Post by HarleyMac on Feb 8, 2009 14:10:16 GMT -6
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Chapter 41;
LATER THAT DAY;
MILLER’S RESTAURANT;
Amber’s POV;
Slipping in to a booth in our favorite restaurant I faced my best friend who was running her hands through her hair and sighing heavily.
It had been a long day of trying to clear up the site where Jeff’s house had once stood. Shifty and I had gotten there a little after the others and had almost had a coronary to see Randy Orton taking orders from Cameron.
“What the hell honey?” I asked looking at her.
I had tried to catch her alone all day but hadn’t managed to get her without Randy being around or Jeff being by her side.
“Sorry?” She asked back; as the waiter came over and asked if we were ready to order.
“What the hell is Randy Orton doing here? And why are y’all being nice to him?” I asked once we had placed our orders with the waiter.
“Amber…” She started looking across to the table behind me where Randy was sat with Jeff, Matt, Shannon, Shifty, Shane and CT. “Jeff…Randy turned up last night and he explained a few things to Jeff and Jeff believes that he is sorry for what he did…”
”Sorry!? Sorry!? That man doesn’t do sorry,” I said in disbelief.
Had Jeff taken a spill to the head?
What was he thinking?
“I agree but Jeff’s instincts are hardly ever off and I believe him if he says that Randy just wants the chance to make things right…”
”I hope you aren’t setting yourselves up for a fall hon,” I said turning and glaring at the newcomer to the group.
I wouldn’t trust the man as far as I could throw him and I didn’t think that this was a good idea but Jeff and Cam knew what they were doing; or it seemed that they did and for now I would sit back and keep my mouth shut.
Shannon slid in to the table next to Cameron and wrapped his arm around her; kissing her head affectionately then turned his attention to me.
“What?” I asked smiling as he held my friend close to his side.
“I have been thinking…”
”Uh oh call the police…” I started.
”No a doctor!” Cameron giggled earning her a ruffle of her hair and a chuckle from the other table from Jeff, Matt, Shifty, Shane and CT.
Seemingly Randy was unsure of where he fit in right in this moment and in a way I felt happy about that; I didn’t want him here and I knew for a fact that Matt didn’t want him here because he had made his feelings known the minute we arrived.
“Fine; I won’t tell you then,” Shannon said as the other’s went back to their conversation leaving me and Cameron alone to talk to Shannon.
“Awe come on Shan; what is it?” Cameron nudged him gently in the ribs and he smiled down at her then turned to me still smiling.
“You and Shifty…” He started his voice barely a whisper.
“Yeah?” I asked suspiciously.
“Well I know that he was talking to Cam about getting a nine to five job and I know that the shop isn’t exactly nine to five but it is regular and it isn’t in the public eye all that much, do you think he would be interested in working there?”
“Shan I love you,” I leaned across the table and pulled him in to a hug where he chuckled softly.
“Awe you love me?” He asked as I pulled back and kissed his cheek. “You know you 2 beautiful ladies are gonna be the death of me,”
“You know you love us really,” Cameron laughed as her eyes seemed to lock on to Jeff’s; and as always they both seemed to sink in to the look that they were sharing; completely oblivious to anything and anyone around them.
“This is true but…damn it; I lost her again!” Shannon let out a low rumble of laughter that still didn’t break through the stare that Cameron and Jeff were caught in. “I swear those 2 are just too damn good together,”
”I know,” I smiled.
“And if anyone were to try and come in between that then I would have to step in and do something,” Shannon said his eyes landing on Randy.
“You think this is a bad idea too huh?” I asked in a whisper looking away from Randy and back to my friend.
“It’s about as good an idea as me shaving my head would be,” He said tearing his eyes away from Randy and looking at me; which almost instantly brought a smile to his face. “But enough of that; do you really think that Shifty would be up to it?”
“I think that he would love it; I know that he was talking about finding a job for while he is here…”
”He’s not staying?”
“I really don’t know; we haven’t really talked about it, I mean he said that he wants to get a place of his own but I wasn’t sure if that meant he was planning on staying or if it was just going to be a vacation home you know?”
“Honey that guy is crazy about you…I really don’t think that him leaving is an option for him anymore,” Shannon said looking to my man and then back to me and smiling.
“You really think so?” I asked hopefully.
”I know so hon; I haven’t been hanging out with Romeo and Juliette here for the past few months to not notice the signs of someone being crazy about someone,”
”Hey! I resent that!” Cameron said snapping back to the present as the waiter approached with our food and placed it down on to the table.
