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“They are sweet together. And she doesn’t. She likes everyone she meets.” Cameron hummed and stepped up onto the porch, looking down at Ava. “Alright. So… see you later, then. Do you wanna meet up here?”
“They are sweet together. And she doesn’t. She likes everyone she meets.” Cameron hummed and stepped up onto the porch, looking down at Ava. “Alright. So… see you later, then. Do you wanna meet up here?”
Ava nods her head. "Meeting up here sounds good." She agrees with a slight smile. "Kreja should sleep the entire time but let me know if he's any trouble," She tells him, hoping that her crazy dog will behave.
“Oh, he’ll be fine,” Cameron assured gently. “Lily will keep him in check, even from her massage pad.” He started to trot inside, wondering what he should wear. He would probably go pretty casual, since she knows him pretty well.
Ava chuckles before following him inside, casting Kreja and Lily one more glance. “I’ll see you later.” She says before heading out of the house through the front door. It’s about a fifteen minute walk back to her hotel so she should pick up the pace a little.
Cameron practically jumped up the steps in his haste to make it to his shower. He nosed through his clothes curiously, taking out a not-ratty pair of jeans that were pressed and brand new, a belt, and a neat black v-neck. He tossed them on his bed and took a shower, also deciding to shave and toss up his hair a little.
Ava makes it back to the hotel and heads up to her room. After taking a quick shower, she gets dressed in a pair of fitted dark wash jeans, a blue v-neck shirt, and a pair of heels. Her hair is curled and left down with a few strands pulled back. She then puts on a pair of simple blue earrings, a silver bracelet, and a silver bird in flight necklace. An alert from her phone lets her know that it's time for her to check in with her father.
Cameron ran his fingers over his smooth face, glowering at his reflection in the mirror. Something didn’t look right. Maybe it was the fact he just looked tired. He couldn’t quite help that, but he just rubbed water into his face and wiped off anything that might’ve been on his face. He got dressed and slipped on a pair of shoes that weren’t beaten down, trotting downstairs after applying deodorant. He didn’t need to get too fancy for her. Ava probably wouldn’t appreciate cologne. He wasn’t even sure he had any.
“I’m fine. No, I won’t be coming home early. I’m actually about to meet with someone.” Ava is doing her best to wrap up the conversation with her father so she can get going. “Yeah, yeah, I know. Bye.” With a relieved sigh, she tucks her phone away. She glances at the clock and nods. It’s time to go. She grabs her leather jacket and tugs it on before heading out of the door.
Cameron sat near the dogs with a soft sigh, glancing down at them with a warm smile. The massage pad had stopped after the thirty minute mark, and it was just the dogs sharing each other’s warmth. He was half-tempted to bring them inside but he was afraid of disturbing and riling up Kreja. Deciding it was best to move them before it got cold, he stood and slowly and gently picked up Lily on her pad. Lily stirred a little and rose her head against his chest as she was supported, Camern gently nudging the other dog with a foot.
“Come on, Kreja, we’re going inside.”
Kreja lifts his head and huffs at Cameron, not happy about being woken up. With a yawn, he stands up and stretches. He wags his tail and trots inside.
Ava exits the hotel and walks down the street to head to Cameron’s house. The sun is starting to set and it’s starting to get a little cooler outside. She shivers a little and wraps her jacket closer around her body.
Cameron shifted his large dog in his strong arms, smiling at Kreja and bobbing after Kreja. He walked upstairs and slowly laid Lily down on the bed, carefully taking the pad from under her and gently kissing her nose.
“You’re a princess, my puppy. You get some sleep with Kreja okay?”
Lily’s mouth popped open into a smile, and she gave Cameron’s cheek a kiss. He chuckled and gently stroked her ears.
“Thanks Lily girl. I’ll be home… eventually.”
Kreja trots after Cameron, clearly excited to be back here. Once they’re in the bedroom, he leaps up onto the bed and curls up next to Lily with a happy sigh.
Ava approaches the door and knocks. When she hears the familiar sound of Kreja barking, she can’t help but crack a smile. That crazy dog has always had an issue with these types of things.
Lily’s tail thumped but she didn’t stand to go investigate the sound. Cameron finished wrapping her up again in a blanket, but this time inviting Kreja to share with her once he calmed down.
