If You Only Knew






























































This story takes place in L.A., California and a few scenes in Europe...

Though she shouldve been in bed, Cameron was still talking on the phone with her best friend Jason. They were talking about how Jason and the rest of Plus One were getting ready to go over to Europe and tour there.

"I'm going to miss you guys so much!" Cameron said with tears misting in her eyes. She had known them ever since they became a band and she hung out with them almost everyday. She even went on their tour with them. But this time she had to stay behind because this was her senior year and she had to keep up her work.

"We'll miss you too!" he said trying to comfort his emotional friend.

Cameron was always the one who openly showed her emotions.

"We will only be gone for 3 or 4 weeks and then we will be back April 26th."

"I know but that is soooo long!" she whined softly.

Jason laughed, "I know but we will be back before you know it and besides you have your senior prom to go to."

"Ya, Michael asked me to go with him a couple of days ago." Michael was her longtime boyfriend. They had many memories together.

"Well there you go! You already have date" Jason said quietly as he pushed his hand through his bleached hair. He was pretty bummed because he didn't really want his girl going with someone else but he had to deal with it, he thought to himself. He wished she knew how he felt about her and how he felt about that guy Michael. Even though she didn't know Jason loved her with all his heart and had great feelings for her. And as for Michael... well let's just say he didn't care for the guy...

"Well, girl, I gotta go to bed because I have to get up early for the trip. I love ya!" Jason said, meaning it.

"Sweet dreams, Jas! I'll pray for you guys," she replied. "Love ya and tell everyone else I said I love them too and that I hope they have a good trip."

"Okie dok, NITE!" Jason said, then quietly placed his phone on the hook. He got into bed and drifted off to sleep.

The alarm clock buzzed loudly and woke Cameron up. She dragged herself out of bed and took a shower. After the shower she picked her outfit out. "I had better hurry or I'll be late for school.." she told herself quietly. Finally, she picked out a really short baby blue skirt that brought out her blue eyes and a white halter top. She threw on her chunky, white, strappy platform sandals and did her hair up in little twists and secured them with decorative bobby pins. Then she carefully applied her makeup and was ready to go to school. She yelled bye to her mother and jumped in her yellow Volkswagon Bug and sped off to school. She got their in time to chat with Michael and get to her 1st period class.

By the time it was lunch she was starving. She bought her lunch and went to sit with Michael and her friends. They suggested that they rent a limo and go together to the prom and meet their dates there. They agreed and then the bell rang and lunch was over.

"Well see you after school, Cam!" He gave her a quick kiss and ran off.

The day trudged on...

Meanwhile over in Europe, Plus One was getting ready in their hotel for an interview. While they were getting ready Gabe just remembered that he forgot his suitcase in bus so he had to go all the way down stairs and outside to get it...50 minutes later Gabe showed up. Everyone was already dressed and ready to go to the interview.

"Where in the world were you? We are leaving in a couple of minutes and you aren't even dressed!" Nate asked very loudly.

"Well at first I walked down there to get it and I couldn't find it so took me 15 minutes to find it and then as I was dragging it back up here and TONS of girls were screaming and running after me so I dropped everything and ran. I ran all the way down the hallway and into the bathroom and I stood in there for a little bit to catch my breath and I started looking around and the bathroom had a lot of flowers on the walls and it kinda smelled like perfume so I was like nu uh! I did not just run into the women's restroom! I realized I did so I ran out of there as fast as I could and some women saw me coming out as they were going in and they gave me some funny looks...anyways, I had to go back and find where I dropped my suitcase and I had to drag it all the way up here, and THEN I realized I had to go to the bathroom but this time I went to the right one and then after that I came up here...why do you ask?" Gabe said, out of breath.

"Never mind, just get READY!" Nate yelled.

"OK! I'll be ready in 25 minutes..." Gabe said as he walked in the bathroom to take a shower.

"I don't think so, buddy! You have no time to take a shower, just get dressed cause we are already 15 minutes late." Jason said.

"Why are you all soo grouchy today?" Gabe asked.

"Hmmmm...let me think...Because you are making us late, now get going!" Jeremy said, grouchily.

"I'm going, I'm going!," Gabe said and then muttered," I heard midol was 50% off at the drugs store, so why don't you go buy and pick some up?"

"What was that, Gabe?" Jeremy asked.

"Oh nothing! I just like talking to myself.." Gabe said laughing under his breath.

"Uhuh..whatever!" Jeremy exclaimed.

Back in L.A., Cameron was getting ready to go out and get her prom dress and she made a quick note to call Jason and see how everything is going. She decided to call him on her cell phone while she drove to the mall.

"Hello?"

"Hey Jas! It's me, Cam..I was just calling to see how you and the guys are doing..."

"We're doing pretty good, just got finished with an interview with radio station, but we were like 20 minutes late because of Gabe!" Jason replied, then he told her the whole story.

"Thats hilarious! You guys always make me laugh!" Cameron said laughing, after hearing what happened.

They talked a few more minutes and they said their good byes and they hung up as soon as she got to the mall.

She walked in a store with some name that she couldn't pronounce and found a Ralph Lauren number at a reasonable price. The funky dress accented her eyes and figure, it also matched her hip personality, so she had no choice but to buy it. She went next into a little accessory shop and found some chunky silver jewelry that rocked with her dress. Then she also went to her favorite shoe store and found her a gorgeous pair of lace-up spikes that totally matched her dress and she left and went home satisfied.

