I Choose You

She'll be back soon

Shannon pov:
It's the next morning and I wake up holding Cari.... Cammie in my arms. She told me she hasn't gotten a lot of sleep since she got to the hotel and I guess it was my time to comfort her. After we made up last night, all we did was talk about all the things we've missed out of each other's lives. It was kinda insane hearing her and my own stories and how much we grown up in the past four years. Every time she'd say something I would be so memorized by the color of her eyes and how serious she is while talking. Sometimes she'd catch me staring and just giggle which made my heart melt. But then again, Cari came to mind. I talked about my past and Cari was my everything for those couple years. I told Cammie how our relationship was always good. We barely fought and the time we had together was the best time of my life. I actually gotten to experience so many new things with her. Ever since I met Cari I feel like I've been more outgoing and confident with everything I do. That's how I started growing my following on YouTube. My confidence in my videos. Yes I may have been awkward in most of them but I was so comfortable talking about how I felt and people started to like it. Me 4 years ago isn't me now. Back then I thought the things I was posting was useless and wasn't gonna help anyone. But now I get messages everyday from kids/teens/adults about how I've helped them accept themselves and come out. That's all I need to know everyday to get out of bed, that I'm making a difference. I look over to Cammie and she's hugging my torso so tight because maybe she thinks I'll be gone again. Everyday I woke up to her, I was holding her as tight as I could cause I was the one scared. She starts to stir in her sleep and I pull her against my chest. "It's okay Cammie, I'm right here" I whisper and she snuggles into my neck. "Why are you up so early?" She asks me in a tired voice. "I'm just thinking about things" I say and she lifts her head from my neck. "What are you thinking about?" She asks and then did up. "Us. How things are gonna be a lot different" I say. "Yeah you're right. I know it'll be different but we've grown up and maybe this different will make us better" she says and I brush my hand through her hair. "Maybe. Aiden is the one I'm worried about. He misses Cari a lot. She was his best friend and he still cries before going to sleep" I say and she frowns. "Maybe I can be his best friend" she shrugs and I chuckle a bit. "Girl this little boy won't even let his mom be his best friend. He's a tough nut" I say and she laughs. "Why don't we go back to your house, I bet he misses you" she says and gets out of bed. I stare at her while she stretches. "Stop looking at me you weirdo" we laugh and I just shrug. "Can't help that you're so pretty" I say and get out of bed and gathered my things. "Speak for yourself Ms. Shannon Beveridge, YouTube famous and just won a shorty award" she says and I flip her off. "Anyone could've won that award" I say and she shakes her head. "But you're the one that won it. Not every year do you get nominated for best LGBT YouTube channel" she says as she gathers the last of her stuff. "I guess. But I only care about my fans" I say and we walk out of the room. "Is it hard? You know putting your life on the internet" she asks and I shrug. "It's difficult at some points. Like people speculate my life too much and try to make lies about me. Most of the time I love it because I know that I'm making a difference" I say and we finally get to my car. "Yeah you totally made a difference in my life" she says and we drive off.

