"Caitlyn!" my mom said coming in and hugging me.
"Um hi mom."
"Your school called I have to book your next year in."
"Mom do I have to go back?"
"Yes you do Cait!"
"Mom can I move to New Jersey? My friend Mitchie lives there and I could go to school with her."
"I'l talk to your dad about it. He's on the phone now. Go upstairs and unpack and I will be up soon to tell you."
I nodded and picked my bags back up. I trudged up the stairs. When I got in I quickly unpacked some of my clothes then took my phone out and lay down on my bed.
"Hey Mitch."
"Hi Cait what's up?"
"Just got home. Oh your never going to believe it my mom might be buying me a house near you so I can go to school with you."
"OMG no way really?" she screamed. 'Mitchie what are you screaming about.' I heard Connie call in the background. Mitchie told her my news and then I heard the phone change.
"Hi Caitlyn its Connie. If your moving up here you can always move in with us instead of living alone."
"Really? Thanks Connie."
"I'l ring your mom now. Mitch has the number."
"Ok bye." she gave the phone back to Mitchie.
"I cant believe it!"
"Me either."
"We're gonna be like sisters."
"I know I cant wait. Well I have to go talk to my mom then ring Nate."
"Oh have you talked to him since camp?"
"Mitch camp was only a few hours ago and yeah on IM."
"I know ok bye."
I hung up then quickly put away the rest of my clothes. When I ran downstairs my mom and dad where sitting on the couch talking.
"So can I?" I asked running in.
"We've talked about it and Mitchie's mom rang. We have it planned. Your dad rang your school. I rang Mitchie's and your moving down tomorrow since we will be going in two days."
"Thank you." I said hugging them. I ran back upstairs and turned on some music. I pulled out my phone and dialled Nate's number.
"Hey Cait what's up?" he answered.
"OMG I'm moving in with Mitchie."
"Really? So now I will just go with Shane?"
"Yep."
"When are you moving in?"
"Tomorrow.""Oh cool. I think Shane's going over to her some time next week."
"Will you come?"
"Hum I don't know…"
"Please?"
"What will you give me?"
"Anything you want."
"How 'bout a ice cream?"
"Yeah sure Nate whatever." I laughed.
"Ok then it's a deal I'll come."
"Thank you." I said smiling.
"Sorry Cait I have to go. I'll call you tomorrow to see how moving in is going."
"Ok bye Nate."
I hung up and continued packing. Not long later I was hungry so I went downstairs and cooked myself some dinner. I brought it up with me and ate it while I packed. I had to make sure I had everything I needed. All my book's where in boxes in a moving van out front. Some clothes too. My personal things and then some other clothes. After three hours I was finally finished. I went downstairs to the living room to watch TV with my parents.
My phone vibrated in my pocket and I pulled it out.
How's the packing? -N xxx
OMG Nate sent me x's.
Um great I just finished and everything's on its way to Mitchie's now. -C xxx
I was smiling like a fool while I texted Nate. I had been texting him the past hour.
"What are you smiling about?" my dad said.
"Um nothing just exited for tomorrow."
"Honey we cant stay long tomorrow." my mom said.
"Mom I'll drive. I wanted to bring my car."
"Yeah our flight has been pushed forward so would you be ok?" my dad asked.
"Yeah fine."
"Ok."
"I'm gonna go to bed now." I got up and walked up to my room. I got changed for bed and climbed in.
Night Caity -N xxx
He sent me just before I went to sleep. The next morning I jumped up and ran downstairs. I quickly made my breakfast and ate it as fast as I could. I really wanted to get to Mitchie's. I ran back up stairs. I got changed into my purple skinny jeans, green top, belt and multi-colour converse. I left my hair the way it usually is and then went to check my phone.
One new message:
Morning. Have a good day today you never know you could get a surprise. -N xxx
What did he mean by that? I grabbed my bag with my laptop in it and got a few other things I never packed away.
"Mom, Dad I'm going now." I shouted. They came out to me and hugged me before I left. I got into my red convertible and start driving. I turned my music up and let the wind blow in my hair as I drove. I couldn't get Nate out of my head. I cant wait to see him next and to top it off I have to buy him some ice-cream.
Not long later I was pulling up outside Mitchie's house. I grabbed my bag and other bits then got out. I walked up to the house and Mitchie flung the door open. She pulled me into a bone crushing hug and I was so happy to be back with her and not at home, as bad as that might sound it's true.
"I missed you too." I laughed when she pulled back.
"I've got a surprise for you." she said stepping back. When she did Shane was standing behind her.
"Oh um hi Shane." why was that a surprise for me? Oh that means Nate's here.
"Miss me?" he said stepping out and hugging me.
"Um yeah Shane it was torture." he laughed along with me.
"That isn't your surprise that was mine."
"Then where's mine?" I asked knowing that he was here somewhere.
"Right here." Nate said walking down the stairs.
"Nate!" I dropped my bag and ran over to meet him at the end of the stairs. He pulled me into a hug and I buried my head in his chest. His smell filled me and if he wasn't holding onto my I would have fell.
"She so like's him too." I heard Shane whisper to Mitchie.
I turned and glared at him. Nate let go of me and we all walked upstairs.
"That's your room in there. And mine's right across from you." Mitchie said to me.
