The Counselors

chapter nine.

Things couldn't get anymore... awkward at camp and Becca was noticing it. Her and Cody walked side by side laughing and Ashley stared but Becca knew in the back of her head he was Ashley's. 

Now, it was around 90 minutes until the ball and it was vastly approaching. Becca was getting ready in changing room. She put on some light toned make up to match with her dress and then she put on her dress and shoes and walked out the door. She caught everyones eye, including Cody's. 

Actually, Cody gaped at her natural beauty and then he turned and faced Ashley. She was wearing a black and white dress that had stripes in different directions. He thought she looked pretty but he knew that Becca looked way better. Only 10 minutes until the ball begins. 

"Tonight's the night," Cody thinks and then takes Ashley by the hand and walks out onto the dance floor as the music begins to play. The two lightly glide across the grass and Becca notices. 

Becca stared in Cody's direction and it caught his eye and she started walking. He thought he was coming to her, with a smirk on her face, but she directly passed him and went to another guy. She went to Rob. Her and Rob began to dance and Cody watches, jealous. 

All of the sudden, rain started to drop from the sky and the wind began to blow. Everyone started to walk inside and then Cody and Becca looked at each other. They knew it. Brody was gone, again. They ran into the woods, Becca in her heals and Cody in his suit. 

Brody was not in the woods. He knew what was going on in between the two and he knew it was going to rain like it did the time they searched through the woods for him, so he hid in the dining hall as Becca and Cody ran through the dark woods. Once Cody and Becca got to that spot where they sat under the tree to keep protection from the rain, they stood there. 

"Why Cody?"

"You always ask me why, why don't you ask yourself why."

"I won't because you are the one playing with my heart. I've never admitted it to myself, but yeah I like you and I want to be with you. But you are with Ashley, and until you can make up your mind, don't talk to me."

"I pick you."

"What?" she said, almost in a whisper. 

"I said, I pick you. I want you. I need you. I... I... I like you," he said with his lips almost touching hers, "So it's now your choice." 

And then she kissed him.