Cammie pov:
The car ride was silent and comfortable. When we got back to her house Aiden came running outside with tears in his eyes and jumped into Shannon arms. "Where were you mommy? I thought you was never coming back" he cried in her arms as she holds him tight. "I'm sorry bud. I was fixing something. I promise I won't leave you again" she says and she lets him down. "Hi auntie Cammie, you came back" he asked almost surprised. "Yeah. Just to see you" I say and bend down to his height. "So I heard you got a new puppy" I add and he runs into the house to get him. "His puppy's name is simba. He's a little cutie" Shannon says as she takes out my bags. Aiden runs out with a baby white huskey in his arms and my heart melts because the cuteness in this one moment. "His name is simba. Mommy got me him yesterday" he says and hands me the adorable puppy. "I feel like I'm gonna cry. He's sooo cute" I say and kiss the little puppy's head. "Mommy can I FaceTime auntie Cari on my iPad? I miss her" he asks her with a puppy dog face. "Yeah we can when we get into the house" she says and sighs. I give Aiden back simba and walk into the house with him. Shannon just put my stuff back into the guest room and then sat right next to Aiden in the living room. "If she doesn't answer she's on stage or she's sleeping" she says and begins to call her. Cari answers after the second ring and they both have adorable smiles on their faces. "Hi auntie Cari!" Aiden says excitedly. "Hi buddy, how are you doing?" She asks and he takes the tablet out of Shannons hands. "Well first I got a new puppy..." he runs off with the iPad to find simba. "He's so cute" Shannon says and as I sit at another couch. "He is. Where's ally and Stevie?" I ask and she shrugs. "Probably in ally's room, attacking each other's faces" she says and I give her a confused look. "Oh right. Yeah I caught them making out yesterday. I don't know if they're a thing yet but you can go check" she adds and I leave the couch to see if they're even here. I walk up to the stairs and find a door with a cat on it so I assume it's ally's. I knock before I open the door and I see both of them awkwardly staring at their phones. "Ewww you nasty" I say noticing their messy hairs. "Welcome back?" They say in sync and get off the bed. "Where's Shannon" ally asks and I point downstairs. She leaves and I'm left alone with Stevie. "So how did the talk go" she asks talking about yesterday. "It was good. We fixed things but I have to wait" I say and she nods. "Well at least you guys talked it out. Let's go downstairs and join them" she says and we go down to the living room. We walk into the three of them grouped up together talking to Cari. Shannon looks happier when she's talking to her than she was talking to me in the morning. For sure this girl has changed Shannon life and I hate that I'm coming between them. I walk over back to my seat and play with Simba. "Do you think I'm coming in between of Shannon and Cari?" I whisper to the dog but he just licks my face. "Well there goes my makeup" I laugh at him and put him down. "Hey Cammie" the iPad faces me and I'm just looking at Cari. "Hi" I say a bit shy and the others laugh. "Can I speak with her for a sec?" Cari asks the others and I make my way outside. "What's up?" I say looking down at the iPad. "Take care of her please" she says and I give her a confused look. "Take care of Shannon. I know you still love her. I see the way you looked at her even when I was still together with her. Just don't hurt her" she says and I nod. "I promise. How long are you gonna be on tour?" I ask her and she shrugs. "It's gonna be longer than the rest. I have a lot of shows and recording to do. I couldn't be with her while my head was focused on my career. I love her Cammie and I swear if you hurt her I will fly my ass to California and...." she stops and I see tears fall from her eyes. "Just take care of her" she says and I hug the iPad. I hear giggling from her and I stop embracing the iPad. "Well that was weird" I say and we both laugh. "Watch over Aiden for me too. I'll FaceTime whenever he needs me. He's a smart kid and he made me feel like a real mom. Tell them I love them and I will for sure see them soon" she says and hangs up. Ughhh I hate myself for bringing them apart. They were so cute together and I love the way she still looks out for Shannon. I walk back inside and they're all talking. "Where's auntie Cari?" Aiden asks taking his iPad from my hands. "She had to go. But she said that she loved you and that she'll see you soon" I say and he frowns. "She's my best friend and I miss her" he says and hugs me really tight. "I know. But she's doing a lot of things and she's really busy" I say and look at him. "I guess mommy is my best friend now" he says in defeat and I laugh a little. I go join the rest of them and they all stare at me. "You good cam?" Shannon asks and I nod my head. "Yeah. Just thinking about some things" I say and she nods. "Well okay then. Aiden wants to go in the pool. So if you want to join we'll all be outside" they all stand up and walk outside.

Shannon pov:
"Something up with Cammie" Stevie says to me while we tan right next to the pool. "Nah it's probably nothing" I say and continue doing what I'm doing. "Get up" stevie slaps me and I sit up. "Cari must have said something to her to bother her" Stevie adds and I shake my head no. "Cari would never do that. If you knew her, you would know she wouldn't do that anyone" I say trying to defend her. "I'm sorry. Just try talk to cam" she says and I nod. I walk back into the house and see cam staring out into space. "Sup girly, you okay" I say and she looks at me. "Oh yeah. I was just thinking about the talk I had with Cari" she say and I sit right next to her. "She didn't say anything threatening, right?" I ask and she shakes her head no. "But she did say if I hurt you, she'd fly her ass to California. Cari wants me to watch over you for her" she says. "Of course she did. She's too sweet. John is watching over her for me because you know how crazy some fans could be. Some may physically hurt her. That's why I'm always worried when she goes on tours" I say and look down at my ring. "Are we moving too fast? You just got out of a relationship a week ago and I don't want to be holding you back from fully healing. I also don't want to feel like a rebound" she says and I shake my head. "You're not a rebound. I love you a lot just Cari is still the love of my life. Our relationship just has to be put on hold because I don't want to be seeing Cari while I'm with you" I say and she nods. "I know. Take the time you need. I have to fly back to Texas tonight" she says. "Well at least spend your last hours here with us outside" I say and stand up. I help her up and keep our hands interlocked. "Is this weird?" I ask her and she shakes her head no. "It's perfect" she says as we walk outside. She lies right next to me as we watch Aiden play in the pool with ally and Stevie. "When will you be back?" I ask. "Soon" she says and we lie there for the rest of the time she was here in peace. She'll be back soon.

Ugghhhh I'm out of ideas!!! But I don't think whoever is coming back is what you guys think😬Plus I have 20 days left in school before summer and I'm sooooo happy. I am lost for ideas and I'm sad that this story isn't going as I wanted to. Hope it's kinda good at least❤️
   -Stephanie✌️