A/N- Thanks again A LOT to Mediah. You don't know how much your lengthy reviews make me feel better and encourage be to keep writing this story. I've often come close to stopping this entire story. And also thank you to my reviewer without a name, who has also begun reviewing this. You rock, and don't worry about Adam and Amy, they'll get together soon enough.
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Summer In Cameron
Still Friday Night
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Amy, Adam, Shane, and Matt took seats underneath the roof of the ice cream shoppe eating area outside of the building. Since it was a Friday night, they were lucky to have gotten through the line and over to their seats with their ice cream cones still somewhat fully in tact. Amy took a seat on one side and Shane pulled Matt next to him before he could take the seat that Shane knew Adam would want. Matt gave him a strange look before Shane mouthed his plan to him.
Matt smirked and kept his seat. He liked Amy a lot, as a friend, and she had been pretty lonely for a while after she broke up with her last boyfriend.
Adam slowly sat down next to Amy. He was nervous. He ran his plan over in his head one more time. He had talked to Shane earlier and it was all set. Hopefully she would go with him. He suddenly started to panic. What if Shane was wrong and she didn't like him? He tapped his thumb on the table nervously.
"Well, aren't you gonna eat your ice cream? It's going to melt all over your hands." Amy said, snapping ADam out of his thoughts, "Here, clean your hands off with this."
Amy placed a napkin in Adam's free hand. Adam shivered slightly and took the napkin, wiping his hands of the chocolate ice cream. Shane tried to keep himself from laughing. They were acting like two little schoolgirls with crushes.
"I think we should go, Matt." he said, still fighting laughter.
Matt had the same problem, "Yeah, you think you could come with me to load some packages from Henderson's place?"
"Yeah. Here, Adam, take my keys. I'll get a ride home with Matt."
Shane tossed the keyrings on the picnic table. Adam looked at the two other men gratefully. Shane winked at him before he and Matt climbed into Matt's car. Adam shivered again, the thoughts of the night going wrong crossing his mind once more.
"Um, do you wanna go for a ride? We could like, go see one of those plays in the park or something." he asked quietly, "I heard that there is a late showing of Halloween in the park."
Amy smiled, she thought he'd never ask, "Yeah. That'd be great. I'm glad that Shane decided to go with Matt, Trish and Hannah drove me to the match."
Adam helped Amy up from her seat at the table and opened the door for her as they got to the car. Amy blushed; she was glad it was getting darker and that Adam was on the other side of the car. Things were going just as she had planned it to go.
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Jay had settled himself on the couch. What could he do about Shannon anways? I mean, he only liked him! Alright, so he felt a little guilty. Okay, a lot guilty. He looked up as the door opened and Shane came back inside. He looked around and let out a relieved breath of air.
"Looks like we have a while to ourselves. Shannon lock himself back up in the bathroom?" he asked, taking a seat next to Jay and taking off his shoes.
"No, he ran out. Went over to Jeff's house."
Jay sighed heavily. Shane caught it, "What's wrong? Things okay with you two?"
"Not exactly. Y'know how Shannon's been all upset for a while. Ever since that day after you found him in the rain?"
"Yeah. It's been hard not to notice him moping around."
"Yeah, I think I did that. Actually, I know I started all of that."
"Don't be silly, Scott and Glen started it all. You were just in the wrong place in the wrong time."
"No. See the next morning, while you guys were gone, Shannon kinda came onto me..."
"Shit." Shane sighed.
"Well, I kinda denied him. We kissed once, but I didn't know if that's what I wanted. I mean, I don't want to hurt him like those guys did. But, he took it the wrong way or something. Then, we were talking earlier and he went off again, so...so I told him the same thing as before. I then he started crying. I tried to help him, but he ran out and said he was going to Jeff's."
"How long ago?"
"About an hour or two."
"That means Jeff or Matt will probably call soon. Probably Matt, he's a bit more sensible. You feeling alright? You're a bit pale."
"I just...I feel horrible about all of this. I really like him, Shane, but I don't want to hurt him. I think he's the greatest hing. Every time I see him, I get nervous. Every time I touch him I get shivers. But every time I think he's gonna go for me again, I get scared and shut him down. I hate to do it, but I don't know what to do becuase I don't wanna hurt him. You know?"
