there are certain people you just keep coming back to

there are certain people you just keep coming back to by ssaarah 

Cami closed the door behind us and stared at me. I was confused. I looked around the space, the bright white emptry room was nice but why were we here?
"Are we having a picnic? I thought we were going to try that new bistro a few doors down."
"Lunch can wait. I wanted to show you this place first." I bit down on my lip and crossed my arms over my chest as I walked around. It was a decent size and it felt lovely standing in the sunlight.
"Is there a reason why?" I turned back to Cami with wide eyes as the thought popped into my head, "Did Ben propose and you're thinking of having your wedding here?" I looked back around the room then at her again, "It's small... well, its spacious, but I'm assuming a Schon-Lindsell wedding will be huge and -"
"I bought the space," she cut me off with a smile. "I'm opening an art gallery!"
"So no wedding?" I frowned and Cami laughed, shaking her head.
"Nothing will stop me from marrying your brother, but trust me, when we get engaged? You will be the first person to know."
"Well I'd hope Gabe would be the first to kno-" I cut myself off as I turned to my friend. "Did you say you were opening an art gallery?" I asked, my eyes wide. She nodded, grinning so hard I thought it must hurt her cheeks.
"I did." She nodded.
"Oh my god Cami." I blinked back tears, knowing it was something that my best friend had always wanted but had to put aside her dreams in order to have a steady job to provide for her son.
"I know.....it's big right?" I nodded.
"It's perfect. It's in a great area, you don't have too much competition, the lighting....oh my god!" I said again grabbing her and hugging her tight before pulling back.
"Shi.t does this mean you won't do my makeup anymore?" Cami bust out laughing.
"I still will, just for free now." She winked.
"Deal. Wow it's so beautiful, are you going to get a decorator for anything or do it all yourself? When did you decide this!? Does Ben know? You have so much to tell me!!!"
"Wow. Slow down silly girl." she laughed.
"I'm sorry I'm just so excited for you!!!"
"Thanks," she grinned and I swear she was glowing. Like literally beaming. "I'm not sure about hiring a decorator, but I think I'll do it all myself. And of course Ben knows, he's been very supportive and amazing."
"So when did you decide this??"
"It's always been my dream, but..." she trailed off and I knew that was true, but I guess...Cami was so selfless. It was nice seeing her put herself first. "It just seemed like the right moment."
"Because you two are getting serious," I wiggled my eyebrows and she laughed.
"Haven't we been serious since we were kids?!"
"I thought so!" I exclaimed but I never knew what Ben was thinking anymore and I hardly ever saw Cami.
"We are. Of course we are."
"Took you long enough." I said under my breath. Why no one ever listened to me? Was a mystery. They were so lucky I didn't do my I told you so song and dance routine.
"Yes yes, you're always right. What do you think?"
"I think you deserve everything that you're getting." I said honestly, pulling my friend into a deep hug. "But if this place doesn't serve food I'm going to eat you." I added and Cami bust out laughing.
"It's a nice offer but I'm kind of already sleeping with your brother." She replied, trying to be seirous but failing miserably.
"Let's go eat silly cutie." I shook my head, looping my arm in hers as we walked across the street to the new bistro she'd heard about. At this point I didn't care if it was good I was just hungry. I had gotten up early to run and then had a morning shoot and even though I liked that schedule because I got most of the day off? I was starving.
"Is it too early to celebrate with champagne?" She asked after we'd been sat by the cute host.
"Are you seriously asking ME that?" I laughed. "It's never too early to celebrate with champange. Especially when you have so much to celebrate." I griined, honestly happy for my friend who had been through a lot in her life and was still a genuinely amazing person with a good heart. No one was more deserving of having their dreams come true.
"So what about you? Are we celebrating anything on your end?" I sighed but kept a serious face, shrugging my shoulders becuase I didn't want to make things worse with my brother than they were.
"Well this should be good," Cami grinned as she studied me, probably reading my mind. Sometimes I thought we were like twins or something.
