DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE COVENANT'S FORMER CHARACTERS. I ONLY OWN CAMERON DANVERS.

I looked up as Pogue rode up on his motorcycle and Kate pulled in the parking lot behind him in Caleb's convertible. I looked at Jordan. Dang he's cute…

"I've gotta go." I said. He looked kind of disappointed.

"Will I see you around?" He asked.

"Are you going to that party tonight at the Dells?" I couldn't help but flirt a little! If you saw this guy I doubt you would be able to resist either… And Reid was being a jerk.

"Well I wasn't planning on it, but I might reconsider." He smiled. Not a nasty perv-ish smile, either. Like a genuine movie star kind of smile. It made me smile.

"You should."

"Cami!" Kate yelled at me from the car. We both looked at her. "Go inside and get Sarah! We've gotta hurry if we're going to be done before the party!"

"Uhm, I think I've got to go." He laughed and looked at Kate, then back at me.

"Well maybe I'll see you tonight." I smiled and waved before opening the door to Nicky's and finding Sarah. Tyler and Reid were sitting at the table again but I avoided eye contact with both of them.

"Sarah, Kate's got the car. Let's go." I started walking away a little as she got up and said goodbye to Caleb.

"Bye, everyone!" Sarah smiled and waved. I waved in the general direction of the table and we walked out. I was surprised to see that Jordan was already gone, and not so surprised to see Pogue and Kate making out over the side of the convertible.

"Kate, we've got to go!" I said over-enthusiastically as Sarah and I came up to the car. She and Pogue jumped away from each other and blushed. I just smiled. They kinda waved at each other and Pogue looked down and walked back into Nicky's. Kate fake glared at me. I just smiled sweetly and started to get into the back.

"Hunny, you are not sitting in the back all alone." Kate looked at me.

"But if I sit in the front Sarah has to sit in the back?" I would have felt bad if I kicked Sarah in the back.

"We can all squeeze in the front." Sarah laughed.

"You can sit in the middle." Kate smiled at me. "Do you work out, Cam?!" Kate over-exaggerated, mimicking what Reid had done when he saw my belly button ring.

"Shut up!" I hopped into the car and squished on the little hump thingy beside Kate. It was only a little uncomfortable. I turned up the radio and laughed when the song "Animals" by Nickelback was playing. Kate yelled and we were off.

After a while of underwear shopping, we ended up back at the big Danvers' manor. We walked in slowly, looking around for my mother, knowing that it would probably be best if we met when Caleb was there. We tip-toed up the stairs and to my room to fill the drawer.

"Ooh, Reid's gonna like these…" Kate smiled and held up a black lacy bra I had bought when we went out. I snatched it from her.

"My underwear is none of Reid's concern." I pretty much stuffed the drawer full of everything we bought.

"Ooh, feisty." Sarah laughed. "You like him don't you?" I bit my lip and slammed my drawer closed.

"Reid is a jerk. He always will be."

"…but you like him." Sarah put one of her hands on her hip and raised an eyebrow. I let go of my defensive stance and collapsed onto the bed with a sigh.

"I don't know." I stared at my ceiling. "He already called me out. In Nicky's. In front of Tyler and Aaron and a bunch of people around the pool tables." Kate sat down by me.

"What did he say?" I told her what had happened with Aaron and what Reid had said to me. She didn't look too surprised, which I guess is pretty bad, but he's said and done worse. "You know Reid. He says things he doesn't mean all the time. But you still love him." Kate looked at me sympathetically.

"No matter how I feel about Reid sometimes, I keep thinking if I really deserve that or not. Maybe he's not the one for me."

"Is this about Reid, or about that guy you were talking to outside of Nicky's?" I looked at her. I wasn't really sure myself.

"I don't like it that I can pretty much expect to be verbally abused by Reid. I love him when he's not mad, then as soon as he gets fired up, I can't stand him." I sighed. "I don't feel like I deserve that, you know? And if it doesn't stop, I don't know if I can put up with it." I thought for a second and smiled a little. "That guy outside of Nicky's was really cute." We all jumped when we heard a small thump outside the door.

"What was that?" Sarah asked and looked towards the hallway. I got up and walked towards the door, sticking my head out. I looked both ways down the hall and didn't see anyone, shrugging and closing the door.

