Valentine's Day Confusion ...Haley Tag Cam

[Haley Rowan]

Haley smiled as Cam ranted about having a shot with her and having to make reservations. It was adorable. She smiled and let out a small laugh. See thats what she liked about Cam. He was adorable when he ranted. He got so excited, so easily. You could not help but smile around him. She did not know. She was really confused. Spending time with both boys had made her like both. Yes Haley liked geeks. It was obvious at this point. She just wished she was not so confused about the two of them.

For the past month Haley had grown increasingly aware of Cam so to speak. Sure at the beginning he was just a guy she talked to . Well according to her friends. She never considered liking him. She had been so focused on Wynn. But in the process of freaking out over kissing Wynn and avoiding him, Haley had spent more and more time with Cam. And something had changed. Thats what confused her. Haley had no idea what changed.

Perhaps a date with Cam would help. Or maybe a date with Wynn too. Okay that sounded really bad in her head. She did not want to give them false hope, but it was too late for that. A kiss and a date, oh yeah...there was false hope.

"Cam...its okay. I have no special requests. Where ever you decide is fine with me." She sighed, "I do not need someone to impress me. I just need you. So why don't you take me some where you like to go. Give me more of a glimpse of your personality and who you are."

Although she knew him pretty well given they had been hanging out. It was easy to wine and dine and show off, but it was hard to just be yourself and thats what she wanted.

[Wynn Sumner]

He kept naming something and throwing the candy from the window, much like Linus did when he found out Miss Othmar had left the school with her boyfriend. It didn't really solve anything but it was making him feel better. He was about throw another piece when a hand grabbed his stopping him from throwing another piece.

"Can't you let a guy work out his frustration?" He complained.

Wynn grinned sheepishly as it was a teacher who had stopped him from throwing another piece of candy out the window. He put the lid back on the candy and headed back to his locker. Maybe he could still find Haley and find some excuse why four pieces were missing from the box.

He went walking down the hall feeling ok about things till he passed the music room and over heard a couple voices talking. He stopped and listened carefully, he nearly dropped when it discovered it was Cam and Haley, making plans...for tonight!! He stood in the doorway his hands tightly on candy.

"You...you kissed me and then say you can't tell anyone," He started his voice trembling looking at Haley. "And yet your going to dinner with...with..." He couldn't even say Cam's name he was furious. "Happy FUCKING Valentines day, hope you two are happy!" He hurled the chocolate to the floor, with several pieces flying from the box. He stormed from the room, plowing into someone and not stop to apologize for his actions.

The person stood stunned for a moment before saying, "I'm not even going to ask what happened."

(OOC: I blame Karen and Cheryl for setting his up so perfectly!)

[Cameron Whitlock III]

"Okay," Cam said nodding when Haley said she wanted him to take her somewhere he would like. It only took him a moment to know exactly where he wanted to take her. He'd start with a dinner at Ketchup which was fancy enough to be date-worthy but still served things like burgers and fries and then he'd take her across the street to The Hotel Cafe. It was a place where usually 4-5 singer/song writers performed each night. It was a great place to find up and comers and just listen to great music. Cam wasn't sure who was playing that night, but there were usually more than a few good ones whenever he went. It was supposed to be 21 and over, but they always let Cam in because his dad worked with the owner and they knew he really didn't drink when he went either although he was pretty sure that they wouldn't care if he did...so if Haley decided to drink he was sure it would be okay.

"I know exactly where we'll go," he said with a grin. "I'll pick you up at...I'll call you and let you know what time I can get a reservation." Usually Cam could get reservations wherever he went because his parents tended to know a lot of important people in the city but it was Valentine's Day so it might be harder than usual to move things around for him. He even decided he wouldn't call his driver and just drive himself. In the past month, Cam had gotten his driver's license and his parents had gotten him an Aston Martin to drive. It was quite fancy.

He smiled at Haley, about to tell her to dress up--Ketchup wasn't terribly fancy and The Hotel Cafe wasn't fancy at all but he just wanted to see her dressed up---but he heard Wynn's voice first. He spun around just in time to see the boy throw the candy on the ground.

Cam's head turned to Haley immediately. "You kissed him?" he asked, his voice soft, "you never kissed me..." he said although the last part was so low it almost wasn't audible.

