Courtyard

I saw him waking, alone, from across the courtyard and instantly fell in love with him. I never believed in love at first sight before, but in that moment that i saw him, my world completely turned upside down. I needed him, I wanted him more than anything in the world. he had dark hair, perfectly shaped, and the greenest emerald eyes I had ever seen. He was simply perfect. I had a boyfriend, I shouldn't be feeling this way.
Even though I desperately wanted to love Jack, my current boyfriend, I couldn't seem to find my feelings for him. They paled away in that split second I saw this stranger walking across the courtyard..

I knew what I had to do. I needed to see Jack, see if I still got butterflies when I saw him, so I called him.
See, I was at college, a small town in Pennsylvania. It was summer, September 1st actually, but felt exactly like fall, cool, crisp air, leaves already falling. The campus was the most beautiful one in the world, not too small, not to big, but perfect.And that's exactly where I saw him, on campus, in the courtyard.

 I could never be good enough for him. I was tall, with long legs, and I was pretty skinny. I had straight blonde hair that reached the top of my chest, but not fake blonde, I was tan, but not that tan, I paled in the winter, and blue/green eyes. I was pretty, not the prettiest girl on campus, but pretty. Nowhere good enough for this guy.I was wearing blue skinny jeans, gladiator sandals, a white tanktop, and a flannel shirt unbuttoned over it. And this was dressing nice. Normally I'd wear jeans, sneakers, and a t-shirt. The other girls wore short skirts, flip-flops and some heels, and tight shirts that showed off their chest. I carried a blue north face backpack, not one of those cute shoulder designer bags. The other girls had long, curly, glossy hair in varying shades, tans that would make toast jealous, and eyelashes so long that they touched their eyebrows. I wore minimal makeup, barely any at all; they wore so much that they looked like paintings. They were beautiful.

I was here on a scholarship, I actually cared about school. I didn't party, didn't drink, I had morals. The other girls didn't, which is what made them so popular. I didn't really care, I knew I was the one flower that would blossom through all the ivy and weeds.

As soon as I realized I had let my mind wander, I snapped back into reality. All that thinking had taken all of one second. He was walking, and as he was every girl there turned and stared. He was alone, quiet, and mysterious. Judging by his gorgeous appearance, he was not normally the type of guy to walk alone. I have never wanted something more than the way I wanted him, and it pained me to know I couldn't have him.

As I was thinking this, he turned and looked, right at me. It was possibly the most amazing moment of my life. Right then and there as we made eye contact, I knew I was in love with him. 
I called Jack, who didn't go to school with me, and told him to come up because I needed to talk. Jack came, like the loyal, sweet, amazing guy he is. It's gonna kill me to break his heart..

Jack came up to my room, all smiles, and kissed me. I felt nothing.
"Babe, I got you something" he said, teeth gleaming as he smiled.
My heart started to beat quickly, I was such a jerk, how can I do this. I gazed at Jack, he was beautiful. He was tall, muscular, with baby blue eyes and lighter hair. He played football, baseball, lacrosse, and ran track. He was anything I could ever ask for, and more. How could I not be in love with him still?

I kissed him, trying to rekindle the flame that once burned for him. But that flame was like a single match compared to the fire I felt for him, the stranger boy. The flame I felt for this stranger was like a forest fire. I couldn't keep him out of my head. 

"Wow, babe, that was amazing" Jack said.

I felt like the worst person on the earth at this point. Maybe I'll become an ostrich and bury my head in the sand so I don't have to face the world. 

Jack pulled out a little gift-wrapped box and told me to open it. I did, and it was a freaking diamond necklace in the shape of a heart. I started to cry.

"Babe, hun what's wrong?" Jack asked, face full of worry.

"Jack, take it back, I can't keep this" I said through sobs and tears.

"No, angel I got it for you, I'm in love with you" Jack laughed.

"Jack I don't love you." I said simply.

Jack's face fell so hard, it was so full of pain and anguish that I wished I could rip up the words I said, snatch them back so they could never hurt him. 

"You..don't love me? Why? What happened? What did I do?" Jack asked painfully.

"You did nothing, you are perfect, but the flame I once had for you, it's gone. I don't know why, but I can't lead you on like this." I managed to squeak out through all my guilt and sorrow.

"You don't feel anything for me? What happened to that passion we had, I know we had a love like no other. I will never love another girl the way I love you." He pleaded with me, Jack was actually pleading.

This only made me cry harder, much harder.

"Jack, I love you but I'm not in love with you. I just can't stay with you. There is so many other girls out there, every one of them would be lucky to have you" I tried to comfort him.

"I don't want them, they are nothing compared to you." A single tear rolled down his cheek.

I kissed the tear away, hugged him, and tried to comfort him. My attempts failed. Jack pleaded with me for about an hour, then finally after realizing that I had made up my mind, left. I cried some more, hating myself so much. I didn't even talk to the stranger boy and already I broke up with the most perfect person I've ever had.

Jack would be fine, he could get a much prettier girl in a heartbeat. One that he deserves; he deserved better than me anyways. 
I cracked open my book to study, feeling awful still, and studied myself to sleep. 
I dreamed about him that night. Not Jack, but the stranger boy. It was the two of us, and he looked over and smiled at me, his green eyes beckoning. It was pitch black and all I could see was his face. I walked towards him, then ran, but never got closer. I woke up and gasped. It was three in the morning.

My roomate was asleep, as is expected. I got up and went to the bathroom to shower. The whole time I was thinking of him, fantasizing of us meeting, and him falling in love with me. I didn't think it would happen, he was the most perfect, gorgeous boy in the world. Every girl wanted him, I saw their eyes scoring him up and down, saw them ravish over him. I went to my computer and got online. Jack was on.

He messaged me right away, of course. He was still incredibly sweet, asking if I was okay and what I was doing up this late. I replied normally, internally hating myself. Jack started to talk about earlier, how it was a mistake and how he needed me. I cried again and explained to him everything that happened, including the stranger boy.

Jack's sadness swiftly turned into confusion, and a million questions. How could I like him? You didn't even talk to him? You don't know his name? And then into anger. I'm gonna kill him. How could you? I can't believe you're doing this. All of this made me want to turn into an ostrich yet again, I could just see Jack's face, his perfect face crumple up. I had shattered his heart into a million pieces. And I hated myself for it.

Our first fight, Jack had never fought with me before. Jack had signed off on me. But I was glad, I'd rather him be angry with me rather than upset and sad. I would take the heat for him any day. 
The next morning, I was walking to class. It was cold, yet again. I wore blue jeans and a long sleeved yellow t-shirt. Plain yet again, but I didn't care. 
I was on my way across the courtyard when I saw him.

He was leaning against a tree, a creation of Michelangelo. Everything about him was perfect. The flames started to lick up, pull me under as I fell in love with him over again. He was so nonchalant, reading a book. He wore dark jeans and a black v-neck t-shirt. His emerald eyes glinted across the page as he read. Oh god I wanted him so bad. My lips yearned for his, my eyes longed to see him, and my body begged to mold into his.

