A Place in the Sun - cash au-

Falling Slowly

It's been a month since I've left New York and those few days I spend with Cameron continually play in my mind like a movie. It's a little surreal and almost feels like that wasn't me, I wasn't the one who caught the attention of a billionaire, it seems like a dream. But it's not, I'm so happy it's not. He's not a figment of my imagination.

He's so busy running his huge corporation but every night, without fail, he calls me and we speak for hours until it's time for him to go to sleep. I started college but a lot of the classes are online and so I have a lot of free time. Free time to daydream and imagine transferring to a university in New York.

I haven't seen his face since I left New York, I only hear his voice. His absolutely, delicious, sexy voice.

I sound thoroughly infatuated and that's because I am.

But I want to see him, I miss his face and not just in pictures. I want to see him as we talk, I want to see him laugh or see the intensity that he had when he was about to kiss me.

I only have a cheap smartphone so I can't FaceTime like everyone else does, I don't even have a webcam on my hand me down laptop.  The phone doesn't even have internet because we can't afford it.  It's just talk and text. 

I'm so poor. It sucks but I just have to deal with it like I always have.

My parents are really struggling right now because Skylnn and Hayes got sick, the copays aren't that much but my parents barely squeak by so any unplanned expense is like a financial crisis.

Ugh. It sucks so much to be poor.

I wish I had something that I could use to video chat with Cameron but I don't and I just have to deal with it.

I glance at my clock, Cameron is almost out of work and he should be calling me soon. I did all of my homework and ate dinner early so I wouldn't be interrupted.

Seeing how successful Cameron is has inspired me to truly apply myself in school. I declared my major as business major with emphasis on marketing. I don't want to be dirt poor like my parents and struggle to take care of my family. I know I won't be as successful as Cameron but I at least want to be comfortable.

I lie down on my bed with my phone resting on my chest. This is the highlight of my day, I look forward to and think about this all day. He's that amazing.

My phone vibrates on my chest and immediately my heart thuds with excitement.

"Hey," I greet after accepting the call.

"Hey, beautiful."  He says and those words still give me butterflies, his voice is so velvety and sexy. It just makes my heart ache for his presence, I want to see his sexy smirk when he calls beautiful.

"How was your day?" I ask him and it's not small talk, I actually want to know.

"Well, contract negotiations went in my favor so I think I'll give the green light to sign tomorrow. I want to make them sweat a bit for trying to play hard ball with my Mergers and Acquisitions VP, I don't think they expected me to show up to the meeting today." He replies and I smile a little, it's surreal that I know someone who is so amazing at what they do. Most of the people in my life are mediocre but Cameron, he excels and he gives me motivation to excel as well. "How did your exam go?"

I had an online exam this morning, when I told Cameron I was declaring myself as a business major he sounded almost proud that he had influenced me so much.

"I aced it, thank you for quizzing me last night," I reply, he made me email him my practice questions and he quizzed me on them until I knew the information completely.