Graduation was bitter sweet. Dallas, Luke, Mo, Adam, Marisol, Katie, Owen, they were all leaving me.

Leaving me to start my sophomore year as a huge, seven months pregnant, moody, Maya.

But for now, I was only five months pregnant and had the next two months of July and August to myself. Or at least that's what I had thought before the craziest idea came to my mind.

I met Dallas at Little Miss Steaks; my question escaped my lips before we even ordered drinks.

"Did you know Cam's family?"

"Oh I'm great Mama, thanks for asking." He rolled his eyes.

"Shut up, just answer me." I used to try to be sweet to Dallas but lately I didn't care much.

"I didn't know them personally. I met his mom like twice maybe. Why?"

"I was just thinking… I mean I met his mom when she came here after… But I didn't know about this yet." I gestured to my stomach. "I want to talk to her, I want to tell her."

"Well I do have his home phone number…" he suggested.
"I want to tell her face to face."

Dallas sighed. "Alright well you could call her and ask her to meet you here if you want. I just talked to her after the season ended about some of Cam's hockey stuff…"
"From his locker?" I asked instantly forgetting everything else and remembering that day in the locker room.

"Yeah… how did you…" He stopped and waved it off. "Never mind, she didn't want any of it anyway."
"What happened to it?!" I hoped to god he didn't just throw it out.

"I took it. I didn't know what else to do with it. It's just his gear and stuff. And I found some pictures too. I didn't know if you would want them or not. I was going to ask you before we left." He answered, pulling the pictures from his pocket.

"I want them" I answered without a second thought. I reached over and grabbed them and then stuffed them in my purse without even looking at them.

Dallas took the chance to call the waitress over and ask her for a drink. I ordered myself a cream soda.

"So how's that little hockey star doing?" He asked obviously trying to change the subject.

"I want to talk to Cam's mom." I persisted.

"Yes, that has been established."

"I want to go to Kapuskasing to talk to her." I continued.

"You want to go to Cam's hometown… You do know its 12 hours away right?"

"I know. But it's more personal if I go to her. I can't honestly expect her to come all the way here!"

"Maya it's not a good idea." Dallas said looking down at the cracks in the table.

"And why is that, all knowing Dallas. Please, share" I rolled my eyes.

"You can't just drop by your dead baby daddy's parent's house whenever you want, especially when it's all the way in Kapuskasing. How are you going to get there?"

"Well… since you have a history I was hoping… you could drive me. And I'll call her and tell her I'm coming ahead of time! It's not just like I'm going to randomly knock on the door!"

"Maya…"
"Dallas…"

We looked at each other for a minute. I could tell he was resistant but also that he wanted to help me out. He knew that the Saunders's needed to know about me.

"Fine, I'll drive you on your little road trip but only if you can convince Mommy and Daddy to let you go. Which is a long shot if I do say so myself." He said finally.

"I'm already pregnant at 14… what else could I possibly do?"

"Believe me; I'm sure your parents will have a couple ideas."

The next day there was a knock on the door. I seemed to be the only one who heard it so I answered. It was Dallas.

"What are you doing here? If Katie sees you, she'll kill you for sure!" I cried.

Despite all my efforts to show her he had changed, she still thought he was bad news. She was justified though, that I couldn't deny.

"Oh hush mama… Always worrying…" He chuckled and pushed past me. He just waltzed into my house.

"Sure Dallas, come right in..." I rolled my eyes.

"Nice place…"

"Thanks." I wasn't the one who answered. Dallas and I both turned around to see Katie standing at the bottom of the steps.

"Katie, Dallas was just…"

"Leaving" she finished, crossing her arms.

I had no idea what to do. Arguing with her was pointless.

"Katie, can we talk for a sec?" Dallas finally asked. She gave him a reluctant look. "Please?"

She sighed and led him into the kitchen. They were in there for a while, but I didn't eavesdrop. I just sat in the living room quiet as could be. I was sitting on the couch and oddly enough it didn't bother me. After I accepted that I would be waiting for a while I let myself lean back into the pillows.

I closed my eyes and let myself drift off to that night with Cam on this couch. I remembered every single detail. A smile formed on my lips just before I drifted off into sleep.

"My parents aren't going to hate you." Cam assured me.

"But what if they do? What if they think I ruined your life?"

We were sitting in the back of Katie's car, she was at the wheel.

"They aren't going to think that. Sure, they'll be a little disappointed in me but… I think they'll be cool about it." He smiled "And I know they'll love you."

His smile made me smile and put my mind at ease.

The next thing I saw was a kitchen table, not too different from mine. At it sat Cam's parents with a solemn expression.

Cam was sitting beside me. He squeezed my hand too tight before he opened his mouth to speak. "Mom, Dad, please don't be mad."

"Oh Campbell how could we be mad at you?!" A smile spread across Mrs. Saunders's face. "I'm getting my first grandbaby!"

His father didn't look as sure but didn't say anything.

"Oh Maya sweetheart, you must be so excited! A little boy too! I remember when Campbell was born. He was so adorable! I probably have some pictures somewhere around here!" She started to stand up.

"Mom, can we not right now?" Cam stopped her.

She sighed and sat back down. "Okay, I'll find them later Maya."

"There's a problem. I can't take care of Maya from here… and I can't stay in Toronto when Hockey season is over…" Cam continued making the smile disappear from his mother's face.

"You want us to move to Toronto?" His father asked. "What about your siblings?"

"You don't have to move there… but I don't know maybe you could get a house there for the summers. Or at least help me get my own apartment." Cam squeezed my hand again.