I was too shy to say anything to him, but the other girls tried to. He would look up, then ignore them. Even the prettiest ones. I walked into class, afraid he might ignore me too. Five minutes into class he walks in, and my heart went flying. It was a huge class, and every head turned to look at him, except mine. He came and sat down, right next to me. If I thought my heart was racing before, now it might just fail. I looked out of the corner of my eye and caught him looking at me.

Then suddenly, like out of a dream, he spoke. "Thank you for being the only one not obsessed with turning around and staring" he said in a fluid, dreamlike voice. It was like ten thousand angels singing, the sound of it made the sparks fly out of control. 

"No problem" I said, blushing. "I'm Cameron, but please, call me Cam" he said in his angel's voice. 

He smiled and his emerald green eyes melted. "Hi, I'm Lily." I said, trying not to completely gush over him. I could not believe he was actually talking to me, this creation of God who was so perfect, so beautiful, that only a goddess would be worthy of calling him theirs.

"Lily, that's pretty." He said as I soared above the heavens.  

"Thank you" I replied, not knowing what to say. 

"You know, you aren't like the other girls here" Cam said, thinking. His beautiful eyes were off to a world of thought and wonder. 

"I never have been, I'm much different than them." I blushed possibly the most scarlet color on earth. 

"Don't blush, there's nothing to be ashamed of. I like the fact that you're different." He said.

Oh God in Heaven, I thought to myself, I have to be dreaming. How could this creation of everything wonderful like something about me? This was like some kind of miraculous twist of fate. Not that I minded. I have never felt like this in all of my life. I was purely, totally, and completely head over heels for Cam.

Throughout class Cam and I talked, barely paying attention to the lecture. I felt the cold icy, hating stares of the girls in the class. And Cam said that he felt some hot glazes from some boys, and that they were jealous. I didn't believe him. After class we went to the courtyard together, and sat under a tree. I was explaining to him that I adore reading, much like him. I also told him I was here on a scholarship, which he completely respected. The whole time I spoke to him, I could feel his emerald stare, I knew he was genuinely interested in what I had to say, and his focus never faltered.

The breeze caught my hair, and a strand blew in front of my eyes. Before I could reach up, Cam gently tucked the strand behind my ear and smiled. His smile was like a million shining diamonds, glinting in the sun. He was perfect, that face of an angel, eyes of an emerald, skin so soft it was like a dream. I felt like the luckiest girl on the planet at this point.

That's when I saw her. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. Tall, tan, with long curly dark brunette hair, and gold eyes. She was so beautiful, so stunning, that in the instant I saw her I felt like nothing more than the ground she walked on. She was wearing heels, a short denim skirt, and a pink tanktop that was cut low. How she wasn't freezing was beyond me. She was heading over here.

She stopped and put on a fresh coat of lip gloss, then went in for the kill. "Heyy you, I'm Jasmine" she cooed to Cam. She flipped her long, perfect dark curls behind her head and waited. 

"Hi Jasmine.." Cam said, confused. "This is my friend Lily". Oh my gosh, he called me his friend!!! I internally got butterflies at this. 

"Yeah, whatever." Jasmine completely overlooked me. 

"You need something..?"Cam was annoyed that she was so rude to me.  

"Well, sweetie, I was wondering if you would like to go on a date with me." She held Cam's arm and fluttered her long lashes. 

"No, not really Jasmine, but thanks.."Cam said. My jaw dropped, as well as Jasmine's.

"Uhm, what?" Jasmine asked, completely shocked. 

"You just..aren't my type." Cameron said. Jasmine gave me possibly the most horrifying, burning, hatred look I have ever seen. She looked me up and down, scoffed, and walked away. 

"You'll regret it." She said as she made her retreat. Cam looked at me and laughed, rolled his eyes, and said "girls.."

Meanwhile I was in complete shock, I couldn't believe he refused Jasmine, she was so beautiful.

"Lily, you alright there?" Cam laughed and waved his hand in front of my face.

"Cam, I can't believe you just did that, she is so pretty." I said.

"Well, like I said, she is not my type, at all. I don't like popular, stuck up girls like that." Cam said.

A few months later, and Cam and I were best friends. We spent every day together, and thankfully we had a few classes together. Wherever you saw me, you'd see Cam, and vice-versa. I was seriously the luckiest girl on this planet. No, scratch that, in the galaxy. Jasmine never gave up, she of course still liked Cam, a lot. She basically stalked the guy, always showing off. Is it possible that her outfits could get skimpier?, I'd ask myself. They always did. But Cam didn't care, he was so not into her. In fact, I don't know what he was into. Every girl that made an attempt to catch his attention failed. The brave ones that asked him out were denied, even the prettiest of them. I'd asked Cam if he was gay before, and he laughed and said no, not at all.

I dreamed of Cam falling in love with me, but I knew it would never happen. I was always going to be his best friend, nothing more than that. So when Cam asked me on a date, I was shocked.

We were outside in the courtyard, at our favorite spot under the tree. We were doing homework, helping each other. It was now almost winter, and it was cold. I had lost my tan, and was now a creamy shade, which Cam told me was beautiful. Cam's shade never seemed to fade. He wasn't too tan, and not to pale, but perfect. After we had finished homework, we were talking. Then out of nowhere, Cam asked me.

"Lily, I know we're best friends and all, but will you go on a date with me?" Cam said.

I blushed, was shocked and said nothing.

He continued, "Not like a real date, just enough to make Jasmine back off."

I could feel my face fall, hard.

"I know you wouldn't ever want to go on a real date with me, but please pretend, for me?" His green eyes pleaded with me.

"Umm, yeah, sure I will.." I said. It felt like somebody punched me in the lungs. I couldn't believe that this wasn't real, but I couldn't resist his melting emerald eyes.

"Thank you Lily, you are the best ever! I love you!" Cam said to me.

I knew it wasn't real love he was expressing, but the kind of love best friends share. He would never truly love me, no matter what I did. That night I cried, I didn't even know why I was crying, I knew I never had a chance. If I could only get inside Cam's head to see how he felt about me, then my mind would be at ease.

The next day, it was time for the "date". We just so "happened" to show up at Jasmine's favorite restaurant, where she was sitting of course. She shot daggers at me with her hard stare, viewing me up and down and scoffing. I was wearing dark skinny jeans, ballet flats, and a purple dress top. I actually wore makeup, and I looked nice. We sat down, near Jasmine, and she genuinely believed us. How can I tell? By the flames that she threw at me.

So Cam reached across the table and took my hands. Flames were burning in the palms of my hand, sparks were flying. I looked into Cam's emerald eyes and thought to myself "this is how it should be". I was in love with Cam, everything about him was perfect. I only wished he felt the same way about me too.

After the "date", Cam and I headed back to my room. Jasmine was clearly jealous, and hopefully starting to get the hint. She left before eating her dinner, storming out. Cam and I were laughing about it so hard that I could barely breathe.

"I love hanging out with you Lily, you completely amaze me." Cam said unexpectedly.
I was caught off guard, and lost some air. "I do?" I said breathlessly.
Cam laughed, "Yes, of course. You're just so not like other girls, and I love that about you."

