just a best friend? c.d

[23] Your Lips Taste Like Coffee

Mikayla POV

Drip. Drip. I felt a light drop on my head. I looked up, only to see the drops coming faster and faster. Soon, the drizzle rain turned into a huge downpour. Great. It's raining cats and dogs and I have no umbrella no jacket and I still have to walk back to the hotel. Such a great day. Note the sarcasm.

I began walking briskly towards the hotel. The sky raining heavily than ever. Great. Now I'm cold and wet and I still have to walk back hope. If that's not pathetic I don't know what is.
The headlights of a car shone on me and kept on tailing behind me. Wow, not only am being drenched, I'm also being stalked. My pace quickened and I wrapped my hands around myself.

"You know you're gonna get sick like that. Your hands are not gonna help whatsoever." A familiar voice resounded. I could almost hear the smirk in his voice.

I looked to my right and sure enough, I found Cameron driving in his sleek black Jeep cocking an eyebrow at me.

"Don't just stand there Mikayla. Come on u need to go back."

I shook my head.

"Fine you want to play it the hard way." He huffed.

Before I knew it, I found my self being thrown onto a shoulder and a towel was wrapped around me. Th warmth of the car engulfed me and I breathed a sigh of relief. I turned around and face Cameron.

"How did u even find me?"
"Babe, you do realise I've known u for 17 years, it isn't that hard to find you. Knowing you, the most logical place u would be is a cafe or some sort of diner. Am I right?" He flashed his amazing smile that made my stomach do butterflies. Curse him and his smartness and his perfect smile. My lips curved up a little.

"Mikayla look at me," he instructed. He used his two fingers and propped my chin up. "What she said was not true. You are the most charismatic beautiful and charming person I have ever known. Not to mention extremely talented. Don't ever listen to her." How does he always make my insides melt?

"Thanks Cam. But what she said about u, I don't really know. How would I know u wouldn't leave me? I'm just an average girl and your'e any girls dream. Why me?"
He looked at me like I had two heads. He shook his head and started the engine. He whipped out his phone and put it on speaker. "Matt, I got her. But we won't come back to the hotel until morning. It's around 11pm now, we'll see u in the early morning okay? Yeah dude I got good care of her. Bye."

What are we gonna do for the rest of the hours? I raised my eyebrows at him but he just stared on, his eyebrows furrowed. Even now, I still can admire him. The way he furrows his eyebrows when he's thinking, or the way his eyes twinkle when he gets an idea. Or even the way he smiles at you. The way his hair falls down on his face or the way his jaw clenched when he's jealous but doesn't show it. I love him. The more I think about it, the more insecure I get about myself.

I'm so fat, look at my thighs. Ugly ugly ugly. My face is so weird and my arms are so flabby. My stomach has excess fat and shoulders look so big. Maybe that's why the girls in middle school called me ugly and fat. I thought back to the time and saw the old me. I would sit in the bathroom and cry for hours. Their words replaying in my head. I almost attempted to cut, but the power in me resisted. I used to think that maybe the pain would take the pain in my heart away. But I realised it didn't after counselled of suicidal stories. A tear slipped down my eye. 2.56am. My eyelids started to droop and I rested my head on the cold surface of the window.

Cameron POV
Beautiful. That's what she was. How can she think she's not good enough? If anything I'm not good enough for her. I saw her look down at her thighs and survey her arms. Did she actually think she was fat? I saw a tear slip down her eye and my heart broke. My princess is not gonna cry over something that's not true. Madison was just jealous. I would always be by Mikayla's side. I thought back to her days in middle school, where I found out the the girls bullied her. I was so mad that day I broke the lamp in my bedroom. On that day, I made a vow to always protect her. I'm not letting her get hurt. She's the total opposite of fat. Her thighs were nowhere near fat and her arm had no excess fat. More like muscles. She was so fit. Her stomach muscles were even stronger than some teenage guys. Not me obviously hut still. How can she even think she's fat when all she eats are bananas and fruits for breakfast and no junk food in the morning? I had to show her that she's beautiful. 4.43am. We were almost there.

Mikayla POV

"Mikayla wake up baby," the soothing voice resounded. I opened my eyes groggily and realised the rain had stopped. I look up To see Cameron staring warmly at m with those chocolate hazel brown eyes.
5.21 am

"Cmon I want to show u something."

I opened the door and reached for Cameron's hand.
He intertwined our fingers together and lead me to a cliff.

"Just walk deeper in, then you'll see."

I followed his instructions and followed closely behind him. We finally came to a halt. "Look over there Mikayla." He pointed. I gasped. I could see the whole of Los Angeles from here. The rays of the rising sun shone on the sleeping city. The sounds of nature could be heard behind us. The sky was a flurry of orange and pink combined. Beautiful is what is was.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Cameron asked. I nodded my head in awe.

"That's how I feel everytime I look at you. Mikayla you're beautiful. And I'm not just saying that because ur my Girlfriend but because it's the truth. You're nowhere near fat. You're one of the fittest and intelligent girls I have ever met. Madison is just jealous of u. Why do u think whenever you walk into the room, all the boys would just stare at you. You're friggin beautiful. And anyone who thinks otherwise is blind. I'm so lucky to call you mine. I would never leave you Mikayla. Even when you don't want me, I would always want you. Mikayla, these 4 months of us dating is one of the best 4 months I will ever have. Mikayla, I've known this for a very long time even though we only have been dating for 4 months. I've known this since I was 16, I love you Mikayla Rose Alexandra Espinosa." He drew in a long breath and looked me in The Eye.

His words finally sunk into me. Those words. Just those words made all of my insecurities go away. My heart stopped a beat. Two to be precise. My eyes widened and my heart did a million flips. He loves me.

He scratched the back of his neck, a sign that he was nervous.

"Cameron, I don't know what to say I can't thank you enough for these 4 months. You made all my insecurities go away. I love you too." I answered.

He looked up at me with wide eyes.

"Did you just say you love me?"
I nodded.
"Say it again?"
"Cameron"
"Please, it feels so good to know those words actually came out of your mouth Kay."

"Cameron Alexander Dallas, I love you."

He picked me up in his arms and spun me around. Soon the laughter died down and he looked at each other, seriousness Swimming in his eyes. He placed his right hand ever so gently on the back of my neck and pulled me closer to him.

He looked at me, as if asking me if I was okay with this. I gave a slight nod and placed my hand on his cheek. Then he leaned in.

Fireworks. That's all I felt. Electricity coursed through my veins as his lips came in contact with mine. All my worries, all of fears-gone. The kiss was sweet but full of love. Almost 3 years of waiting. All for this. My body felt like jelly and I was on cloud nine. I had my first kiss with Cameron Dallas.

When we broke away, he looked up at me with a smirk. "Your lips taste like coffee," he breathed. I let out a laugh and closed the gap between us once more. I love Cameron Dallas.

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Hey guys! This chapter really took a lot of thinking and I hope you guys like it. I just wanted to say that everyone is beautiful. Don't ever listen to anyone who says ur ugly or fat. You're beautiful being you. Don't let others bring you down. Being you is the best kind of you anyone can be. Whether it's beautiful on the inside or outside, you're still beautiful. Wise words of Cameron Dallas "Be different, it's attractive" I really hope that even when ur down think twice about cutting. Your life is so much than those wicked words of others. Stay beautiful ❤️
- Chloe Dallas