An Unforgettable Summer

Chapter Two

"Uhm... hey." 

Why? Of all people to knock on my front door, at my favorite place in the world, at the beginning of my perfect summer... Why did it have to be him? 

"It's good to see you." He says with a little smirk. His little smirk. "I'm in the room next door and I heard yelling, just wanted to make sure everything was okay." I'm still staring up at him, not really listening to what he's saying... still trying to wrap my head around the fact that he's even here. After I realize what he said, and realizing that there had just been 10 seconds of awkward silence of just me awkwardly staring up at him, I blurt out, "Yup all good, thanks for checking!" And before he can say anything else, I slam the door in his face. Was it the smartest move? Definitely not. Having heard me slam the door, Em comes out of the bathroom.

"Who was at the door Cat?" She looks at me knowing nothing of what just occurred. "It was... Matthew." She chokes on her red-vine and looks at me like she's about to start cry-laughing. "Like... THAT Matthew? The one who broke your heart and didn't even realize anything was wrong, Matthew?" I gulp and nod my head, unable to come up with the right words for exactly how I'm even feeling in this moment. I feel kinda numb I guess. Kinda upset that he thinks he has the right that after this year of constant on and off, yes and no, back and forth game that he can come to MY CAMP. "I haven't thought about him in months. I've been so good about not thinking about him through this whole period of moving on. Why does he have to be here??" I ask Em, who's looking at me with a mixture of pity and that understanding that only she has. 

"Well for starters," She says, "I'm sure it's not because of you. Maybe his parents were just tired of dealing with his moody ass and sent him away for a few months. You never even told him this was your place, how would he know?" She's right. That was one thing I never did tell him... maybe its a sign. No. I have to get that out of my head, I'm completely over Matthew Morgan. I turn back to Emily, "you're right Em. It's just a coincidence. I definitely shouldn't have slammed the door on him though.. ugh that's gonna backfire." Em laughs, reassuring me that it'll be fine because we have each other. I walk over to my bed, fall on my back and stare at the ceiling. 

She's right... again. Nothing ever happens that can't be fixed with a little Em and Cat time. The entire healing period for me, Em was my rock. Matthew was like my guilty pleasure. We were almost always together. Laughing, adventuring, doing lots of... other things. He made me feel so safe and loved. Yeah yeah, we never had the TITLE of being together, but he was my best friend and partner all in one. He knew every part of me, physically and mentally. He made me feel things no guy can even try to live up to. When I found him in my bed with another girl, I was literally shattered. Em picked up my pieces and put me back together.  

"You know what Em. Nothing is gonna ruin this summer, no matter what freaky twists life throws. It's me and you. No boys, no drama, just a fun summer where Matthew just so happens to be here too. No big deal." I sigh. She runs over to my bed and gives me one of her famous Em tackle hugs. I really hope it's not a big deal.