We sit in the screening room watching the movie that James picked, him and Jessica are three rows ahead of us, they like the middle of the theatre Shawn and I chose the back and Weston is in between keeping his eye on both of us as best he can. "When can I stop nod and slap him?" Shawn groans and I sigh. "He's so pushy," he shivers a little in disgust almost. I love Shawn, but James is my brother, and as obnoxious as he is, as big of an asshole he can be Shawn can't talk about him this way.
"He's still my brother." I huff at her crossing my arms. He pouts kissing my cheek and sighing.
"I know baby, but he doesn't treat you well." He touched my back. "And I'm not allowed to stand up for you?" He kisses my temple and pulls me closer. "It's hard to sit quiet sometimes love," he pulls me against him to cuddle, he loves those.
"Hands off," James growls back at us, Shawn's forced to release me, and I'm forced to sit with Weston.
"I'm sorry," I mumble to my boyfriend who stands and walks out of the room. "He's gonna leave me," I lay my head against Weston's arm. He's huge, none of us got the height genes. We joke a lot that he took them all.
"I won't let him," Weston begs almost at My saddened tone. "He's not gonna leave you princess, he loves you."
"But he doesn't love James, and he's my brother." I pout earning myself a hug.
"If he loves you like he says he does, than James won't be a problem." I turn my attention to the screen, and Weston sighs. "He loves you babe, and he's not gonna let you go. I promise." That's a hard word for him to use, he doesn't like making promises, and now to make one that he can't really keep. That's really god for him.
"Alright," I sigh while the movie ends, James and Jess didn't even watch most of it, they've been making out since it started. They took a half hour break and then they were back at it.
"We're off to bed," James drags Jess closely behind him while they run through the halls entering the bedroom they want.
"I'll go to bed too, but if anything happens call me and I'll be there." He nods as do I.
"Thank you," I smile and he nods.
"Go find your boyfriend." He chuckles sending me away while he stands slowly cleaning the mess James and Jess have made.
"Shawn?" I question opening the door to see him ripping up some poster board sitting in a pile of the shreds. "What are you doing?" I giggle at him and he shakes his head ripping the next one, and the next after that. I know there's writing on them, but I don't now what it says or why. "What's the matter?" I grab his hand and he throws one of the pages at me.
"The matter." He huffs a little. "I can't even hug you in my own house, and you're completely ok with it. I understand he's your brother but I wanted you because you were straight forward, and you always spoke you mind, not to mention letting everyone know what you wanted." I look at the writing reading the cards 'will you marry me' in his messy chicken scratch. It's on each one. "You were exactly what I wanted, you wouldn't ever be a doormat, you would never let anyone drag you through the dirt And you're doing that with James! And I will not be dragged with you." He shakes his head. "Three hundred and sixty five cards, I've cut out, I've written on, and I've prepared. On Valentine's Day next year, I was gonna propose. We were gonna go on a trip, and we were gonna plan our wedding."
"We still can," I smile pulling the card from his hand. "This is the nicest thing anyone ever done for me." I kiss his cheek and he pushes me away.
"I'm not doing it anymore, but now that you know I don't have to rip up all of these fucking cards." He groans throwing the into the garbage bag that's already half full.
"We can make this work Shawn I promise." I hug him from behind my arms rest against his shoulders. "James will be gone tomorrow morning and we can go back to normal." I kiss his cheek and he pushes me away.
"I think you should go, Cameron." He starts and my eyes go wide.
"Go where?" I move off of him but I don't move off of the bed, or out of my spot on the bed.
"Go home," he sighs turning to face me, I wipe the salty tears from my cheek. "Go back to wherever it is you call home, stay there for the next couple of days, and go back to work on Monday. I'll have your stuff sent back to your office." I shake my head at myself and sigh.
"I love you?" I smile and he looks down.
"You don't love me Cam, you love the thought of me." He walks himself into the bathroom. "I'm done talking," he sighs as do I walking towards the door and towards Weston's room.
"You promised West," I sniff falling into his arms. "You promised me if he loved me like he said he did he would never leave me." I stomp my foot against the ground. "He was planning a proposal." I fall from his arms and onto his bed. "He said he wanted to propose to me on Valentine's Day." I lay a hand over my chest. "He had three hundred and sixty five cards asking me to marry him so he could propose everyday and know that I was right for him." I roll over crying against the bedding. "He only got through five."
"Baby," he pouts hugging me tightly.
"I guess I deserved it, I invited James over, we haven't been together very long."
"James shouldn't drive all of your boyfriends away. You're gonna find one, that's really right for you, and he's gonna love James, and James will love him." He nods. "We just haven't found him yet."
"Will you bring me to mama and pops house?" I question sitting up.
"I could, but don't you wanna stay till morning?" I sigh a little. "You're gonna have to save him from James." I nod and stand up. "Where are you going?" He furrows his eyebrows.
"He has another room," I lie while his eyes go wide.
"That's a lot of rooms," he chuckles and I nod looking around one that I never really saw.
"Goodnight," I smile at my brother heading out to the couch. Sleeping with Shawn isn't something he'd be ok with, and Weston's right, I have to save him from James in the morning when he wakes up.
"Shawn," I can hear giggled and my eyes go wide.
"Hi baby," he pulls the girl closer to him planting a kiss right against her lips. My legs go numb, and my heart pounds. "Cameron?" He gasp. "What are you still doing here?" My heart stops, it's real, it's really happening.
"James!" I bang on his door. "James!" I can't help a heavy flow of tears. "James we're leaving,"
"Why? What happened?" He snarls a little.
"We are leaving now!" I growl at him going for Weston but he's already standing at his door to question my actions. "He-he's already got a replacement and," he hushes me leading me to the elevator, but not before punching Shawn right in the nose. I gasp a little wanting so badly to rush to his aid but his new girlfriend as that covered. He has so many of my clothes, and my favourite blanket, but I'm not going because in there, never in my life.
"I'm so sorry," Weston sighs while James and Jess discuss who's house they wanna go to. "I fed you lies." He looks down, his head hanging in shame. "This is why I don't make promises," he sighs while we walk out and to the parking lot.
"It's ok, really. He chooses what he wants to do with his life." I nod jumping into my car waiting for Weston to follow.
"But he passed up on you?" He sighs sitting down all uncomfortably. "You're the most amazing girl I know." He grabs my hand while slowly I back out of the spot that is no longer mine.
"Are we going to mama and pops' house?" I sigh a little.
"That's where you live, isn't it?" I nod and he chuckles. "It won't take long for him to come to his senses." He nods at me. "I have a gut feeling, no more promises, just fake ones to make up for those that he can't bring himself to make.
