Beach Love (Short story)

Chapter 10 Surprise Me

Noah's POV
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I'm left in the bakery in shock

She likes me
She actually likes me

Happiness fills my chest but is quickly drowned out my the feeling of regret

Oh shit

I'm so stupid I didn't say anything
why didn't I say anything?

I forget how to act like a normal human being when I'm around her

She thinks I don't like her
But that couldn't be further from the truth

I pretty sure I love the girl

When I first met her
It was like the world had stopped spinning
Martha had told me she was beautiful

But it was like a whole other thing when I met her she knocked the breath right out of my lungs

I knew from then she would be a distraction and boy was she ever

The amount of times I had to restrain myself from kissing her to the point where I was in pain

Is too many to count

She clearly was having a bad day and I just made it worse

God why am I such an asshole?

I was so in my head about the beach rave because it was the last thing on the bucket list

Before surprise me

I had no idea how I was gonna surprise her with something I mean we already did everything there is to do in this town

So I was on my phone researching ideas I didn't realize I was ignoring her

Jeez I'm in my head about this whole thing

I leave the bakery and head home to get ready for the beach rave

If she's even coming

My mom knocks on my door and I give her a silent signal that she can come in

"Hi baby you going to the rave tonight?"

"Yeah don't know if my girls coming yet but I guess time will tell"

"I just wanted to tell you that your mail is here"

My eyes go wide
She hands me an envelope

It was the culinary school I applied to in Italy

The same one she's going to
Noah stop thinking about her

This is your future

I use my Swiss Army knife to cut it open

And my I let out a breath of relief
I got in

I did it

I hug my mom and realize I want to celebrate with Arabella

I want her to be mine

She's the person I want to hang out with all the time

"Mama I got to go"

"Go get your girl baby"

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I get to the beach and people have already crowded the place

Max gets me a beer and I stand off the side looking for Arabella

And then I spot her
she has her hair up in a bun and purple bathing suit that she's desperately trying to cover her beautiful body

A frown is placed on her beautiful face and I immediately have the urge to kiss it away

Ours eyes lock and I hold my stare

Her breathing noticeably gets heavier
And the lose strands of hair blow in the wind

I make my way over to her and stand next to her as the party at the beach goes on

"Noah-" she starts

"I just want to say something"

She nods

"I'm sorry for being hot and cold"
"You just make me so damn nervous that I forget to how to even think"

I wrap hands around her waist
Her beautiful doe eyes goes wide

"Really if anything you make me nervous" she mumbles

And I smirk at her

"I'm sorry Noah I was mean"
"Martha just told me so upsetting news between my dad and her"

"And I projected that wasn't fair"

At this point I don't even care that she did I'm just happy she's not mad at me

"Guess what?"

"I got into culinary school in Italy"

"We're going to the same school?!"she almost squeals

I smile and I pull her closer

"What are you doing Noah?"

"Well before we go to school"
"We still have one more thing we have to do"

"And what is that?" She asks trying to suppress curiosity

"Complete your bucket list we still have one thing left"

"Oh yeah surprise me"

I lean down and Kiss her lips
Soft and passionate

"Surprised?" I say smirking

Her lips turn up into the prettiest smile I've ever seen

She wraps her arms around my neck and I hold her waist tightly

She smiles one more time before bringing her lips to mine

And nothing has ever felt more right

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