As they all said goodbye outside the bar’s door, they made plans to do the same thing the next weekend. Isla and Vera headed off toward their vehicle as Melanie and Cameron lingered by the door.
“I’m that way,” Melanie nodded with her head down the street.
“Me, too.”
“How convenient.”
“I know, right?” Cameron giggled, wrapping her arm around Melanie’s arm as they walked down the street. Melanie was keenly aware that they were both walking slower than usual. “I had a great time tonight.”
“Me, too.”
“We need to do it again sometime.”
Melanie laughed as they approached their vehicles. “We literally just made plans to do it again next weekend with Isla and Vera.”
“I know, but I mean with just us.” Stopping their walk, Cameron and Melanie turned toward each other. Cameron’s voice was lower when she spoke. “Just the two of us.”
“I’d like that.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah.” Melanie’s heart was fluttering in her chest as she looked into Cameron’s blue eyes. It didn’t matter she’d seen them a million times before. Because now they held something that Melanie had never expected to see looking back at her.
Desire.
The look both intrigued and scared Melanie.
On one hand, Melanie had loved Cameron for years, even if it was only as a friend. But they were more than just friends. They had done everything in life together and had always been there for each other through the ups and the downs. Love was a byproduct of their time spent together, and Melanie was thankful for that.
But on the other hand, the look scared her because of all the unknown it held. How would things change if she and Cameron actually got together? The idea of losing Cameron as a friend was a thought Melanie couldn’t bear. She needed Cameron in her life, always.
It just happened to be that currently, Melanie wanted her in her life as more than a friend. Was that crazy, though? To jump into a relationship with her best friend before her divorce was even final? Hell, before the divorce papers had even been drawn up. Melanie didn’t know.
All she knew was that she wanted to find out.
Cameron tilted her head at her, gently tucking Melanie’s hair behind her ear as she smiled. She scrunched her nose slightly as she winked at Melanie. “What are you thinking?”
“Just wondering if this is real.”
“Do you want it to be?”
“More than anything.”
“Me, too.” Cameron’s smile widened. “I know it’s fast.”
“Very.”
“But I don’t want to rush into anything.”
“Me either.”
“I know you need time to process everything with Rob and to get things straightened out there.”
“Yeah,” Melanie sighed. “That would be good.”
“So,” Cameron took a deep breath and held it, “what do we do?”
“My lawyer says the divorce shouldn’t take long since it’s uncontested by both of us.”
