I know a lot of people are doing this, but I don't care. I'm pretty sure i'm gonna make this just a series of song fics that have nothing to do with each other. 99% of them will be fluff.
I do not own The Gallagher Girls series, nor do I own "Thinking of You" by Christian Kane. Enjoy!
"Well, I know they say all good things
Must come to some kind of ending
We were so damn good
I guess we never stood a chance "
Cam is speeding down the highway, tears rolling down her cheeks. She had ended her relationship with Zach, even though they were perfect together. She loved him so much, and it scared her. Scared her away from all that they could be. Near the end, they'd been having ugly fights; ending with Zach speeding away and Cammie reduced to tears for hours on end. She finally said enough, and this time, she was the one driving away.
"Go on and find what you've been missing
And when that highway's tired of listening
You'll see I'm not that easy
To forget"
Cam's been driving for three days straight. She looks like a mess, but she refuses to stop, refuses to think. She knows that if she lets her guard down, even a little, Zach will be in her every thought. She wipes her eyes, not willing to cry anymore. She tries to forget him, but he lives in everything she does.
"And when a new moon shines through your window
Or you hear a sad song on the radio
And you don't know why, but you just start
To cry"
Cammie pulls over to the side of the road. She shuts down the engine and pulls a blanket from the back. She tries to ignore that it smells like Zach. She looks at the thinnest sliver of the waxing moon and she thinks about the time when she and Zach took a road trip, and they got stranded in the middle of nowhere at night. She feels her throat tighten and turns on the radio. It's right in the middle of playing "One More Day" by Diamond Rio. Tears are flooding down Cam's face with every gut-wrenching sob. Finally, exhausted, she falls asleep.
"Oh, you're driving 'round on a sunny day
And out of nowhere comes the pouring rain
And a memory hits you right out of the blue
That's just me thinking of you"
**A week later**
Cammie's still driving from town to town. She's acting more like a robot than a human. She's cut all ties with her old life. As she's driving through Oklahoma, there's nothing but sun and wheat fields. Then, with not a single cloud in the sky, it starts raining. Cammie gets out of the car and just lets it wash over her. As she's reveling in blissfulness, she's brought back to a similar time with Zach. They were driving out to Cam's grandparents' house in Nevada for Independence Day. Much like the present, there was only a stretching blue sky when it started pouring. They got out of the car and Zach started chasing Cammie around in a field. Inevitably, he caught her, and they laid in the grass, getting soaked and not caring. As they were going to the car, he kissed her and told her he loved her for the first time. Cam sits on the hood of her car, close to bawling at the sweet memory.
"I'm not goin' to try to stop you
Doesn't mean that I don't want to
If I know you, you've already
Made up your mind"
To say Zach is upset would be an understatment. Zach was almost destroyed. He refuses to leave his apartment. He barely eats, barely sleeps. He'd wanted so bad to stop her, but he knew it would only make her run faster. That's just the way Cam was. When she put her mind to something, she wouldn't back down. When someone tried to stop her, she'd pushed herself harder, almost to the point of breaking. He hated seeing her like that and couldn't bare it if he was the one that made her do that to herself this time. So, he let her go, hating himself for it everyday.
"So go on and go if you're really leaving
Put a million miles between us
But you'll still feel me
Like I'm right there at your side"
Cam is on the other side of the country now. She's as far away from Zach as she possibly can be without leaving the continental US. But when she's alone in her hotel room, she feels like Zach is laying right there beside her. She looks over to see an empty bed and tears fill her eyes. She wants so bad to pick up her phone and call him, but never gets the nerve to hit Send. The one time she did call, she hung up as soon as she heard Zach's voice, not waiting to see if it was him or his voicemail. Every time she turns around, she expects to see Zach right behind her, telling her to come back.
"And when a new moon shines through your window
Or you hear a sad song on the radio
And you don't know why, but you just start
To cry
"Oh, you're driving 'round on a sunny day
And out of nowhere comes the pouring rain
And a memory hits you right out of the blue
That's just me thinking of you
"And I'm thinkin' about the roads you're on
I'm thinkin' about you comin' home
I'm wonderin' if you got your
Radio on"
Zach sits on his couch, continuously ignoring Grant's fruitless attempts at rousing him. He just wants to be left alone. Zach's patience is wearing down very quickly. He knows the only way to get Grant to stop is to agree to go out. As soon as the words leave Zach's mouth, Grant's got him by the arm and is dragging him out the door. Grant takes Zach out to the local bar, and it suddenly becomes a routine. Every Friday, the day Zach longs for, the day he never wants to come.
"And when you find your way to another town
If someone tries to lay you down
And a feelin' hits you right out of the blue
That's me thinking of you"
**Three months later**
Cam is not over Zach, but pushes all thoughts of him to the back of her mind. She knows she needs to get over him and live the rest of her life. That's what she's trying to do in Springfield. She has a job. She has an apartment. She even has a boyfriend. They're taking it slow. Cam and Josh are walking back to her place after a movie and dinner in town. She looks up at him and smiles. He smiles back. He doesn't know the hurt and turmoil that's rolling around behind those eyes. They reach Cammie's door and Josh kisses her before saying goodbye. For the first time in a long time, Cam's taken back to when Zach kissed her the first time, after walking her to her door, after watching a movie. She pulls away and runs inside. She grabs her suitcase and starts packing what little in the apartment was hers. She had had enough and was leaving, ASAP.
After Cam walks into the bar, she hears:
"Yeah, and that's just me thinking of you"
Zach is standing at the front of the room with a microphone in his hand. His head is down and looks as if someone just ran over his puppy. People are clapping as he walks off the small stage. Cammie runs at him, crying, and launches her self into his arms. From there, I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
I sincerely hoped you liked it. I have another idea in the works, so hopefully it won't be too long before I have another one up. If you have any song requests, I'll see what I can do.
just FYI: Christian Kane plays Lindsay on 'Angel' and Eliot on 'Leverage'. He is SO hot.
I would really love some reviews.
