Chapter Two

"Kim's coming round with the girls tonight" Joanne said as they arrived at the house

"I thought they only came by when David was away?" Cameron said, taking Ella out of her seat "And which girls?"

David was Cameron's step father, though he didn't act like a father to him, more like a friend who happened to be married to his mother and father of his sister

"David is away, at some conference in Toronto. I think it'll just be Ashley and Brittany"

"Oh...why not Abi?" He said

"She's still very much a book worm, she's very different to Ashley and Brittany, Kim doesn't pay much attention to her, so she rarely goes out. She'd only sit there and be bored so she stays home"

"Can't you call Kim and get her to tell Abi that they'll be here?"

"I can try but I don't know if she will"

...

Cameron sat on the grass in the back yard, he could see the sunsetting blow the horizon as it seemed to go underwater, it was a nice view from the garden, the beach, but that wasn't why he was sat there, not for the view at all

Had he made the right choice? Breaking up with Nikki? He knew he needed people right now but with the way she'd reacted he wasn't so sure it was her he wanted, not as a girlfriend anyway

Maybe he'd change his mind next week, when he saw her again, as it was now Spring Break. A week to clear his head, that would hopefully do

He could hear someone coming towards to him, soft steps as they walked towards him

He saw her sit on the grass beside him. She wasn't the prettiest girl he'd seen, but she was pretty in her own, geeky, kinda nerdy way, not in her sisters sterotypical way. She had- natural- long blonde hair, blue eyes hidden behind her glasses and pale skin. She wore things that covered herself up, leggings and tops seemed to be her favorite

"Hey Cam" Abi said

"Hey" He smiled "How you been?"

"Been...well...called nerd a lot...at home and school...but nevermind me, how about you?"

"You know what's been going on with me"

"I know...just wanted...nevermind" She stared towards the sunset too

"I didn't mean shut up or anything" He moved closer to her "Come on tell me what you've been up to, with friends...a boyfriend?"

"Cam, you're my only friend"

"You must have more friends than just me"

Abi shook her head "No...just you. I sit with people at lunch but they don't talk to me"

"Ashley and Brittany trying to keep you in the shadows by the sounds of it"

Now she nodded "Its hard when both your sisters are the cheerleading captains"

"You only have one more year left with the Team Spirit Twins, then maybe things'll change"

She shrugged "Doubt it. Trust me, my school isn't a great place to be"

Cameron's stomach rumbled, he hadn't eaten since yesterday, he'd been too busy unpacking at lunch to notice his hunger pangs, then he'd been with Ella, he was ready to eat

"Want to get something?" Abi asked

Cameron nodded "Do you know what we're having for dinner?"

"I think we're ordering" She said as Cameron got up and offered her his hand, he pulled her up and they walked across the garden

They tried to sneak upstairs so they didn't have to come down until dinner but Abi's sister, Ashley, caught them.

"Hey guys!" She said "Why don't you come in here?"

They looked at each other, trying not to sigh, and went back down the stairs they'd climbed

"So what does everyone want?" Kim asked, all the leaflets spread out on the table

Brittany and Ashley wrinkled their noses up "That stuffs full of carbs"

Abi rolled her eyes, Cameron couldn't blame her, they both needed to eat something, they looked like they could snap at any moment

Joanne sighed and turned to Cameron and Abi "What do you guys want?"

"We'll have Chinese food" Cameron said

Abi smiled at him, he'd remembered her favorite food

"Rice, chicken and fries?" Joanne asked

"Yeah, thats right" Cameron said

"Carbs" Brittany muttered

...

After dinner, Cameron and Abi sat on Cameron's bed, watching a movie.

He had an arm around as she leant on him, trying not to fall asleep

"I don't think I've ever seen you this tired" He said, putting his head on hers

"You have, that New Years Eve"

"That was a long time ago" He moved some hair out of her eyes

"Still I was tired" She looked up at him, or tried to "What are you doing?"

"Leaning on you"

"Ok"

Cameron was worrying about how he was feeling about Abi, was he just rebounding after breaking up with Nikki? You weren't suppose to rebound if you broke up with them...right?

If he did like Abi now, Nikki would be mad, he'd said a break, nothing about seeing other people. The only thing he could do was see what happens, with out hurting Abi. She'd never had a boyfriend, she was shy around guys as it was, he didn't want to hurt her and put her off guys for life

He bought her closer and felt her put her arms around around him too, her head on his shoulder. He brushed her hair with his lips

"What are you doing?" She said, lifting her head

"Sorry" He said, his heart sinking a little "Won't do it again"

"I didn't say stop" She replied "But..."

"But what?"

"Do you want me or am I just a source of comfort?"

"I think I want you" He said

She took a deep breath "I've wanted you for awhile" She said "But you were with Nikki, I wasn't going to come ruin that, if we were only meant to be friends then thats what we'd be. I was never going to say anything, unless you did" She paused "Are you only saying this because you're not with Nikki anymore?"

"If I was only saying this because I'm not with Nikki anymore, I would have come to you about three times already" He put his face closer to hers "Do you want to be with me?"

She nodded "More than anything"

He held her tight on put his lips on hers. It was amazing, why hadn't they done this sooner? Their lips were hot on each others, it was soft and slow, how a kiss should be...not that Abi knew that as it was her first

They pulled a part, Abi said "So you really want to this?"

"If you do" Cameron said

"Yeah..." She said "I do"