Camp Echo Falls (Completed)

Chapter 42

Jade's POV

I stare at the conflicted girl looking back at me in the mirror. My heart racing as Leo's face swarms my mind, he was so close to kissing me again.

But this time, I was on the verge of letting him.

What stopped me was the fear of loosing Will, I couldn't do that to him or to me. Cheating on Will won't solve any of our problems, my insecurities, or him being paranoid.

If I didn't want to be with Will than I would just break up with him.

But it's not as easy as that. I can't loose my best friend, the person who balances me out, my anchor.

I can't split up my friend group because me and Will have broken up, I can't loose my childhood friends because I was an unfaithful girlfriend.

And Leo doesn't want me.

He wants the challenge of me, to be able to say he made a girl cheat on her boyfriend, or dump her boyfriend, either way he wins and I get left with nothing.

A quick summer fling that dies off as soon as we go our separate ways and different colleges. Our new lives ahead of us and I don't have anyone to be there with me.

I try to think what would happen if I just tell Will about the almost kiss, he would probably freak out like normal. Go up to Leo and confront him and that would result in the same thing as last time.

Bruised and bloody.

And then he would be mad at me, mad at me for almost kissing another guy, mad at me for hanging out with someone who clearly is trying to make a move on me.

But then I remember the feeling in my stomach when I'm with Leo.

The adrenaline that rushes through my veins as I remember the feeling when he touches my skin.

How my hand fits perfectly into mine, his scent that makes my mouth water and my head swarm.

The way my chest tightens when he chuckles and how I feel giddy everyone he says something stupid or arrogant.

I know deep down that I feel something for him, but I know even more that I don't want to.
I don't want to ruin everything I have for a boy I barely know.

But I don't want to loose our friendship, those few special moments I get with the dark haired boy, those moments that make me feel something new, something different.

I look back at the mirror and face myself with the hardest question of all.

Can me and Leo just stay friends?

We're we ever friends to begin with?

"Stop sulking Jade." Naomis voice calls from the other room and I take a deep breath, trying to steady myself, before leaving the bathroom and facing the girls.

"Come on, were going swimming and I need to show off my new bikini." Naomi says hurrying around grabbing her swimsuit in one hand and trying to tie her hair up at the same time.

Alison is picking up her belongings as well, quietly listing off things to her self as she checks her bag once and then again, silently nodding to her self.

I might as well go and have fun, right?

I grab a two piece white bikini from my bag and slip out of my clothes when I'm back in the privacy of the bathroom.

Throwing a light pink flowy dress on over it to walk down to the lake, I run a paddle brush though my hair and check my phone.

The time reads 4:25, I check for any texts and a smile appears on my lips when I read a text from my dad.

Good to know your settled in. Your gorgeous mother dragged me to yet another party, almost fell asleep from boredom.

She may have gotten a little drunk, no worries though - only had to throw her over my shoulder to get her in the car.

Hope your having a great time,
Love you. - Dad.

I throw my phone onto my bed and turn to see Naomi with an open Bahamas looking shirt on over her black bikini, white sunglasses resting on top of her hair.

Alison standing next to her, wearing a bright-blue bikini top and white jean shorts. Her book charm necklace dangling from her neck, she twirls it in between her fingers as she waits for us to leave.

"Okay," I say smiling, "let's go have some fun."

"And look good whilst doing it." Naomi adds and I laugh, following the girls out the door, leaving our bags and phones in the safety of our cabin.

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