The Desired Effect ~ Cameron Liddell

Chapter 11. "For Better Or For Worse"

I woke up beside Naomi. But it didn't feel like her. It looked like her, but didn't feel like her. I pulled her hand out of my pants. No ring. I almost jumped out of bed and ripped open the curtain. No. Other Naomi. The Naomi that looked like my Naomi, but was not my Naomi. I cheated on her. Oh god. I thought it was her. I fucked the wrong Naomi. Oh god. Where is she? Does she know? I grabbed fake Naomi's arm and woke her up.

"What?" She blocked the light from the hall with her fingers.

"Get the fuck out of the bus." I paced while she dressed and stormed off the bus.

"Fuck you." I followed her to the door and slammed it hard behind her. Real Naomi was sitting at the booth.

"I have a question. Which do you think is worse? Getting cheated on while you were passed out half dead in the back, or the revenge?"

"What?" She got up and turned around to face me. She had been crying.

"I fucked Danny." Naomi said flatly. My heart sank to the pit of my stomach. "I woke up and found some other girls hand in my husbands pants, so I did what any smart girl would do, and fucked his friend."

"Naomi I'm so sorry I thought it was you I-" I went to hold her but she backed away.

"Don't, Cameron."

"Nomes-" I reached for her again but she slapped my hands.

"No. Because now you made my life a joke." She muttered as she walked off the bus in sweater clothes from the night before. I was still drunk, too drunk for a conversation like that.

"Don't fucking walk away from me." I grabbed her arm and pulled her back. "You're half naked, get on the bus."

"Fuck you Cameron." She shook my grip and went to run again but I grabbed her and put her back in the bus myself. "Let me go- Fuck you asshole!" She screamed, and pushed me until she got passed me. She just took off running down the sidewalk.

"Naomi!" Danny tore off the bus but I grabbed his shoulder before he could go after her.

"Don't fucking go near her." I spat. "Don't you fucking touch my wife."

"Some husband you must be if you can't even recognize your own wife." He punched me in the face so hard I stumbled back into the side of the bus. "You hurt her. I love her." Danny said flatly. "I'm me and I would never do that to her." I went to punch him in the face but Ben pulled me back. No one could hold me back I was so angry. I punched Danny so hard I rebroke his nose.

"Keep your fucking hands off of her." My knuckles cracked against his face. I couldn't see through the tears in my eyes.

"Get off him-" James grabbed my elbow to pull me back while Ben was waiting in case Danny decided to swing again.

"She kissed me first. I didn't fucking steal your girl. She kissed me first." Danny screamed like a rabid dog. "She kissed me, Cameron. You hurt her, so Naomi kissed me."

"Only because she was drunk." I tried to tell myself. "Why do you think she's been on a five day bender? She fucking hates you."

"I hate both of you." Everyone looked to Naomi, whom had appeared between us. "I hate both of you. I don't want either of you. Danny you're manic and Cameron you boss me around like I'm your daughter instead of your wife."

"Worse." I looked at her. "Worse. The revenge is worse. Naomi I'm sorry, I fucked up." She walked onto the bus.

"What the fuck is going on?" James demanded.

"Why are you all outside in your underwear?" Ricky walked over, fully clothed. Danny shook his hand and walked back on the bus.

"Cameron fucked up, Ricky. Really badly." Ben and James followed Danny back into the bus. Sam looked at me like he didn't know what to say, and followed the others. You were all at the bar with me? Why didn't you stop me? Why didn't you say something? Why didn't you stop me? I looked to Ricky.