They actually thought that I had some kind of relationship with Hunter... I didn't even understand my own friends sometimes! And even Dallas thought that I was with Hunter, too! That was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard in my entire life!

I loved my friends and everything, but how could they be so stupid? Dallas thought I was looking at him in some way, but I didn't think I was. Unless the look was of absolute hatred and disgust...

But how could you mistake that look for love? Unless you were partially blind or something... Then that would be understandable. But from what I knew, Dallas wasn't partially blind.

So stupid...

"That was very amusing," Alex informed me cheekily.

"No it wasn't," I sighed, really not in the mood for him right then. How could someone be so goofy all the time? It just didn't make sense!

"Yes, it was," he grinned at me as we walked side-by-side to Jesse's cabin. "I never would have thought that everyone would think you like Hunter!"

"It's such a nightmare," I groaned, shaking my head at him and his happy-go-lucky attitude. "What would you do if everyone said you were in love with Hunter?"

"Well, that wouldn't happen because I'm not gay."

"I'm not saying anything."

Alex's eyebrows furrowed at me, and I couldn't help but laugh now. Making fun of him sure was fun... No wonder he did it to me and everyone else all the time! It could get pretty amusing...

"I can't be gay; I'm going out with Lexi," Alex announced triumphantly, as if that would make any suspicious of him being gay disappear. Even though I knew that there was no way that he could have been gay, I still found it hilarious that he actually thought I was being serious.

Someone didn't like to play at their own game.

I bounded up the steps and onto the porch of Jesse's cabin, waiting for Alex to pass me and open the door, inviting us both inside. But when he didn't, I couldn't help but turn toward him with a confused look on my face.

"You can do the honors this time, homophobe," he smiled at me, causing me to glare at him.

"I'm not a homophobe," I informed him, fighting the urge to smack him. "It's just fun to tease you. You should know how that's like, right? You're Mr. Tease."

"That can be taken in many different ways, Jordan," he told me suggestively, one of his eyebrows rising on his forehead. "And I've taken it a different way than you did."

"Oh, jeez," I groaned, covering my face with one of my hands and turning toward the door. I raised my free hand and knocked it against the door, not letting him say anything more to me.

The door opened, and Jesse appeared. I removed my hand from my face and placed it at my side, smiling slightly when I saw my boyfriend. But I was still pissed off about everyone thinking that I had some kind of romantic link to Hunter. That's just disgusting...

"You look... upset," Jesse blinked at me as he held his cabin door open for me to enter.

"Not upset. Just... unamused," I replied flatly, walking past him and into his cabin, Alex smirking behind me as he trailed inside. I wasn't looking at him, but I knew that that was what he was doing. 

"Did you break it off with Dallas?" he asked, shutting the door and turning toward me. "You did tell me that you were going to go do that... did you?"

"Yeah," I answered, shrugging as if it was no big deal.

"Then why do you look upset?" Jesse asked again, looking kind of worried now. Did he think that I had regretted breaking up with Dallas for him?

"Unamused," I made sure to correct, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Why do you look unamused?" Jesse repeated, making sure to correct himself.

"Because everyone knows she's in love!" Alex sang from behind me, stretching out the last word like he was in some type of musical.

"What?" Jesse blinked, looking between Alex and me a few times. "How did they find out?"

"Because she danced with him last night," Alex answered before I could, and it took all my willpower not to spin around and hit him. It was obvious that he was teasing Jesse, and that was the last thing that he needed to deal with, and the same with me.

Jesse blinked for the umpteenth time, looking confused. "What?"

"Yep, everyone knows about her secret burning passion for Hunter," Alex continued on, placing a hand over his heart. "Quite sickening, if you ask me."

I spun around, smacking his arm as hard as I could. Of course he looked unfazed, but I continued to glare at him anyway. "Burning?" I demanded, completely disgusted by his choice of words. "Out of every single word in the English language, you pick burning?"

Alex laughed loudly, scratching the back of his head. "I thought it fit pretty well. You know, burning and Blazing Brothers? Get it?"

I stared at him flatly. "I get it."

"Hello?" Jesse voiced from behind us, and I could just imagine him waving his arms around a few times. "Want to go back to why you're unamused? What's with this burning passion that he's talking about?"

"Dallas and my friends think I like Hunter," I replied, spinning away from Alex and placing my hands on my hips. "They think I like him just because I danced with him last night. Isn't that ridiculous? It's Hunter! They might not know what he's like, but it should have been obvious just the way we were looking at each other! They couldn't see how much I hate Hunter!"

"There's a thin line between love and hate," Alex sung.

"We know," Jesse and I replied flatly in unison.

I would have continued to rant if I wasn't cut off by the loud bark of laughter behind me from Alex, only causing me to roll my eyes at him without turning around to face him. Lexi was attracted to that? Okay, it was her life, I guess... It wasn't like he was a jerk or anything...

