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Love From The Ashes
Chapter 10
Worthless
Cameron is
getting ready to call his parents to tell them about Jamie, and he is a little
worried about it. He didn't want them to
find out through some other means that would be disastrous for sure. He calls his parents without Jamie being
there, and that could be a big mistake.
Luckily, they answer right away instead of having to worry and stew over
waiting for them to call him back.
"Hi Cameron,
what's going on?"
It's his
sister, Sophie, on the phone.
"Are Mom and
Dad home? If they are, can you get
them?"
You could
hear Sophie set the phone done and walk away to get their parents. She is one of his favorite siblings. When he came out, she was right there at his
side and has remained there ever since.
The news that he needs to tell their parents isn't going to shatter her
world. He can hear voices, so he knows
that his parents are coming to the phone.
"Hi Cameron,
Sophie said that you wanted to talk to us?"
His mother
is on the phone, which makes this a little easier, but he is still nervous.
"How are you
and Dad doing? Mom, can you put the
phone on speakerphone?"
He thought
he would start easy with a light question.
"We're
good. How are you doing?"
She sounds
like she is in a good mood, which bodes well for his news. He is ready to jump into the statement that
he has to tell them. They didn't take too
well to him being gay, but they have gotten used to it. So now, will she freak out over the news that
he has a boyfriend?
***
Cameron
isn't sure how his parents are going to react to the news. After catching up a bit about the past week
or so, Cameron is caught off guard by his mom's next question.
"Cameron, Do you have a boyfriend?"
Honestly, he
is speechless. How did his mother guess
his social status?
"Yeah, I do
have a boyfriend, and he is amazing. His
name is Jamie."
They are at the
point where his parents could lose it.
"What type
of a guy has a name like Jamie?"
Course, his
dad is just joking. Course, it doesn't
change the fact that the comment was rude.
"What does
your boyfriend do for work?"
There is a
tiny bit of money in Cameron's family but not enough to consider them filthy
rich. It's enough to make snobbish,
which Cameron just doesn't get at all.
"Jamie is a
fire-fighter."
He can hear
the vile rising in his parents' throats.
They aren't cool with his boyfriend's job.
"So you are dating someone who could die on the job? He doesn't make much money, does he?"
Money has
never been an issue with him. Jamie is
so sweet, so handsome, and very compassionate.
He can't believe that they are judging his boyfriend. Cameron just wishes that he hadn't mentioned
Jamie to his parents.
***
From there,
the conversation takes a turn, and it's not cool.
"Are you
going back to school to get your veterinary degree?"
His dad asks
because he just doesn't like the fact that his son isn't making the best money
compared with what his dad is making, and he could be making so much more. Cameron's reason for not finishing the
veterinary degree was that it was too stressful. It was at the time that Cameron was more than
happy to get the vet tech degree and get right into doing what he loves. Sadly, to this day, his parents wish that he
would have stayed with his first-degree choice.
He's making money, helping people out, and helping animals out. He is making good money.
"I'm not
going back to school. I'm happy to be
doing what I'm doing."
His mom and
dad aren't happy with what their son just said.
Some of it comes from wanting their son to do better than they did, but
they sure don't seem to be doing it for the right reasons. What happens next floors him?
"You know,
you were stupid for breaking up with Cheyenne?"
Now, he's
hurt.
"You do
remember that I'm gay? I was dating
Cheyenne to hide from the world. I cared
about her, but I never loved her. I care
for Jamie, and I love..."
His dad
isn't happy at the moment and interrupts his son.
"At least
with Cheyenne, you were making goals.
What are you doing with him? At
least with Cheyenne, you could have tried for a baby. No matter how many you're with him, there
won't be any grandkids."
Cameron is
pretty angry at this point, and already he is ready to cry, but things will worsen. Cameron immediately defends his boyfriend.
"Jamie loves
me a whole lot more than your precious Cheyenne did. All she cared about was the day that you guys
died so that she could get her hands on your money because of me. Well, that plan didn't work out for her. Secondly, I am making goals with him. Jamie is stable; he's got his own house, his own
car, and doesn't have parents who only halfway accept him for who he is and
complain about what's in his wallet.
