When Massie arrived at Cam's house she was dumbfounded. She had never been in a house quite this small. It wasn't like trailer park mobile home small but compared to hers it didn't compare. It was a middle class home and had plenty of room for Mrs. Fisher and her sons but it was weird to Massie the noise and laughter that filled the air. Not silence. And their family actually sat down together at dinner.

That hadn't happened to Massie since she was much younger. Before her mother left and her dad got rich. Some days she actually missed it.

"So are you enjoying yourself?" Cam asked after they had finished their main meal and now was currently having dessert.

"Yeah I really am. I haven't had a family dinner in so long. It's nice," Massie replied honestly.

Normally her days consisted of hanging by herself since she lost Kemp and Alicia. That meant going to the club alone. Hanging at home alone. And eating alone. You could say that Massie was very used to loneliness but it was a nice change of pace for her to be surrounded by people. She never wanted to be alone again and with Cam, she knew, that wouldn't happen.

"You know I never realized how much I'm thankful for what I've got until I met you. Sure you got the glitz and the glamour but I don't need material things. I've got family," Cam said.

Massie gave him a sad smile. "You don't know how lucky you truly are."

Cam patted her hand underneath the table. "I'm willing to share."

Massie grinned from ear to ear. She didn't even mind Cam's 6 year-old brother Chris who was screeching at the top of his lungs that he wanted his piece of the chocolate cake ASAP. She even found him entertaining and completely adorable.

"Chris honey could you be quiet for one minute? I'm begging you!" Mrs. Fisher called over his yelling. 'I'm begging you' and 'please just one minute of silence' were her favorite lines because she used them quite often to talk over her three children.

Massie turned to Cam. "I thought you said you had three brothers, not two."

"Harris is away at NYU right now," Cam explained. "He's kind of the golden child of the family since he's the first to go away to college and actually make something of himself."

"Cameron Fisher!" Mrs. Fisher shrieked from across the table. "You know that's not true. I love all my children the same."

"Lies!" called Cam's ten year old brother Danny to his mom. "We're all definitely aware of the fact that you like Harris best."

As Mrs. Fisher bickered back and forth with her son Massie made a big mistake by asking, "So where's your dad?"

The second the words had left her mouth Cam's eyes went wide and all noises in the room ceased. Blood rushed to Massie's cheeks as she avoided Mrs. Fisher's gaze. Apparently that wasn't at all the right question to ask.

"If you'll excuse me," Mrs. Fisher mumbled and hastily left the room.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry. Whatever I said I'm so sorry!" Massie cried as Chris started whimpering and Danny sulked out of the room and slammed his bedroom door shut.

"It's okay, Mass. It's not your fault. My dad left us about a year ago and it's still taking some time to adjust to it," Cam said calmly while stroking her hand.

"I didn't mean for your mom and brothers to get so upset," Massie said softly.

"It's alright, they'll get over it," he replied simply.

Massie still was unconvinced so Cam pulled her from her chair and ushered her out the door. He even opened the car door for Massie before getting in himself.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"You'll see," he said while grinning mischievously.

Massie smiled and leaned back against her seat. She wasn't at all worried on where Cam was currently taking her. She was just there to enjoy the ride. As she watched the scenery change from middle class houses into the poorer side of town into finally the outskirts of town she suddenly realized where they were going.

"You're taking me to the lake aren't you?" she asked him while he was singing along to the radio.

"How'd you know?" he asked.

She sighed. "I use to come here all the time with my parents."

Cam flinched. "I'm sorry Mass if you don't want to go we don't have to. I didn't realize-"

Massie cut him off by placing her hand on his mouth and laughing softly. "It's okay Cammie. I want to go."

Soon they reached Westchester Lake which actually wasn't all that known. It was hidden away back behind a forest of trees but if you looked close enough there was a dirt trail that led straight to an old rickety dock that stood over the water.

When they finally reached it Massie immediately sat down and put her feet in the water. She shut her and eyes and let memories sweep over her. She remembered coming here as a child with her mom and they would walk down the little stretch of beach along the water and pretend that they were next to an ocean. They spent many days sunbathing and pretending to find seashells that were actually just flat rocks. But Massie had kept every last one of those rocks because it was really the only thing she had left of her mom.

Soon Massie realized that Cam was staring intently at her and blushed deeply.

"What?"

Cam shook his head. "Nothing...you just looked so peaceful right then."

Massie looked out over the water and enjoyed the way the moon hit the water just right. "I was thinking of my mom," she whispered softly.

Cam reached out and pulled her closer to him. Wrapping his arm around her his whispered in her ear, "Do you miss her?"

Massie turned to look him in the eyes. One green and one blue stared intently back at her. She hadn't really talked about her mom with anyone. Not even Kemp and definitely not her father who would leave the room when her mother was even mentioned.

"Do you miss your dad?"

Cam turned to look away from her and she worried she had offended him but instead he chuckled softly. "I miss him every single day of my life. He was my best friend."

Massie smiled sadly. "That's how I feel about my mom."

Cam turned back to look at her and knew that she was completely sincere. He hadn't connected with anyone this way before. No one really knew what it was like to lose a parent like that. Some days Cam half wished that his dad had up and died. Not because he didn't love his dad but because at least with death it wasn't his choice, it was God's. When his dad left them it was on his own accord. And that hurt Cam the most.

He knew that Massie had been hurt the same exact way, just with her mom.

Massie leaned her head down on his shoulder and just felt content on staying that way. Cam didn't seem to mind either. They stayed just like that for what seemed like hours but was only about half that. Soon enough they were both back in the car and headed back into town.

As Cam pulled up to her house Massie actually wasn't filled with dread like she usually was when she returned to her home at the end of the night. It seemed that Cam filled her up with such happiness she didn't even mind being in that big house alone. Knowing that she would see him soon was enough to get her through the night.

"Thanks for tonight, Cam. I really needed it," she said to him as she pulled the car door open.

"No problem," he replied.

Massie hesitated getting out of the car and simply stared at Cam.

"What?"

She smiled at him. "Nothing I'm just really happy that I met you."

And before he could get a response out she leaned over, kissed him briefly on the cheek, and skipped to her front steps. Even after she had entered the house and Cam was left alone he remained there, hand pressed to his cheek replaying the feeling of Massie's lips on his cheek.