The Obsession

Chapter 1: A Fresh Start

     "Los Angeles here i come!" Says Bailey, hugging her mother.
     "My baby is growing up so fast!" She gushed, teary eyed. Her father beeping the horn from the red four by four truck, parked in front of the house.
    
      "Come on sweetheart, you wouldn't wanna miss your flight." He says irritably. Her father was always the inpatient type, even if his daughter was leaving for California in less then half a few hours, and not knowing when he'd ever see her again.

    "Alright dad." Replies Bailey to her fathers beeps of the horn, while slightly rolling her eyes.

     She let go of her mothers hands and rushed into the truck. Waving in the window watching her mother wipe away a few tears.
    "Dad," She started, breaking the silence, "Im gonna miss you." Bailey smiled at her father.
    Smiling while still looking head on at the road, "I'll miss you too pumpkin." He says.

    Arriving at the airport, she noticed a tall young handsome man.
Dark brown hair, icy blue eyes which stood out with his light blue tie he wore. A gold watch and the sleeves of his black button-down half rolled up.
    "Sexy.. " she thought. Without saying a word.

    "I think thats all your bags sweetie." Says her dad hoarsly, his voice sounded like a cross between just waking up, and just finished crying.

     "Yeah," Says Bailey, examining the nicely dressed man from affar, "i think thats all." She breaks out of the stare and smiles one last time at her dad. His eyes watered behind his glasses.

     "I'll always call." She reassured.
    
     After grabbing her Vera Bradley bags and putting her coach purse on her shoulder, she was ready for the plane ride..almost.
     She walked toward a coffee shop inside the fairly large Arizona airport, and stood in line. Holding various bags, she didn't know how she could possibly carry the coffee as well as her bags all at once.
   
     "A latte please." She says to the short woman behind the counter.
    "That'll be $3.25" Smiles the lady who's name tag read 'Ashley'.
     "Okay, give me a second." Smiles Bailey, struggling to get the money out of her bag.
   
      "Would you like some help with that?" Mentioned a deep voice from behind.
Looking up with wide eyes, she was suprised to see it was the handsome man she'd seen from the entrance.

      "Yes please." She giggles at her seductive voice attempt.
     "Here you go." He chuckles, giving the woman behind the counter $3 plus a quarter.

      "Oh," Suprised and embarrassed that he payed for her, "I didn't really expect you to pay for me but i-"
 
       "Its no trouble at all." He smirks, cutting her off. "So what flight are you taking?" He asks, picking up one of her bags.

      "Such a gentleman," She says, after taking a sip of her drink. "One way ticket to LA."

      "No kidding, thats where im going. Do you mind if i sit with you?"
      "I dont know." She replies sceptically, "I just met you."
     "The names Cameron," he holds his hand out, "and you are?"
     "Bailey." She smiled at his effort. "Sure, why not."

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      Seating themselves on the airplane, she looks out the window and starts to wonder if moving so far away from her family was such a great idea.
     "Damn," Bailey started, "I haven't even left and im already starting to think this is a bad idea."
     "Hey dont worry about it," says Cameron. The hand he put on her shoulder gave her comfort.
   Comfort she was going to need on this hour long plane ride. Although they wouldnt be on the plane very long, she felt herself worried about moving so far from her parents.
     "Thanks." She said calmly in reply to Camerons comfort.
   
     "So do you mind telling me why exactly you dont have any bags with you." She had just realized he wasnt holding a thing except that brief case of his.
    "Its because i live in LA, left town to visit a sick relative here, and back to LA i go." He answered. "I work at an office, should make it back in an hour to drop off this paperwork and then maybe head to my apartment."

     "Im actually moving to LA for my office job." She gushed. "This is crazy! What office do you work at? Please dont say.."
      "Palm-town industries." they both said together.
     They laughed together in awe at the fact that they'd be working in the same building.

     "Its destined." He joked. Nudging her elbow on the armrest.
     "Would you like to come to my apartment?" He asked sincerly.
     "Gee i dont-"
     "It'll be great, i promise." He said. The look in those blue eyes were almost irresistible.
     "Oh, what the hell." She giggled. "Show me a good time!"

    "You can count on that." He chuckled.