Dad, his name is Jamie, not "him.". Someday, we might have kids, and someday, you
might see those kids."
Cameron has
never talked this way to his father.
It's taxing. Emotionally, he is
drained, but it's not quite over yet; his mom is about to hurt her son. She isn't too happy with the way that Cameron
has spoken to them. Sophie, on the other
hand, is smiling on the inside. It's
about time that Cameron spoke up to his parents.
***
His parents
don't even discuss what his mom is about to say.
"Cameron, I
don't know what garbage this boy is putting into your head, but until you are
done with him and thinking a bit more clearly about what is truly important in
this life, you are not welcome in this house.
Please do not call us, do not invite us to your mockery of a
wedding. I can't believe that this man would
want to be your husband. You're nothing
but a mouse. You are completely worthless.
Leave him, Cameron!"
His mom
isn't too happy with Cameron, as you can tell.
Sophie tries to defend her brother.
"Mom..."
Sophie said as
their mother ended their call. Cameron
can only guess that they turned on her for attempting to stand up for him. He stands up and walks to his couch. He knew his mom and dad never truly accepted
him. Their love was unconditional as
long as you met their conditions. Tears
welled up in his eyes. All he could
think about was how his mom called him worthless. Indeed, he has some
value. I mean, James cares about him,
right? He knows Jamie loves him, and he
is quite possibly is the best thing to happen to him in a very long time. Why can't they see that?
***
Cameron is
beside himself at the moment. He's
crying, literally sobbing because his parents have revealed their true selves
to him and tore a hole in his chest where his heart used to be. He thought the spectacle was behind him. He felt pressured to be with Cheyenne and have
kids someday, but he wasn't happy with either situation. It was not healthy for her, for him, or kids,
IF he had any kids with him. Their
relationship was empty compared with the one that he has with his
boyfriend. One of the many things that
his parents got wrong was calling Jamie a boy; he is so not a boy. He is more of a man than any guy he knows,
well, with minor exceptions here and there.
Cameron feels completely unloved at the moment.
***
Cameron's
tears are still falling, and he can't help himself. I don't think many people would say that
Cameron is too emotional. I mean, how
would you feel if your parents talked to you the way that Cameron's parents
talked to him. He isn't feeling too
confident, but he needs to find a way to cheer himself up. He decides that what he needs is to be with
the man who makes everything okay.
Grabbing his cellphone, Cam calls Jamie hoping that he can talk.
"Cam, what
is going on?"
Cam does his
best to contain his tears and his sadness.
"My parents
told me...that I'm...worthless.
They...want...want...me to...break up with you.
I can't...call them...or come over...unless...I break
up...with you."
Jamie's
heart is broken. Is the next thing to
come out of Cameron's mouth going to be "Sorry, this is the end"?
If it is, Jamie can't blame him. He wouldn't want to lose him family over
someone. Still, he doesn't want to say
goodbye to what they have right now.
"So...are we
still a couple, or should I move on?"
Cameron
doesn't want to think about breaking up with Jamie.
"I'm
not...leaving you. Mom and Dad need...to get
over it."
Cameron's
words soothe Jamie. Jamie hates that his
boyfriend's parents wrecked their son's spirit, but he's glad that he is the
one that gets to build his boyfriend back up.
"Sounds like
what you need is your boyfriend to be by your side."
Jamie
invited himself over to the house with those words.
"I'll be
there in a few minutes, so hang tight."
Knowing that
his boyfriend is upset, Jamie grabs his keys and heads out for Cameron's
house. He wants nothing more than to see
Cameron happy. Cameron needs him as much
as Jamie needs Cam.
***
Cameron may
not have his parents anymore but, he does have his boyfriend, and his boyfriend
has him. Jamie knocks at the door, and
Cameron gets up to answer the door. With
the door open, Cameron immediately hugs Jamie.
"Jamie..., I...I
stood up to them."
Cameron
can't get over the fact that his boyfriend is here. It feels so good to have him in his
arms. Jamie hugs his boyfriend and kisses
him.
