After Maya pulled away from Cam, he looked down at her.
"I'm sorry I got mad."
"It's okay." Maya smiled.
"I've just been played so many times before. I should know you're not like that though."
"I'm glad you think so."
Looking both ways to make sure nobody was watching, they both climbed into Cam's truck. He pulled out of the parking lot and onto the road. Maya was fiddling with the radio, when something caught her attention. She turned it back, and cranked the volume.
What day is it? And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
'Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you.
As the song by Lifehouse rang through their ears, Cam reached over and grabbed Maya's hand. He rubbed his thumb along her pointer finger. Maya turned the volume back down with her free hand.
"Cause it's you and me..." Cam sang to Maya.
Maya couldn't help but smile. The rest of their ride to dinner was full of laughter and singing. Maya learned that Cam's not half bad. Cam learned that he loved Maya's voice more than he thought he did.
When they finally arrived at the iHop, Maya looked at Cam with a quizzical look.
"Breakfast? For dinner?" She asked.
"It's fun." Cam smiled.
Once inside and seated, Cam looked at Maya.
"So... What are we? Officially?" Cam asked.
"You tell me..."
"Um.. Will you.. Be my girlfriend?"
"Yes."
"I never thought I'd ask you that at an iHop, but you know me, awesome with the whole romance thing."
Their dinner was great. Nobody there knew them, so they were free to act and say what they wanted. After dinner, Cam drove Maya home.
"It's only 8:00." Maya pointed out.
"Yeah, it sucks I don't have anything else for us planned..." Cam looked at the ground, suddenly feeling guilty.
"Well, you could come in and watch a movie." May suggested.
"Sounds good."
Maya opened up the front door and ushered Cam through.
"Mom?" Maya called out.
"In here!" She called back.
"I have a... friend over! We're gonna go watch movies."
"Uh.. Okay."
Cam and Maya climbed the stairs to her room. The same stairs Cam tip-toed up that amazing night that him and Maya first expressed their feelings for each other. He would never forget that feeling. The way he felt when she was holding him. Or that first time he got the privilege of pressing his lips up against hers. He was so happy that he was allowed to kiss her any time he wanted now.
Once they got to Maya's room, Cam was suddenly nervous, he didn't know what to do. He didn't know what to expect. Should he sit down? Should he kiss her? Did she want to go further than a kiss?
Maya went into her washroom and changed into her pajamas. An over-sized shirt that slouched off her left shoulder, and shorts. Cam couldn't stop looking at that shoulder. That smooth freckled skin that led to her collar-bone. Maybe Maya didn't want to go further, but Cam sure did. He couldn't help it. Sometimes he swore she would tease him with it, use it against him. The way she would bite her lip, or run her fingers down her arm. It was all torture for Cam. After Maya had changed, she walked across the room to her TV, she bent over to put the DVD in, and then Cam was done for. The way she bent in those shorts. It just wasn't fair! It showed so much! Cam made his way over to Maya. When she stood up again, he wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"Oh hey there." he whispered as he slid his hands down to her hips. He started kissing her bare shoulder. Maya closed her eyes and leaned back into him.
Cam spun her around and left a trail of kisses from her collar bone to her lips. She backed him up to the bed and pushed him onto it. They laid there in each others arms, slowly planting kisses on each other until the end of the movie. After it was over, Maya turned off the television, which left the two kids lying in the dark, starring at the ceiling.
"This has been one of the best nights of my life." Cam whispered.
Maya replied by cuddling in closer to Cam. They laid there all tangled in blankets. Before they knew it, they were both asleep. Maya was woken a couple of times throughout the night by Cam's snoring, but if that's what she had to put up with to spend the night with him, she decided it was worth it.
It never really clicked into their heads what they had done until the next morning.
Maya's eyes fluttered open when the beam of sunlight shinned on her.
"Mmmm. Good morning Cam." She smiled sleepily.
"Good morning, cutie." Cam replied, eyes still closed.
"Wait... Good morning?!" Maya realized what happened. Cam's eyes shot open.
"Damnit! Uh - oh! We're in trouble."
"Tell me about it!"
"I've gotta call home!"
"I've gotta hide this!"
Cam pulled his phone out of his pocket. Three missed calls from home. Eight texts from Tori. When Maya saw Tori's name, her heart dropped. She felt terrible. She had no time to deal with her feelings now, there were footsteps coming towards her room. If Cam was caught in here, he'd never be allowed over again. Maya had to act, fast.
