I know you better than I ever have before.

"Hey!!" Chloe smiled as I sat down next to her on the bench and pushed my hair out of my eyes. "How's my baby?" She nodded towards Gabe, who was telling a girl a little younger than him how to properly swing on a swing.

"He's flirting," I said, surprised myself since last week he was barely giving me hugs since I'm a girl. 

She smirked at how cute they both were, how big the girls eyes were when she looked at him. It reminded me of when Ben and I were kids. "Just like his father that one." 

I laughed and she eyed me, knowing me too well and waiting for me to spill. "Let's hope not," I replied, wanting my boy to stay innocent forever. 

She smirked back and shook her head and for a while we both just watched our favorite little guy playing. It scared me how fast he was growing. "He's perfect," She said finally, sighing as I nodded.

"I know right? He's so smart too."

"Super," She grinned and turned to look at me. "I miss you."

"I miss you too Chlo....I'm sorry I've been a little MIA lately." 

She shrugged, "It wasn't just you. Life got busy. But let's not go this long without Cami/Chloe time for this long ever again." 

I laughed, "Okay deal. So whats up? Tell me all about your crazy single girl life." 

She raised an eyebrow, "Aren't you a single girl?" I bit down on my lip before starting to say something but she cut me off, "I know I know, you're a mom you think that makes it different...." 

"What?! It does make it different!" I exclaimed. "Try taking care of a kid bowlegged with a hangover." 

"Oh god Cami," She laughed and silence fell over us for a brief moment. "I slept with Tristan," She added finally and for a second, I wasn't sure I had heard her right. But when she stared at me, waiting for my response while biting down on her bottom lip? I knew that I'd heard her correctly. 

"Jesus Chloe," I said in a hushed voice, shaking my head. Ben wasn't going to like this and they were already going through unnecessary drama. 

She scrunched her face and then looked away, my eyes remaining on her, "Well aren't you going to ask how it was?"

"No, but I know that you'll still tell me," I grinned, girl talk always so easy between us... except for the part where my sex life had included her brother for most of our lives. 

"That man..." She let out a breath and shook her head. 

I wrinkled my nose, "Your brother isn't going to be very happy."

"Yeah well fuck him," She replied flatly. I rolled my eyes, not wanting to get between the two of them. Of course, I loved them both and luckily, they'd never put me in that awkward position. But still. "Seriously. Why does he care?"

"Because he loves you," I said honestly. "You're his baby sister and he only wants the best for you... Tristan is probably not the best."

"Good in bed, huge dick, good career," She paused for a moment to pretend to think. "Did I mention huge dick? Yeah, he sounds awful."

I laughed, Chloe sounding, well, just like the Chloe I adored. "And he also dated three girls at once," I pointed out and wrinkled my nose. "Ben knows Tristan and he's just looking out for you."

 

"Ben is so mad at me," She said softly, looking pained. 

"I know," I nodded, not knowing what else to say about the two of them. I hated being put in this position.  

"I bet you don't know at all. I'm sure he's protecting precious Cami from evil Chloe," She grumbled.

"You sound jealous," I laughed.

"I kind of am jealous!" She admitted. "All sex acts aside? He treats you amazing. Hell he treats everyone amazing. No one would even believe it was his fault at all because he's perfect to everyone." 

"He means the best..." I trailed off. "You should have seen him when you were off on your crazy Chloe adventure. He was always worried Chlo. Always." 

She nodded, "But I got over that. I haven't touched any drugs, recreational or otherwise, and I only drink socially. I hadn't even had sex for months before I slept with Tristan. Ben acts like having a one night stand is the worst thing that ever happened."

"I'm sure he doesn't," I shook my head.

"Even you've had one night stands. You. Perfect Camille." 

I laughed again, "I'm far from perfect Chlo."

"He's just being so stubborn. I tried for days to explain the things I said, to apologize for anything he took the wrong way, I even tried to get him to come to therapy with me and nothing. I got literally nothing. I tried so hard. It's his turn to try." 

"He'll come around....he's your brother, he loves you."