Shane wrapped his arm around Jay's shoulders, "Don't worry about him. He overreacts sometimes."
"He's not overreacting. I shouldn't be so stupid!" Jay mumbled.
"No, no. If you don't know what to do, what CAN you do?"
Jay shrugged, "I still feel bad."
"Yeah, well, Shann's just gotta understand how you're feeling."
"How? He's not listening to me."
'Let him come around."
Just as Shane had predicted earlier, the phone rang. He picked it up, talking for a few minutes, then saying goodbye and hanging back up. "That was Matt, he said that Shannon is going to stay with them tonight. He's fine. Him and Jeff have been talking in Jeff's bedroom. So I guess it's us till ADam gets back."
"If he gets back. He's with Amy right?"
"Yeah."
"He likes her alot."
"I know. Amy likes him, too."
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Jeff shut his bedroom door behing himself as Shannon took a seat on his bed. His eyes were still wet with tears, so were his cheeks. His hands were wringing each other in his lap. Jeff took a seat next to his best friend and gave him a hug.
"What happened?"
"Jay and I got into a fight."
"That's kind of obvious, but what about?"
"He said that he doesn't think he's ready to be with me."
"Well, Shannon, that's not nessesarily a bad thing. That' just saying that he wants to get to know you a bit more before he tries something. That means he cares about you enough to keep himself from doing something wrong so he won't hurt you. He wants to be the best that he can be for you."
Shannon looked Jeff carefully and thought about it. If anyone else would have said that to him, he would have lost his cool and snapped on them. He's definately end up doing something that he didn't want to and that would be bad. He chewed his lip a bit in concentration.
"Thanks Jeffy. That helps. But...what if he ends up being like Scott? What if he doesn't like me as much as he thinks he does?"
"Don't worry about that. He cares. I can tell it when I look at his eyes."
Shannon smiled softly and laid down on the soft covers of Jeff's bed. He. Was. Exhuasted. He shut his eyes tiredly, vainly hearing Jeff say good night, that he'd be in later, and shutting the door.
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Amy smiled at Adam as he picked up the picnic blanket from the lady at the ticket booth and laid it at the spot that htey had picked to watch the movie. They had arrived a little bit late so the movie was already starting. Adam took a seat on the blanket, then tok Amy's hand, helping her down. Amy giggled slightly, no longer caring whether or not he heard her. If she was ever going to get him, she was going to have to work for it.
They watched the movie in silence for a little, the only time they talked, being when a part of the movie they liked was on. Amy shivered, pulling a bit closer to ADam so their legs were touching. Finally, an intermission was on and they had time to talk more with out getting in trouble.
"So, um, have you heard from your parents since you got here?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, they call whenever they get a chance to. They're really busy though. It's basically conference after conference. They are both doctors. They are in Queensland. THey tell me stuff about it when they call or write."
"That's cool. My parents are both dentists. But they never leave the country or anything like that." Amy shivered again.
"Are you cold? Do you want my jacket?"
"I don't want to you to be cold."
"I live in Canada, for God's sake. I can handle it. I insist, take my jacket. I don't want you to get sick, then I can't see you."
Amy smiled generously as Adam slipped off his jacket and put it around her shoulders. The movie started up again and they sat and watched it. Adam was begininning to wonder what he could do to get this girl he wanted so badly. Shane had given him some tips and things, but he was pretty shy, so..
Amy was contemplating, as well. What could she do to get Adam to like her. Or show that he liked her more than this? Molly said that she had to go in for the kiss. Trish said she should let Adam make the first move, and Stephanie said to flirt like crazy. Amy scooted a bit closer, not sure which person's advice she was taking.
Adam took a dee pbreath as Amy scooted closer to him. They were so close that they couldn't be any close together without sitting on top of each other. Which Adam wouldn't mind, of course. He ginglerly placed hsi arm around Amy's waist and she nuzzled against his shoulder. Adam's breath caught in his throat. Yes, it was working just as planned.
Amy nearly shivered again as she felt Adam's arm wrap around her waist. She rested her head on his shoulder and thought again. Maybe Molly was right. Maybe she should kiss him. Amy took a deep breath and went for it.
