Chapter 5
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Cam and I both had the day off work. We were going to have a date that afternoon. It was a warm summer day. I decided to take him to the beach. It would be romantic. I put on a swimsuit.
I bought him one. Hopefully these men's shorts were going to be his size. I was not sure. If they were not his size I could return, then and get another pair for him that would fit. I did get the shorts in the same color as my suite. Blue. A deep navy blue. Blue was one of my favorite colors.
I come wandering out in the living room where he was napping on the couch. I shake his shoulder gently. His eyes flutter open as he looks in my eyes. He soon takes notice of my bathing suite. He is smiling at me.
"Like what you see huh?" I tease him. He nods as he sits up on the couch.
"Indeed" he chuckles.
"I got you one" I tell him. I toss him the shorts.
"Oh no, I am not wearing one like that" he chuckles.
"Ninny. I got you a men's bathing suit. We can head down to the beach" I say. He grins.
"I would like that" he agrees.
"Go try that on" I order him.
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He gets up off the couch then heads to the bathroom. As I wait for him I lather up sunscreen on myself. I hated to get sunburns. I had to remind him to put this on or he would burn.
I doubted the man ever had a burn. He would not like them. I did not want to see him in any pain. He soon comes out of the bathroom. No shirt on. Damn he looked good in swim trunks. They fit perfect on him. I did like the color blue on him.
He turns around for me to get a pleasant view.
"How do I look?" he asks me.
"Great! I really think blue is your color" I mention to him.
He grins. "Really? Blue?" he says as he looks down at the shorts.
"I will tell you a secret. Blue is one of my favorite colors" I giggle.
"Then I like blue to" he tells me. I laugh.
"Make up your own mind babe. You do not have to like it just because I do" I say softly. "Hey Cam? Mind if you rub some of this sunscreen on my shoulders? It is hard to reach" I say as I hand in the bottle of sunscreen. "You better put this onto. The sun can burn you babe" I say to him.
I help show him how to rub the lotion into my back. I sit in front of him. He begins to rub the sunscreen on. I bite my lip. His fingers felt so damn good. They linger on my back as he gently rubs my shoulders. Then he rubs the middle of my back.
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"Cam?" I manage to say softly.
"Yes"
"I better get your back. Or we will never get to the beach" I tease him. He laughs.
"Alright" he agrees. He sits in front of me. God, he had a wonderful sexy body. I place sunscreen on the palms of my hands. I begin to rub his shoulders gently. Feeling every curve of his back. His muscular form. He was a perfect looking man. I could not utter a word out if I tried to.
"Jayla?" he asks me.
"Yes Cam?" I ask.
"Want to help rub my chest to seeing as you like to rub my back?" he jokes.
"Shut up" I laugh. I hand him the suntan lotion bottle. He rubs his chest. I have to look away. I kept gawking at him. "I better get us towels" I say nervously.
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Butterflies were flying around in me again. He had that effect on me. He knew it to. I rush to the bathroom. Grab two towels. Then head back in. He places a tank top over his head to wear to the beach.
I have a beach cover up on now. I grab us some bottles of Smart Water in the fridge to take along with us. And a few snacks. I grab a beach bag I had. I throw it all in there. I slide on my flip flops.
"Ready Cam?" I call out to him.
"Ready Jayla" he answers me.
He had his flip flops on. He holds my hand in his after I lock the door to our place. I smile as I glance shyly over at him. Having him take my hand like that. Made everything official for me.
I was his. He was mine. I wanted to trust in men again. I wanted to trust Cam. I wanted him to trust me. Could this really work for us? Were we really meant to be? It nearly felt like we were made for one another.
That was how this felt. I never wanted anything more as I wanted him. He completed my life. We do not say another word as we hold hands walking to the beach. I was lucky I did not live to far down from the beach. That it was walking distance.
We get there, and I lay out the beach towels for us to sit on. Cam was taking it all in. He loved it. I smile as he watches kids building a sandcastle near us. There were people swimming.
They were out surfing. He seemed to enjoy this. I was glad I took him here. I wondered if it would be safe to take Cameron for a swim. He would not know how to swim. He could drown. It might be to dangerous for him.
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"What is it Jayla?" he asks me.
"I was wanting to take you out in the waters. But you do not know how to swim out there yet. Maybe it is not a good idea" I worry.
