A LIE AT THE BEACH

Chapter 19: Athens.

"The picture session went well..." I say to Sid and we both smile.

"Yepp. I even got some with my phone."Sid says while swinging his phone around in his hand infront of me and I gasp.

I honestly got carried away and didn't notice when he pulled out his phone. "Let me see." I ask eagerly. He simply shakes his head no and I raise both my eyebrows. Oh you're going to have to show me. I think I'll make him show me...the easy way or the hard way. I smirk at him evilly and his own smirk falters.

"What are you thinking?" He asks while backing away from me.

"What?" I reply nonchalantly.

"Athens." He warns.

"Sidney."

I choose the easy way. I walk away from him and pretend to slip. It works and he rushes to hold me which gives me a chance to snatch his phone out of his hand. "Ha! I got it." I switch it on but damn this fucker's too smart...this needs a password and I look at him wordlessly. "Oh come on." Sid smirks and snatches his phone back. "How about you stop acting like a child and we go get some food?" He says while dragging my pouting self to the bar and restaurant around the corner.

We sit down at the wooden tables and brown leather couches and a waitress comes to take our orders but it seems she's more interested in taking Sid's than mine. Oh no bitch you don't.

"So what's on the menu?" I ask while looking pointedly at her and she shamelessly doesn't back off.

"I'll get to you soon, miss." She glares and turns her attention back to Sid. My eyebrows have never shot further up in my hairline.

"Let her give hers first." Sid tells the dumb waitress. She reluctantly turns to me and I triumphantly look at her as she hands over the menu to me. "I'll have a sundae." I say to her. She writes on her pad with a scowl. I can't believe her.

"How about you handsome?" she asks with a sickening smile and I almost gag.

"What she said." Sid replies and I can't feel any better and the waitress stocks away.

"You look hot when jealous." Sid says clearly holding his laughter.

"I'm not jealous." but even I taste the lie on my tongue. "You are...but don't worry I like it." He says with a wink. I resist the urge to roll my eyes "How comforting." I say.

The waitress brings back our sundaes and serves Sid first. Wow. Sid shakes his head and says to her "Serve my girl first." I can't express how that brings butterflies to my tummy...that sounded just right. My girl. She pushes the sundae to my side angrily and I smirk at her. She serves Sid the second one and rushes away without looking back. Good. Damn, I'm so damn protective now...imagine if we start dating.

We take our sundaes as we talk then I remember what I wanted to ask him but I don't think I should ask him now or just attack him like that. "For how long have you and Jake known each other?" I ask casually. "Um I think for four years now...We met in freshman year of college and now we're in our senior year." He replies. I nod. "That's cool."

"Which year are you, A?" "I'm in junior year right now and on summer break." I reply with a wink. Sid chuckles softly. "What course are you pursuing?" I ask. "I'm doing engineering and IT...you? "I'm pursuing Law." Sid nods impressed. "Smart, aren't you?" I just wave it off. "I try my best." But I know I'm really smart...don't wanna brag.

"Now, are you ready to tell me your surname?" He asks and I'm surprised. "I've never told you?"I ask incredulously. "Nope. When I asked the first time, you said it wasn't important." Wow. "Well I'll just tell you my full name. I'm Athens D. Authentic." Sidney looks at me weird. "What?" "Your name...I've never heard of such a unique name." "Why, thanks." I say and he chuckles. "Though what's the D name?" "Na ah not telling...it's embarrassing."

"Come on. Okay I'll tell you mine and you do the same." He offers and looks at me for confirmation. I look at him for a few seconds and accept.

"Mine's Jones." He says with a small grimace. I laugh a little "But it's cute." "I'm not cute Athens." I raise my hands in surrender and say mine.

"Dora."

Sid looks at me waiting for me to say I'm kidding but sadly no. "Yepp..Dora here." Sidney just smiles. "It's actually cute." "Mmh hmm." I reply. "I'm serious." "Thanks then."

By now, we've finished our sundaes and Sidney walks to the counter I guess to pay so I follow him to pay for mine but he beats me to it. "I told you before and I'm telling you again, whenever you're with me, everything's on me." I walk away in defeat and when he's done paying, he meets me and we walk out of the bar and restaurant.

"Those were good ..the sundaes" I say to Sid. "Yeah they were." We walk hand in hand around the place looking at the trees and hearing birds chirping. It's so peaceful that I don't want it all to end. It's now 5:30 pm and I'm tired of walking.

"Sid.."
"Yes" He looks down at me.

"Don't wanna be a partypooper but I'm really tired of walking and these wedges ain't helping." He goes down as if squatting. "Hop on." "What if my dress rides up and..." "Don't worry about it....I got you." He assures me. I nod and get on his back and he steadily stands up putting his hands under my butt to keep me from falling. "Damn, the view from up here is insane. Now I know, you're a giant." I say playfully.

"I always wonder how you breathe down there near the ground. You insect."Sidney says playfully back. We end up at some high place where we could see the orange sunset. My hands are around Sid's neck and we're both looking at the suset. I don't want this moment to be over so I tighten my arms around his shoulders and he smiles because I think he thinks the same thing.