"Works been going good... and school..." I trailed off and shrugged again.
"Oh? Was that sigh for work?"
"I have a dinner date this weekend?"
"With the guy you met at Gabe's swim camp?" she lifted an eyebrow and I knew it was weird for me not to go into graphic detail about everything going on in my life.
"No." I made a guilty face as I thought about Dominic.
"What is that face for?" Cami asked, drawing a circle in the air in front of my head.
"I dunno. He was kind of perfect. Good looking, good job, clearly good with kids."
"But-" Cami pressed me. I shrugged.
"I didn't feel it." I admitted, licking my lips as sipping my water, blushing a little as I thought of what I had felt that night on the phone with Tristan.
"I feel like there's so much you're not telling me." She said, her pretty eyes narrowed in a glare that was more adorable than intimidating. I laughed and then took a deep breath.
"Ben doesn't want to know about my love life." I said finally. Cami nodded.
"Do you really want to know much about his?" she asked, standing up for him. I shrugged.
"Of course. Why do you think I'm so nosy?" I laughed and Cami smirked at me.
"Okay fine. He's just feeling a little...." Cami looked for the word.
"Weird that I've seen his best friend naked? Well I feel the same way about you and I don't let it ruin our friendship." I sighed and ran my hands over my face, so sick of this drama. "Forget I said that. I don't want to put you in the middle of Ben and I. That's selfish and I'm attempting to be a more selfless person."
"I love you Chloe and I was your best friend before anything else. I hate being put in the middle of you two, but I am always here for you." I gave her a weak smile. It was true, we'd been friends all our life, but I understood what it meant to be in a couple, and that meant Ben came first.
"I know, but still...."
"But nothing," Cami said firmly.
"Like you loved being in the middle of it last time? Having to keep that secret from Ben?" Cami sighed, sitting back against her chair.
"Tristan had to be the one to tell Ben about the two of you," she said seriously. "If Ben found out through me? He never would've forgave Tristan."
"But still, you had to hate me a little just for telling you," I said with a tiny grin playing on my lips. I knew how hard it was to keep anything from Ben. "I will never hate you. You're more than a best friend to me. You're my son's godmother, my -"
"Are you sure you're not pregnant?" I cut her off with a smirk.
"Hopefully I'll be married to your brother before he knocks me up again.... and no changing the subject!!"
I stuck my tongue out at Cami and she just folded her arms, glaring at me again.
"We decided it wasn't worth the drama to keep...." I started, trying to think of a word for what it was we were even doing...
"Fucking?" Cami answered for me, making me laugh since she pretty rarely cursed, must be the mom in her.
"The Ben thing is a dealbreaker for both of us." I continued. "But-" I started, blushing again and running my hands through my hair.
"But you can't stay away?" Cami asked in an overly dramatic voice.
"I like him. I like how I feel when I'm with him. I even like how he manages to piss me off more than anyone I know. I know it's a terrible idea but I get one taste of him and I'm a goner."
"Sounds good." Cami wiggled her brows at me and I laughed again.
"I haven't slept with him again." I assured her, because technically we hadn't. Though I was starting to think that was just because we hadn't really had a chance. I was afraid the next time I was alone with him my clothes would just fall off, not willing to be on in his presense. "Ugh I just wish I could get over him. It's never going to last, I'm no naive, I could never be enough for him. But what the hell is it going to take for me to start even looking at other guys?"
"You have got it bad Chlo." Cami smirked, leaning back in her chair.
"Why do you look so smug?" I asked her. "This is a disaster waiting to happen!"
"Because I can't remember the last time you were so into someone," Cami said seriously, and I thought about it. Really? "Even when you were dating Jared? You barely seemed interested!"
"Jackson," I corrected her and grinned, "And that's because I wasn't. My crush on Tristan was taking over even then." It was more than a crush though....it was. I didn't even know wwhat it was. And the fact that Ben hated it? That sucked.
