Twenty-two

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|Serena|

I needed to stop myself.

Before I ruin everything I have worked for.

Before I ruin my friendship with Camilla.

He could come in any second and I wouldn't be able to do anything.

I've just got to prepare for the storm to come.

My phone on the counter rang. 

It was a call from my mother. 

Weird. 

She never calls.

"Hey mom.. What's up?"

"I'm just calling to tell you I'm swamped at work tonight and won't be back till really late... could you possibly spend the night at Camilla's tonight?" She asks.

I knew she hated when I stayed home alone overnight.

"Yeah... I can do that". I say hesitantly.

"Tell Mrs. Rossi I said thank you."

"Will do".

She hung up.

I exhale.

I'm screwed.


|Niccolo|

"So.. what happened when I was inside?..." Camilla starts. 

I groan.

Nothing, Cami.

"Oh yeah, sure." She scoffs.

"I'm serious, Cami."

"Serious about Serena". She mutters.

"So what?"

"Virgina is what." She spat back.

"I'm getting more wine." I retort, standing up.

She rolls her eyes.

I walk inside, a part of me hoping she was in there.

And she was.

"Hey." I say quietly, a little confidence in my voice.

She glances up.

"Hi.." 

"Cami's onto us"..

"There was nothing much of us anyway". She coldly replies.

What happened to the Serena 10 minutes ago in the hot tub?

Maybe I had to remind her.

She was leaning against the counter.

I walked closer to her.

 "We should get back.."

"Not yet".. 

I kissed her.

I could tell she was suprised.

That she didn't want to do it at first.

But I could feel that she gave in eventually.

"Why?" She whispered.

"Because of the version of Serena I got in the hot tub ten minutes ago." 

"That Serena was damn crazy."

"That Serena loves me".

"And this Serena does too". She says, smiling and leaning in again.

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