"Isn't it hilarious?" Alex asked Jesse between his laughter, wiping a tear from his eye as his other hand clutched his stomach. "Everyone thinks she likes--loves, even--Hunter! Ah, that's so priceless!"

I didn't think I would ever fully understand Alex's sense of humor, but it wasn't like that bothered me. I didn't think that I wanted to understand it.

I expected Jesse's eyebrows to furrow, or for him to glare in jealousy or something. But what he did was the complete opposite. He looked at me for a moment before locking eyes with Alex, and then both of them burst out laughing like complete idiots.

"Ridiculous," I scowled once Alex fell over onto the floor.

"Sorry, Jordan," Jesse chuckled, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand now. "But that really is funny. It shouldn't be, but it is."

"I'm not laughing," I announced, just in case it wasn't obvious.

"You should be!" Alex called out from the floor, not even bothering getting up even though he wasn't even laughing anymore. I was really tempted to walk over and kick him. "It's really funny if you think about it!"

What idiots.

"Where are all the other guys that live here?" I now asked, ignoring Alex as he tried to get up from the floor. He was pretty fit, so I knew he was just trying to be funny when he pretending that he was having trouble getting up. I only rolled my eyes at him again and turned toward Jesse. "They never seem to be here. Ever."

"Because they're always out with their girlfriends," Alex answered for Jesse, finally jumping up to his feet and making his way next to Jesse. "But Jesse and I? We have to deal with you."

"How flattering," I glared.

"I know," Alex grinned, and I only rolled my eyes again.

"What about your friends?" I now inquired, turning away from Alex and back toward my boyfriend. "Those fools have girlfriends, too?"

Jesse only shrugged, looking like he couldn't have cared less. "I don't really know," he answered. "I kind of stopped hanging out with them ever since we got here."

My eyes widened, not believing what I was actually hearing. Jesse had been friends with those idiots ever since I had met him! Those guys were always the ones that he'd prank with! And now he just stopped hanging out with them? Why would he do something like that?

"Then who do you hang out with now?" I wondered aloud, trying to put the pieces together in my mind.

"Himself," Alex shrugged before Jesse could answer, smirking as he stuffed his hands in his pockets. "He always stays in the cabin all the time like a hermit."

Jesse elbowed Alex in the stomach, causing him to yelp and double over, clutching onto the spot Jesse had hit. I blinked, definitely not expecting Alex to actually get hurt. Every time I hit him, he was perfectly fun! That so wasn't fair...

"I hang out with this doofus here," Jesse answered for himself, jabbing a thumb in Alex's direction as he straightened himself up.

"Yeah, he has a very loving way of showing friendship," Alex groaned, rubbing his stomach as he side-stepped away from Jesse. "But now, if you excuse me, I'll go hang out with my girlfriend so you two can have your lovey-dovey time alone together. The sexual tension is radiating off both of you like heat radiates off the sun..."

"Alex!" I shouted, covering my mouth when I realized how loud I had been.

He winked at me after he had opened the door and was half outside. "See you later."

After he had left, Jesse and I only stood there for a few moments, neither of us knowing what we were supposed to do. Especially after Alex had left like that...

"He's so embarrassing," I complained, crossing my arms over my chest. "It's like he lives to tease me or something. How could someone like that be in a gang?"

"He's one hell of a fighter," Jesse sighed, walking over and sitting down on his bed. He beckoned me over, and I happily walked over and sat down next to him. "And it's almost like he's immune to pain or something. What happened right there was just because I caught him off guard. If we were fighting or something, unless I shot or stabbed him, he'd be alright."

I didn't even have to ask to know that Alex was only immune to physical pain and not emotional. If Lexi ever did something to hurt him, I knew he'd be crushed. I could just tell.

"Are you immune to pain?" I couldn't help but ask, poking his shoulder like a child.

Jesse chuckled, shaking his head. "I can only wish I was."

"So how did you get away without that Blazing Brothers symbol on your back?" I asked, motioning to the back of my neck. "I saw Alex's and it looked like it really hurt. How did you manage to get away from something so horrible like that?"

"I may not be immune to pain like Alex is, but I'm a pretty fast runner. You'd notice if you paid any attention in gym," Jesse teased, flicking me in the forehead as lightly as he could. I knew he could have done it ten times harder; he could have even left a bruise if he wanted...

I didn't even fight back on that, because I knew that I sucked in gym. I tried my best and was still getting an A, but that sure surprised me. Instead of responding to Jesse's teases, I leaned closer to him and press my lips to his, shutting him up before he could have said anything either.

We fell back on the bed, my back against the soft mattress as Jesse hovered over me. Our lips stayed connected for a few more moments until I thought of another question to ask Jesse.

I broke away from him, but we still stayed in the same position without moving. Not that I really minded or anything... I could stay like that all day and just watch him.

