"Howie?" Camille whispered in his ear as they danced.
"Yeah?"
"Look at that." She gestured over his shoulder. He turned slightly in time to see AJ and Jordan caught in a heated kiss.
"Well, well. AJ's certainly moving fast." He commented.
"And you aren't Mr. Dorough." Camille teased.
"Okay." Howie conceded. "I guess I shouldn't talk. I'm just as bad, if not worse. But... I don't know... I already have this intense feeling... I don't know quite what to make of it." Howie got serious.
"I know. I feel the same way." She murmured softly in his ear. "I've never felt anything like this before."
"Do you want to go sit down again?" Howie whispered.
They left the dance floor and returned to their table, sitting down and moving their chairs close together. Howie kissed Camille's lips softly, gently tucking a lock of her hair behind her ear. He kissed her again and gently trailed soft kisses down her throat. As much as Camille was enjoying Howie's actions she knew they were moving too quickly. She placed a hand on his chest and gently pushed him away.
"Howie, this is going a little too fast for me." She said nervously. "I..." Camille trailed off, not knowing what to say. She looked him in the eyes, silently willing him to understand what she couldn't bring herself to say.
Howie searched her eyes thoughtfully, then realized he knew that she was trying to tell him. "Camille." He said softly. "Sweetie, are you a virgin?"
Camille nodded wordlessly, looking down at her hands.
"Cammie." Howie gently tilted her chin up, her blue eyes meeting his warm brown ones. "It's okay. I'm not going to push you. We can wait if you're not ready for this."
"It's not that I don't want to." Camille slipped her hands into Howie's. "This is just totally new to me. I've never even had a boyfriend before. I just need time to think through these feelings."
Howie squeezed her hands gently. "Cammie, believe me when I say that I don't want this is to be some fling I had on the road. I barely know you, but I already have intense feelings for you. I want this to be something special."
Camille looked up from their clasped hand, tears in her eyes. "Thank you." She whispered.
"No, thank you." Howie said softly, gently brushing away the tears. He caressed her cheek lightly, then bent his head and tenderly kissed her lips.
After a few minutes they pulled apart and Howie wrapped his arms around her. With quiet sigh Camille rested her head on his chest.
A couple hours later Camille, Howie, Jordan and AJ stood next to Camille's car.
"Can you guys come to the show tomorrow night?" AJ asked, his arms wrapped tightly around Jordan from behind.
"Yeah." Camille replied, cuddled in Howie's arms. "We can make it."
"Great." Howie kissed her forehead softly. "AJ, you have those meet and greet passes on you, don't you?"
"Yep, right here." AJ pulled the passes out of the pocket of his jacket. He handed them to Jordan. "The time is on them. Then we can hang around after, that sound good to you?"
"That sounds very good." Jordan smiled and leaned back against AJ's chest. "Well, I guess we should get going. It's getting late and we have a drive."
"Okay." AJ said reluctantly. Jordan turned in his arms to face him. He bent his head, allowing his lips to meet hers.
Wanting to give their friends privacy, as well as to get some for themselves, Howie and Camille slowly walked over to the other side of the parking lot. When they reached it Howie pulled Camille into his arms, hugging her tightly. They pulled apart slightly and Camille tilted her head up to meet his lips. Howie kissed her deeply, his hands caressing her back gently. They were both breathing unevenly when they finally pulled apart.
"I should go." Camille said, not wanting to do anything of the sort.
"I wish you didn't have to." Howie whispered, his face buried in her hair.
"I wish I didn't, too, but I'll see you tomorrow. I promise." She said softly.
"I know. But I don't know how I'm going to last the hours till I can see you again." Howie explained.
"Me, neither. But that'll just make it better when we do see each other again."
"You're right." Howie smiled. "I guess we should get back."
"Yeah." Reluctantly, they walked back over to where AJ and Jordan were waiting.
"You ready to go, Cammie?" Jordan asked.
"Yeah, I guess so." She turned to Howie and, standing on tiptoe, kissed him gently. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" She said softly.
"Okay." Howie kissed her once more, then stood next to AJ and watched as Camille and Jordan got into the car, started the engine and slowly pulled out of the parking lot. They watched as the car disappeared from view.
"What did I tell you, man?" AJ pointed out.
"Okay, okay, AJ you were right. I did meet the girl of my dreams tonight."
"So you did. But there's one thing I didn't count on." AJ said.
"What's that?" Howie asked as they walked back to their rented car where their bodyguards were waiting.
"I didn't count on me finding the girl of my dreams." AJ shook his head in disbelief. "Jordan is amazing. I can't believe how lucky I just got."
"Tell me about it." Howie smiled.
"Man, I just thought of something."
"What?"
"Nick's gonna be so jealous." AJ cracked up laughing.
Howie, too, was grinning as they got into their car.
