My Perfect Summer

Chapter 8

JAMES

There's something about summer that I just loved. I don't particularly know what that something is, but I just love it.

There was something different about Cape Cod Bay, it wasn't like summer in London. And the one thing I loved most about the Bay was the people. Everyone here was so kind, cheerful, and free willed. This was my cup of tea.

I met the lads, Elijah and Sam, on my first day here, when I went down to the beach, and  I really don't remember the details. But we just clicked. What I do remember is Sam making a fool of himself whilst we were surfing, and Elijah and I laughing boisterously.

These lads and I were made for each other.

Brazil by Delcan McKenna played on the Jeep's radio. And the girls were screaming these lyrics, well Claudia and Maddy were. Renee was just as equally smiling as she bobbed her head back and forth to the music.

I'm not sure what particularly happened, but earlier all of Renee's facial features had just shut down. As if she was in deep thought, and she didn't seem like the smiling charismatic girl from earlier, joking about Sam's t-shirt.

After talking to him she had just looked out the window as Elijah drove past the beach houses. Now, I'm guessing she regained her confidence to fight through whatever she was going through, because she was back at it again with her happy girl appearance.

I'm not at all sure if anyone pays attention to this girl as much as I do, because no one seems to say anything.

Usually when I'm in the car and the windows are pulled down, or in Elijah's Jeep, I  enjoy the summer breeze and just the feel of summer. But right now I'm not getting much of that, because of the girl sitting to my right. Reneé.

Sitting beside her caused something in my body to just light up. I could feel the warmth of her body beside me, and my arm grazed hers as we sat beside each other.

Of course, she was sitting on Claudia's lap, but Claudia, matter of fact, no woman had made me feel the way I feel when I'm around Reneé. And I didn't even know her that well.

I'm not sure if the feeling was mutual, but whatever I felt would not stop. And when Renee's gaze fell on me. Something inside of me melted. She smiled at me warmingly, showing her straight white teeth. I replied with the same expression, and shifted uncomfortably.

Renee asked me something trying to get me to hear her over the music, but everyone was so bloody loud.

And when I signaled to her that I couldn't hear her, she moved closer to my ear, asking, "Are you uncomfortable?"

"No," I replied, "I'm doing alright. Your friends have quite the enthusiasm, it's intriguing."

"Uh-huh, we're a unique bunch," she said as if she was thinking how they even became the best of pals.

The small talk we had on the way to the beach front, was just enough to get my heart racing. And I'm not even sure what it is. But all I know for now is that Renee could become something special for me.