We walked in to the party and the stench of alcohol filled my nose. Everyone was greeting Cameron and I just stood there awkwardly. I spotted Jackson in the kitchen so I told Cameron I was going to get a drink.
Jackson saw me heading his way and he started walking towards me. "You look nice A.J." he smiled at me.
"Thanks you don't look too bad yourself." I hid my blush. He was wearing a plain black v-neck with dark blue jeans and his black high top vans. He looked amazing in all honesty.
"Do want a little tour of House-de-la-Jackson?" He scratched the back of his neck.
"Sure why not." I smiled and grabbed his hand.
He started giving me a tour and his house was very nice.
"My room is upstairs do you want to go check it out?" He looked kinda nervous when he asked this question.
"Yeah that'd be cool it's fine." I can't imagine what his room would look like.
We got upstairs and we started walking down the hallway. I saw a few pictures of him when he was younger with a football in his hand next to who I'm assuming would be his dad.
"My mom died a couple months after I was born in a car crash." I turned around to see Jackson admiring the photo behind me.
"I'm sorry. That must've been awful since you were so little." It was really sad to hear that about him.
"As I got older my dad told me more and more about my mother. He showed me pictures, told me stories. I felt like I had a special bond with her when he and I talked about her." I saw tear slide down his cheek.
"I'm so sorry Jackson. I can't imagine what it would be like if I were in your shoes." I walked closer to him and stroked his arm.
He looked up at me and chuckled a bit. "Don't feel sorry for me. I've gotten over it. I miss her sometimes but I know she's always in my heart."
He looked down at my lips and before he could say anything else I leaned in and kissed him. I pushed on his neck pulling him closer to me. It wasn't sloppy, it was a nice kiss.
We pulled away and leaned our foreheads against each other. "That was-" I started to say but got cut off by someone walking towards us.
"What the hell Jackson?!?!?!" I heard Cameron scream already heading our way.
"Cameron calm down it was just a kiss." I really don't wanna see what happens when Cameron gets mad.
"Yeah, a kiss he got dared to do." He said in a pissed off tone.
"Cameron you shut that f*cking mouth of yours right now before I do something I'll regret." They got up all in each other's faces.
"Oh. You didn't tell her about the bet yet?" Cameron got closer to his face.
"Jackson what's he talking about?" I was so confused. Was this true?
"Tell her Jackson or I will." Cameron pushed Jackson towards me.
He kept his head towards the floor not saying anything.
Cameron started telling me what this is all about. "On Thursday during lunch I was sitting with guys and I got up to throw my things away. I started heading back when I overheard one of the guys telling Jackson something. They said that they bet he couldn't get you to like him in less then a week.
He said that he could so he took upon that offer. I told Jackson that you'd soon find out and he said only if someone told you. You were just a bet the whole time."
By time he was done I had silent tears going down my face. I was so sad and angry I spoke up.
"Was that really all I was?! I was just some bet you wanted to win?! I'm a person Jackson, not some object you can bet on!!! I thought you were better but I guess there's no real feelings here!!! I now realize that the kiss was nothing. It was nothing to you!!!"
I stormed out of the house and heard someone follow me. "Jackson leave! I don't care where you go but get away from me!!! You're a jerk and I hate you!!!"
"Well I'm not Jackson but I'd gladly tell him that."
Cameron. I turned around and squeezed him as if there was no one else in the world. I sobbed into his chest and there was just silence.
"Let's go home, get you cleaned up and get to bed. How does that sound?" He said sweetly.
I didn't feel like saying anything so I just nodded. He picked me up bridal style and put me in the car. He started it and we set off to home. I turned to look at him and he was focused on the road. "Cameron?"
"Yeah?" He turned to glance at me then looked back at the road.
"Am I really just the type that's easy to bet on?" I still can't believe Jackson did it.
He pulled over and turned to look at me. "A.J, whatever Jackson made you think about towards yourself, don't think about it. You are such an amazing person A.J. Jackson doesn't deserve you."
I've never had someone say that about me before. Is this really what Cameron thought.
He looked down at my lips and I looked at his. We both leaned in and kissed. I felt like all our emotions disappeared into this kiss. Sadness, hurt, anger. All gone, and no world to be worried about. It's as if there was nothing left here.
We pulled away just leaning our foreheads against each other. He pulled away and put the car in drive.
We got home and walked in to everyone playing video games. Why would someone be up this late? When everyone saw me they stopped what they were doing. I wish Jake was here right now.
"Whatever you guys are about to say, I don't wanna talk about it. I've had a rough night and I wanna be left alone." With that said, I ran up the stairs and to my bedroom. I shut the door and got changed.
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I put my hair up in a messy bun, took off my makeup, and climbed into bed. I shut my eyes. I heard my door open and someone climb into bed with me.
"Mind if I sleep here?" I heard Jake whisper.
I just nodded and tried to sleep. Jake is only a few months older than me but he's my best guy friend. I fell asleep to Jake's arms around me and him whispering in my ear, "We'll talk about it tomorrow."
