A/N I know it's been a while since I've updated so I'm sorry for that. I hope this chapter is okay I wrote it in about 20 minutes without prewriting so hopefully it isn't too bad!
It was Monday morning and Cammie Morgan walked into the school dragging her feet slowly on the shiny tile floor. Her friends called to her from their lockers,
"Cam, over here!" Bex waved her over.
"Morning guys." Cammie's words were slightly slurred. She didn't get much sleep the previous night.
"God you look like crap." Macey looked disgusted. She ran her fingers through Cammie's hair trying to tame the wildness.
"I know. I was up half the night just fidgeting. I'm so exhausted."
"I know what that's like. Mondays suck."
"You're so right my friend, but let's go. We are going to be late for history." Bex started to drag Macey's arm away, and Cam turned to head to her first period class.
"P.E." Cammie muttered to herself. "I'm the one who has to have an hour of P.E. first thing in the morning."
Cammie got changed and made her way out to the gymnasium to begin stretching. During the leg stretches Tina Walters leaned over to whisper something.
"Hey Cameron! Are you going to the basketball game tonight?"
Cammie hesitated. Zach had mentioned the game earlier that weekend, and she said she'd think about it.
"I don't know Tina. I'm pretty busy with studying for a geometry test this week. I don't think I'll be going to the game tonight."
Tina immediately made a shocked face. "Oh okay. I just thought you'd be going to watch Zach, I bet he would of liked if you went."
"I'm sure Zach will do fine tonight without me there."
At lunch Zach approached Cammie from behind and grabbed her shoulders trying to scare her. It worked. She almost jumped out of her seat.
"Zach come on you almost made me drop my pizza!"
He started laughing right away, "Sorry Cam I couldn't pass up the opportunity!" He sat down next to her and stole a fry from her tray. Cammie made a fake gasp sound and glared and Zach, but he only gave her a teasing smirk back.
"So have you decided whether you're coming to my basketball game tonight?" His eyes were gleaming.
"I don't think so Zach. I have a math test to start studying for this week. I don't want to waste time at a basketball game."
Immediately Zach's green eyes stopped sparkling. "Awe Cammie, but I need you there! It will only be an hour. Please come to my game."
Cammie bit her lip. How could she not go to the game to support her best friend? It was only an hour anyways. "Alright alright I'll go to the game."
Zach's smile returned, "Thanks Cam! I'll see you tonight." He got up from the lunch table, but not before stealing one last fry from her tray before retreating.
Cammie sat with Macey, Bex, and Liz on the top row of bleachers in the gymnasium watching Zach's basketball game.
Bex was standing up and screaming most of the time, "Come on guys you're sucking right now!"
Liz shook her head, "Bex why don't you sit down. The guys can't hear you down there, and the parents keep giving you glares."
Bex only rolled her eyes, "Let them glare."
Macey took this as her turn to change the subject. "So girls, who do you think has the nicest arms on the team?" All four girls directed their eyes to the player's arms.
"Definitely Dylan Thompson." Bex said.
"Ehh, His are pretty nice, but what about Nolan Price. His are amazing AND tan!" Macey started giggling, but the rest of the girls stayed quiet.
"Mace, remember?" Liz looked at her with big eyes.
Macey only looked confused though. "Remember what?"
"Nolan Price was Cammie's first boyfriend. They went out two years ago." Liz nudged her head over to Cam. She sat there fumbling with her hands before looking up.
"Cam I'm sorry. I really did forget! Oh my god I can't believe I didn't remember that! His arms aren't that great."
Cammie smiled, "It's okay Macey. He does have nice arms, and I'm completely over him. Trust me." She honestly meant it. Nolan Price was a nice guy, but a bad boyfriend. She felt nothing for him anymore.
"What about Zach guys?" Liz asked.
"What about him?"
"He has nice arms."
All the girls glanced at Zach guarding his opponent with his arms up. He moved his arm to block the shot and at the right moment they could see him flex. The girls were silent.
Cammie was the first to speak up. "Whoa. He really does have nice arms." The rest of the girls simply nodded.
"I honestly think Zach wins guys." Macey said.
"I think so too." Bex said.
"I vote that we never tell him we had this conversation." Cam suggested.
"Agreed!" The friends started laughing while admiring Zach's arms like little stalkers.
Later that night Zach stopped by Cammie's house.
"Go ahead Zach, she's upstairs in her room."
Cammie heard her mother's voice invite Zach inside, and heard the thuds of his footsteps up the stairs. He quickly appeared in the doorway and Cam sat up on her bed, pushing her textbook aside.
"Hey there. Cam! Did you enjoy the game?" He sat down on her bed next to her.
"Yeah I did! You did a great job, I'm proud of you!" She reached over to give him a small hug. He laughed a little, and hugged her back grazing his hands over her arms.
"Well thank you, and thanks for coming."
"I was glad I went to it. I knew you were good, but not that good!"
Zach readjusted himself, "Can I ask you a question?"
This concerned her a little bit, "Sure ask anything."
He took a deep breath. "Why were you and the girls starring at Nolan Price? Wasn't he your ex boyfriend?"
Cammie started blushing. "Well we weren't really staring at him. You must have just looked at us while we happened to be looking at him."
"Trust me, I know when you're lying. What's going on do you like him again?"
"Noooo. There is no way I like Nolan Price again."
Zach looked confused and a little upset. "Well then why were all of you looking at him. I'm sorry but I just don't get it."
"Really Zach it was nothing. Why do you care so much anyways?" She questioned.
"I don't know why. I guess I just don't want you liking a guy again who didn't treat you like a boyfriend should treat you. I mean you told me how you guys didn't talk much and he was always hanging out with his friends instead of you. You don't deserve someone like that."
Cammie knew some of that was true, but she felt like Zach was just dissing Nolan Price. She didn't like Nolan that way, but still didn't feel like he should be talking about him that way.
"Zach you only know Nolan as your teammate. He wasn't that bad okay?"
"Cam please don't get mad at me I just think you deserve better than that!"
She couldn't believe Zach was being rude about her ex boyfriend. He should know not to trash talk an ex boyfriend since they are sensitive topics for girls!
"What do you mean don't deserve that?" She was started to get upset.
Zach just starred at her and didn't answer. She looked up at him and raised an eyebrow.
"Zach. What did you mean?"
Zach looked down to take a deep breathe before returning his gaze. "Cammie…" He slowly extended his hand to touch her arm gently. "You deserve someone like me. I like you."
Cammie was totally shocked. Her best friend has a crush on her? How was this happening? Did she like Zach back? She thought he was attractive and sweet, and couldn't picture her life without him, but would liking him destroy their friendship?
She closed her eyes. "I think that I like you too Zach."
They both gave each other a shy smile.
"Well that's good news. I just thought that you deserve to know how I've felt about you for a while Cammie. I've got to get home, but I'm glad you know now." He then got up and left her room, leaving Cammie alone with her racing thoughts.
As Zach drove home he thought to himself whether he should ask out his best friend.
A/N Here is the start of your long awaited Zammie! Thanks for being patient.
