Author's note: This is mostly about John and Cameron. It should be fun to read right? And some of you may find the bathing scene familiar from 120 second… but it is only a short scene on that one. And when I reread it, I think it is quite stupid actually. Just bear with this lame chapter… Don't forget to review. And a mild warning that the story may be getting a little dramatic later on…
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Chapter 13: Thank you for explaining.
Sarah arranged her hair as she emerged from the corridor, going to the kitchen to prepare pancakes for John when she stopped just outside the corridor. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
John lay so comfortably and quietly on Cameron's lap while she caressed his hair. His eyes were closed so Sarah assumed he was asleep. Carter was looking out of the window. Cameron looked at Sarah's shocked look quizzically.
"John's asleep," Cameron attempted to break the tensed atmosphere she is oblivious to, assuring Sarah.
"I'm quite sure I know that," Sarah scowled as Derek appeared behind her.
"WHAT THE FUCK, JOHN CONNOR!" Derek's scream bought John from his peacefully dreams. John jolted upright to a sitting position beside Cameron. He glanced around and realized everyone was concentrated on him, even Carter. John then knew the cause. He realized he had fallen asleep on Cameron's lap.
The very-pissed Derek scowled darkly at Cameron as he marched briskly to the kitchen table, slopping down into a chair, not lifting his stare from Cameron.
John stood up and walked embarrassingly pass his mom and into the bathroom to wash up.
"What do you think you were doing?" Sarah glared as she walked into the kitchen, heating up the pan.
"Helping John get a nice sleep before school," Cameron said matter-of-factly.
"Not like this…" Sarah hissed "Find other ways, tin miss."
Cameron cocked her head, glancing at Carter who looked equally lost.
John striped of his shirt and pants as he wondered why Derek and Mom was so pissed after just one night on Cameron's lap. It's not like he got into her pants or snogged her right?
Why are they getting so worked up?
Although John knew his Mom is afraid this would be a long term habit and slowly, John loving Cameron, which was what John had been trying to find out for weeks if he already had...
John stepped into the shower, starting to shower. John realized that Derek and Mom had used up all the warm water and there is only a little left.
John turned the shower to the medium temperature, as cold as he can bear. John knew with him occupying Cameron for the whole night, he assumed she haven't bathe yet, so to make up to her and to thank her, he decided to leave as much hot water for her as he can.
When suddenly, he heard a knock on the door.
"Wait a sec mom, I'll be right out!" John shouted, but before he know it, the door flung open and shutting, the curtain was shoved to the side, revealing John's bare body to Cameron who stood there as if he was fully dressed, not as disturbed by being overly exposed to each other as John is.
John froze as Cameron's kept eye contact with him, eyes never wavering to a lower height on his body, thank god…
"Cam! I told you to wait!" John growled as he pulled the curtains in, embarrassed.
But Cameron pulled it away again. "I need to know John, what'd I do wrong again?"
"You dashed in here just to ask me a question you could god damn ask me later on since you don't forget?!" John said, wondering what's Sarah and Derek doing, letting this crazy machine rush in when he was in the shower.
"No. Not just for the question," Cameron stated calmly.
"Then what is it?"
"Not till you tell me what I did wrong."
"Fine! I am fucking close to you 'kay? And Derek and Mom is hell pissed by that!" John said, impatiently and face starting to turn red from being exposed for too long. "They disallows it, not wanting me to fucking love you!"
"Do you?" Cameron asked curiously. But when John didn't reply, instead frowning, having difficulties answering that blunt question, "Thank you for explaining. I came in to pass you the hair shampoo. Based on my analyse and the daily use of Sarah and Derek, you wouldn't have sufficient for a thorough shower for your hair so I brought it for you,"
Cameron held out the shampoo bottle. John snatched over the bottle of Shampoo and closed the curtains after muttering thanks.
John proceeded to shower but before he knew it, Cameron shoved the curtains aside again. John ducked down embarrassingly, trying to not reveal too much to her.
"I've seen you naked before," Cameron reminded him but she didn't await a reply like always, instead she reached into the shower, turning up the heat for John's shower before she turned and left the bathroom, not even bothering to shut the curtains. John rolled his eyes, pulling the curtains in.
John emerged from the bathroom, stifling a scream as his face was just inches away from Cameron's. John stared into her brown eyes, reminding him of the awkward scene last night outside her room.
But John didn't have time to remise the past before Cameron brushed past him, going into the bathroom and shutting the door into his back.
John raised an eyebrow, then he shrugged and proceeds for his morning breakfast.
Cameron emerged from the bathroom in 5 minutes, all dressed and ready. She didn't go to the table as she knew Sarah, who was still angry with her, had a 90 possibility not preparing anything for her and she was right. Instead, she sat at the couch, staring blankly out of the window while she waited for John to finish breakfast and Carter to finish bathing.
After Sarah told John to run when there is trouble and reminding him an endless long list of precautions which John summarised with 'I know, its high school mom', the three set off for school.
They walked towards Carter's jeep and as Cameron opened the jeep's door, John cut her off.
"Don't. Carter, you drive," John said before going into the back passenger seat. Cameron frowned but she and Carter obliged. Cameron never expected John to trust Carter to take the wheels so soon.
When Carter drove off, John cautiously reached into his bag and took out a small hastily packed package. John handled it carefully before passing it to Cameron, who frowned as John raised the package on his palm to her.
John nodded, urging her to take it. Cameron reached for it, unwrapping the package carefully. Revealing a full pancake, still warm and smoking a little. This was unexpected, even for Cameron. She looked up at John with curious cameral eyes.
"I sneaked it into my bag when mom's not looking, I couldn't get any maple syrup though," John smiled. Cameron's gaze was unwavering as she held the revealed pancake with both hands, on her lap.
John reached into his bag again and this time revealing a disposable fork, after wiping it with a tissue, he cut the pancake and brought it to Cameron's mouth, putting it in. After an awkward long time of chewing, Cameron swallowed it, she frowned at him.
"Why, John? I do not require food to function properly," Cameron asked.
"You'll need your strength and its not easy protecting me from the big guys we tend to meet all the time y'know,"
"Thank you for explaining," Cameron replied, accepting another piece of pancake by the fork, from the hand of John Connor….
To be continued….
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