Book two: Popular girl and the nerd

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"You don't understand how stubborn he gets with this kind of shit though Cris. It's impossible to talk to him." I say through my phone looking at Cris. I was FaceTiming her while she was on break for her job.

"Maybe I can talk to Gray and see if he can try getting through to him," she says looking at me. I sigh and shrug. "I know he's being an asshole right now but he always ends up overreacting, realizes it, then comes to you to apologize." She says rolling her eyes. I think for a second and sigh.

"I'm gonna try to call him and see if he'll come talk to me." I say shaking my head. She's quiet for a second.

"I just still can't believe he's really here," she says pushing her hair back. I raise my eyebrows and nod. "I mean do you think he came here purposely?" She asks.

"I honestly don't know. It seems like he's doing this to spite me. He's been nothing but a dick to me since he's got here." I say rubbing my forehead.

"Hey, don't let this fucker get you stressed out. That's what he wants right? So clear this bull shit up with Tommy boy and do your best to block Harry out of your life. It's for the best dude." She says. I take a deep breath and nod.

"You're right you're right," I say smiling slightly. "I'm gonna call Tom now thank you Cris." I say. She smiles and nods taking a sip out of her water bottle.

"I'll see you later boo." She says. I smile.

"Have a fun shift. Love you." I say lifting my phone.

"Love youuuu!" She says then hangs up. I groan as I flop down on my bed.

I just gotta get it over with.

I go to my contacts finding Toms name and pressing call. I bring the phone to my ear and wait. I almost thought he wasn't going to answer till finally I hear the phone line stop.

"Hey." He says shortly. I close my eyes and sigh.

"Hey." I say. He silent for a second.

"What's up?" He answers flatly. I roll my eyes. This shit drives me crazy.

"Can you come over and talk? I mean how long are you going to ignore me for?" I say sharply sitting up from my bed.

"How am I ignoring you Cam?" He asks. I roll my eyes yet again.

"Seriously can you just come over? I do not want to do this with you over the phone." I snap. He's quiet for a second.

"Yeah I'll be there in a little." He mumbles.

"Okay." I say then hang the phone up. God I can't stand this. I sit on my bed and rub my forehead.

**
Tom knocks on my door minutes later and I quickly get up to let him in. I step to the side to let him, I sigh and close the door behind me. He sits on my bed and scratches his forehead.

"So can you tell me why you're mad?" I say breaking the silence.

"You know why. You lied to me Cam, I-I don't like that." He says shaking his head.

"I know that and I'm genuinely sorry, I meant it when I said it. I really don't feel any type of way towards Harry and it upsets me that you think I would." I say raising my eyebrows. He looks up at me and raises his hands.

"He's your ex Cameron! I'm not saying you would cheat on me but it's a little weird that he suddenly shows up." He says letting his hands drop.

"Are you implying I had something to do with him 'showing up'?" I ask him but he doesn't respond. "Tom I have no clue what he's doing here. He was supposed to go to a school in Northern California that's why we split up. I'm not happy that he's here so stop acting like I am." I say crossing my arms. He looks up at me and sighs.

"You know I know I hurt your feelings and I fucked up Tom and I'm sorry I did, truly. But it was obviously miscommunicated on your end. You never handle situations like this well. I'm in love with you. We're almost at two years do you really think I would let an ex misconstrue my feelings in any way?" I ask. Tom stares at me closely and stays quiet for a second.

"Okay," he says quietly. "I'm sorry... for overreacting. I don't think right sometimes." He says looking down. I approach him at the side of the bed and put his face in my hands. I lift his head up so his eyes met mine and give him a small smile.

"I love you." I say softly. His face relaxes slightly as he wraps his arms around my lower stomach and pulls me closer to him. He rests his head onto my stomach and I entangle my fingers through his hair.

"I love you." He mumbles into my stomach. I smile and use one hand to scratch his back. I swear this man is a child sometimes.

"You wanna go to dinner with me and Cris tonight?" I ask him. He just makes a sound. "Grayson will be there." I say. He lets out a sigh.

"Mmokay." He mumbles. I chuckle and pull his head away. I lean down and press my lips to his.

"I'm gonna get ready, wanna stay here?" I ask him. He looks up at me and nods. "Kay I'm gonna take a shower." I say grabbing my towel. I get to the door and park my head around the towel.

"Would you like to join?" I ask him. He shoots up from laying down and practically runs to me. I laugh and he starts taking off his shirt.

"I should've just said that as soon as you walked in." I say. He laughs and pulls me into a hug.