2 HOURS LATER;
Matt’s House;
Cameron’s POV;
I knew that everyone was questioning mine and Jeff’s decision to let Randy hang around but I trusted Jeff; I trusted him more than I thought that I could ever trust a man and I would happily place my life in his hands because I knew that he would never allow any type of harm to come to me.
Climbing out of the shower; he gently wrapped me up in his powerful embrace and looked deep in to my eyes until I was sure that he was burning a mark in to me and I felt like I was drowning in his steel green eyes.
“You know I have been trying to talk to you for the past few days,” He said guiding me backwards until we were in the bedroom and sitting down on the bed; both of us wrapped in towels after spending nearly an hour in the shower.
“That’s right; I am so sorry I completely forgot,” I said resting back against the bed and staring up at him as he rested his frame on his elbow while his free hand came to rest on my stomach.
“No need to apologize baby girl; it’s not like we haven’t had a lot on our minds but I really do want to talk to you…”
”I’m all ears,” I smiled.
“No not here; how about we go out for a drive; just the 2 of us?” He suggested. “That way we won’t get any interruptions,”
”Sounds like a plan handsome,” I smiled slowly pushing him away as I got up.
”What are you doing?”
“I’m going to get ready,” I said hunting through the pile of cloths that were lying on the floor in the corner of the room and finally pulling out a pair of ¾ length faded and ripped jeans then a black over sized t-shirt that read in huge white writing; Failure is never an option.
I watched as Jeff quickly dried off and changed in to a pair of black Adidas ¾ length trousers and his black Marvel t-shirt.
”Mmmm it stills smells of you,” He growled hugging it close to him and smiling at me.
”You’re a freak,” I giggled softly as I sat down at the vanity desk; where I began to apply my make up and let my hair down from the towel that I had wrapped around it.
AN HOUR LATER;
Jeff’s POV;
It seemed that no matter what this girl wore, what she looked like I always seemed to find something new about her that I fell even more in love with.
I knew that Randy was a little worried about being left alone with Matt and CT but Ron and I had both warned them to be on their best behavior while we were gone.
Now that my energy levels were back to normal and I was managing to keep food down I climbed on to the front of my Ninja motorbike as Ron climbed on behind me.
The feel of her wrapping her arms around me felt better than ever, now that we had no restrictions on us; there was no Steven lurking around every corner, we could just relax and enjoy our time together but all too soon that was about to come to an end because we would have to go back to work in a few short weeks.
Tearing out of my brother’s driveway I thought about where to take her and decided on the lake that Matt, me and our Dad were building on the property. So 5 minutes later I was parking the bike and killing the engine.
Turning in my seat until I was drowning in her beautiful dark eyes; and blown away by her beauty. God I was in trouble with this girl!
“What’s wrong?” She asked me.
“Why do you think there is something wrong?” I asked wiping the hair that had become caught on her lips as we had driven over here.
“You have your; deep in thought face going on,” She giggled softly.
“I guess I am just thinking about some things…”
”Care to share with me handsome?” She asked resting her forehead against my own and smiling at me.
“I talked to CT about this last night…and he is more than up for it, I just hope that you don’t mind me talking to him about it but I figured it was important to see how he felt about it before we made any decisions…”
”You’re rambling,” She giggled as she pulled the cigarettes from her pocket and handing me one; thankfully accepting it; I lit up and inhaled deeply.
“I know sorry…what I wanted to suggest was that how about…what I have been thinking is that…Matt has kind of rubbed of on me I think ‘cos I keep thinking that everything happens for a reason and what if loosing my home meant that you and I were meant to move in together?”
“What are you saying baby?”
“I want us to build a new house together…I want us to live together as a family…”
”I can’t afford too…”
”Our house Ron; together always that is the most important thing; I mean it won’t be a huge fancy house like Matt’s; ‘cos well that isn’t me…”
”You’re sure?”
“Never been more sure about anything in my life beautiful,”
”And CT was ok with it?”
“Yes he is 100% on board,” I replied watching her closely for her reaction. “Please Ron; I just want us together all the time…”
”Jeff?”
”Mmm?” I asked hopefully.
“Yes…”
”You mean that? You really want to do this?”