Adam gasped as Amy's lips met his. It was so sudden that he didn't know what to do. So he kissed her back....
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Summer In Cameron
Still Friday Night
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Amy, Adam, Shane, and Matt took seats underneath the roof of the ice cream shoppe eating area outside of the building. Since it was a Friday night, they were lucky to have gotten through the line and over to their seats with their ice cream cones still somewhat fully in tact. Amy took a seat on one side and Shane pulled Matt next to him before he could take the seat that Shane knew Adam would want. Matt gave him a strange look before Shane mouthed his plan to him.
Matt smirked and kept his seat. He liked Amy a lot, as a friend, and she had been pretty lonely for a while after she broke up with her last boyfriend.
Adam slowly sat down next to Amy. He was nervous. He ran his plan over in his head one more time. He had talked to Shane earlier and it was all set. Hopefully she would go with him. He suddenly started to panic. What if Shane was wrong and she didn't like him? He tapped his thumb on the table nervously.
"Well, aren't you gonna eat your ice cream? It's going to melt all over your hands." Amy said, snapping ADam out of his thoughts, "Here, clean your hands off with this."
Amy placed a napkin in Adam's free hand. Adam shivered slightly and took the napkin, wiping his hands of the chocolate ice cream. Shane tried to keep himself from laughing. They were acting like two little schoolgirls with crushes.
"I think we should go, Matt." he said, still fighting laughter.
Matt had the same problem, "Yeah, you think you could come with me to load some packages from Henderson's place?"
"Yeah. Here, Adam, take my keys. I'll get a ride home with Matt."
Shane tossed the keyrings on the picnic table. Adam looked at the two other men gratefully. Shane winked at him before he and Matt climbed into Matt's car. Adam shivered again, the thoughts of the night going wrong crossing his mind once more.
"Um, do you wanna go for a ride? We could like, go see one of those plays in the park or something." he asked quietly, "I heard that there is a late showing of Halloween in the park."
Amy smiled, she thought he'd never ask, "Yeah. That'd be great. I'm glad that Shane decided to go with Matt, Trish and Hannah drove me to the match."
Adam helped Amy up from her seat at the table and opened the door for her as they got to the car. Amy blushed; she was glad it was getting darker and that Adam was on the other side of the car. Things were going just as she had planned it to go.
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Jay had settled himself on the couch. What could he do about Shannon anways? I mean, he only liked him! Alright, so he felt a little guilty. Okay, a lot guilty. He looked up as the door opened and Shane came back inside. He looked around and let out a relieved breath of air.
"Looks like we have a while to ourselves. Shannon lock himself back up in the bathroom?" he asked, taking a seat next to Jay and taking off his shoes.
"No, he ran out. Went over to Jeff's house."
Jay sighed heavily. Shane caught it, "What's wrong? Things okay with you two?"
"Not exactly. Y'know how Shannon's been all upset for a while. Ever since that day after you found him in the rain?"
"Yeah. It's been hard not to notice him moping around."
"Yeah, I think I did that. Actually, I know I started all of that."
"Don't be silly, Scott and Glen started it all. You were just in the wrong place in the wrong time."
"No. See the next morning, while you guys were gone, Shannon kinda came onto me..."
"Shit." Shane sighed.
"Well, I kinda denied him. We kissed once, but I didn't know if that's what I wanted. I mean, I don't want to hurt him like those guys did. But, he took it the wrong way or something. Then, we were talking earlier and he went off again, so...so I told him the same thing as before. I then he started crying. I tried to help him, but he ran out and said he was going to Jeff's."
"How long ago?"
"About an hour or two."
"That means Jeff or Matt will probably call soon. Probably Matt, he's a bit more sensible. You feeling alright? You're a bit pale."
"I just...I feel horrible about all of this. I really like him, Shane, but I don't want to hurt him. I think he's the greatest hing. Every time I see him, I get nervous. Every time I touch him I get shivers. But every time I think he's gonna go for me again, I get scared and shut him down. I hate to do it, but I don't know what to do becuase I don't wanna hurt him. You know?"
Shane wrapped his arm around Jay's shoulders, "Don't worry about him. He overreacts sometimes."
