Cam wonder if Moose would make it to pick her up before the rain start, she had called him forty minutes ago asking him to come for her and helped her get to her apartment. In the last period, while moving some stuff from classroom to classroom, she had tripped hurting her ankle making it impossible to take steps without complaining of the pain. Everyone had offered to take her to her place but today was a very busy day at the preschool, and she didn't want to cause any problem to her friends, there was also an after school conference with the parents which meant extra work to be accomplish.
Any other time she would have called, Chase or Andie but the second Cam realized she needed to call someone to help her Moose was the first person in her mind. She knew that he was busy, but Cam needed his helped, so she called him, and once she explained what happened he didn't let her asked him anything because Moose told him that he was on his way and she could hear him running. For the eight time one of her coworkers came asking her if she needed anything or if she had changed her mind and she would allow one of them to take her home, Cam was about to tell them yes but suddenly a car came rushing from the end of the street and park in front of the door startling them.
The door from the driver's side open and Moose came rushing out towards her apologizing for taking so long to get there. "I was getting on the train when I remembered that one of my friends had a car so I went back to asked him for it. Then it was in his apartment, so I had to go there first and then drive here, and it took way longer that I thought, I'm really sorry."
Cam noticed her coworker smiling at the both of them and said hello to Moose, for the first time she noticed that by asking him to come pick her up she had out them to her coworkers and panic. Moose was trying to help her to the car, but the only thing in her mind was what would Molly, and the rest of them were going to think about her choice to have a relationship with Moose. Maybe they would think that they were in friendly terms and nothing more. Finally, her train of thoughts was interrupted by Moose picking her up and carrying her bridal style to the car while Eric opened the door for her.
Cam was laughing when Moose finally put on her in the car and was able to hear Eric telling them to be careful and asking Moose to please update him on her progress. Moose got out of the car and exchange numbers with Eric telling him that he was thinking about taking Cam to the ER and asking him about his opinion. Minutes later they were waiting in the ER wondering how much time this would take with a number of people that was waiting there. When it was finally time for them to leave after the doctors checked Cam´s ankle and told her that she needed to rest for a couple of days, the only thought in both of their minds was to sleep. Moose asked Cam what she wanted to do, the logic answer was to take her home and helped up, maybe stay with her get her some food but the girl stayed quiet, and so he drove them to her home.
Moose had been texting updates to Eric at first, and then to the wassup group, Cam´s coworkers had created so that everyone could know what was going on with her. He was really impressed with how organize they were, so foreseeing that she was not going to want him with her at her apartment Moose send a quick text to the group asking if any would be available to help Cam at her house. Molly was the first to answer telling him that she would do it but in a separate chat, she asked him why he wasn't going to stay with her, so taking leaving the room where Cam was talking to yet another doctor he made a call.
He didn't go into details, but he told Molly that Cam hadn't told his friend that she was in contact with him again, Moose wasn't sure that he was allowed to tell her that they were together but the woman didn't say any more. So now that they were out of Cam´s building and she was still silent he shook his head at the absurdity of the situation and got out of the car, he called Molly and the woman open the door of the building where she had been waiting for the last five minutes for them and asked her if she thought it would be ok for him to carry Cam up or they should ring Chase up while he went away.
Molly looked at Moose with a sad expression and told him that the best option was to ring Chase while he drove away but first Moose should carry Cam to the stairs so she could wait sitting there. He nodded once and was about to go to the car where Cam was sitting very confuse about what was going on when Molly grabbed his arm making his stop. "Is going to take some time for her to stand for you guys but I do think that with every day she is getting closer to admit that you guys are back together."
Moose didn't know what to say, did Cam had told Molly about them? Did she guess because Cam had called him? Did he say something that made her realize that there was more than just a friendship between them? , the woman seemed to read his mind and told him that everybody in the school noticed that something was going on with Cam. "She seems happier, is as she is always looking forward to the weekends and some afternoons. I guess we all knew that she wasn't telling us something and some even thought that it had something to do with you, but we thought she would have told us. I understand why she didn't but is clear that you care for her and she does for you, I wish you the best, is taking you both a really long time to come back together. One thing, though, this is your last chance trust me whatever you do she is not going to give you any more chances."
He nodded and smiled at the way the woman had talked to him, it was obvious she cared for Cam, but still, she hadn't told him to get away from her. Molly had done the opposite, she told him to be careful, and he had every intent to do just that. Together they walked to the car where Cam looked tired, Moose open the door, and the girl was about to say something when she saw Molly and her face went pale. Molly could see how the girl looked at Moose with an accusatory stare and the boy seemed sad about it, so she told Cam that she came here to see how she was doing. A white lie seemed the best way to handle the situation, for now, the poor guy had enough in his head to put this on him. Cam was going to talk, but Molly cut her off again and told Moose to grab Cam and put her on the first step and again she saw how her friend started to panic.