I knew that people were going to say that we had only been together 6 months; that it was too soon but what I felt for her was more right than anything I had ever felt with anyone and I just wanted her with me all the time, I wanted to spend the rest of my life making her as happy as she made me with just one smile and having us living together was more important than what other people thought.
“Jeff being with you is all that I am ever going to want; so yes I do mean it, it is really what I want,” She smiled happily at me causing my body to scream that this was it, I had the girl of my dreams with me and there was nothing else that I wanted than that.
“There was one other thing…”
”Mmm?” She asked wrapping her arms around me.
“I didn’t talk to CT about this because I thought it was more important to talk to you first,”
“All right, now I am intrigued,” She smiled.
“Well when CT said to me that he wished that I was his real Dad it got me to thinking…”
”I’m sorry about that; I didn’t want you to think that you are being pushed…”
Pressing my lips to hers I silenced her forcefully; there was no need for her to think that way at all, I never for one second thought that I was being pushed in to anything.
“I don’t think that I am being pushed in to anything; it just made me see that you and CT are what I want in my life and if it is ok with you I want to…I would like…what I was hoping was that you would agree that it would be ok to adopt CT!?” I blurted out.
“You want too…you want-to-adopt-my-son?”
“If it is ok with you,” I said unsure of what her position was on the whole thing as her face refused to give anything away as the shadows of sun fall etched around her beautiful features.
“I never thought…when we met I knew that I was attracted to you, and that I wanted to get to know you better but I never thought for one minute that you would have come…through for me the way that you have time and time again…there just doesn’t seem to be a way that I can thank you for all that you have done for me…”
“Say that I can adopt CT; that is all the thanks that I need,” I said without thought.
“You’re really sure that this is what you want?”
“Never been more sure Ron,” I admitted feeling my heart beating madly against my chest as I waited for her to answer.
“I think that CT is going to be ecstatic…”
”Does that mean yes?” I asked hopefully.
“Yes…I can’t say no when I know just how well you and him get on and how much you both love each other,” She smiled.
Without saying a word to her, I pulled her in to my arms; holding on to her so tightly that she seemed to just melt in to my arms.
Pulling back we became lost in each other’s eyes and our lips moved together and we shared the most intimate kiss that we had ever experienced.
Finally everything was going right; Steven was gone, we were going to be moving in together, CT was going to be my son and in 2 weeks we could get back to work properly.
Chapter 41;
LATER THAT DAY;
MILLER’S RESTAURANT;
Amber’s POV;
Slipping in to a booth in our favorite restaurant I faced my best friend who was running her hands through her hair and sighing heavily.
It had been a long day of trying to clear up the site where Jeff’s house had once stood. Shifty and I had gotten there a little after the others and had almost had a coronary to see Randy Orton taking orders from Cameron.
“What the hell honey?” I asked looking at her.
I had tried to catch her alone all day but hadn’t managed to get her without Randy being around or Jeff being by her side.
“Sorry?” She asked back; as the waiter came over and asked if we were ready to order.
“What the hell is Randy Orton doing here? And why are y’all being nice to him?” I asked once we had placed our orders with the waiter.
“Amber…” She started looking across to the table behind me where Randy was sat with Jeff, Matt, Shannon, Shifty, Shane and CT. “Jeff…Randy turned up last night and he explained a few things to Jeff and Jeff believes that he is sorry for what he did…”
”Sorry!? Sorry!? That man doesn’t do sorry,” I said in disbelief.
Had Jeff taken a spill to the head?
What was he thinking?
“I agree but Jeff’s instincts are hardly ever off and I believe him if he says that Randy just wants the chance to make things right…”
”I hope you aren’t setting yourselves up for a fall hon,” I said turning and glaring at the newcomer to the group.
I wouldn’t trust the man as far as I could throw him and I didn’t think that this was a good idea but Jeff and Cam knew what they were doing; or it seemed that they did and for now I would sit back and keep my mouth shut.
Shannon slid in to the table next to Cameron and wrapped his arm around her; kissing her head affectionately then turned his attention to me.
“What?” I asked smiling as he held my friend close to his side.
“I have been thinking…”
”Uh oh call the police…” I started.
”No a doctor!” Cameron giggled earning her a ruffle of her hair and a chuckle from the other table from Jeff, Matt, Shifty, Shane and CT.
Seemingly Randy was unsure of where he fit in right in this moment and in a way I felt happy about that; I didn’t want him here and I knew for a fact that Matt didn’t want him here because he had made his feelings known the minute we arrived.
