Page 10 of Always Be My Baby

“We-we didn’t get a chance to talk about it,” I stammered. “Maybe you were trying to tell me something by going behind my back and flirting with that guy.” I made no sense, and I had no idea what I was saying at this point, but I was beyond mad. I had to calm down. “Listen, we both should act like mature adults and stop before we say something we regret.”

Cammy scowled, her face as tight as ever. “Maybe you should have thought of that before you kissed that skank.”

I lost it and raised my voice. “I’m sorry, Cammy. I’ll say it thousands of times. She kissed me. Can you please forgive me and just move on together?”

Cammy rubbed her eyebrows with her thumb and forefinger. “If you saw me kissing a guy, could you forgive me?”

A trick question. “If he pushed himself on you like Caroline did, and you didn’t kiss him back, like me...” I stressed that point. “...then, yes.”

She tilted her head, her eyes unfocused, considering my answer. “I don’t know a whore that would push himself on me.” She smirked. “So, I get to kiss a guy. If you can handle it without freaking out, then I’ll give us a chance. If you lose it, then we’re done.”

“What?” I nearly choked. “You’re kidding, right?”

She angled her eyebrows with her arms crossed. “Would I joke about that?”

I shifted on my feet. “You’re going to kiss a guy and tell me about it?”

“No,” she drawled that one little word. “I’m going to kiss him in front of you.”

“Cammy. That’s crazy.”

“Is it? I want you to feel what I felt. Then you’ll know it’s not so easy to wipe the image of someone kissing me out of your mind.”

“Fine.” I massaged the back of my neck. “When are you going to do this?” And I couldn’t believe I made the most ridiculous bet with my girlfriend. Regardless of what she thought, we were still together. We hadn’t officially broken up, not yet.

“I don’t know.” She sounded hesitant. Perhaps she’ll change her mind?

“Fine. I can’t believe we’re doing this.” With that, I walked out the door, angrier than I’d been.

Kiss another guy in front of me. I can handle it.

Whatever it would take to get her back.

Chapter Eight

My Roommate

Cammy

“You did what?” Leah shrieked the next morning when I told her the bet I made with Lucas.

I handed her a mug of coffee and sat across from her on the dining table. Savoring a sip, I said, “It just happened. I was so pissed off at him that I just said it. He thinks it’s so easy for me to take him back after he kissed that girl. How could he think I could just forget it like it never happened?”

“I don’t know, but I have to say, you’re sneaky.” She covered her hands around the mug, taking in the warmth.

“Sneaky?”

“Well, sneaky might not be the word, but are you going to kiss Grayson?” She eyed me carefully.

I almost spit out my tea I had just drunk. “Nooo. Why would you say that? I mean, I think he’s very attractive, but I don’t have thoughts of him like that. Though I told him any guy. I should kiss someone he dislikes as much as I hate that girl. I can’t even say her name. I should kiss a guy from the other frat. That would piss him off.” Then I thought about what I had said. “I’m being ridiculous, aren’t I? I’m acting so immature about this. This isn’t me.”

Leah perked her pretty pink lips and shook her head. Then her hazel eyes beamed. “But I like the new you. Cunning. Evil. And he deserves it. I’ve told you many times he’s not good enough for you. He doesn’t treat you like you deserve. You’re one in a million, Cammy. He took that for granted. It’s his freakin’ fault for being stupid enough to let a freshman bitch get in the way of your relationship.”

I shook my head. “I don’t know, Leah. This isn’t who I am. I don’t think I’ll have the guts to kiss a stranger, to use him like that.”

“Then kiss a guy you know. Tell him your plan, no strings attached. And I bet this guy will be more than willing to kiss you. You tell Lucas where and when. Then just do it. Kiss and it’s over.”

“You make it sound so simple,” I groaned then savored another sip. “The problem is, I don’t know any guys. I mean, I know lots of guys, but most of them know Lucas and they would never do what I ask.”