Carlo.

     And it was time to go home. 

     The closing ceremony was short. A few campers who weren't coming back next year said their good bye speech and they handed certificates to campers who participated in any sport. Cabin 10-19 took pictures with the paintball trophy, winners of every sport took picture with their trophy and after a nice speech from the Ariesa and the camp manager, everyone was dismissed. 

     We were saying our goodbye and as I hugged Jacob back, I realized, I was going to miss him, all of them. Never have I ever had these much friends and the thought of pulling away from them had not intrigued me.

     Jacob was an awesome friend. He had been there for me when Es wasn't and now knowing that someone like him wasn't going to be by my side made me pretty shaken up.

"You are going to be fine." He ruffled my hair and I smiled at him. "Besides, we shared skype names. Call me when he's sleeping." He winked and I rolled my eyes at his joke.

     The second Jacob stepped away from me, Dave ran to hug me so quickly I almost didn't even see him until he was pressed against me. He rested his head on my shoulder and said, "Aww, I cannot believe I won't see you again. No," he pulled away to look at me, "you'll come visit us right?"

I blinked, baffled that he would miss me this much. Glancing at Es who was talking with MK and Alex, I wondered if his dad would let us come back. We did only come here because our visa was about to expire anyway. I looked back at Dave and smiled, "Once we get our visa's back up and we are free for the semester, we might just come over."

"Might." He repeated the word to himself as if it was going to help him settle it in his head then he nodded and squeezed my shoulders. "I'm going to miss you," He said softly then surprised me when he pressed his lips lightly against mine. I was too shocked to move but I was glad when he pulled away and ran back to stand beside Jacob who glared at him.

"What the hell was that?" Es came to stand beside me, drawing the other couple towards us. He frowned at Dave and started for him but Jacob blocked his path and gave Es a look that made him stop. He scowled at them but didn't say anything and stepped back.

     Dave smiled smugly then winked at me when Es turned back to Alex who asked him a question. I pretended not to have noticed it so things won't be weird and said, "Please don't do that."

"Why?" He rose an amused brow, throwing an arm around Jacob who narrowed his eyes at him.

"Because that's just wrong and if I kissed Jacob, you'll be mad." Es ignored what MK was saying and answered Dave instead, pinning him with a withering glare.

"It was just a kiss-"

"And I'm fucking territorial so think about that before you do shit with him." Escalante's glare softened and he sighed, "We are leaving this country, continent and I want to leave it with a good note. I'm going to fucking miss every single one of you so please keep your slimy hands off my boyfriend and I'll send you a post card."

     The minute Es stopped talking, Jacob attacked his lips and I froze. It was just a simple chaste kiss on the lip like Dave had done but yet it felt wrong watching them do it. Escalante pulled away almost immediately and gave Jacob a baffled look. "The fuck was that?"

"Yeah." I said when I finally found my voice. Breaking the two of them up, I clung to Es's arm and glared at the four of them who just grinned at us. "What the fuck is going on?"

"It's how we say good bye." MK explained, crossing his thick arms across his chest. "We only did it to the new cabin members; it was our way of saying we had a crush on them."

"Normally," Dave continued, stepping closer to us, "We do this when the person was unavailable during camp but due to shit happening becomes available when camp ends. It meant 'I like you bitch but it's over now, but if you come next year, we might have something.'"

"However," Alex continued, playing with the hairs on his chin, "Since this is our last year in camp, we might as well do it."

I blinked. The fuck?! These guys were fucked up but then this entire camping experience was fucked up. Watching Escalante, I saw him walk up to Jacob and asked, "But I actually thought you liked Carlo for a spilt second back there."

"Oh I do." He gave him a cocky smirk then glanced at me, "Carlo's a guy I can date in the real world. You are just that guy I would date in this camp for the sex. No offense if it's offensive to you."

     Honestly didn't mind the compliment but he insulted my boyfriend and I've learnt from the past weeks I've been with him that he wasn't that desperate for sex, he only did it to get his mind off me.

"Saying no offense doesn't make it not offensive." Es said dryly, moving away from him the minute Ariesa came out of the woods with Jacinta and her boy toy and Camila and her girl toy-if possible.

     Ariesa was to take us back to the airport and that was why we standing around the road side and saying our goodbyes. Escalante walked past me to the car only to be stopped by Alex. I waved the guys one last time before joining up with Es and Alex.

Es was saying, "I know this may sound weird but please help Preston. He did have a fucked up past and the last thing he needs is someone making it a lot harder for him."

     They both stared at each, passing each other a look that was foreign to me but seemed to be known by only the both of them. After a few minutes of telepathically communicating, Es hugged Alex tightly.