“Fine; I won’t tell you then,” Shannon said as the other’s went back to their conversation leaving me and Cameron alone to talk to Shannon.
“Awe come on Shan; what is it?” Cameron nudged him gently in the ribs and he smiled down at her then turned to me still smiling.
“You and Shifty…” He started his voice barely a whisper.
“Yeah?” I asked suspiciously.
“Well I know that he was talking to Cam about getting a nine to five job and I know that the shop isn’t exactly nine to five but it is regular and it isn’t in the public eye all that much, do you think he would be interested in working there?”
“Shan I love you,” I leaned across the table and pulled him in to a hug where he chuckled softly.
“Awe you love me?” He asked as I pulled back and kissed his cheek. “You know you 2 beautiful ladies are gonna be the death of me,”
“You know you love us really,” Cameron laughed as her eyes seemed to lock on to Jeff’s; and as always they both seemed to sink in to the look that they were sharing; completely oblivious to anything and anyone around them.
“This is true but…damn it; I lost her again!” Shannon let out a low rumble of laughter that still didn’t break through the stare that Cameron and Jeff were caught in. “I swear those 2 are just too damn good together,”
”I know,” I smiled.
“And if anyone were to try and come in between that then I would have to step in and do something,” Shannon said his eyes landing on Randy.
“You think this is a bad idea too huh?” I asked in a whisper looking away from Randy and back to my friend.
“It’s about as good an idea as me shaving my head would be,” He said tearing his eyes away from Randy and looking at me; which almost instantly brought a smile to his face. “But enough of that; do you really think that Shifty would be up to it?”
“I think that he would love it; I know that he was talking about finding a job for while he is here…”
”He’s not staying?”
“I really don’t know; we haven’t really talked about it, I mean he said that he wants to get a place of his own but I wasn’t sure if that meant he was planning on staying or if it was just going to be a vacation home you know?”
“Honey that guy is crazy about you…I really don’t think that him leaving is an option for him anymore,” Shannon said looking to my man and then back to me and smiling.
“You really think so?” I asked hopefully.
”I know so hon; I haven’t been hanging out with Romeo and Juliette here for the past few months to not notice the signs of someone being crazy about someone,”
”Hey! I resent that!” Cameron said snapping back to the present as the waiter approached with our food and placed it down on to the table.
2 HOURS LATER;
Matt’s House;
Cameron’s POV;
I knew that everyone was questioning mine and Jeff’s decision to let Randy hang around but I trusted Jeff; I trusted him more than I thought that I could ever trust a man and I would happily place my life in his hands because I knew that he would never allow any type of harm to come to me.
Climbing out of the shower; he gently wrapped me up in his powerful embrace and looked deep in to my eyes until I was sure that he was burning a mark in to me and I felt like I was drowning in his steel green eyes.
“You know I have been trying to talk to you for the past few days,” He said guiding me backwards until we were in the bedroom and sitting down on the bed; both of us wrapped in towels after spending nearly an hour in the shower.
“That’s right; I am so sorry I completely forgot,” I said resting back against the bed and staring up at him as he rested his frame on his elbow while his free hand came to rest on my stomach.
“No need to apologize baby girl; it’s not like we haven’t had a lot on our minds but I really do want to talk to you…”
”I’m all ears,” I smiled.
“No not here; how about we go out for a drive; just the 2 of us?” He suggested. “That way we won’t get any interruptions,”
”Sounds like a plan handsome,” I smiled slowly pushing him away as I got up.
”What are you doing?”
“I’m going to get ready,” I said hunting through the pile of cloths that were lying on the floor in the corner of the room and finally pulling out a pair of ¾ length faded and ripped jeans then a black over sized t-shirt that read in huge white writing; Failure is never an option.
I watched as Jeff quickly dried off and changed in to a pair of black Adidas ¾ length trousers and his black Marvel t-shirt.
”Mmmm it stills smells of you,” He growled hugging it close to him and smiling at me.
”You’re a freak,” I giggled softly as I sat down at the vanity desk; where I began to apply my make up and let my hair down from the towel that I had wrapped around it.
AN HOUR LATER;
Jeff’s POV;
It seemed that no matter what this girl wore, what she looked like I always seemed to find something new about her that I fell even more in love with.
I knew that Randy was a little worried about being left alone with Matt and CT but Ron and I had both warned them to be on their best behavior while we were gone.