Cameron also called for Ava to enter with his loud, bellowing voice. Hopefully she’d hear it and assume he was upstairs.
Kreja barks several times when he hears someone knocking on the door. He only shuts up when invited to snuggle up under the blanket. With a doggy smile, he accepts the offer and cuddles up right next to Lily.
Ava opens the door and steps inside when she hears Cameron’s shout. A quick glance around tell her that he’s not down here. She heads upstairs and ends up finding him wrapping a blanket around the dogs.
Cameron hummed and tucked it securely under Kreja, glancing up over his shoulder with a slight grin.
“Hey, I’m almost done here. Just making sure these two are comfortable before we go. I don’t want Kreja getting Lily excited.” He chuckled and gently booped Kreja’s nose and kissed Lily’s. He straightened up and meandered over to Ava running a hand through his hair.
“You look great!”
Ava steps forward and looks down at the dogs, smiling slightly. “You two are so sweet,” She murmurs softly. Seeing the dogs curled up like that under the blanket is an adorable sight. “Thanks!” She turns her attention back to Cameron. “So do you. I can’t believe you actually managed to tame your hair.”
Lily’s tail thumped at the sight of Ava and she set her head down next to Kreja’s, yawning slowly.
“You’re welcome. Thanks, it took forever. It might puff back up soon.” He chuckled and grabbed his wallet from his nightstand. “Ready to go?”
Kreja nuzzles Lily’s cheek affectionately, his tail thumping lazily against the bed. With a yawn, he sets his head down.
Ava presses a light kiss to each of the dogs’ head. “Yeah, I’m ready to go,” She confirms with a nod as she steps over to him.
Cameron took one last long gaze at the sleepy dogs, then turned to walk out with her behind him. As he walked down the steps to grab his keys, he glanced back at her as he opened the door for her.
“So what have you been up to?”
Ava offers a slight smile as she steps out of the house. “I’ve been doing a lot of traveling.” It hasn’t been for pleasure but some of the places were really nice. “My brother got engaged so that was interesting.” She’s not fond of the woman her brother is choosing to marry but there’s no much she can do.
Cameron nodded and grinned back. “Really? An engagement. Congrats to him, right?” He locked his house door and unlocked his car. He got in and opened the passenger’s seat for her, also taking the chance to start the car.
"Yes, I suppose so. Unfortunately, my brother is far too trusting so he doesn't see that his future wife just wants money and a slice of fame," Ava says, sighing softly and shaking her head. "Thank you." Climbing into the car, she gets buckled up.
“Oh man. That sucks,” Cameron hummed sympathetically as he backed out of the driveway and on his way to their destination. “So, do you have any plans on getting a car or something? You can’t walk everywhere.”
Ava nods her head a little. What she wouldn't give to knock some sense into her brother. She still has some hope that he'll figure it out before the wedding. "I have a motorcycle, a limo, and a driver. Walking is just my preference."
Cameron nodded along with her. “Hm. I was just curious, then. I didn’t know you had a motorcycle. Did you just get one?” He, too, owned a motorcycle. It was pretty neat to know she did too.
“I’ve had it for years. It was actually a present for my eighteenth birthday.” Ava hums quietly as she recalls that. “There had to be a little work done on it last year but it’s still in pretty good shape.”
“Huh. You never told me that,” He said thoughtfully, his eyebrows raised. “Cool. So what else do you want to talk about, then?” He didn’t want to drive in silence.
She lapses into silence for several moments, trying to think of a conversation topic. They already know a lot about each other and trying to catch up after three years is proving to be more awkward than she anticipated. “How about your family? We never really talked about them. You have some sisters, right?”
“Oh, they’re good,” Cameron hummed softly. “They have families of their own now.” He chuckled softly. “Unlike your predicament, they married very fine men.” He glanced at her once. “No offense or anything. We’re not exactly famous so I can’t say much.”
“Oh? You have a couple of little nieces and nephews, huh? That must be nice.” She can’t help but wonder what it’s like to have more than just one sibling. “No offense taken. We’re not exactly famous, the family business just does well and my father likes to throw a lot of parties.” She sighs softly at this.
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