TRUE LOVE [Chapter 9: Fight!]

            

After realizing that Nick had followed us and seen us making out, Cameron left in a hurry. I went inside the house, nervous as fuck. I couldn’t believe this was happening. Knowing Nick, he was going to spread the word about this fast. There was no way out of this. I tried calling Cameron but he wasn’t answering. I didn’t hear from him until after midnight when I had finally forced myself to go to sleep. It was 1:15am when my room phone rang. I picked it up quickly to not wake up my parents.

“Hello?” I said with a groggy voice

“Hey, babe.” Cameron’s soothing voice answered

“Hey. Are you okay? I’ve been trying to reach you.” I said

“I know. I’m sorry. I tried calling Nick, I went to his house, I even called up some of our other mutual friends to see if they heard from him, and, nothing.” He said with disappointment

“Do you think he’ll tell people?” I asked

“I’m not sure. He’s not one to really spread gossip. He’s more confrontational.” He said

“Do you think he’ll try to hurt us?” I asked with growing concern

“I don’t know. But just to be sure, I want you to be careful at school. I can walk you to your classes just to be sure that…”

“Walk me to my classes? No. Cameron. I don’t need you to be my bodyguard.” I said with frustration

“I’m just trying to protect you.” He snapped

“I know you are.” I said calmly, “I just need you to be my boyfriend.”

He was silent.

“Hello?” I said

“I’m here.” He said calmly

“What is it?” I asked

“I just thought that this would set you back? I didn’t want us to go backwards.” He confessed

“No. We’re still good.” I said relaxed

“Good.” I could tell he was smiling by the tone in his voice

“Just be careful if you run into him.” I said

“You too. I know he’s in your first period. Just ignore him. Walk with Natalie between classes; she’ll put him in his place.”

“Okay. Try to get some sleep.” I said

“I will. Goodnight baby.” He said

“Goodnight.” I said with a smile

            The next day at school was very tense. During my first period, Nick was extremely quiet. He didn’t look at me. He didn’t bother Natalie. He didn’t have any smart ass remarks. Other than first period, I really didn’t see him. I told Cameron during my mother’s Art class that Nick was acting strange. Cameron assured me that this was just the calm before the storm. He’s seen Nick’s temper.

            For four week’s straight, things were calm. Cameron hadn’t seen Nick around school. It was almost like he had vanished, however, I still saw him; every morning for first period. He kept up this silent statement. I actually didn’t mind it. I told Cameron that maybe he was in shock and I didn’t think he was going to do anything, or he would have done it already. During the three classes Cameron and I had, we would play footsies and secretly touch each other’s hands as a subtle form of foreplay. Natalie and I met for lunch, which wasn’t particularly good that day. Meat loaf and mashed potatoes with some sort of disgusting canned gravy.

“One more month until your birthday!” squealed Natalie as she sat next to me with her tray of slop

“I know…I’m excited.” I said, although I think I was excited for the other event that was supposed to take place on my birthday

“What are your plans for Prom? It’s the very next day after your birthday you know?” she asked

“I’m not sure. It’s not like I can really ask Cameron.” I said in a low voice

“Ask me what?” Cameron said surprising me as he sat down next to me

“To prom.” Natalie whispered

“Oh.” Cameron said looking down at his tray

“Oh come on. Are you guys seriously going to go with someone else besides each other?” she asked

“Natalie, it’s a little bit more complicated than you think.” I said

“Hmm. Let’s see. Boy meets boy. Boy likes boy. Boy dates boy. Boy goes to prom with boy. Not that complicated.” She said in a huff as she shoved a spoonful of the gravy soaked mashed potatoes into her mouth

She made a face of distaste spitting the food into her napkin.

“I think…I just…ate shit.” She said sipping her water

Cameron and I were laughing and then suddenly; WHACK! I’m not sure what it was. But there was a shooting stinging sensation across my face. I fell backwards off the chair and onto my back on the floor. I was staring straight up at the ceiling. I couldn’t hear anything, just a commotion going on of muffled voices. Suddenly I saw a blurry image of Natalie over me almost in tears. Her voice was becoming more clear.

“Joey! Joey! Are you okay! Oh, my God. Your nose is bleeding! Someone get the nurse!” she screamed

I turned my head to the right to see the rest of the commotion. Nick and Cameron were fighting. Physically fighting. Nick was punching Cameron in the face but it didn’t seem to faze Cameron. Cameron had dodged most of the blows as she counterpunched Nick in the stomach and jaw. Cameron’s shirt was torn. They ended up on the ground wrestling. That’s when Nick was able to get Cameron in a choke hold. That scared me. No. It pissed me off. I got up as Natalie was balling in tears watching her brother on the ground. I launched myself at Nick tackling him to the ground, as we landed my knee hit his groin. I began punching him repeatedly in the face. He pushed me off as I hit a chair with my head, falling to the ground again. Cameron had gotten up and came to my aid.

“You fucking asshole!” screamed Natalie

“You’re dead!” Cameron shouted at Nick standing up to face him again

“Fuck you fag! Why don’t you share with everyone why you deserve this! Why HE deserves this!” he said pointing at me

Natalie came to help me stand up. We stood a couple feet behind Cameron. My shirt was covered in blood stains from my nose. Cameron had a busted lip.

“Why don’t you get off my fucking back? Don’t worry about what I do.” Cameron said

The rest of the cafeteria was staring looking in horror. Where the fuck were the teachers and security at?

“What you do? You mean who you do!” Nick shouted

“Nick…don’t be an asshole.” Cameron pleaded

“Tell everyone Cameron. Tell them!” he snapped

“It’s nobody’s business.” He responded

“Oh no?! I stood up for you! When you were called names or made fun of. I was there to stick up for you…your reputation!” he said in anger

“And I will always…

“Go fuck yourself! No…go fuck your boyfriend!” he said pointing at me

There were some gasps, some groans. But everyone looked straight at me. You could hear a pin drop within that split second. My heart was beating so hard it was echoing in my ear.

“We’re done.” Cameron said turning towards me to help me stand up

“Go help your boyfriend. I saw you guys kissing that night after the movies. What, you going to go suck his dick now to make him feel better?!” Nick screamed

“Enough!” Cameron stopped and shouted

“You weren’t like this! He made you like this! It’s because of him!” Nick shouted

“No. You’re wrong. This has always been me. And yeah. I’m gay! WHO GIVES A FUCK!? Not me! Most of these people don’t.” Cameron said gesturing with both arms out, “So why do you really give a fuck?” he said shaking his head

Just at that moment, security rushed in and broke up the scene. They told Nick that he needed to leave. They took him out of the cafeteria. Another security escorted us to the nurse’s office.