I let the word "love" replay in my head, burning into my heart.
At that moment, Cam smiled and took my hand. "Never change" he said.
I blushed, I could feel my face getting hot. "I won't" I promised.
When Cam left, after watching some random movie, I took a shower, did my homework, then fell asleep. I of course dreamed of him, like I always do. We were in a field of sunflowers, I was in a white dress, running towards him. His emerald green eyes beckoning, arms wide open. I ran into them, and he whirled me around. Then I woke up.

I wanted desperately to go back to sleep and dream of him, but I couldn't. So I went online, and Jack was on. I prayed that he wouldn't message me. And he did. 
Jack: Hey Lily, haven't spoken to you in forever..
Lily: Heyy Jack, yeah I know, I've been busy. How are you?
Jack: Other than heartbroken..I'm good.
Lily: I'm so sorry Jack, you have no idea how sorry I am.
Jack: I know Lily, but I still love you. 
Lily: I'm sorry :(
Jack: But I do have another girlfriend, named Rose
Lily: Awesome, I'm so glad!
Jack: Yeah me too, I hope I will love her as much as I loved you
Lily: I hope so too Jack, I really do
Jack: Well I gtg, I'll ttyl? 
Lily: Yeahh I hope so! Bye
Jack: Bye Lils..

And he signed off..
I still felt like such a jerk, but I was so thankful he found Rose. Ironic, we are both named after flowers..I thought. But anyways, I hope he's happy, he's such a great guy. And I crawled into bed and drifted to sleep until morning. When I woke up, I was so thankful it was Friday. Last day of classes, only one class today, and Cam is in it. Today is a good day.
I walked to class and met Cam there. We started talking again about Jasmine and how she would probably lay low now. But she so did not lay low. She walked right in to class, sat down next to me, and said "Lily, I don't know what Cam sees in you, but I WILL win him, I swear it." Then she got up and moved seats.

"What was that about?" Cam demanded.
"Nothing..she just, threatened me." I said, scared.
"I hate her, I hate her with a passion." And with that he got up, went over to Jasmine, and said something that I have no idea what's about. But judging by Jasmine's face, it wasn't pretty.

"Cam, what did you do?" I demanded to know. "Don't worry about it Lily." Cam said with teeth clenched. He was angry, and he was gorgeous! His eyes were smoldering emerald, his jaw taut, and his body stiff. "Nobody messes with my girl" he muttered under his breath. Meanwhile I was internally exploding. My girl, my girl, my girl; I kept repeating it in my head. God how I loved the sound of that.

My mind shot into a billion fantasies. I wanted him to be more than my best friend in the worst way. I didn't notice at first, but Cam was staring at me, and was that longing in his eyes? After class we walked together, and he complained about how much he hated Jasmine. He never got angry, this had really sent him over the edge.

The anger in his emerald eyes was the most fearful thing I ever saw, and at the same time the most beautiful thing I ever saw. Cam was in his own world at the time as we were silent. The silence wasn't awkward like it would be with others, we enjoyed it, especially me. And I secretly loved the fact that Cam was so quick to my rescue, meaning he truly cared about me.

I wanted so badly to kiss his full, luscious lips; it was like they were beckoning me, like a siren call. I looked at Cam, yet again. He was looking forward, eyebrows scrunched. His hair was perfect, as always. His jewel eyes blazing, his beautiful mouth tight. I noticed his hands were clenched, those perfectly sculpted fingers turning white. His angel's body was not relaxed. I decided to be daring, and grabbed his hand, held it, and stroked it gently.

He instantly calmed down and relaxed. He closed his eyes and smiled. We were under our tree, as always. Then something happened that I never would have guessed in five million years..

Cam reached over, opened his eyes, took both of my hands, made me face him, and kissed my forehead!!!!!!! The spot he kissed was searing, on fire, and I was so enveloped in love that my life felt complete.

"Lily, go on a date with me, not a fake date, but a real, actual date." He said.

My jaw dropped, my heart felt like it exploded, my stomach took off in butterflies, and I felt like I was soaring. I couldn't believe he just said that, I thought I was dreaming, but I wasn't. It was pure music to my ears.

"Yes, yes of course I would Cam!!" I said, excited. I asked no questions, just accepted. Cam smiled at me and it was like ten thousand angels dancing around us. "Okay good" he said. I was ecstatic, so happy that I didn't even know how to react. So I grabbed him and hugged him so tight that he couldn't breathe. He laughed and hugged me back. I was the happiest person on the face of this earth!

And so the night of the date came. Cam had told me to look nice, and that he hoped I would love it. Cam came up to my dorm, looking soo amazing, and brought flowers, lilies, of course. I smiled and told him thank you. I was wearing a deep purple dress, it was strangely warm outside, like God had somehow planned it for us. The dress was gorgeous, perfect in every way. I wore a black cardigan over it and black flats. I did my hair and makeup, the makeup colors matching those of my dress. I actually looked..pretty.

"Wow..you look...amazing.." Cam said, breathless.

I smiled and said "So do you, as always."

Cam's shirt matched the perfect emerald of his eyes, how he found this is beyond me, but he looked perfect, like he walked right out of a painting.

I put my lilies in a vase, and as I did so he dropped the oh-so-cheesy "Lilies for my Lily". I laughed at him, and he very faintly blushed as he laughed.

After I put my beautiful lilies in a vase, I followed Cam out to his car. He kept mentioning to me how beautiful I looked, and I had so many butterflies in my stomach I was afraid I just might start to fly. When we got to Cam's car, he told me that I needed to be blindfolded, that he didn't want me to know where we were going. I tried to protest, but I couldn't resist his begging emerald eyes. As often, I gave in.

I let Cam blindfold me, and the feel of his fingers against my skin left it burning, heating with passion. I fantasized about his fingers leaving flames up my arms, gently touching my neck and face.. The ride there was so long, almost three hours. Thankfully it was the weekend, so we didn't have class the next day. As I finally felt the car come to a stop, Cam came around and helped me out, still blindfolded.

I instantly smelled the ocean, I knew that smell anywhere, considering I had lived there for a good portion of my life. I heard the waves crashing, and as we walked I felt the sand under my feet. My heart started to beat faster, I wanted to look around. Finally, Cam stopped me and took off my blindfold. I gasped, in shock and awe.  

We were at Cape May, my favorite beach ever, and also where I lived once. There was a round table set up in the sand with a light blue table cloth draped over it. There were white lilies in a vase, and white candles were lit. Two chairs were at the table, and white rose petals scattered the sand around it.

I was amazed at how beautiful it was. I hugged Cam and thanked him for everything, asking how he did all of this. He just said don't worry about it, just enjoy. So we took a seat, and ate the dinner that he had somehow prepared. It was seafood, lobster actually, and for dessert was a little chocolate dessert, I wasn't even sure what it was.

The night was perfect, more perfect than I could ever imagine in my wildest dreams. We got there just as the sun was setting over the ocean, and like out of a dream, dolphins jumped up in front of the orange sun. We were hand in hand, sitting next to each other watching the beautiful masterpiece in front of us.