"Uhh, maybe it was a draft?" I stayed standing by the door. Kate smiled.

"You know what I think?" She asked mischievously.

"I know that look, Kate." I raised an eyebrow. "What are you thinking?"

"I know exactly what she's thinking." Sarah turned to me and looked me up and down.

"What?" I laughed.

"You need to be looking FINE tonight!" Kate started walking towards me. "You can already thank us for picking out your wardrobe…"

REID'S P.O.V.

After talking about Cami the whole afternoon at Nicky's with the guys, we finally got to Caleb's place, and I had my mind set on apologizing to her. I didn't mean it, and I know she knew I didn't. She had to know… and if she didn't, I was gonna make damn sure she did. I love that girl. She's like my sister… well, not really like my sister. I mean I love her… I don't know what to think about her. I'd always had feelings for her despite the fact that Caleb would kill me if I tried anything. I loved how she was just herself. She wasn't trying to be anything she wasn't. She was sweet in the real way, and that's always been hard to come by. Then just looking at her now… she's beautiful. That's not even a word I really use. I mean, it's a word I've thrown around to impress a few girls and maybe get some action, which is terrible, but Cami really is beautiful…

Since when do I think that tricking girls into bed was terrible? It's just what I do… I swear to God Cami's already rubbing off on me. She's been here a few hours and she's already gotten inside my head. I wonder if she knows that she was and is always on my mind. Even when I was with those other girls. Especially when I was with those other girls.

I got out of the hummer without even saying anything to any of the guys, and they didn't stop me. We had talked about what I said to her that I didn't mean it, and they knew what I was thinking. I made my way up the stairs, trying to be quiet. Then I heard her.

"My underwear is none of Reid's concern." What the hell are they talking about?

"Ooh, feisty." Sarah was saying. "You like him don't you?" I stopped in my tracks. I had to hear this. I couldn't miss out on it. As wrong as it is, I couldn't even find the strength to move my legs. I crouched down by the door and peeked in the room by the small opening in the doorway. I could just barely see the bed in the room.

"Reid is a jerk. He always will be." I closed my eyes. She's pissed at me.

"…but you like him." Sarah said again. She let out a really deep sigh and fell on the bed so I could see her.

"I don't know." I couldn't help but smile a little. "He already called me out. In Nicky's. In front of Tyler and Aaron and a bunch of people around the pool tables." Kate sat down by her and my smile fell. I really messed up, didn't I?

"What did he say?" She told her what had happened at the tables. I was almost mad that Kate didn't really react. Was she this used to me hurting Cami? "You know Reid. He says things he doesn't mean all the time. But you still love him." Kate looked at Cami like she felt sorry for her liking me.

"No matter how I feel about Reid sometimes, I keep thinking if I really deserve that or not. Maybe he's not the one for me." No, she can't think that, I have to prove her wrong… I slouched with my back to the wall beside the door of the room.

"Is this about Reid, or about that guy you were talking to outside of Nicky's?" What the fuck?! She was already talking to another guy?!... I can't let her go…

"I don't like it that I can pretty much expect to be verbally abused by Reid. I love him when he's not mad, then as soon as he gets fired up, I can't stand him." No, no, no! I didn't mean to hurt her… I don't want to do this to her anymore… I can't stand her like this. Does this happen every time I get mad? "I don't feel like I deserve that, you know? And if it doesn't stop, I don't know if I can put up with it." I'll prove her wrong tonight. I'll show her I can be her guy. I started to get up to walk back downstairs. "That guy outside of Nicky's was really cute." I could almost hear her smiling, and I completely lost my balance and fell. I tried to catch myself, and did half-way, but I didn't stop my head from bumping the wall by the door.

"Shit…" I mumbled.

"What was that?" I heard Sarah ask. I scrambled up quietly and jogged down the hall and then down the stairs, just in time to hear Cami.

"Uhh, maybe it was a draft?" I sighed with relief.

CAMI'S P.O.V.