            As I sat in the nurse’s office on the examination table with a bag of ice on my face, Cameron and Natalie sat in the chairs across from me.

“What did I get hit with?” I asked

“A lunch tray.” Cameron said

“That wasn’t nice.” I said trying to lighten the mood

At that moment my parents came in who it seems had been escorted out of their class. They were followed by principle Hawkins and a couple security guards.

“Oh my God. Hunny, are you okay?” my mother asked checking my battle wounds

“Yeah, mom.” I said in pain

“Who did this?” my dad asked in anger

“A young man named, Nick Johnston. He’s being held at the security guards office.” Said Principle Hawkins

“Why would he attack you kids?” my father asked

“That’s what I was hoping to find out myself.” Principle Hawkins said looking at Cameron and me

“He’s just a bully. There’s no real reason.” Cameron said

“I thought you two were friends, Mr. Harris.” Said the principle

“We were.” Cameron said in a low voice

“So something must have triggered this confrontation.” She said

“Hunny. What happened?” my mother asked

“Wait minute. Why weren’t there any security guards or staff in the cafeteria? They took way too long to get there to stop this.” Natalie interjected

“I’d like to know that as well, Mrs. Hawkins.” My dad said with frustration

“Well…it seems this was a planned attack. Mr. Johnston’s friends set up another altercation on the other side of the school during the time of the attack on your son and Mr. Harris. So the staff were tending to that matter.” Confessed Principle Hawkins

“To go through that much trouble to assault you guys like that. There better be a good reason.” My dad said

“Why would there be a good reason for this?” I snapped, “Dad…a kid attacked me…he attacked Cameron. There is never a good enough reason for this.”

“Joey, that’s not what I meant. It’s just; he must have felt some sort of reason to attack you.” My dad pleaded for an answer

Cameron and I locked eyes.

“Perhaps, it’s as Mr. Harris said, he’s just a bully. Unfortunately for Mr. Johnston, that was the last strike. He will be expelled from this school.” Principle Hawkins said showing my parents and the security guards to the door

“I’ll take it from here Joe and Marie.” She said to my parents, “Miss Harris. May I please have a word with your brother and Mr. Ramirez in private?”

“Yes, Principle Hawkins.” Said Natalie getting up from her seat and walking out

The principle closed the door behind Natalie. She stood between Cameron and I.

“I spoke with Nick before I came in here. He told me his side of the story.” She said

Cameron and I had a look of horror on our faces. We didn’t know what to say.

“To be honest, boys. His story, regardless of it being true or not, is not grounds for the assault he took on you two. There is no bullying tolerated in my school. I’ve always believed in non-discrimination against race, gender, age, disability or even sexual orientation.” She continued, “I expect you both to carry on your school activities as well behaved students.”

“Thank you Principle Hawkins.” We said

“In any other case, you both would be getting suspension for counteracting in this fight. But, as I see it...under these circumstances…it was self-defense.” She added, “Prepare yourself for a tough world boys. There are many Nick Johnston’s out there. But luckily this world is starting to evolve, which I fear Mr. Johnston still has a lot of doing.”

Principle Hawkins’s words of wisdom were powerful. She really opened up my mind of how people can adapt and learn to be okay with someone different. She left the room as Cameron and I sat in place staring at each other.

“What now?” I asked

“I’m not sure. The whole school knows.” Cameron said

“My parents aren’t going to be okay with this.” I admitted

“I don’t think mine will either.” He said

“So, should we just keep this private still?” I asked

“No.” he said

“What?”

“No. I’m not going to pretend my feelings for you aren’t real.” He said

“What happened in the cafeteria…that was practically the whole school. All those eyes were on me. I’m not sure if I can handle all of that.” I said

“It doesn’t matter. They’re going to look at you differently now anyways.” He said in anger

“Maybe…but it doesn’t mean we have to admit that Nick was right.” I said

“I can’t continue to discuss hiding.” He said standing up in frustration, “I mean, what about Prom? I was going to ask you.”

“You were?” I asked

“Yes!” he snapped

“Cameron. The school isn’t ready for this! I was considering going with…” I paused

“With who?!” he yelled

“Jasmine.” I said

“Are you fucking kidding me?” he shouted

“Well, with both of us there we could still be together…”

“Ha! Enjoy prom! I’m not going.” He said

He stormed out of the nurse’s office, leaving me there. I jumped off the table and chased him out of the nurse’s office down the empty hall of the main office. He walked out as I finally grabbed him.

“What are you saying?” I asked

“I’m falling for you!” he confessed

I let go of his shoulder. I was shocked.

“What?”

“Yeah. I’m falling for you, Joey. And this confused teen stuff is getting old.” He said

“Teen stuff?” I said hurt by the words

“Yeah. Just let me know when you are ready for something serious.” He said

Cameron walked through the quad with students swarming around. Some were staring at him, probably because his shirt was torn and his face was bloody…maybe because they just found out that he was gay. Maybe because they saw his anger and realized he just had a fight with his boyfriend…ex-boyfriend.

© 2015 Copyright J.M. Casas Jr. Royalty Novels / True Love Saga. All Rights Reserved.

TRUE LOVE [Chapter 8: The Bay View Window]

Second through fourth period was awkward. Cameron didn’t even acknowledge me once. During fifth period P.E., our coach had us run the mile. Natalie and I jogged the entire mile not even focused on trying to reach our best time. I confided in her.

“I think I fucked up.” I said

“What do you mean?” she asked

“With Cameron.”

“What happened?”

“Well, I’m pretty sure you are aware that Cameron and I…” I began

“Have the hots for each other? Yeah. You two were pretty obvious last night.” She snickered

“Well. I do like him. But he wants me to identify myself.” I said

“Um. Please elaborate.” She said looking in my direction

“We were almost caught kissing in the bathroom. Here at school. I was upset and your brother didn’t seem to mind.” I paused for a reaction, “So I told him that I want to keep my personal business private…”

She finally interjected, “What do you mean by your personal business?”

“I don’t know. Like stuff that doesn’t need to be shared with others.” I said

“Like you and Cameron?” she said with a cold tone

“No. That’s not what I mean…”

“Yes it is.” She cut me off

“Oh jeez. You don’t understand…” I tried to correct her

“I do understand.” She said stopping me in my tracks

We stood there as scattered students passed us trying their best to beat there time.

                   

“You are the one that doesn’t seem to understand, Joey. This is all new for you. I get it. But you need to stop lying to yourself. I wasn’t sure if you were straight or gay, but last night proved to me one thing when I saw you guys. It doesn’t matter what your orientation is. As long as you are happy. And you are so happy when you are with my brother.” She said looking into my eyes

I didn’t know what to say. I soaked in everything she was saying.

