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And I blame Cameron’s abrasiveness for that.
For some reason, I expect him to knock on the door or ring the doorbell, but instead, he pushes down on the door handle and steps right inside.
“Oh look who finally made it!” a deep voice calls out from the living room, which is just off the elegant entryway. “It’s about time.”
“Yeah, well, that meeting sucked,” Cameron replies, glancing back at me. He saunters off toward the group, all circled around a TV. I recognize three of the men from the team photos, and then there’s a blonde, gorgeous woman next to the guy who just spoke to Cameron.
And that’s it.
I’m one of two women at this gathering.
“Who’s that?” A dark-headed, golden-eyed guy gestures to me.
“Oh, right.” Cameron groans, stepping to the side. “This is Nila. She’s going to be stalking me for a while.” He turns to me. “Nila, these are my teammates, Kade”—the one who just spoke—“Blaze”—the older one sitting with the blonde—“and Dylan.” He points to a guy who looks like the equivalent of a playboy, just by the way he’s sitting there, his caramel hair perfectly styled. “And this is Addy.” Cameron laughs as the blonde girl raises her hand. “She’s Blaze’s best friend.”
I nod, taking them all in. “It’s nice to meet you all.”
“Nice to meet you,” Addy responds with a big grin. “So, you’re the social media specialist they hired to clean up Cam’s mess?”
“Yeah, that’s me.” I smile, watching Cameron plop down on the loveseat across from his friends. “And if it’s okay with everyone, I’d like to take a few photos. I have a lot of work to do.”
“No kidding,” Dylan mutters. “Cam is practically nonexistent on the internet.”
“That’s about to change,” I say, keeping a smile plastered on my face as I pull out my phone.
“I like her already.” Addy beams, wiggling her eyebrows at Cameron. “I think she’s going to be good for you.”
The face he makes is difficult to read, but I don’t give it much thought.
I take a seat in the armchair opposite everyone. A few moments later, they’re all chatting and talking like I’m not even there.
Perfect.
“What do you want to drink?” a voice calls as I snap a few shots of Addy and Blaze, struck by the way he puts his arm around the seat behind her. Honestly, if someone hadn’t told me they were best friends, I would’ve assumed they were dating or something. “Nila?”
I blink a couple of times, looking up from my phone to see Cameron looming over me. “Um, I’ll just have water, thanks.”
“Water? Seriously?”
“Um, is there something wrong with my choice of hydration?”
He raises a brow at me but shakes his head. “No, I just kind of pegged you as a cocktail kind of girl.”
“Well, I guess you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.” I smirk.
He runs his tongue along his bottom lip, and my stomach does a few flips at the sight. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
With that, he disappears from the room. As he walks out, I realize everyone is staring at me.
And then they laugh.
My cheeks grow red, but I try to swallow the embarrassment by hiding behind my phone. I use it to look busy often in my personal life …
But typically when I’m working, I don’t have this level of discomfort.
“He’ll lighten up.” Addy smiles at me. “He’s just trying to give you a hard time.”
“I think you’re handling him well,” Kade says, leaning against the arm of the black leather couch.