I looked myself over in the mirror. I had to admit, Sarah and Kate did a pretty good job. I was wearing a tube top that came up just below my belly button this time. It didn't show my belly ring, but it showed my slightly toned abs. Reid was right. I did work out. I also tanned, and you could tell looking at my smooth shoulders. Yeah, I felt pretty confident right about now. My skin was tanned almost perfectly. Not in the orange spray-on way, either. Like, you could tell it was a real tan, not caked-on bronzer. My hair was down and fell smooth and straight just barely over my shoulders. I brushed my bangs to the side a little and looked over myself again. Kate had bought me these big, but not too big, silver hoop earrings. I was wearing some eyeliner and a little bit of eye shadow that was a dark shade of purple. I wore a pair of low-cut dark blue skinny jeans that showed off the black 2-inch heels Sarah had gotten me. I bit my lip and smiled at them.

"So?" I asked. "Am I done or what?" They both smiled.

"I'd tap that." Kate nodded. I laughed. Kate was wearing one of Pogue's big jackets with dark blue jeans and a pair of black boots. Sarah was wearing a low-cut, long blue t-shirt and a dark blue mini skirt with flip flops.

"Ready, ladies?" I asked, motioning to the door.

"Let's do this." Sarah laughed.

We walked down the hall and stepped down the large staircase to find the guys already there waiting for us. They were all in a circle talking about something that seemed pretty important. Important enough for them to not notice us standing there looking at them like they were stupid. I cleared my throat kind of loudly, and at first it didn't really catch their attention. I did it again, louder, and it did catch the attention of one of them. The one I was hoping it would, too.

"Woah…" Reid exhaled, and the rest of the guys turned their heads. Pogue smiled at Kate, and Caleb had an uneasy look on his face looking at me.

"Ready to go?" Sarah smiled and stepped between me and Caleb. The look went away and was replaced by a goofy grin.

"Yeah, let's party!" Tyler clapped his hands and we all headed out to the Hummer. Tyler drove, and Reid sat in the window seat in the back without argument, while I sat beside him with Sarah beside me. Caleb sat in shot gun. Reid didn't say anything to me the entire time there, looking out the window. I looked at my hands laced together in my lap, trying so hard to catch Reid looking at me. I didn't catch him, but what I could have sworn I saw him doing was opening his mouth to talk, and then exhaling in defeat, as if he couldn't even find the right thing to say. He did this a few times before we awkwardly unloaded in the woods close to the Dells.

I walked beside Sarah and Kate, who were giggling, linking arms with their boyfriends'.

"Cam…" I heard Reid finally sigh. I turned to him, and I could feel the hope shooting out of my eyes.

"Yeah?" He looked at his feet, and then up at the group. They all turned silent and were pretty much staring at us. I couldn't help but smile; this was awkward.

"Can I talk to you alone?" He emphasized the word alone so the others could hear him. This was followed by a loud murmur or sighs and a line of eye rolling, but I didn't mind. "Nosy fuckers…" Reid laughed. I loved his laugh… aw crap. I love him… too much. "Cam, you know I didn't mean what I said tonight at Nicky's, right?" His facial expression was so intense, I couldn't even look at him without feeling like he was drilling holes into my eyes. So I looked at the ground instead, and chewed on the inside of my lip before answering.

"I hoped you didn't mean it… It's just hard to tell with you, Reid." I sighed.

"I know, Cam, I know", his words came out faster than his usual cool, calm, and collected voice let them, "but you have to know I didn't. I mean, I've missed you so much. I don't blame you for leaving, you had to go. I know that. You have to know that I know that…" He paused for a second, and I had to look him straight in the eyes as he said that, making sure I wasn't being played or fooled with. This wasn't like him. I could read the pain and desperation off his face. It made me want to cry.

"Reid, I believe you. Honestly, I do. But…" I paused. I didn't want to give away how much I loved him. How much I wanted him. How afraid I was of this continuing and how badly it hurt me when he did things like this… First I was hurt because he was mad at me, and now I couldn't stand to see him so vulnerable.

"Look, Cam, I promise, I'll be better. I don't want you to be mad at me. Give me a chance?" I got confused. A chance? I'd always given him chances, almost every day. What kind of chance was he talking about? I guess he could read my facial expression pretty well. Then again, he always could… He knew me too well. "Cam, I know I can be a real dick sometimes. Hell, everyone within a 5 mile radius can tell I can be a dick sometimes…," he smirked and I laughed, trying to hold back tears, "but I'll try so hard to stop. I promise. I love you, Cami…"

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