Cammie Healy - Jennifer Foor Page 0,49

Even Cammie had suggested she’d be a better fit for me. The two women looked quite a bit alike, but they couldn’t have been more different. Callie was a natural go-getter. She went after what she wanted without regard for what she had to do to make it happen.

Cammie thought about her actions. She justified her decisions, and was able to accept the consequences when they didn’t turn out the way she’d wanted them to. Subsequently, she gave up easily, and often needed an extra push to continue. Even the parts I’d never seen firsthand, I’d either heard about them, or been told after the fact.

Callie may have been a beautiful young woman, but she wasn’t the kind of girl I was attracted to. She didn’t have the personality I enjoyed being around. In many ways she seemed desperate instead of confident.

Cammie thought she wasn’t worthy. She’d rather have nothing at all then put herself through the hell of going after it. Though determined when it came to becoming a doctor, she was more settled into the fact that life can be complicated. I suppose it was experience. Callie was shielded. She spent her time working alongside her mother in a hair salon. She’d never had a college experience or spent a day living somewhere besides her childhood home. As spunky as she seemed, she had no independence. That was a big turn-off for me.

All in all I was sure Cammie had quirks about her I wouldn’t care for. I suppose it was easy to overlook them since I’d always been somehow drawn to her.

Callie took me by the hand and pressed me up against a wall in the upstairs hallway. Her face was close to mine when she began to speak. “I’m not taking no for an answer tonight, Wes. Like it or not, I’m going to prove how good we can be together.”

“I already told you, I’m not interested.” Very lightly, I pushed her away, only to have her jump right back where she’d been standing.

“I can make you interested.”

“I’m really trying to be nice to you. Don’t do this. I’ve known you since we were kids.”

“Exactly why it’s a good idea. My parents love you. Do you know how hard it is for my dad to like a guy?” Callie backed up, lowering one of the straps of her dress. She took another step, letting the other side fall down. She turned and shimmied out of the dress, revealing a matching bra and thong. When she reached her bedroom door she turned, as if she were waiting for me.

At the same exact time I heard her father yelling. “Come back here, young lady.”

Cammie came running up the stairs. “No! You won’t listen. I’m done talking.”

The moment she saw me her eyes focused on what was waiting for me at the opposite end of the hall. Callie had remain outside her bedroom door to see what was going on. If I wanted to know if Cammie was interested in me at all, I’d gotten my answer. Her disappointed frown said it all as she rushed into her bedroom and slammed the door shut.

Hearing her father following behind, Callie ducked into her own bedroom so she wouldn’t be discovered standing around almost naked.

I remained in the same position, acting as if I didn’t have an idea as to what was happening. Once Mr. Healy had reached Cammie’s door, I slipped back down the stairs to keep my distance from all of them.

I could hear chatter coming from the kitchen, but decided it was best to get the hell out of there. A friendly dinner had turned into a world war and I wanted no part of it.

I’d no sooner reached my truck when I heard someone whispering my name. I scanned the yard, not seeing anyone. Then the whispers repeated. “Wes. Wes.”

In the dark I couldn’t make out where it was coming from. Then I heard feet scuffling and looked up on the porch roof.

It was Cammie. She was barefoot and skidding her body to the edge where the gutters sat, holding on to her shoes. “What the hell are you doing?”

“I need you to back your truck up so I can jump down. Hurry.”

My heart started pounding as I raced to do as she requested, not even considering the repercussions if I were to get caught.

With a loud thump that rocked the truck bed, I heard her body safely land inside. Before someone could come out looking, I