“Point is. Own the truth and be proud of yourself. Yes, your business should be private, but it doesn’t mean to hide who you are.” She said petting my upper arm in comfort

I looked down at my feet hiding my tear filled eyes. She was right. I was fighting this. I was holding back my happiness. Cameron makes me happy and I shouldn’t be ashamed of it. He needs to know this.

“Joey. You and Cameron were meant for each other. He’s been so happy ever since you two met. And now that you are exploring this with him, I see a change in you. Do you want to be happy or do you want to live a lie in pain?”

“I want Cameron.” I said in a low guttural voice, I felt a tear roll down my cheek

“Then go get him.” She said with a smile

I smiled back at her and turned around to run towards pool where Cameron was at water polo practice.

“You go girl!” Natalie shouted jokingly as I ran

I ran past the coach as he read my time, however I didn’t stop. I kept running down the hall passing the gym. I came up to the pool area, braking hard at the chest level chain link fence. I scanned the pool seeking Cameron. He wasn’t in there. Where the fuck could he be? One of his teammates was near by putting on his shoes after he finished his practice.

“Tobey. Have you seen Cameron?” I asked

“Oh yeah. He just went into the locker room.” He said nudging his head in the direction

“Thanks.” I said running off

I entered the locker room. I didn’t see anyone in there. I only heard a shower running. I walked around a walled corner and saw Cameron under the steamy stream of water. I stood there feet from him, taking in the beautiful image that he was. He turned around rinsing out his thick dark blonde hair. He finally noticed me standing there.

“Hey.” He said startled

I didn’t say anything. I walked into the tiled area of the showers. I slowly moved closer to him until I was under the shower with him. The water from the shower was warm as it soaked my hair and clothes. I leaned in and kissed him. His lips were so soft as they pressed against mine. His tongue inside my mouth exploring every part of it. His hands holding me. One hand on my waist and the other on my upper arm. I was holding him by the back of his neck pulling his head closer to mine with every kiss. I finally came up for air pulling back only a few centimeters.

“What does this mean?” he asked catching his breath

“I want to be with you.” I said

He smiled and began kissing me again. After a couple more minutes of passionate kissing. We broke apart smiling.

“You’re all wet.” He said looking down at my drenched clothes

“It’s okay.” I said smiling at him gazing into his eyes

The bell rang, signaling that fifth period was over.

“Go dry off.” He said pointing at his towel

I quickly grabbed it and took off my shirt, patting myself dry. I tossed him the towel as he wrapped it around his waist. I walked towards my locker as he headed towards his.

I smiled as I began to change out of my P.E. clothes. My coach walked in and saw me.

“Why are you all wet, Ramirez?” he asked noticing my hair and dripping shorts

“Oh, uhh…I…fell in the pool.” I lied

He just stared at me, unsure whether to believe me or not. He simply shook his head and walked into his office and closed the door.

            Natalie met me outside of the locker rooms as I waited for Cameron.

“So…” she said with a smile

I simply nodded and smiled.

“EEEEK!” she screeched jumping up and hugging me

“Shhh.” I said trying to hold back excitement myself

“So are you guy’s official?” she asked

“Yeah. I guess so.” I said

“He better say that.” Said Cameron walking out of the locker room wrapping his arm around my neck

“Oh, I wish I could catch a ride with you guys.” Natalie said bummed out that her mother was picking her up

“Why?” I asked laughing

“So I could hear how it all went down.” She said

“Oh…it’s one of those private things we talked about Nat.” I said smiling

“Oooh. Gotcha.” She said pointing both trigger fingers at us

Natalie walked off to the front of the school where miss Langley waited there for her. Cameron and I walked towards the student parking lot where we got in his car. It was his turn to drive.

“Want to come over?” he asked

“Sure.” I responded grabbing his hand holding onto it as we pulled out of the parking lot and drove off

            When we got to Cameron’s house, we noticed we were the first ones there. He called his mother to see where she was. She told him that she and Natalie went to do a little shopping.

“You know what that means?” Cameron said smiling at me

“Umm…lucky Natalie?” I said clueless

“No, you dork.” He laughed, “You and me get some alone time.” He said as we walked up to the front door

We entered and headed for his bedroom. He closed the door behind him locking it.

“Cameron.” I said nervously

“What.” He said taking off his shirt and pushing me on the bed

“Wait…” I said but he kissed me before I could say anything else

He took my shirt off kissing my neck, my chest and then he hovered over to the right and began licking, sucking and nibbling on my nipple. I squirmed in pain and…a little bit of pleasure.

“Cam.” I said breathless

“What is it, baby.” He said still kissing my body

“Wait….please.” I pleaded

He stopped and sat up still straddling me. I sat up; leaning perched up on my elbows.

“What’s wrong?” he asked

“I…uh” I stuttered, “I don’t want to do this so fast.” I said

“Do what? It’s just foreplay.” He said smiling

“I know, but foreplay leads into other stuff…” I said bashfully

“Baby, you can say sex.” He laughed

“I know. Sex. I just…”

“I won’t rush you into anything.” He smiled stroking my hair

“Well. It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s just. I’ve never…”

“That’s right. You’re a virgin.” He said

“Yeah.” I said ashamed

“No, no. Don’t be ashamed. I’m actually happy that it’ll be me.” He said

I chuckled. Cameron will be my first…time. Holy shit. I didn’t know what to do. I mean, I knew the basics of sex with a girl, but what the hell do I do with a guy?

“Have you ever? With a guy?” I asked him

“No. Never. So I’m kind of like a virgin too.” He admitted

“So, how does this work? I mean. What do we do?” I asked

“Well, I think it all takes care of itself when the time comes.” He laughed

“I just don’t want to be bad and…turn you off.” I said

“Well I’m just as nervous, baby. Besides, we don’t know when it’ll happen…”

“My birthday.” I cut him off

“What?” he said in shock

“For my birthday present…I want to have sex with you.” I said trying to sound confident

“Are you wanting to wait till then because of your age?” he asked

“No…kind of. Well. I’m not sure.” I confessed

“Okay.” He laughed, “Your birthday then.” He said kissing me gently on my lips

He got off my lap and unlocked his door. He walked towards his bay windows, opening them to let in the fresh breeze. His magnificent body was radiant in this lighting. His perfect upper torso, defined abs, muscular pecks and biceps. His back was beautiful, not to mention those sexy back dimples above his round plump ass. Although he still had on his jeans, his butt was so perfect that his jeans didn’t even stand a chance at hiding it. I stood up, still shirtless as well and walked towards him. I wrapped my arms around him from the back. One arm across his rippled abs and the other around his shoulder and chest.

