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I'm in love with you, too (Nate Maloley ft. Cameron Dallas)

"Ready to go?" I ask watching Nate, from the bathroom doorway, as he pushes his hair back and puts his snapback on. He checked himself out one last time before turning to me and giving me a casual nod. I grab my car keys off the counter and we both headed to the car and drove to Nash's new house. He invited his friends to a small barbecue as a house warming party since his and Cameron's apartment's lease was up.

As we neared the house, I could feel Nate gaze over at me. Once I pulled to the stoplight right before turning into the street Nash lived on, I looked over at Nate who locks his eyes with mine. He gives me an eyebrow raise and a wicked smirk, causing me to giggle but still feel suspicious as to what he was thinking.

"Is there something wrong?" I ask innocently, batting my eyelashes.

Nate shakes his head, bites his bottom lip, and releases it. "I'm so glad to have you." He says as he interlocks his fingers with mine, giving me a tender kiss on the back of my hand.

I felt my blood rush to my cheeks and my face getting hot. "Nate stop." I giggled, embarrassed at his statement that caught me off guard.

He shakes his head and grins. The light turns green and I turn into the street that Nash lived on. As I inched closer to the house, I saw a familiar truck parked into the driveway. Upon finding a parking spot, Nate and I got out of the car and made our way to the front door. I clung onto him more than usual, only because I knew that someone I didn't want to see was already here.

"You okay?" Nate asked as he felt my grip on his bicep get tighter once we got to the front door. "Are you scared because he's here?" He tilted his head to point at the truck that was parked out front.

"I haven't seen him since we got together and I know you all have mutual friends. I just don't want to cause unnecessary drama between us and ruin everything for Nash," I admit, feeling my heart beat speeding up just thinking about any of the possible confrontation that could happen today.

"Hey," Nate says, trying to get my attention away from my thoughts. Both his hands caressed my cheeks, forcing me to look into his eyes. "Don't worry about it baby girl. If Nash invited all three of us, already knowing what went down, he knows that we can be civilized people and tolerate being in each other's presence." He reassures me before placing a loving kiss on my forehead, allowing my thoughts to pause for a moment and actually believe him.

I nod my head and he knocks on the front door. As my worries started to fade away, I had a gut feeling they were going to come back and soon enough it did. Once the door opened, we were greeted by none other than the person I was hoping to avoid to begin with: Cameron Dallas.

"Hey guys," he says sweetly. Nate gives him a nod and I give him a polite smile. We both enter the house, my hand finding Nate's and gripping onto him as if my life depended on it. We followed Cameron out back where everyone else was, chattering away. We greet our friends and Nate was in no rush to let Cameron know that I was his and only his with the amount of PDA he insinuated, which I didn't mind at all. As time passed, a few of the girls finally arrived and they invited me over to chat with them rather than be with the boys who talked non stop about basketball.

"I'm gonna go hang with the girls," I whisper in Nate's ear, careful not to interrupt any of the conversations between the boys.

He nods his head and I walked towards the girls. We exchange greetings and they didn't waste any time asking what's going on between Nate and I.

"Is it awkward having both Nate and Cam here?" Andrea asked softly, trying not to bring any attention to our conversation.

"Kind of, but I'm trying to not make things any more awkward than it already is, you know?" I tell her, taking a sip out of the water bottle that I held in my hand.

She nods her head in understanding. "What happened between the three of you anyway? I've heard bits and pieces, but not directly from any of you three. What went down, for real?" She asked, curious as to why I left Cam to begin with.

We grab a seat, secluding ourselves away from everyone else, far enough so none of them can eavesdrop. She takes a sip out of her cup and waits for me to start talking.

"No one knows this, but I found out Cameron was cheating on me. More than once." I said, slightly disappointed at the remembrance of what used to be the most devastating fact I ever came across at the time. "The only person that I was willing to tell was Nate and since then he kind of was just there for me. In time, I guess I just started to realize that Nate was the person I wanted to be with and I honestly could not be happier." I sheepishly admit, trying to not sound as cliché as it really was. "Don't get me wrong though, I don't hate Cameron, but he really isn't my favorite person right now." I quickly added in defense, just in case a hint of hatred slipped.

I saw Andrea's face soften at the revelation that I was truly happy. "Aw, well isn't that something." She teases, nudging me a little. After minutes of catching up, the water I was drinking caught up with my bladder. I excused myself and headed inside to use the bathroom. After washing my hands, I headed downstairs and through the kitchen, only to find Cameron struggling to carry the pan of steaks and the rest of the utensils. Feeling bad at the sight, I decided to help him.

"Thanks," he mumbles as I help him balance the foil pan that was beginning to tilt in the direction that could possibly lead it to falling on the floor.

"It's no problem." I reply, taking the pan and holding it properly. From the shocked look on his face, I was the last person he expected to help him and trust me, I didn't expect to help him out either. As I headed towards the sliding door that led out back, I felt him touch my arm that stopped me in my tracks. I turn to face him.

"Wait, before we go out there and Skate sees you helping me, I really do want to get something off my chest." He tells me. I felt my heart race at the uncertainty of where this conversation could lead to. "I'm really sorry, for everything I put you through, but I need to admit that I honestly hate seeing you with Nate. I know I'm in no position to voice my opinion on your relationship but —" I cut him off. My blood boiled at his confession. If he were to continue any further, it would have angered me even more.

"You're right Cameron. You are in no position to voice your opinion when it comes to my relationship. To be frank, I don't care if you hate seeing me with him because the truth is you're the reason why Nate and I are together and I couldn't be happier. Nate treats me like a fucking queen, something I thought you did before I found out you were practically doing that to other girls as well. Nate makes me happy." I spat. "And you know what? Maybe I should thank you, Cam. Maybe you cheating on me was the best thing that could have happened to me because you basically set me up with a guy that I think I'm in love with, so thank you." I added, leaving him shocked at my words. He looked down at the floor, then back up at me — giving me what I could make out — a small smile. I feel my eyebrows crease and suspicion flooded my thoughts.

"I understand what you're saying and I'm sorry for offending you. You really can't blame me. I'm just jealous, but I'm glad you're happy. Even if it's not with me, I'm really glad you're happy." He simply says before grabbing the foil pan out of my hands, properly balancing it on his own, and heading outside.

I let out a sigh and rolled my eyes at the confrontation that needed to happen eventually. I turn around to make my way outside, but my heart jumped when I saw Nate standing there with his hands in the pocket of his shorts and a smile on his face, his dimples deeper and more prominent than ever.

"How much of that did you hear?" I asked, embarrassed at the fact he was there.

"All of it." He replies, walking towards me. He pulls me into his body by my waist and wraps his arms around me. "You're so hot when you're defending us like that," he adds. I smile and buried my face onto the surface of his body. He lets out a chuckle. "In love huh?" He teased.

I shook my head at the realization that I said that. "Shut up." I playfully muttered.

He lets out another laugh and presses his lips against my temple. "I'm in love with you too." He says against my skin before puckering his lips, giving me a kiss in the same area.