The Story of the Wild Ones

Chapter 10: Off Cam

*Jess's p.o.v.*

"Wake up, my love!" Andy said as loud as he could from the doorway.

"How did you get in here?" I moaned. I haven't given him a key to my front door yet.

"Are you forgetting who I am?" He said as he sat next to me on the bed.

"Leave me alone." I whispered and turned away from him. He laughed and started to get closer to me.

"Never." He reached over to tickle me but I predicted he would attempt to attack me. Right before his hand touched me, I grabbed his arm, pulled him down on the bed, and hovered over him. He looked surprised but that only made me smile wider.

"You're quick for just waking up." He whispered. I winked and kissed him quickly.

"Why are you here so early?" I had just noticed it was 4:30 am.

"I wanted to go on a jog with you." He said quietly. I smiled and jumped out of bed.

"I haven't ran in a while you know!" I said while taking some workout clothes out.

"I think we should go easy today because of your foot but I want to make this a regular thing for us." He said as he sat up.

"My foot is fine!" I said while turning away from Andy. I have an evil plan...

"If you say so Babe." He said watching me. I took off my shirt to change. I could tell he wanted me to turn around. The fact that I sleep without a bra on was probably killing him.

"It makes me happy that you're worried about me," I said as I slowly put on a sports bra, "I don't know how to thank you." I was already wearing leggings. I turned towards him while I slipped on a shirt.

"I can think of a few ways." he said watching my every move. I walked over to him and got close enough for our noses to touch but not completely.

"Is one of those ways making breakfast for you?" I asked leaning in to kiss him but running away before our lips collided.

"How did you know?" Andy asked with a tired tone. He chuckled before following me into the kitchen. 

He fed the cat while I sliced fruit and put it in yogurt. As you can tell, I am not a very good cook. We ate quickly and set out on our jog.

"Follow me." Andy said as we ran.

We past hallways and activity halls and apartments. I observed and kept up with Andy. Every once in awhile, he would check up on me and make sure I was following. He was cute like that. He always put me first which was different. When I was with Cameron, he was the leader and I was fine with that. It made me happy when he was excited to show me something or when he randomly showed up at my front door. But he's different now. Somewhere along the way, he changed. He got more forceful and stressed. That was when he decided to leave. 

"Okay we're here!" Andy said as he slowed down in front of the BVB activity hall. I was slow to stop but he didn't seem to notice.

"Why are we here?" I asked when he pulled open the large door. He smiled at me and kept walking. I followed him to the center of the room.

"Oh hey!" Someone said from the music corner. 

"Good morning, Jake!" Andy waved. I smiled at Jake before he went back to working on his guitar. Andy turned back to me and motioned to continue on to his secret place. We tip toed to the stairs and entered without Jake knowing.

"I have snacks and drinks up here." Andy said as he opened a mini fridge with stickers covering it. He tossed me a water before getting his own. We sat in silence for a few moments.

"Andy." I said quietly.

*Andy's P.O.V.*

"Andy." Jess sheepishly said. She is so freaking cute.

"Jess." I replied.

"Does Cameron seem off to you?" She said randomly. 

"Well for starters, he's your ex." 

"Not like that," she laughed, "as a student."

Now that she mentioned it, he does seem to know significantly more than the other students.

"He's a well educated guy, I guess." 

"But that's the thing," she said, "we didn't learn those kinds of things in school. We were in the same classes our whole lives and never once did map reading appear in the curriculum."

"Oh shit." I said getting out of my chair. This means one of two things: he's been working for the military, or someone taught him outside of school.

"Who raised him? Is there any chance his parents taught him at home?" I asked looking to Jess. She looked at me then quickly studied the floor.

"He has lived by himself since he was 8 years old." She said quietly. "Is he in trouble now?"

"Jess," I said squatting in front of her, "thank you for bringing this to my attention. He probably isn't in trouble. As teachers, we need to know is one of our students needs to be pushed harder. Cameron has shown that he is far more advanced than the rest of our students. I'm going to see about placing him in the higher ranks."

"I don't need a fucking speech to know I didn't just screw my friend." She said as she playfully pushed me over. I landed on my butt with a quiet thud. Jess giggled.

*Jess's P.O.V.*

"So what do we have planned today?" I asked after regaining my composure.

"You're going to a quick pre-training training." Andy said as he got up and rubbed his butt. He gave me a glare and sat back down on the chair next to me.

"Finally!" I said making him smile. I have been waiting for this for, what felt like, years!

"Maybe this will get your mind off Cam." He said, checking his watch. 

It's not that I have Cameron on my mind... I'm just worried. He might've treated me like shit but he is still my childhood friend. We will always have that connection. 

"You ready to go?" Andy asked me. I nodded and started to head down the stairs. Andy came up behind me and kissed my shoulder. I turned and winked at him before opening the door and sneaking around the painting.

Andy and I walked in silence to the private gym. When we entered, I was greeted by Abby and a big, buff guy. 

"Hey guys!" Andy said before hugging them. 

"Are you staying or do you have to be somewhere?" Abby said to him.

"Sadly, I have some meetings to attend."

"I see how it is." I said, trying to act hurt. Everyone laughed while Andy tried to console me.

"I'll see you in class though!" He said.

"Sure!" I patted his shoulder, "now go before you're late."

*Andy's P.O.V*

I waved at Jess as I closed the door behind me. I couldn't tell her, but I was really going to see somebody who can help me find the truth about Cameron.