"Thank you so much for being here this year." Es clung to him like he was holding on to dear life but the part that surprised me was the fact that he had unshed tears in his eyes. "I am going to miss you so fucking much."

"You can call me." He smiled sadly then ruffled his hair. "And call me as much as you want because I will always love to hear you be a bitch."

That managed to cheer Es up because he laughed and patted his shoulders lightly. "Bye Alex."

"Escalante." He waved and stepped back until he was beside MK who wrapped his arms around him.

I let Es enter into the SUV first before turning to him and gaping at him, "What's up? You're crying."

"Yeah. I know." He sniffed then held my hand, giving me a genuine smile that stopped me from asking anymore questions.

     Looking out the window, I saw my sister kiss Patrick and when they pulled away I could see Patrick looked pretty bumped about it. Jasper too. He looked one minute away from snatching Jacinta and running away with her. He still held on to her hand as she entered the car.

"Skype? Face time?" When she didn't say anything and just pulled her hand away from him, his eyes widened in panic, "Anything please Jacinta. Don't let this be the end."

Jacinta stared ahead and didn't say anything. That was enough answer for Jasper because he nodded and pulled away saying, "Good bye then."

     The red haired moved back to stand beside Patrick who kept waving at Camila as the car reeved to life. Escalante and I waved at the people we could now call obnoxious family.

     We were definitely going to miss them but one part I was happy about was that Es and I were not just leaving the camp as best friends but boyfriends. Something I never once thought would happen and something I never once though I would be happy to be.

***

     We were back in Australia and I was so glad because I was back to my family. Thanks to Es being a mama's boy, I got jealous of their relationship and I made a mental note to spend time with mine before leaving to the university. Jacinta spent the plane ride getting pissed about everything and that made me smile because that meant she was just as affected as Jasper was. Camila didn't look the least bit bothered but I couldn't blame her. Her girlfriend was from Sidney and last I remembered, it was a small world.

     Es slept throughout the ride and I didn't judge because he hated plane rides anyway.

     After getting our luggage, we went out the airport and it took us a while to see Es's dad leaned against his black range rover, talking to someone over the phone.

    The weather was sunny but not something I wasn't used to. Sure, it had been a bit cold in Toronto before we left but adjusting to the Australian weather wasn't as hard as it was adjusting to the weather back there.

A groan escaped Jacinta and I quickly assumed it was because she had seen her dad. "And great, they had to send him to make my day worse."

"Hey, don't be so down." My sister tried to lighten Jacinta up as we made our way to his car, "We could watch a scary movie and eat ice cream."

She huffed, halting to put her hair in a bun. "Sure, whatever. But if I'm being a bitch about it, don't get mad."

"I know. Let's just go home now, okay?" Camila smiled at her and she smiled back, pulling on the handle of her box.

    We finally got to Es's dad and he smiled when he saw us, hanging up and taking Jacinta's luggage from her. "Mi nina grande! How are you?"

Jacinta appeared uninterested and frowned lightly at him, "Fine dad. Now can we go home? I'm not in the mood for sun." She rolled her eyes before brushing past him and entering the passenger's seat.

E's dad seemed startled by her attitude then turned to the rest of us for explanation. Camila managed a smile for him and said, "She's a little pissed off she had to leave a special friend behind."

His mouth made the shape of an 'o' then he rolled his eyes. Moving to the boot, Es, his dad and I managed to stuff all the luggage in before entering the car.

    The car ride was quiet and I knew it was because Jacinta was in a bad mood. When Jacinta was in a bad mood, no one except her mum dared to test her. She was terrifying like that.

"So, how was the camp? Carlo, your mum said everything went fine. Except for a little mishap with Es." Mr. Alonza said suddenly, gaining everyone's attention.

"Carlo and I are dating." Es announced when nobody answered him and I smacked his thigh, earning a smirk from him.

Mr. Alonza glanced at us from the front mirror, grinning, "I heard from your ma, Es. How are you guys doing? Can't wait to get my 200$ bucks from your ma, Carlo."

"I'm sure she's happy to give you." I rolled my eyes, knowing my mum would be anything but happy to pay up.

"So, how was Paris?" Es said, sitting up right when his house came into view. I could already see my mum's car in their driveway.

Jacinta and Camila perked up and they glared at Es's dad who was more bothered about where to park.

"What do you mean by Paris?" Camila frowned at Es then looked at his dad in hopes he was just messing with them.

Mr. Alonza parked in front of their house then answered as he killed the engine, "While you guys were having fun in Canada, we thought we take a vacation."

"To Paris?!" Jacinta almost screamed. "You know how much Camila and I have been dying to go there. But instead you took us to Canada? Why? Why did you do this?"