"About Erica," I breathed, still a little out of breath from that kiss. "I know that you didn't do anything with her, but did you ever... tell her about me?"

"I told them all about you," Jesse admitted, looking away from me in embarrassment. "They were asking why I was messing up all the time and they could always tell when I was lying. They didn't know what you looked like or anything, but they always knew that a girl named Jordan Emery was always on my mind."

"Aw," I couldn't help but coo, giggling a little when Jesse made a face.

"So that's probably why Erica hates you so much," Jesse shrugged, looking like he was actually thinking about it. "I'm sure she'd remember your name. She hung onto practically every word I ever said, and when she heard that there was another girl that already had my heart, she was pissed."

"That must be why she calls me Ugly," I grumbled, my eye twitching slightly as I remembered the stupid nickname that Erica had given me.

"That's probably it," Jesse nodded. "She's jealous because you're the one I fell in love with. She was just trying to make you feel bad."

"But Erica's beautiful," I sighed, now feeling very insecure about myself. Erica was beautiful, curvy, and everything else a guy could ever want. She could even speak two languages! Even though I had been taking French classes for four years, after entering the camp and not having it anymore, I had almost forgotten all of it.

"She's pretty, but nothing compared to you," Jesse informed me truthfully, a genuine smile growing on his face. How could I ever hate him for four years? Yeah, he acted like a total jerk, but... that was just a cover. I guessed that it was kind of my fault as well, since I was a bitch to him when we had first met. I didn't even give him a chance... I just marked him off as annoying from the start.

"But Hunter always knew my name?" I asked now. Jesse nodded, and I couldn't help but make a face. I wondered if Hunter ever knew that he would be obsessed with the girl named Jordan Emery... "That's really, really creepy. I can't believe Erica ever liked someone like him."

"She was one of many," Jesse informed me with a sigh, sounded very disappointed in any girl that would ever consider being attracted to Hunter. "He had girls fawning over him left and right. He still looks like he's in high school, too. So that means younger girls going after him as well. But even when he had a bunch of girls going after him, he still didn't like anyone but Erica."

Until me, I couldn't help but add bitterly in my head.

"Okay, enough talk about that crazy psychopath and his gang," I started brightly, smiling as I stared up at him. "As much as I would love to just lay around here making out all day, you share this cabin with seven other guys. It would be fine if Alex came in and caught us, but not the other six. So scratch that..."

"Aw," Jesse whined teasingly, causing me to stick my tongue out at him. "What about your cabin?"

"I live with seven other girls," I reminded him, in case he somehow forgot.

He pursed his lips. "Oh, yeah."

"So we can't make out," I smirked, waiting for his amusing reaction. I knew it was going to be good...

"Damn," he cursed, causing me to giggle once again before reaching up and kissing him on the lips quickly.

"I can't even think of a place we can both be alone together," I informed him, trying my best to think of a place to go where we wouldn't have to risk getting caught. Every place that came to my mind wasn't safe. Neither of us had our own rooms, and a shed would be too gross...

"I can't think of anything either," he sighed, closing his eyes as he plopped down next to me, obviously trying to think of a place as well.

"There's the dock, but we risk someone seeing us during the day," I thought out loud, tapping my index finger against my chin as I continued to try and think. "There're people crawling all over this place. Unless we get Alex to be a bodyguard or something and have him hang out in front of the door all day like a bouncer at a bar, I guess we're just out of luck."

"Wait a second," Jesse grinned, sitting up and staring down at me. "I know what we could do."

I continued to look up at him, unsure of what he could have been thinking. That look in his eyes sure told me it was something mischievous...

"What?" I asked, sitting up next to him now. Did he somehow actually think of a place for both of us to go where we couldn't get caught? I really hope he wasn't suggesting the woods, because who knew what kinds of creatures could be lurking out there?

"Go back to your cabin and put your swim suit on," Jesse commanded, shoving me off the bed and toward the door.

"What?"

"Just go!"

I rolled my eyes at him, doing as I was told and making my way toward the door. Just before I closed it behind me I faintly heard, "And not Aimee's swim suit!"

I couldn't help but smirk at this. Jesse was just too cute.

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"Where are you taking me?" I inquired, covering most of my body with my beach towel. "And why are we both wearing swim suits?"

"It's a surprise," Jesse winked, turning to the right.

"The last time I was in a car with you, it broke down," I informed him, just in case he somehow forgot. "And then I met your old gang's leader. Are you driving me to go meet your current gang's leader?"

Jesse whistled at me. "Shoot. You found out..."

I rolled my eyes at him, knowing he was just joking. "You know I can't swim, Jesse," I told him now. "You had to save me. Remember?"

"I remember," he nodded, not taking his eyes off the road. "Don't worry, Jordan. You won't drown or anything, I promise you that. And anyway, if I saved you once, I can save you again."

