Now that Bruce and Maggie, Jacob´s cousin, were working at the coffee shop Cam had asked for a week off and went to see Ty and Nora for his birthday. Brother and sister had a great time and at the end of the week, Ty promised Cam that he would be visiting her soon which made the girl smile, ever since they stopped living together she missed her brother even though he could be somewhat annoying at times they love each other. She flew back to the city on Sunday and went straight to sleep, tomorrow she would be going back to the coffee shop and for the first time in ages, she will be rested for it.
Morning came and she said hello to Jacob while putting on her apron, she noticed that there was no Moose. Jacob turned to tell her about some news but noticed how her eyes wondered around the place trying to see if HE was there and he laugh startling her. "Moose usually comes later now, it seems he has finally finished his paper but he still comes to looked for Kirsten."
Cam nodded and her friend could see a little hurt on the girls face, he knew that she felt something for the afro dude but Jacob couldn't understand why that was. Sure he had in his past felt some kind of attraction for a girl that he didn't quite know but Cam was a level-headed person and the behavior she was showing was definitely out of character for her. The girl turned and asked her friend why was he staring at her like that and he just wave it off and started to tell her a story about what he did while she was away.
Hours later Kirsten came in, she was going to joined Cam on the afternoon shift which was going to be a nice change after having to endure entire days without helped. The bell rang seconds after Kirsten was in and Moose appear a little agitated calling her name, the girl turned and smiled at him excusing herself for not answering before but she was distracted. The boy told her it was ok and walked with her to the counter finally noticing Cam, at last, she smiled at him while saying hello to her friend but only Kirsten answer her.
Kirsten tried to start a conversation with Cam but Moose asked her for coffee "Just wait a sec ok? I want to ask Cam about her trip."
Moose looked confused "What trip? Are you going on a trip?"
Cam breath deeply before telling him that she went on a trip for a week and now he seemed shocked, wasn't she here last week? Moose turned to Kirsten, who was looking at him like she wanted to kick him, to asked for his coffee again. Cam move to the side to talked to another client who was asking her about her vacations while ordering something.
Luke came barging in a couple of minutes later while Kirsten prepared Moose's seven coffees, he tried to tell her he just wanted one but she ignore him. "Camile You are back! I've missed you. Come here give me a hug."
People around started chuckling at how over the top he was acting and Cam was a little embarrass but move forward nonetheless to give him a hug. Ty had told her that the way she described Luke made him think they were a little alike. Cam thought about it and he was right and now with this welcoming, she couldn't stop herself from smiling at the possibility to have someone like her brother so close to her.
"Luke I didn't know you were coming." Moose turned to greet his friend with his tray full of coffees making the other boy snicker. Luke was aware that even though his friend had stopped living at the coffee shop Kirsten still made him buy and an insane amount of coffee, of course, Moose didn't say anything to her because he didn't want to upset her. Luke also knew the girl wanted to see how much would Moose endure before finally speaking up, everyone was sure the only reason he still accepted to pay for everything she charged him was because he like her. Sure many would think that it was mean for her to go along with it when she obviously didn't like him back but she hated the way he treated Cam when her friend obviously like him.
"Yeah, I came to see Cam and deliver a message from Natalie to her." He then turned and walked with Cam to the counter ordering a small coffee so that Jacob wouldn't bother him while talking to his friend. Moose was standing with his tray looking for a table but nothing was available so he followed the others to the counter and tried to talk to Kirsten while Luke and Cam laugh at some picture she was showing them.
For the first time Moose started to notice that Cam and Luke were friends, when did that happen?. He turned to looked at Kirsten but the girl was serving coffee to a couple and talking to them, god she was so beautiful. Moose remembered the first time he had seen her, he was walking to his class one afternoon and she was getting out of the subway. The next part of the story no one will ever know because he didn't want people to call him a stalker, he follow her. Moose walked a couple of steps behind her for little over twenty minutes looking at her trying to come up with some witty line to tell her, he watched her finally go into the coffee shop and then put on an apron and start serving.
The day after he went there but didn't find her, he saw a petite brunette instead. Moose was disappointed not to see his blonde beauty but he could still appreciate how pretty the girl in front of him was. He wondered for a second if maybe he should ask her about the other girl but she seemed busy and Moose honestly didn't know how he would explain why he was looking for the other girl. A week later a huge assignment came his way and after two days of trying to work on it at the library, he decided that it would be better if he used this opportunity to finally meet the girl who invaded his mind.
"Do you want anything else?" Kirsten's voice made him come back from his memories he shook his head and was about to tried to make conversation with her but the girl went to the back office. Moose turned and noticed that Luke was saying goodbye to Cam while the girl was making some coffees for other clients, it was obvious that today wasn't the day he was going to get to ask Kirsten out. He left his coffees on the counter and walked away trying to catch up with his friend. The boys run to the train avoiding as much of the rain that had started pouring as they could laughing at how the city was always surprising them.