"So you two haven't slept together again? Only that one time?" I looked up from my menu, my mind racing with flashbacks before I spoke.
"Well, there was that time on his desk..." I trailed off. "We didn't have sex, but dear god Cami, that man is amazing with his tongue. Cami smirked and I could practically feel her holding herself back from discussing my brothers oral skills. I didn't need to know that.
"Yeah yeah, what are you ordering? I'm suddenly starving now,"
"We had phone sex a few nights back." I said, suddenly just word vomiting everything in my head. Cami set down her glass, practically snorting into it.
"Phone sex?! Like you skyped him?" I shook my head.
"No like just talking on the phone!!" I replied, just as shocked as she was because honestly I didn't even know how it had happened.
"Do people still do that?" She chuckled and I laughed.
"If it's usually that good? They should." I replied. "And I'm getting chocolate cake."
"That's not lunch."
"What lunch food curbs sexual frustration?" I asked, still leaning towards the chocolate cake. Cami laughed.
"You're ridiculous." I nodded.
"I know. Let's switch back to you now though, your life is less dramatic."
"Wait, your date saturday. Is it with Tristan?" I nodded, feeling my stomach flip inside of me.
"Yeah. He asked me to cook for him." Cami grinned.
"Well if your cooking doesn't get him to fall for you I don't think anything will." She teased.
"Damn right." I agreed, laughing as the waiter came by to take our orders. I caved and got a basic soup and salad, but pouted about it.
"And we'll get the chocolate cake to split," Cami added, making me perk up instantly. "You're welcome," she grinned at me.
"You're a savior."
"We're trying to cut down on sweets and I think I need that chocolate cake more than you do."
"You have my brother and can have sex whenever you want. I definitely need to cake."
,"You're right. My sex life is currently at it's peak." I groaned but I was happy for her. I'd known Cami with Ben and without him, and she wasn't really....she wasn't her with out him. They completed each other. I'd never seen anything like it outside of my parents. "So how is school going?"
"Busy," I said with a sigh and leaned back in my chair. "Between school and modeling? I have hardly any free time."
"But you're willing to make time for Tristan..." she trailed off with a wink.
"Am I crazy to even consider this with him?" I asked and Cami blinked at me.
"Are you asking me for my opinion?" I nodded.
"I mean I know Ben thinks its a terrible idea and honestly? I see his point. And I'm not asking you as Ben's girlfriend, I would never use your opinion against you with him, but as my best friend....what do you think?" Cami shook her head.
"You have NEVER asked me for an opinion on a guy."
"That's not true." I started but then I thought about it for a moment. I actually couldn't remember a time when I had.
"Nu-uh. When you had your mind set on a guy you never cared about what anyone thought and trust me I've had plenty of opinions."
"You have?" I shot her a questioning look and she nodded.
"Yeah they're all as.sholes or pus.sys. With no ability to keep up with you even if you paid them."
"What about Jackson!?"
"Pus.sy. I saw that break-up a mile away." She said faster than I'd even finish the sentence.
"Oh my god Cami why didn't you ever say anything!?"
"Because you're a big girl and I guess I figured that sooner or later you'd learn from your mistakes," Cami shrugged and I pouted. I did seem to go for the same type. But how was I suppossed to help who I was attracted to?! That was hormones not brains.
"Have I?" Cami smirked and she shook her head.
"Honestly? No." Damn it. I stuck out my tongue before I grinned as the waiter returned with our salads. We both said a polite thanks to him and started eating.
"I think Ben might propose soon..." Cami trailed off, looking up from her plate to grin widely at me.
"What?? That's huge! Tell me everything! Did you get a ring already?? How do you know?"
"I don't know," she said with a little pout and I was confused again.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, he keeps saying that he wants to marry me... but we've kind of been saying that to each other since we were kids," she shrugged. "Just a feeling. Wishful thinking?"
"Doubtful." I laughed. "I know Ben, he's dying to marry you. About fu.cking time." I added under my breath.
