AN: Hey guys, sorry it's been a while since I've updated. First we lost our internet for a little over a week, then our AC went out ect. (quite a few things went wrong with our house). Now I've been dealing with people in and out of my house fixing things. (I'm still waiting for them to replace our central unit.)
So anyway, I've been busy with the above and a few other more personal things, so again, I'm sorry this update took a while.
Enough of my boring chatter, lol. On to the story...
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Cave could hardly believe what happened.
She actually kissed me?
Caroline smiled and opened her door.
"I'll see you tommorrow."
Cave smiled and nodded. Caroline closed the door.
Cave couldn't keep his mind off that kiss. He had kissed 3 other girls, but none of them compaired to what Caroline had made him feel.
She's something.
Cave smiled and couldn't wait until he saw her in the morning.
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The next morning, Amy was talking so much, Caroline thought she was going to go deaf.
"Oh my God, you actually KISSED him?"
Caroline nodded. Amy had the look of pure glee on her face.
"How did it happen?"
"Well, I was leaving your house, and he saw me and offered me a ride. I told him he didn't have to, but he insisted on it. He said that if I didn't get in the car, he was going to have to drive slowly next to me the whole way."
"Awwwwww. That's SO sweet!"
Caroline laughed. "Anyway, he told me that a beautiful woman shouldn't be walking home alone and I knew he wasn't going to give up, so I got in the car."
Amy sighed. "How romantic. So then what?"
"Well, when we got to my house, he insisted on walking me to my door. I told him I was more than capable of walking to the door on my own. He said he just wanted to spend as much time with me as possible."
"Awwwww." Amy placed her hand over her heart.
"Then I asked him why he wanted to do that, and he said because I was beautiful and smart and that he hoped one day I would agree to go out with him. Well, I realized that he was being all the things I wanted. Kind, sweet, protective, patient. So I kissed him and told him that maybe I was just waiting for him to ask again."
Amy gasped. "That's so amazing. It's like one of those romance novels!"
Caroline laughed. "I guess?"
"Did anything else happen last night?" Amy asked with a wink.
Caroline blushed. "No. Sorry to disappoint you."
Amy waved her hand. "It's ok. It'll happen one of these days."
"If you say so." Caroline said laughing.
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Amy and Caroline walked down the halls of the school. Caroline had Science, and Amy had English. They walked until the point they had to go seperate ways. Amy noticed Cave walking towards them.
"Hey, look. It's Romeo."
Caroline looked over at Cave. She laughed.
"His name is not Romeo."
"Well, Cave isn't his name either. It's Johnathan."
Caroline sighed. "That's different. It's his nickname."
"Well, I think it should be Romeo."
"What should be Romeo?" Cave asked.
Amy smiled. "You, as a matter of fact." She walked down the hall. "See you later Caroline."
"What was that about?" Cave asked confused.
"Just Amy being Amy."
"Um, Ok?" Cave said laughing.
Caroline shook her head. "Don't ask."
"No problem." Cave laughed. "So, can I walk you to class? My class is only a few doors down, so we'll be going in the same direction anyway."
Caroline smiled. "Sure."
As they were walking, Cave tried to summon up the nerve to reach out and hold her hand.
Come on, just go for it. She kissed you, remember.
He slowly slipped her hand into his. She lightly gripped his hand, and they walked to class hand in hand.
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For the next 6 months, Cave and Caroline spent most of their time together. Whether it was seeing a movie, going out to eat, or just taking a drive around town, they were pretty much inseperable. Untill one day, Caroline's parents decided they were moving to Florida.
"But, I don't want to move! I like living here!"
Her mother looked at Caroline sternly. "It doesn't matter if you like living here. We're moving. Now you have a week to get your stuff packed. Whatever you don't have packed doesn't come with you."
Caroline started crying. "All my friends are here."
"You'll make new friends." her father said.
"I don't WANT to make new friends. I want to keep the ones I have here."
How am I going to just leave them. Especially Cave.
Mr. Mclain walked up to her. "Now listen here. We're your parents and if we say we're moving, then we're moving."