"I really need to find a friend who isn't in love with my brother," She smirked and this time I laughed a little nervously. "Speaking of which, are you still really still pretending that you're not together?" 

"So you slept with Tristan?" I changed the subject and she smirked.

"So bad at that. But yes. And it was fucking fantastic.....like oh my god."

"Was it a one time thing or...?" I trailed off with an eyebrow raised, her face a little flushed. Any man who could make Chloe Lindsell blush? It must've been pretty amazing. 

She shrugged her shoulders and pulled her hair over to one side, running her fingers through it while she avoided eye contact, "I don't know, but he sent me this picture..."

"You guys are sexting now?!" I couldn't help it, my mouth falling open. I couldn't picture Tristan talking dirty, let alone writing something sexual.

She sighed and looked at me again, "No! I don't know... but god, he is so hot."

I grinned at her, "So you want to sleep with him again." 

"Is that a question or a statement?" She lifted an eyebrow but grinned back at me. "Of course I want to! I don't know how you stay abstinent for so long... I feel like I'm dying here just thinking about the other night." I parted my lips, knowing that I had to tell her. "You're not! Who are you fucking? Are you still seeing Dante or..." She trailed off and grinned even wider, knowing me too well.

"Ben and I are together," I said finally before glancing at Gabe who was now pushing the little girl on the swing. 

"Since the trip, right?" She said with a stern voice, probably pissed that we had been hiding it for so long... and I'm sure she knew the entire time.

I nodded my head, "Before the trip... but that's when we finally slept together."

"See how easy that was? Ben and I are together. Five words," She shook her head.

"Why do you seem angry?" 

She threw her hands in the air in utter frustration, "I caught Ben naked in your apartment and he still pretended you weren't together. Actually he lied to me. He literally said he wasn't seeing anyone."

"Well we hadn't really decided if we were telling people and-" 

She held up a hand to stop me from continuing, "Don't you make excuses just because he's making your girlie parts happy." I started laughing but she glared at me until I stopped, still smiling like an idiot though. "You two better get married soon, I don't want to have to worry about getting you together again." 

I rolled my eyes, "Yes because it was all you who got us back together this time." 

"I'm glad you agree, now I won't have to do my I told you so dance," This time she was the one who was smirking. 

"Are you mad at me for not telling you?" 

She shook her head, "Of course not. We haven't seen each other. That isn't something you send a quick text for."

"Speaking of texts, can I see the picture Tristan sent you?" I asked, trying not to laugh again.

Chloe lifted an eyebrow, "You think my brother would want you looking at naked pictures of his best friend?" 

I hit her arm as my mouth dropped open, "He's sending you NAKED pictures?!?!" 

"Who's naked?" Gabe called out, making a disgusted face. I guess I had been too loud. 

"People who take baths!" Chloe shouted back. That seemed to be good enough for him since he went right back to playing. "And not all naked," She added softly to me with a huge grin on her face. "Just enough that nothings really left up to the imagination."

"Oh my god," I giggled, still not able to picture Tristan doing something like that. 

"Oh please like you've never sent naked pictures to my brother," She rolled her eyes and I flushed a deep shade of pink since I had... about an hour ago in fact. 

"Did you send him pictures back?!"

She threw me a sly grin, "Not yet." She winked and we both started giggling at that. "So when will you have more babies?" She asked, grabbing my hand. "I want a niece this time please."

"Sorry to burst your bubble, but that's not quite how it works," I grinned at her, leaving out the part where Ben and I had discussed more kids... it was definitely going to happen, just I had no idea what. Honestly, I couldn't wait to have another baby. 

She rolled her eyes but was still grinning at me, looking happier than I'd seen her in a long time. "I've heard that certain positions help," She replied and then wrinkled her nose, "I can't believe I'm talking about this with you... you and Ben... positions," She shuddered and then laughed.

"As long as you're not imagining it, it's not too weird," I shrugged my shoulders and looked at Gabe again. 

"Are you two going to tell him?" 

"We have," I said slowly, trying to figure out the right words on how that went. 

