*Hey, sorry I missed your call, I was drawing, are you still up?*

Seconds later my phone rang again, and I answered almost immediately. "Hey."

"Hey, what were you drawing?"

"Just some random flowers and stuff, what you up to?"

"Just got into bed, I was with my cousins all evening."

"How old are your cousins?"

I strolled downstairs to lock the doors and turn off the lights as Matt told me about his family.

"Willy is eight, and his younger sister, Maddy, is five - although she acts older sometimes."

I listening to Matt on speaker while I packed my school bag and cleared my drawings off my bed. I stripped down to a tank top and shorts and put the phone back up to my ear.

"So now I've got like four, no- five mini plaits in my hair and pink nails."

"I wanna see!"

I lay on my bed and requested a video call. He answered with a smile, holding up some of the plaits in his long fringe. "What do you think?"

"Very cool, they suit you."

"Thank you." He grinned. His hand rested behind his head, and when the camera lowered I noticed he was shirtless. Fuck he's hot. "You like my nails?"

He held up his hand, coated in pink paint with a bit of glitter on his nail beds.

"Wow, I hope you tipped."

"Of course I did."

We laughed and he told me embarrassing stories about his family with a massive grin on his face.

I got under the covers, making sure I still looked okay. "Are you working tomorrow?"

"Yeah, after school."

"I should let you get to sleep, I'll see you first class anyway. Thanks for keeping me entertained."

"Thanks for tolerating me."

"Goodnight, Matthew."

"Sleep well, Camila."

I hung up the call and rolled over, staring at the ceiling for a minute before realising I still had a smile plastered across my face. Shit.

My phone beeped in my hand and opened Snapchat to see a new snap from Theo.

I opened it to see a picture of his door, with a new drawing on it, the one I drew of him in class.

*You stole my drawing!*

*I'm the muse, I think I deserve it. Plus, it looks better on my door than your wall.*

*ugh fine, you can keep it I guess.*

*Thank you :) Goodnight (°3°) *

*Goodnight Theo*

I plugged my phone in to charge and groaned as I climbed under the covers and dozed off to sleep.

*

I was woken by my alarm as usual and snook downstairs in an attempt to not wake up Zoe. I scrolled through Instagram while eating some cornflakes before slipping back into the shower.

Once I was washed and dressed I texted Theodore to see if I could catch a ride with him.

*Sure, I'll be ready in ten.*

*you only just woke up didn't you?*

*obvi*

I wrapped my hair up and pinned it in place with a claw clip before putting on some mascara and lip gloss to look more awake. I left a note for Zoe and headed outside to meet Theo who was waiting for me in his BMW, looking half asleep.

"Good morning."

"Hey." He smiled when I climbed in beside him, "How are you?"

"Good, you?"

"Tired."

I switched on his radio and turned up the volume, blasting some Taylor Swift song through his car.

"It is seven-thirty in the morning." He groaned.

"We have to wake you up some how."

"I can think of way better ways to do so."

"Oh yeah?" I glanced up to see if anyone was around.

"Mhm."

I placed my hand on his thigh as I leant across the car. His hand met my jaw and guided his lips to mine, kissing me smoothly. He sucked on my bottom lip and I slipped my tongue into his mouth, tasting his peppermint toothpaste. His hand slipped to my hair and I groaned quietly into his mouth.

I waited a minute before pulling away, leaving him there smiling at me.

"Now I'm awake." He twisted his keys and started the car, pulling out of the estate and onto the road to school.

"You're getting good at that."

"Thanks, I've had a bit of practice."

"And the best teacher, obviously."

"Obviously."

*

School was a blur. I talked to Matt every time he managed to catch me, wether it was during a boring class or lunch break. He's really putting in effort to get to know me and it's kind of cute.

But then there's Theo - who I also talked to a lot. He already knows everything about me, but somehow we still manage to have new conversations.

Last class was practically free, considering that the teacher just gave us worksheets and spent the class typing away at her laptop. Neither boys were in this class, but I sit beside Katie so we kept either other entertained.

"So, what's going on with you and Matt?" She asked like she was concerned.

"I really don't know what to tell you, he's being so nice and sweet, but it's more confusing than that."

"Because of Theo?" She raised an eyebrow.

"What? No, just in general-"

"I can see something's up, you two are acting different towards each other this year."

"I don't know." I sighed, "I guess it was just strange, we've been inseparable for years, seeing each other almost every single day, and then I didn't see him all summer. And now I'm back I'm not spending every second with him like I used to."

"You're dividing your time with them both. Eventually you're going to have to pick one."

"I shouldn't have to pick one, Theo's always been my best friend and he'd be supportive if I did want to be in a relationship... I think."

"Just find out what their intentions are, you know, if it does come down to it, you don't want to lose them both."

The bell rang and I gave Katie a nod, slipping my books into my bag. I'm not sure why she's being so advising, and I can't help but feel like she has feeling for Theo. I know they fucked this summer and I can't just forget that piece of information.

"Hey, earth to Camila." Theo caught me on my way out of school. "What's going on in that brain of yours?"

"Nothing, just zoned out."

We slipped out of the crowds of people and hoped in his car. He pat his thumbs off the drivers wheel and kept glancing across at me. I gave him quick smiles but I'm not sure they were convincing.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, you?"

"Cami. I know you and I know somethings up. What happened last period?"

"I was just talking to Katie..."

"Shit- what did she say?"

"She didn't say anything bad, I just- look I know you've been with other girls and I know I'm not like them, and I haven't been with other boys so I'm not as good as them-"

"Camila, shut the fuck up." He chuckled, "Are you being serious? The whole point of this is that you can experiment. Plus, you're way better than them at it, don't go all insecure on me now."

I sat silently and gave him an awkward smile, "Thanks...?"

"Come on, let's get you a hot chocolate." We pulled into his empty driveway and hoped out of his car.

"I'll make drinks, go put on the tv or something and I'll be up in five."

I went straight to Theodore's room, slipping out of my uniform and into some comfy sweatpants I left here and one of his hoodies.

I smiled when I noticed the background of his laptop was still a picture of us. Twelve-year-old Theo with really curly hair surrounding his head had his ass stuck out towards the camera while Zoe tried to take pictures of us, and I just stood there laughing at him, my hand clutching my stomach.

I clicked onto Netflix and started looking for something to watch, browsing all the genres.

"Here you go." He came into the room and handed me a hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and pink mini marshmallows. "You pick a movie yet?"

"I don't know which one, you pick."

"Ok let's see." He picked up his laptop and began scrolling through Netflix. "What type of movie?"

"You pick."

"I've never met a more indecisive person in my life..." he stopped scrolling and giggled slightly, but ended up shaking it off and scrolling again.

"What? What was that?"

"Just a thought, don't worry about it."

"No don't do that, just tell me."

"Just thought it would be educational if you watched a movie that wasn't what we normally watch."

I know where this is going. We've never even watch movies with a simple kissing scene because of the awkwardness, and now he's suggesting we watch a porno. I don't even watch them sort of movies when I'm alone.

This won't end well. We're not just kids who will laugh at it now, we're hungry, horny teenagers who experiment together for fun.

"You mean porn?"

He spluttered at me before giggling, "I didn't know you were familiar with the genre."

"Just because I don't watch it doesn't mean I don't know what it is."

"I'm not saying straight up porn, Cam, just a movie with a bit of it. We can stop it if you're uncomfortable."

"Ok, put it on then." I got up to close the curtains while he slipped out of his uniform and turned back to see him smiling as he lay on his bed.

I ignored his smirk and sat beside him as he connected his laptop to the tv. We tossed a blanket over us a sat there in silence as the Netflix intro played.