"If you say it is not then I will not do it" he agrees.
"Cam do you want to swim? I mean I can try to teach you" I offer. "Then you can swim whenever you want to"
"Whatever you think is best" he says. I sigh.
"Cameron, do not just say things to please me baby. If you want to do them I want, you do. Got it? I will help you when you need me. But live life. This is your life Cameron" I point out. I keep thinking I never know how long he will be here with me. But he needed to really live life. See what life was all about. He would miss out. And it would be my own fault.
"I want to try. But not today" he says to me.
"How about this Cam. How about we wade in the water. Then later another day we can work on teaching you how to swim" I say to him. He nods.
He smiles. "Alright" he agrees.
We stand up. He helps me up off the towels. He takes my hand again. Then we rush to the waters. Running together to the lake. Laughing along the way. He stops and looks down at the water. He is shivering a bit.
"What is wrong?" I wonder.
"Cold!" he laughs. "A bit cold" he says to me. "I want out" he tells me.
"Alright" I agree. I take his hand. "Let's go for a walk" I say.
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We hold hands walking along the shore. Talking away about future plans. Being happy to be together.
We walk slowly just taking it all in. I never had a real date date to the beach like this. It was very old fashioned yet romantic. My grandparents used to have dates at the beach. I saw old photos of them together. They always looked like they were having a blast. Someone taps me on the shoulder.
"Hey there Frank!" I gush as I see an old pal of mine.
We hug. He used to date one of my friends. Frank Donner. Frank is grinning at me. He was a very good-looking guy. Not as handsome as my Cam. But a cutie. He had been cheating on my friend. I knew that much. I had not saw Frank in years.
"I knew that had to be you! How are things Jayla?" he asks me.
"Going real well. And you?" I ask him.
"Could be better. Single. Still since your friend dumped me" he mentions. "I miss her. Tell her to call me sometime"
"Will do. I never see her much these days. Sandy has been busy with her new man" I tell him. Last, I had heard she was engaged. I saw on f*******: anyway. Frank's face falls a little hearing that. "Look I am sorry things did not work out for you. She is engaged. I am sure there is someone perfect out there for you too Frank" I say to him gently. He nods.
"It was my own fault I f****d things up with her" he mutters.
"It kind of was" I agree.
"How are you? Seeing anyone?" he asks me.
"Frank, I am on a date now" I tell him. "This is my date Cameron" I tell him. Cameron shakes hands with Frank.
"Sorry hi there Cameron. Treat her well. She is a nice girl" Frank warns Cameron.
"I plan on it" Cameron answers him.
"Better go. Working out. Running on the beach. Nice talking to you both" Frank says then he bolts away running along the beach.
We begin to walk again. Only I notice this time around Cam does not reach for my hand. Not like he had to. But I liked it when he did. He made me feel special. Like I was really his girl. I wanted to be only his. I wondered what made him act this way now??
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"Cam?" I ask softly.
"Yea Jayla?" he asks me.
"I was wondering something. You held my hand every other time before. Why not now? Was it just because of Frank?" I ask him.
Cameron frowns at me. He shakes his head. "No, no that is not it. Sorry honey" he says to me then takes my hand in his. He was still quiet.
"Cameron what is it? I know something is bothering you" I say. "Please tell me"
"Nothing" he tells me. "Forget it" I stop him.
"You make me tell you when something is wrong. Like with Hilary. I know what it is. Cam, I have no feelings for that bozo back there. Got it? You have nothing to worry over" I tell him.
"You knew I was jealous?" he chuckles. I pull him in my arms.
"Cam!" I sigh as I hold him close. "I could tell"
He laughs. "I was a bit there. He just took you and held you like I do. I did not like that" he admits. "I knew other guys will want you. They will try to take you away from me. I don't want other girls. I want you" he says softly. He looks in my eyes. He smiles as he touches my cheek.
"I want you Cam. I do not want other guys. I want you" I vow. We smile at each other. "Only date me" I beg him.
He grins. "Only if you only date me" he teases. I giggle.
"Guess that makes it all more official. You are my boyfriend. I am your girl" I promise him.
"You are mine. My girlfriend" he declares. He kisses my lips. "You are officially mine"
"Officially" I giggle.
I feel weak in the knees as he kisses me again, making my heart sore with joy. I was losing my heart to him. He knew it. I knew it. There was no turning back. No holding back.
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