Peimacee Summer

Chapter 24

Aspen
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Everyday I go to the rocks to talk to Andrew, it was the thing making me wake up at six every morning. I go in what ever I have on, and don't even bother to change into real clothes. All Andrew sees me in is pajamas, which is a sweatshirt and track shorts. That is until Scarlet and Sage step in.

They constantly whisper urgently and will never let me know what they were talking about. I assume getting me in a relationship with Andrew, but I'm fine with the one I have now.

After I bring Scarlet an aspirin, she suggests we go to the lake.

"It'll be fun. I mean we haven't even gone swimming for a week, and it's really hot out," she says.

I shrug my shoulders and pull on my turquoise bikini that had a ruffle that flows just past where the top of my rib cage is. I pulled out my gray track shorts and slip them on.

I meet Scarlet and Sage outside. Immediately Sage's eyes grow two times bigger.

"You have a bikini!" she says astonished.

I can't help but laugh at her comment. She always expects me to were knee length shorts and tankinis.

Once I quit laughing, we walk to the lake where we meet the boys. Even Nathan. Disgusted at his appearance, I snarl, but before he can see Sage kicks the back of my leg to stop me.

"I know he deserves it, but we need to straighten this out," she says through her teeth.

I roll my eyes and turn to Andrew.

"Hey! Long time no see," he says sarcastically.

"Shut up," I reply bumping his shoulder with mine.

We stood there a while in an awkward silence .

"Where are they going?" Andrew says looking over my shoulder.

I look back and see the others walking away. I snicker and roll my eyes.

"They want me to date you. Ugh. They act like I don't know what they're constantly talking about. I mean-"

"Well... would would it be so bad to date me?" Andrew says shyly while looking down.

My face turns bright red. Is he asking me out? Or is this a rhetorical question? I mean of course I like him, but I don't know if I like, like like him.

I just stand there staring at him with my face getting redder and redder.

"Um... um..."

"Never mind it was a stupid question," he says waving it off.

"No... I mean. Um, yeah... I would like that," as soon as the words came out of my mouth Andrew's head pops up. He has the happiest look on his face.

"Really?!" He asks me.

Laughing I nod my head. "But we have to keep subtle. I don't want to give them the satisfaction. After all we've been hanging out way longer than they know."

"Ok." He says looking over my shoulder and smiling. "You know they're out of sight and can't see us, so... I could do this." He smirks and grabs my hand. "And they would never know."

I blush as soon as he grabs my hand, but I don't let go. His hand just seems so comforting as it holds my small one.

"Are you ok?" He asks breaking me out of my daze.

"Oh. Yeah. I was just thinking about the secret lake. Do you wanna go there?"

"As long as you hold my hand on the way there." he says smiling.

I started blushing at this. He's my very first boyfriend, I don't know what to do. "Fine, but we let go if we see someone we know."I said squeezing his hand tighter.

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That afternoon at the rocks was like every morning, except this time we are holding hands and my head is on his shoulder. We sit in silence just looking out over the water. Like always it is crystal clear.

When I figure it is time to leave before Scarlet or Sage figure out I am gone, I hug Andrew and hop off the rock. The whole way back to the cabin I am in a daze.

Was this love?

I waltz back to the cabin, still in my bathing suit. There I meet Sage who is leaning against the railing.

"You ok?" I ask concerned.

She sighs and nods. She grabs my arm and pulls me into the cabin.

"Where have you been!?" Scarlet exclaims while flopping on the bed.

"Oh." I hadn't realized I was picking at my hair. I set the piece I have in my hand down and try to figure out my lie. "I went to the library just across the street and read three books the whole time."

"In your bathing suit?" She says a little skeptical.

"Uh..." I hesitate. "Yeah duh! But enough to about me, what's wrong with Sage?"

Scarlet rolls her eyes and looks behind her at Sage. "Nathan as always. But who cares about that." She waves her hand to dismiss it and leans on her knees. "What happened to Andrew? He was gone too you know."

I chuckle under my breath and think about us at the secret lake. Him holding my hand and my head on his shoulder. "Oh really? I left before him. I don't know where he went." I try my best not to smile. I am a really bad lier.

I don't know if I can keep secret for too long.