A Bet Gone Wrong

Chapter Forty-Seven: Surprise Cameron

Rebecca

"Happy Birthday to you," we all finished singing to Cameron. He had buried his face in his hands from embarrassment, only making us laugh more.

After the huge party ended, we threw the second part of the party. There was cake, ice-cream, and dough-nuts sitting on a fold out table behind us, and we were all gathered around a bonfire. As soon as Cameron saw the decorations that were quickly thrown up while he was saying bye to guests, he tried to escape, but we blocked his path. For someone who was completely against his birthday, he wasn't putting up much fuss. In fact he ate more food than anyone else.

"I told you guys I didn't want a party," he murmured in his hands.

With a grin on my face I put an arm over his shoulders. "Too bad birthday boy because we threw you one anyway, and you have presents that need to be opened as well," I told him.

His sparkling blue eyes peeked out at me from between his fingers. "How did you even find out about it?" He asked.

Patrick flopped down on the chair on Cameron's other side. "Is it really that hard to figure out Cameron?" He scoffed. "You know I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut about things."

Everyone just watched as Cameron jokingly glared at Patrick, and then he removed his hands. "Since you all put in so much work to make this a great day, I guess the least I could do is enjoy it," he smiled.

That's good, because it would have totally sucked if he had been pissed off at us for doing all of this. Not to mention he's going to be in a good mood now so he may not freak out once he sees my birthday gift. Patrick informed me earlier that Cameron wasn't enjoying the football game on tv too much because of how it reminded him of his dad. He advised that I am really cautious when I give him the scrapbook.

Dylan and Cody had gotten Cameron's aunt to hand over a whole shoe box of photos that we could use, and there were some that even seemed to make Patrick a bit emotional. Which by the way is really strange considering the fact that Patrick rarely ever shows emotions.

"I have an idea!" Cody shouted as he hopped out of his seat. When he realized that we were all staring at him like he was crazy, he cleared his throat and sat back down.

"Okay Einstein, what's your great idea?" Jack asked him, scooting his chair away from Cody as he spoke.

To make Jack more uncomfortable, Cody slid his chair all the way over to Jack's until the arm rests were touching. "I think we should play a game of Truth or Dare," he shrugged.

Rachel and I exchanged worried glances from across the bonfire. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this is going to be a bad idea. I mean we're playing Truth or Dare with the five insane man-whores!

Before anyone could agree or disagree with his idea, the doorbell rang. "I've got it," I told everyone as I maneuvered through the chairs and paper plates on the ground. When I got to the door, I peeked out of the window only to see the faces of Logan and Bailey. It'd be so cool if the two of them were a thing, but from what I could tell they didn't look very romantic with each other. "Hey guys,'' I greeted them after the door was open.

"Hey Rebecca, thanks for the invitation to the after party," Bailey smiled. Logan mimicked her voice like Patrick had done to me earlier, but it was funnier watching it happen to someone else. "Keep it up Logan and you'll wake up at the bottom of the ocean in a box," she threatened him.

If I wasn't a girl, I would be begging for her to marry me. I know that sounds insanely weird, but it's so true. She's like my twin, and I remember how much I used to threaten Cameron. "Where's everyone at?" Logan asked me, ignoring her previous statement.