The boy did just that and without looking back said goodbye to the both of them, Molly told Cam to called Chase, but she seemed reluctant to do so. "Called him, you can tell him that I brought you here. Now hurry up is getting late and you need to rest."
Cam did as she was told and Chase came running down the stairs asking her if she was ok. Molly told the boy about the accident, but instead of saying that Moose had taken Cam to the ER she said that she and a friend did. Together they went upstairs while Molly told Chase that Cam needed to rest and put some ice on her ankle, the girl seemed surprised at the amount of information that the woman had about her situation. When they arrived at her apartment Molly went straight to the kitchen and brought her a glass of water and a pill telling her to take which she did without hesitation, Chase thank Molly, and she told him not to worry. "Well, with that pill Cam is going to sleep just fine. You should probably check up on her in the morning to bring her something to eat, someone from the school will come at lunch time so we can see her."
Even though Chase told her that it wasn't necessary, Molly insisted, and after saying a quick goodbye to both of them, she went on her way. Cam was feeling tired; she was fighting to keep her eyes open, soon she would fall asleep wondering why exactly Molly had done that for her. She remembered how the woman didn't like Moose when they had lunch together, but now it seemed that she was ok with the idea of them being in contact. The last thing she remembered was sending a voice message to Molly asking her if she knew that she had gone back to Moose.
The next day she woke up to the sound of Chase and Andie asking her if she was awake, she smiled at her friends and tried to stand, but both of them shouted at her not to do it. Chase carried her to the living room where they had set up with enough magazines food and drinks to survive for days. "Now the only reason you should have to move is if you need to go to the bathroom but if you are open to the idea of a bedpan I can get you one."
Cam raised an eyebrow at Chase and the boy shrug telling her that if he was in her situation, he wouldn't be ashamed in asking for one. They talked for a while about their plans for today, with the wedding closer they always have things to do but they tried to clear as much as possible so they could be available to come to check up on her. Cam thank them while assuring them that there was no need for anyone checking up on her, in two days max she would be able to walk just fine. Of course, even she was aware that it would be a week, but positive thinking was one of Cam's tools to overcome injuries, even when she used to dance with Ty and Chase and injured herself, she would pull through by thinking positive.
She spent the majority of her day alone, Eric came at lunch time to bring her some lunch and asked her about her foot. They made small talk until he left to go back to the school, Cam knew that he had seen Moose yesterday but was afraid of bringing light to the subject, however, she managed to ask him about Molly just for him to tell her that she was very busy. Checking her phone again she noticed that Moose hadn't checked up on her at all which made her sad, but she was also angry with him because no matter what Molly said she knew that he had masterplan that in some way.
By eight o'clock when Andie came to checked up on her and help Cam to her bed she was more sad than angry about the Moose situation. The next day was a repeat of the first day completely, Eric even came again at lunch, but this time Cam asked him to please let Molly come to eat with her tomorrow. He assured her that it wasn't anyone's choice not to come, but it was just the fact that they were swamp with work. However, before she went away he was showing Cam some photos of her students with get well signs while she was looking at them he asked her to use her bathroom, and when he was in there, a text arrived. Cam dropped the phone from the shock to see Moose's number, and she opened the text and saw that it was from a long conversation where her boyfriend was asking Eric how she was doing.
Cam started checking and found a group text that had her name and saw everyone including Moose talking about how things were the day of the accident; it seemed he had been telling them about her progress and what the doctors had told them. At the end of the chat, Moose asked if anyone could look for her at her apartment the night before and Cam felt sad and angry again, he did have something to do with Molly being there the other night. "It seems he wasn't sure that you would be ok with him taking you to your apartment, so he needed to be sure you were going to be look over which I see as a sign that he cares for you."
The phone hit the floor at the sound of Eric's voice, and Cam quickly picked it back up apologizing for reading his messages, the older man dismiss her apology and told her that Molly had told him about what happened between them. "You know I didn't like the boy very much when you used to get lunch with him last year, but after seeing how worry he was about you well I have to say that I do think he cares for you."
"Sometimes I'm sure about us but others I'm just afraid that at some point he is going to change like he did last time. Then all my friends are going to keep saying how they knew he wasn't good enough and that I was dumb for believing in him again." Eric nodded understanding why the girl didn't want people to know about her relationship.