Jacinta's dad looked at her and smiled softly, "You and your brother can go another time. That visa doesn't expire for another year or so. Plus, I needed you to watch out for the boys. I wanted an adult to watch out for them"

I was expecting Jacinta to blow a fuse but instead she sank back in her seat and said, "You called me an adult."

"Of course you are. If I didn't think you were an adult, I wouldn't have the four of you out alone. You took care of my boys and I'm happy about that. Next time, the four of you are going to Paris." He added and the girls squealed.

"Oh my God! Thanks dad." She hugged him tightly

"You are welcome Cinta."

Jacinta smiled at her dad and said as she got down from the car, "You can call me Jac if you like."

"That's my girl." He chuckled as he watched them go then turned back to Es and I who were just watching the drama before us. "They left us with the luggage again."

Es opened the door and said, "I'm in a good mood dad."

"Thanks hijo."

     I came out right after him and helped with the luggage. When Mr. Alonza had gone in with Camila and Jacinta's luggage, someone came up behind Es and I and we turned to him, startled.

     The moment I saw him, I had the undeniable urge to hide Es away from those eyes that watched him, staring deeply at him as if he was his long lost love. This dude was tall, taller than me but not up to Es. Es was freaking tall. He had on a short sleeve which showed off his muscled arms and he wore those type of shorts Escalante loved because it curved up the persons ass perfectly.

He grinned at Es and Es smiled up at him and said, "Samuel?"

     My heart dropped at the sound of his name. This was the guy. This was the guy I dreamt would take my Es away from me. My hate for him only got worse when he smiled in response to Es, showing those dimple and making him look unbelievably cute. He was way handsome than he was in those photos Es showed me and that just made me panic more.

"I missed you." He said breathily as if he had been holding his breath for a while.

      With the way Samuel stared at Es, I had this feeling he wanted to hug him but glancing at Es, I had a feeling he would rather not do that.

"So, your mum told me you were coming back today. I decided not to tell the other gym guys who were just as worried as I was. I thought if they came it would be weird."

     I hated him. Right off the bat, I didn't want Es to be anywhere near him. In fact, I didn't want Es going to gym anymore. He could run round the estate for all I care.

Es smiled. "You're right about that weird part." He laughed lightly then glanced at me.

     He must have noticed my displeasure in all this because he turned back to Samuel and said, "About our date, can we push it a little later in the week? I want to get settled in first."

Date?

    I didn't know I had said that out loud until Samuel looked at me for the first time. He gave me a once over then went back to ignoring me like I wasn't worth his time. He smiled back at Es who narrowed his eyes at him and said, "Sure. I just came to see you and help out as much as I can. May I?" he pointed at the bag and I frowned, stepping in front of it and earning a bored look from him.

"No, thank you. I think we are just fine. You can leave now."

     Samuel was about to say something but Es spoke up quickly, crossing his arm over his chest, "Samuel, I don't think I've introduced you to Carlo." He gestured at me. "Carlo, this is Samuel, my friend from gym and Samuel, this is Carlo, my boyfriend."

     Samuel seemed taken aback by what he said but went back to smiling at him. "Sure. He's just your boyfriend. We could still-l"

"I'm his boyfriend, Aussie. Meaning, he's mine and I don't like sharing. I think this visit is overdue. Please leave." I snapped, irritated by the fact that he would suggest that in front of me like my title didn't matter.

"You heard him." Es backed me up and my heart soared at that.

     Samuel stopped smiling and took a step back. He opened his mouth to say something but closed it quickly, glancing at me before looking back at Es. He exhaled and ran a hand through his auburn hair, "Okay. I'll go, but I still want to have our date."

I was just about to scream at him to get the fuck out but Es said, "Sure. I'll call you."

     That brought back the smile he had on his face initially and he nodded before turning and jogging off.

     Turning to glare at Es for still wanting to go on a date with him, he spoke up before I could even make words in my head, "Relax. It's kind of like goodbye date. He was a nice short term boyfriend."

"You mean sex buddy." I scoffed, rolling my box over to my mum's car and tossing it inside her boot.

"Whatever makes you sleep well at night." He huffed as he rode his box into the house.

     Shooting a glare at him when I entered the house, I was immediately engulfed in a warm hug that had me choking in shock. My mum let go of me to stare at me worriedly and I smiled at her concern, temporarily forgetting about Es.

"Hey mum."

"Awww, just one month from not seeing you and it's like you've grown taller." I smiled back in response and she blushed, pinching my cheeks like she used to. "And you have stopped being so shy with me. Normally, you would have pushed me away by now."

I winced in pain and she let go immediately, stepping back from me. I rubbed my cheeks but still managed to smile at her. "The camp helped me with that. And Es too." I said as I glanced around the homey sitting room.

