Wishing on Dandelions

Chapter 12

I knock on her door, "Hey Olivia, can I borrow a bikini?"

She opens the door and says, "Yeah girl, I gotcha. Come and choose."

She opens a door in her dresser and I'm loaded with choices, there is camo, zebra, floral, pink, agua blue, midnight blue, and an amberish color that goes perfectly with my eyes.

"Amber one please."

She hands it too me and I say my thanks. "Also, do you think I can borrow a swimsuit cover?"

"Of course. White, black, or blue?"

"White. Thank you."

"No prob."

I go and change in the restroom and go back into Adam's room. He's in swim trunks and nothing else, his back facing me.

"Oops, sorry, I should've knocked."

He turns around and starts saying how its cool but my eyes drift down, oh my six-pack.

He starts laughing and I realize I just said that aloud.

"Well, glad you like it," he sends a wink my way, then his face turns serious, "hey I never did ask for you to be my girlfriend after that did I? I don't think I did so will you?"

"Yes."

"Can you look at my face now or..."

"Yes sorry." I give him eye contact for the first time since I've entered the room.

"So how come you're wearing a coverup?"

"I'm going take it off at the beach, don't worry, you'll get to ogle too."

'I uh what? That's not what I meant."

"Boy, the red on your face is a dead giveaway."

"Yeah, well your face is red too."

"Of course, I just saw my boyfriend's six-pack."

"Ugh, what couplely crap did I just walk into," Olivia strides in and sits on the bed.

I start laughing and soon everyone is too.

"Ready?"

"Yes," I and Olivia say simultaneously.

***

Once we hit the sand, they start taking off what's covering their bathing suit so I follow. I think Adam stares at me for a solid minute before he realizes where my eyes are. When he meets them, red flushes his cheeks.

"Let's go in the water," I walk off toward the water sending him a wink as I look back and notice him checking me out.

"You two go head, I'm going to tan for a bit."

I wade into the water til its up to my waist. Adam comes up behind me.

"Pretty day."

"Sure is."

"Not as pretty as you though."

A fit of giggles comes over me.

"Wanna collect sea shells?"

"Yes, I love sea shells, but...."

"But...?"

"We didn't bring a bag to put them in."

He unzips the pocket on his swim trunks and takes out a plastic bag.

"You are awesome."

"I know," he sends a smirk my way."

"Cocky, much?"

"You would be too if you had the most amazing girl ever by your side."

"You gonna give me a cavity. w," he sends a smirk my way."

"Cocky, much?"

"You would be too if you had the most amazing girl ever by your side."

"You gonna give me a cavity. You're so sweet."

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I wake up and automatically think- hospital, I need to find out what's happening. My mom...what's going on with her... a better question is why do I care? I thought I stopped loving her and caring about her a long time ago...but now... why must feelings be so confusing? Mom....dad, my dad... I know absolutely nothing about him, is he alive or dead? My mom never told me. If he's alive, he probably doesn't even know I exist. Would he care if I did? I'll probably never know.... And fresh tears brew and I weep once again.