Terrified of Love

Chapter 5

"Cam, you up?" I hear Dad ask

I jerk awake to see Jeremy asleep next to me, oh shit, "Shit, we fell asleep" Jeremy wakes up, "Uh, one second, Dad, I got a boob out" I yell

"Oh, crap! Oh, crap! Oh, crap!" He whisper yells, "Oh, hey, Cam, can you tell your dad that I can do the ride along today?" He asks

"Yeah, if you're still alive, go" I tell him

He hides in the bathroom before I open my door, "Hey" I say
"Hey, I'm leaving in ten minutes if you want a ride to practice" He says

"Yeah, okay, cool, cool" I say

"What's going on?" He asks

"Nothing...nothing. He, Dad, Jeremy told me he could do the ride along today—yesterday, well he told me yesterday" I say

"All right, well, it's at 3 and if he likes it, I could set him up with a good training program, cause you gotta be ready for those certification tests, especially the written one. It's a killer" He says

"Okay, I will tell him—text him. I'll let him know" I say and shut the door

"I didn't know there was a test" Jeremy says

"If my dad can do it, you'll be fine. Now the real test: can you jump out of a very high window?" I ask

[Home - Later on]

I just got back from a night training when my dad walks out the door, "There you are. What the heck happened with your boyfriend today?" He asks

"What? Wait, I've been doing hills and intervals, intervals on hills. Do I still have legs?" I ask out of breath

"Jeremy didn't show up for the ride along" He says

"What?" I ask confused
"Yeah, maybe something came up, but I expected a call or something" He says

"That's weird" I say
"Yeah, and we were ready for him. Chuck even wore his good pants" He says
"Man, I'm sorry, Dad. Something must have happened. I'll check in with him" I say
"All right, do that" He says

"Yeah" I say
"You're working hard, I'm proud of you" He says
"Thanks" I say

I head up to my bathroom and text Jeremy...

Me:

Where are you?

No response. I roll my eyes before I place my phone down and Sam walks in, "Did you get Paige's e-vite?" He asks

"Hello, brother" I say
"Yes or no?" He asks

"Yes and no. Yes, I received it. No, I will not be attending" I say

"Why not?" He asks

"Don't wanna" I say

"Me neither, but Paige would really like you to go because for some reason, she considers you a friend, and she thinks it'll cheer me up to have you there" He says

"Why do you need cheering up?" I ask

"Because I failed my Socratic seminar which means I'll probably fail college" He says
"How is Paige hosting a dinner party if she's in Maine?" I ask

"She'll be on the tablet" He says

"Okay and that's just stupid enough to intrigue me. I'm in" I say
"Okay, good. Now, for dress code, Paige was very specific. No tweed" I walk out, "Cameron, no tweed!" He yells

[Dinner Party Time]

It's the night of the dinner party and I bet you can guess what I am wearing. Izzie and I walk in towards the dining room to see Sam and Paige on the table, "Hey dorks. Look what I found at the thrift store" I say