Lifelines

"I'll wait as long as you need." he whispered and I felt myself blush. Carson would wait for me. He wanted me.

I cleared my throat a little which made Carson laugh at my awkwardness.

"Okay. I'll uh, wait for you too." I said and Carson's face broke out into a large smile.

"I'm already there."

Through the ups and downs life brings, Carson and Cassie have always been there for each other. They have been the best of friends since she was nine and he ten, where they shared their secrets together at their "top secret" place in the park. She's always had a special place for Carson in her heart but when her life goes into a downward spiral it is then she realizes how much she needs him, how much she loves him. He has loved Cassie for as long as he can remember. He's closed off when it comes to other people but when it comes to her it's like another person comes out. He likes the way she makes him feel. They depend on each other. But will being each others lifelines be too much?