“What are you looking at?” I asked

He pointed towards the direction of the beach.

“Is that the cliff we were at?” I asked

“Yeah.” He answered

Even though it was tiny from a distance, we could see the bright pink tree perched on the peak of the cliff that ran above the beach near Pirate Cove.

“I will never forget that day. We made a wish and so far, it seems like it’s been made a reality.” He said

“Forever.” I said kissing his shoulder blade

He clasped onto my hand with his, “Forever.” He smiled

“That should be a place we go to on occasion.” I suggested

“Yeah. I like that. How about…” he stopped, “no that’s cheesy.” He said

“Come on, you cheesy?” I laughed

“Okay, smart guy.” He chuckled at my jab as he tickled me

“Tell me.” I said with a smile

“Whenever we want to find each other, that’s where we will meet.” He said

“But we have cell phones…and GPS.” I joked

“Fine.” He snickered

“Okay, okay. It’s romantic. I like that idea.” I said finally

“I go there sometimes to be alone. Think. Meditate. Now it has another special meaning. Where we first made a promise to each other.” He said

            Cameron and I were doing some homework until my stomach growled in a statement of hunger.

“Wow.” Cameron laughed

“Sorry. I’m starving.” I admitted

“Let’s go get something to eat.” He said

“Our first date.” I laughed

“Hey…that’s not a bad idea.” He said

“What? No. I look terrible. I have to get all dressed up for our first official date.” I said

“Well I have clothes here. Come on.” He said dragging me to his closet

He pulled out some clothes for himself as I shuffled through his giant walk in closet full of clothes and shoes. I stopped as I saw a nice black collared shirt.

“That’s nice. Wear that.” He said taking it off the hanger

Luckily Cameron and I were pretty much the same size in clothes and shoes. I put on a pair of dark denim jeans and slipped on a new unworn pair of black Gucci shoes.

“These are nice!” I said looking at the shoes

“Luckily, you have a boyfriend who has a pair you can wear anytime you want.” He said kissing me on my cheek

Boyfriend. First time I heard that term used on my occasion. I had a boyfriend. It felt nice. I adored Cameron. I felt like this was going to be the beginning of something incredible. Cameron wore a light grey fitted sweater and jeans. He was wearing brown Prada shoes.

“Where the hell do you get all these nice clothes from?” I asked

“My mom kind of went crazy spending the money she got from her divorce settlement. My parents have always been kind of wealthy. I wasn’t going to say no to Gucci and Prada.” He laughed

After grooming ourselves to be more presentable, which took about an hour, I was on the brink of chewing my hand off I was so hungry. Cameron drove us to a Japanese cuisine restaurant in northern Depoe Bay. It was a beautiful dim lit venue that offered a sushi bar and Teppanyaki. We ordered teriyaki plates. I was so hungry that I ate everything. Upon leaving the restaurant, Cameron opened the passenger door to his car, letting me in. He ran around the car and got into the driver seat.

“Movie?” he asked

“Oh. Um. Yeah, I’m down for that.” I said

Our date was going great until we saw someone. While getting popcorn at the movies, we saw Nick and Stephanie at the concession stand further down.

“Hey, Bro. What’s up?” he said grabbing Cameron’s hand bringing him in for a “bro” hug

“Not much, just hanging out with Joey, here.” He said

“Oh.” Nick responded looking me up and down probably recognizing Cameron’s clothes on me

“What movie are you going to go see?” he asked Cameron

“Oh, that one comedy with Jennifer Aniston.” Cameron admitted

“Oh. Yeah, she’s fucking hot.” Nick said idiotically

“Yeah man…she is.” Cameron chuckled

There was a silence among the two. I can tell that Nick was upset about something. He finally spoke.

“Well, enjoy your movie man.” He said still not acknowledging me as he walked away with his girlfriend

Cameron could tell during the movie that I was tense. I was hoping Nick didn’t see us. Cameron lifted the arm rest between the seats in the dark movie theater and grabbed my hand and rested it on his lap, holding onto it. During the darkest screen moments, Cameron would lean in and sneak a kiss with me. After the movie ended, we headed towards my house so he could drop me off.

“Thank you for our wonderful date.” I said unbuckling myself

Cameron jumped out to open my door. We were near the outer part of the gravel driveway closer to the main road so my parents didn’t catch us.

“I’ll give you your clothes back tomorrow at school.” I said

“Hang onto them. Gives me just one more reason to come and see you.” He smiled

He grabbed me by my hips and pushed against me with his body. My back was against his car as he leaned in and kissed me passionately. His warm hands playing with my hair on the back of my head and caressing my neck.

As our kissing was getting steamier, we were spooked by a car on the main road that sped off into the dark. It was a red mustang with black rims.

“Who the hell was that?” I asked nervously

“FUCK!” Cameron snapped at himself

“What?!” I asked concerned

“He saw us.” Said Cameron beginning to pace

“Who did?!” now I was getting really nervous

“That was Nick’s car.” He replied

© 2015 Copyright J.M. Casas Jr. Royalty Novels / True Love Saga. All Rights Reserved.

TRUE LOVE [Chapter 7: Eyes Closed]

The final two days of camping were a little awkward for me. Cameron and I were still talking, but there was a kind of emptiness to his words. He didn’t glow like he used to before the night at the lake. I know he was hurt. Natalie could even tell that there was some sort of difference in the way we acted around each other. I just told her I wasn’t sure what was up with him. We all headed back to Depoe Bay where we were dropped off at Cameron and Natalie’s house. My Jeep was still parked next to the house where I left it. Cameron offered to help me load up my stuff in the Jeep.

“I was…uh…” I began

“What?” he froze in place

“Well. I was wondering if it was okay if I stayed the night here?” I asked with a smile

He didn’t react at first, but then he smiled, “Sure, I’m okay with that.”

“Okay.” I said as I followed him inside his home

As we walked in, there was a grand stair case that lead up to the second floor. In the center of the room on the ceiling was a large rustic chandelier. It wasn’t an extremely glitzy and glamourous home, but there was some expensive taste that was put into this home when it was built.

“Mom. Joey is going to stay the night!” Cameron shouted hoping his mother would hear

“You are?” Natalie came skipping out of the kitchen with a cookie

“Yeah.” I smiled

“Hey, where did you get those?!” Cameron asked

“Mom is baking cookies.” She said covering her mouth being lady like

“Come on.” Cameron looked at me smiling as we headed towards the kitchen

We walked into the kitchen to find miss Langley scraping the warm cookies onto a cooling rack. She had the technique down to a tee. Scrape, scoop up four cookies at a time, tilt and slide.