"He's not overreacting. I shouldn't be so stupid!" Jay mumbled.
"No, no. If you don't know what to do, what CAN you do?"
Jay shrugged, "I still feel bad."
"Yeah, well, Shann's just gotta understand how you're feeling."
"How? He's not listening to me."
'Let him come around."
Just as Shane had predicted earlier, the phone rang. He picked it up, talking for a few minutes, then saying goodbye and hanging back up. "That was Matt, he said that Shannon is going to stay with them tonight. He's fine. Him and Jeff have been talking in Jeff's bedroom. So I guess it's us till ADam gets back."
"If he gets back. He's with Amy right?"
"Yeah."
"He likes her alot."
"I know. Amy likes him, too."
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Jeff shut his bedroom door behing himself as Shannon took a seat on his bed. His eyes were still wet with tears, so were his cheeks. His hands were wringing each other in his lap. Jeff took a seat next to his best friend and gave him a hug.
"What happened?"
"Jay and I got into a fight."
"That's kind of obvious, but what about?"
"He said that he doesn't think he's ready to be with me."
"Well, Shannon, that's not nessesarily a bad thing. That' just saying that he wants to get to know you a bit more before he tries something. That means he cares about you enough to keep himself from doing something wrong so he won't hurt you. He wants to be the best that he can be for you."
Shannon looked Jeff carefully and thought about it. If anyone else would have said that to him, he would have lost his cool and snapped on them. He's definately end up doing something that he didn't want to and that would be bad. He chewed his lip a bit in concentration.
"Thanks Jeffy. That helps. But...what if he ends up being like Scott? What if he doesn't like me as much as he thinks he does?"
"Don't worry about that. He cares. I can tell it when I look at his eyes."
Shannon smiled softly and laid down on the soft covers of Jeff's bed. He. Was. Exhuasted. He shut his eyes tiredly, vainly hearing Jeff say good night, that he'd be in later, and shutting the door.
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Amy smiled at Adam as he picked up the picnic blanket from the lady at the ticket booth and laid it at the spot that htey had picked to watch the movie. They had arrived a little bit late so the movie was already starting. Adam took a seat on the blanket, then tok Amy's hand, helping her down. Amy giggled slightly, no longer caring whether or not he heard her. If she was ever going to get him, she was going to have to work for it.
They watched the movie in silence for a little, the only time they talked, being when a part of the movie they liked was on. Amy shivered, pulling a bit closer to ADam so their legs were touching. Finally, an intermission was on and they had time to talk more with out getting in trouble.
"So, um, have you heard from your parents since you got here?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, they call whenever they get a chance to. They're really busy though. It's basically conference after conference. They are both doctors. They are in Queensland. THey tell me stuff about it when they call or write."
"That's cool. My parents are both dentists. But they never leave the country or anything like that." Amy shivered again.
"Are you cold? Do you want my jacket?"
"I don't want to you to be cold."
"I live in Canada, for God's sake. I can handle it. I insist, take my jacket. I don't want you to get sick, then I can't see you."
Amy smiled generously as Adam slipped off his jacket and put it around her shoulders. The movie started up again and they sat and watched it. Adam was begininning to wonder what he could do to get this girl he wanted so badly. Shane had given him some tips and things, but he was pretty shy, so..
Amy was contemplating, as well. What could she do to get Adam to like her. Or show that he liked her more than this? Molly said that she had to go in for the kiss. Trish said she should let Adam make the first move, and Stephanie said to flirt like crazy. Amy scooted a bit closer, not sure which person's advice she was taking.
Adam took a dee pbreath as Amy scooted closer to him. They were so close that they couldn't be any close together without sitting on top of each other. Which Adam wouldn't mind, of course. He ginglerly placed hsi arm around Amy's waist and she nuzzled against his shoulder. Adam's breath caught in his throat. Yes, it was working just as planned.
Amy nearly shivered again as she felt Adam's arm wrap around her waist. She rested her head on his shoulder and thought again. Maybe Molly was right. Maybe she should kiss him. Amy took a deep breath and went for it.
Adam gasped as Amy's lips met his. It was so sudden that he didn't know what to do. So he kissed her back....