"We got this;
we got this, Cameron."
Jamie
whispers into this boyfriend's ear.
Hearing Jamie's words don't change what happened, but it does help to
soothe the pain. There isn't anything
that Jamie can do besides be here to strengthen Cameron.
"Babe, you
shouldn't' have had to stand up to them.
They should have been okay with you and me."
The words
are real, but for Cameron, they offer little solace. The embrace they are
sharing is helping more than any words could ever help. Cameron breaks the hug and sits down on the
couch, and is then joined by Jamie.
Cameron rests his head on Jamie's left shoulder and cries a little bit
more. His boyfriend sits there and lets
his boyfriend cry it out. Sometimes, a
guy just has to cry. It doesn't make one
weak to cry. A very loving mother taught Jamie that.
***
The question
is, what are they going to do from here on out?
Jamie already knows that Cameron is sticking with him, although it might
have been easier on Cameron if he had broken up with Jamie, if only because it
means keeping his parents happy.
"Have I told
you how brave you are, Babe?"
Jamie asks
his boyfriend. His man sits up and looks
at Jamie.
"You, you
think I'm brave?"
Those words
make Jamie smile, and his smile hits hard on Cam's heart.
"Damn
straight, I do, you not only stood up to your parents, but you picked me over
them, knowing what it meant for you to do that; yeah, I think you're brave."
Hearing
those words impact Cameron brings a smile to his face.
"I don't
understand why they can't just let me be happy and let me live my life."
Cameron
knows that his boyfriend is right, but it's still hard to sit here knowing that
his parents don't want him around anymore.
"I'll try to
relax with you, but my head is still wrestling over what my parents did to me."
Cameron
tells Jamie. Jamie can't ask for
anything else. Cameron is happy to stay
where he is at and let Jamie hold him.
***
Cameron isn't
feeling his best at the moment, and that is understandable. He's not physically sick; he's emotionally
drained. The struggle inside his head is
genuine right now. There isn't a part of
him that wants to walk away from his relationship with Jamie. You can see the emotional stress on his face,
and his boyfriend wants to make it all better.
"Come on; we
are going for a walk; no talking, just walking, and relaxing."
Jamie takes
his love's hand and helps him up from the couch, and together they head out to
go on their walk. True to his word,
Jamie is completely silent as they walk, and Cameron too. They've held hands for the entire 15 minutes
that they walked. Jamie paused on this part
of their walk and kissed his boyfriend. Typically, Cameron isn't too crazy
about pdas out of fear of being attacked. With Jamie, he feels safer, and it's
perfectly okay. He still feels a little
nervous even with Jamie being there, but he enjoyed the kiss. One thing is for sure; he is relaxed. They turn around and head home after their
long walk.
***
Back at
Cameron's house, the guys go back to relaxing.
The television is off, the place is quiet, and the two guys are resting
on the couch after their walk. Cameron
gets up after resting for ten minutes and gets a board game off of the shelf.
"Do you want
to play a game?"
Cameron asks
his boyfriend, who is quick to join his boyfriend in playing the game. They enjoy each other's company, and in the
end, it's Cameron who wins the game.
That being said,
Jamie promises his boyfriend that there will be a rematch. Their stomachs are starting to rumble.
"What do you
want for dinner?"
Cam asks
Jamie, who is busy checking his phone for messages. Jamie considers his options for what they can
have for dinner.
"How about
some stir fry?"
The guys get
busy chopping vegetables, cutting up the meat, frying up the food, and then
serving it up. Dinner was great, and
afterward, Jamie cleans up the table and lets Cameron rest. They love the meal and each other's company,
but in the end, Jamie has to head home.
***
The guys say
goodnight to each other, and then Jamie heads out to go home. As he gets into the car, Jamie worries about
his boyfriend. He wonders if he should
get out of the vehicle and return to his boyfriend. There is a pup at home who needs to be taken
care of, and she needs him to come home.
Still, it's not an easy decision for Jamie to make. As always, he keeps his promise, so he texts
Cameron.
