falling for adelaide; rvd

chapter ten

5 months later

it was a saturday afternoon when i decided to ride my bike around the neighborhood. i always felt like a kid again when i would bike around. it was rare i did this but feeling this feeling once again made me want to do it repeatedly.

another thing about cameron was where she lived. the studio was walking distance, right down the street. maybe a ten minute walk. her mom rented the place because they moved so close to that plaza the studio was at. i was also very close to the studio. every time i'd walk to it, i'd pass by her house.

the landscaping was always well kept. our neighborhood wasn't deed restricted but cameron's mom used to live in a neighborhood that was. she was so used to it being well kept that it stuck with her after moving here.

the interior was cozy and clustered but just the right amount. her room was definitely the coolest in the house. tons of handmade paintings on her wall that her grandmother made for her. she could've been picasso.

however, i was started when i rode past her house this time. i didn't even mean to drive past it but i did and i wasn't totally happy about it. the u-haul truck is what caught my eye. i hopped quickly off the bike and ran up to her door.

it was wide open and her mom was standing in the kitchen, unboxing one of the packages from the truck. i was confused and stepped inside, "are you guys moving?" i didn't even want to ask.

she looked up at me, "hi adelaide, nice to see you too," she chuckled, "don't you think we'd tell you if we were moving? plus, i have a studio, honey."

"i know but, you've seemed more happy than usual," i shrugged, looking back out to the u-haul truck.

"that's cause' he's movin' in," she smiled widely, her cheeks growing a shade of pink.

"who's moving in?" just as i asked, her fiancé walked in along with his son. it was weird because i met ruel months ago but seeing him again made us feel like strangers all over again.

his eyebrows raised and his eyes widened as he was surprised. i smiled politely at him and looked back at cameron's mom, "where's cam?"

"she was helping ruel unpack," she told me.

i looked back at him as he was walking to the truck. i expected him to say hello, maybe give me a little hug or something but no. i didn't get that at all. not even a smile.

i walked my way upstairs to cameron's room even though i knew she wouldn't be in there. her guest room that i now assumed would be ruels was occupied by one more unexpected girl. i stood in the doorway and knocked.

cameron smiled up at me while the other girl stayed quiet. her auburn colored hair was almost identical to mine and her green piercing eyes surprised me. i didn't want to admit it but she was beautiful, i just hoped this wasn't cameron's new best-friend.

"peaches!" she stood up quickly, walking over to me with her arms held out. i walked into her hug and looked at the girl still sitting on the floor. this time she went back to her box, ignoring my presence.

when we pulled away, i looked at her with confusion, "when were you gonna tell me that ruel moved in?" the girl on the floor perked up, looking back at me.

"you know ruel?" green eyes said. i didn't know what else to call her other than beautiful or green eyes and both were pretty cringe.

"yeah," i nodded.

she flashed a smile, "i'm harper, ruel's girlfriend. nice to meet you." she barely seemed to care about me until i asked about ruel which meant she was probably jealous of the fact. i understood since we did in fact had some type of chemistry back in australia but it faded away through these months.

however, i felt hurt in some sort of way. like, i was being jealous too. there was honestly no reason for me to be but i was and i couldn't control it.

"peaches," i smiled. she forced one back and i could see the hatred already bursting at the seams for me. i didn't have competition nor did she, if he got with her, he want's her. he wasn't going to cheat on her with me or anything, i would never let the happen.

i raised my eyebrows over at cameron who sighed and chuckled quietly, "i'm sorry i didn't tell you. i figured you wouldn't care."

"well, i don't but it scared me cause' i thought you were moving."

"i would be a shitty friend for not telling you ahead of time that i was moving. and i am not a shitty friend," she stated, her arms crossed.

"that you are correct," i pulled her in for another hug, giggling as we pulled away. ruel walked up the stairs and into his room, dropping a light box onto the floor.

"clothes," he stated. we both looked back at him, more of my expression leaving him in confusion. he tilted his head to the side and pulled me out of the room without harper watching us.

it was the bathroom i was dragged into. any other bathroom and i would've been grossed out but cameron's bathroom was always left spick and span.

he smiled innocently, "it's good to see you again," he said, leaning his body against the counter.

"you too," i nodded my head and inhaled deeply, "so they finally decided to move in together, huh?" he seemed pretty displeased at first but then he nodded happily, or it seemed so anyway.

"i would've stayed with my mom but then that would mean i wouldn't be able to hang out with cameron or my dad or-"

"your girlfriend," i knew he would try to pull it off by saying her but it was clearly harper who he was talking about. she didn't have an accent and seemed like she'd be from new york but, then again i shouldn't assume.

when cameron and i left australia, i left behind the chemistry ruel and i had as well. i didn't think he'd move in within a few months, i didn't even think i'd see him for a year even after the plans we made prior. the friendship seemed too good to be true as it was only there for 3 days.

"yeah, about that-"

"listen, it's cool. it doesn't bother me if that's what you're thinking," i interrupted. he shook his head and furrowed his brows.

"no, i-"

i side smiled up at him, patting his chest, "just let her know there's nothing to be afraid of." i grabbed onto the knob, leaving the bathroom. i decided to go back to the room to help the girls unpack. ruel followed in after, helping us as well. the whole time i could feel his eyes laser down on me. i didn't want the crush to come back, that's what i was afraid of.