I'll fight for you until your heart stops beating!

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

"Wait what?" Camilla said shocked. Still with her hand in his AJ leaned in a bit closer as he whispered "sorry for what I put you through, but I like you like you" he continued leaning in towards her. Her whole body started to panic as she saw his brown eyes coming closer to her. Should she let him kiss her or not? Right as the tip of his nose reached hers, she moved her head away as she said, "look AJ it's a bit too late now okay. I didn't come here tonight to have my heart broken yet again, I know you're still with her and that's your choice, for now I think it might be best not to see each other for a while. Goodbye Mr. Holmes it was a blast be getting to know you" before she could do anything else, she spotted in the corner of her eye AJ getting up and almost run back inside. For a while she sat alone on the front porch steps and looked up at the starts trying to figure out what just happened. The silence was broken as the girl Camilla remembered from Twisted, Ashleigh, came out and sat down next to her, "hey what are you doing out here all alone?" she asked as she sent Camilla a big smile, as Camilla turned her head towards Ashleigh she broke down and started to cry. Ashleigh pulled her into a tight embrace as she said, "okay somethings not right here, do you want to talk about it?" Camilla shook her head lightly as she mumbled, "just wanna go back home" "okay, I remember you getting here with Joey, do you want me to get him?" she asked as Camilla nodded a few times. Shortly after Ashleigh was on her feet and back inside. Once more Camilla was all alone sitting there watching the stars. She leaned up against the side wall and closed her eyes in hopes this was just another bad dream haunting her, "yeah she's out here" Camilla heard Ashleigh's voice say behind her. Shortly after a familiar face sat down next to her, Camilla let her head fall onto his shoulder, as she felt the tears once more starting to roll, "wow hey don't cry it's a beautiful night there's no need to cry" he cupped his hands around hers and for some time the two of them sat there in complete silence, once in a while only disturbed by a car passing by, "are you sure you're okay?" Joey asked after a while, Camilla shook her head, "do you want me to take you back?" once more Camilla simply nodded at him. The two of them stood up and drove back to the Rannells in silence.

As they pulled up next to the house Joey said "well this is it, call me if you need anything okay?" as Camilla was about to open her door she whispered, "Would you like to come in?" a smile grew on his face as he turned off the car and said "sure" before Camilla had a chance to get out herself, Joey had already gotten out of his side and was now holding the door in her side. He stood there with a big smile on his face as he helped her out of the car and she locked her arm in his. As they got inside, they both found their way to the couch. As they sat down Camilla let out a small sigh happy to be away from AJ and the drama, "I'm sorry your night had to end like that" Joey sat as his eyes found hers, "I told you that you and your friends are nothing but trouble didn't I?" she said as a smile started to appear again, "there it is the smile I like" he sat as he moved in just a bit closer, "well you always makes me smile" Camilla sat also moving a bit closer, "there's always a reason to smile, always" Joey said, now moving his head in for the last few inches. Their lips met in a short but sweet kiss. As they pulled apart Camilla could feel her lips tingle and the heat rising to her cheeks. For a short second they sat there just looking into each other's eyes as the smiles on both of their faces only grew bigger. The awkward silence was broken by Joey's phone ringing, he picked it up and said, "Sorry I better get this" and by that he got up. As the walked out of the living room he answered his phone with a simple "yes?" "Joey where are you? We're about to do karaoke and they've all demanded that you and I do the duet, come on you need to do this for me" a voice sounded in the other end "Lauren sweetie I just had to take Cam home, she uhm she wasn't feeling well, I'll be back soon I promise" "oh you're with her" Lauren said at the other end "fine but you better hurry back, I need your voice and sexy face for this okay?" "I promise, now don't start without me" he said before he hung up. As he walked back into the living room hoping to find Camilla still sitting on the couch, instead he walked in to find an empty living room and a simple note on the table saying 'went to bed. Thanks for taking me back. Now go be with your friends' sounds like they really needs you back' he looked around to see if he could spot her but she was gone, to himself he whispered, "but you need me the most" he folded the piece of paper and put it in his pocket as he left the house.

As the front door closed and the car was gone Camilla came out from her hiding place. As she walked up towards her bedroom she pulled out her phone and texted Andrew

Camilla: Hey! Do you have any idea when you'll be back, could really use a friend right now. Not my night at all.

As she got into her room she changed into her PJ and crawled under her covers as she replayed the evening's events in her head. She had decided to go to the party with Joey and his friends. She had at one point started to relax because she wouldn't have to talk to AJ, then he showed up and he ended up confessing how he felt for her, even though she felt the same she had turned him down. Later on Joey had been there as always and followed her home, but then there was the kiss, awkward silence followed by the phone call. She was nowhere sure if any of it really happened, that was until her phone lighted the whole room up as sign of an incoming text. She turned around and started to read the text

AJ: again I'm sorry for everything I've put you through. It wasn't very friendly of me to bring you out to those dates and have such fun only not to share the fact I had a girlfriend and the second she came back just to dump you. I'm sorry Cam please find it in your heart a place for you to forgive me. I'm sorry. I'll do whatever it takes. If only I could travel back in time I would change things to anything but this. I can't stop thinking about you.

Hopefully still your friend AJ xoxo

She let out a small sigh as she placed the phone back on the night stand. She could feel the tears once more starting to roll down her cheeks, she let them as she crawled even further under her covers and closed her eyes and went to sleep.