[Haley Rowan]

Haley had a smile on her face. Just watching Cam go through, what ever process he was going through in his head, was cute. Oh God, she was going to hell for playing with two good guys. "Sounds good to me. I will wait for your call." She said. Haley was already trying to decide what to wear. Should she dress fancy or not fancy. Haley did love to dress up and why not get a little dressed up. It was V-Day after all. Besides Haley figured if Cam was this cute and nervous he might dress up to impress her even if he did not have too. Cam seemed to still be in the impressing stage, which Haley did not mind one bit.

"Oh you're not going to tell me...should I guess. I love a good surprise." Haley did not think she was talking too loud, but she was wrong. She looked up when she heard Wynn's voice. Oh god she thought. "Wynn...hey.." She said nervously as she saw the look on his face. Shit. He looked hurt, really hurt. Just what she did not want. "Wynn wait..." She called as he ran from the room.

Haley jumped down from the desk. She looked at the door and then at Cam. Then back to the door and then back to Cam. Either she went after Wynn or not. If she did then Cam would probably be hurt. If she stayed here then Wynn would probably never talk to her again. Damn what the hell did she do. Haley looked at Cam, she was basically between his arms since his hands where still on the desk and she was between them. So technically she could not move with out asking Cam to move. It would be rude and quite frankly Haley was not sure she wanted to move. God this was hard.

Haley looked at the door once more and then decided to stay. She could talk to Wynn later...maybe. She heard Cam ask about the kiss but not the last part he said. She sighed. "It...it just happened. The night of the masquerade ball. I saw him at the Pier and it just happened. Heat of the moment. we were arguing and I kissed him to shut him up." She explained. "Did you say something else.....its not like we have kissed since then...just happened that once." She said feeling the need to explain and looking into Cams eyes. She was tryign to see if he was oaky with that or not. "Are um...we still on for tonight..."

[Cameron Whitlock III]

When Haley jumped down from the desk, Cam didn't move. She really thought that she was going to try and run after Wynn. However, when it seemed clear that she wasn't going to go after him, he moved his hands and took a step back from her. He didn't want it to seem like he was trapping her or forcing her to be with him. After all--she'd kissed Wynn, not him. Listening to her explain was really useless because really in the end it came down to the fact that he'd never gotten the privileged to feel her warm lips on his...to taste whatever kind of gloss she wore...and Wynn had.

When she asked if they were still on for tonight, Cam wasn't quite sure what to say. Despite everything, he did want to still go out with. Despite everything...and yeah, Cam had a lot of reasons that he shouldn't like Haley, he still liked her. "We're still on if you want to be," he said, not bothering repeating his words about the kiss. She knew very well that she hadn't kissed him, he didn't have to make that any more apparent than it already was. "But I've got to ask," he said...and he really did have to ask after what just had happened. He liked her and if she really was unsure about her feelings for him, he could wait until she sorted it out. But if she was unsure because she really had feelings for someone else...well, he wasn't sure how he felt about that. "Do you like Wynn?" he asked.

[Haley Rowan]

Haley bit her lower lip. The look on Wynn's face was in her head. She did not want to hurt him, but she knew no matter what one of the boys would be hurt. For some reason she figured Wynn could handle it better then Cam could. Wynn was not like Cam. Cam was...well Haley could wrap him around her finger. Wynn would fight back. Cam would go along for the ride. Now that was mean to think, but it was the process going on inside her head. "Of course I still want to go."

Haley glanced back at the door. Did she like Wynn? Technically yes. She liked both boys. The good thing about Cam was he seemed to want to be popular. So he would make an effort to fit in with her friends. Wynn would never do that. Wynn would probably fight against fitting in, which would cause problems. With Cam...he would try. Which is what she would need or else there would be a ton of clashing. Thats the reason she liked Cam. He was a geek just like she loved and Cam was kind of getting cuter. But he would probably fit in better with her friends.

Haley could be the honest person she was and admit the truth, but why. Wynn was hurt and odds are even if she could convince him otherwise it would not change things. Perhaps this was a sign. Perhaps she should give Cam a chance. "I admit I use too, but that was before I got to know you." she smiled, "What can I say you got to me."

[Cameron Whitlock III]

Cam watched Haley carefully. He liked her...she knew that. But he didn't want to be toyed with. He could understand if she was just trying to sort out her feelings...that much was natural, expected even. He'd learned the hard way that not everyone fell in love as fast as as he did. But if she was just using him until something better came along (Wynn) then that was not cool. He wasn't going to just be the filler until she could be with his former friend.

