"So there was a book outside the door?" Luke rub his eyes trying to focus on what Shawn was telling him on the phone but with only having slept three hours his brain wasn't processing the information. After editing his presentation for almost twenty-four hours straight he was in dying need of rest, but he had to go and deliver his video to his professor but Natalie been the amazing girlfriend she was had told him to go to bed and that she would deliver the usb. Luke had basically crawled his way to their bed and pass out but what seemed like minutes later, which actually was three hours, the phone woke him up, and a very worry Shawn was talking about Moose and a book and problems.
On the other side of the phone, Shawn was getting mad, he called Luke as soon as Moose left their place trying to tell him about what had happened that morning but the other guys seemed to be extremely slow today. "It was A book it was THE book. Moose found "The fault in our stars" at our door today, do you understand what I'm saying to you?"
Luke was a second away to tell Shawn to go to a library and find someone who cares about the famous book he kept mention when suddenly something click in his mind and all the grogginess he was feeling disappear. "Sophie's book?"
Shawn smile when he not only heard what Luke was saying but the way his voice had changed from tired and fed up to worry and focus, finally the both boys were on the same page about what that meant for their friend. "Yes and not any copy, the original book it had Moose's message and everything."
Luke cursed under his breath very aware of the implication of this and after turning on the speaker on his phone, he walked to his closet taking out a pair of jeans and shirt starting to get ready to go meet, Shawn. " Did he mention going to see Cam today?"
Getting his keys and getting his backpack on his shoulder Shawn walked out of his place while telling Luke that after Moose saw the book he didn't mention Cam at all. Tyler had gone with Moose to their uni in part to make sure that the boy would make it to class and also see if he would mention the book again although nobody thought he would. The main reason for that though was because he knew that everyone would be on high alert to see if he would go crazy trying to search for Sophie after this little gesture from her.
Both boys hang up the phone after that, and a couple of minutes later they met at a dinner they used to frequent when Moose was in the worst stage post-Sophie's departure from his life. After ordering Shawn told Luke everything that happened since the night before, how Moose was so worried about not hearing the alarm that he had asked him to move his bed in the same room so he could be his backup. Then he told him about the incident that made Moose missed his breakfast with Cam and possibly an encounter with Sophie and what he had said after he came back to the apartment from his "search" for Sophie.
"Damn it, he is going to blow things with Cam. I can see him going out of his mind about this and completely forget about their anniversary and the worst part is that we can't do anything about it." The waitress appeared with their order and told them to call her If they wanted anything else, they politely smiled at her and assure her that they would do just that. Shawn turned towards Luke asking him why exactly couldn't they just remember Moose about his anniversary maybe it would actually help him get his head out of Sophie's state.
Luke swallow his bacon while shaking his head answering to Shawn. "No, Cam doesn't deserve that. She needs him to focus on their relationship sure he did that not sleeping thing for weeks, but I think that had more to do with proving something to himself. Honestly and I told you this before the way he went after Cam so quickly after he had been lusting after Kirsten for weeks made me uncertain if he was truly sure about this. Don't get me wrong, Cam is perfect for him, but he needs to be really sure."
Shawn kept eating but started to think about all the times he had found Moose asleep over his laptop on the nights before he was with Cam and once he noticed that there was an email to Sophie on the screen. He wasn't dumb he knew that Moose never let go of the idea of his ex even when he would profess his love for Kirsten he still wrote to Sophie about his day to day he went as far as to mention the other girl in the emails but never in a way that would his ex jealous. Now he wondered if maybe Moose did the same when he was dating Cam too, and maybe the way he talked about the beautiful brunette had made Sophie nervous enough that she felt the need to appear again in Moose's life to be sure not to lose him.
Noticing the way Shawn was lost in his thoughts Luke asked him what was going on so the boy told him about what he knew and what he was wondering now with everything that had happened that day. For the second time that day Luke cursed thinking about Moose and the way he acted now made his suspicion about that the amount of time he had waited to be with Cam was too short. "So that's why she reappeared now. If Moose finally seemed like he was caring, honestly caring, for another girl she would be afraid to lose him. They break things up when both of them were still very much in love, their last memory was a happy one, and their break up was the prove of how much they love each other. I can't believe he continued to write to her although now that you tell me this I find it very logical it was the only way that he felt he could still include her in his day to day. Do you think Moose ever stopped writing to her or did he told her about his plans and this was a way to stop him from celebrating?"
"I believe he stopped writing to her after Cam said yes or at least a week after that because honestly in those two weeks where he barely slept there was no time for him to write anything and this last week he seemed really looking forward to today. Cam is perfect for him, but if I'm honest, I think that if she had been there at the door instead of Tyler and Moose saw the book his actions would have been the same. The moment he saw the book it was like something in his brain went into autopilot, and the only thing or person that existed was Sophie, is like all himself was searching for her like he used to do when they were together." Luke let his head hang wondering what would happen to the couple now especially to his new friend, part of him felt guilty not to have tell Cam about how much Sophie had meant to Moose but no words could really describe how in love he had been or was with her.
