Cameron had dated Jordan for a month and he really tried to make it work but his reasons for dating her were false. All he was trying to do was get over Nikki and that wasn't fair to Jordan. Besides, she was nothing like the type of girl Cameron liked. Cameron avoided Nikki but had found out through gossip that there was trouble between her and Rich.
--Staring out at the rain with a heavy heart
It's the end of the world in my mind
Then your voice calls me back like a wake-up call--
"Cameron?"
Cameron spun around to find Nikki peaking around his now open front door. "Can I come in?" Hearing his name escape her mouth pulled at his heart strings. He ran to the door and pulled her in while closing the door. She was completely soaked from the rain outside so it took him a moment to realize she was crying.
"Nikki, what's wrong?" Cameron grabbed an afghan off the back of the couch and threw it around her rain soaked shoulders.
She pulled in a shuddered breath. "I'm sorry Cam. I'm sorry we stopped being friends. I didn't want that to happen. Rich was jealous of you. I'm sorry that I chose him over you. It wasn't fair." More tears fell down her cheeks as she whispered, "I wish I'd chosen you."
--I've been looking for the answer somewhere
I couldn't see that it was right there
But now I know what I didn't know--
"I didn't know what would happen, if our friendship could make it, if a relationship didn't and I didn't want to lose you but I did anyway. And now I don't have you or Rich. I'm just so sorry."
--Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself
When nobody else can help--
"Cameron, it's you. You're the one I should be with. And I'm sorry I'm realizing this now but I just wanted you to know."
Cameron pulled Nikki into an embrace, "I want to be with you too Nikki. That never changed."
--Because you live, girl, my world
Has twice as many stars in the sky--
Sitting on his living room couch, side-by-side, Nikki and Cameron talked about the time they'd missed in the months of losing their friendship. The two realized how much they'd missed each other's company.
--It's alright, I survived, I'm alive again
'Cause of you, made it through every storm
What is live, what's the use if you're killing time?
I'm so glad I found an angel
Someone who was there when all my hopes fell
I wanna fly looking in your eyes--
Listening to Nikki's every word hoping dearly they'd never go back to how they'd been, Cameron decided they needed to become the friends they used to be before anything else happened between the two.
--Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself
When nobody else can help
Because you live, girl, my world
Has twice as many stars in the sky--
Cameron forgave Nikki for losing touch and Nikki forgave Cameron for not fighting for her. Cameron learned that Rich went after and succeeded in getting another girl at the same time he was with Nikki and while going to the beach with her brothers, Nikki saw Rich being friendly with that girl in a way Nikki refused to do.
--Because you live, I live
Because you live, there's a reason why
I carry on when I lose the fight
I want to give what you've given me
Always--
Cameron and Nikki found their time revolving around each other as summer drew closer. In the first few weeks of their revived friendship, Cameron barely thought about a relationship for the two of them because he was so thankful just to have her back in his life.
--Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself
When nobody else can help
Because you live, girl, my world
Has twice as many stars in the sky--
Cameron and Nikki had their best friend back and life for them seemed it couldn't get better.
--Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself
When nobody else can help
Because you live, girl, my world
Has everything I need to survive--