Love is Always Write Anthology Volume 3

breathed.
    "Class is over, Cameron," Mrs. Madner said with a raised eyebrow. Suddenly, Cameron realized he had been daydreaming and was now the only one left in the calculus class room, aside from a confused looking Mrs. Madner. "Are you feeling ok? You seemed a bit... spacey today."
    "Just a bit tired," Cameron said with sigh as he gathered his books and folders to leave. "I'm sorry."
    "It's ok," She said with a smile. "Have a good weekend."
    "You too," Cameron said as he left the class room.
    "Oh my God," Cameron muttered to himself as he opened his locker to get his backpack. It was the end of the day and he was excited to once again pick up his clarinet and get a glimpse of his dream man, even if the reality of the situation wasn't nearly as good as his fantasy.
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    "Hey," Morgan said as Cameron entered the back room of the band suite to get his clarinet and to see Morgan again.
    "Hi," Cameron said with wide eyed shock before crossing his fingers behind his back and secretly wishing that this was indeed reality and not another fantasy.
    "How was your day?" Morgan said folding his hand casually on the neck of his guitar.
    "It was good," Cameron said with a smile and nod as he went to open his locker. "How was yours?"
    "It was fine. I've had a song stuck in my head all day so now I'm just trying to learn it."
    "Oh, what song?"
    " Gotta Be With You by Delly Jonarch," Morgan admitted.
    Smiling to himself, Cameron said, "I love that song."
    "It's pretty catchy and her voice is amazing," Morgan said with a smile.
    "I know," Cameron agreed. "Every time it comes on the radio I can't help but sing along. I'm nowhere near as good as she is but it's just so much fun to sing."
    "Quit lying," Morgan said with a teasing note in his voice. "I've heard you sing and you're pretty amazing."
    Blushing at the compliment, Cameron managed to say, "Thanks. You're an awesome guitar player you know."
    "Thanks," Morgan said with a smile that melted Cameron's heart and made him itch to kiss those curved lips. Turning back to his locker, Cameron took a deep breath as Morgan began playing his guitar again. "Hey, I'm playing at the Mocha Hut later if you want to stop by."
    "Sure," Cameron said in an eager tone that made him cringe at how obvious he was acting.
    "The owner's brother is a talent scout for Noisy Records and he's in town so..."
    "So, the more people that show up to see you perform the better it will look to him," Cameron finished for Morgan as his eyes dropped to the ground.
    "Well, yeah," Morgan agreed, sounding excited.
    "Sure," Cameron said with a smile resolving to look at the situation as an opportunity to ogle Morgan in a public setting without fear of getting caught in the act. "See you later."
    CHAPTER 2
    "Cam!" Suzie squealed the second he walked through the front door of the Mocha Hut. It was only a few minutes before Morgan was supposed to take the stage and the coffee shop was packed.
    "Hey, Suze," Cameron said giving his best friend a hug and taking the cup of coffee she offered him with a smile. "Thanks."
    "You're welcome," she said before taking a sip of her coffee. "This is my fourth!"
    "Hon," Cameron said with concern in his tone. Always the worrier, he said, "You're never going to sleep tonight, you know."
    "Probably not," Suzie said with a sigh. "I got here and you weren't here yet and you know how I am with crowds, they make me nervous."
    "I know," Cameron said looking for a place to sit down and smiling and waving to people as they caught his eye. "I made some calls to get more people here."
    "I figured. It's packed, standing room only," Suzie commented. "Why are you so late though? I would have thought you'd want to be here early, Mr. Punctuality."
    "My parents."
    "What now?" Suzie asked with a roll of her eyes.
    "They're hosting a cocktail party tonight and forgot to mention it."
    "Oh," Suzie said without a trace of surprise in her voice.
    "Yeah, so I can only stay for like one or two songs."
    "That bites," Suzie said with a frown.
    "Tell me about it!" Cameron said with a bit of a whine to his voice.
    "Well, let's go find your man so you can wish him luck or tell him to break a bone or whatever."
    "Suzie," Cameron said through his teeth glancing about at the crowd around them.
    "Oh no one is going to overhear or care in this crowd," Suzie said with an eye roll.
    With a sigh and a roll of his eyes, Cameron started looking about the room for the handsome guitar player. "There he is," he said spotting