Diary of a Georgian Beauty

day 7, changes

I wake up at the same time as usual.6:00. Abby stayed over again so I'm waking her up. We do our makeup and get our uniforms on. "So do ya think everything will change now that its official?" Abby look at me and shakes her head yes.

"But I don't think they'll change for the worse. Instead for the better. Well I'm ready. You?" I shakes my head yes as I put my brush down. We walk to school and talk about what were getting our families for Christmas. Its in 4 weeks so that why we are talking about it.

When we get inside and see a sign for a play. "Abby, is this an annual play? Oh it's called beauty and the beast the musical! That sounds awesome!" Abby walks up to the sign. "It is an annual play. I always play the lead. Hey why don't you sign up? I never really liked playing Belle." I shake my head yes and go to the sign up sheet and sign my name.

"Ashley!" I turn around and see Cam coming this way. When he gets to me he pulls me to him by grabbing my waist and kisses my forehead. "Hey Cam." I'm a little nervous, everyone in the hallway is staring at us. And all the boys are giving Cam a death glare.

"I see you signed up for the musical. You'll be great." He smiles down at me as I smile at him. He is so sweet! "Well we should get to class. I'll see ya at lunch. Okay?" He shakes his head yes and kisses my head before he let's me go. "I'll see you later then." He walks off and so do I.

I sit beside john in first period, Culinary arts class. Right now we're making chocolate honey cookies. "John, is this the right measurements?... John?... Please talk to me." I can hear the desperation in my voice as he looks at what he is doing.

"Why? Why did you choose him? I'm better then him." My heart sinks, he's mad because I don't like him that way? That's so, so sad! I look at the time and as I do the teacher tells everyone to start putting up and cleaning. I already finished, next is John.

"John, are we still friends?" He doesn't look at me, but he lets out a big sigh. "Ashley, *sigh* I guess, but on one condition." I tilt my head to the side, happy that he agreed to be friends still. "You let me do anything I want at one point in time."

My heart jumps with fear. What I'm the world could he mean?! I reluctantly shake my head yes. I want to be his friend but what could he mean by what he said.

Now it's lunch time and Cam is sitting on my left and Abby and Jane on my right everyone else is in front of me. Me and Abby are eating salads and everyone else is eating the gross school food. "So everyone this year I'm not going to be in the play." Everyone except Cam goes "What!" at the same time.

Abby continues. "This year, Ashley is trying out for Belle. So I'm stepping aside and letting her do it." Its slight, but I see John give a little smirk. He then speaks. "Ashley, you know who always plays as beast? Me. Are you sure about it?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine. The only problem for me might be all the lines. Besides, it's only between our characters not ourselves."

He narrows his eyes but looks at his plate and eats. "Ashley," I look to my right. "Ya Abby?" She has a little book in her hands. "In two days, is cheer competition. I know everyone is ready cause I've seen you all practice. We all get tomorrow and two days after to go. And we could choose one person to bring with us. So we have three days out of school that's excused. I'm telling you this because your the best cheerleader we have."

I tilt my head to the side. "First, where are we going? Second, I'm the best???? And what time do we have to be where to get picked up?" She tels me everything I need to know while Cam puts his arm around my waist and props his head on my shoulder. Which goes about five inches above his elbows sitting down.

A few hours later and nothing happens. So me and Cam are walking to my house. He's coming tomorrow so he texted his mom if he could stay the night I did the same and they both said yeah.
"Hi mom! We're here! Mom?!" Dang it! "Where is she?" I look at Cam then I get a text from mom. "She said she'll be here in an hour. She went to get something." I look to Cam as he puts his and to his chin. "Let's see, what can we do." I shrug my shoulders as I walk to my room. I am not staying in my uniform.

When I change Cam is sitting in the living room patiently waiting. I sit down beside him and prop my head on his arm. "Ashley, look at me." His voice is a whisper. I do as told and look up. He gently holds my chin so I won't move. Oh my god! Is he going to kiss me!? I dont know how to react!

As he's about one inch from my face I squeeze my eyes shut. While his are already closed. The next second he's kissing me. Passionately. Like I don't know, how a man who haven't seen his wife in two years. It was so, romantic. After the first second he let go of my chin and has both hands around my waist and back. My right hand is on his left forearm.

I'm the first to pull away for air. Both of us breathing heavily. "Cam, why don't I call Carlo and we get your stuff for the trip." I get up and grab the phone and call. "He'll be here in a few minutes." I sit back down nervously, hands in my lap. Cam takes my left hand in his and plays with my fingers, for some reason it's calming me down.

"I guess that was your first kiss?" I gulp loudly at his question. Not looking at his face. "Ashley, you're so innocent. That's one of the reasons I love you." My heart jumps at his last few words. Love? I can't believe it. He said love. There's a nock on the door and we both leave to get his things. Neither of us speaking the whole way there. Just holding hands, and looking out the window.