Summer's Golden Love

2. Rose?

I wake at 6:00 fixing to get ready for school, but then realize where I am, and remember that I'm going to go to Big Mamas for a day of bar tending in the sun. Woo-hoo!
I relax then seeing as I have 2 hours before I have to go to work.
I decide since I still have a while, I'll take a morning walk around the beach.
I get up, brush my teeth, brush my hair, and put on a tank too with a bandue, and some high waisted jean shorts. I decide I don't want to bring any shoes, so I look at myself one last time in the mirror. I left my hair dangling over my chest because it was wavy and looked natural for me.

I walked outside and stepped onto the sand. I squished my toes in the sand feeling more excited that I would get to squish my toes in the sand EVERYDAY!
I walked close to the ocean so every now and then water would come over my feet.
"Hey Courtney!" I heard someone say. I looked for the voice but could not find anyone trying to get my attention. Then I saw him. He was waving at me by the rocks a little ways in front of me. He was wearing some long black shorts with a red tank top, and he too, was not wearing shoes.
He looked like a model with those muscles showing from his tank top, and his tan skin.
He...looked...good. Very good!
I had to stop myself from thinking about how amazing his body would feel under my touch and what it looked like without any clothes on.
I smiled glad to see him here, I jogged over to him, waving back.
"Hey Tyler!" I say
"I didn't know you would be here this early being a girl and all." he says smiling
"Wow you have such little faith in me! Well I could say the same thing to you?" I say winking
"I like my mornings spent on the beach just smelling the fresh air, squishing my toes in the sand, and just enjoying the view and quietness." he says like he's in a daydream.
I admire how he looks right now, his eyes fixed on something far away, his mind like he's in a different world, and dang those eyes... I take a mental note to look at his eyes more often.
"Well then I should probably not interrupt your morning." I say starting to walk away slowly, not wanting to go though. His mind comes back to right now, and his eyes fix on me, he says," No! I mean.. I like it with you here...honestly." He grabs my wrist and pulls me back a little to hard, where my hand lands on his chest and were close enough that were touching.
I see a little smile curve at the bottom of his lips. I smile then too, and realize I've known who he was almost my entire life, but never once said "hello" or acknowledged him in any way. My smile faded and when mine did, his did to. I pulled away from his hands that were still holding my wrists, and start to walk away. He immediately comes after me and asks, "what's wrong?"
I reply,"Its not you, it's me." feeling guilt all over me. He doesn't say anything but his eyes are asking something different. So I decide that I feel comfortable enough to tell him my selfishness I had all those years.
"When we were in school I never once talked to you." I say
He just says,"Okay", like there's nothing to be sad about.
"You don't get it. I knew you almost my whole entire life and never once thought about you, looked at you, or even talked to you. Now I see that I misjudged you by a lot, and can't believe how...how.. selfish I was!" I say throwing my hands in the air.
He starts to smile.
"It's okay, really, I misjudged you too those years, if it makes you feel any better?" He says
"Ya I guess it kinda does." I say smiling back.
"But please forgive me and let's forget about all those years in school and start over?" I ask
"Yes I forgive you, and yeah sounds good! Now I want to know all about you." he says as we start to walk.
"Well what do you want to know?
I'm not that interesting you know?" I say shrugging
"I don't believe it for a second! I want to know everything from top to bottom about you starting with your middle name." he says wiggling his eyebrows.
I laugh. "Okay it's Madeleine." I say
"Hmmm Courtney Madeleine Beller....no." he says
"No what?" I ask confused
"No, it doesn't fit you." he says plainly.
"Well what do you think it should be then?" I ask
"Hmmm...Rose." he says smiling
"Ok Rise it is, but nobody else can know." I say with a mischievous face
"Okay deal." he says shaking my hand.
"Now what's your middle name?" I ask
"William." he says
I think it over.."Yeah it fits you." I say

We talk about me for another hour then decide it's almost time for work to get started, so we head back.

When we get back I go inside and so little touch ups here and there, then go back outside to Tyler, whose waiting on me.

When we got there it was 7:59.
Big Mike sees us and says,"Right on time Beller and Hayes."
We smile back and go behind the counter to get ready for our customers.
People start to come in from the beach and order drinks. Big Mike hits the music and the day in the sun has begun.
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When me and Tyler's shift is over, we say goodbye to Big Mike and walk back to our beach houses.
When we reach the houses I say,"You did good today Hayes."
"You did..okay...Rose." he says smiling. There was a silence so I decide to start to walk backwards over to my house."Well I guess I've had a long day, I should go." I say
"Ohh...okay." he says looking disappointed
"What?" I ask
"Ohh I was just gonna see if you wanted to come over to my house later tonight and we could watch movies and maybe go walk around the beach. But I totally get it..its dumb and your tir-" I cut him off
"No if love to come over later!" I say
"Really?! I mean, yeah, cool, if you want?" He says looking at the ground
"Yeah what time?" I ask
"Umm..9:00?" He asks
"9 it is." I say
"K see you then." he says

I practically run back to my house and start creaking out when I get inside! Man I couldn't wait! It was 8:00 right now so I had time to get cleaned and eat dinner.

When I was done I started counting down the time just staring at my clock.
"8:59....9:00!" I say smiling
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