This story is a futurefic and sort of a sequel to 'Grand Movie Moment' but if you didn't read that you won't be lost or anything.

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Cappie sat in the dressing room nervously waiting. He held his hands out in front of him to see they were visibly shaking. He took a couple of deep breaths to calm himself down but they didn't make any difference. For someone who didn't think about the future much he was sure about to make one of the biggest steps of his life towards the future. He began to think back on how it all happened so fast. It took him back all the way to the End of the World party where Casey had told him she still had feelings for him. And undoubtedly he still had feelings for her. They didn't work out that night because of his fear of the future. And Evan Chambers of course.

A few weeks later he gave her his letters. It was one of the most nerve-wrecking moments of his life because after he had rejected her he wasn't sure if she would accept them. But he knew how much they loved each other. It was fate. They were soul mates. They dated for the next year which was the most blissful time of his life. He enjoyed the mornings he woke up with her in his arms. He loved putting his arms around her whenever he wanted. She was all his.

After graduation they moved in together in Washington DC. Yes, he actually did graduate on time. Who knew taking so many classes towards different majors would get him some sort of general college degree. But he didn't care what he majored in. He needed to graduate because if he didn't follow her, he may have lost her. And the thought of losing her was more pain to his heart and body then he could handle.

Casey began working as a campaign manager for various politicians while I began working for a PR company. We didn't have a lot of money but we made ends meet. And we were happy, that was all that mattered. I always promised I would treat her like the princess she was and I am a man who never goes back on his promise.

I was secretly stashing away money to buy her the ring. It was a difficult task to do since she handled all of the finances but I managed to make it work. I would begin to do some extra work for some clients on the side and pocketed a lot of money that way. And then that is when my career took off. A spur of the moment, chance meeting with Brad Morse changed my life. He was a small actor looking for a manager and I accepted. He didn't pay me much but it was enough to keep putting away some money for the ring. Brad and I flew out to Hollywood so he could try out for a new blockbuster movie. And man was it a blockbuster! He ended up raking in millions of dollars and went from a small town boy to being one of the most sought after actors in the Hollywood scene.

Since Brad and I became good friends through everything he asked me to continue as his manager. But that would require me to move to Hollywood. The happiness of the extra money and wonderful job I had could not comfort me enough in the extremely tough decision I had to make. I remember the night I approached Casey like it was yesterday. She had just come home from a long day at work.

"Hey beautiful," I said as I wrapped my arms around her as she set down her briefcase. "How was your day?"

"It was long," she replied. "But one of the most productive days I have had in a long time. I think Senator Glover is seriously considering running for president."

"Did you use your awesome powers of persuasion to get him to that?" I asked staring into her eyes.

"I guess you could say that," she replied as she kissed me on the cheek and walked into the bedroom. "But something like this could do wonders for my career honey. Being the campaign manager for someone running for President is huge."

My heart sank down into my chest. I knew I needed to approach her about going to Hollywood but how on earth could I ask her to leave her job? Especially when it seemed like things were starting to go well for her?

"I made roasted chicken and mashed potatoes for dinner," I said. "Your favorite."

Yes, I was the one usually in charge of dinner. Since the contract with Brad came through I had been able to work from home. And by that, I mean barely working at all. It was my job to schedule his meetings and interviews and organize all of his new projects. Once that was done, I didn't have much else to do.

"Mmmmm, that sounds delicious," she replied as she came out of the bedroom in jeans and a sweatshirt. Something much more comfortable than the suit she previously had on.

We sat through dinner mostly silent. I had tried numerous times to bring up the move to Hollywood but the subject usually turned a different way. We cleaned up the dishes from dinner and were sitting on the couch, each with a glass of wine. The TV was on but we weren't really watching it. We kept making small talk while over and over in my head all I could think about was the thought of possibly losing her. Yes, in all honesty if I did care that much about her I should have been the one to give up the job and not even worry about moving to California. But I had followed her to DC when we graduated and I could only hope she would do the same for me.

"Sweetheart, I need to talk with you about something," I said as I turned off the TV.

"What is it?" she asked with a worried tone in her voice

I took a deep breath and looked her up and down. My eyes landed on the Kappa Tau letters she still donned around her neck every day. She never took them off. Seeing them gave me an extra vote of confidence that we could work this out. That and we were meant to be together.

"I talked to Brad today," I started. "He seems like he's interested in a movie script someone gave him last week and thinking about accepting the lead role."

"That's wonderful," she replied.

But I could hear the forcedness in her voice. I think she knew what was going to come out of my mouth next.

"The movie is going to be shot in Hollywood," I continued. "And he told me in order for things to move smoother than they did with the last film that I should be out there with him."

I looked at her trying to read her body language. I expected to see her cringe as soon as I had said the words. But surprisingly she didn't. She remained stiff as a board. I had no idea what she was thinking at that moment.

"Cap, that sounds like an amazing opportunity," she said. "I'm going to miss you but it'll only be a couple of months right?"

My heart sank to the ground once again. Her reaction was genuine but certainly not what I expected her to say. I took a deep breath as I contemplated on how to continue the conversation.

"It's going to be more than a couple of months," I said looking at the ground. "In order for me to be his manager I have to be out there permanently."

Then I got the body language I was looking for. Her shoulders slouched as it looked like she had fallen into a deep hole with my last comment. I took her hand into mine and stared into her eyes. Hoping my eyes could give her some kind of hope. That they could communicate to her that this would be the best thing for the two of us, not just me. It took her a little bit to respond.

"So basically you're asking me to drop everything I have made for myself here in DC and move to California with you?" she finally asked, a sort of bitterness in her voice.

