Once Upon A Slap

(36) I Want You and I Always Get What I Want

"What is this?" Cameron waves the letters in front of my face, eyes ablaze.

"What the hell is this?" Cameron shouts, taking an angered step forward. Cameron's eyes looked near black, which quite frankly, scared the crap out of me. His hands were clamped into fists and he looked just about ready to pounce on anything and everything.

As a response, I shrugged, trying to play it off. Like it's no big deal.
Cameron closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. After the slowest minute of my life, his eyes opened again and even though the rage was taken down a few notches, it was still present. I don't think I've ever been more afraid of a single person. Cameron's like a ticking time bomb and you never really know when he's going to go off the deep end.

"Katie, I'm going to give you one minute to explain yourself before I lose my mind again." Cameron flatly looks at me, determination seeping from him. I took a step back and contemplated my reply.

"I don't really think I need to explain myself. It's all said in there." I gestured to the letters, not really wanting to talk because I know I'll start crying.There's a long pause before Cameron chooses to respond.

"I'll be your reason."

My eyes shoot upwards and lock with Cameron's. He takes a step forward, eyes never leaving mine.

"I'll be your reason to be happy." Cameron's pink lips form the words I've been dying to hear. His eyes burn through me like fire and a sort of adrenaline begins pumping through me.

My reason to be happy.

He'll be my reason.

Cameron.

"You deserve to be happy, you know?" Cameron continues, a pained look crossing his sharp features.

"Horrible things happen. You just have to make peace with it and move on." Cameron lowers his voice and approaches me, stopping only when we're chest to chest.

Cameron's hand delicately caresses the side of my face and he tilts his head ever so slightly, a look I can't decipher in his eyes.

"You deserve to move on." Cameron's voice is barely above a whisper but I feel as if nothing in the world could possibly be louder. I shake my head, taking a step back. Before I know it, Cameron's arm is wrapping around my waist and pulling me back into his chest.

"I won't let you run away from me, Katie. You told me to chase after the girl of my dreams. Now that I have her, I don't plan on letting her go." Cameron's eyes bore into mine with such intensity, that I feel as if I'm on fire.

"Stop. I don't know what you're trying to do, but please, stop. You're making empty promises and I won't have it." I pulled back from his warm and welcoming arms, the ache in my heart returning.

Heartbreak.

I turned away from him, taking a few steps in the opposite direction. A stream of tears began pouring down my face and I willed myself to stop crying.

"You can't run forever."

I stopped dead in my tracks, intaking a sharp breath of air.

"I can always try."

My voice came out strong and fierce, ironically so. I felt my knees start to shake ever so slightly and if that wasn't indication enough that I needed to leave, my heart was doing somersaults in my chest. Suddenly, I felt Cameron's strong hand on my shoulder, turning me around. I didn't meet his eyes but I knew he was giving me an intense look. His finger wiped my cheeks and there was a moment of silence between us.

"Orean would want you to be happy." Cameron's lips hovered over my ear, gently speaking the words but they didn't sting any less. I felt a sharp pain go through me.

"Don't act like you knew him and what he would want. You don't know anything." I snapped, glaring at Cameron.

"You're killing me, you know that? Open your damn eyes Katie; I don't know anything because you refuse to talk about it," Cameron seemed anything but mad.

"How long do you think you're going to last before you break? I give you a month at the most. You're treading on thin water and you don't even see it. I've been here for you everyday that you've needed me and all I get is that? Are you trying to mess with me? Do you think my feelings are a joke? Just because you run away from your feelings doesn't mean I will."

Cameron remained calm, his eyes intent on me during his entire spiel.

"I like you, Katie Hursh. I want you. And I always get what I want."

Cameron gave me a pointed look and before I know it, his lips are on mine. In the heat of the moment, my lips move in sync with his and I feel like everything's halted and it's just us two. That moment didn't last long. Cameron's lips hovered over mine, plump and puffed up.

"Don't forget that." Cameron's lips turned into a smirk upon spotting my awestruck expression. He opened the front door but not before giving me a sideways glance,

"Your shift at the bakery starts at 9 in the morning. Don't be late."

And with that, he was gone, leaving behind his intoxicating scent and the remains of a once happy girl.