We danced under the moonlight, Cam's hands searing through my dress heating the skin under it. His emerald eyes glinted in the moon, and he was smiling. He was an angel, a god, everything perfect all into one. We took a walk down the beach, to the pier, holding hands. It felt like a dream, but it was reality. As we neared the end of the pier, under the moonlight, something happened that would only happen in the wildest of all my dreams.

Cam's flaming hands stroked up my arms, gently touched my neck, held my face. Then, he drew me in, and kissed me.. It was the most amazing, passion-filled kiss I have ever experienced. I was soaring, flying, it was pure magic. His plush, full lips moved with mine. My hands intertwined themselves in his hair as Cam's hands gently stroked from my neck down, leaving a trail of fire behind them.

After that amazing kiss that was shot right out of my wildest fantasies, we pulled away, looked at each other, my face in Cam's hands. As Cam brushed my hair away, he said "I love you Lily." I love you Lilly, I love you Lily, I love you Lily. I kept replaying that in my head. I was breathless and happier than I had ever been in my life. My blood was rushing through my veins, my heart felt like it had swelled up. "How long?" I asked.

"Since the moment I first laid eyes on you." Cam replied. I felt so much passion, so much love, I knew at that moment that everything was at peace, the world as I knew it was perfect. "Cam, I love you too, so much. I've loved you since the first time I saw you." I confessed. Then I told Cam my whole story, beginning to end. The secret passion I held for him all this time. And strangely, magically, Cam told me his, which was very similar to mine.

We walked back our spot on the beach, both smiling, eyes gleaming, and hearts pounding. My face was flushed, not with embarrassment, but with passion. We laid in the sand next to each other, closer than ever, and kissed, not caring about the time.

That night we stayed at a hotel, not because we were going to do anything, but because by the time we left the beach it was three in the morning. We slept in separate beds, only proper, after all, the relationship had just begun. The next morning when I woke up, fully clothed in my dress still, I laid there and thought about the previous night. I felt so whole, so complete, that I knew I needed nothing else in my life. Everything was perfect.

I turned over to see Cam had gotten up, I had no clue where he was, but I knew he'd be back. So I showered, and put my dress back on. When I walked out, I saw Cam on the balcony. His hair was messed, but in a perfect, beautiful sort of way. He was shirtless, his perfect body sculpted to look like that of David, Michelangelo's famous sculpture. I was awed, astonished, and completely in love.

Cam noticed me, and came in. His face blushed and he went over to hug me. He held me, and I never felt more safe. "You ready for breakfast my Lily?" He asked, voice chiming like angels. "Yes, I am." I said, my stomach agreeing as it growled. He laughed and led the way out, after putting on his shirt of course. He paid the fee for the night and returned the key. I offered to pay half, but he wouldn't hear of it. And then we headed out to breakfast, at my favorite breakfast spot.

We went there and ate, still in our date clothes. It was quite funny and I was giggling the whole time. Cam laughed at me. "Hey, what are you laughing at?" I said, half-mockingly. "You, of course." He said seriously, but with a smile. I blushed, and Cam reached across the table, took my face in his hands, and kissed me. "You ready to leave now?" He asked. "Yes, thank you." We left for the ride home, me not wanting to leave. But I bid farewell to our magic-filled night, and opened my mind for the magic sure to come.

We drove home, discussing the night, and how amazing it was. "You know, we aren't officially dating yet.." Cam said. "Oh..then why don't you ask me?" I said, curious. "No, I want to wait. The moment needs to be perfect." Cam said. I could see him devising a plan in his head, no idea what he was up to. But I knew whatever it was, it would be perfect. More than perfect, if that's even possible. I couldn't believe how incredibly lucky I was. I gazed at him, his wonderful, beautiful self and soaked it all in. I was so in love with

him, so completely head over heels for him. I couldn't believe he felt the same way about me.

When we got back to campus, all eyes were on us. I got the dirtiest looks from some girls, and the most longing looks from others. Every girl on campus wanted to be me, walking with Cam, the most gorgeous person to exist. We walked to our dorms, got dressed and actually presentable, and met at our tree. It was cool again, no more warm days for us.

When I walked down to the tree, Cam was already there, and had a small, silver box in his hands. He smiled at me, and I knew he was up to something, and something good. "Hello gorgeous" Cam said, his emerald eyes smiling. I laughed, "I'm far from gorgeous Cam.." "What? Lily, you are the most beautiful, real, gorgeous, perfect girl I know. Inside and out. How can you not see that?" Cam said. I blushed so much that my color turned scarlet. "Cam, that's very sweet, but really I'm not. Look around you, see all these beautiful girls, how could you like me and not them?" I asked. "Lily, they are nothing compared to you. Nothing. You are the most amazing, fascinating, beautiful girl I know, and don't argue with me. I love you." Cam said. He was perfect, so absolutely perfect. I nodded and didn't argue.

"Good girl" Cam smiled, "Now turn around." And I did. I heard Cam opening the box, then felt a cold, hard something drape around my neck. A necklace. I looked at it, it was beautiful. It was platinum, and at the end of the chain was a huge diamond, shaped as a heart. It struck a little bit of guilt in me, and I decided I would call Jack later. But for now.. "Lily, you are my one and only true love, and I need to be with you." He took my hands, "Be my girlfriend Lily." I was getting, choked up. How odd, I thought to myself, that I would get choked up over something so happy. "Yes, of course Cam" I said. And with that Cam picked me up and swirled me around, then set me down and kissed me with all of the passion in the world.

I was with no doubt the happiest person in the universe. I could feel the stares of others, but I didn't care. Nothing could ruin this moment for me, nothing. I was so in love, so lucky, so amazed at everything. Nothing else mattered. We spent the rest of the day together, as always. Except it was better. I could express my passion to Cam freely now, nothing was holding me back. And he expressed his passion to me. Everything was wonderful, beautiful. It was like I lived in a fantasy land.

After Cam left, I called Jack. I waited for him to answer, and I was just about to give up when he spoke. "Hello, Lily?" He asked. "Hey Jack, of course it's me." I laughed. "Oh heyy, it's so great to hear your voice Lils, I have so much to tell you!" Jack said. He was so upbeat, happy. I sighed, out of relief. I knew Jack would be okay, more than okay. I also knew he was going to ask if he could come see me, to tell me in person. "Lils, can I come up and see you, so I can tell you in person?" Jack asked right on cue. I laughed, "Yes of course you can Jack. Come on up."

Jack arrived, all smiles. It was so nice to see him, especially happy. I still loved Jack, I wasn't in love with him, but the kind of love that friends share. I cared for Jack and I wanted him to be happy, to achieve everything he'd ever wish for in life. Jack was such a great guy. He ran up to me and squeezed me into the tightest bear hug I ever got. I couldn't breathe. Jack put me down, smiling. "Lils I have the biggest news!" He practically shouted this to me. I laughed, I just couldn't not be happy when Jack was. He was that type of person to light up the whole room, even if they are all miserable. "Jack I am so glad to see you happy!" I said to him. "Oh Lils, I am so much more than happy!!" Jack shouted again.