Caroline's tears wouldn't stop. She ran to her room and locked the door. She grabbed a few things and threw them into a bag. Grabbing her keys and cell phone, she bolted out of the room and headed for the front door.
"Where do you think your going?" her father asked.
"Out." She slammed the door and headed to Brittnay's.
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Brittnay couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Florida? But that's so far away from here!"
Caroline sniffed, still crying. "I know."
"Well, you can't leave. We'll never get to see you again. And Cave will be heartbroken."
At the sound of Cave's name Caroline curled up in a ball on Brittnay's bed and cried. Brittnay sat next to her and rubbed her back. After several minutes Caroline sat up, eyes red from crying.
"Don't say anything to him. Please."
Brittnay nodded. "Not a word. I promise."
Caroline nodded. "Thanks."
"Your welcome. I'm going to call Amy, let her know what's going on, ok?"
Caroline nodded. Brittnay went to get the phone. Caroline sat in the corner of the bed, thinking.
How am I going to tell him? God, why does this have to happen now? My life was getting so much better.
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Caroline avoided Cave for the next several days. He had no idea what was wrong and he was worried. She never said anything about being mad at him. In fact the last time he talked to her, she was really happy. What could have happened? He saw Brittnay and Amy walking down the hall. Maybe they would know something.
"Hey, hold on you guys. Can I talk to you for a second?"
Both girls stopped and faced him.
"What is it?" Amy asked.
"Caroline's been avoiding me and I don't know why. Do you guys know what's going on? I'm getting worried. She won't return my calls, and she won't answer her door."
Brittnay and Amy exchanged glances. Cave knew they knew something.
"Please, tell me what's going on?"
Brittnay was the first to speak. "We promised Caroline we wouldn't say anything."
Amy nodded. "I think it's up to her to tell you. Sorry."
She placed a sympatheic hand on his shoulder. He shrugged it off.
"I have to find her. I need her to talk to me."
Cave took off to look for her.
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At the stadium, Caroline was sitting in the stands. She watched the clouds in the sky and wondered what Florida would be like.
Do they have clouds like these? And can you see the stars at night?
She wondered how long she could avoid Cave. She knew she had to tell him eventually.
Maybe I can avoid him until the moving van gets here. That way I won't have to see his sad face for too long.
Caroline sighed. Cave deserved better than that.
"Caroline!"
She turned around to see Cave climbing up the stands. She went to get up to run, but he grabbed her hand.
"Hey, what's going on? Why won't you talk to me?"
Caroline looked at the ground. Tears were already building in her eyes.
"Please talk to me. What's wrong?"
Caroline looked up at him. He could see the tears.
"Hey," he said gently, "What's going on?"
Caroline took a deep breath.
You have to tell him.
"I don't want to go." she said, as she began to let the tears flow.
"Go, go where? You don't have to go anywhere."
Caroline nodded. "Yes I do. My parents are making me move with them to Florida." Her voice cracked on the last few words.
Cave's blood ran cold.
Florida? But I'll never see her again. This can't be happening.
"Is that why you've been avoiding me? Because your moving?"
Caroline shook her head. "I was avoiding you because I love you and it breaks my heart to leave." She took of running out of the stadium, tears flowing freely down her face.
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Cave slammed the front door as he came into his house after school. He had tears in his eyes. His mother heard the door and came down the hall from the living room.
"Hey, you know better than to slam the door."
"Sorry, Mom." his voice quiet.
Mrs. Johnson could see the tears in her son's eyes.
"What happened?" she asked soothingly.
A few loose tears ran down his cheeks. "Caroline is moving to Florida."
Mrs. Johnson could see the pain in his face. She knew he was very fond of Caroline. She gently pulled him into a hug.
"I'm sorry, Johnathan. I wish she could stay too."
Cave hugged his mother for a minute. Then he let go and headed up to his room.
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Poor Cave and Caroline.
Now I've still got stuff to deal with so I'm not 100% sure if the next update will be timely, but I'll try my best. Hopefully this stuff will get sorted quickly.
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