"Hey Cam,
just wanted to let you know that I made it home."
A few seconds
later, a response shows up on Jamie's phone.
"Thanks for
texting; I'm glad you made it home."
It makes
Jamie happy to see the response.
"I'm going
to bed, Jamie."
Cameron
types into his message box and then clicks send.
"Same!"
Cameron goes
to sleep, and so does his boyfriend. Rest, however, doesn't come easy for
either Cameron or Jamie. Cameron's sleep
is filled with dreams of the conversation between his parents and him. Jamie is worried about his boyfriend and tosses
and turns. Cameron's brain doesn't stop
the dream for several hours, but eventually, it stops and finally sleep; good
sleep does come.
***
The next day, Cameron is at home doing some housework when
his phone goes off, and he answers it right away. It's Sophie, who has finally escaped the ears
and eyes of their parents. She is off
with her boyfriend, Noah. She knew that
she needed to call him before arriving back at home. Noah and Sophie both agreed that what her
parents did was wrong, and they would do anything to help her brother. They decided to be there and have his back should
he need them.
"Hey Cameron, Mom called me today. She wanted to make sure that I understood why
they said those things to you yesterday.
It was just a bunch of crap just like what they said yesterday."
They wanted him to know that they care about him. Cameron can't believe that his mom felt the
need to try and justify their words from yesterday.
"Did she show any remorse?"
To expect that from their mother is asking too much, she
doesn't apologize if she thinks that she is in the right, and in this case,
Mrs. Lockhart believes that they said the right things last night.
"We both know that she didn't show any remorse for her
words."
The thought still stirs up pain even a day later. Sophie didn't see her brother last night, so
she didn't know the pain on his face, and she didn't hear the pain in his face.
"I don't know how much it hurts, but Noah and I have your
back. We can't change what Mom and Dad
did and said, but we can cushion the blows."
Noah and Sophie will stand by Cameron, and they openly accept
Jamie.
"Thank you, Sophie! I
appreciate it. Tell Noah that I'm
thankful for his friendship."
It's a better day, and Cameron feels a little more relaxed.
"Bye, Sophie, thanks for calling!"
Sophie goes back to her boyfriend, and Cameron goes back to
relaxing.
***
A few hours
later, Cameron's brother-in-law, Braendan, calls
Cameron for the same reason Sophie had called him. Cameron wastes no time in answering his
brother-in-law's call.
"Breandan, you okay?"
It's a bit
ironic that Braendan is calling to see if Cam is
okay, and yet it's Cameron who is asking if his brother-in-law is okay.
"I'm
fine. How are you?"
Cameron
isn't going to lie.
"I'm better
today than I was yesterday."
Course, Braendan heard his mother-in-law speaking about Cameron,
and she was very blunt about the ordeal yesterday. Course, she painted herself in a pretty
picture and put all the blame upon Cameron's shoulders.
"I heard
about the mess from your mom. Chelsea is
out with the kids, so I thought I would call and let you know that we laughed
at her. She wanted us to keep you and
Jamie away from the kids because suddenly, she is afraid that they'll learn to
be gay from the two of you. We want our
kids to know you and Jamie, and my in-laws would have stopped that relationship
right in the tracks."
Cameron's
heart drops again. The thought of not
having Dan and Ava in his life scares him, and the fact that his mom and dad
wanted his sister and brother-in-law to keep the kids from him hurts."
"Thank you, Braendan!"
His
brother-in-law isn't about to lose Cameron because losing him would hurt the
kids, and that simply isn't happening.
The two guys say goodbye, and they go back to do what they were doing
before the phone call. Cameron is genuinely
grateful for his sister and brother-in-law.
***
Cameron
decides that he needs to call Jamie and tell him about the last two phone
calls. Grabbing his phone, he calls his
boyfriend. Jamie answers the phone,
eager to talk to his boyfriend.
"Hi, Babe,
What's up?"
He wants
nothing more than to share the phone calls with him.
"I had a
couple of interesting phone calls earlier."
Jamie
wonders what was so interesting about those calls.