"Okay, tell me why Jack! You're making me anxious!" I said. "Lils, I'm not in love with you anymore. I mean I still love you, I care for you, but I'm not in love with you!" Jack said. "Oh, that's good.." I said, a bit confused. "I'm in love with Rose now Lils, so completely in love with her." Jack continued. "Aww good Jack, I'm glad for you!" I said, assuming he was finished. "And we are getting married!!" Jack shouted.

"You're, what, getting married? You're too young! Jack, oh my gosh! How? Why? When? Where?" A billion questions shot out of my mouth. "Lils, Lily, calm down! I'm nineteen years old, twenty in a month. And Rose is nineteen also, we're older than you. Lily I am so in love with Rose, I need to spend the rest of my life with her. I already proposed, and she said yes. We are getting married in May, and of course you're invited so you'll be getting the invitation soon." Jack said. I was calmed a little, but still in shock. I didn't even know Rose, I needed to approve first. But then again, I didn't. I broke Jack's heart, he moved on. He can make his own decisions.

"Lily, I want you to meet Rose, get a feel for her, and hopefully get close to her." Jack said to me. It was as if Jack could read my mind, he knew me so well. "Yes, Jack of course I want to meet her." I replied. "How about tomorrow for lunch, the three of us?" Jack asked. "Yes, definitely. But hey, Jack I want you to meet Cam." I said before I could stop the words from coming out. Jacks face dropped the slightest bit. "Yeah, of course Lils, I'll meet him." Jack said. Of course he would, Jack would do anything for me. I needed to change the topic, quickly. "But anyways Jack, tell me all about Rose!" I suggested. Jack's face instantly lit up, and he went off for so long about her. She seemed very sweet, I could tell Jack was in love. And I was happy, genuinely happy.

Jack left, with promises that he'd be back tomorrow with Rose for lunch. And I called Cam, and told him everything. Cam was all for it, of course. If I wanted something, Cam would of course do it for me, no matter how uncomfortable the situation. After I wished Cam goodnight and told him that I loved him, I went to bed. And I dreamed of Jack, which hadn't happened in a long time.

I was at Jack's wedding, everything was so white and pure. Rose was beautiful, although I couldn't picture her face because I hadn't met her yet. Jack was stunning, and happier than I had ever seen him. And I was smiling, I had so much happiness welling up in me that I felt like a little kid. As they kissed, and walked down the aisle, I cheered, the loudest. I was happy, so so happy. Cam was at my side, Jack and his new wife were walking down the aisle, and the stars were aligned.

I woke up in the sunshine, happier than ever. This was going to be a good day, I felt it. I got up and got dressed in nice jeans, a white sweater, silver flats, and a brown coat. I put on some makeup, brushed my hair, and left to meet Cam. When Cam opened his dorm door, he smiled and kissed me, saying how amazing I looked. But he's the one that looked amazing. He was wearing dark jeans, a white v-neck sweater, and his brown coat. I laughed, hard. "We're twins" I said. "Great minds think alike" he smiled and then kissed me.

Cam kissed me, and we were on our way. We met Jack and his new fiance at Olive Garden. Cam and I walked in and I immediately saw Jack. Then I looked to the left and saw Rose. She was stunning, so stunning. She had long, loose, curly strawberry blonde hair. Her eyes were so big and blue that they would make the sky jealous. Her dark, thick eyelashes touched her eyebrows. She had raspberry-colored lips, and rose-colored cheeks. She was so naturally pretty, no wonder Jack loved her so much.

Rose was all smiles as we walked over. She wore a crisp white dress, even though it was cold, and a pearl-colored cashmere cardigan over it. When I got to the table, she got up and hugged me, then Cam. She was so bubbly, and so sweet that I instantly liked her. Jack was completely and totally happy with her, I never saw him happier. I checked out her engagement ring. It was beautiful, and classic. I later found out that it was Jack's grandmother's. How sweet, I thought to myself, smiling.

Throughout the lunch, we were all smiling and laughing. I ended up loving Rose, she was perfect for Jack. I approved so much, and I made it clear I did. Jack laughed at me, and Cam smiled, polite as always. Jack and Cam really started to talk, thank gosh. I was afraid it would be weird and awkward, but they were actually bonding. By the end of lunch, Rose and I had become friends, as well as Cam and Jack. I was ecstatic. We bid farewell to them, promising each other to make plans to meet up again.

On the way back to the campus, Cam and I were talking about Jack and Rose. I got a kick out of their names, it was just like in Titanic. Cam said that he really liked Jack, but that he was glad that I broke up with him. I smiled and said "everything happens for a reason". Which is does. If I had never seen Cam, never broken up with Jack, then Jack and Rose would never have met. They shared a true, deep love. I knew they would be together forever, and I was so glad about that. Cam said that our love was deeper, and I couldn't argue. I loved Cam more than anyone else in the world, he was perfect. We got back to campus, and hung outside by our tree, of course.

Cam was sitting down, back facing the tree. I was laying down, my head on his lap. Cam stroked my hair, and kept repeating how beautiful I was. I told him I didn't believe him. He lectured me again about how I was the most gorgeous girl in the world, and how I was perfect for him. I didn't argue, of course. I stared into Cam's emerald eyes, trying to get into his thoughts. The emerald color of them melted, like fluid, which melted my heart.

"Cam, how could someone as perfect as you love someone like me?" I asked, completely serious. "Lily, are you kidding me? Don't you see, you are perfect. You are so unlike any other girl I have ever met before, and I love that about you. You don't care what other people think, you aren't materialistic, you aren't into the whole party scene, you don't try to impress anyone. You're just you, and I love you. I love that you are true to yourself, and that you have quirks, and that you have morals, and want to live your life to it's full potential and not throw it away. I love everything about you; your looks, your personality, your character. You are truly the perfect person Lily, for me you are everything."

As Cam said this to me, I felt like the most important, lucky person in the world. I couldn't even explain how I felt with human words. The sound of Cam saying that was like angel's music to my ears. It was as if heaven opened up and poured every last drop of love onto me. I was so filled with passion, and fire, that I might have just burned. My face filled pink with the passion I felt, and my eyes became crystal, soaking every last word in. If this wasn't magic, I didn't know what was. Cam just smiled at me and kissed my forehead, his emerald eyes blazing. "I love you" I whispered. That was enough, that simple phrase that held so much meaning, so much passion in it that I needed to say nothing else. Cam lightly smiled, his eyes told me he loved the sound of that, and he rested his head against our tree, stroking my hair.

Before I knew it, I drifted off to sleep, into a world of dreams. I was dreaming about the wedding again, except this time instead of Jack and Rose at the altar, it was Cam and I. We were facing each other, holding hands, smiling. Cam's emerald eyes were blazing, melting, beautiful. I was a dream of white, and I looked beautiful. We said our vows, kissed, and walked down the aisle, smiling. When I woke up, I was a bit dazed. I saw Cam's face, all I needed. Then I got up, and realized that we were in Cam's dorm room. He had carried me up here, alone? I suppose he did, he is very strong after all. I curled into Cam, feeling protected, safe, and loved. I could stay like this forever, in this beautiful silence. Cam said nothing, just held me.