“Mom. Did you hear me?” he asked grabbing two cookies and handing me one

“Oh yeah sweetie. That’s more than okay.” She said with a smile looking at me

“Thank you miss Langley.” I smiled with a mouth full of cookie

We headed upstairs to the second floor. At the landing we made a right and headed down a hall with two doors. One was a bathroom, the other was a bedroom. Cameron’s bedroom was spacious. He had a queen size bed, a bay window overlooking the hillside with an ocean view. He had a desk with his school books laid out. A flat screen TV on the wall and posters of actors and singers decorating it. He jumped onto his bed laying back. I joined him by gently sitting on the edge of the bed.

“What do you wanna do?” Cameron asked staring up at the ceiling

“I’m not sure. Just kick back, relax, watch movies in bed? Uh…I mean…in your room?” I stuttered

“That sounds nice.” Cameron sat up smiling at me

He stood up and faced me, “Look. I’m so sorry about the way I’ve been acting. I’m just giving you your time and space.” He finally admitted

“I know you are. I’m sorry if this is hurting you. It was never my intentions to do that.” I said

“I know it wasn’t. I guess…” he paused

“What?” I asked curious

“I guess I was hoping it would be like a romantic movie, where everything just falls into place. But this isn’t a movie…is it?” he said

“No. I guess not.” I said looking down at my feet

“Well, it’s okay. Let’s not talk about it. I’ll go make some popcorn, steal a couple cookies and grab some movies. What kind of movies?” he asked

“Scary!” I said with excitement

“Scary it is.” He chuckled and left the room

While he was away, I stood up and looked at his wall decorations; photos of him and friends, achievement awards. But there was one photo that caught my eye. It was a photo of me. It was taped on his mirror bundled up next to a bunch of pictures of him and his friends. It was just me. I wasn’t even looking at the camera. He must have taken a candid photo of me walking around school or something. As I was leaning into the picture, Cameron arrived with a small plate of cookies and a bowl of popped popcorn and an arm full of movies.

“Hey. When did you take this?” I asked pointing at the picture

“Oh…um. That. This is embarrassing.” He said placing the food and movies on the desk, “I took that a week after that weekend we went to the beach. You were walking across the quad at school.” He said blushing

“Why didn’t you just ask me for a picture?” I asked

“I wasn’t sure if that would weird you out?” he said

“No. This kind of does,” I said pointing at the picture, “But not a picture you want of me posing.” I laughed

“Well, will you?” he asked digging in his desk for his camera

“Oh…I look like shit.” I said

“No you don’t…you never could look like shit.” He smiled

“Take one with me then.” I said

He looked at me with a crooked smile.

“Really?” he asked

“Yeah. Come on.” I said patting the bed to have him sit next to me.

He sat down right next to me and put one arm around my shoulders. I wrapped my arm around him as well. He stretched out his left arm with the camera. From the corner of my eye, I could see him turn to face me.

“Can I kiss your cheek?” he asked softly

I turned to face him. I nodded and looked back towards the camera. He slowly leaned in and placed his soft lips on my cheek. He snapped not one but two photos. The photos printed out on his Polaroid camera. We smiled once they developed before our eyes.

“They came out good.” I said

“They did. Here…take this one.” He said handing me the second copy

“Oh…thanks. But they’re your photos.” I said

“Yeah, but I want us to have something as a memory. Just in case you decide that you don’t…you know.” He said sounding a little sad again

“Cam…”I said looking at him not wanting him to feel sad

“Come on. Let’s watch this movie.” He said changing the subject

Cameron held up a DVD copy of Paranormal Activity. I hadn’t seen it…or any of those movies. I was too chicken shit to watch it. Well. I did say scary and he brought scary.

“Okay.” I said with a shaky voice

“Go ahead.” He said gesturing to the bed

“What?” I asked

“Well go get in.” he said flipping the light switch turning them off

I didn’t realize how late it was getting. The fire colored sky grew darker as the sun began to set. I climbed into the right side of the bed and under the blankets. His bed was extremely comfortable. The movie was beginning as he grabbed the cookies and popcorn from the desk and joined me in his bed. He got under the covers and his legs brushed against mine. He was warm.

As the movie began to get good, the scary parts were so terrifying to me that I kept jumping and almost knocking the popcorn out of Cameron’s hands. He kept laughing every time I jumped. I finally smacked his arm.

“Ouch.” He said laughing

“Don’t laugh at me.” I said smiling

“You’re so cute. I can’t believe you have never seen this.” He said

“This stuff scares me.” I admitted

“Well, don’t worry. You got me to protect you tonight. I won’t let anything happen to you.” He said smiling at me

I turned my face looking at him. We were so close because I had scooted closer to him at every scary moment. Our noses almost touched. His piercing blue eyes were locked on me. His lips were moist.

“Promise?” I asked

“I promise.” He said

At that moment. I don’t know what came over me. I leaned closer and pressed my lips on his. His hands released the popcorn bowl and ran up my arm, to my shoulder and then neck. His eyes were closed and I closed mine. His legs and thighs began to intertwine with mine under the covers. Our mouths opened consuming each other. His tongue inside my mouth…my tongue pushing against his and entering his mouth. With every smack of our kissing I bit down gently on his bottom lip, sucking it then releasing it and re-opening my mouth to take more of him in. Our bodies were pressed against one another as we sat up in his bed. I could feel his heavy breathing against my chest. Suddenly a quick knock and the swinging of the bedroom door opening split us apart and we jumped back almost to the edge of each side of the bed. Natalie walked in frozen in place.

“Uh. Did I interrupt something?” she smiled

“Natalie. What did I tell you about barging in?!” snapped Cameron

“Sorry. Thought you guys were just watching a movie.” She snickered
“Grow up. We are watching a movie. What do you want?!” Cameron snapped

I was too embarrassed to even look at Natalie. I kept my focus a downward.

“Mom said not to stay up too late.” She said

“I know!” Cameron shouted

“And, she said to take out the trash before it gets too late.”

“Okay!” He said trying to get her to leave

“Goodnight boys.” She laughed closing the door as she left

We looked at each other and laughed.

“Fuck that was close.” Cameron said

“It’s not like she doesn’t know.” I said

“Yeah, about me.” He said

“Yeah.” I said unsure if that was a jab

“I didn’t mean it that way. There isn’t any pressure. I’m really surprised by you. It was nice…really nice.” He said with a big smile on his face

I smiled and then asked, “Aren’t you going to take out the trash?”