He knew that people always said things like dicks before chicks and vice versa, meaning don't choose the girl over your friends. But when it came to Haley, Cam couldn't help it. And maybe part of it was that he's always sort of had the desire to fit in, something his other friends never seemed to get, but with Haley it was kind of perfect. The more he got to know her, the more he saw that she was kind of a nerd...kind of like him...only she still fit in, which was really what Cam wanting. She had the best of both worlds and if Cam could be with her...he could have that too.

"Okay. Then we'll still go," he said, but he didn't say the words until after she explained about Wynn. She didn't even have to say that she liked him for him to be okay...all he had wanted to hear was that she didn't have a thing for Wynn. But hearing her words brough a smile to his lips. He couldn't help it...he was exuberant. She liked him...she really liked him. Maybe she was claiming to still be confused but she wouldn't say those things if she didn't really like him, right? He had to be right...he just had to because it felt like for the first time all year everything was falling into place. He was finally getting the girl. Without thinking he leaned in and gave her a kiss on the lips. Pulling away a second later he looked down towards the floor. "Sorry...I think I got a little over excited," he admited hoping she didn't slap him for being to forward or something.

[Haley Rowan]

Haley was confused. Was she using Cam....maybe, but she did like him. She really did. Maybe she liked Wynn a tad more, but she would get over that. Haley eyed Cam waiting for him to speak. Cam was the better choice. She should have known. He was the better pick. Wynn was just too different. Cam was not. Haley did not mind that. Cam was adorable and why not. HE was great. So why not give him a shot? It was about time she did something she wanted. She wanted to be with cam as of now. Well they would see where it led anyway.

"Good. Can't wait. Its a date." As she said the last word. Came did something Haley never thought he would do. He kissed her. Cam really kissed her. But it did not last that long. Haley smiled, "Did you just kiss me?" she wondered. "Was that suppose to be a kiss?"

She did not mean to embarrass him, but the poor kid. It happened so fast. He was excited, how could she blame him. She smiled, "Its okay, but you call that a kiss...no....but I like that you finally did something. It beats just sitting back and waiting." Not that she had been waiting. she really hadn't but still. "But here let me show you a proper kiss." Haley touched the side of his face with one hand. What better way to figure out she was making the right choice then to give Cam a proper kiss. Then Haley wrapped her arms around Cam's neck and brought her lips to his. She kissed him and even slipped him a little tongue.

[Cameron Whitlock III]

Cam blushed when she made fun of his kiss. Sure, he wasn't exactly experienced...not even close. In fact, it had sort of been his first kiss...not that he wanted Haley to know that. Still, he could of kissed her longer...he just didn't want her to be mad at him. "I just...I hadn't asked if it was okay...so I thought...I should check," he explained a little awkwardly.

His eyes lit up when she said she'd show him a proper kiss. Before he could ever respond her lips were on his and it was amazing. He didn't really know what he was doing so he just followed her lead. It's not like it was hard anyway. And it just felt so good...he didn't want it to ever end. He could do this for hours...days even--okay maybe not days because he was sure his mouth would get tired and he'd have to stop to like eat and drink water and stuff, but that was besides the point. The point was that it was one of the best things he'd ever experienced and he didn't want it to end.

When it did end, he smiled...a big goofy smile that he couldn't have contained even if he wanted to. "Yeah...that was a proper kiss," he said. "Let's do it again." He leaned into her once more. This had to be the best day ever.

[Haley Rowan]

Oh damn. Damn, damn, damn. The kiss was...well it was not bad actually. In fact Haley was actually enjoying the kiss. Which was good and bad. It was good because it meant that she did actually like Cam just like she suspected. It was bad because it did not help her sort out her feelings. She would need to talk to Wynn just once more. Talk to him about why she was choosing Cam.

Although this was Haley, the whole point with Wynn was she said she could not date geeks at all. Well, too late now. Haley had officially broken the mold. She felt really good about it. Today would be interesting. Prhaps Haley was a bitch for what she had done to Wynn, but she made a choice and she liked it.

"Just a piece of advice. Its nice to ask, but you do not have to ask all the time. Sometimes its okay to just kiss a girl." She smiled as they kissed again. He was not a bad kisser. The thing Haley would need to remember was Cam was more innocent then she was. This was by far not her first kiss. Hell she was not a virgin even. She would need to remember Cam was not as experienced as she was. Wow what a role reversal.