Chapter 6

"Well, I just thought you should know that…" He took a breath, he was hesitant. "Our parents…set…this relationship up."

"What?" I froze.

"Listen, I did this so it would be easier on you."

"What?" I said again.

"Our moms were best friends, but they didn't want us to know. I found out soon. They wanted to hide it from you, they thought you'd freak."

"What?" my heart was broken.

"I'm sorry. I thought this would be good for me, just a quick fling. I'm sorry."

"What?" I recalled the night when he said he was sorry for no reason.

"Well, I started to develop real feelings. There's a problem though. After we broke up Selena was supposed to be my rebound. I actually do like you. You're amazing. This wasn't an act."

"What?" I was flustered.

"Baby, you can't tell your mom and nothing to Selena. Just wait a while. I'll settle this. Again I'm sorry."

Justin kissed me, just as rain poured down on us. It was amazing. I felt something between us and I knew I wasn't the only one. We walked back to the house. We were soaked from head to toe. He gave me a t-shirt and some baggy basketball shorts. He threw out clothes and shoes into the dryer. "Love you." He snuck up behind me and gave me a hug from behind and kissed my head. "Love you too."

Justin made up the couch for me, "you're staying here tonight. I'd have you stay in that guest room, but I can't." I nodded, the couch was comfy.

I fell asleep quickly. All my worries flew away; I didn't care about my mom. As long as she knew I was with Justin she thought it was part of the plan. She didn't care, she knew I was safe. I was Happy Justin really loved me. I was also glad Selena be out of the picture.

I woke up bright and early; Justin was on the end of the couch. He barely fit, but slept like a baby. "Aw, so cute," I whispered getting up. I went into the morning beach air, nice breeze and a few kids playing in the sand and waves. Justin let out a large snore. I let out a stifled laugh. "Camille?" Justin moaned in his sleep. I walked over and he was barely awake. I grabbed a coffee mug and made some coffee. I was glad he had Cinnamon flavoring. I poured some in my cup and sipped while watching Justin sleep.

Justin awoke in a flash. I was sitting on the couch drinking my coffee and then bam; he was wide awake getting coffee for himself. "Sleep nice?" I asked, he laughed and nodded. His morning hair was hot, my was gross. I grabbed a hoodie and shoved my mess under the hood. "You're still hot." He said kissing me with coffee on his lips and traces of alcohol.

"So, what happened at that party?"

"Nothing much, you passed out. I drank. Nothing much. Oh, those people were actors, they wouldn't touch you." I nodded feeling relieved.

"Anything else I should know?"

Justin shrugged, "I don't think so. Oh, wait, I'm sexy. Oh, and I know it."

I laughed, "I think everyone knows."

He nodded, "True, true." I laughed and fell into his arms.

There was a knock on the door, "Go outside, and wait for me." Justin whispered to me. I took a blanket and hurried outside. Justin opened the door to an impatient Selena. "Hey boo," she leaned in for a kiss. "Hey." Justin waved a little uncomfortable. "So when's the big day set up for, I was thinking tomorrow." Justin shrugged, "I have no idea, and I kind of want to hold it off. I really don't want to hurt her." Selena nodded a little suspiciously. "I see, or is that you don't wanna date me. Or you have feelings for her." Justin shrugged again. Selena turned on her heels. "Well, whatever, its tomorrow, okay?" She kissed Justin goodbye and stopped out the door.

I was still silent outside; I was scared, what we going to do. Justin pulled me back inside. "Crap, this is my entire fault." His eyes were a little wet. "It's okay Justin. We just have to tell them." Justin nodded. He thought I was confident, but I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

I poured myself another cup of coffee to wash down my worries. I was scared and upset. Selena seemed a little threatened. She knew that their relationship held her career afloat. Justin in the mean time got ready and gave me my clothes. He told me to keep the shoes they didn't fit him anymore. I wore them soft and snug. He looked into his mom's room. "Here, I forgot about these. You two are about the same size. Browse and choose what to wear, try casual with a touch of formal." I nodded and he left me to change.

I pulled off the rack a pair of jeans and a flowing tank top. I paired it with his Supras. "Nice, but when it's my mom's clothes, HUGE TURE OFF." I giggled and hit him, "Where to miss?" I shrugged. He honked and laughed, "How about, uh, a movie?" Justin shrugged and just drove.

He turned and stopped until we were at a market. "Wait here, I'll be right back." I slumped and listened to some music. Justin was back soon. He had a few bags; he threw them in the trunk and joined me up front. I was a little curious of what was going on. Justin turned and stopped a little more. We were on Deco Drive. Justin was amazed; he was really confused about this city. He drove about 45 minutes away until we were in a town, it was cute. "I've never been here before." I said a little interested. "I have, Bank Atlantic isn't to far from here." I nodded; it was an area where the Florida Panthers played. He pulled up to this park; it was large and very empty.

I got out and looked around; it was nice, a little bridge over a lake and a small park. "Cute," I called back to Justin. Justin came up carrying a picnic basket. "Oh, how sweet," Justin laid out a checkered sheet and opened the basket. "We have grapes, cheese, crackers, strawberries, bread, ham, turkey, chicken, and cake." I was amazed. He kissed me quickly and dumped the food on the blanket.

We ate slowly, romantically. We fed each other strawberries and grapes, he also made cracker sandwiches. We fed the bread to the ducks. He pulled out a small red velvet cheese cake. My mouth almost drooled over it. He picked up one spoon and spooned me a bit. He fed it to me, "oh my god, it's amazing." He smiled and we finished eating.

He took my hand and we strolled on the path. We keep some left over bread and crackers in our hands. We threw it at the birds and ducks. We got to the bridge on the lake; there was a triangle shaped seat in the corner. I sat on Justin's lap and threw crackers over my head. I jumped up to look at the fishes. Justin crumbled the bread and made it rain.

We kept walking until we came back to the lot. "Good times must come to end sometimes." Justin hopped into the car and same with me. He placed his hand on the gear and I placed my hand on top of his. My friend's parents always did it and I thought it was terribly romantic. Justin reached in for a kiss. "Te amo (I love you, Spanish) Justin kissed me again. "Since when do you speak Spanish?" I laughed. "Have you seen where I live? It's Spanish central!" Justin laughed and kissed me again.

We drove along and I stared out the widow, "is that the Everglades?" I asked. I had never seen it before. Justin nodded and kept driving. "Where are we going?" I asked as we kept driving. Justin shrugged and made a u-turn. "You're going home." He said almost a little sad. I forgot he didn't live here.

"Camille, I've been meaning to tell you something else."

"I was scared."

"The way I was supposed to break it off was…" he trailed off.