They finished their breakfast and promised each other not to meddle in what would happen that day if Moose was going to choose to go after Sophie it was better that it happen now and not when more time had pass and Cam was more invested in the relationship. Shawn went on with his day waiting for any news and so did Luke by night he went back to the vault and talked to Natalie about what had happened and of course, she was mad with Moose. "If he still had feelings for Sophie why did he start to pursue Cam? He needs to stop thinking only about himself now he is going to hurt Cam."
"Honestly, I think the reason he started dating Cam is that for him the notion that he is ever going to stop feeling something for Sophie is absurd. For Moose his love for Sophie is forever, and any other person that comes to his mind or heart is going to have to coexist with that. Now that Sophie may be back he is struggling because the one thing he kept wishing for finally happened and part of him wants to run and have the life he always dreamed off, but there is this other side of him that is pleading with him to remember Cam." The look that Natalie was giving Luke told him that even though she was mad at their friend she understood perfectly what was happening with Moose still Cam was like a little sister for Natalie and that sense of protection was going to make this a real issue between her and Moose.
The couple went to sleep cuddling each other and rejoicing in having found one another and been able to live at peace with their love. On the other side of the city, Jacob walked Kirsten and Cam to the brunette's apartment. Today was supposed to be a special day for Cam and Moose, but it seemed that a series of problems had stop the couple to celebrate their anniversary, and he could see how deflated Cam's mood was in contrast to the days previous today. He was surprised when Cam had told him that afternoon that she hadn't seen Moose at all that day. She told them about the incident he had in the morning and how he had been sending messages early on and then at the time when she had said yes to been his girlfriend which obviously made her smile.
However from that moment on he didn't send her any messages, but Cam stated that it was probably because he had been busy with his assignments still it was getting late, and he was still MIA, and Cam's spirit was in decline. Finally, when they close the coffee shop she called Moose and he was quick to apologize it appeared that he had problems with some assignments also his professor had given him extra chores for that day due to exams been so close. Finally, he told Cam that he was sorry, but there was no way he could make it that night. After she had hung up, the phone Kirsten declared that they were going to have a little celebration just the three of them, and now they were making their way to Cam's apartment trying to take her mind out of her failing anniversary day.
They spent the majority of time talking eating and drinking, and when Cam was a little drunk, she started to tell her friends how sad she was about the way her day had gone. "Sometimes I think he is bipolar or something. Because one day he is the most caring person in the world with the way he showered me with attention when he was sleep deprived and then he is cold like right now when I called him to asked him about our anniversary dinner!"
She took another sip of her beer and continue her rant about how maybe she should have waited more to start a relationship with him because she couldn't take how his mood changed. Kirsten and Jacob looked at each other, it was weird to hear Cam talking this way. She was always such a ray of sunshine especially when she talked about Moose and their relationship, but now she was showing the cracks in their relationship, and they felt privilege of having gained her confidence enough that Cam would put herself in a position where she was to spill all her feelings in front of them. After she finish some tears escape her eyes and Kirsten hug her friend telling her that the next time she saw Moose she should tell him all of this and see what can they do so she doesn't feel like this anymore.
Jacob put some music and soon they were joined by Chase and Andie that heard the noise and decided to see what was going on. When Chase saw that Cam had been drinking, he pulled Kirsten aside and asked her what was going on because his little sister didn't like to drink to the point of been drunk and so the blonde explained to him what had happened. Andie had made her way towards Cam and was talking to her trying to get what exactly was going on from the point of view of her friend after the little brunette drank a couple of beers she sat down and lay her head over Andie´s lap. Chase turned and saw the scene and smile, he remembered when Ty left how that scene usually happened every night until Cam got used to living alone.
Minutes later Cam was asleep, and everyone started cleaning the place up, Kirsten told them she was going to stayed the night in case Cam woke up, and the rest of them left the apartment to their respective homes. Once at their apartment Chase and Andie exchange information and neither were happy about what had happened to their friend on her special day also they felt like something else was going on but without any other fact, they had to let go of the idea and just focused on being more observant to what was going on with those two.
Shawn loves living in the city that never sleep, he felt like no matter what hour he got out of his job he was always welcome to join whatever adventure the city was offering. Although he usually went straight to his apartment to rest, he decided against it this time. Everything that had happened with Moose that morning had made him remember of an old story his friend used to tell him about how he and Sophie used to go to a little park at night no matter what to share the first hours of the new day together. Wishing he was wrong about his feeling he joined the sea of people that populate the streets and made his way toward the train station and took the one that would get him to hopefully an empty park.