"My sister,
Sophie, called me and she told me that her boyfriend and her have our
backs. It made me so happy to hear from
her. A couple of hours later, my
brother-in-law called me and told me that my mom called the house and tried to
get them to keep the kid's away from me in hopes that would cause me to give up
on you, but she didn't plan on Chelsea and Braendan
laughing at her. They had no intentions
of turning their backs on us, and that made me so happy. I felt like I had to share the news with
you."
Jamie is
amazed by the news from Cameron. Having
that support from his sisters and their significant others is a beautiful
thing, and it's important to Cameron to have that support.
"I take it
that we don't have to hide ourselves away from their eyes, huh?"
The vet tech
is happy to respond.
"Yeah, we can be ourselves around them, which is better than
having to hide away from them? I couldn't
stand having to hide our sexuality and our love from their eyes. It's no way to live and love."
Jaime agrees wholeheartedly with Cameron's words.
"Do you want to stop by after a little while? Maybe we can
have a night of home-made pizzas and a movie?"
Jamie offers, and of course, Cameron is up to coming over for
a few hours. It would be great to spend
a few hours with Jamie.
"Sure, I would love to hang out."
Jamie walks to his fridge and realizes that he needs to go
shopping.
"Hey Cam, I need to run to the store. I'll call you when I get home. I'll see you then, okay?"
Cameron still gets butterflies at the thought of spending
time with Jamie.
"Okay, I will see in a few."
Jamie can hear a hint of excitement in his boyfriend's voice.
"Okay, I love you, Cameron."
Those words make Cameron light up inside. Maybe it's the newness of their relationship,
or perhaps it's something that he'll always feel. Cameron is hoping that it's something that
he'll always feel.
"Bye Jamie, I love you too."
With their goodbyes said, the boyfriends hang up with each other.
***
Not even ten minutes later, Cameron sees a number come across
his phone screen that he wants to ignore.
It's his dad calling, but a part of him is hoping that his dad is
calling to say that he is sorry for his words.
If Cameron's mom I stubborn, then his dad is that true master of
stubbornness. Still, something makes him
answer it even though he knows it will probably set his tearing flowing
again.
"Dad, did you want something?"
His dad did want something, and it isn't a good thing. His
dad wants to see if their words from yesterday impacted their son.
"I wanted to see if your sisters called you?"
Cameron chuckles to himself.
"Yeah, they did."
His dad smiles, thinking that they've finally crushed him.
"So I take it you dumped the
fire-fighter?"
His dad isn't going to get what he wanted. He figured that his son would dump this boy
that he is dating rather than lose out on his sisters and his niece and
nephew. Instead of the tears that he was
expecting, they just made Cameron angry.
"You know, I thought I made it very that I wasn't
breaking up with Jamie."
It would be so much better if they would just go away and
leave him and Jamie alone.
"You did say that you wouldn't break up with him, but I was
hoping you would be smart and drop him.
You should know that Chelsea decided that you shouldn't be allowed to
see the kids while you continue to see that time waster."
He wonders if Chelsea told his sperm donor that Chelsea and Braendan told him that wasn't going to be happening.
"Dad, I might be upset, but truth be told. You don't get to decide that. Now, if you can't talk nice to me, then I am
going to hang up. Better yet, I'll hang
up."
With just a finger on the end icon, the phone goes silent. No one is going to tell him that he has to
break up with Jamie. His dad may have
meant to upset his son, but he failed.
Cameron would love to tell his dad off in defense of his boyfriend. He hates the idea that they are trying to
force him into dropping Jamie.
***
After a short phone call from Jamie, Cameron is out the door
and headed to Jamie. Cameron is knocking
on the door, and he can hear Princess barking in response to the sound of his
car, or at least that is what Cameron thinks is the cause of her barking. Jamie opens the door, and he's wearing a
shirt that looks like another layer of skin on top of his own. Cameron can see each muscle through the
shirt, and it makes him want to cuddle with the handsome man in front of
him.
"Are you going to come inside or stare at me?"
Jamie asks with a chuckle.
Cameron says nothing. He may not
have said anything, but he does do something.
