Finding Us Again

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November 23, 2014                                                                                                                                                   9:23 PM 

• Cami 

    She looked around the room, taking in the sweet smell of the candles, the clean rooms around the house and the perfectly made dinner on the table. Cami checked her phone again, 9:37 PM, he's probably just stuck in traffic, she thought to herself.  After another 20 minutes, Cami decided that she should just start cleaning up as she was waiting for Shawn to come home.

        After changing out of her favorite black dress and putting on sweatpants an a oversized shirt, she looked out the window of their large house and hoped to see  Shawn. She sighed when he wasn't there and realized that he was coming home late tonight - again. Cami finally laid down in bed and fell asleep waiting for him. 

• Shawn 

         He rubbed the back of his neck, driving home. He was pissed off that his boss held him late at work after telling him that it was a special night. He knew that his girlfriend would be disappointed because he didn't make it home for his anniversary dinner. He loosened his tie and pulled into the drive way. Seeing that all the lights were out, he checked the clock on the dash and it read, 12:13 AM. He walked up to the door, unlocking it and going inside. Shawn passed the dinning room and saw that the holiday candles were out and dirty dishes were in the sink. He closed his eyes for a moment before going upstairs to their master bedroom. He quietly walked into the room and started to undress himself. He thought about Cami cooking his favorite meal and probably in the dress that made him go crazy, with her dark brown hair down, that was now in a bun. His weight made the bed cave in as he laid down and pulled Cami to his chest. He felt her squirm against his half naked body, he sighed when she jerked her body away from his grip.  Shawn looked at her wide eyed for a moment before turning his back to her. 

"I had to work..  I couldn't leave Cami." He said bitterly, he was tired but he tried to reason with her. 

"Oh, so.. You couldn't call or text me?" He got a verbal response from her finally in her sleepy voice.

"Cami.. I'm not doing this right now. I'm sorry okay, just.. Lets talk about this tomorrow." Shawn demanded and shook his head. "I love you?" He added and yearned a 'Mmhm' from her. 

   Novermber 24, 2014                                                                                                                                                8:53 AM 

    • Cami 

        Cami woke up early the next morning, she got up and out of bed. She thought about waking Shawn up but she knew he had a hard time at work last night. She was too lazy to get changed for the day before going downstairs and making breakfast for her and Shawn. Cami felt so fucking angry at Shawn but she still felt bad for him. She was lucky to have such a charming, smart and successful man in her life even if he wasn't the best all the time, he still tried. Cami made their favorite, bacon egg cheese sandwiches with a two single glasses of OJ. She soundlessly walked into their room with a tray in her hands, she stopped when she saw him holding onto the pillow tightly. 

"Shawn? Babe?" She said quietly before biting her lip. Cami hated waking him up when he looked so comfortable. Setting the tray down on the side of the bed, she gently moved down and kissed his lips. Seeing him move in his sleep was a bit of an improvement, Cami was happy that he still knew the touch of her lips. She backed up as he started to wake up slowly, she brought the tray to his side. 

"Hey good morning, I made you some breakfast.. " She said quietly, waited for him to respond. 

" Good morning, thank you.." He said in his morning voice which made Cami smile a little.  "Can we talk about last night?" He asked, rubbing his eyes. 

Cami took a deep breath and nodded her head.