We walked into the room and Jason was sitting on the bed.
"Jason!" I said walking over and hugging him too.
"Hey Caitlyn." I put my things down and the guys start putting up a wardrobe.
"It was Nate's idea he wanted to help you settle in." Mitchie told me as we sat on my bed and watched the guys put together my wardrobe.
Shane and Nate had took their tops of and it felt like heaven.
"Where's your mom and dad?" I asked.
"Um at work they wont be home till 9."
"Oh okay."
"Ok your turn to work." Shane said pushing me and Mitch of the bed while they sat down.
We start putting all my clothes away. Even though I had lots it didn't take long.
"Jason and Shane lets go get ice-cream."
"What about us?" I asked.
"Well we can bring you two back some." Mitchie said smiling at me.
"Fine." they got up and left after that. I looked at Nate and he just smiled at me.
"Let's go out back." I nodded and we walked out. We sat out Mitchie's hammock and talked.
"When do I get my ice-cream?" Nate asked smiling.
"Well, whenever they get back" Yes! I didn't have to buy it
"Can I have it now?"
"One sec." I jumped off the hammock quickly and it rocked sending Nate falling backwards off it. I burst out laughing. I fell to the floor I laughed that hard. Nate set up and shock his head.
"You done that on purpose." he frowned.
"I didn't I swear." I said whipping my tears away from laughing so hard.
He got up and sat back onto the hammock. I pushed myself off the ground and walked into the kitchen. I looked through the freezer trying to find some ice-cream but there was none.
"To bad you have to wait for them to get home." I said sitting back onto the hammock.
"How long are you here for?" I asked.
"Until Mitchie's parents get sick of us."
"Really?"
"Yeah we don't have anything on till next month. Shane made sure to be able to spend this month with Mitchie before she goes back to school."
"That's awesome."
"Yeah that mean's we can hang out."
"Well done Nate. How long did it take you to figure that out." I joked.
"Um about a day." he laughed.
Not long later I heard Jason calling us. He ran out to us and gave us our ice-cream.
"Two rocky-roads." he said handing it to us.
"I love rocky-road." I said.
"Me too." Nate smiled at me. I sat up and Jason sat down beside me and smiled.
"I got Cookie Dough." he smiled.
"Oh I love that one to."
Not long later the sun start to go in and it got dark. Mitchie called us in for dinner. Me and Nate set the table while Shane "helped" her in the kitchen. Jason was watching TV while we got it all ready. We called him in and sat down. I sat beside Nate, Mitchie and Shane sat across from us and Jason sat at the top of the table. Mitchie kept giving me looks that said your telling me later. After dinner Mitchie's parents got home while we watched a movie. When it was over we all decided to go to bed. Mitchie wanted to sleep in the same room as Shane so Nate had to sleep on my floor while Jason was sleeping on the couch. The guys went into Mitchie's room to get ready and Mitchie came into me.
We got dressed in silence but I knew once we where ready she was just waiting to ask me tons of questions which was true.
"Ok tell me everything?"
"What do you want to know?" I asked.
"Did you kiss?" I felt my forehead crease.
"What?" ok so Mitchie knew I liked Nate since I told her that over the phone but there was no way he like me.
"Did….You…..Kiss?." she said each word slowly.
"Mitch I'm not stupid."
"Then why did you say what?""Because, ok you know I like Nate but there's no way he like's me.""Ok whatever you say Cait."
"Ok Mitch go back into lover boy I'm sure he misses you already." we both laughed and Mitchie stood up.
"Night Cait.""Night Mitch." she left the room and closed the door behind her. I lay back on the bed and looked up at the ceiling. There was no way Nate like me right? Na Mitchie was just crazy.
"Can I come in?" I heard a low voice behind the door.""Sure." the door opened slowly and Nate walked in.
"Is everything ok?" he asked coming over and sitting on the edge of my bed. I looked into his deep brown eye's. I could see worry in them. Was he worried about me?
Nate's POV
"Is everything ok?" I asked sitting down on her bed. I looked into her brown eye's getting lost in them. Never wanting to look away. She crossed her legs and scooted closer to me. Our arms brushed against each other and I could feel a tingly sensation where her arm touched mine. I wonder if she felt it too. Should I just tell her that I loved her? That I've loved her every since I saw her performing with Mitchie. How I thought she was the most beautiful girl in the world. And that when we played 'We Rock' I kept glancing back at her just to see her dance and sing? But what if she didn't like me? What if she loved someone else? Caitlyn and I where friends and I didn't want to ruin that by scaring her off. How could I? No I wouldn't. I wouldn't risk our friendship but I will do everything I can to make sure she's never hurt and nothing will stop me from protecting Caitlyn Gellar.
"Nate?" I heard he worried voice beside me. I snapped out of my thought and smiled at her.
"So is everything ok?" I asked.
"I was about to ask you the same thing." she laughed "but yes everything is ok."
"Good." I had a sudden urge to kiss her when she smiled at me but I stopped myself. I wouldn't I couldn't. No way would I in any way ruin our friendship even if it killed me.
"Night Cait." I said. I got off her bed and into my perfectly made one on the floor right beside hers.
"Night Nate." she looked down at me and smiled before turning out the light. I knew my dreams would be full of that smile tonight.