"Of course Campbell, anything you and Maya need." His mom answered finally. "She is part of the family now. Now come on Maya let's go look for those pictures."
But I was frozen, I couldn't move, I couldn't talk. I kept trying to, but my body wouldn't respond.

"Maya?" Cam looked at me worried. "Maya… wake up…"

"Maya wake up…" Cam's voice transformed into Dallas's.

I opened my eyes slowly. Dallas was kneeling down beside me and Katie was behind him.

"Looks like we'll be taking that road trip of yours." He said.

"But I'm coming too." Katie added.

No, it wasn't ideal but I was going to get what I wanted. I was going to meet Cam's family.

Two weeks later, we were on our way to Kapuskasing. The car ride was tense and awkward with Dallas at the wheel, Katie beside him barking directions and me in the back seat, pretending to sleep.

At some point I actually did manage to fall asleep. When I woke up we were pulling into a crappy hotel parking lot.

"What are we doing?" I mumbled.

"Well since Dallas was so late getting us this morning, it's past 11:00. It's too late to go anywhere." Katie said, clearly irritated.

"Hey, if we didn't have to stop to use a bathroom every five seconds maybe we could've gotten here sooner." Dallas shot back.

Katie ignored his comment. "I'll go check us in…" She got out of the car and slammed the door behind her.

"Your sister sure is a trip…" Dallas mumbled to me, leaning his head back. "Only for you, Mama…"

I smiled a little and collected my stuff. Katie came back a few minutes later and we headed up to one hotel room.

"What's this?" Dallas asked as she unlocked the door.

"We have to share. I'm not too thrilled about it either, but they only had one room available!" Katie explained pushing the door open and revealing a creepy looking room with two beds and a tiny bathroom. "You'll sleep over there, and me and Maya will sleep here. We can make a bathroom schedule too."

Dallas started to say something sarcastic but I didn't wait around long enough to hear it, I grabbed some clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower, leaving Katie and Dallas arguing behind me.

The next morning I woke up early. I wanted to skip breakfast and go straight to Cam's house but Katie and Dallas teamed up to insist I eat.

"It's important that you give the baby the nutrients it needs." Katie said.

"She's right mama… You gotta feed that hockey star." Dallas added.

"Who says her son is going to play hockey?" Katie shot at him.

"Well, pretty much, just… I don't know… everyone…" Dallas chuckled.

"Well not me. I think he'll be a musician like Maya." The venom was thick in her voice so I was unable to smile at the thought of my son following in my footsteps. But it did excite me.

"Yeah okay… if you want him to be gay."

"Dallas!" I finally interjected.

"Uh… sorry Maya. There's nothing wrong with being a musician or gay… or both. Let's just hope your hockey star is neither."

"Dallas!" I repeated giving him a horrified look. I guess old habits die hard. No matter how sweet Dallas had been to me, he was still just a jerk sometimes.

We ended up in a waffle house just down the street from our hotel. From there Dallas called Cam's home number.

"Hey this is Mike Dallas." Pause "I'm good, how are you?" Pause "That's good; um hey I have a question to ask you."

He asked if we could come over. He said there was something I needed to tell the family.

The answer was yes. Although I got the feeling it was a reluctant yes, it was still the answer I wanted.

We arrived at a house 15 minutes away. It was a modest house; it was made of brick, two stories and had a cute little front porch.

I asked Katie to stay behind. The family didn't know her and I didn't want to make this any harder for them. Of course… they didn't really know me either and whether they wanted that to change or not would be decided today.

Mrs. Saunders came to the door. She looked similar to Cam, especially the eyes. She greeted us and led us into a small kitchen. We sat down at the table and I flashbacked to my dream. Strangely it was the same table Cam and I had sat at. A chill ran down my neck as Mr. Saunders walked in. His eyes were bright blue like mine but other than that he looked like an older version of Cam.

Then before anything else, I told them.

They sat there in shock as I explained how much I loved Cam and how I was going to keep the child no matter what.

When I was finished there was a silence in which I asked. "Are you mad?"

"Oh Maya," His mom said. "How could we be mad? I'm getting my first grandbaby! Oh, a little boy too! I remember when Campbell was born. He was so adorable! I probably have some pictures somewhere around here!"

Whoa, talk about déjà vu.

Only this time she wasn't stopped by Cam. She returned to us with a huge box of pictures. She showed us each and every single one. I bit my lip and let Dallas do the rest of the talking.

Before we left Mrs. Saunders stopped me. "Maya, if you need anything just call. You are a part of the family now."
"Thanks Mrs. Saunders." I smiled and then an idea popped into my head. "My due date is November 22. Would you… would you like to be there when he's born?"

"Of course Maya" she gave me a sad smile "Campbell would be so happy, I know it. He loved you a lot, never stopped talking about you." Then she hugged me, pulling me in close to her like Dallas did the day he found out I was having a boy.

It was then I realized how lucky I really was. Even though I had lost Cam, I had so many other people who were there for me.

But I still found myself ruining my happiness with one last question.

"Mrs. Saunders, where is Cam's grave?"

Maybe it was rude to ask, maybe I was being stupid, but I had come all this way, and there was one last thing I needed to do.

AN: I had to break this chapter into two parts. I'll probably post the second part tomorrow. It is going to be one, long, sad, chapter. And another thing was I the only one who died a little when Dylan Everett wasn't in the title sequence? Before it started I said to myself "If they take Cam out of the beginning I will scream." And I did! Anyways I love all my readers, you guys are seriously the best. Please keep reading and reviewing!