"Does Cami Lindsell have a good ring to it?" she asked, eyes twinkling as I laughed.
"It does, now if Ames marries Milena all my friends will be related to me." I laughed.
"That's a little wierd huh?" Cami wrinkled her nose and I laughed.
"I wouldnt' worry about it, I don't think they're that serious." I winked and then thoguht about it. "Though we do tend to keep it in the family a little too much. At least I've never fu.cked Noah." Cami started giggling as the waiter brought over our food.
"Not for lack of trying on his part." She laughed and I shrugged.
"Maybe I'm missing out. We could switch. I'll be a Schon, you be a Lindsell."
"Being a Lindsell is better." she pouted. "Trust me. Though I think Noah could probably keep up with you actually." She added.
"Hah! I'm moving out of the family circle remember?"
"Oh yeah, super far out." She said sarcastically in between bites. "Tristan isn't a part of the family circle at all."
"My god what is wrong with all of us!?" I asked, shaking my head at the ridiculousness of everyones lives.
"What's wrong with me?!."
"I guess you and Ben don't count. I'm pretty sure you were born in love with him."
"Soulmates," she winked at me and I just rolled my eyes. "Hey, you've been our biggest fan since the beginning."
"Way to make me sound like a weirdo," I laughed. "I'm happy for you guys."
"Only you'd be a little bit happier if you were in a relationship?" she asked with an eyebrow raised. Wow. Did I feel that way? That was kind of awful.
"So what are we doing after lunch?"
"No subject changes!! I'm not that easily sidetracked," Cami grinned.
"I don't know what I want." I shrugged.
"You want Tristan. But the question is, what do you want from him?"
"A month locked in a hotel room naked." I said seriously. Cami laughed.
"And after that?" She smirked.
"I don't know." I sighed. "Am I really that petty that I can't be truely happy for you because I don't have what you and Ben do....god I hope not. But I do want it."
"You'll get it someday." She assured me. "You're a catch."
"If only I'd be a man, I'd be proposing to you and then I wouldn't have these problems."
"Would you look like Ben? Because that's my type." She smirked.
"No. Better looking. Just like I am now." I grinned smugly and Cami rolled her eyes.
"You should figure out what you want before rushing into anything with Tristan."
"I've already slept with him, its not like doing it a few more times will make it different." I said casually.
"Maybe. But you and I both know that's not all you want."
"Why do we keep talking about me when there's cake to be eaten!?"
"You've gotten great at deflecting," Cami winked at me before reaching for her spoon and getting a big piece of cake, wiggling happy as I took a bigger bite and moaned, closing my eyes and savoring all the chocolate goodness.
"Oh my god, who needs sex when you have cake?!" I said after swallowing.
"Did Chloe Lindsell just seriously say that??" Cami asked, her head thrown back as she laughed.
"You're not allowed to comment on that since you're having sex. Everyday. With my brother," She wrinkled her nose.
"Sometimes more than that," I blinked and tilted my head to the side.
"Really? When do you have the time? Or does Ben not last that long." I added in a whisper and smirked and Cami rolled her eyes.
"You're awful."
"I know right?" I agreed, trying not to laugh.
"Even quickies beat phone sex." She laughed. "And our quickes last a while."
"Touche mon amie." I chuckled. "But the cake is pretty good too." And the phone sex had been hot. But I wasn't sure if that was just because of the guy or I was really just that hard up.
"Want to go see a movie after this?" She asked. "I don't know what to do with myself when I don't have Ben or Gabe."
"So I'm your consolation prize? No sex or cute kids but Chloe will eat cake with me?!" I pretended to pout and Cami rolled her eyes again.
"God you're dramatic."
"Let's go dancing instead!"
"I have to be up with a kid tomorrow morning." She reminded me.
"So? We wont drink! When's the last time we went dancing together?" Cami sighed but I saw in her eyes that I'd won.
"You're a bad influence on me."
"I know it. And I'm okay with it."