eclipsed

Tess couldn’t help but smile at Cam. She hadn’t thought she was doing that much, but she was grateful for Cam’s kindness either way. “Well, I’m glad I was stuck with you, too and not some total stranger,” she said. “These are some good options, though… I’m tempted to say that I want the card, now… but the smart person in me says I should take the lunch.”

“Oh, you don’t have to do that, Cam, really, it’s not a problem,” Tess smiled. Truly, she didn’t mind. She’d been brought up on that stuff and even though she herself had been worried about it, it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. “I just did what had to be done, and honestly, you were good company, even among your singing.”

“Which is why I advised to avoid her at all costs, she likes to think she is doing a good thing, but she doesn’t know the meaning of the word full.” He loved his mother, but honestly he was going to have to have a word with her going forward, he could only imagine what she was going to be like now that she was a grandmother. “Just be careful you don’t throw up on anyone, my brother does have security around here even if they’re blending in and they will kick you out.” He chuckled a little. “Right? My girlfriend…and the mother of my kid - two different women so you can imagine how fun that is.” Jasper hiccuped slightly before he frowned. “Sounds pretty easy to find? But how do you not know exactly what she looks like? I could describe Maya to you in detail and it’s been a couple of months now.” 

“I’m glad my mom isn’t like that then, or any of my sisters. They can mother hen a little bit, but they’ll always back off when I ask.” And with four sisters, he knew if they chose not to back off he was at a certain disadvantage. “I’ll be careful, cross my heart and hope to die,” he says smirking as he crosses himself. He’s not here to blackout after all, he’s sure he’s going to need to find his way home after this is over. “Ouch, that sounds like a clusterfuck. I hope they like each other cause I can’t imagine how ugly that could get otherwise.” He’s already a bit drunk or Cam wouldn’t even consider divulging this, and besides Jasper told him about baby mama drama so tit-for-tat. “Well she’s not really my fiancée. I was working as a masseuse in this bigwig hotel in LA and her manager approached me about a fake engagement for pr.”

macy smiled and happily accepted the little kiss, even that was enough for her right now. “i- your amazing fiancé got you some one on one time with the band tomorrow afternoon.” she said, running a hand through her hair waiting to see the reaction on his face.

“Macy,” he starts, breaking off when he’s not sure what to say. Honestly, how did she even know? Damn, she’s pretty attentive isn’t she? “Thank you. That really means a lot to me that you’d even ask.”

macy clinked her glass against his with a bright smile, and then took a sip of the champagne, she watched his face as she gave him the first part of his gift. “there’s another part to this gift too, but you’ll only get it if you kiss me for the awesome first part of it.” she said with a playful smirk, they’d both been drinking enough that she could get away with being this forward and not have him suspect that she had feelings for him.

He hides his reaction to her request, best as he can. ‘She’s drunk it doesn’t mean anything’, he repeats the familiar mantra to himself, except normally it’s the ‘we’re in public this is just for the cameras’ variant. “Easier done than said,” he says leaning in for a quick peck, hoping he hasn’t eaten anything too weird yet. As quickly as he leaned in, he leans back. “So what’s my next reward babe?”

she smiled and took the champagne glass he offered her, she new midnight was getting closer but it felt as if time wasn’t moving right now. “of course we should.” she knew him well enough to know how he would react to her knowing adam and she pulled a small poster signed to cam from the band out of her purse. “yes i do, so i got you this… as a late christmas present.”

He’ll be honest with himself. He really started the countdown to New Year’s when he saw her in that dress. “To the new year, to it being happier and kinder than this one, and to us,” he says clinking his glass against hers and taking a sip. His eyes grow wider as he watches her reach into her bag, an inkling of what she might have in the back of her head, but “Wow you’re getting an amazing birthday gift!”

“It is, but that woman doesn’t know the meaning of the word full, she will literally keep on trying to make people eat until she is sure that we’re all about to pass out.” He loved his mother he really did but it was safe to say that she was nuts when it came to looking after people. “No one will be able to even get drunk at this rate.” He laughed softly. Looking around the party though, he felt happy with the results and plenty of people seemed happy enough. “It’s good, I got a girlfriend, the mother of my kid didn’t tell me when I told her, my brother was off with some girl smiling…what’s your fiancee look like?”