     It was just as it was, warm, colorful and filled with pictures of everyone. We were such close family friends, we were all in their family photos hanging on the wall.

Glancing back at my mum, she smiled and pointed out, "So you really are with Escalante?"

I nodded and added, "Yes, we are."

My mum smiled, "I'm happy for you but mostly Es since he's been wanting this since forever. You have his dad to thank."

"You can pay for it by making your mum give me my money." Es' dad called from somewhere in the house.

She scoffed, waving her hand at me dismissively when Es' mum called for her in Spanish.

     Using that as my chance, I started for Es's room which was the basement. The door was already open so I just slid in to see him going through his CD collections before dropping down on the beanbag lazily.

"Es." I called to him and he looked up at me. For a moment he just stared at me before a big smile broke on his face. He jumped out of the bag and came to push me against the wall, attacking my lips the moment I gasped.

     I knew if I let this go on, we were going to have sex and I was going to forgive him for what just happened with Samuel, so I pulled away quickly because I was still mad at him.

"What the hell was that?" I asked, angrily.

He looked at me like he didn't know what he did wrong. "I just kissed you."

"Not that. Out there with the Samuel guy. Why are you still going on a date with him?" I didn't know if I was just being possessive but aren't people supposed to be possessive of what they loved? Going on a date with another guy seemed like a very terrible thing to do when you had a boyfriend or wasn't it?

      Es shrugged, moving to sit on his bed. He tapped his lap, gesturing for me to come and sit on it, but I ignored him and stop in front of him, glaring angrily down at him. Why couldn't he see that was wrong? What the fuck am I saying, this was the guy that thought giving guys head in the gym was a fun thing to do.

"Can you just take it that I have deep, deep feeling for you and not him?"

"How is that going to stop the fact that you are going on a date with him?"

"I feel bad." He said suddenly, his smile fading. "I hurt him, them. I really want to make it up to them but I know I cant. I want to take Samuel out for one night and show him how sorry I am and how I'm already in love with you. Would you let me do that?"

     I had no idea why he bothered asking me. If Es wanted to do something, what I said never really mattered so if I said no, it really wouldn't matter. "Why bother saying no when you'll just do it anyways?" I snorted, shaking my head angrily.

"If you don't want that, there's really no qualms. I'll just call him and tell him to forget about it."

     I didn't believe him until he had the phone to his ear and was already talking to Samuel. Honestly, I wanted to watch him to the end, to be sure he would cancel the date but I couldn't make myself do such a thing. It was just one date and the date was to officially break up with him.

     Exhaling deeply, I released a deep breath and snatched the phone from him, hanging up quickly before tossing the phone aside.

Es gapped at it then at me, "I thought you said-"

"One date and that's it." I warned. He nodded quickly and that seemed to settle with me.

     Smiling, I climbed on his laps and Es's hands instantly went to cup my butt and I chuckled, nuzzling his nose. He kissed my lightly on my lips and said, "Your birthday is coming up next month. I already know what I'm getting you."

I perked up at that, "What?"

He smirked and squeezed my butt, "It's a surprise." He winked and I flushed, burying my head in his neck.

"Not even a little hint?"

"Nope. Not at all." He laughed loudly and that made the butterflies in my stomach to flutter, making me squirm. He chuckled into my ear again and fell us down on the bed before turning us so he would be on top of me with my legs still crossed around his waist.

     My breath hitched as he stared at me and stroked my cheeks. I stared back, enjoying the feel of his fingers on my face and his hot gaze that made my insides melt slowly. Something about this moment was very intimate and I loved the fact that he wasn't being overly sexual right now. It was just perfect.

Then he dipped down slowly and kissed me, taking my breath away.

     All this would never have happened if Es's dad hadn't taken us to Canada, if Preston hadn't been an asshole and if I hadn't finally noticed how much Es meant to me. This never would have happened if we hadn't gone to that crazy camp. That did more than just change Escalante and I, it made us see how much we mattered to each other and how much we needed each other.

     Thanks to that camp, Es was not just my best friend or boyfriend, Es was my soul mate and I loved him with everything I had.

It was all thanks to that camp.

What a camp!

                    THE END
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And this is the end of the What a Camp! Book. They may or may not be a sequel, I don't know. I just hope you liked it because this was a book of the season. There might be a spinoff on Preston. I feel bad for the kid so I thought, 'why not give him his own happy ending or somewhat'

But if you do want a sequel to this about their new issue, Samuel, comment. I don't know, I might just do it anyway.

*coughs* Anyways, thanks for following me through this book. I appreciate and am very grateful.

Tootles:)