"So, any ideas yet?" Cameron asked Squib.

"No, nothing…" Squib sighed.

"It's a big deal, telling a girl you lover her,"

"I know," said Squib in an aggravated tone.

"Romantic dinner?" Cameron suggested.

"Maybe…but that's just so cliché," Squib sighed again.

"Boat ride?"

Squib smiled, "That could work." She'd see it coming a mile away, though, he knew.

"Well man, you'd better think of something soon, it's already Wednesday," Cameron told him.

"I know," Squib sighed; he was doing a lot of that lately…


"Sooooooo," Adena stretched out the word as she approached Cody in the hallway.

"Hi guys," Cody greeted her and Tannis.

"You know, we never did finish our conversation the other night," Tannis smiled.

"What conversation?"

"Don't play dumb, Cody," Adena said, "you know what conversation!"

"There's nothing more to say," Cody shrugged and tried to walk away.

"Yeah right," Tannis rolled her eyes, grabbing Cody's arm.

"We're sorry it had to come to this," Adena said, grabbing the other. With that, the two girls proceeded to drag, literally, Cody up to their room.

"So," Adena said again as the two girls tossed Cody onto Tannis' bed.

"So what?" Cody repeated her earlier words.

"Do you?" Tannis asked.

"Do I what?" Adena sighed; Cody was making this difficult.

"Do you love Squib?" She practically shouted.

"I dunno," Cody mumbled uncomfortably, looking at the ground.

"Oh, come on!" Tannis cried exasperatedly, "How can you not know?"

"I just…I dunno…I think so…maybe,"

"Yes or no, Cody?" Adena barked.

Cody sighed, "Yes," she mumbled almost inaudibly. Adena and Tannis squealed.

"So, when are you gonna tell him?" Adena asked.

"I'm not,"

"What! Why not?" Tannis demanded.

"Because," Cody explained, "if I tell him everything will get all serious and complicated. What if he doesn't feel the same way? Then what? What if he thinks we're moving too fast?"

"Or," said Adena, "what if it doesn't get complicated? What if it only gets better? What if he does feel the same way? Then what?"

"I don't wanna risk it," Cody said with a little shrug.

"But you have to!" Tannis cried.

"What if you hadn't risked telling him all those things on the boat?" Adena asked.

"What boat?" Tannis said, confused.

"I'll tell you later,"

"Adena! You said you wouldn't tell anyone," Cody yelled.

"Well, this is important!" Adena said, "What if you hadn't risked coming back from New York? Don't you get it? All the risks you've taken with Squib have turned out great! You two are crazy about each other; you have to tell him!"

"Fine," Cody said resignedly, "but when I'm ready."

"Okay, just don't wait forever," Tannis warned her.


"I really need to do these pictures!" Cody giggled, pulling away from Squib.

"You can do them later," he smirked. He could see her trying not to smile in the faint light of her darkroom as he pulled her back in. She smiled against his lips, but didn't pull away again. A few seconds later, it was him who came up for air. He brushed a stray piece of her red hair behind her ear, one hand still at her waist.

"We should do something this weekend," he said, their foreheads touching.

"Yeah? What?" She said quietly, smiling.

"I dunno…just something," he returned her smile.

"Sounds good," she said, her lips meeting his once again. He pulled away again mere seconds later.

"I love you," he whispered, staring into her azure eyes. He didn't know why he had said it. He knew he should've waited to plan something big and romantic, so it would be special. But he just said it, there in the darkroom, because he felt it. A lot. He decided he didn't need to make some big show of it; he just needed to say it.

He felt panic overwhelm him, though, when she was silent. His chest started tightening at the shocked look on her face. She opened her mouth as if to speak, but quickly closed it again. Why wasn't she saying something? Anything? Quick felt himself going numb when, after a full five seconds, Cody still remained silent, simply looking at him with a half surprised, half confused expression on her face.

"Cody?"

I was hanging with some friends
In the parking lot one night near the summers end
I leaned back against the glass
Of a car to watch all those speeding comets crash
It made me think about us
It made me think about us

Truly, truly, truly I want you
Truly, truly, truly I do
Truly, truly, truly I want you

You were lying by the pool
And the surface of the water was a lapis jewel
I dove in to make a splash
Woke you from your dream nodding off out on the grass
It made me think about us

Truly, truly, truly I want you
Truly, truly, truly I do
Truly, truly, truly I want you

Truly, truly, truly I want you
Truly, truly, truly I do
Truly, truly, truly I want you

It's just been too long that
We set aside some time alone
I sure could see your point of view
And it's been awhile
Since we dropped our guard and cracked a smile
Don't you think it's overdue?
Well how about you

Truly, truly, truly I want you
Truly, truly, truly I do
Truly, truly, truly I want you

Truly, truly, truly I want you
Truly, truly, truly I do
Truly, truly, truly I want you

Oh
Oh truly
Oh truly
Truly, truly, truly I want you
Truly, truly, truly I do oh yes its truly
Truly, truly, truly I want you

-Grant Lee Buffalo 'Truly, Truly'