“Oh…yeah…um. Maybe when I don’t have a boner.” He said lifting the sheet to reveal his tented shorts

I laughed and sat back against the headboard and began to eat some popcorn. After the movie, we decided to go to sleep.

            In the morning I woke up to the sound of the bedroom door opening. I lied in bed still. I squinted my eyes to appear to be asleep. It was Cameron as he entered the room with a towel wrapped around his waist. He stood in front of his closet and unwound the towel from his waist holding it in his hands drying off the rest of his body and hair. His perfect bubble butt looked even better in daylight. He turned to look if I was awake. I quickly shut my eyes again which felt like they were wide open. Through narrow slits in my eyes, I could see his figure coming towards me. His penis swung as he walked and just inches from my face as he leaned down and kissed me on my temple.

“Time to wake up, sleepy head.”  He said putting on underwear

I pretended to stretch out of my sleepiness and sat up. I ran my fingers through my hair trying to make myself look more presentable.

“Morning.” I said

“Morning.” He smiled back at me

After I got out of a bed, out of the shower and dressed, we headed towards school. I drove Cameron to school. I couldn’t take Natalie because she was still a minor and I wasn’t permitted to drive with minors. Natalie was dropped off by her mother. When we got to school, I felt like first period dragged on. Between Nick’s constant smart mouth and Natalie’s talking, I felt like I couldn’t focus on what I wanted to…which was Cameron. Once the bell rang, I got up and sprinted out of class. I walked towards my second period class when I noticed Cameron coming towards me.

“Come with me really quick.” He said shifting directions towards the boy’s bathroom

We walked inside and Cameron checked each stall. He walked towards me grabbed me violently by the shirt collar and shoved me into an empty stall. He closed the door behind us and he began kissing me. His hands were under my shirt caressing my back, some of it tickled. I reciprocated by grabbing his ass and pulling him closer to me. He kissed my neck passionately, my Adam’s apple and chin. We then heard someone walking into bathroom. I quickly stood on top of the toilet bowl seat as Cameron faced the stall door, making it appear as if one person was in the stall. We didn’t recognize the voices, but someone entered the stall next to us. Cameron looked through the crack of the door and saw two guys at the urinal and we could hear the third person next to us. After a couple of minutes, they finally left. We hurried out of the stall and pretended to be at the sink washing our hands.

“That was too close.” I said

“Yeah. Kind of exciting though.” He said

“No it wasn’t. I don’t want anybody knowing this.” I said

“What? Are you ashamed?” he asked

“No. That’s not…of what? Of being straight?” I asked stupidly

“Straight?!” Cameron looked at me shocked

“Whatever. Look…this is my private life and my business. We can’t be doing this where people will find out.” I said frustrated

Cameron looked directly at me, shifting his body in anger.

“So you want us to lie to everyone except each other?” he asked

“This is getting so complicated and it shouldn’t.” I said

“You’re right. It shouldn’t. But that’s something you have to deal with on your own.” He said walking out of the bathroom

© 2015 Copyright J.M. Casas Jr. Royalty Novels / True Love Saga. All Rights Reserved.

TRUE LOVE [Chapter 6: Camping]

The weeks dragged on as I counted down the days until the camping trip. During classes with Cameron we would talk about what he planned to do during the trip. He was excited to go hiking. Ick. I wasn’t much of a hiking type of person, sure I liked to run, but on a paved ground. Now that the weather was getting warmer, Cameron began his water polo practice with his teammates. I would go to the practices to watch and provide support. Cameron would glance over every now and again and smile at me.

“Enjoying the view fag?” asked a familiar voice behind the bleachers

I turned to see Nick and a couple of his jock buddies. They were in football gear, dirty and sweaty. Must have just finished practice.

“Go away Nick.” I said in a monotone voice

“Why don’t you go away? Quit gawking at the guys in bathing suits, hoping their dick pops out.” He laughed at his own remark

“Aren’t you late for your shower with the football team?” I turned and grinned

“What?!” he snapped walking around the corner to meet me on the bleachers

He got in my face, his sweat dripping on my backpack which sat next to my legs. A couple of students at the opposite end of the bleachers were staring wondering if a fight would break out.

“You got something to say pretty boy?!” he shoved my English book from my lap knocking it onto the ground

“HEY!” shouted a voice from the pool area

It was the water polo coach noticing Nick picking on me.

“Is there a problem?!” he shouted at us

“No sir.” Both Nick and I replied as Nick stood up straight and walked off the bleachers

Nick and his buddies were muttering hateful words as they walked away, I couldn’t really hear it too much, but I heard the words, fucker, faggot and bitch. “What a pleasant person.” I uttered to myself sarcastically.

After practice wrapped up, I met Cameron in the front of the locker room and raved about his practice. He smiled as we headed to my Jeep. I was his ride today. While we were driving home listening to music, the tunes were interrupted when Cameron turned it down.

“You know. You don’t have to wait for me outside the locker room. You can come in.” he said with a grin

“Oh…well…I don’t want to just be in there while you shower and change…that would be kind of weird.” I said somewhat uncomfortable

“I don’t mind. I’m not embarrassed.” He chuckled

“Oh…” I didn’t know what else to say

“I saw Nick by you on the bleachers. Was he being a dick again?” he asked

“Kind of. Nothing I can’t handle though.” I said

“He just doesn’t know when to lay off. Good thing school is almost over and hopefully we never have to see him again.” Cameron confessed

“You don’t want to see him either?” I asked

“No way. He’s changed. Just got really big headed the past couple of years.” He said

A few minutes of silence followed, but then I had the courage to ask him something I’ve been wanting to since the Sadie Hawkins dance.

“Cameron.” I said

“Yeah?” he said softly

“I have to ask you something, and you don’t have to answer it, but I just don’t know how to ask or if it’s even right to ask…” I began babbling

“Just ask.” He laughed

“That night at the dance, when Phillip and I were talking outside…he mentioned…”

“Oh yea.” Cameron said in a calm but somewhat disturbed tone

“Forget it. I shouldn’t have brought it up. I mean. It’s none of my business.” I said

“It isn’t?” he asked

“What?” I said confused

“I mean. I have nothing to hide…from you at least. We’re honest right?” Cameron said smiling at me

“Right.” I said confidently

“So ask me what you want to ask me.” He pushed

“Well…are you?” I asked

“Am I what?”

