So I wanted to end this at Chapter Two but apparently I'm not going to get away with that.
I was in my car heading home from work when my phone started to ring. My heart probably stopped beating when I saw the number. It was Cam.
It had been over a month since I'd seen him, and I really hadn't expected to hear from him again. I took a deep breath and debated whether or not to answer. After a moment, I flipped open the phone and put it to my ear.
"Hello?" I asked tentatively.
Cam's rich, husky voice filled my ears. "Hey, Emma. How are you?"
"Good, you?"
"Doing okay."
There was a long pause. Then, "Do you want to hang out? I wanted to talk to you again, maybe sober this time." he chuckled.
I relaxed and smiled. "Sure, okay."
We decided to go see a movie and I turned my car around and made my way there. I didn't feel really excited to be seeing him again, but I wasn't going to say no, either.
I met Cam outside the theatre and was surprised at how nice he looked. Khakis and a white shirt underneath his ever present leather jacket. I was reminded of the "date" we went on in high school and had to push those thoughts out of my head.
We were supposed to be watching a romantic drama, but we both kept finding things to crack up about. As we sat in the darkness, I kept looking at him. He looked basically the same as he had looked in high school, with light brown hair and the same muscular build. Of course, his steel blue/gray eyes hadn't changed a bit. I still had trouble making eye contact with him; just his gaze could be intimidating.
"The movie is straight ahead, Emma." he suddenly whispered without even looking at me. I blushed, and whipped my head around to face the screen.
After the movie was over, he walked me back to my car. We leaned against the side and he lit up a cigarette. I wrinkled my nose at him, and he gave me an apologetic look as he exhaled, blowing the smoke away from me.
"Cameron, when did you take up smoking and drinking?" I asked him seriously.
He sighed. "Things at home just keep getting worse and worse, Emma. I just can't deal." He looked down at his shoes, then back at me. "Especially since I don't have a best friend to help me out anymore."
I gave him a sideways glance. "You don't need me to help you out with your problems."
He put out his cigarette on the ground and stood in front of me, putting his hand under my chin. I was forced to tilt my head back and look up at him.