Now that my energy levels were back to normal and I was managing to keep food down I climbed on to the front of my Ninja motorbike as Ron climbed on behind me.
The feel of her wrapping her arms around me felt better than ever, now that we had no restrictions on us; there was no Steven lurking around every corner, we could just relax and enjoy our time together but all too soon that was about to come to an end because we would have to go back to work in a few short weeks.
Tearing out of my brother’s driveway I thought about where to take her and decided on the lake that Matt, me and our Dad were building on the property. So 5 minutes later I was parking the bike and killing the engine.
Turning in my seat until I was drowning in her beautiful dark eyes; and blown away by her beauty. God I was in trouble with this girl!
“What’s wrong?” She asked me.
“Why do you think there is something wrong?” I asked wiping the hair that had become caught on her lips as we had driven over here.
“You have your; deep in thought face going on,” She giggled softly.
“I guess I am just thinking about some things…”
”Care to share with me handsome?” She asked resting her forehead against my own and smiling at me.
“I talked to CT about this last night…and he is more than up for it, I just hope that you don’t mind me talking to him about it but I figured it was important to see how he felt about it before we made any decisions…”
”You’re rambling,” She giggled as she pulled the cigarettes from her pocket and handing me one; thankfully accepting it; I lit up and inhaled deeply.
“I know sorry…what I wanted to suggest was that how about…what I have been thinking is that…Matt has kind of rubbed of on me I think ‘cos I keep thinking that everything happens for a reason and what if loosing my home meant that you and I were meant to move in together?”
“What are you saying baby?”
“I want us to build a new house together…I want us to live together as a family…”
”I can’t afford too…”
”Our house Ron; together always that is the most important thing; I mean it won’t be a huge fancy house like Matt’s; ‘cos well that isn’t me…”
”You’re sure?”
“Never been more sure about anything in my life beautiful,”
”And CT was ok with it?”
“Yes he is 100% on board,” I replied watching her closely for her reaction. “Please Ron; I just want us together all the time…”
”Jeff?”
”Mmm?” I asked hopefully.
“Yes…”
”You mean that? You really want to do this?”
I knew that people were going to say that we had only been together 6 months; that it was too soon but what I felt for her was more right than anything I had ever felt with anyone and I just wanted her with me all the time, I wanted to spend the rest of my life making her as happy as she made me with just one smile and having us living together was more important than what other people thought.
“Jeff being with you is all that I am ever going to want; so yes I do mean it, it is really what I want,” She smiled happily at me causing my body to scream that this was it, I had the girl of my dreams with me and there was nothing else that I wanted than that.
“There was one other thing…”
”Mmm?” She asked wrapping her arms around me.
“I didn’t talk to CT about this because I thought it was more important to talk to you first,”
“All right, now I am intrigued,” She smiled.
“Well when CT said to me that he wished that I was his real Dad it got me to thinking…”
”I’m sorry about that; I didn’t want you to think that you are being pushed…”
Pressing my lips to hers I silenced her forcefully; there was no need for her to think that way at all, I never for one second thought that I was being pushed in to anything.
“I don’t think that I am being pushed in to anything; it just made me see that you and CT are what I want in my life and if it is ok with you I want to…I would like…what I was hoping was that you would agree that it would be ok to adopt CT!?” I blurted out.
“You want too…you want-to-adopt-my-son?”
“If it is ok with you,” I said unsure of what her position was on the whole thing as her face refused to give anything away as the shadows of sun fall etched around her beautiful features.
“I never thought…when we met I knew that I was attracted to you, and that I wanted to get to know you better but I never thought for one minute that you would have come…through for me the way that you have time and time again…there just doesn’t seem to be a way that I can thank you for all that you have done for me…”
“Say that I can adopt CT; that is all the thanks that I need,” I said without thought.
“You’re really sure that this is what you want?”
“Never been more sure Ron,” I admitted feeling my heart beating madly against my chest as I waited for her to answer.
“I think that CT is going to be ecstatic…”
”Does that mean yes?” I asked hopefully.
“Yes…I can’t say no when I know just how well you and him get on and how much you both love each other,” She smiled.
Without saying a word to her, I pulled her in to my arms; holding on to her so tightly that she seemed to just melt in to my arms.
Pulling back we became lost in each other’s eyes and our lips moved together and we shared the most intimate kiss that we had ever experienced.
Finally everything was going right; Steven was gone, we were going to be moving in together, CT was going to be my son and in 2 weeks we could get back to work properly.
