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{Party Time Pt. 2}
"What? No!"
Cami protested, but it was useless. At this point, every choice made concerning her was being made by Sarah. "Thank you, JJ." Sarah let out a sigh of relief and JJ took Cami by the hand. He guided her through the crowd.
"Y'know, offering to do this doesn't make you Superman." Cami spat at him. "What do you mean?" They reached the kitchen and JJ kept his grip on her hand. "You know what I mean. You're not special for babysitting me."
JJ got out a bottle of water and held it to her. "I'm not trying to be a superhero, I'm trying to help out JB." Cami pushed the water away. JJ sighed and handed it back. Cami wouldn't take it "Seriously?" He groaned. JJ held the bottle up to his mouth and twisted it open with his teeth, keeping his grip on her hand firm.
He spat the lid onto the ground and pushed it toward her once again. She refused and moved her head away. JJ held the water to her lips and she reluctantly opened her mouth. He poured the water into her mouth and let her swallow before giving her more.
As she stood with her head tilted upward, letting a pogue waterfall water into her mouth, she caught a friends gaze out of the side of her eye. The girl gave her an amused expression and Cami rolled her eyes back at her.
"Here." He demanded and she took the bottle with her free hand. "Let's go," He dragged her through the crowds of people. They reached John B and Sarah after a moment and found the two laughing. "Here, take her."
JJ let go of her hand and pushed her gently toward Sarah. "Well, I guess we should go." Sarah sighed and John B's smile faded. He looked at the girls and gave JJ a sympathetic look. JJ's face fell as he realized what he was saying.
"No." He protested. John B grabbed his arm and pulled him away from the girls. "No, no, no, John B, bro, no-" Cami heard him plea as they walked too far for her to hear. "Where's your lid?" Sarah asked, digging around in her bag for her keys and noticing Cami's water was open.
"On the kitchen floor." Cami smiled and Sarah paused in confusion. The boys returned and John B gave JJ a look, silently telling him to speak. JJ let out a long sigh. "I can sit with Cami until you guys are done." John B jammed his elbow in JJ's ribs. "Ow!"
"Oh, no, I couldn't ask you to do that-" "I insist. Really." JJ gritted through a clenched jaw. "No, it's fine-" "Let's go, Cam." JJ took Sarah's keys in one hand and Cami's hand in the other. "Have fun!" He waved to them with the keys clutched under two of his fingers and pulled her out of the house.
"Why would you do that?" Cami struggled to keep her water from spilling as they quickly made their way to the sidewalk. "Because John B asked me to." He fiddled with the keys. "Where's Sarah's car?" He turned to her.
She took a drink of her water and shrugged. "Cami," She kept drinking, "where is Sarah's car?" He demanded. Cami swallowed and wiped her mouth with her forearm. "I don't remember." She shrugged again like it was nothing.
JJ groaned loudly and threw his head back. He looked down the street one way, then the other. "You don't remember which direction?" He held his hand with the keys out toward the road. Cami shook her head.
He groaned again and pulled her one way. "Then we better start looking." He pushed the unlock button on the keys in hopes when they got close enough the car would beep and he could find it. "Let's just go back to the party." Cami pulled back.
"We can't. You're wasted." He grabbed her hand again and kept walking with her. "But I like the party!" She pulled and he tightened his grip on her. "Please, Cami." They made it to the end of the street one way and he turned the other way.
"Yay! Back to the party!" Cami skipped beside him. She drank the rest of her water and dropped it on the ground. JJ didn't protest, rather, he kept dragging her along until they made it to the party and she started pulling him toward the door.
"Cami, let's go," He pulled her away from the party and she groaned. "C'mon JJ! Stop being such a fun sponge!" JJ kept pressing the keys and eventually heard a sound. "The car's this way, let's go!" JJ pulled her along and she went quiet for a long pause.
JJ noticed and looked at her. She was grinning at him. "What?" He stopped walking. "I'll race you." He rolled his eyes and she giggled. She let go of his hand and started running toward Sarah's car. "Cami!" JJ yelled and ran after her.
