SweetDreamer92: Miss Lady Otaku: Yes re-wrote is correct :D and yes indeed cloud do have silver linings. I'm glad to hear that you like it. You're very welcome :DD
*dances about*
Two
Lillian walked out of the bathroom dressed in comfy clothes and walked over to the dinner table where a white iced cake was sitting. On top of a bed of whip cream was a bunch of strawberry slices in the shape of a rose. The entire cake was beautifully decorated in icing vines. She smiled largely feeling warmth in her heart she looked up as her father gripped her shoulder gently.
"He was certainly nervous when he dropped it off."
"Yeah?"
Phillip handed her a pretty pink and purple stained glass vase with pink cat flowers and toy flowers he had taken it to put water in it.
"I'll have to thank him."
"Tomorrow, for now, have dinner with us." Cliff said.
"Okay...hey Phillip later can you get a recipe from Laney for me?"
"Sure sis, what do you need?"
...
The next afternoon Cam walked out of the restroom and sat down outside to have a little break he jumped as Lillian sat next to him. He did have a tendency to be a little cold to some people now that he was beginning to realize he had feelings for the cute farmer he was just shy. He blushed.
"Glad to...um...see you're better..."
She smiled.
"Yeah just a little tired, thanks for the beautiful flowers and cake."
He only nodded, then he finally seemed to notice a familiar scent of his favorite dish, Tom Yum Goong.
"I wanted to thank you, I remembered you eating this pretty often, I made it myself."
He smiled slightly and simply looked away.
"Thanks...but you didn't have to...just um seeing you up and about is thanks enough."
She smiled, and took the top off of the container and handed him a spoon, he blinked she cocked her head.
"Is it terrible?" she asked worriedly.
"No, it's delicious, really flavorful."
She smiled widely and opened her own, she would have shared with him but just because she was still recovering she didn't want to give him her germs. As they finished up Cam asked her how the cake was.
"It was really delicious, I didn't know you could bake so well."
"I'm glad to hear that, but you don't live at Howard's Café without picking up a few ideas."
She grinned.
"...Oh I better get back to work, thanks again...want me to walk you home first?"
She blinked.
"Do you have enough time?"
He nodded.
"Wouldn't want to worry about you...walking home alone while you're still weak...especially since you came out here for this."
"OK, sure."
She grabbed the dirty dishes and they walked down the path to head to her home.
...
"I saw you with Lillian." Laney said.
Cam had just finished for the day and he was getting ready for bed.
"And I saw you with her brother, what of it?"
She giggled.
"I didn't know you liked her."
He blushed.
"I don't."
"Really?"
"Really."
"So you picked up that little stutter for nothing?"
He blushed darker and looked away.
"You should ask her go on a date with you."
He looked up.
"You think she would want to?"
She grinned.
"I wouldn't doubt it, if you can get past your stuttering to ask her."
"I will, you'll see."
...
Of course when Cam walked up to the farm house before his store opened and found Lillian watering, he was hit with a case of nerves. He cleared his throat and walked over.
"Hey Lillian."
She looked up and smiled.
"Good morning Cam."
"Back to working?"
"Limited duty, I swear my father and brother treat me like some precious flower."
He forced himself not to comment that that was what she was, particularly to him.
"Lillian I actually came to ask you something."
She watered the last of the seeded areas and set down the watering can before she looked at him.
"Sure, want to come in for tea?"
"Uh...sure."
He frowned when she turned her back, just a second ago he was talking to her fine, and now it was back to yesterday's problem. He swore that Laney jinxed him, he followed her in and watched her wash her hands before she brewed rose tea. When she set the cup down he sipped it before saying anything. He wondered if it was because it came directly from her farm or if it was just because he liked her that it tasted better than any other cup he'd ever had.
"How is it?"
"Perfect."
She smiled and sat next to him.
"So what's up?"
"I..."
She cocked her head.
"You?"
He cursed mentally.
'This really shouldn't be that hard.'
"I wanted...to know..."
Just then her brother came down fixing his shirt and she smiled.
"Hi big brother."
He smiled.
"Morning, hey Cam."
"Hello Phillip."
"Finally able to stick around hmm?"
Cam blushed, Phillip had teased him for not being able to hand over his gifts by himself.
"Maybe..."
"Phillip leave him alone."
"Fine fine whatever you say."
"I watered the crops already."
"All of them?"
"Yes, and filled the feed bins."
"You're on restriction darn it, stop being so stubborn."
"I was fine."
He rolled his eyes and patted Cam on the shoulder before going out to finish the chores, she smiled at him but the nerves had gotten stronger.
"So you were saying?"
"I...want to know if..."
"Hey Lillian did you...oh sorry I didn't know you had company."
Lillian shook her head as her father walked in.
"Yes I watered the crops."
"You didn't have to get all of them."
"I'm fine dad."
He sighed.
"Morning Cam."
"Morning sir..."
"Sir? Ha I haven't been called sir in years, just call me Cliff, hey Lillian you know what they say about a good man?"
"Hmm?"
"He'll respect his future wife's father."
Cam's face rivaled a cherry.
'Future wife...what? I can't even ask her to come have lunch with me.'
He laughed and left them alone, Lillian tried again to ask him what he wanted but it was futile.
"You know what I forgot what I came for, I need to go to work, see you later Lillian thanks for the tea."
He hurried out and could have sworn he heard Cliff ask Lillian if he scared him off, Laney was right, he really couldn't ask her to go out and it already left a bad taste in his mouth.
End Chapter
SweetDreamer92: So how was that :D poor Cam clearly doesn't know how to handle women perhaps he'll find a better way to ask her out, even if it's just for lunch.