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With a laugh, I stand. I’ll have tonight to relax.
Then tomorrow I’m telling Bo everything.
Chapter 25
Bo
Aloudgroanstartlesme awake.Oh, what the hell?It feels like someone’s squeezing my brain. Opening my eyes, I see Bri next to me trying to blink herself conscious. “Shut the sun off!” she whines.
A moment later everything goes black.
I open my eyes and see Jamie standing by the now closed curtains. “Sorry, Bri.” He grins, not looking sorry one bit. “From one to never again, how hungover are we?”
“Never again in this life, or future lives. Multiverses. Portals. Heaven or hell.” She lifts her head looking down. “Why is your boyfriend buried in my boobs?” I blink, looking over at Noah sleeping on her other side, his face buried in her cleavage. She’s only in a black lace bra. Not quite sure where her shirt went.
Noah stirs, lifting his head, his arm slung over her stomach. “I understand now, Jamie.” Noah groans snuggling deeper. “These are nice.”
“Noah, I love you, but get out of my titties. I have to pee.” Rolling off Bri, Noah attempts to open his eyes. Glitter from her chest clings to the side of his face. “Oh my god. I feel like ass, and not the good kind.”
I have to second all that. I drank way too much. I’m not used to overdoing it like that. Last night comes back to me in short little incoherent bursts as Jamie sits on the bed next to Noah. “You alright?”
Noah groans, shaking his head and slumping against Jamie. He cups Noah’s face and smooths his thumb along his cheekbone. “When Bri’s done, go in there and shower. I’ll make all of you a hangover breakfast. Besides gluten, is there anything else you can’t eat, Bo?”
It takes me a second for my brain to come back online. “Oh, not really.”
“Milk doesn’t agree with him,” Noah says softly, lying against Jamie’s chest. “Don’t tell Bri, but I like your titties better.” Jamie just laughs, placing a kiss on his forehead and getting up, and Noah flops back down against me, snuggling into my side.
Everything from last night is foggy, but when pieces start to come back to me, I realize the mistake I made.
I called him dumb. I can’t believe I did that. “Where’s Cam?” Where did he sleep?
“Don’t worry, I kept him company last night. He’s a clinger while he sleeps, huh?”
“Oh uh, yeah.”
“Don’t let Jamie fool you.” Noah’s eyes close. “He likes to be the little spoon.”
Jamie chuckles, kissing the top of his head. “Time to get up. You both need to eat and drink something.” With that Jamie leaves. I want to see Cam, but I’m still angry. What I said to him was not okay, but it doesn’t take away from the frustration I feel.
Bri comes back into the room freshly showered and pulls on the shirt she’s wearing. “I stole Jamie’s shirt.” Noah groans, nodding against me, and Bri slaps his ass. “Come on, go shower. Showers fix everything.” She sits on the edge of the bed, pulling off her shower cap. “You can go too, Bo. There’s another shower downstairs.”
Noah peels himself off me and gets up, leaving Bri and me alone. She sighs, lying back down. “So, how much do you remember from last night, and what did I miss?”
“Too much.” Unfortunately. “I may have said some things to Cam. I can’t believe I called him dumb. I didn’t mean it.”
She rolls to face me. “Alcohol and repressed feelings do not mix. Coming from a master herself.”
I may have really ruined everything. How can Cam even talk to me now? I didn’t mean what I said. He’s not dumb.
“I’m an asshole.”
“No you’re not. Sounds like you just let everything you’ve been holding onto get the best of you. Alcohol takes your frustrations and morphs shit. Cam knows you didn’t mean it.”
That’s the thing. Cam will believe it more than anyone. “I’m not so sure.” This week was supposed to be fun. We still have a couple of days left and it’s going to be awkward as hell now.
“It seems like Jamie’s taken a liking to him.” Bri smiles. “Jamie needs more friends. It sounds like Cam does too.”
I want to defend myself and say Cam has me, but the reality is, maybe this is best for us both. I love Noah, and Bri. Mark is really kind to me, Hunter too. As much as I love Cam, it’s nice not being in each other’s orbit constantly. The realization makes me smile.