Later on, it was night. Cam walked me to my room, kissed me goodnight, and I went to bed. I dreamed of him, of course. When I woke up, I thought about my dream. I couldn't really remember it, but Cam and I were in a meadow, laying down, sun pouring down. It was beautiful, and we were smiling. That' all I remembered. It was still good, I thought as a smiled to myself. It was time for class, and one without Cam. I groaned, not wanting to move. I eventually did, and got ready for the day. White t-shirt, jeans, sneakers, and a coat. I threw my hair up into a ponytail, and called it finished. I trudged my way to class, not looking forward to it. It was math, and I hated math to begin with. Also, the teacher was some psycho russian and I couldn't understand her. That so did not help.

I sat through math, hating it. The only thing that kept me going was knowing that I would see Cam after class. It gave me butterflies just thinking about it. Finally class was dismissed, and I went out the door with one thing on mind: Cam. I didn't even realize Jasmine standing there until she pushed me. "Um, Jasmine, was that really necessary?" I asked her. "I told you to stay away from Cam." She said, adding a few words in there that were really inappropriate. "Look, Jasmine," I started, defending myself, "Cam will has never liked you, doesn't like you, and will never like you. Get over it. He can't stand you, and you need to realize that." I said to her, my anger rising. Her jaw dropped a little bit, then she threw herself at me. Right before I went down, I saw Cam, standing shocked. Jasmine was fighting me, and I wasn't going to let her take me. I grabbed her, yanked her hair, and clawed at her face. Then I nailed a punch right in her nose. Finally, a teacher came and broke us up.

Jasmine had barely got me. She pulled my hair and scratched, but I definitely got her bad. She was gushing blood, and as she walked away, she turned, shot me the dirtiest look ever, and said "you better watch it." I was a bit shocked, then all of a sudden a huge crowd came over to me, cheering, and lifted me up. I didn't know how to react. I saw Cam, standing alone, shocked, emerald eyes wide. I was afraid how he might react when I saw him. I was bleeding, and I needed to clean it. But the crowd was enthusiastic, they kept congratulating me, saying I was amazing, and that I was their hero.

Finally they let me down, and told me again how I was amazing. I smiled and thanked them, then went to find Cam. He was in the same spot I last saw him, waiting for me. I didn't know what to say, and I was blushing. I really needed to go to the bathroom and clean the blood off of me. Cam said nothing, just took my hand and led me to the bathroom. Apparently he also thought I needed to clean up. I went in and checked it out. Not too bad, just some blood. I wiped it up, and it stung a bit. The scratches weren't deep, but they were long. I had one going up my arm, and a few on my neck. Even one on my face. I hated Jasmine, but the only thing that kept me from going after her again was knowing that she was in so much worse shape. One girl came in to the bathroom, and got excited, saying I was the girl who got Jasmine. She told me about Jasmine's condition. Jasmine's nose was broken, she was bruised and scratched, and she was not happy at all. I thanked the girl and then left.

When I walked out, Cam was of course waiting for me. He was still speechless, and just grabbed me and hugged me, kissing the top of my head. Then he led me out to our tree. We sat down, backs to the tree, holding hands. I waited for him to say something.

"Lily, why..? What happened?" Cam finally asked.

"Well, I was walking out of class when Jasmine pushed me" I started. "Then she threatened me and I stuck up for myself. I told her you couldn't stand her and she pulled me down, so I let her have it. I'm not about to lose you to her, and I'm not letting her take me like that. So I went for it, and apparently she really got it bad."

Cam smiled, but there was a look of worry in his eyes.

"Lily, I don't want you fighting Jasmine. I know you really got her bad, and you looked hot fighting her, but it's not safe, and I'm not worth it."

"Cam, you are worth it, and I was standing up for myself. I can't stand her, and I needed her to realize it."

Cam laughed, and hugged me. "Lily, please, don't you realize that she doesn't matter? She is not worth it, and I don't want you fighting her again. Please."

I nodded, I didn't want Cam to be upset.

Cam pushed my hair behind my ear, and kissed me. I didn't know when I'd get used to him kissing me, every time he did it sent me flying, exploding. I tangled my fingers in his hair, pulling my body closer to him; Cam grasped my back, sending sparks up and down my spine. This was magic, truly magic. I was so in love, and so happy, and so so lucky..

Then my dream snapped back into reality when I saw Jasmine, of course she was coming over here. Oh my gosh did she look bad, her nose was bandaged, and swollen. She had deep scratches all over her, and she was bruised. She looked pained, but still determined. All I knew is that if she tried to fight me again, I would re-break her nose.

She came over, shooting daggers out of her eyes.

"You little freak, you broke my nose! I am ugly, and hurt! I am going to kill you, just wait and see." She threatened me.

I could feel my pulse beating as my anger rose, I wanted to punch her nose right off, but I wouldn't in front of Cam.

"Jasmine, it's your own fault, you started the fight." Those words were not mine. "Lily was just defending herself, and to tell the truth, I'm glad she broke your nose. Maybe it'll bring you into reality. You aren't better than anyone Jasmine, certainly not better than Lily. I love Lily, so much, more than anyone on this earth. I will never love you. You need to get over that fact."

As Cam said this, Jasmine's face dropped. Then, out of nowhere, she started to cry, a lot. She told me she hated me, then ran away.

I was shocked, I couldn't believe Cam had said this. He muttered that he couldn't stand her under his breath, and was really angry. I took him in my arms, thanked him, and hugged him. When we pulled away, he smiled again.

"I am so ready for winter break." Cam said.

Winter break was a month long, December 19th to January 19th. I couldn't wait for it, I knew we would be out of here, away from Jasmine, with all the time we wanted to spend together. Cam told me he was already planning something, but I had no idea what. It was coming up quickly, it was late November now.

Cam and I walked, hand in hand, around campus. I couldn't get over how absolutely beautiful the campus was. It was just perfect. It was getting cold, quickly. I thought that the snow would be coming early this year, I didn't doubt it. We went into the coffee shop, and ordered hot drinks. I ordered a pumpkin spice coffee, not knowing whether I'd like it or not, but it sounded fall-ish so I wanted to try it. Cam ordered his usual, vanilla bean coffee. The feel of the warm coffee going down my throat instantly heated me again.

"Cam. when will I get to meet your family?" I asked him.

"Lily, I didn't know you wanted to?" Cam was caught off guard.

"Of course I do."

"Then this weekend." He smiled.

I smiled too, I was excited to see where he lived, what his family was like. They were probably all so beautiful, they had to be, considering Cam was related to them. I didn't even know where it was that he lived, he never told me.

"And when do I meet yours?" He asked me.

I played coy. "I didn't know you wanted to?"

"Of course I do." He smiled at me.

"Then next weekend." I said, laughing.

"Sounds good to me." Cam said, smiling at me.

We left the coffee shop, and it was now night time, and freezing. Cam was hugging me, trying to warm me. By the time we got back to his dorm, my lips were blue. Cam loved that, he was teasing me about it, playfully. Cam said maybe if he kissed them enough times, they'd warm up. I didn't argue. And so we kissed, a number of times, in Cam's dorm. We didn't speak, just enjoyed each other. Then I had to leave, it was midnight. Cam walked me to my room, of course, even though it was in the same building.