"That doesn't sound very promising," I pouted, crossing my arms over my chest and staring out the window.

Jesse laughed, and neither of us said anything else for the rest of the car ride. When we finally got to a parking lot, Jesse got out of the car and opened my door for me. I thought that this was a very gentlemanlike thing to do until I realized he was only doing it so he could cover my eyes before I could see where we were.

"No peeking," Jesse teased, tossing my towel over my shoulder and leading me to who knows where.

I swear, if he was taking me to a beach, I'd kill him.

When he finally removed his hands from my eyes, I slowly cracked them open to see where we were. My jaw dropped when I saw that it was the same pool that I had almost drowned in.

"I'll walk back to the camp," I suggested quickly, turning away from the pool and starting to leave until Jesse swiftly stopped me.

"Nope, I'm teaching you how to swim," he grinned, dragging me near the steps of the pool. Strangely, there wasn't anyone there. It was a pretty hot day outside, so I would think people would be at the pool; at least a couple. Even though that made me feel better, I still felt uneasy about being so close to the water. Especially in a place where I had almost died...

"That's not a good idea," I told him, starting to shake ever so slightly as he dragged me closer and closer to the steps. "Swimming isn't something that I'm ever going to have to do in my life! I don't have to learn!"

Jesse rolled his eyes, now up to his shins in the water as he stepped down on the steps. "Oh, come on. What are you going to do when your kids are old enough and they want to learn how to swim?"

"You can teach them," I told him without even thinking. My cheeks quickly turned bright red when I realized what I had said. I pretty much just said that I wanted to have his kids...

Not that that would be a bad thing...

Jesse, obviously noticing what I had said as well, had red cheeks as well. He was blushing? That was so cute! But that didn't make the situation any less embarrassing...

Jesse tried to smirk, and I could tell he was trying to think of a smart or funny thing to say back at me. He was now waist deep in the water, but he had now let me go. I could have run for the hills, but for some reason I didn't. I just continued to stand at the edge of the pool and stare at him.

"So... you want to have my kids, huh?" Jesse smirked, even though I could tell he still had no idea what to say.

Thanks for making the situation even more embarrassing, Jesse...

"Um... uh..." was all I could sputter out. "Um... Why is there no one here?"

Every question I could ask in the world, and that was what came out of my mouth?

"It's closed," Jesse smirked at me, and my eyes widened in surprised.

"Closed?" I echoed, still kind of embarrassed from what I had said moments before. "How did we get in here if it's closed?"

"Lock picking comes in handy when you're in a gang," Jesse sing-songed, smirking as he flicked some of the water at me.

Jesse then clutched onto my hand, pulling me and forcing me to take one step into the pool. I let out a yelp but didn't jump out of the pool like I had wanted. But I wanted to be closer to Jesse more than anything. So if I stayed in the shallow end, nothing could happen... Right?

I slowly stepped down to the second step, and then the third, Jesse holding onto both of my hands the entire time. But my foot went a little too far on the third step and I suddenly slipped. I let out a loud shriek as I fell forward and into Jesse's arms.  

The water was cold, but that wasn't what I was thinking about right then. All I could think about was how good Jesse's bare stomach felt against mine. The thought caused my cheeks to tint pink, but I didn't think that Jesse even noticed at all.

"If you wanted me to hold you, Jordan, you could have just asked," Jesse smirked, comfortably wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Hey, I just realized that you stopped calling me Emery," I blinked, feeling like a complete idiot for not realizing it sooner. I would always sometimes call him by his first name or last name, but he almost always called me by my last name. So much that I was shocked when he actually used my name.

Jesse shrugged. "I'd always use your name with other people and in my thoughts and such," he admitted, and I couldn't help but notice that I would do the same as well. "I just kept calling you Emery to keep up the act of being your enemy."

I could only nod, not really knowing what else I was supposed to do.

When Jesse's lips found mine, I almost completely forgot that I was in a pool, surrounded by water that I had almost drowned in. All I knew was that we were finally all alone and we couldn't have gotten caught. No one else was around, and the place was supposed to be closed. We were completely alone and could kiss all we wanted for as long as we liked...

And that was all I wanted.

"Hey, you brats! We're closed today!" a new voice called out from above us, causing Jesse and I to break apart. We looked up to see a very annoyed looking worker, some kind of tool to clean the pool in his hands. "Go take this orgy somewhere else!"

Oh, my goodness...

Jesse and I quickly got out of the pool, wrapping our towels around our bodies as quickly as we could and running out back to the car before the worker could get a good look at our faces. My cheeks burned at his comment, and I didn't start breathing again until Jesse and I were both seated in the car.

It was silent for a few moments as we both just sat there, but slowly we turned toward each other. We just stared at each other for another few moments until we both broke out into loud fits of laughter.

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