He told Cam that Moose was texting him because he was sure that Cam wasn't going to let him see her and that she also might be mad at him for asking Molly to come to help you both. Cam open up to Eric a little more about the entire situation and how she and Moose had already been together for a month, and she felt better to have someone to talk to about her situation. Sure, it was weird to talk to one of her bosses about it, but Eric had this way of making people feel comfortable, and she was also sure that at this point she would open up to anyone.
"You do understand that you can't keep on with this without other people knowing, right? Is not fair to neither of you, now you should probably call him so he can hear your thoughts about the situation. For now, I need to go back to work. Take care Cam". The girl stayed on her couch for hours until Chase came to bring her dinner and carry her to bed, he asked if she was ok and she nodded going to sleep with the conversation with Eric constantly playing in her mind.
Early the next morning she hopped out of bed, so went Andie and Chase came to helped her out she surprised them by sitting in her kitchen. They had a couple of appointments for their wedding so they were happy to see that she was going to be ok now that they wouldn't be able to help her at night, she also promised them to have someone helped her if she needed something. The second they were out the door Cam was calling Moose asking him if he could visit her, she was sad to hear him sound surprised to hear from her. He told Cam that he had a busy day and asked her if it would be ok if he goes later, he was fully expecting her to tell him, no, but to his surprise she said ok, and they settle for an eight o'clock.
Exactly at eight, a text came from him telling her that he was downstairs, Cam just buzzed him in, and a couple of minutes later he was knocking at her door. Once inside he avoided looking at her eyes while asking her how she was doing, a minute of that behavior made Cam realized that she was not fair with him. Moose knew she wasn't going to let him bring her up the other day and he was not going to let her jump her way up the stairs alone, he cared for her. She stood and almost felt, Moose was by her side in a second and she took that opportunity to kiss him and thank him for what he did. His bright smile made her heart sing; she really love that boy even when she was in discomfort she wouldn't dream of sitting down and losing this moment they were sharing.
Moose caught on quickly to her discomfort, one moment Cam was standing on her good foot and the next he was carrying her to the couch making her laugh. Instead of leaving her on the sofa he sat down pulling her on top of him and while kissing every inch of her face and neck he told her how much he had missed her. They spent the next couple of hours watching movies and talking until they fall asleep without noticing, the next thing they knew someone was shaking them. Cam tried to ignore the person that was shaking her thinking that it was Moose until another familiar voice was filling the room, she sat upright in a second and came face to face with Chase.
"I came to check up on you, but I guess you already have someone taking care of you." Moose was trying his best not to touch her which was proven to be difficult because she was pretty much using him as a mattress.
Cam didn't know what to say, but at this point, she wasn't sure that there was something she could say to explained what Chase was looking at. Moose tried to move her, but when he put his hands on her waist to tried and move her, Chase grabbed Cam from her waist and took her away from him. The boy was at lost; he wanted to tell Chase that nothing happened, he just came to see Cam because he cares for her, but he was not going to take advantage of her. Cam was quiet, and he wondered if now was the moment she was going to tell him that this was the end of their clear his throat trying to shake the couple out of their silence and to his joy it worked because Cam went on to tell him that she and Moose were seeing each other. "I know you probably don't approve of this but is a risk I'm willing to take, and I'll appreciate if you don't say anything rude to Moose. He was the one that took me to the ER and waited for hours with me; he also called Molly because he knew I wasn't ready to tell you but now I am."
Chase stood to his full height, and Moose took this opportunity to stand too slowly moving near Cam to give her his support. "I already know that you guys were together, but I wasn't sure why you didn't tell me."
The couple shocked faces made him chuckle, and he explained that he was still in the room when Cam send the voice message to Molly the day of the accident. Cam's eyes seemed to be a minute away to burst out of her face, and Moose turned to looked at her wondering what exactly she said in that message hoping that it was something positive. "Look, I don't like you, Moose. However, Cam, you should know by now that I'm always on your side no matter what and it hurts me to see that you doubt me. Now, I know about you two, but I haven't told anyone else, and I'm not going to do it. If you two are so sure about being together that is your work to do. Now Moose and I are going to leave because you are not staying the night here dude no matter what."
Moose nodded and turned to say goodnight to Cam telling her that he would be texting her the next morning, the girl nodded, and they share a kiss goodnight. "You guys are testing my patience here. Don't play with me."
Cam smiled at Chase, and he struggled not to returned the smile, Moose said goodbye and went out the door. However, before Chase could leave Cam said his name making him turned toward her "Thank you. I know I was wrong not to tell you, but I was scared. I really do love him, and I think he loves me too."
Chase walked toward Cam and gave a hug and kissed her forehead told her that he wished she was right, Cam deserved to find what he found in Andie.
Notes
So, Chase knew but the rest are still in the dark...who would be next? Hope you guys like the chapter, what do you think?