[Bedroom]
I'm doing some homework when my phone buzzes and I see it's a call from Jeremy. I hesitate before I answer, "Hey" I say
"Cam! What's up? Are you okay?" He asks
"Yeah, I've just been doing precalc for the last 75 hours. But other than than, I'm good. Why?" I ask
"I mean, you were really drunk. You're not mad at me for telling your mom, are you? I didn't know what to do" He says
"No, I get it. If you call my mom, I'll kill you. If you call my dad, he'll kill you" I say
"Yeah. Well, your dad is in the medical field so it'd be very easy for him to dispose of a body" I chuckle, "You didn't get in trouble did you?" He asks
"Technically, I'm grounded. But my mom doesn't live here anymore and my dad doesn't know about it, so...I think I'm just gonna fly under the radar until the next family crisis, which shouldn't be too long" I say
He laughs, "So I was looking at my phone, and it looks like you took a few selfies the other night" He says
"I did?" I remember, "Oh, I did! You have to delete those" I tell him
"I already did but they will always be in my brain" He says
"Oh, my god. Oh, it's all coming back to me now. Um, I'm sorry, but I will never be able to look you in the eyes again" We chuckle, "I love you but this is goodby forever" I say
"Such a bummer. I was really hoping you'd sing those camp songs to me again really loud" I say
"Oh, my god, stop" I say
"Camp tree pines, you'll always be mine" He sings
"No!" I say before I hang up
Dad walks in with laundry, "I, uh, I folded your shirts, but I'm not touching the under stuff. Okay?" He says
"Thanks" H goes to walk out, "Hey, Dad, you okay? You seem tired" I say
"Yeah, I'm good. I'm fine" He says
"Okay" I say
[Living Room]
Sam and I are siting on the couch watching some tv while he's on his computer watching the penguin cam, "Aren't you supposed to be working on your college essay?" I ask
"No, I can't, I hate that essay. Now, be quiet" He says
"Fine" I say
Dad walks in, "Pizza again? That's the third time this week" Sam says
"He's in a mood" I say
"Yeah, well, if you feel like learning to cook, you're welcome to take up the mantle of feeding the family" He says
"No, thank you" Sam says
"Well, then, pizza is served" He says
My phone buzzes with a text from Jeremy
Jeremy Tuba:
Still avoiding me, Lady Schilitz?
Me:
Yes, too embarrassed
Jeremy Tuba:
WANT TO SEE YOU
Me:
SORRY!!!!
Jeremy Tuba:
Send boob pix lol but I'm serious
Me:
No Dice
He sends me back the shit emoji as I laugh until he sends someone drunk rolling off a couch causing me to groan, "Quiet! The penguins!" He yells
I grab a pillow and cover his face, "Sam Gardner is in a soundproof booth!" I yell
"Stop!" Sam yells
Then I hear something drop in the kitchen and get up to see the milk carton on the ground, leaking, "Dad! What happened? Oh, my god. Dad are you okay?" I ask
"I'm fine. I'm fine" He says
"Are you sure?" I ask
"I'm good" He says
"Feels like somethings going on" I say
"No, I just dropped the milk" He says
"Um, yeah. Here" I grab the carton, "Here, let me do that" I say
"It's okay. It's okay" He says as I help him clean it up
[Driveway]
I just got back from a run when I see Jeremy's car pull up the driveway. I turn around and put my hood up and pull the strings, "Hi, Cam. Hey, Cam. Where'd you go? You were here two seconds ago" He calls out
"I'm not here right now" I say
"All I see is this nose. Guess I better mess with it. Boop, boop, boop" We laugh, "Okay, you're letting this go on a little bit longer than I expected" He says
"You're never gonna see my face again. This is going to be our relationship now. Okay? I hope that you can still love me" I say
"Look, I get it. You're embarrassed. You're a very sloppy drunk, and a little bit aggressive, but it's annoying that you're avoiding me" He takes my hood off, "So I decided to level the playing field by showing you my deepest, darkest secret" He holds his phone out, "Come on" He says
"I'm intrigued" I say
We sit on the porch before he hands me his phone, "Oh no" He says
I press play and see him in a karate commercial, "Oh, my god, is that you?" I ask
He nods his head, "At American Chop Suey, you'll learn strength" I start dying of laughter, "Discipline. Commitment. Awaken your inner cobra" It says
"This is the best thing I've ever seen" I say
"Yeah. I think my mom was sleeping with Sensei, so I got free lessons" We laugh, "A lot of them, like, a couple years'...worth" He says
"The kick. You're good" I say
"The point is, everyone has embarrassing stuff. So, no need to hide yours away from me, okay?" He says
"Maybe. Did I do the dance that goes with the camp song?" I ask
He laughs, "That's the next video" He says
"No, no" I say
"Just swipe" He says
"Maybe more karate. Or we could watch this one again" I say before I karate chop him to the ground
"Camp Three Pines, you'll always..." He sings
"Please stop" I say as we laugh
We sit there for a little bit, "So, I'm starting to get a little skeptical of this Izzie girl" He says
"Why?" I ask
"Well, you know, for starters, she gets you drunk at school. Um...and, then, I've never met her. I've never even seen the two of you guys together. So I'm starting to think that maybe it's like your drunken alter ego or something" He chuckles, "Like in Fight Club" He says
"Spoiler alert!" I say
"But that's been out your whole life" He says
"It's rated R" I say
My dad walks out, "Hey, Mr. Gardner" Jermey says
"I'm not old enough" Dad walks by, "Dad, you gotta see this video of Jeremy doing karate. He's a purple belt" Then I see my dad collapse, "Dad? Dad!" I stand up and run over to him, "Dad, oh my god, are you okay?" I kneel down, "Dad! Call 911. Dad? Dad?" I call to him
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Terrified of Love
Fanfiction"I look at you and I just love you, and it terrifies me. It terrifies me what I would do for you" In which Cameron Gardner falls for the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time. femoc x maleoc Izzie Taylor x femoc (endgame)