“That sounds real sweet and all, but I can barely finish a whole plate on my own as is. Pigeon-stomached I guess, but seriously I can’t imagine having to eat even more than usual.” He’d seen the Breckenridge matriarch in passing throughout his years at the resort, and of course the father too. Before. He can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like to lose a parent or a spouse. “Well no one’s gonna let that stop them from trying. I’m just about ready to start on shots myself.” he says laughing, but dead serious. “Wait back up, what was that about your kid’s mom? And uh short black-haired girl, nice ass eyebrows, looks like a model, is a model, I don’t know how to describe her honestly.”

macy grinned. “we don’t get to get drunk like this very often i’m taking full advantage.” she’d had at least five drinks, she was forgetting already how many she had. “i am having lots of fun, are you having fun?” she asked. “yeah i mean the band, they played a friends birthday party a few years back so i was just saying hi to them.”

“Speaking of which,” he starts, grabbing two glasses of champagne off a nearby tray. “Should we make a toast to the new year?” he asks, offering her the second glass. Cam already has a laundry list of resolutions he knows he’ll break by the end of the week, but the hope of January 1st in infectious. “I’m with you, of course I’m having fun. Wait you know Adam Levine?”

“it’s a party cammy-bear, i wanted to get a drink, or five.” she giggled, the feeling of his arm around her waist making her feel comfortable and she wrapped both her arms around him. “it’s been fun, i got to talk to some people i knew in l.a, and some people complimented me on my pretty ring…” she said chewing her lip. “and i got to say hi to the famous people.”

“Or five sounds right,” he says smirking, not even batting an eye at the nickname she’d graced him with. Of course he has no room to talk, he switched over to shots an hour or so ago. “I’m glad you’re having fun babe. And I’m also glad those people have great taste in jewelry.” he shrugs, it is a pretty ring. “You mean the band? Or all the olympians around cause lemme tell you after having one or two in the family you get a little desensitized.”

macy was the type of girl to enjoy a party, and she knew cam was around somewhere but with the few drinks in her system she didn’t want to seem too interested in him, which she was. as the clock got closer and closer to midnight she wondered if he was going to find her or if she’d have to kiss someone else, but as soon as that thought popped into her head he was in front of her, pulling her towards him. “hi there.” she said brightly, smiling up at him. “i was just wondering where you went.” she placed a hand on his chest lightly. “there’s nobody else i’d rather ring in the new year with.”

“I think that’s more what I was wondering. I’m not the one who darted off almost the second we walked in,” he says, wrapping an arm around her waist. There’s no hurt in his tone, just pure mirth. He’d kind of kept tabs on her all night, but every time he was about to head towards her she disappeared. Also he kept getting distracted by Maroon 5, you could say he was a bit of a fan, and he really wanted an autograph before the night was over. He could sacrifice that to spend the rest of his night with Macy though. “Same to you, how’s your night been?”

Jasper wasn’t sure why he felt so nervous that the Breckenridges were throwing a party, he knew that people were going to have eyes on them all, but he felt with the new news of Oliver being his kid, as well as his recent reckless activities he was going to be watched even closer - and really all he wanted to do was hide in a corner with Maya in that damn dress she was wearing.  “Hi there.” Jasper smiled softly at the new comer. “The bar is open, please help yourself, there’s also of plenty of food and I’d avoid my mother she’s trying to stuff everyone full.” 

Cam’s still a little tired from Christmas with all his family so maybe he is a little low energy. He’s sure that a couple of drinks will pep him right back up though. “I mean food sounds heavenly right now, and it’s always better to drink on a full stomach right?” Or was it the other way around so you don’t have to regurgitate everything you just ate when you get drunk enough that it’s either that or pass out cold. “How’s your night going? I already lost track of my fiancée and it’s been like fifteen minutes.”

Macy rolled her eyes playfully. “Well I love it, but you really didn’t have to do this…” She muttered, placing hand on his arm softly. “Put it on me?” She asked, turning her back to him and pulling her hair to the side so her could clasp the necklace.

“Of course I didn’t have to, but you know you’re important to me right? Outside of the engagement stuff I mean,” he fumbles with the clasp for a moment, opening and adjusting it to the right hook. “There, it looks even better when it’s on you.”

“i think after three days i blocked it out of my memory.” ellie giggled, as much as cam was a pain he was still her brother and she loved him. “thank god the marshmallow shooter happened at the same time as my pixie cut phase. but belle is way better than you.”

“I think after three days the ‘rents started pretending it wasn’t happening,” he says snickering. “It’s okay, I understand you have to say that or she’ll withhold those precious sweet treats, but deep down everyone knows I’m the cool one.”