Open Arms

Chapter 9

Violets POV
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I was being paranoid when. I was hanging out with Hayes... I didn't want to be around Cameron. I still wasn't sure if I wanted to marry him. He's a great guy, and I really do love him. I just haven't really dated anyone else, and he is my best friend. I don't want to ruin that.
We got off the boat and Cameron grabbed my hand. We walk down the dock together and walk onto the deck. We sit at a table and wait for lunch to come out.
"Cameron?" I ask.
"Yes, babe?" I quiver whenever he calls me that. Talking to him now is so different. He is exciting. I don't get bored of him.
"Did your mom make lunch?" I ask and he nods. I smile and he takes my hand from across the table.
"I need to go inside and get some things, I'll be right back." He says getting up.
The ring. He's getting the ring.
No. I still don't know what to say. I panic and run down to Hayes. I informed him of this all earlier.
"He's getting the ring." I say, tapping his shoulder. He sets the armful of lifejackets down.
"Violet, I need to tell you something," he said looking at me but then at the deck.
"Violet!!" Cameron yelled waving his arms at me.
"What do I do?" I ask shaking Hayes by his shoulder. He shakes his head and goes back to what he was doing. I sigh and walk up to the deck.
"Violet my mom made watermelon cubes." He says, and I fake a smile.
We sit, and begin eating. After about 5 minutes Cameron stands up and speaks.
"Everyone, I want to give Violet her birthday gift. I don't know if she'll like it, but I really hope she does." He says. He doesn't get down on one knee like I expected. He hands me the box. I give him a confused look.
" I'm not asking you to marry me," he laughs and I look at Hayes. He starts laughing too." Just open it." Cameron finishes. I smile, and open it.
"A promise ring." I say putting it on. It has his initials on it.
"I have your initials on mine." He says pulling his out of his pocket.
"Thanks Cameron." I say hugging him. "No problem, princess." He says kissing my cheek.
"Oh, that reminds me. I bought you one more thing." He runs over to gift table, I didn't even realize it was there. Everyone got me presents.
I smile as cameron walks over with a small bag from Claire's. He hands me it and I open it.
Its a charm bracelet with a car attached. Its a crown with the word princess under it.
"Really." I sigh laughing. He hugs me and I sit down. He sits across from me.
"Happy birthday, baby girl." I smile and thank him.
Everyone comes over and hands me presents. Almost everyone got me charms. Cameron told me it was Gina's idea and she laughed.
Before we left we loaded everything into Cameron's car and I thanked everyone. I hug everyone before we leave and we drive home.
"I had fun. Thanks for throwing me a party." I said and grabbed his hand.
"Thank me later, purple." He laughed and I looked at him. He looked back and made a weird face. We drove the rest of the way home with the radio on.
I got out of the car and went to grab the presents but Cameron came over and picked me up before I could open the door.
"Birthday girl needs to go get ready for dinner. I will grab your presents." He says setting me down. I giggle and rub in the house.
I get in the shower and wash my hair. I wash my face and shave before getting out. I wrap my hair in a towel and put lotion on my face. I blow dry my hair and brush it out. I wrap my robe around myself and walk into my room and then into the hall.
"Cameron!" I yell waiting for a response. Nothing I walk to the front door and look out.
"Tell me!" Cameron yelled at Hayes.
"Nothing is going on! Ask her yourself." He yelled back.
"Then why the hell do you have her underwear?" Cameron yelled grabbing him by his shirt.
Shit. I left them on the boat, they must have fell out of my bag.
"They were on the boat!" Hayes said.
"How did you know they were hers?" Cameron asked.
"Gina said they were, she does your laundry." He said in fear. Cameron grabbed my underwear out of his hand.
"Leave please." Cameron said.
"Can I talk to violet?" Hayes asked.
"No." Cameron said heading toward the front door. I ran to my room. I put some clothes on before going to the bathroom. I forgot my phone in there. I tried to sneak around cameron but he heard me.
"Violet." He says turning around.
I look at him and he hands me my underwear. I blush and take them.
"I've held your under wear before." He laughs.
"When?" I say in shock.
"Are you a panty sniffer?" I whisper.
"No." He laughs.
"1. Ew, 2. When I take the laundry to the house for my mom to wash." He continues.
"Oohh..." I say and walk to my room.
I throw my hair up and do my makeup. I use eyeliner today, and wing it out to match my eyeshadow. I leave my lips natural and I curl my hair. I go into my room and grab a long black dress that cuts off at the thighs but lace trails the rest of the way down. The top is padded so I don't need to wear a bra. Plus I'm the president of the itty bitty titty comitee. I put on some grey strapy heels and grab a sparkly clutch. I walk in the hallway and Camron is standing in the living room. He is wearing a suit.
Damn.
"Violet.. You look.. Amazing." He stutters causing me to blush.
He holds out his arm and I take his arm in mine and we walk to the car. He opens the door for me and I get in. He walks around and gets in. We drive and I have no idea where we are going at first. But he pulls into the parking lot of the pier where the fair was in 7th grade. There's a table and candles at the end of the pier. The sun starts to set as we walk down the pier that he lined with rose petals.
"Oh my god Cameron." I gasp when we get to the table.
Cheese fries and lemonade. Its what we ate that night. Right before we went on the ferris wheel. I feel tears starting to form in my eyes.

"Baby girl, don't cry." He says holding me close.
"You remembered all this. Everything." I said kissing his cheek.
"I only remembered the cheese fries because your breath smelled lime cheese fries when we kissed." He laughed. I laughed and sat. I grabbed a cheese fry and ate it.
"I can't wait until your birthday." I said confidently.
"Really?" Cameron said.
"My birthday has been so great I can't wait until yours." I nodded.
We finished eating and stood up. We walked towards the car and I realized, if and when he asks me to marry him. I will say yes.