She laughed loudly and he caught up to her. He grabbed her by the shoulders and made her stop. "Jesus, Cami." He panted and she laughed. "Don't do that." He mumbled and grabbed her hand tighter than before. "Sorry," She slurred through a laugh.
He unlocked the car and walked her to the passenger seat. He made her sit inside and shut her door. He opened the driver's side and got in. He locked the doors and turned the car on. "You cold?" He asked and she shook her head.
He turned on the radio and pulled out his phone. "So," Cami said. JJ glanced at her and went back to his phone. "John B and Sarah." She continued. JJ swallowed and Cami played with her fingers. "Yep." He rushed out, then went quiet. She cleared her throat to try and get her attention.
He didn't look up so she did it again. "What?" He groaned and dropped his phone on his lap. "I don't know, talk to me!" She threw her arms up. "What'd you wanna talk about?" He asked. She thought for a second and slouched down in her chair.
"How long have you and John B been friends?" She kicked off her shoes and pulled her legs into her seat. "Since third grade." He replied. She crossed her legs under herself. "Dang." The headlights from cars passing by momentarily illuminated his face before quickly going dark again and she couldn't help but notice he was very attractive.
"How long have you and Sarah been friends?" Cami made a thick snorting sound through her nose and shook her head. "Forever." She looked down at her nails and noticed how grown out her acrylics were.
"Forever?" He turned a little more toward her and pressed him back between the car door and the edge of his seat. She nodded. "My entire life, Sarah's been there. She's basically my sister." Cami plucked some bobby pins out of her hair.
"Sometimes, I like to imagine me and John B are brothers." He looked away from her and down the street. It was too dark to see anything. The car fell awkwardly quiet and Cami tossed the pins into her bag.
"Sometimes," Cami echoed him, "I like to imagine my family doesn't exist." She tossed the last pin into her bag and sagged her body, unbothered by her poor posture for the first time in a while. JJ gave her a look of pure confusion.
"Why?" He scrunched his nose up. Cami didn't answer for a few seconds, then let out a long sigh. "They're just a mess." She wasn't sure why she was being so vulnerable with him but figured it was the booze.
"Really?" He whistled and scratched the back of his neck, removing his eyes from hers. "I always thought the West's were like, perfect." That little comment made Cami's cheeks blush for a split second. He thinks I'm perfect?
"Well, we're not." Cami twisted her body to completely face his. She pressed her back into the door behind her. "We're drunkards and junkies and 20-year-old men who still live off their parent's lucky fortune." JJ snickered and Cami smiled at her lap.
"Lucky fortune?" He drew his eyebrows in tight. "Yeah," Cami was still smiling at how she managed to make him laugh. "What's that?" Cami looked at him like it was obvious. "It's exactly what it sounds like. A fortune gained from pure luck."
He made a low sound in his throat before clearing it properly. "How- How is your parent's fortune lucky?" He stuttered with a laugh and Cami laughed too. She didn't know why. "Because their business was doomed when they started it and then won the lottery to expand."
JJ's eyebrows shot up into his forehead and his lips parted slightly. "They won the lottery?" He asked, completely amazed. Cami nodded and bit down on her bottom lip. "How much?" He began to stutter again but caught himself.
"$522 million," Cami said, the number seemed unreal to JJ, but normal to Cami. Her parents won before she was born, so she grew up very wealthy. "Camilla." His voice was serious. The mention of her full name - especially coming from him - felt weird to her.
"That is insane." His voice sounded like she had committed a murder or something. She shrugged it off. He stared off at the dark road with his mouth hung open. Her head started to pound from all the alcohol and she scrunched her face up in pain.
Neither of them said anything for a little while, and it made things a little awkward. Cami wanted to go to sleep, but before she could even think, her mouth blurted out: "Don't look at me differently because of my parent's money."
She slapped a hand over her mouth with embarrassment. JJ let out a little chuckled and wiped his face with his hand. "I won't." They shared a sweet look. "I mean, I already knew you were a spoiled brat." He rolled his eyes and smiled.
Her mouth fell open with offense and she smacked his arm. "No, I'm not!" He just laughed at her and she pouted with her arms crossed while staring out the window. She could feel his eyes on her but she doesn't look at him.
