Chapter Two- Admitting it
Cameron's POV
I understood why Josslyn had to leave home but, that didn't mean I didn't miss my best friend. She had been a constant in my life since we were kids, the kicker was that I'd been in love with Josslyn Jax since we were sixteen years old...but there was never a right time. Always something or someone in the way so, I'd just stopped trying. After all, why would someone as beautiful as Josslyn wanna go out with me? I was just an average guy. I looked at her with concern, she hadn't told me the full story?
"I'm listening." I nodded giving her my full attention as I sat on the edge of her bed.
"I guess I should start from beginning." She gives a heavy sigh, a storm of emotions swirling in her usual bright blue eyes.
"Joss, you know you can tell me anything. No judgments." I reached out to take her hand in mine, electricity immediately going up my arm but I fought it.
"It was senior year of high school, I had finally healed from Oscar's death. Everything seemed to be going great in my life. For once. I should have known somuwthing bad would happen. One Friday night after the football game I went to a party." Josslyn clears her throat, avoiding his gaze.
"Yeah, you told me about the party. I wish you would have called me, I would have come to get you. You never/you never told me who it was you were so frightened of." I nodded, seeing her tense up.
"Trina and I had a fight...said I was an entitled brat who was only dragging you around. I got to thinking maybe she was right, maybe I haven't always treated you the way you deserved to be treated. Cam, I love having you in my life. I doubt I could have handled half the shit I've faced without you by my side." She shook her head.
"Trina was wrong, and nobody else thinks that about you. Talk to me. Tell me what's been haunting you for the past Two years. Joss, I miss you...I don't want to keep missing you like this. You're family misses you. So do Emma and Spencer." I grabbed both of her hands in mine, as she cautiously met my hazel eyes.
"It wasn't just Alec that had me scared. The real reason I left didn't happen until the next day...it just shook me to my core. I saw Mr. Phillips aka Dustin, talking to Peter on Peir 52. Muttering something about Maxie being pregnant and Peter was literally begging him not to hurt her. This was really strange to me because, Peter is this powerful man who owns a very successful company and you know the reason he came to town. Dustin was a high school teacher...nothing out of the ordinary with him. You know? So I crept closer but you know how clutzy I am...I tripped and fell to where they could both see me. Dustin rushed over to me demanding what I knew and Peter was begging him to think about what he was doing. Dustin held a gun to my head and said that if I repeated a word of what I had heard...he would kidnap both Lulu and Maxie and kill them. I didn't know what to do-I felt guilt. I couldn't stay...I'm selfish I know." Josslyn relays the story to me.
"Oh my gosh...but no Joss, none of that could ever be you're fault. Selfish is the last thing you are. Lulu-she's been in a comatose state for about a year and, Maxie's been missing ever since she gave birth which was A year ago. This is insane...I'm sorry you've had to deal with that. As long as we're admitting things though, I have something to tell you." I bit my lip, it was now or never. I just hoped I didn't freeze up or choke.
"What is it?" Joss asked, biting her lip as well.
"Ever since we were sixteen years old, my feelings toward you shifted. I started seeing you in a different light. Joss, I'm in love with you. There have been so many times I've tried to tell you but, the timing was always off. Maybe right now wasn't a good time either but, I just thought you deserved to know."