Cam kissed me goodnight, stroked my hair, kissed my forehead, and left. He didn't say a word, I knew everything he was feeling, and it was enough for me. I was the happiest person on the planet, I thought to myself as I washed my face. I crawled into bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

I dreamt of Cam, of course. We were at his house, which looked like a castle. I met his family, all of whom were beautiful. They loved me so much that they kept telling Cam to marry me. I just smiled and agreed with them. Then I woke up.

I woke up not to my alarm, because it was four in the morning, but to a scratching noise. My roomate was also up.

"Oh my god, Lily did you hear that?" Bridget said to me.

"Yes, I don't know what it is, but just stay still and quiet." I tried to calm her.

Bridget was a lot smaller than me, very cute and petite. She had the blondest, curliest hair I've seen, and light blue eyes. I always told her she looked like Taylor Swift, but a petite version.

Bridget definitely wouldn't be good at defending us if needed, and right now I was thinking we were going to have to defend ourselves. I knew what the noise was, it was somebody picking at our lock. I grabbed my pepper spray, and a hard book. Bridget got the clue, and started to shake. I told her to grab something heavy, and to get this person down then run for help as I took care of them. I wasn't sure how this was going to play out, but I thanked God that I took self-defense.

The intruder, whoever it was, got in. They were tall, male, and clothed in dark. They were a good size, and would be a hard fight. He didn't realize we were ready to ambush him. He started snooping through our stuff, looking for things to take. The second he turned his back, I lunged at him. I whacked him on the head with my book, making him stumble. He had no clue what was going on. He turned around, dazed and confused to see that a girl had struck him. He lunged for me. I sprayed his eyes with my pepper spray, and yelled at Bridget to go find help, an authority. Bridget ran, crying. I had pinned this man down, and he was fighting, scratching at his eyes, screaming in pain. He reached for my face, and I did the first thing I thought of and remembered. I grabbed his ear, yanked as hard as I could, and pulled it right off. He was astonished, and now thrashing in pain on the ground. I couldn't believe what I did, but I was too panicked to worry. I needed him unconscious. I grabbed my book, swung as hard as I could, hit his head, and he stopped moving. He was still, I checked his breathing. He was alive, and thankfully unconscious.

Bridget ran back, with a police officer. Bridget stopped, shocked, mouth hanging open. Even the police officer was shocked.

"You..did this..to him.." He asked me.

I looked down at the intruder, and nodded. I was sickened by the sight of his blood.

"Good work young lady, very, very good work." The police officer was congratulating me, he was proud.

"Thank you." I replied, still bewildered.

"This man that you took down has been robbing numerous dorms, never being caught." The officer said as he handcuffed the robber.

I was taken by surprise. Bridget was still standing there, mouth hanging. All of a sudden, Cam came running in, clothed in his pajamas. He happened to be topless, and I couldn't help but stare at his perfect muscles. He had a panicked look on his face.

"I heard Bridget running and crying, so I came here." Cam said, looking down at the robber.

I explained everything to Cam, the police officer, and Bridget. They were all proud, and shocked.

The police officer led took out the robber, after asking me to accept some award tomorrow that would be on the news. I said yes, of course. Poor Bridget was freaked out, and called her mom to come pick her up. I called the cleaning staff, and they cleaned the mess. I emailed my professors, explaining to them why I wouldn't be in class the next day. Poor Cam was still in shock. He was sitting on my bed, staring into space. Finally he spoke.

"Lily, that was dangerous. Way too dangerous and unsafe. I'm glad you got the robber down but you could have seriously gotten hurt."

Cam walked over to me, hugged me, and cradled me in his arms. I started to cry, a delayed reaction to all that happened. I just cried there with Cam, asking him not to leave me. He didn't, of course. Cam stayed with me that night, both of us falling asleep in my small bed.

I woke up, in Cam's arms, feeling safe and protected. Memories of last night came flooding back to me. I snapped up, breathing quickly. Cam instantly shot up, he was already awake. He realized that I was scared, and wrapped me in his arms. As I cried, again, he shushed me and told me everything was okay. I finally calmed down and got ready for the day, including my interview. I wore black dress pants, a turquoise cashmere sweater, black flats, and turquoise jewelry. I left my hair down and polished, and did my makeup nicely. Cam stayed there the whole time. Then we went up to his room together, so he could get ready. He wore a nice outfit, looking gorgeous as always. His emerald eyes blazed, he was reminiscing last night, I could tell.

I walked over to him, and wrapped my arms around him. It was my turn to comfort him. Cam took a deep breath that was somewhat shaky. I held him, and kissed his forehead. I told him not to worry anymore, and I thanked him for staying with me through the night. He told me he would stay there every night if it kept me safe. I really wouldn't mind that at all, I thought to myself. 

Cam drove me to my interview, which was in front of a much bigger crowd than I thought. Cam stayed there to watch me, as expected. I told the crowd and news crew my story, accepted the award, and smiled to the crowd bursting and cheering for me. When I actually got into the crowd, news crew swarmed me, I answered their questions. Some even asked me to air on their show, so I gave them my information. I just wanted to find Cam, I needed him.

Finally I saw him, and I went to him. He kissed me, which sent off a thousand flashes of light from the cameras. I introduced Cam to the news crew; if I was being dragged into the spotlight, so was Cam. The news crew asked a few questions about Cam, then we went off. The news crew followed me, which was slightly uncomfortable. They followed me to the campus, and asked me to show them my room. I said no, but I would show them around campus. And I did, which they loved. They all gave me their cards, and finally went on their way. I saw the jealous looks from my fellow students, and kept walking, Cam by my side.

We walked up to Cam's dorm room, and worked on the homework we missed together. Cam's roomate, Riley, walked in. Riley was very cute, and I wanted him to get together with Bridget. Riley had light brown curly hair, perfect ringlets. He had light, celery green eyes. He was also naturally tan. Riley was very sweet, always joking around. He and Bridget would be perfect for each other.

"Hey! Miss Superstar huh??" Riley joked with me. He knew I didn't really care about the fame, which is why he was teasing me.

"Yeah, you jealous Riley?" I asked him, teasingly.

"Yeah man, if i was there I could have kicked that guys butt and gotten the fame!!"

Cam and I laughed at Riley as he showed us some moves he would do on the criminal. I loved Riley, as a best friend that is. He always brightened my day.

"Well, I just came to get my books, so I'll leave you two lovebirds alone." He teased us. "Hey, Lils, where's Bridget?"

"She just got back, and is up in the room." I told him, smiling.

"Sweet, I'm gonna head up." He said with a big grin.

Riley was totally into Bridget, and Bridget was totally into Riley. They just needed to actually get together.

When Riley left, Cam said the same thing to me. He told me that Riley was so into Bridget, and that he thought she was amazing. I thought that was the sweetest thing ever. I had a feeling that they would be together very soon. I would so love that!

Cam kissed me sweetly, and I went soaring yet again. I would never get tired of this, never. I felt Cam's necklace, and smiled.

