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room. I ducked into my bathroom and brushed my teeth, trying to get rid of the garlic from the pizza. Suddenly he came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
I jumped. “You scared me."
"Sorry,” he teased, as he kissed the nape of my neck. I suddenly couldn't remember how I had gotten myself into this situation.
I pulled his hands away. “I'll be right out, okay?"
He looked at me, surprised.
"Sure,” he left the bathroom sulking.
I pulled myself together then joined him on the sofa. He must have felt my anxiety about being with him. He held me close to his body, but never once did he try to go too far. I started to feel comfortable in his arms again when he insisted on making some drinks. I watched him nervously walk to the kitchen and pull two beers out of the refrigerator. He winked, then turned his body toward the sink before moving toward me.
"Where did the beer come from?"
He shrugged. “Don't know. Maybe Anthony put it in there,” he said, handing me the bottle.
I placed it down on the side table next to the sofa without taking a sip.
He started to guzzle his when he reached over and grabbed mine off the table.
He handed it to me, “Cheers."
I peered into the bottle before I took a sip. I glanced one more time into his eyes.
When I did, he smiled, but it was a smile I'd never seen. One that made my stomach clench. I placed the beer down after a few sips and nestled into his chest. I slowly drifted asleep.
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Five
I woke up the next morning on the couch alone, feeling groggy, with a blanket draped over me. I wasn't sure what time he left, I only knew that he had. I brushed off any sour feelings I had about that realization, and ran back into my room. I threw my suit on quickly, leaving a note for Makenna, then headed out the door for the beach.
On the first night of work at Clancy's, I had drawn the dinner shift. I almost wished to have the afternoon shift, but...on this shift, no such luck. Colin would be there. I knew I had plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing. I strolled onto the beach, looking out at the ocean as I did almost every day. Calm waves did something in a peaceful ocean, and there the beach stretched out for miles. I dropped my towel on the wet sand close to the water, which was not my usual location of choice. I laid down on my stomach, leaned up to turn the radio on and let my thoughts and the sun keep me warm. I guess I fell asleep. I jumped awake as the cold water touched the tips of my toes. I sat up and looked around. Everyone around had moved back, even the lifeguards as the tide had started to come in.
I brushed the hair out of my face, grabbed my bag and radio and moved back several feet. I felt refreshed, almost giddy from the night before. I peered out into the water when I heard a familiar screech. Makenna, perched on the back of Anthony. I watched as he dipped her under. Deciding to join them, I splashed right in.
There's really no other way to enter the ocean. If I waded in, my toes would go numb, and I might change my mind. I tried catching up with them, but the current was stronger than I had expected. I felt it pulling me toward the left when suddenly I heard the whistle blow. The lifeguards signaled me to move front and center with the rest of the people. I fought my way back, and caught a glimpse of Makenna waving me over.
I finally caught up to her.
"Wow, it's rougher than I thought.” I confirmed what she already knew.
"When did you get here?” she asked
"A while ago."
I ducked back under to wet my hair. I looked around to see Anthony with a boogie board under him, riding the small waves in.
"I can't believe you're in the water. You never come in. Or does this have something to do with Anthony?” I whispered.
She leaned in to my ear. “Yep, kinda took me by surprise, too. It's nothing serious.” She paused. Her lips were turning three shades of blue. “I'm getting out, I'm freezing."
I
I jumped. “You scared me."
"Sorry,” he teased, as he kissed the nape of my neck. I suddenly couldn't remember how I had gotten myself into this situation.
I pulled his hands away. “I'll be right out, okay?"
He looked at me, surprised.
"Sure,” he left the bathroom sulking.
I pulled myself together then joined him on the sofa. He must have felt my anxiety about being with him. He held me close to his body, but never once did he try to go too far. I started to feel comfortable in his arms again when he insisted on making some drinks. I watched him nervously walk to the kitchen and pull two beers out of the refrigerator. He winked, then turned his body toward the sink before moving toward me.
"Where did the beer come from?"
He shrugged. “Don't know. Maybe Anthony put it in there,” he said, handing me the bottle.
I placed it down on the side table next to the sofa without taking a sip.
He started to guzzle his when he reached over and grabbed mine off the table.
He handed it to me, “Cheers."
I peered into the bottle before I took a sip. I glanced one more time into his eyes.
When I did, he smiled, but it was a smile I'd never seen. One that made my stomach clench. I placed the beer down after a few sips and nestled into his chest. I slowly drifted asleep.
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Five
I woke up the next morning on the couch alone, feeling groggy, with a blanket draped over me. I wasn't sure what time he left, I only knew that he had. I brushed off any sour feelings I had about that realization, and ran back into my room. I threw my suit on quickly, leaving a note for Makenna, then headed out the door for the beach.
On the first night of work at Clancy's, I had drawn the dinner shift. I almost wished to have the afternoon shift, but...on this shift, no such luck. Colin would be there. I knew I had plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing. I strolled onto the beach, looking out at the ocean as I did almost every day. Calm waves did something in a peaceful ocean, and there the beach stretched out for miles. I dropped my towel on the wet sand close to the water, which was not my usual location of choice. I laid down on my stomach, leaned up to turn the radio on and let my thoughts and the sun keep me warm. I guess I fell asleep. I jumped awake as the cold water touched the tips of my toes. I sat up and looked around. Everyone around had moved back, even the lifeguards as the tide had started to come in.
I brushed the hair out of my face, grabbed my bag and radio and moved back several feet. I felt refreshed, almost giddy from the night before. I peered out into the water when I heard a familiar screech. Makenna, perched on the back of Anthony. I watched as he dipped her under. Deciding to join them, I splashed right in.
There's really no other way to enter the ocean. If I waded in, my toes would go numb, and I might change my mind. I tried catching up with them, but the current was stronger than I had expected. I felt it pulling me toward the left when suddenly I heard the whistle blow. The lifeguards signaled me to move front and center with the rest of the people. I fought my way back, and caught a glimpse of Makenna waving me over.
I finally caught up to her.
"Wow, it's rougher than I thought.” I confirmed what she already knew.
"When did you get here?” she asked
"A while ago."
I ducked back under to wet my hair. I looked around to see Anthony with a boogie board under him, riding the small waves in.
"I can't believe you're in the water. You never come in. Or does this have something to do with Anthony?” I whispered.
She leaned in to my ear. “Yep, kinda took me by surprise, too. It's nothing serious.” She paused. Her lips were turning three shades of blue. “I'm getting out, I'm freezing."
I
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