“Are you gay?” I asked

“Am I gay? Well, let’s put it this way. I’ve been on plenty of dates with girls. I lost my virginity to a girl when I was 16. I have never been on a date or romantically involved with a guy…”

“Okay, I get it.” I laughed, “You’re not…”

“Yes.” He said cutting me off

“What?” I said shocked taking my eyes off the road

“Joey! Driving!” He screamed gesturing with his hands to look at the road

“Sorry. Wait what? You are?” I asked

“I guess so. I mean…I’m attracted to guys. I’ve dated girls because that’s what I was brought up being taught. But…I’ve always been attracted to guys.” He admitted

“Does anyone know?” I asked

“Natalie.” He confessed, “And you.”

“Just us? Not even your parents?” I asked

“No way. They’re so out of the loop of what goes on in my personal life.”

“Oh.” I said still in shock by his confession

We drove in silence until we got to his mother’s house, pulling up to the circle driveway and parking next to the front door.

“Now let me ask you.” He said

“Oh…uh…okay? Ask me what?” I knew what was coming

“Are you gay?” he asked without hesitation

“Me? Oh…pfft. No. And not that there is anything wrong with it…I’m just…I’m not…no. I’m straight.” I said

“Really?” he asked cocking his head to the side

“Yeah. Really. I’ve had girlfriends.” I said

“Have you had sex with a girl?” he asked

“Uh…no. It hadn’t gotten that serious.” I said

“Interesting.” He said looking straight ahead

“What is?” I asked trying to figure out what he was after

“I could have sworn…you were gay.” He smiled looking right back into my eyes

“Oh. Sorry. No. I’m Joey. I mean gay. I MEAN STRAIGHT!” I corrected myself

Cameron laughed as I stumbled over my words.

“You know what I think?” he asked

“Um…no.” I said

“I think you aren’t sure.” He said getting out of my car, smiling and winking at me. He walked up the steps to his front door and walked inside.

            The day of the camping trip was here and I was excited. I drove to Cameron’s mother’s house where his dad was picking us up in his truck. Natalie and I sat outside as Cameron was collecting the last of his things.

“I’m so excited you are coming.” She said

“Cameron told me.” I changed the subject immediately

“Huh?” she replied confused

“He told me about…the gay thing.” I said

“Oh.” She said quietly

“I don’t mind. He’s still my friend.” I said reassuring

She didn’t respond. She just looked down and shook her head in disapproval.

“What’s wrong?” I asked

“He shouldn’t have told you.” She said

“Why?” I asked a little taken back

“Because…”

“Because why?!” I raised my voice

“Because he likes you, Joey. Can you not see that?!” she shouted back at me

My face and body stood still frozen in place as she got up in frustration to pace.

“What!” I finally jumped up

“Yes. Come on. Don’t act stupid. You know as well as I do. He really likes you. It pisses me off because I told him not to tell you. He would just get hurt.” She blurted out

“Why would he get hurt?” I asked

“Because he was hoping you were too. I told him by telling you…it could affect you both long term.” She said

We both became silent as Cameron walked out and just as he reached where we stood, his father pulled up.

“Hey kids!” said the tall man with peppered hair, good physique and natural tan. He stretched out his hand and took mine, “You must be Joey. The kids have told me all about you. So glad you could join us. I’m Tom Harris by the way.” He said

“Nice to meet you Mr. Harris” I said

From the passenger side, a tall thin beautiful woman stepped out. She had long black hair flowing in the wind, a tight light purple tank top and khaki shorts. Her skin was olive colored, green eyes and she must have been about ten year younger than Mr. Harris.

“Oh, this is my girlfriend, Janice.” He said introducing us.

“Hi” she responded, “Hey kids” she said looking at Natalie and Cameron.

There was noticeable dislike Natalie had for Janice. Cameron however didn’t mind. Another female voice came from behind us; it was miss Langley, Cameron and Natalie’s mother.

“Guys. Don’t forget the ice chest…” she said pointing inside the house

“Hi Diane.” Mr. Harris stood up waving at miss Langley

“Tom. Hi.” She waved back

“You remember Janice?” he said gesturing at her. Janice waved back as miss Langley returned the gesture.

“Have fun kids.” miss Langley said walking back into the house and slamming the door

“Well that was awkward”, I thought to myself. We loaded up the truck and finally hit the road. The truck was extended. Natalie, Cameron and I squeezed in the back. The drive was about two and a half hours until we finally reached our destination, Toketee Falls. After an hour of unloading and setting up camp, three tents and planning out the weekend, we all decided to go fishing. Mr. Harris brought along two canoes. Cameron and I loaded one into the lake while Natalie carried our fishing gear. Mr. Harris and Janice followed with their canoe.

“You guys fish in the center of the lake, Janice and I will go on the opposite side of the lake and see if we can catch anything.” He said

“Yeah, an STD from that skank.”  Natalie muttered

Cameron nudged her in the side. We got into the canoe and paddled towards the center. Natalie wore a life jacket. She really didn’t know how to swim. We cast our lines out and after about ten minutes, I was the first to get a bite. I reeled in my line to find a pretty big catfish.

“Nicely done Joe.” Natalie applauded

“You sure do got a big one.” Cameron laughed

We all laughed at his joke and he stopped immediately as he also got a bite. He reeled in his line to find a fresh water trout flapping about trying to unhinge itself from the hook. Natalie only caught one fish during that time. Cameron caught 4 total and I collected 2 smaller catfish along with my large catch. Mr. Harris and Janice came back with three catfish. The fish were really biting that day. After we ate lunch, we headed for our five mile hike. The scenery was beautiful, but it was extremely warm. By the time we came to our first rest stop, we were covered in sweat. I heard something at that moment between the heavy breathing.

“What is that?” I asked Cameron

“Toketee Falls. Wait till you see it. It’s beautiful.” He said wiping the sweat from his face

“It’s a waterfall that pours into a small gorge in the side of the mountain, overflowing causing a 2^nd waterfall into the lake.” Said Janice

“That sounds amazing. Can we go swimming?” I asked

“Of course.” Mr. Harris said

After another twenty minutes hiking we came upon the waterfall. It was a site. The mist from the waterfall was so refreshing on our faces. Mr. Harris took off his shirt and jumped into the lake. Janice followed.

“I’ll meet you guys under the waterfall.” Natalie said running off around the side of the lake.

There was a flat bed of rocks that the waterfall fell on which allowed people to stand on as the water poured on them. Cameron and I took off our shirts and jumped in the lake. It felt so amazing. The water was almost clear. As we swam towards the waterfall, we had just realized nobody was there. It was like our own private oasis. I lifted myself from the water onto the bedrock and helped Cameron up. Natalie was already there showering herself off.  It was stunning to see the water bouncing off of Cameron’s body. Everything felt like it was in slow motion. He stepped out from the waterfall and caught me staring at him.