"Case, you do not know how hard this is for me to ask you. But just think of all the opportunities we can have out there," I began. "I'm going to be making more money than we would know what to do with. You wouldn't even have to work. We could spend our days in the sun sipping on lemonade and enjoying each other's company. I think it would be good for the both of us."

I stopped before I got too carried away. I wasn't sure where that last speech had come from. It really wasn't anything I had planned but I guess it sounded OK in my mind.

"This is just too much tonight Cap," she replied. "I can't believe you expect me to move to California. There are like zero opportunities for me out there."

"I'll find you something if that's what you want," I blurted out with a little raise in the volume of my voice.

She stared at me with a blank stare. I could tell she didn't know what to say.

"But I can also treat you like the princess you are," I continued lowering my voice back down. "For once I can be the one to step up in this relationship and be the provider I'm supposed to be. Casey, all I have ever wanted to do since we started dating again is take care of you, make sure that you are the one and only in my life. If we move to California I can be that guy. I can be the guy to love and protect you for the rest of your life."

I could see Casey's eyes start to gloss over and I prayed with all my might that she wouldn't cry. Seeing her cry hurt me more than it hurt her. But she didn't let a tear fall. She gave me her most half-hearted smile and took a deep breath.

"Can I sleep on it?" she asked.

I was kind of taken back by her response. I wasn't sure exactly what she wanted to think about but nonetheless I was hopeful that she didn't shoot me a big fat 'no' right away.

"Sure," I replied.

She got up and went back into the bedroom kissing me ever so slightly on the lips. That night I slept on the couch. After she went to bed I had tried to watch a little TV but my mind was racing with anticipation of what she was going to say to me in the morning. It was probably 3 am before I fell asleep which was much later than my usual 11 pm bedtime with Casey.

"Cappie! Cappie!"

I shook out of my trance to see Rusty standing in front of me.

"Are you OK?" he asked as I looked at him

"Yeah," I replied. "Just thinking about things."

"Well you have 20 minutes," he stated as he rushed back out of the room leaving me by myself again.

I slowly got up and went over to the sink. I turned on some warm water and splashed my face with it. It made me feel better but just for a second. I was still nervous as hell. I found a towel next to the sink and wiped off my hands and face before sitting back down in the chair. My mind started to trail off again to the past. It was the next morning. Right after I had asked Casey about the move.

I woke up to the smell of brewing coffee and bacon cooked on the stove. I sat up slowly and looked at my watch. It was 11 am. Casey was long gone at work but I had no idea who was in my apartment making breakfast. Instantly I had fear come over me and thought about the baseball bat I had in the closet in the bedroom and wondered if I should run to get it. But suddenly Casey came walking out of the kitchen with 2 coffee cups in her hand and walked over to me.

"Good morning sleepyhead," she said handing me a cup of coffee.

"What are you doing here?" I asked sitting up and rubbing my eyes trying to see if I was really dreaming or not.

Casey sat down next to me and smiled.

"I woke up around 6 this morning like I usually do," she started. "But when I rolled over to give the love of my life a kiss good morning he wasn't there. I got like this empty feeling in my stomach. It was probably the first time in months we went without sleeping right next to each other."

I nodded my head in agreement.

"So I came out here to find you sleeping on the couch," she continued. "And as I stroked a piece of your hair out of your eyes I realized how much I really do love you. Cap, we already lost each other once in life and that was one of the lowest times I have ever experienced. I started to think back on the times we had after we broke up. How I always ran back to you and how you were always there for me in any time of need. I can't go back to that Cap. Now that I have you now, I want you forever."

A euphoria of happiness was beginning to come over me. I think I knew what she was trying to say but wanted to be sure anyway.

"What are you saying exactly?" I asked

"I'm saying," she took a deep breath. "I'm saying that you have always been there for me. You followed me to DC after graduation. Now it's my turn to follow you. I think you and I could have a great life out in California and if you still wanted me to go with you, I would be more than happy to come."

At that point I couldn't take it anymore. She was truly the greatest woman in the world. I leaned myself towards her and laid her down on the couch with me over her as I gave her one of the most passionate kisses we had ever had. Next thing I knew we were in bed making love on and off for the rest of the day. It was certainly a day I would never forget. It was that day that I really came to terms with how much Casey Cartwright loved me. And it made me want to give her more of myself than I ever had.

It was a couple of weeks later that we packed up everything and moved to Hollywood. Casey's clients were not too happy with her decision but I could tell she really didn't care. I knew she wanted to be with me and her sacrifice certainly did not go unnoticed.

We bought a 5 bedroom, 4 bath home in the Hollywood hills with the big bucks I was now making. Casey had the greatest time going shopping and buying things to decorate the home with. I think something that made the move even easier for her was that her best friend Ashleigh was already living in Los Angeles working in the fashion design business. She helped Casey do all the shopping and things that didn't really matter too much to me.

I think Casey enjoyed not having to work. It gave her more time to do things she had always wanted to do like take tennis lessons and volunteer for the local Red Cross. I was proud of her. As for me, work started off slow with Brad shooting his movie but quickly began to pick up as the released neared. My phone was constantly ringing off the hook with magazines and news shows all wanting an interview with him. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my job, but I could see the time Casey and I got to spend alone was becoming smaller and smaller. After things started to die down I knew I had to make it up to her and I knew I had to show her how much I appreciated her staying by my side the entire time. So that was when I went to the jewelry store and bought the ring I had been planning so long for.

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I've got 2 more chapters written to finish the story. Let me know if you guys want me to post them! Thanks for reading.