I thought I was invincible

Chapter 10

I similed. "what is it?" I asked.
"Cmon" he said gesturing me out the door. He dropped a $20 bill on the table and we walked outside. He told me to follow him so we got in our seperate cars and he pulled out in front of me. We drove for a few miles and we arrived at a flat field. "what are we doing here?" I asked as we got out of our cars. "just wait" he said. i nodded and stayed quiet while we walked on a path through some trees. We came into a clearing and I saw a big basket with a large cloth laying behind it. A tall man was standing next to the basket. "what is it?" I asked "watch" Cam said. He nodded at the tall man and the man pressed a button. The cloth inflated above the basket. "A hot air balloon!" I screamed. I kissed cam and ran to the balloon. The man smiled and opened the side of the basket so I could go in. Cam came in after me. I was bouncing up and down, I was so excited. "you like it?" Cam said. "I love it! I've always wanted to go in one!"
"I know! You told me"
"I did? When?"
He got quiet
"What?" I said
"At your moms funeral" he said softly. My Mom died late in the summer after 2nd grade, just before I met Nash. She was killed, actually. By my dad. He's in prison, he got life without paroll. So I've been living with my Aunt Hayley since it happened. She moved into our old house so that I wouldn't have to leave Cameron, and my school. Cams parents were so kind to me after it happened. They offered to adopt me before they knew about Aunt Hayley. I would have agreed to it but it wouldn't exactly work now, Cam and I being siblings. After it happened, Cam practically spent every day and night at my house because he didn't want me to be alone. He still came over after school all the time because of my Aunts job. She's an FBI agent so she's away a lot, but when ever she was away over night when I was little, I stayed at Cameron's. I swear I had no friends that were girls until I met Skylar which is wired because I'm a complete girly girl.
"Thank you" I said, hugging him.
We flew up. It was amazing, we flew over all sorts of places, the mall, our houses, parks, rivers. When we finally landed, he drove me home because my tire was flat. "Can I ask you a question, about your dad?"
I nodded.
"When's the last time you two talked"
I didn't talk to him much after he went to prison because I was scared of him and mad at him for what he had done. We sent a few letters back and forth about a year after and I went to see him on his birthday, snow days, and some times on weekends or in the summer. I havnt been there in a while.
"I've only been going on his birthday for a few years. I haven't gone more than once a year since sixth grade"
"When's his birthday?"
"August 12th"
"Do you want to see him?"
"Now?"
cam nodded
"Why would I-. yeah"
We drove to the prison where my dad was and went in. Cam said he would wait outside but I wanted him to be there. I sat down I front of him, a plate of glass separating us. we picked up the phones and he spoke "Nicolette, Its not my birthday" he joked
"I know" I laughed
"What have you been up to? How are you?"
"I'm good, did you know about my boyfriend, Nash?"
"Yes uh Hayley told me, you've been dating for like a year or so now?"
"Yeah but he moved, in dating someone new now, in fact he told me I come here"
"Really? Is he here with you?"
i nodded and handed Cam the phone, he sat down.
"Hey little Cameron, I haven't seen you in ages" my dad said. the phone was to Cams ear but I could still hear it.
"So your the guy that my daughters dating"
"Yes sir" Cam said
"Well you be good to her"
"Of course" Cam handed me the phone.
"Cams a good man"
"I know"
"You hold on to him"
"I will"
"I have to go sweetie, I love you"
"Bye" I said
I hung up the phone and Cam and I left. We were getting in to the car when my aunt. Texted me.

Aunt Hayley: I picked up your car and got your tire fixed, you coming home soon?

Nicolette: Thanks and I'm on my way

Aunt Hayley: Ok

"Thank you" I said to Cameron
"For what?" He looked at me
"For today, for everything"
"You deserved it, everything"
"I love you Cam"
"I love you too"
I smiled and closed my eyes.