The Road to Nowhere

Chapter 21: Hidden

"Why?" I ask.

He sighs and runs his fingers through his curls. "I don't want to lose you. I'm scared I will."

On the way here he didn't want anything to do with me. I don't understand why he wouldn't want to lose me all of a sudden.

"How would you lose me?"

"I don't know, but we've made it this far without being seen, without being hurt. We're so far in, so many things could go wrong. I don't want to die Summer and leave you alone."

My heart breaks at the sorrow in his voice. I put my hand up to his cheek and lift his face so his eyes connect with mine. I give him a sympathetic look and I rest my head on his.

"Cameron, I know my father just died and my sister's been taken but I'll be alright. I have you. Nothing will go wrong. I promise."

A small smile spreads across his face and he gives me a small nod. He then, with a swift movement, ascends to his feet and then holds out his hand to help me up.

Comforting Cameron is hard with everything going on. I'm more worried about my sister and I know Cameron second-guessing himself will just slow us down. In the back of my mind, I find joy in comforting him. But on the other hand, I need to save my sister. That's all that matters right now. He did say back at the van he would do this for me. I hope he doesn't think this is a waste of time. He knows how important my sister is to me. As of right now, she's the last person in my family alive. I need her. I need him to help me.

After he pulls me up, I notice that he hasn't let go of my hand. I open my mouth to ask what he's doing but I'm silenced by him pulling me into his body. He lifts my chin with his hand, so I can look into his familiar green eyes.

"Summer, I know you might not have feelings for me but I have feelings for you."

I can feel my cheeks flush and my body begins to tremble. I try to hide my blush but I can tell it's not working. I try to look away from his eyes but his firm hand won't let me. Before I could open my mouth to answer, he pulls my face towards his and gently pushes his lips against mine.

The caress of his lips was softer than I could ever imagine. They were warm and tasted sweet, almost like honey. I put more pressure onto his lips, signaling that I wanted more. Although, he had another idea. He backed away from my face and looked me tenderly in the eyes. I could tell he longed for another kiss or to know what I thought about the moment but his eyes descended away from mine and a look of sadness came across him.

He backs away from me but he's still holding onto my hand. With one last glance, he peaks out into the hallway. He opens the door and slowly slides his hand out of mine. He closes the door between us leaving me alone in the room.

It took me a second to comprehend what's happened. I move to the door and peer out. I see him walking down the hallway with his gun drawn. He quickly turns around to look at me. I smile at him and he smiles back.

Well shit. I can't believe he just did that. Why right now? This is the worst place to do it. I don't understand why he would kiss me after ignoring me for so long. What am I supposed to do? He knows I like Layke, why would he kiss me if he knew I didn't like him. Do I like him like that? I know I love him. He's my best friend. But could there be something more? That kiss honestly made my heart skip and I felt pure joy when it was happening. But what about Layke? I just told him I wanted to be with him. Why is this so confusing.

Before he could turn around, four soldiers appear from the hallway. Cameron jumps and fumbles to put up his gun. The soldiers grab his arms quickly and take the gun out of his hands. He tries to pull away, his body jerking at every chance he has. He manages to look back at me and shakes his head.