"Forever and always.." Cam whispered into my ear.

Sparks shot through my veins like electric bolts, and I got chills completely down my spine. The hair on my arms raised a bit. I looked over at Cam, and he was smiling. His emerald eyes were burning against his face of an angel.

I thought of Taylor Swift, and quoted her song.

"Your eyes are looking into mine, so baby make me fly, my heart has never felt this way before." I whispered to Cam.

Cam's eyes came alive, the emerald flames licking. Across his angelic face came a dazzling white smile. He reached up, stroked my hair, touched his hand to my heart, and kissed me gently. That was Cam's way of telling me he didn't have words to describe what he felt, but I felt the same way.

I closed my eyes, and before I knew it, flashbacks started flying at me, I didn't know why, but I wasn't complaining. They were all about Cam. From the first time I saw him, when we became a couple, our first kiss, up to now. It was a beautiful dream, a wonderful display of fantasies that were my own reality. I was so unbelievably lucky. I opened my eyes and it was dark out. I had fallen asleep in Cam's arms. I looked over and he was sleeping too, perfectly calm and beautiful. I glanced at the clock. 3:30?! Wow that came quick! I looked over and saw Riley, who was also sound asleep. I stifled a laugh at Riley's Superman pajama bottoms. That was so typical Riley, always goofing off.

I didn't know what to do, I didn't want to move and wake them up. So instead I just fell asleep in Cam's arms again. I felt warm, protected, loved, and like the luckiest girl on the face of the earth. This is my reality, I kept thinking to myself over and over. The most wonderful fantasy in the world belongs to me.

I woke up in the morning, the sunlight pouring onto my face, it was Saturday. I breathed in the crisp air and opened my eyes. Riley was up, brushing his teeth, and dancing at the same time. I smiled and turned to face Cam. He was awake, still cradling me, but emerald eyes off in the distance. He glanced down at me, smiled, and his eyes melted.

"Good morning angel."

"Morning." I smiled.

"You ready to meet my family?"

I shot up and looked at the clock, it was only nine. I looked back at Cam, excited.

"I'll take that as a yes." Cam laughed.

I left Cam's room, and went up to mine to get ready. I had no idea what to wear. When I got up, Bridget was still asleep, so tiny in her blankets that I barely noticed her. I came in quietly, and she shot out of bed.

"Oh my gosh, Lily you gave me a heart attack!"

"Sorry Bridget, I'm just going to get ready. I'm going to Cam's family's house for the weekend." I felt bad, Bridget was still very shaken by the robber experience.

"Oh, that's cool, I hope you have fun." Bridget said, eyes trailing. Her lips curled up a bit, and I knew she was thinking of Riley. She would have him all to herself this weekend.

"I hope you have fun too Bridget, with Riley!" I teased her. She turned a faint pink and laughed.

"Oh I will, not doubting that." She said.

We both laughed, a good laugh. I was glad she and Riley were actually going somewhere.

I opened my closet, standing there deciding what to wear. It was cold outside, considering it was now the last week of November. I put on a pair of dark jeans, they looked nice, but not too dressy, and an ivory cashmere sweater. I looked crisp, and ladylike. I put on a pair of cheetah-print flats, and gold jewelry. I looked good, but now for the makeup. I would actually wear some, slightly more than usual, considering I only wore mascara normally. I put on gold eyeshadow that blended perfectly, mascara, pink blush, and a darker pink lip gloss. I brushed my hair, the straight, golden tendrils spilling over my shoulders perfectly. I wasn't going to lie, I looked amazing. Someone Cam would be proud to bring home to his parents.

I hoped he would be, proud that is. I was nervous, extremely nervous. I didn't know what Cam's parents were like, what his house was like, anything at all. He always told me I would have to be surprised.

There was a knock at the door, it was Cam. I took a deep breath before opening the door. When I did, Cam took a step back, and looked at me.

"Wow, Lily, you look amazing." He breathed.

I kissed Cam and led him in. He looked stunning as always. Dark jeans, black v-neck t-shirt. I wondered how he never got cold. He had a coat with him though.

"Did you pack warm, like I told you?"

"Yes, Cam, I did."

"Okay good."

"Cam, where do you live?"

"I'm not telling you. All I'll say is that we have to take a plane there."

My mouth gaped slightly. I did not know this, I was a bit shocked, but more so excited, very excited. I noticed Cam's suitcase, with a luggage tag on it. I pulled my suitcase over next to his, and he put a luggage tag on mine too.

"Ready?" Cam asked, a twinkle in his emerald eyes.

"Yup." I smiled.

I said goodbye to Bridget, telling her to have fun and I'd be back soon. We got to Cam's car, and he helped me in, of course. And so we left the university, and were on our way to the Philadelphia Airport. I was so excited, and so curious. I thought of all the possible places he could live, and I just couldn't place it. We pulled up to the airport not that much later, and we got out. It was so freezing cold! Cam put on his jacket, and wrapped my scarf around me. He grabbed my hand and led me indoors.

We entered under a sign that read "Terminal H". Cam walked up to the counter, and told me to stand by the security guard so he could hand in the tickets. He did that and then came over to me. He then led us to the security part of the terminal, we were on our way to the plane. We had to go through all the metal detectors and whatnot, and then went to a lobby to wait. Cam didn't let me know where we were going, he just led the way. The wait was pretty long, an hour and a half, before our plane arrived. When it did, Cam and I got on, and went to first class. I rolled my eyes, of course we would have first class. Cam buckled me in, then buckled himself in. Then the voice of the pilot came on the loudspeaker.

"Good afternoon passengers. Please take your seat and buckle up. Enjoy your ride to Juneau, Alaska."

"Alaska? You live in Alaska..?" I asked Cam, astonished.

"Sitka, Alaska. Yes."

I tried to picture this, it was amazing. Alaska. Of all the places in the United States, Cam lived in Alaska.

"Cam..why didn't you ever tell me?"

"I wanted it to be a surprise. I know you, as soon as you found out you would be curious and look it up online, and that doesn't do it justice. I want to see your face when you first see it."

This made sense, so I nodded and prepared myself for the long ride. Cam and I talked for a while, about everything there was to talk about. I asked him many questions about his childhood, about Alaska and what it was like. And he answered me, never losing focus. Cam was genuinely interested in me, and what I had to say. His emerald gaze never faltered. This was one of the many things I loved about him.

A movie came across the television screen, and I half-watched it. In all honesty, I can't even remember what it was. Sometime during the movie, I drifted off to sleep. When I woke up, I looked out the window, and saw nothing but clouds. Big, fluffy, pure white clouds. It felt like I was in a dream.

"Cam, where are we?"

"Well, right now we are flying over someplace in Canada."

I looked out the window, hoping to look past the clouds and get a glimpse of what Canada looked like. I didn't have any luck.

"Cam, what is Canada like?" I assumed Cam had been there, he had been many places throughout his lifetime.

"Well, it's cold." Cam said and laughed. Then he went off into stories about Canada. As Cam told these stories, I tried to picture it, and I wanted to see it for myself.

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