He kisses his boyfriend, and then he steps inside.
"So if I want a kiss, I should wear
skin-tight shirts more often, huh?"
Now, it's Cameron's turn to chuckle.
"All you have to do is ask."
Cameron winked at him and walked right past him. Princess wastes no time in getting attention
from her friend.
"Hey girl, I've missed you, puppy."
Cameron tells Princess, who is busy wagging her tail and
trying to get some licks in; as quickly as possible. Jamie quietly watches the puppy greeting his
boyfriend.
"Princess, I want some attention too."
She paused from greeting Cameron and looks up at her
daddy. Her wagging slowed but only
enough for her to realize that Jamie wasn't getting up to play with her. Her pause gave Cameron enough time to sit
down. Jamie sits next to Cameron and
smiles.
"So um...can I have a kiss?"
Jamie asks, just like Cameron suggested at the door. Cameron turns and looks at him.
"Sure, but only because you asked."
The couples kiss for a brief second before they embrace and
cuddle. They cuddle, and soon they start
to discuss the events of the day. Jamie
wants so badly to shelter his baby from the hate. The funny thing is, Cameron already feels
sheltered. They stay like this for over
a half-hour, occasionally changing their position to remain comfortable. The two boyfriends might have remained in
that position except that Jamie's and Cameron's stomachs begin to talk.
***
Hunger forces them up from the couch and into the bathroom to
wash their hands. On the dining room
table, Jamie has placed all the ingredients for two large pizzas. There is mozzarella cheese, Italian sausage
that has already been fried, onions, green peppers, pepperoni, and pizza sauce.
"If you want anything else, there is ham and pineapple in the
fridge. I wasn't sure what else you
might want, so I got a little bit of everything."
Cameron could eat just about anything right now. He didn't even wait for Jamie to start making
his pizza before he starts making a pizza.
It doesn't take them long for the pizzas to get their toppings on them.
"Let's get them cooking.":
Jamie says as he lays down aluminum foil on the pizza
pan. Cameron presets the oven, and his
boyfriend places the pizzas in the oven once it beeps, letting them know that
the preheating has finished up. While
the pizzas are cooking, Jamie starts putting the food away while Cameron sets
up the sinks to wash the dishes. He
gathers up all the utensils, empty bowls, sharp knives, the cutting board, and
the pan that was used to fry up the sausage. As he starts washing the dishes,
Jamie takes his hand and drags him back into the living room, where Jamie puts
in a movie. It's a romantic comedy, but
they don't finish the whole thing before the timer goes off, signaling that the
pizzas are done. Jamie grabs his pizza
cutter and proceeds to cut the pizzas into pieces. Jamie looks at the two pizzas and wonders if
he made a mistake making two pizzas, but then he figures that they can have
pizza later in the day, or Cameron can take some home with him when he
leaves. While Jamie is cutting the
pizza, Cameron sets the table, and soon, they are eating. When they are done eating, they return to the
living room to finish the movie. Once
the movie is over, they sit back and enjoy their little cuddling session.
***
Cameron and Jamie are cuddling on the couch when Cameron's
phone rings. It's Mark from the
office. He doesn't particularly like
this guy, but it might be important, so Cameron answers it. Mark doesn't care for Jamie, and Jamie
doesn't like him either. It's all good.
"Mark, is there a problem at the clinic?
Mark is hoping to make something come from this phone call.
"No, but you might have a problem."
Cameron rolls his eyes.
"Exactly; what would my problem be?"
He can't believe that Mark has the nerve to call him.
"Well, from what your dad said, your problem is that muscle
head you keep by your side. Your dad
thinks that you should be fired. I mean,
he might tell a pretty good lie if he thought that he needed to say."
Mark's dumb ass thinks he's going to get Cam fired for dating
Jamie.
"Well, that comment could be taken to mean that you agree
with him. I would say that you might be trying to get me
fired. Don't worry, I have a meeting
with Courtney and William tomorrow, and I will bring up your concerns and some
of my concerns, too, like people from work sticking their nose into my
business. So, I'm pretty sure that
someone will be in touch with you about talking to my dad about getting me
fired, as well sticking your nose into my relationship, which has nothing to do
with work. Yeah, I think I can handle
that tomorrow, so don't worry, your pretty, little heart."