In the train, Luke put his earphones on muting the sound around him however the intense look his friend was giving him made him turned to look at Moose and getting his earphones out he ask what was on his mind. "Do you think I'll ever get the opportunity to have a date with Kirsten?"
Luke turned to looked at his friend."Shouldn't you be more concerned about having an actual conversation with her first?"
"We've talked," Moose said looking uncomfortable with the way the conversation was going. He had spoken to Kirsten, sure mainly about the amount coffees he needed to order but he was sure that if giving the chance they would be able to have a great time together.
Finally, two seats were available and both friends sat stretching a little being tall in cramp spaces wasn't fun, suddenly Cam came to his mind he could picture her being entirely comfortable in this small seat. "Moose, I know she is pretty but do you know anything about her?"
An elderly woman walked into the train and Luke stood so she could sit, he put his earphones back and that was the end of the conversation. A couple of stations later he got off the train saying goodbye to Moose leaving the boy to ponder if he actually liked the blonde girl enough to spend all his money on coffees that he didn't even drink. He got out of the train at the next station and took another one to go back to the coffee shop.
Once there he took a deep breath and went in, a quick look around told him that Cam was at the counter but he didn't see Kirsten. Moose walked towards Cam while Kirsten appeared behind the other girl, "Hey, Do you want to go out with me?"
Both girls freeze on the spot, Moose notice that he hadn't been exactly clear with his statement so just in case he made a point of looking at Kirsten. "What do you say, Kirsten? Just tell me when you are available and I'll make it work."
Cam felt awful, for a second she had thought that Moose was talking to her. Sure logic kicked in after he clarified that he was talking to Kirsten, why would he asked her out when he didn't even noticed she was gone for a week. She tuned in and saw that Moose and Kirsten hadn't moved or talked since he asked the girl out. Wow, this was awkward, she proceed to move to the side little by little until she finally made a run for it.
Later that day Kirsten told her that she really didn't like Moose and even though she told him in the nicest way possible that she wasn't up for a date he still invited her to the vault that weekend. Kirsten accepted with the condition that Cam and Jacob would also be attending the club with her and it would not be anything more than a friendly outing. Cam listen to her friend and in her mind started to plan a way to get out of going out with them because she was used to seeing Moose drool for Kirsten while working but she was not going to spend a weekend night watching that.
The next day she went to the vault and joined Natalie for a class with the kids, they finally decided on a schedule in which Cam was going to help her. She had talked to Ty about Natalie's program and he had loved the idea that Cam helped in something like that, he also promised that he would go to see the kids when he visit. Cam ate dinner with the pirates laughing at the silly jokes they made, all of them love her and she wonder why they did give her a chance but the one that occupied her mind didn't.
After dinner one of them walked her to the train and off she went, that weekend they all went to the vault. Cam had a beautiful plan but on Friday Luke had come to the coffee shop and basically told her that if she tried to get out of coming to the vault, he would look for her. So with that lovely thought she went with her friends and to her surprise, she had the best time ever. From her arrival, the pirates were very caring towards her they would invite her drinks, dance with her and made conversation before she even noticed it was pass one and she hadn't seen Kirsten or Jacob since they arrived.
A couple of hours later the club was closing and she finally found her friends, Kirsten looked bored and Jacob was hugging one of the pirate girls with a huge smile on his face. Everyone gather in a circle and Luke started to talk "As a tradition after a successful night, we all make a circle and dance so music please."
The music started and each person began to dance to the rhythm, Cam was usually shy around people but she felt so comfortable with the pirates that she went all out and when her turn to be in the middle of the circle came she impresses everyone. She could hear everyone cheering her on but what made her truly smile was the voices of Kirsten, Jacob, and Luke shouting above the rest saying how amazing she was. After the song ended the three friends said their goodbyes to their new friends. Honestly, she wasn't going to say anything to Moose, however, a few steps before she was out he grab her hand making her stop in her tracks.
"How come you can dance like that?" She looked at him and for the first time she felt like he was actually looking at her. Luke appeared next to them and put a hand on his shoulder giving him a squeeze making the boy let go of her hand.
Jacob interrupted the moment telling her that they needed to go because Kirsten was waiting for them outside, they exchange looks because they both knew Kirsten didn't like to be alone outside at this hour so she must be really mad. Cam turned and said her goodbyes rushing outside with Jacob, Moose stood there seeing them go.
"She was amazing. I never thought she could dance like that." Luke smile at his friend finally he had open his eyes and noticed Cam, he knew the moment he actually pay attention to the little brunette he would fall for her.