119 - The chapter where camille gets tricky
Rose
"You really want to convince me that you weren't doing anything at lunch, come on, you spent two hours locked in your room " Liam teased me as we left.
" Liam, do you really want to know what they were doing? " Theo laughed.
" That's none of our business, the two of them have already admitted that they’re together, there's no reason to give any other explanation " Sky scolded her boyfriend.
I remained silent, walking with the group through the campus, heading towards the housing. I knew what Liam was trying to find out, but I hadn't decided whether or not to tell him about the sculpture.
" It's not like they're two rabbits, they used to run away at lunchtime because they didn't have much time, now they're practically living together," Liam pointed out.
I rolled my eyes, trying to remain silent.
" If I were Chris, I wouldn't leave the room," Theo shrugged, looking awkwardly at us all as we turned towards him, "Why are you looking at me like that?”
Did he even hear what you just implied? We saw Cam and Christian coming towards us, returning from the building where everyone had their theory classes, and a little behind them, I could spot Alicia, who seemed to follow my boyfriend, much to my displeasure.
What does this bitch think she's doing?
"Are you saying that because you want to have sex with Rose, or because you've gone so long without getting laid that you've forgotten what it feels like and are accepting anything?" Liam asked, taking my attention away from his cousin for a second.
" Hey, who did you call anything? " I shoved him, making the boy laugh.
" That's not what I meant, my sweet Manet inspiration. You know that before Sky decided to give me a chance, I'd kill to be with you, but now...'.
" You're not making the situation any better, Liam, why don't you try keeping quiet? " Sky muttered.
" The focus now is on the fact that Theo's been in a abstinence for months,” he tried to defend himself.
" Hey, I like Cam and we're getting along, but she's not ready for anything more intimate just yet and I respect that,' he whispered, trying to wrap things up before the two of them joined us.
" But you're suffering," I pointed out.
" It's been over two months since the last time," he whined, making us both laugh.
Christian and Camille finally caught up with us, and Alicia seemed to have given up on anything when she saw us, turning her way, though she watched us as she walked away.
" What are they talking about that's so funny? " Cam asked with a shy smile.
" We're discussing the fact that you're leaving poor Peterson crazy horny” Liam returned good-naturedly, bringing a shade of red I'd thought impossible to the poor girl's face.
" Crazy Hor... ohh my God!”
" Van Derr Waal! " Theo growled.
" He's joking, Cam, we weren't talking about that,” Sky tried to cover.
" I think she knows us well enough to know that we were talking about it, yes." Christian didn't help much, making the poor thing's embarrassment worse.
" Actually, the subject was what exactly we did in the room at lunchtime " I decided to sacrifice Chris' dignity to save her from that whole situation " And about how I'm an amazing sculptor!".
Liam turned towards us with a victorious expression, smiling openly.
" I knew you couldn't say no to her! " He laughed.
" ROSE!”
" What? " I gave him my best smile, feeling that our group was the target of attention of some people passing by the campus.
" We agreed that you wouldn't tell anyone! " He mumbled.
" No, we agreed that no one would recognize you " I corrected him " But I was amazing! Liam you have to see, I managed to make it very realistic!”
" I knew you were a real Corradini apprentice!". " Liam replied with the enthusiasm that only appeared when art was the subject between us.
" I managed to put every detail, you have to see! " I started walking alongside my friend, taking the path back to the dorm, forgetting for a moment the rest of the group, including my boyfriend.
" No, he don't! " Christian reminded me of his presence " You put too much detail!”
" She did yours…”
" It's an artwork, there's nothing too much, just anatomy " I cut Theo's question.
" 'Oh my God, she did! " Sky laughed, much to Christian's displeasure.
" You know what, I don't care about your work, I'll put an end to it," he warned sulkily.
I pulled away from Liam, pushing myself up onto Christian's back, and was immediately supported by his hands on the fabric of my pants.
" You can't destroy art, Davis! " Liam warned.
" 'If it was any girl saying that me naked is a work of art, I'd accept it, but coming from you, Van Derr Waal....”
" Who's got a superhuman ego now, Christian? " I teased him " And you're not going to destroy my sculpture, I was amazing, you need to see it!”
" See Davis naked? I'll pass " Theo ironized opening the door of the dorm so we could enter.
" I want to see it! " Cam surprised us with her answer, blushing as we all turned towards her " I mean, I…”
We all stopped walking, staring at the poor girl who looked like she was about to faint from embarrassment, Christian put me down, crossing his arms, raising one of his eyebrows as he watched her.
" I can't wait to see how you're going to fix this, Cutie” Liam teased her.
" I want to see Rose's sculpture, because she's saying it's really good and... I DON'T WANT TO SEE CHRISTIAN NAKED" she raised her voice, attracting the attention of some students who were passing by our group.
" That only makes it better,” I quipped.
" I don't think of him like that, oh my God! " she kept trying to fix it.
" "You know, I remember saying the exact same thing right before we fucked on his motorcycle," I decided to tease her, receiving an amused look from Christian.
" Wow, too much information, Rose! " Sky gave an embarrassed laugh.
"I'm officially not getting on that bike anymore,” Theo grimaced.
" Good, because I hate giving rides,” Christian shrugged.
" But I'm serious, I don't think of him like that, I don't think of any of you like that! " Cam insisted in near desperation.
" None of them? " Sky asked in a suggestive tone, and Theo seemed interested in that particular answer.
" Oh my God, I…”
"Theo, it looks like you're not going to get laid for a long time, you haven't even managed to get the girl to want to see you naked yet," Liam teased his friend.
" It's not that, I want... I…”
" Cam, just stop talking," I laughed.
" That's excellent advice," Christian assured her.
" Okay, we better go get ready before we miss the time," Theo decided to come to his girlfriend's rescue.
" Come on, girls,” I called to them.
Sky and I escorted a mortified Camille away from the boys, and we were a significant distance away when Liam raised his voice.
" Hey Baker, I hope you're wearing that bikini I got you for Christmas! " he attracted the attention of everyone who was entering, making my friend close her eyes and take a deep breath before answering.
" We've already talked about this, Liam! " She forced a lopsided smile before resuming her walk, ignoring the muffled laughter around us.
" What's with the bikini? " I asked.
" He handed me a white thong with numerous peppers drawn on it. I'll never wear that in public! " she muttered.
" 'Why am I not surprised? " I let out a small laugh " What are you planning to wear?”
" 'That copper bikini we bought the last time we went to Waterfall.” She rolled her eyes.
" 'Great choice, I have a pair of earrings that will look great on you! " I affirmed.