"And?" She pressed on when I said nothing else.

I let out a sigh, "He got really mad at Ben... I don't know how he's handling it. I think he's confused."

"Huh," Chlo said and when I looked back at her, her nose was wrinkled. "I would've guessed he'd be thrilled!"

"That makes three of us," I replied and leaned back on the bench. 

"So what's next?" She asked and looked at me with an eyebrow raised. 

I smiled at her, "We're looking at places."

"Wow," She widened her eyes but kept smiling. This time Ben and I were serious... we'd wasted so many years dating other people, living our lives apart, we didn't want to waste another minute. "I'm happy for you guys," She added and I smiled back at her. 

"What's next for you and Tristan?" 

"There isn't a me and Tristan," She laughed. "We're not dating."

"But you want to," I replied making her shake her head.

"No! I'm not a harem girl. Although I probably have a costume somewhere," She smirked and I started laughing.

"Good god Chloe." 

"I want to fuck him, I don't want to date him," She replied. "He doesn't date anyways."

"You already slept with him Chlo....the fact that the challenge is over and you still want more? Says something." 

She groaned, "I'm not a child, I'm didn't only want him because he kept saying no....that might have been part of it, but not all of it."

"So then you like him."

"Sexually. Yes. Personally? Yes, more when he's naked. Professionally he's still an asshole."

"I think professionally he turns you on, and if you keep sleeping with him you're going to fall for him," I grinned a knowing grin while she just rolled her eyes.

"Trust me, I'm not falling for him."

"So why keep it up with Tristan if you know it wont be long term?" 

She shrugged, "Why deny myself awesome sex for no reason? Literally....awesome. Like he inspires me to have dirtier fantasies than I've ever-" 

I held up my hand to stop her, "I'm going to have a hard enough time seeing him again now without thinking about how dirty you two could get." 

She bit her lip, "So either it was a one night stand, which is fine, or I keep getting laid while I look for prince charming." 

"No one is prince charming," I laughed. Ben though? He was damn near perfect.  "You're such a princess."

"This is why you need a daughter. I'm stuck playing boy games with that one, and I need a valid excuse to wear a damn tiara!" She teased.

"Well I did get laid yesterday, maybe you'll get lucky," I winked at her and she groaned.

"How you manage to make me jealous and disgusted is a talent only you have." 

"I'll make sure to add it to my resume," I teased and she tossed a leaf at me. "So touchy." 

"Love makes you feisty," She retorted. "I'm not sure how to deal with it again."

"At least this time you wont share a wall with Ben," I shrugged.

Chloe groaned, "Too true." I grinned at her response, actually, lately I couldn't wipe this look off my face... I was that happy. "If you're thinking dirty thoughts about my brother right now? I'm leaving and taking Gabe with me."

I rolled my eyes but kept grinning, "Your mom told him that she wants more grandbabies... I'm just brainstorming ideas on how to make her happy."

She groaned again then shook her head, "Only you can make sex sound so innocent. I swear."

I laughed and leaned my side into hers, missing having moments like this because it really had been too long. "My thoughts are far from innocent, I'll tell you that," I said quietly, wanting to be positive Gabe couldn't hear me. Who knew how long it would be before he was fine with Ben and I being back together... It might be a while until we have another child. 

She rolled her eyes and let out a sigh, "This conversation will be acceptable when he makes an honest woman out of you and you're finally my sister."

I grinned wide at her words, "You just want me to be your sister."

"Of course I do! Then I'll have an excuse to raid your closet," She winked.

"You already do that," I smirked at her, we'd been sharing clothes ever since we were little. 

She wrinkled her nose and looked lost in a thought, probably thinking about Tristan again. She might not admit it, but she liked him more than she was letting on. "We need to go lingerie shopping soon..." She trailed off finally.

"Because we didn't buy enough last time?!" I laughed again.

She shook her head, "Last time I bought cotton things... now I'm thinking more lace. Maybe something crotchless."

I raised an eyebrow and studied her expression, "Yeah, your brother would definitely love me in something crotchless."