The Foster Home (Cameron Dallas)

Chapter 20

Bailey's POV:

He shuts the door and walks towards his bed and sits. I'm still standing looking around the room. He has a flat screen against the wall across from his bed.  Then there was a closed door, most likely the bathroom. I look back at Tyler and he pats the seat next to him and I sit next to him.

"You know we don't have to do any."

"Okay good because, I don't want to." I nervously laugh.

"You didn't want to do anything with me?"  I can tell by the tone of his voice he's hurt.

"No! It's. Uh." I try to search for the right words, "I just don't want to right now. I mean, I want to get to know you a little bit. I'm not like those types of girls that'll make out or have sex with anybody the first chance I get. I'm not like that." I say quickly. Relief shows up on his face.

"Good. I'm glad. I didn't want to do anything quite yet either. I'm not like that. I respect girls."

"I'm glad to hear that. So? Do you just want to talk?" I ask him.

"Sure. We'll get to know each other a little bit more."

I stand up and walk to the long part of his bed against his wall, grab and pillow and lay it against the wall. I sit down on the bed and extend my legs and lean my back against the pillow.

"Getting comfy I see?" Tyler asks.

"Yeah, well I figure we'll be in here for ten minutes." We both laugh.

Tyler gets up and lies at the head of the bed.

"Did you grow up in California?" I ask him.

"Yeah, born and raised."

"Nice."

"What about you?" he asks me.

"No. I lived in Arizona before I came here."

"Why'd you come here?"

I think I can trust him with this. He said he respects girls and I trust what he said.

"If I tell you, please don't look at me or treat me differently. Promise?" I ask and extend my hand out with my pinkie sticking out.

"I promise." He says and we pinkie promise.

"I was a foster kid. My foster mom, she didn't care for me. She abused me, left me to take care of her kids. While she was who knows where. I was basically their mom."

"That's terrible. I'm so sorry."

"Don't be. I finally had enough of it, took fifty dollars from her, packed a couple clothes and left. I took a bus here. And I met Cameron on the bus. He offered to let me stay at his house for a couple days. Then he told his parents about my situation and they said if I can stay for two weeks and then they'll decide if I'm going to stay there. And they told me I won't be going back to that terrible house."

"Well, if you don't have anywhere to go. You can always come here. My parents are barely ever home and I'm an only child. So please, if you ever need to. Come here."

"Thank you."

We hear a knock on the door and we both get up. We open the door and revealed Brandon.

"Ten minutes over. Did you have fun?" He asks and raised his eye brow.

"We just talked." Tyler said and laughed.

Brandon looked at me to see if he was telling the truth, "Yes. I promise. We only talked."

"Okay, well we're still playing so if you guys want to join us again."

We walk out and join the group again.

Cameron didn't even bother to look at me.

"Hey what's wrong?" I whisper in Cameron's ear.

He just ignores me. His jaw is clenched and knuckles are balled up.

"Cameron. Please what's wrong?" I ask again.

I stand up walk away. I don't see what his problem is. But all I know is if he's ignoring me, I don't want to be around him.

I walk throughout the house trying to go outside.

Finally I find the back door and walk outside. Wow it's really cold out here.

I walk towards the fire where there's two couples sitting next to each other on two logs. I sit on the empty on and try to warm up.

"Hey. You okay?" I look behind and see Noah.

"Yeah, just needed fresh air." I tell him.

"Here, you must be cold." He says as he takes his jacket off and puts it around my shoulders.

Cameron's POV:

I can't believe she went in there with Tyler. I didn't think she was like that.

"Cameron, truth or dare?" Rosie asks me.

"Dare." I don't really feel like playing anymore but what the hell.

"I dare you too kiss me."

I lean in and kiss her hard. I don't really care for her that way. I think I'm just doing this out of jealously. I wanted Rosie to be Bailey. But I think she likes Tyler.

"Okay guys! Enough!" Brandon says. We both pull away and smile at each other. "I'm going to get Bailey and Tyler." He says and gets up.

The three enter the room and sit back in their spots. I don't even bother looking at Bailey. I'm still pissed.

"Hey what's wrong?" she whispers in my ear.

I ignore her.

"Cameron. Please what's wrong?" she asks again.

After I don't answer her for a couple seconds she gets up and walks away.

"I'm gonna go get some fresh air." Noah announces to the group and leaves.