Cappie sat on the end of his bed. 'I can't believe it was all a dream. I told her I loved her and it was a dream. We were so happy.' He thought sadly. 'Why am I doing this to myself? I'll just go tell her again, for real this time.' He stood up and threw on a shirt. He left the KT house in a mild sprint. 'I must be totally crazy in love with this girl if I'm willing to run for her.' He finally made it to the front of the ZBZ lawn after what seemed like a 10k run to him. Grabbing his side and breathing heavily he tried to calm himself before he went to the door. As he walked up to the door he thought about what he was going to say to her. 'Hey so guess what, I love you. No that wasn't right, hmm, how about Casey I'm in love with you and I always have been I was an idiot. Ya that'll work, that's what I'll tell her.' Just as he was about to knock Casey opened the door laughing at something Ashleigh had just said. "Hey Cappie" Ashleigh said after seeing that no one else was making a move to talk. "Hey" he said back without looking at her, he was still staring at Casey with a petrified look in his eye. "Oookay I'm gonna go and let you two talk, I'll be back later." "Bye" they said in unison not taking theyre eyes off eachother until Casey couldn't take it anymore and looked at the floor. "We need to talk" "I thought that was my line" Casey said with a smile gesturing for him to come in. "You want to go to my room? It's more private there" she said looking pointedly at the girls in the living room who pretended not to be staring at them as soon as she did. Rolling her eyes she grabbed Cappies hand. "Come on."

When they got to her door she realized that she had been holding Cappie's hand the whole time. "Oh sorry" she said taking her hand away and putting it behind her back. "Force of habit, I guess" "It's okay" he said smiling at her. She missed that smile. And the way he was looking at her sent shivers up her spine. "So what'd you wanna talk about?" she asked as she sat on the edge of her bed and gestured for him to do the same. "About what happened last night" She looked at him strangely "Or more like what didn't happen last night." "Cap, what are you talking about? You're not making sense. Are you sure you're feeling alright?" she asked touching his forehead lightly. "Yes I'm fine" he said grabbing her hand and bringing it to his mouth for a light kiss. "Thank you again for taking care of me last night." "Sure I'm used to taking care of your drunk ass." She said her smile fading as she saw the sad look her comment had brought on. "I'm just kidding Cappie." She back peddled, "I don't mind taking care of you at all." This brought the smile back to his face. "Good" he said.

"So what are you talking about?" Casey asked still confused by his earlier statement. It was now or never head had to make a choice. Was he going to tell her that he loved her? Or was he going to chicken out? What was he so nervous about anyway, this is Casey were talking about. He knew her better then anyone else and she new him even better then that, if that's even possible. How do you tell the girl of your dreams that you're in love with her after you just told her you wanted to be friends? Why was this so easy last night? 'Cause you were drunk,' his mind told him. 'Ahh there's how I can tell her then, I'll just get drunk again and I'll just let the words flow out.' He shook his head. 'No stupid that's how you got into this mess in the first place. Just tell her and get it over with. He sighed. "I had a dream last night. It was the best dream I think I've ever had. And-and when I woke up with you in my arms this morning-" "Cap I'm sorry about that, I promise I didn't plan that." He laughed a little "I know you didn't plan it I-" "And it would never happen again. I know that you just want to be friends and you were drunk last night and you said some stuff at the bar-" Cappie perked up at this, so she remembered what he had said at the bar? Well that was a start.

"So you remember that we almost kissed?" he asked with hope in his eyes. "Yes you were the drunk one not me remember?" she said with a smirk and then her face fell a little. "But don't worry I know that you were drunk and that you didn't mean it and it won't happen-" the rest of Casey's sentence was cut short when Cappie pressed his lips to hers. 'Oh my god she tastes so good' Casey couldn't even think with the things Cappie was making her feel. He finally pulled away when his lungs started to burn from lack of air. "Do you ever shut up? I don't remember you being this full of things to say when we were together before." He said with a smile looking at Casey who still had her eyes closed enjoying the tingle she felt in her lips from the kiss they had just shared. With a smile she opened her eyes "I'm sorry, shutting up now. Just for the record I like your method of getting me to shut up though." Cappie smiled back at her. "What I was trying to say before you so rudely interrupted," looking at her pointedly, smirk still in place on his face. "Is that after I almost threw up on you last night, again I'm sorry about that, not my best moment. When I blacked out I had a dream about you and me. We were walking home arm in arm and I told you how I felt about you."

Casey looked shocked. "And what did you tell me in your dream?" "I'm getting to that. Anyways so, I told you that I couldn't be your friend anymore and you asked me why and I told you it was because I didn't want to be your friend." He said looking into her eyes that were shining with tears like in his dream. "But why can't we be friends? It was your-" "Idea, I know but I can't be friends with you Case. When all I want to do is kiss you when I'm near you and fall asleep with you in my arms every night." "Cap-" "Casey, I love you" he said looking deeply into her eyes. "Did you just tell me…you said you love me." She said staring at him in shock. "Yes I believe I did. And I meant it. I love you Casey Cartwright and I'll be damned if I'm going to let you walk outta my life again. I still want to be with you in ten years and twenty years as long as you'll put up with my crap." "Cappie I love you too!" She said as she straddled him and pushed him down on the bed raining his neck and face with kisses much like in his dream.