The Breaking Point (Complete)-Shawmila

Silk

Staring into the icy blue eyes before her, Camila Cabello felt like a prize fighter who had just taken a thorough beating in the first round and was now backed into her corner and preparing to step back into the ring for round two.

Less than three hours ago she had lost round one to her former 'everything'. The attack of words he had subjected her to still left her feeling battered and bruised and yet here she was, stood in the middle of Coral Gables Shopping Mall having said the one thing she knew she should never have said to Hailey and the furious look on her face told Camila that she was about to pay for it.

Exhausted, yet fully aware of the importance of standing her ground, Camila braced herself for the oncoming assault as a river of people continuously flowed past- unaware of the scene unfolding beside them.

This whole thing had been a terrible idea right from the start, she'd known that the second it had passed over Brians lips, but it was his birthday, so everyone had silently agreed to just grit their teeth and do it.

By suggesting the boys all went to Shawns apartment for an afternoon of old kung-fu movies and the girls indulged in an afternoon of shopping Brians intentions had been clear… Divide and conquer!

It was obvious that he had hoped an afternoon of favourite pastimes might allow for the opportunity to talk, but the look of horror that Hailey hadn't even tried to hide had told Camila instantly that the last thing she wanted to do was shop or talk to her. So, in an attempt to help them both avoid what might possibly be the most excruciating couple of hours of both their lives Camila had insisted that she was more than happy to spend the afternoon relaxing at her hotel. The suggestion had been met with a resounding 'no' from all the guys, well… all except Shawn who, following his outburst earlier was now sitting in stony silence, honing his brooding skills whilst Hailey clung desperately to his left arm.

Camila had tried to argue the point but Justin had informed her in his most serious tone that 'team bonding could not be achieved on ones own!' and after a few not-so-discrete under the table nudges from Brian, Kendall had assured her that she and Hailey would 'absolutely love it' if she would join them. Kendall had tried so hard to sound sincere that Camila had felt bad for her and agreed to go.

Why, why, why hadn't she just listened to her first instinct?!

Admittedly, things had got off to an okay start. The conversation hadn't exactly flowed but they had managed to exchange a few almost civilised sentences before falling into the time honoured shopping tradition of 'Is this skirt too short?' and 'Does my bum look big in this?'

Unfortunately things had begun to spiral out of control as soon as Camila had left the group to go and pay for a pair of boots, because upon returning she'd found Hailey and Kendall, deep in some secret girly conversation, Camila hadn't been able to make a lot of it out, as it had been shrouded in giggles but she was sure she'd heard Shawns name mentioned a couple of times.

Attempting to keep up the semi-friendly atmosphere that they had somehow managed to create Camila genuinely smiled as she walked over to the girls and asked what they were talking about, but the way Haileys face fell at hearing her voice told the  the petite brunette that this was a not conversation that she was required to be part of. The look had somehow managed to escape Kendalls notice though and she smiled widely as she announced

"Hailey wants to find the perfect outfit to seduce Shawn!"