burgers in the little outdoor kitchen. We all lounged around and ate until wewere stuffed as the sun set over the ocean. Mom and Dad just went for a walk down the beach together after it got dark, and Cam is up at the house watching a movie.
Iâm just sitting here listening to the ocean, thinking about how lucky I am that my mom and dad are still together, and how fun this trip is. And look! No drinking or drugs required. Mom left almost a full margarita after dinner, and I thought about trying a sip of it when she and Dad left on their walk, but you know what?
Iâm good.
Just like this.
Just where I am.
August 6
Back on a plane.
Back to cell phone signals!
Next stop: home.
Later â¦
OMG.
Like a MILLION texts popped up on my phone the minute we landed.
Okay, not a million, but a lot.
A lot were from Ross and Lauren. Most of them were fromBlake. Blake sent me texts every single day. Lots of them. And every single night, he sent even more. Blake sent me a lot of texts in the middle of the night. The later the texts, the sexier they were. I was sitting next to my mom as the plane taxied to the gate, and I had to put my phone away because I didnât want her to see any of the really sexy ones. He texted me pictures of himself. Shirtless. And more. Itâs weird. Iâm not really sure why guys think girls want to see that. I mean, I guess itâs one thing to feel it pressed up against me in his bathroom, but â¦
I dunno.
Leave something to my imagination, will you?
August 8
Mom met Lauren yesterday, and she really liked her, which is very good news for me. That means I donât have to worry about Mom hassling me about hanging out with her. Lauren lives with her dad in this gorgeous condo near the water. I didnât mention to Mom that Laurenâs dad is out of town a lot. Heâs constantly flying back to New York. Iâve just sort of let that go because I know Momâs rule that if Iâm spending the night at a friendâs house a parent needs to be there. Itâs such a lame, old-fashioned rule.
After we hung out at our house for a while, Lauren asked if I wanted to spend the night. Mom said as long as it was okay with Laurenâs dad, it was fine with her. Lauren assuredher that it was fine with her dad. Laurenâs dad is in New York this weekend, so he wonât even know, but obviously we didnât tell Mom that. The best part is that Laurenâs dad has plenty of Absolut and Lauren made us cosmos. Ross came over and we all had a couple of drinks and smoked pot out of Rossâs pipe. Ian came over too, and brought more weed because Ross was low.
It was SO FUN to be back with the gang! I couldnât stop thinking about Blake and texted him to tell him that we were all hanging out. He texted me back FAST and said he wanted to come but he was in San Francisco playing a show with his band. Lauren smirked and asked me who I was texting, really loudly in front of everyone because she already knew, and my face got totally red and they all whistled and teased me about dating an older man.
I said, We are NOT dating.
Lauren laughed, and said, Not YET anyway. Just wait until NEXT SATURDAY!
Ian smiled, and I could tell he knew what Lauren was talking about. I asked what next Saturday was, and Lauren said, Weâre going HIKING with your BOYFRIEND â¦
I was like, Hiking? Why are we going hiking? Weâll be all sweaty and gross! I want him to think Iâm pretty, not a big sweat ball.
Lauren poured more cosmo into my glass and said that wewerenât just hiking, that there would be a special surprise. Blakeâs uncle has a ranch up the coast and there are all of these trails through the foothills and even some horses that run free on the back acres. We are going to drive up and spend the day. I am excited but a little worried about spending a whole day with Blake. At least it wonât be a hard sell for my mom. What could be more wholesome
Iâm just sitting here listening to the ocean, thinking about how lucky I am that my mom and dad are still together, and how fun this trip is. And look! No drinking or drugs required. Mom left almost a full margarita after dinner, and I thought about trying a sip of it when she and Dad left on their walk, but you know what?
Iâm good.
Just like this.
Just where I am.
August 6
Back on a plane.
Back to cell phone signals!
Next stop: home.
Later â¦
OMG.
Like a MILLION texts popped up on my phone the minute we landed.
Okay, not a million, but a lot.
A lot were from Ross and Lauren. Most of them were fromBlake. Blake sent me texts every single day. Lots of them. And every single night, he sent even more. Blake sent me a lot of texts in the middle of the night. The later the texts, the sexier they were. I was sitting next to my mom as the plane taxied to the gate, and I had to put my phone away because I didnât want her to see any of the really sexy ones. He texted me pictures of himself. Shirtless. And more. Itâs weird. Iâm not really sure why guys think girls want to see that. I mean, I guess itâs one thing to feel it pressed up against me in his bathroom, but â¦
I dunno.
Leave something to my imagination, will you?
August 8
Mom met Lauren yesterday, and she really liked her, which is very good news for me. That means I donât have to worry about Mom hassling me about hanging out with her. Lauren lives with her dad in this gorgeous condo near the water. I didnât mention to Mom that Laurenâs dad is out of town a lot. Heâs constantly flying back to New York. Iâve just sort of let that go because I know Momâs rule that if Iâm spending the night at a friendâs house a parent needs to be there. Itâs such a lame, old-fashioned rule.
After we hung out at our house for a while, Lauren asked if I wanted to spend the night. Mom said as long as it was okay with Laurenâs dad, it was fine with her. Lauren assuredher that it was fine with her dad. Laurenâs dad is in New York this weekend, so he wonât even know, but obviously we didnât tell Mom that. The best part is that Laurenâs dad has plenty of Absolut and Lauren made us cosmos. Ross came over and we all had a couple of drinks and smoked pot out of Rossâs pipe. Ian came over too, and brought more weed because Ross was low.
It was SO FUN to be back with the gang! I couldnât stop thinking about Blake and texted him to tell him that we were all hanging out. He texted me back FAST and said he wanted to come but he was in San Francisco playing a show with his band. Lauren smirked and asked me who I was texting, really loudly in front of everyone because she already knew, and my face got totally red and they all whistled and teased me about dating an older man.
I said, We are NOT dating.
Lauren laughed, and said, Not YET anyway. Just wait until NEXT SATURDAY!
Ian smiled, and I could tell he knew what Lauren was talking about. I asked what next Saturday was, and Lauren said, Weâre going HIKING with your BOYFRIEND â¦
I was like, Hiking? Why are we going hiking? Weâll be all sweaty and gross! I want him to think Iâm pretty, not a big sweat ball.
Lauren poured more cosmo into my glass and said that wewerenât just hiking, that there would be a special surprise. Blakeâs uncle has a ranch up the coast and there are all of these trails through the foothills and even some horses that run free on the back acres. We are going to drive up and spend the day. I am excited but a little worried about spending a whole day with Blake. At least it wonât be a hard sell for my mom. What could be more wholesome
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