Her phone dings and she picks it up quickly. A message from Rafe appears across her screen. "Are you doing alright, sweetheart?" Her heart fluttered when she saw the message and she smiled. "Who is it?" JJ asked.
She shot her head up and dropped her smile. "Rafe." The corners of her lips tilted upward and JJ curled down. She typed up a sweet reply. "I'm fine, thanks luv💗" She sent the text and dropped her phone into her lap.
"Are you and him like..." JJ intertwined his fingers and tilted his head. Cami thought about it for a second and laughed. "Kinda." She smiled at JJ and watched his eyes sadden a little. It confused her, and she decided she'd just imagined his reaction from the alcohol.
Just then, someone tried opening the driver's seat and they both jumped. Sarah was on the other side of the glass, waiting for JJ to unlock the car. He did quickly and Sarah gave him a smile. "Thank you for watching her. Was she good?"
JJ crawled out and let Sarah get into her seat. "Yeah, I guess so." He shrugged with a smirk. "I'm right here," Cami said, obviously offended, with her arms stretched out wide. Sarah and JJ laughed and he waved them goodbye.
He started running down the sidewalk and quickly disappeared into the darkness of the night. "Did you have fun with your little cuddle-buddy?" Cami rolled her eyes and adjusted in her seat. "Ha ha. And yes." Sarah buckled her seatbelt and turned the car all the way on.
"Well, you owe me." Cami buckled in as well and crossed her arms again, pouting. "Sure thing." Sarah drove down the road toward their houses and turned the radio off. "So," Cami drug the word out, "what'd you guys get up to."
She nudged Sarah with her elbow and wiggled her eyebrows. Sarah laughed and pushed her away. "Nothing, really. Just talked." Cami's jaw flung open. "Are you serious?" Sarah glanced at her with confusion. "Yes?"
"You're telling me," Cami shifted to fully face Sarah, her seatbelt pulling on her neck, "I sat in this car with JJ for no reason." She flattened her hands out in front of her, as if she were holding a box, and moved them up and down.
"It wasn't no reason, I had a great time." They continued down the road, the headlights making things in front of them visable. "Well, I'm glad somebody did." Cami fell back against her seat and crossed her arms for the millionth time that night.
"If it makes you feel better," Sarah sighed, "we kissed." Cami open-mouth smiled at her. "Awww!" Cami cooed and Sarah rolled her eyes. "We kiss all the time! It's not that big of a deal!" Sarah shooed her away with one hand.
"It's still cute!" Cami gushed the rest of the ride home and Sarah just laughed at her. They pulled into the driveway and Cami stumbled to the front door. Sarah followed quickly behind, holding both of their purses.
Cami pushed the door open and kicked her shoes off. "I'm gonna go take a shower." Sarah said and Cami gave her a nod. Sarah left into her room and Cami went to Rafe's room. She knocked on the door and heard footsteps getting closer.
He opened the door and his eye's lightened. "Hey, Cam." She drunkenly smiled at him and fell forward into a hug. "Woah," he caught her, "you okay?" He pulled his head back, trying to get a better look at her. "Mhm." She nuzzled into his chest.
He smiled and walked her over to his bed. "Are you tired?" He asked and sat on the bed with her. "A little," She yawned. He got up and walked over to his dresser. He pulled out the same T-shirt he'd given her the other day and some old sweatpants.
He threw them over to her and pointed at the bathroom, turning his attention back to the drawer and shutting it. She hurried into the bathroom and changed into his clothes. She took a fistful of his shirt and shoved it into her face to take a big whiff.
She relaxed to his scent and left her dress on his bathroom floor to return to his room. He was already laying in bed with his phone, and sat it down when he saw her. He patted the spot next to him on his bed and she bounded over.
She crawled into him and he held her close. "How're you feeling?" He stroked her head. "My head hurts." She admitted. "I'm sorry." He whispered into her ear and kept running his finger through his hair.
"Why don't you go to sleep?" He suggested, and she nodded. They cuddled up close, her forehead resting against his chest. Their legs were intertwined and his arm was draped over her waist. They were moving really fast, but after waiting so long for him, Cami couldn't hold back.
She smiled into his shirt and fell asleep.
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