The Friday morning, Cameron was woken up by her phone ringing. She got up and answered it and it was Michael.

"Hey...umm...this is Michael...and..umm.. I just called to tell you I met someone last night..and..uh.. She asked me to go the prom with her so... I guess..we won't be going together tomorrow..sorry.."

Cameron didn't even answer, she was too stunned. She hung up and collapsed on her bed crying. She cried so much, her mom let her stay home from school. Cameron couldn't believe her boyfriend could do this to her! Especially the day before prom night! Because at her school NO one went to their prom dateless, especially not Cameron (she was one of the most popular people in the whole school).

What am I supposed to do? she asked herself mentally. Call Jason, he'll understand.

But when Cameron called him and told him what Michael did to her he didn't even say anything! She got so mad at him for not giving her an answer so she hung up on him. Again, she let the tears flow.

In the hotel, Jason was extremely quiet. Nathan asked him why he was acting weird he just shook his head and walked downstairs where the pool and jacuzzi was. He sat beside the jacuzzi and dangled his legs in the warm water, trying to be careful not to get his shorts wet. He wasn't trying to make Cam get mad at him its just that the reason he didn't talk on the phone was he was stunned. He was stunned because his girl was hurt and he couldn't believe that guy Michael hurt her! He wanted to be there right now with Cam to comfort her and help her but he couldn't. He was all the way over on the other side of the world...

Then he had an idea, if he really wanted to be with his girl and show his feelings to her he should do something about it. As he was thinking, Gabe came in to take a swim in the pool. He dove in head first and when he did he noticed Jason with a sad face, he stared at him all the way down and before he knew it, he hit his head on the floor of the pool. He immediately shot up.

"Dangit! I did it again! Thats my third bruise ever since we have come over here!...hey, whats wrong, Jason?" Gabe asked.

As Jason told him the whole story, Gabe listened while he rubbed his bruised head with a towel.

"Ah man! Thats a pretty bad situation, I've been there..just kidding..NOW, let us pretend I'm God for a moment and this towel is my lightening bolt.. " Gabe whacked Jason on the head with the towel.

"What did you do that for?!" Jason yelped.

Gabe replied in a DEEP voice," That was my lightening bolt, hear now the words I say to thou. Goeth forth to theeth airporteth andeth getteth thine self on a planeth and goeth yonder toeth Cameroneth's prometh, THUS SAITH THE LORDETH!"

"Did you hit your head too hard?" Jason asked in curiosity.

"No," Gabe scowled, "I'm trying to help you! Get your white butt on that plane and leave!"

As Jason got up to leave to call the airlines to secure a ticket, in came all the rest of the guys, Jeremy, Nathan, and Nate in their shorts to swim. They started teasing Gabe about his three chest hairs. Gabe tried to defend himself as Jason left the room laughing. He had to be at the airport in a an hour to leave. He had to get their soon because the prom was in 2 days. Suddenly, he had an idea. He ran back into the room and excitedly told his idea to the rest of the band...

Saturday morning at 7 o' clock, Cameron got up and took a quick shower. She decided to go to the prom even though she really didn't want to, but her friends at school would be expecting her. First, she dropped her dress off to the cleaners to be ironed, then she went to her weekly visit to the tanning booth to keep up with her dark tan. Then the cleaners called and said her dress was ready, so she went and picked it up. Since the prom didn't start till 8 o'clock and it was 10 a.m., she still had time to squeeze in an appointment to get her nails done to match her pedicure from the previous night. At three she went to Mickey Dees and ate lunch. She then went home and took a long bubble bath and soak and shaved her legs. It was now 5:00 and time to get ready for her senior prom. She called her hair dresser and said to come over cause it was time to do her hair. The hair dresser came and put hair extensions in and twisted and curled her hair into a stylish creation on her head. She then did her make-up for her. The whole nine yards. Everything was perfect and she looked beyond her own eighteen years. She paid the lady then went into her room to dress. She gazed at the dress. It was made of a bluish almost black, clingy material. It was sleeveless and had no back except for strings crisscrossing from one side to the other stopping at the waist. Then from there the material gathered and hung down to the ground forming a delicate train. In the front, the bodice went straight from one arm to the other, edged with rhinestones, and then slightly flared down at the bottom. She lace up her spikes to her calves then slipped on several chunky silver bangles and put in her big hoops. Before she realized how late it was she heard a car horn. She grabbed her bag and hurried down to get in the limo. When she got in, everyone exclaimed what a wild, funky, chic outfit she managed to put together. She was happy at all the compliments she received. When they got to the rented club, where the prom was being held, all her friends left to find their dates to dance and she was left at the mercy of all the dateless guys.

During the prom, while Cameron was getting a beverage she was startled to hear a familiar song. She turned and looked at the stage in surprise. Jason, Nathan, Jeremy, Nate, and Gabe were all standing up there in black leather combinations. As Jason began the first verse of "Last Flight Out" he walked off the stage and came toward her with love in his eyes. He took her hand and led her to the stage and didnt let go as the guys finished the song. Everyone was staring at her but she didn't care. All she could see was Jason. As the song ended they walked back down and he gently kissed her.

"I have traveled over 2,000 miles to get here but it was worth the wait. I have never told you how I feel about you but when Michael did what he did that was it. I couldn't take it any longer and now here I am, I got my white butt over here to tell you this..."I love you." Jason said softly and as he did the boys broke out into the # 1 hit "Written on my Heart".

With tears in her eyes she whispered," If you only knew..."