“What’s wrong?” he asked

“Nothing.” I shook off my blank stare

“Well get your sexy self under that waterfall.” He said

I happily obliged. I scrubbed the dirt and sweat off my body with my hands. After feeling fully refreshed, the Harris clan and I collected our things and began our hike back down to basecamp. The trail back wasn’t as bad. The tree’s provided shade and the breeze was picking up.

            Later that evening, after eating another meal of fish, chips and beans, we got in our tents for bed. Natalie slept in her own near her dads. Mr. Harris and Janice had their own tent. Cameron and I shared one together.

“You mind if I sleep in my underwear?” he asked

“No. Not at all.” I said

It was still humid, so I understood why it would be more comfortable sleeping with less clothes on.

“Hey…Cameron.” I said as he took off his shirt, “Are there bears out here?”

“No.” he chuckled, “why you scared?”

“Honestly…a little. Never been camping before.” I admitted

“Oh. Well don’t worry. I’ll protect you.” He said laying down and turning off the lamp

Sometime in the middle of the night, I was woken out of my deep sleep. I didn’t even realize I had fallen asleep. I don’t remember the last thing I told Cameron before we knocked out. I just remember laughing quietly with Cameron.
“Hey. Come on.” Said Cameron as he shook me

“What’s going on? What time is it?” I asked rubbing my eyes

“Come with me.” He said unzipping my sleeping bag

I reluctantly got out of the sleeping bag and followed him out of the tent. We put on our shoes and he grabbed a flashlight from his bag next to the tent. I followed Cameron as he tiptoed in his underwear and sneakers passed his Dad’s tent. We headed into the woods towards the lake which was about 500 yards away. We walked towards a small dock and he took off his shoes. He placed them near the end of the dock and put the flashlight down.

“What’s wrong?” he asked looking at me

“What are we doing?” I asked confused

“Going for a swim.” He said

“I didn’t bring a towel. Besides its late.” I said really wanting to go to sleep

“Join me.” He said in a low and tempting voice

I kicked off my shoes and placed them next to his. I was facing him. He was facing me and his back was towards the lake as we stood on the dock. He turned around with his back towards me. His hands came up to his waist and his thumbs inserted into his underwear strap. He gently pulled them down, slowly. I couldn’t help but stare and take in everything I was seeing. His beautiful smooth ass glowed in the moonlight. Swimmers tan from all of those water polo practices. He stood back up and stepped out of his underwear, pushing them next to our shoes with his feet. He then turned back around and faced me. But my face was still looking down. There he was…in all his magnificent glory. Cameron…naked. From his abs down, his “v” shaped line guided me to his dark blonde trimmed pubic hair, which then met with a girthy surprise. He had a thick, perfect circumcised penis. It was almost as large as his flashlight.

“Your turn.” He said in a low voice

I snapped out of my trance and looked into his eyes. I noticed he was smiling.

“You go ahead. I think I’ll just wait for you here.” I said trying not to look downwards

“Want me to help you?” he asked

I took a big gulp of saliva. My nerves were kicking in and I almost felt like my body was beginning to shake.

“I might need some help.” I said not removing focus on his eyes

I felt his hands gently curl under the lining of my shirt at my waist. He lifted it off above my head as I raised my hands. After he tossed it onto the dock, without looking away from my gaze, he began to untie my short strings. He inserted his thumbs into my shorts and underwear. He slowly lowered them. I could feel my pubic hair becoming exposed. My ass was the first to come out of my underwear followed by penis. I felt my penis plunge upwards after my shorts and underwear were pulled down. I quickly covered it. Holy shit. I had an erection.

“Wow.” Cameron said looking down at my covered area

“Huh?” I said with a shaky voice

“Excited?” he chuckled

“It happens when I’m nervous.” I lied

“Hmm.” He said, knowing he didn’t believe me

He took a few steps towards the edge of the dock. His toes curled over it. He turned around and reached out.

“Take my hand.” He said

I didn’t want to move my hands from my erect penis.

“It’s okay. Don’t be nervous. And trust me. You have nothing to be ashamed of.” He said smiling over his shoulder

I walked towards him and released myself. I grabbed his hand and we stood side by side on the edge of the dock.

“Jump in on the count of three.” He said as he began to countdown, “One, two, THREE!” he shouted as we leaped into the lake. The water was still warm. I noticed Cameron hadn’t come back up for air. He then popped up right in front of me, scaring me. We floated there in the water, staring at each other in the moonlight.

“You’re beautiful.” He said to me

I looked down at the water which was only an inch or two from my chin. He reached up and grabbed my chin forcing me to look back up at him.

“I mean it.” He said

“Thank you.” I said, not knowing what else to say

“You have a nice ass too. And…you know what.” He said smiling

I smiled giving out a little chuckle.

“I really like you.” Cameron finally came out and confessed

“You do?” I quickly responded

“Yeah.” He said

“Why?” I asked

“The same reason I liked you as a friend. But also because…I know you like me too.” He said

“Cameron.” I began

“I know you do. And I think you know you do too.” He said

I felt his hands under the water grabbing me at the waist. His fingertips wrapped around me caressing my upper ass and lower back. I felt my erect penis poke something.

“Oh.” He said smiling

“Sorry!” I said embarrassed

“Don’t be.” He said laughing

“It has a mind of its own.” I admitted

“Let me make you happy.” He said

“You already do.” I replied honestly

“I mean…I’d like to date you.” He said

I wasn’t sure what to say. I wasn’t sure how I felt. If it was right to feel this way.

“I don’t know. I don’t think we should be this close.” I said unsure

“It feels right though.” He said

“I don’t know what to feel.” I said as we continued to float face to face in the lake

His arms still wrapped around my waist. I realized that we had somehow gotten closer, physically. My penis was pressed up against his groin and lower stomach. He was embracing me. I could feel his erection under me. He slowly began to lean in.

“I can’t.” I said pushing him away gently

I knew he was coming in to kiss me.

“Joey.” He pleaded

“I need time.” I said

He had slight disappointment in his face.

“Okay. I’ll give you time.” He said

I turned around and swam back to the dock. I climbed up the wooden ladder. He followed me out. His body glistened in the moonlight. He looked like a Greek god almost. His erection at full attention. He leaned down to get our clothes. He handed me mine as he put on his underwear over his wet body. I slipped on my shorts only as we walked without saying at word back to the tent. The entire night, we didn’t speak and finally fell asleep.


© 2015 Copyright J.M. Casas Jr. Royalty Novels / True Love Saga. All Rights Reserved.