Mark knows that when Cameron gets a head of steam, he has no
problem speaking up and becoming someone's bad news.
"Whoa there, tiger, I am just telling you what your said told
me to say."
Cameron could care less what Mark was told to say.
"Mark, maybe you should have kept your mouth shut and not
wasted your time calling me."
Just then, Jamie grabbed the phone from Cam.
"Is this that ass from the party?"
Jamie isn't about to let some jerk try to push their way on
his man.
"You have no idea who the hell I am."
Mark tries to intimidate Jamie, but he fails in his
attempt. Jamie has heard that comment
from other people, and the people who use them tend to be arrogant asses.
"Oh, I know who you are. You're the arrogant prick that tried butting
in on my relationship with Cameron at the clinic's party. Do me a favor get your own relationship."
Mark would have his relationship if Cameron did not see Jamie
that fateful night.
`It's okay, pretty boy; eventually, your true self will show
through, and Cameron will see that I am twice the man that you are. If his parents have their way, you won't be
so cocky.'
"You should just break up with him so the better man can take
care of him."
Now he's done it, Mark's arrogance is going to work against
him.
"You know, you are either stupid or blind to your own
flaws. You aren't better than me. Cam is with the better man."
Cameron doesn't like that Jamie felt like he needed to step
in and defend him. He's afraid that Mark
will see this as a sign that he can't fight his own battles; however, Cameron
is perfectly willing to give Mark the fight of his life if need be. Cameron didn't come over to Jamie's house to
argue with Mark. He takes the phone away
from Jamie and then promptly ends the call.
"Don't sweat the small-minded idiots, now kiss me, Jamie."
Cameron usually isn't so forward, but he's hoping that the
kiss will help take the sting of speaking with Mark away. Jamie doesn't need to be asked twice to kiss
Cam, so he promptly kisses his boyfriend.
***
Cameron isn't about to let that phone call bother him or
Jamie. He turns off his phone and puts
it in his pocket.
"Babe, turn off your phone, and let's take Princess for a
walk."
Jamie turns off the phone and then grabs Princess's leash and
the poop bags.
"Princess!"
Jamie calls the pup, who walks out of the kitchen and then
looks right up at her owner. Jamie
doesn't even need to say anything about going for a walk. She knows when Jamie holds her leash that it
means that it's time for a walk. Jamie
clips the leash onto her collar and then grabs his keys.
"Ready?"
Her tails wags a little quicker as
the guys stand up. They head for the
door. Jamie opens the door and passes
the leash to Cameron, who walks down the stairs. Cam's boyfriend locks up the house and then
joins his boyfriend and his pup on the lawn.
They stay in the yard long enough for Princess to do her thing, and then
Jamie climbs up the mess. They head out
and relax. The guys need a chance to
breathe, and the walk is providing just that opportunity. It is exactly what they need. The combination of walking, fresh air, and
physical contact seems to do the job.
When they arrive back at Jamie's, Princess and Cameron spend some time
playing while Jamie showers. When Jamie
emerges from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, Cameron about
dies. Jamie looks at Cameron with a
serious expression on his face.
"Are you staying the night or going home?"
Jamie would love to share his bed with Cameron, but Cam works
tomorrow. With Jamie, there is too much
temptation, so he declines Jamie's offer.
He gives Jamie one hell of a kiss, and then he says goodbye and walks
out the door. He gets into the car and
heads out. The car ride is quiet. At home, Cameron showers and goes to
bed.
***
It may have been better to stay the night—Cameron's fast
asleep when his mind opens up a dream or is a nightmare. The dream begins with a house burning and the
acrid smell of smoke hanging in the air as black smoke billows into the air. Cameron can't see himself in the dream, but
it seems that he is just an observer.
Several emergency vehicles arrive on the scene, and one of them has
Jamie in it. His view shifts to Jamie as
if a drone were following his boyfriend.
