Ryan and Emily:
Jessica and Ethan, 15 years old.
Rebecca, 8 years old
Sharpay and Zeke:
Damien, 14 years old.
Rachel, 3 years old
Roxanne, 2 years old
Jason and Kelsi:
Mark, 21 years old.
Aaron, 13 years old.
Janine, 3 years old
Taylor and Chad:
Matthew, 12 years old.
Monica, 11 years old.
Kelly, 8 years old.
Joshua, 1 year old
No-one's POVKatie climbed out of Sharpay's silver Land Rover Sport and headed over the road to where Cameron was sat on a bench waiting for her. He saw her coming towards him. Her red skirt sashaying left and right in time with her hips.
"Hi" was all he could manage. She made him utterly speechless. "You look amazing"
"Thanks…you don't look too bad yourself" Katie looked down and noticed a red rose on the bench next to where Cameron had been sat moments earlier.
"Ohh this is for you" He picked up the silky rose, kissed its colourful bud and then gently placed it in Katie's small hands. Katie held back the tears. No guy had ever treat her like this before and they had only been on the date for less than five minutes.
"It's beautiful…thank you" They smiled and gazed into each others eyes. Cameron gently took Katie's hand in his own and led her into the movies.
They sat in silence watching Hairspray on the huge projection screen in front of them. Every now and then one of them would catch the other one stealing glances at them. Embarrassed smiles were exchanged several times. Cameron gently held on to Katie's hand throughout the film and slowly rubbed his thumb over her soft skin. Both of them had butterflies every time the other one moved. They could constantly feel that spark that they had often heard people talk about, but never knew whether or not it actually existed. After the film they were going to get something to eat…but Katie said she wasn't hungry. She had no idea why since no morsel of food had actually passed her lips in a whole week. Instead Cameron took her for a walk around the lake in a nearby park. The fountains were turned on and the lights made the water sparkle. They held hands as they talked and walked the paths of the scenic park.
"So you have two sisters, one brother and thirteen cousins. Along with aunts, uncles and parents and nearly all of them work at East High?" Cameron asked with an amused smile on his face.
Katie paused and thought for a moment. "Yes, and you have one older brother called Tony?"
"Yep" The two talked about family, school, and everything in between until Cameron touched upon a subject that Katie was far from ready to openly talk about at the present time.
"What happened to you last week? You seemed in a really bad state." He looked at her carefully. Hoping that her body language or facial expression would give him some kind of explanation.
"I can't say. At least not yet." Katie held back the tears that were again threatening to fall.
"Well then can I ask you a question?" Katie looked unsure but then nodded for him to continue. "Will you be my girlfriend?" Cameron looked at her eagerly.
"Of course" Katie smiled at him and he melted inside. He gently kissed her cheek and pulled her into a hug.
It was ten o'clock when Cameron dropped Katie off at Sharpay's. She was staying there for the night. She looked up at her aunt and uncles room to see a blonde head trying to secretly peer out of the curtains. She giggled as she saw the two smaller heads of Rachel and Roxanne trying to see what their mummy was looking at. Cameron held the car door open for her and they walked up to the porch steps and stopped.
"Thanks for a great night tonight. I had fun"
"Me too. How about I call you tomorrow and we arrange something?" Katie nodded and turned to leave. She stopped when she felt a pair of strong muscular arms wrap around her waist. She looked into Cameron's eyes as she leaned in. Their lips were so close they could almost taste each other. They touched carefully for a few seconds. Then he was gone. Leaving Katie on the doorstep, frozen from the shock of the perfect kiss, from the perfect guy, at the perfect moment.
Katie's POVAs soon as I got in the house Sharpay dived on me and through random questions my way. I sat with her and her baby girls in the front room and talked to her about it all. I told her how scared I was incase Danny was there and about the park and Cameron asking me to be his girlfriend. And about the kiss, which was obviously what she was most interested in. Zeke had taken Damien to a basketball game in New York so it was just a houseful of women, and two young girls who were up way past their bedtime.
"Do you think you should tell your parents about you and Cameron now then?" she asked.
"I suppose…but I'm worried about what my dad will do to him." Sharpay laughed and nodded her head. She told me the story of what happened when this guy felt up my mum when they first started dating. And it wasn't pretty. We sat and talked for hours. I promised that I would tell my mum tomorrow sometime and I would tell my dad sometime within the next week. I needed to build up my courage first. The four of us slept with Sharpay in her queen sized bed. I was so happy; I slept with a smile on my face all night. I couldn't wait for Cameron to call, but I definitely could wait to tell my parents about my new boyfriend.
The next morning I woke up late and Sharpay had left me a note on the kitchen worktop 'gone grocery shopping, will see you later at your house xx' I got dressed and picked up my overnight bag and made my way back to my house. When I got there I realized that my dad had took Jay out for the day, because his car was gone, the garage was open and Jay's bike was gone. I walked into the house and heard my mother in the kitchen humming a song that she had sung to me when I was a baby. She said that she sang it in a musical at school with my father, and it had been one of her favorite songs ever since.
"Hey mum!" I called out to her as I took of my shoes and jacket and left them near the door.
"Hi Kate! Did you have a good night baby," she was definitely in a good mood as she kissed the top of my head. I nodded and she continues talking. "You're fathers gone out with your brother and her won't be home until tonight so it's just us girls today."
"Sounds good, we could watch a film or something." I bit my lip, preparing myself to tell her.
"Yeah we'll have a nice relaxing day."
"Mum can I tell you something" she put down the wooden spoon and looked at me. Obviously fearing the worst. I took a deep breath and let it all out about Cameron and the movies and then asking me to be his girlfriend. I didn't tell her about the whole Danny thing because I just couldn't it was hard enough to tell Sharpay.
"Cameron Bale!" she shouted at me as I jumped in shock. I got ready to protest and tell her how great he was when she flung her ars around me and said "Ohh darling that's great he's such a lovely young man!"
We sat down and I recited last nights events to her and showed her the rose and told her what he did when he gave me it. She was almost in tears when I finished.
"Lunch will be ready soon…Why don't you call him and see if he would like to join us?"
My eyes lit up and I nodded my head and ran to call the man I loved. Loved? Was I in LOVE with Cameron?
Maybe I was.
Love.