were both drunk and one thing led to another." he admits. "that wasn't the only time, but ... does justin know?"

"i didn't tell him yet."

"no, please don't? it's already bad enough i kissed you, imagine how pissed he'll be you tell him that." ryan practically begged, me shaking my head.

"justin admitted to what he did, why can't you?" i ask. "i can't lie to him, ryan. i-i care to much about him to do that."

ryan stares at me, "you're falling for him, aren't you?"

"don't change the subject. either i tell him or you tell him because i have a feeling karmen won't."

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justin

"people are so fucking idiotic..." i mumble, as jessica handed me a water. she walks behind me, and makes me sit down.

"you need to calm down." she states. "you have too much on your hands to be worrying about them."

sighing, i chug some of the water then put the half empty bottle on my desk. jessica pats my shoulder, "let me handle the idiotic workers before you start firing people."

"thanks, jess." i mumble. sighing, i look at my still shattered iphone, reminding myself to get a new one tomorrow. just as i was standing up to get ready to leave, ryan was shoved in and cambria waved. "hi?"

"uh..." ryan scratches the back of his neck. "if i tell you this you have to promise not to be mad."

"depends on what it is because im already pissed." i shrug, piling the papers in front of me.

"s-so you know how you admitted to having an affair with cambria?" he stammers. "karmen didn't confess to having an affair."

"with who?" i ask, standing up. ryan went silent so i opened the door, cambria standing not too far. she look the stack of papers, and told me to not overreact. now i was curious. "ryan, with who?"

"me."

it sort of felt like a reflex to hit him and i did. then when he looked up at me, he held his cheek. "i deserved that."

"no you didn't." i don't know why i wanted to laugh. guiltily, i wrapped my arms around him. "you kinda did deserve it but not from me."

someone had knocked, cambria walking in. "everything's okay?" she chuckles.

"he punched me and almost laughed about it." ryan mumbles into my chest.

"why would you punch him?" cambria hits my arm. "let me see it."

rolling my eyes, i let go of ryan who showed his somewhat bruised cheek. "oh my god, im sorry."

"don't apologize, i should be the one apologizing." he says, looking down. i honestly wasn't even mad.

"c'mere, let me kiss it." i make grabby hands at ryan. with a weird look he runs away from me, so i chased him. he had stopped in the middle of the hallway because jessica was walking past. smirking, i kiss his cheek, and he hits my chest.

"i don't even want to know what's happening." jessica mumbles. "are we still on for tonight?"

ryan nods. "i need some ice."

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he needs some milk

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