He's carrying a water hose in what seems to be mere seconds he unleashes
a torrent of water into the flames. A
little while later, Cameron can see Jamie entering the still-burning house, his
hose still spraying water into the burning abode. Luckily, everyone is out of the house, and
all the pets are accounted for, so all is good.
This would be the point where the spine-tingling music would begin to
play if this were a horror flick—Jamie ventures further into the house. Jamie is unaware that something terrible is
about to happen. As Cameron watches, a
beam from the ceiling comes crashing down and barely misses Jamie, but it was
enough to startle the firefighter. He turns
and sprays the beam; Jamie doesn't see what is happening in the back of him,
but Cameron can, and because it's a dream, Cameron can do nothing but
watch. The cans in the burning pantry
begin to explode as the water inside them begins to boil, and the steam builds
up inside them. Jamie is used to those
sounds, but Cameron isn't, and still, the eerie music continues to play, but
it's louder. Jamie is trying to hold his
attention on the job at hand, but he's slightly distracted by the sounds coming
out of the kitchen. With the dark smoke
billowing around him, he manages to misstep, and Cameron can see and hear the
bone snap in Jamie's leg. Jamie cries
out in pain, and luckily someone on the radio hears him and two other
firefighters come to rescue their friend and fellow firefighter. Before they can reach him, the portion of the ceiling that Jamie
is standing under gives way. The debris
hits Jamie's body, and some injuries send Jamie to the floor. He won't be able to walk out by himself. The guys who came in to assist Jamie spray
down the area, and then they help Jamie make it out of the house safely. Sadly, Cameron wakes up before the injured
Jamie can be looked over and treated before going to the hospital. Cameron woke up frightened by the scenes in
his dream. Tears are once again
streaming down his face, and worst of all, he is alone. Cameron grabs his phone and calls Jamie. He wouldn't usually call Jamie this early in
the morning if he felt it wasn't necessary. Jamie would usually ignore calls
coming in at this time of the night; in fact, the phone wouldn't put the call
through. Only his family and Cameron are
allowed to disturb his sleep when he's home.
Jamie immediately picks up the phone.
"Cameron, what's going on?
Are you okay?"
Cameron tries to catch his breath.
"Cameron, talk to me."
Jamie is beginning to worry about his boyfriend. Suddenly, Cameron finds his voice.
"I...I...saw you. You
were...in a fire...and...the ceiling...came down.
It hit you, you went down, and I thought you were dead. I just...I just needed to hear your voice to
make...to make sure that you were okay.
I'm sorry for waking you up, but I...I...had to know."
Jamie feels terrible for his boyfriend. He knows how frightening a nightmare can be,
but what Cameron needs to hear is that Jamie is okay.
"Babe, I'm fine. I'm
fine, do you need me to come get you...no, I am coming
over, so open the door when I get there.
I'll be there in ten minutes."
Cameron didn't mean for Jamie to leave his house.
"Okay...okay!"
Cameron gets up and heads for the front door. He unlocks the door and then quietly sits in
the living room to wait for his boyfriend.
It seems to take forever for Jaimie to arrive at the house. Jamie walks right into the house and then
locks it right behind him. When Cameron sees Jamie, all the emotions that
Cameron felt from the dream came out again; the tears are streaming down his
face. Jamie walks to Cameron, who stands
up and immediately embraces his boyfriend.
"It's okay, Cam. It's
okay. I'm here, and I'm okay."
A part of Cameron wants to strip Jamie down and make sure
that he's free from injuries. He quietly
sniffs Jamie, and he doesn't smell any smoke coming off his boyfriend's clothes,
and it helps him relax.
"Come on, Cameron, let's go to bed."
Cameron walks towards his bedroom, and Jamie follows close
behind him. Jamie wants to cuddle up
next to his man and holds him. Jamie
strips down to his underwear and climbs into bed next to him in the bed. Jamie runs his fingers through his
boyfriend's hair.
"I'm okay, Cameron. I
love you, Babe. I love you."
Cameron smiles, and soon the guys are sound asleep.
***
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