Minutes later he got off the train and made his way to the park taking each step with a worry expression finally he got there and walked to a bench where Moose was sitting down looking at the ground. Shawn cleared his throat, and his friend looked up with a sad expression on his face. "I thought she would be here, and I had to come. Do you understand? I couldn't not come."
Shawn moved to the side and sat down on a bench next to his friend wondering what exactly he should say to him. On the one hand, he could see how Moose seemed destroyed, which always brought back memories of how he was after the breakup but on the other hand there was Cam. She didn't deserve to have had her anniversary destroyed because Moose had to go look for a ghost from his past. "Did you see Cam at all today?"
Moose shook his head "I couldn't. I don't know what I would say to her, she called me a couple of hours ago because we were supposed to have dinner but I just couldn't so I told her I had a lot of work to do."
"So her anniversary gift was for her boyfriend to lie to her and go look for his ex?" Shawn couldn't hide the angry tone when he said it and Moose stood and turned towards the boy.
"You don't understand so just leave me alone ok?. I'll apologize to her tomorrow for not seeing her." In silence, both boys made their way to their apartment and to their separate rooms.
However a week went by, and Moose didn't go to see Cam he only texted her always telling her that he had a lot of work, Shawn told Luke about it. Luke tried to talk to Moose, but he managed to avoid him so he decided to speak to Cam and see what she was feeling about not seeing her boyfriend. He felt bad for the girl that actually was worry for Moose and the amount of work he had going on and Luke felt anger towards Moose. That night he invited Cam to the vault and she had dinner with all of the pirates and had an excellent time laughing at all their silliness at the end of the night Luke and Natalie took her home and on their way there they pass a small park. Cam told them how she used to play with Ty at that park when she was little and as she was telling them a hilarious story about Ty falling from a tree playing Tarzan someone called Moose's name making them all turned.
In front of them suddenly was Moose standing up and hugging a girl with such force that Cam was sure he was going to break her. Luke and Natalie were frozen in time, and Cam noticed that this wasn't just Moose meeting up with some friend, the way the couple was looking at them seemed like they were looking at the something that wasn't supposed to happen. She focused her attention back in Moose and the girl and noticed that they hadn't stop embracing each other, and suddenly everything was clear, she knew who the girl was. "She is Sophie, right?"
Natalie looked at her like she wished she wasn't there but nod once and her mind did a quick rewind of the past week and her anniversary day, and she knew that Moose had been lying to her. Had Luke and Natalie lied to her too? Did the pirates lie? Too many questions fill her mind, and she couldn't handle the variables that needed to be analyzed to answer all of them so she just walked toward Moose and Sophie and cleared her throat.
Sophie turned to look at her first and then Moose did, and he seemed surprise but not an ounce of regret could be found on his face. She said hi to them and asked Sophie if she could speak to Moose for a second the girl seemed taken aback but nod and move to the side telling Moose that she would wait for him on the bench. Moose looked at Cam, but she noticed how he kept looking at Sophie like he was afraid that if he wasn't next to her, she was going to disappear.
"Hey, I'll make this quickly so at least try to focus on me for a second ok?" The harshness on her voice that seemed so out of character caught his attention and for once he appeared to be a little ashamed of his behavior. However before he could speak Cam raised a hand stopping him from saying anything. "I would have appreciated that you were honest with me about your change of mind but seeing that you didn't let me have the honors. We are broken up. Ok, good talk, bye "
With that, Cam walked past Luke and Natalie and walked without speaking to them toward her building, they didn't know what to do but decided to follow her however the second she noticed she just said aloud "Don't" and they stop. Once Cam was at her building she went straight to Chase's door and knock twice, then she turned and got into her apartment a couple of seconds later Chase came in while eating a plate of pasta. Cam turned, and if she wasn't so sad, she would have laughed at the sight in front of her but when Chase noticed her teary eyes, he put the plate down and hug her.
"What happened Cam?" She proceed to tell him about everything that had happened since her fail anniversary until a couple of minutes, and she felt how tense Chase got with every new detail of the story. In the end, he asked her if it was ok for him to go looking for Moose and punch him but she said no, Cam didn't want to have anything else to do with him.
That night Chase stayed at Cam's they were later joined by Andie and the three of them spent the night talking and making plans for things to do for the next few weeks. On the vault, Luke and Natalie were wondering how they would fix things with Cam and how they were going to act towards Moose now. And in a park, a couple were talking about the time they had missed being with each other.
Notes
Well…I…. I had to do it ok. Like Luke kept thinking it was way too soon to be with each other but let's bear in mind I do love Cam and Moose as a couple. So hang in there. Thank you for reading and reviewing it means the world to me.