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.
